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WorksheetsBenchmark Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins
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1.
For years scientist have wanted to know the spider's secret. The threads of spider webs are so tiny, yet so strong. How can these threads be so strong? Now scientists have found out. The inside of the spider's thread is soft. It helps the web stretch without breaking. The outside of the web is hard and strong. This paragraph mainly tells:
a)
who makes thread soft
b)
how spiders make strong thread
c)
how scientists make strong thread
d)
why spiders spin webs
2.
What is the Author's Purpose?
A fictional story about my childhood adventures.
A fictional story about my childhood adventures.
a)
Factual
b)
Entertain
c)
Inform
d)
Persuade
3.
A book with wizards and magic would be considered...
a)
realistic fiction
b)
autobiography
c)
fantasy
d)
historical fiction
4.
Benjamin Franklin invented many things that made life easier in the late 1700's. He invented the lightning rod that saved many homes from fires. He also invented the Franklin stove. The stove could heat a room better than a fireplace and saved people a lot of fuel. He also invented a special kind of glasses called bifocals. This new kind of glasses helped people to read better.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
a)
Benjamin Franklin thought reading was important.
b)
Benjamin Franklin was not afraid of fire.
c)
A Franklin stove can heat a whole room.
d)
Benjamin Franklin was a great inventor.
5.
The best definition of theme is...
a)
The lesson the author is teaching.
b)
The message the author is sending.
c)
A word that summarizes the story.
d)
The character's main problem.
6.
What is the main difference between THEME and MAIN IDEA.
a)
Theme is a universal lesson and main idea is what a story is about.
b)
Theme is what a story is about and main idea is the universal lesson it teaches.
7.
What is the main idea?
a)
Its the authors point of view
b)
Is what the passage is mostly about
c)
It is the sequence of the story.
8.
Identify the simile
a)
I like apples.
b)
Apples taste sweet.
c)
You're the apple of my eye.
d)
This apple is as sweet as candy.
9.
Identify the metaphor
a)
My heart was a bucket full of joy after all the sweet compliments.
b)
My heart is a muscle.
c)
My heart is like a hand pump pushing blood all throughout my body.
d)
My heart is like a muscle.
10.
For years scientist have wanted to know the spider's secret. The threads of spider webs are so tiny, yet so strong. How can these threads be so strong? Now scientists have found out. The inside of the spider's thread is soft. It helps the web stretch without breaking. The outside of the web is hard and strong. This paragraph mainly tells:
a)
who makes thread soft
b)
how spiders make strong thread
c)
how scientists make strong thread
d)
why spiders spin webs
11.
Read the information below and answer the question that follows.
There is a creature that lurks in the shallow waters in tropical areas around the world. This animal has eight long limbs that protrude from its body. It has a glove shaped head and two rows of suckers that line its tentacles. Have you figured out what it is yet? Yes, of course, it's an octopus! The octopus has a sharp beak which it uses to pry open the shells of its prey. It can also inject a paralyzing poison into its prey.
The paragraph above states that an octopus has two rows of suckers that line its tentacles. Which of the choices below is an implied, or unstated, idea that can be gathered from the paragraph?
There is a creature that lurks in the shallow waters in tropical areas around the world. This animal has eight long limbs that protrude from its body. It has a glove shaped head and two rows of suckers that line its tentacles. Have you figured out what it is yet? Yes, of course, it's an octopus! The octopus has a sharp beak which it uses to pry open the shells of its prey. It can also inject a paralyzing poison into its prey.
The paragraph above states that an octopus has two rows of suckers that line its tentacles. Which of the choices below is an implied, or unstated, idea that can be gathered from the paragraph?
a)
Octopus may live in warm or cold areas around the world
b)
The octopus is a carnivore that eats other animals
c)
Octopus only eat plants or plankton that are in the ocean
d)
The octopus can probably use its beak to whistle like a bird
12.
Read the dictionary entry for the word blue.
blue/bloo/noun
1. primary color
2. depressed or melancholy
3. a member of the Union army
Which of the following best matches the way the word blue is used in the following sentence?
The beautiful, young girl was blue when her grandma left.
blue/bloo/noun
1. primary color
2. depressed or melancholy
3. a member of the Union army
Which of the following best matches the way the word blue is used in the following sentence?
The beautiful, young girl was blue when her grandma left.
a)
Meaning 1
b)
Meaning 2
c)
Meaning 3
d)
None of these
13.
Which of the following phrases helps the reader visualize the pizza in the paragraph below?
Connor had many things that he loved, but pizza must be his favorite. As he entered the front door, he was enchanted by the aroma of sweet cheese and spicy pepperoni in the air. He glided into the kitchen, where he saw Mom serving the first piece. The gorgeous cheese was streaming from the lightly golden crust to the plate. He couldn't wait to enjoy his first bite.
Connor had many things that he loved, but pizza must be his favorite. As he entered the front door, he was enchanted by the aroma of sweet cheese and spicy pepperoni in the air. He glided into the kitchen, where he saw Mom serving the first piece. The gorgeous cheese was streaming from the lightly golden crust to the plate. He couldn't wait to enjoy his first bite.
a)
pizza must be his favorite
b)
as he entered the front door
c)
gorgeous cheese was streaming from the lightly golden crust
d)
couldn't wait to enjoy his first bite
14.
During a baseball game, Tanner tried to tag a player leaving first base. When the umpire called the player out, Tanner immediately informed the umpire that he in fact did not tag the runner. Two weeks later, the very same umpire was at another one of Tanner’s baseball games. Tanner was playing short stop and tagged a runner as they approached third base. When the umpire called the player safe, Tanner didn’t say a word, but the umpire noticed the surprised look on Tanner’s face. “Did you tag the runner?” she asked Tanner. When Tanner told her that he did tag the runner, the umpire changed her decision and called the player out. The coaches and parents were furious, but the umpire stood by her decision.
What is the theme?
What is the theme?
a)
You should cheat to win.
b)
Always work hard.
c)
It pays to be honest.
d)
Teamwork is best.
15.
Before the 1800's people didn't have right or left shoes. They had shoes of just one shape that they used for both feet. When people first saw right and left shoes, they laughed. They called them "crooked shoes." "What a silly idea," they said. You can tell that shoes before 1800:
a)
were pretty
b)
didn't look alike
c)
didn't fit very well
16.
Joseph and Caitlin were choosing the players for their teams. It was Caitlin's turn to choose, and only Jason was left. Caitlin said, "Jason."
We can infer that…
We can infer that…
a)
Jason was the best player.
b)
Caitlin wanted Jason on her team.
c)
Jason was not a very good player.
d)
Caitlin had a hard time choosing a team member.
17.
When some people think about Texas, they think of cowboys on the open range-herding cattle up a dusty trail. However, Texas has much more than open prairie with large herds of cows. There are the mountains of West Texas, the piney hills of east Texas, and the emerald waters off the coast of Padre Island. Texas also has large coastal harbors with numerous sailboats, powerboats, inland lakes, rivers, swamps of southeast Texas with alligators and other exotic wildlife.
The Summary of this passage is:
The Summary of this passage is:
a)
There are a lot of cows in Texas.
b)
There are many different, varied parts of Texas.
c)
Texas is one of the biggest states in the United States.
d)
There are alligators in the swampland of southeast Texas.
18.
How can you know that something is written in first person point of view?
a)
Pronouns like I, my, and him are used.
b)
The author is addressing the reader.
c)
The narrator is not in the story.
d)
Pronouns like I, my, and we are used.
19.
What point of view is the following:
Cathy leaned into her computer screen with big eyes. She couldn't believe it- she had finally gotten a 100 on her math test! She knew her parents would be proud of her.
Cathy leaned into her computer screen with big eyes. She couldn't believe it- she had finally gotten a 100 on her math test! She knew her parents would be proud of her.
a)
First person
b)
Third person
20.
Which point of view is the following:
"There is one mirror in my house. It is behind a sliding panel in the hallway upstairs. Our faction allows me to stand in front of it on the second day of every third month, the day my mother cuts my hair."
from Divergent by Veronica Roth
"There is one mirror in my house. It is behind a sliding panel in the hallway upstairs. Our faction allows me to stand in front of it on the second day of every third month, the day my mother cuts my hair."
from Divergent by Veronica Roth
a)
second
b)
first
c)
third person
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