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Lesson 20

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

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Class
Date
1.

What does the word shelter mean in the sentence below?

The hut was small, but it gave Jenny shelter from the storm.

a)

silence

b)

protection

c)

a good view

d)

a warm coat

2.

What does the word constant mean in the sentence below?

Jesse was tired of listening to the constant noise from the television.

a)

endless

b)

too loud

c)

very quiet

d)

screaming

3.

What does the word overheated mean in the sentence below?

The baby became overheated with the heavy blanket on her.


too hot too cold overly loud very cranky

a)

too hot

b)

too cold

c)

overly loud

d)

very cranky

4.

What does the word unexpected mean in the sentence below?

An unexpected wind blew off my hat.

a)

hot

b)

cold

c)

surprise

d)

uninteresting

5.

What does the word wilderness mean in the sentence below?

Ted and Joe went camping in the wilderness.

a)

city

b)

place that is left wild

c)

country

d)

place that has many buildings

6.

In a dictionary or glossary, under which entry would the word closest be found?

a)

close

b)

closed

c)

closet

d)

cloud

7.

In a dictionary or glossary, under which entry would the word meeting be found?

a)

meat

b)

meet

c)

met

d)

mete

8.

Use the dictionary entry to answer

According to the dictionary entry, which word endings can be added to the word attend?

a)

-ing, -es

b)

-ful, -ly, -s

c)

-ed, -er, -s

d)

-ed, -ing, -s

9.

Use the dictionary entry to answer

Which definition of the word attend is used in the sentence below?

Max was unable to attend the party because he did not feel well.

a)

definition 1

b)

definition 2

c)

definition 3

d)

definition 4

10.

Use the dictionary entry to answer

Which meaning of the word attend would apply to a person who helps sick people?

a)

definition 1

b)

definition 2

c)

definition 3

d)

definition 4

11.

Base your answers on the article "Life on the Ice."

Read this sentence from the article.

The top, the Arctic, is home to the North Pole.

What does this sentence tell you about the North Pole?

a)

The North Pole is in the Arctic.

b)

The North Pole has few houses.

c)

The North Pole lives in the Arctic.

d)

The North Pole is close to the Arctic.

12.

Base your answers on the article "Life on the Ice."

Which is a detail that tells you the Antarctic is very cold?

a)

People do not live there.

b)

In winter, parts of the ocean freeze over.

c)

No human saw this continent until two hundred years ago.

d)

It is at the bottom of the planet.

13.

Base your answers on the article "Life on the Ice."

Read this sentence from the article.

And when the winds kick up and blow the snow around, it's hard to

know where the sky ends and the land begins.

What does the phrase kick up mean in the sentence above?

a)

move upward

b)

hurt like a kick

c)

increase in force

d)

come from the south

14.

Base your answers on the article "Life on the Ice."

According to the article, some scientists drill through the ice in the North Pole to pull out history. What is the meaning of pull out history?

a)

pull out ancient history books

b)

protect the Earth so it will have a long history

c)

help the ice become more like it was long ago

d)

collect samples that provide information about the past

15.

Base your answers on the article "Life on the Ice."

Read these sentences from the article.

At the South Pole, some scientists search for meteorites, rocks from

outer space. Meteorites are no more likely to fall there than

anywhere else on Earth. But, as one scientist explains, if you want to

find something dark, it's easier to look on a big white sheet.

Why does the author use the phrase a big white sheet?

a)

because most meteorites land at the South Pole

b)

because big white sheets are common at the South Pole

c)

because scientists use big white sheets to catch meteorites

d)

because the snow that covers the South Pole is like a big whitesheet

16.

Base your answers on the article "Life on the Ice."

The scientist's team that is described in the story has given how many meteorites to NASA?

a)

hundreds

b)

millions

c)

ten

d)

thousands

17.

Base your answers on the article "Life on the Ice."

Read these sentences from the article.

The Antarctic is a perfect window to the stars, the best on this

planet. It is very clear because it's so cold and dry—and has a night

that is six months long.

What does the phrase is a perfect window to the stars mean?

a)

needs to be kept clean

b)

is made of window glass

c)

allows you to see the stars very well

d)

provides fresh air for people to breathe

18.

Base your answers on the article "Life on the Ice."

Why do people at the Poles wear goggles?

a)

The wind is too harsh.

b)

Their eyes might freeze shut.

c)

The snow is constantly blowing.

d)

They could get temporarily blinded.

19.

Base your answers on the article "Life on the Ice."

Why is it dangerous to get overheated in the extreme cold?

a)

Sweat can freeze into a layer of ice.

b)

People may be wearing bulky mittens.

c)

People build shelters to get out of the wind.

d)

Doing work in the extreme cold is very difficult.

20.

Base your answers on the article "Life on the Ice."

What is the article MOSTLY about?

a)

really cold places on Earth

b)

the dangers of getting too cold

c)

why people should visit the Poles

d)

why people should not visit the Poles

21.

Which word below is a COMPOUND WORD?

a)

sometime

b)

timed

c)

timelessness

d)

untimely

22.

Which word below is a COMPOUND WORD?

a)

airplane

b)

checkered

c)

patterned

d)

spiciness

23.

Which word below is a COMPOUND WORD?

a)

losing

b)

valentine

c)

winged

d)

wingspan

24.

Which word below is a COMPOUND WORD?

a)

breakfast

b)

gobbling

c)

hungry

d)

supper

25.

How should the word birthday be divided into two words?

a)

bir • thday

b)

birt • hday

c)

birth • day

d)

birthd • ay

26.

How should the word butterfly be divided into two words?

a)

bu • tterfly

b)

but • terfly

c)

butter • fly

d)

butterf • ly

27.

How should the word notebook be divided into two words?

a)

no • tebook

b)

notebo • ok

c)

note • book

d)

not • ebook

28.

How should the word beehive be divided into two words?

a)

bee • hive

b)

be • ehive

c)

beeh • ive

d)

b • eehive

29.

How should the word courthouse be divided into two words?

a)

cou • rthouse

b)

cour • thouse

c)

court • house

d)

courthou • se

30.

Which word is an ADVERB in the sentence below?

Miguel woke up early to do his chores.

a)

Miguel

b)

early

c)

his

d)

chores

31.

Which word is an ADVERB in the sentence below?

Dad loosely tied the box with a piece of string.

a)

loosely

b)

the

c)

box

d)

of

32.

Which word is an ADVERB in the sentence below?

JoJo is outside playing with the dog.

a)

is

b)

outside

c)

playing

d)

dog

33.

Which word is an ADVERB in the sentence below?

Bryan has been here for three days.

a)

has

b)

been

c)

here

d)

three

34.

Which word is an ADVERB in the sentence below?

Conrad does not go to the park very often.

a)

does

b)

the

c)

park

d)

often

35.

Which word is an ADVERB in the sentence below?

Shannon carefully rode her bike to Betty's house.

a)

carefully

b)

her

c)

Betty's

d)

house

36.

Which word is an ADVERB in the sentence below?

Noel put the ice in the freezer quickly so it would not melt.

a)

ice

b)

freezer

c)

quickly

d)

it

37.

Which word is an ADVERB in the sentence below?

The baby certainly had fun playing with the ball.

a)

baby

b)

certainly

c)

fun

d)

with

38.

Which word is an ADVERB in the sentence below?

Miss Dixon is always on time to the meetings.

a)

is

b)

always

c)

time

d)

meetings

39.

Which word is an ADVERB in the sentence below?

We will ride the bus to school tomorrow.

a)

will

b)

bus

c)

school

d)

tomorrow