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Q2

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How old is ___?
a)
him
b)
he
c)
his
d)
himself
2.
Ms Lynn wrote this quiz ___.
a)
myself
b)
herself
c)
hers
d)
himself
3.
I love my car.  ___ has many nice features.
a)
It's
b)
its
c)
It
d)
itself
4.
Where _____ you last night around supper time?
a)
was
b)
were
5.
Our ___________ is very kind.
a)
principal
b)
principle
6.
Neither the dog nor the cat wants __________ ears examined.
a)
their
b)
its
c)
her
d)
his
7.
A small black cat and a large yellow dog __________ on the front stairs.
a)
sit
b)
sits
8.
What do you like to do ______ night.
a)
in
b)
at
c)
on
d)
to
9.
We _____ to the concert last night.
a)
a
b)
went
c)
have been
d)
gone
10.
Grandma comes to visit us _____ weekends.
a)
on
b)
at
c)
in 
d)
by
11.
Whose shoes do you like better?  Kim's or ___?
a)
her
b)
my
c)
mine
d)
our
12.
I saw ___ yesterday.
a)
she
b)
hers
c)
we
d)
her
13.
Fill:
___ hour
a)
a
b)
an
c)
the
d)
- (nothing)
14.
Before _______ left for school, Eleanor packed her lunch.
a)
their
b)
her
c)
she
15.
Jennifer and her brother picked up ___________ father's birthday present.
a)
his/her
b)
her
c)
their
16.
What advice did Mr. Henshaw give to Leigh?
a)
Try no to get upset about your father not calling.
b)
Start writing in a diary.
c)
Pretend that each diary entry is a letter to someone.
d)
Both B and C
17.
What was Leigh's idea to keep someone from stealing food from his lunch-bag?
a)
Write a pretend name on the bag.
b)
Put a mousetrap inside so it would pinch the thief's fingers.
c)
Keep the lunch-bag by his desk.
d)
Both A and C
18.
What did Leigh remember about Christmas last year?  
a)
His parents weren't divorced and they still lived together.
b)
They made up songs about lost shoes on the highway.
c)
His parents laughed for a long time.
d)
All of  the above.
19.
Why did the man come to Leigh's house on Christmas Eve?
a)
To deliver Leigh's present from his father.
b)
To deliver a turkey for Christmas dinner.
c)
To bring Bandit to Leigh.
d)
Both A and C
20.
What did Leigh's father give him for Christmas?
a)
A new diary
b)
A quilted jacket with pockets
c)
A model truck
d)
Nothing
21.
What did Mr. Frindley tell Leigh he should do about his lunch being stolen?
a)
Tell the teacher about what was happening
b)
Stop bringing treats in the lunch-bag
c)
Seal the bag with masking tape and staples
d)
Put a burglar alarm on the bag
22.
Why did the librarian stop Leigh in the hall?
a)
He was running and she told him to stop.
b)
She gave  him a copy of Mr. Henshaw's new book to read.
c)
She told him that his library book was overdue.
d)
She needed help carrying books to the library.
23.
What surprised Leigh about Mr. Henshaw's new book?
a)
It was sad, not funny.
b)
It was about a boy named Leigh.
c)
It was a book of poetry.
d)
None of the above.
24.
Why was Leigh angry with his father?
a)
He didn't call even though he said he would.
b)
He sold Bandit to another family.
c)
He decided to move to Florida.
d)
He wouldn't let Leigh come live with him.
25.
What did Leigh's mother tell him about his father?
a)
That he shouldn't be too hard on his father because a trucker's life wasn't easy.
b)
That his father is a bad man and he's better off without him.
c)
That she divorced him because he never called her either.
d)
None of the above.
26.
Choose which word needs to be capitalized in the following sentence.
i like chocolate cake, candy, and brownies.
a)
Cake
b)
Chocolate
c)
I
27.
Choose which word needs to be capitalized.  My favorite book is frindle.
a)
Frindle
b)
Favorite
c)
Book
28.
Choose which word needs to be capitalized.  Mrs. staniszewski likes to go to the movies.
a)
Movies
b)
Staniszewski
c)
Likes
29.
Choose which word needs to be capitalized.  We like to go and visit our family in jackson.
a)
Visit
b)
Family
c)
Jackson
30.
Choose which word needs to be capitalized.  my favorite food is pizza.
a)
Pizza
b)
Favorite
c)
My
31.
Choose which word needs to be capitalized.  dr. McClard is the principal.
a)
Principal
b)
Dr.
32.
Choose which word needs to be capitalized. My dog johnson likes to chew on shoes.
a)
Johnson
b)
Shoes
c)
Dog
33.
Choose which word needs to be capitalized.  The dexter bearcats are playing on the large football field.
a)
Large Football Field
b)
Dexter Bearcats
34.
Choose the word that needs to be capitalized. I like the character elsa the best.
a)
Character
b)
Best
c)
Elsa
35.
Choose the word that needs to be capitalized. The boys like to play minecraft while eating popcorn.
a)
Minecraft
b)
Boys
c)
Popcorn
36.
Find the preposition:
Alexa walked through the door.
a)
through
b)
walked
c)
door
d)
the
37.
Find the preposition:
Isaiah sat on his new bike.
a)
sat
b)
on
c)
his
d)
new
38.
Find the preposition:
Under a shady tree, Joseph rested.
a)
shady
b)
tree
c)
under
d)
rested
39.
Find the preposition:
Juan stayed focused during his reading.
a)
stayed
b)
reading
c)
his
d)
during
40.
Which of these is NOT a prepositional phrase?
a)
in the journal
b)
at the table
c)
how are you
d)
on the floor
41.
Susan ran behind the bushes when she played hide and seek.
a)
when she played
b)
Susan ran behind
c)
played hide and seek
d)
behind the bushes
42.
Prepositional phrase?
After school, the boys had baseball practice.
a)
baseball practice
b)
had baseball practice
c)
the boys
d)
After school
43.
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: 
The bird flew into the window but was okay.
a)
the bird flew
b)
into the window but was okay
c)
flew into the window
d)
into the window
44.
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: 
Above the trees flew a beautiful bald eagle. 
a)
flew a beautiful
b)
bald eagle
c)
above the trees
d)
above the trees flew a beautiful
45.
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: 
The bee buzzed around my head and I tried not to scream. 
a)
the bee buzzed
b)
around my head
c)
I tried
d)
not to scream
46.
What is the adverb in the sentence?
Peter neatly wrote a shopping list.
a)
neatly
b)
wrote
c)
shopping
d)
list
47.
What is the adverb in the sentence?
The astronaut easily fixed the problem.
a)
fixed
b)
problem
c)
easily
d)
the
48.
Which adverb best completes the sentence?
Derek took his wagon ____.
**The adverb needs to tell where.
a)
happily
b)
outside
c)
later
49.
Which adverb best completes the sentence?
_____, I baked brownies.
**The adverb needs to tell when.
a)
Yesterday
b)
Wisely
c)
Here
50.
Which adverb tells how?
a)
soon
b)
here
c)
later
d)
neatly
51.
Which of the following sentences is written correctly?
a)
"Ebay is a great name for a classroom pet said the class."
b)
"Ebay is a great name for a classroom pet" said the class.
c)
"Ebay is a great name for a classroom pet," said the class.
52.
Select the correct version of this sentence:
a)
What time is the party asked Kelly.
b)
"What time is the party," asked Kelly.
c)
"What time is the party? asked Kelly?"
d)
"What time is the party?" asked Kelly.
53.
Select the correct version of this sentence:
a)
Are you going to be late mom asked.
b)
"Are you going to be late?" mom asked.
c)
"Are you going to be late mom asked."
d)
"Are you going to be late. mom asked?
54.
Which is written correclty?
a)
"Do you want to come to my house," Joe asked.
b)
"Do you want to come to my house." Joe asked.
c)
"Do you want to come to my house Joe asked?"
d)
"Do you want to come to my house?" Joe asked.
55.
If you are feeling sad, you can make yourself feel better by doing a few simple things. You can take a walk (or get another form of exercise), you can talk to a friend, or you can write down your feelings. Writing down the good things in your life will help too. Doing something good for someone else will also help you feel better. If you still feel a little sad, act happy. It works like magic to make you feel better!
What is the main idea?
a)
Sometimes people feel sad.
b)
You should do good things for others.
c)
We're not always happy.
d)
There are many ways to make yourself feel better. 
56.
Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer.  Soccer players learn how to dribble and pass the ball.  They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score.  Most importantly, soccer players learn how to work together with their teammates.
What is the main idea?
a)
They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score.
b)
Soccer players learn how to dribble.
c)
They learn how to work together as teammates.
d)
Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer.
57.
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.
a)
Benjamin Franklin thought reading was important.
b)
Benjamin Franklin was not afraid of fire.
c)
Benjamin Franklin was a great inventor.
d)
A Franklin stove can heat a whole room.
58.
What is the best question to ask yourself when you are trying to find the main idea?
a)
Who is the main character?
b)
What is the main event?
c)
What is one important detail?
d)
What point is the author trying to make?
59.
A bat can fly at night or even with its eyes closed.  But if you cover its ears, it can't fly very well.  Bats make sounds that people can't hear.  The bats find their way by listening to these sounds as they echo off things.  Bats even locate insects to eat by following the sounds that bounce off the bugs.  People use their eyes, but bats use their ears to know where they're going.  This paragraph mainly tells:
a)
how bats use sound
b)
what things bats often eat as food
c)
how bats fly toward people
d)
how people can hear the sounds of bats
60.
A bat can fly at night or even with its eyes closed.  But if you cover its ears, it can't fly very well.  Bats make sounds that people can't hear.  The bats find their way by listening to these sounds as they echo off things.  Bats even locate insects to eat by following the sounds that bounce off the bugs.  People use their eyes, but bats use their ears to know where they're going.  This paragraph mainly tells:
a)
how bats use sound
b)
what things bats often eat as food
c)
how bats fly toward people
d)
how people can hear the sounds of bats
61.
Dolphins are very smart animals.  They even have their own language.   They talk to each other with clicks, whistles, and grunts.  Scientists have been studying this dolphin language.  They hope that in the future, people and dolphins will be able to talk to each other.This paragraph mainly tells:
a)
how dolphins talk to people
b)
how smart dolphins are 
c)
how dolpins are different from fish
d)
which scientists are studying languages
62.

Hummingbirds love pink or red flowers. They guard their favorite flowers and try to keep other birds away. They fight one another for food. Their wings make a whirring sound when they hover over flowers to sip nectar. The tiny birds fly long distances to go to a warmer climate for the winter. They make their tiny nests in shrubs or trees. They are very interesting animals.

What is the main idea?

a)

Hummingbirds are interesting birds

b)

They hover over flowers to sip nectar.

c)

They fly long distances to travel to warmer climates in the winter

d)

They guard their favorite flowers

63.

Hummingbirds love pink or red flowers. They guard their favorite flowers and try to keep other birds away. They fight one another for food. Their wings make a whirring sound when they hover over flowers to sip nectar. The tiny birds fly long distances to go to a warmer climate for the winter. They make their tiny nests in shrubs or trees. They are very interesting animals.

Which detail supports the main idea?

a)

Hummingbirds are interesting animals.

b)

Flowers can be pink or red.

c)

They guard their favorite flowers.

64.
Someday we will all have robots that will be our personal assistants. They will look and behave much like humans. We will be able to talk to these mechanical helpers. Amazingly, the robots of the future will be able to learn from experience. They will be smart, strong, and untiring workers whose only goal will be to make our lives easier. 
What is the main idea? 
a)
Someday we will all have robots to be our personal assistants
b)
We will be able to talk to these mechanical helpers
c)
They will look and behave much like real humans
d)
Robots of the future will be able to learn from experience
65.

Someday we will all have robots that will be our personal assistants. They will look and behave much like humans. We will be able to talk to these mechanical helpers. Amazingly, the robots of the future will be able to learn from experience. They will be smart, strong, and untiring workers whose only goal will be to make our lives easier.

Which detail supports the main idea?

a)

Someday we will all have robots to be our personal assistants

b)

Humans can talk with robots.

c)

Robots are made of metal.

d)

Robots will make our lives easier as they assist humans.

66.

When we think of seaweed, we usually picture brown or green plants a foot or so in length. Seaweeds are also of other colors. Some are red. Some kinds grow to lengths of a hundred feet! There are many different colors of seaweed.. These form giant seaweed forests, where many kinds of fish take shelter. What is the main idea?

a)

Why some seaweed grows so large

b)

What seaweed is like

c)

Why seaweed is red

d)

There are many different colors of seaweed

67.

King Midas lived long ago. Seated on his throne, King Midas wore a golden crown. He had golden rings on each finger and held a golden scepter. His vest was embroidered with golden thread and even his shoes had golden ornaments. He had a golden box filled with gold coins. He named his daughter Marigold. King Midas loved gold.

What is the main idea of this paragraph?

a)

King Midas loved gold.

b)

He had golden rings on each finger and held a golden scepter.

c)

He named his daughter Marigold.

d)

King Midas lived long ago.

68.

The main idea is.........

a)

the topic of the passage

b)

what the passage is mostly about

c)

the theme of the story

d)

a key detail

69.
The main idea does not need supporting details.
a)
True
b)
False