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Home School Reading and Grammar Lesson 1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Hiccups can be annoying when you can't get rid of them! One day, Zane decided to do something about it. He worked day and night trying to find a cure. After months of hard work, he came up with a recipe lollipop to help treat hiccups. Made of honey and lemon, Zane's sweet and sour lollipops became an instant success. From the red sentence above, a reader can tell that Zane is--

a)

hardworking

b)

lazy

c)

smart

d)

frustrated

2.

Which sentence best support the idea that potato chips are well-liked today?

a)

Potato chips are a crunchy and salty snack.

b)

Potato chips have come a long way from their beginnings are fried potatoes.

c)

Potato chips began as an accidental success.

d)

Grocery stores sometimes have a hard time keeping bags of potato chips on their shelves before they sell out.

3.
Cinderella had long, flowing blonde hair. Her dress was covered with cinders from the fireplace and she had smudges of dirt on her face. But, she always had a smile on her face, and was gentle to all the animals in the barnyard.
Which story element is described in the passage?
a)
setting
b)
theme
c)
character
d)
solution
4.
Tonight was finally the performance of Jack's play!  He had worked for weeks on learning his lines and making his costume.  As he put one his costume, he realized there was a big rip in the back of his shirt!  He was upset!!
Which story element is described in this passage?
a)
climax
b)
solution
c)
setting
d)
problem
5.
What does disappear mean?
a)
To not appear
b)
To appear again
c)
To appear before
d)
To support appearing
6.

Cheryl saw a young child crying on the playground. She walked over to see what was wrong. When she saw that child's knee was bleeding, she helped go to the office to get a band aid. What character trait describes Cheryl?

a)

quiet

b)

caring

c)

angry

d)

disorganized

7.
What does preheat mean?
a)
To heat before
b)
To not heat
c)
To be heated
d)
To heat again
8.
Sharks have more than 100 teeth.
a)
Fact
b)
Opinion
9.

Everyone could trust Mike. He never told a lie. He never took anything that didn't belong to him. A character trait that describes Mike is __________________.

a)

bright

b)

active

c)

funny

d)

honest

10.
Fill in the blank: 
My mom wanted milk without fat. 
She wanted ___fat milk. 
a)
non-
b)
pre-
c)
re-
d)
un- 
11.
Come and buy John's pizza today! It is cheap and tastes amazing!
What is the authors purpose in this text? 
a)
To Persuade
b)
To Entertain
c)
To Inform 
d)
To Explain
12.

If you read about...tornadoes and hurricanes and the how they develop.

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.
I can't go to sleep because __________ are monsters hiding under my bed!
a)
there
b)
they're
c)
their
14.
Over _____________ in the corner, under a bunch of blankets is the answer to your question.
a)
there
b)
they're
c)
their
15.
I won't be at the school at seven o'clock. However, I'll be ____ at eight.
a)
there
b)
their
c)
they're
16.
Our bicycles are old, but ____ bicycles are new.
a)
there
b)
their
c)
they're
17.
She went _ the store with her mother.
a)
two
b)
too
c)
to
d)
none of them
18.
There are _ many children in the pool.
a)
too
b)
two
c)
to
d)
none of them
19.
I have _ older brothers.
a)
two
b)
too
c)
to
d)
none of them
20.
We can't stay up _ late tonight.
a)
two
b)
too
c)
to
d)
none of them
21.
Our teacher gave a red folder _ each student.
a)
to
b)
two
c)
too
22.
Let's go __ the playground!
a)
to
b)
too
c)
two
23.
I want ___ swim in the pool so badly!
a)
to
b)
too
c)
two
24.
The teacher gave us __________ much homework.
a)
to
b)
too
c)
two
25.
Jake's family went on a camping trip. They went to a park by the ocean. They rode their bikes around the park and cooked their food over a fire outside. They saw some deer. They came home Sunday afternoon. 
What is the main idea? 
a)
They saw some deer
b)
Jake's family likes to camp
c)
Jake's family went on a camping trip
d)
They cooked their food outside