WorksheetsReading Practice
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 3hrs 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
To wiggle or twist from side to side
a)
lounge
b)
rap
c)
bustle
d)
squirm
2.
Rush or hurry in an excited , noisy, busy way
a)
bustle
b)
ruckus
c)
debris
d)
volunteer
3.
Letters that are added to the beginning of a word to modify or change its meaning.
a)
Root word
b)
Prefix
c)
Suffix
4.
Describe how two or more things are alike or the same (how alike)
a)
Compare
b)
Contrast
c)
Similarities
5.
A term meaning the character's qualities.
a)
Traits
b)
Character Motivations
c)
Protagonist
d)
Conflict
6.
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?
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
7.
Soccer is known in some countries as football. It is a popular sport across the world, with over 200 countries playing the sport. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games from 1900 to 1928 and from 1936 to today.
What is the main idea?
What is the main idea?
a)
Soccer is important at the Olympics.
b)
Soccer is a worldwide sport.
c)
Soccer is also called football.
d)
Soccer is played by men and women.
8.
What is a FACT?
a)
Something someone thinks.
b)
Something someone feels.
c)
Something that you can prove.
d)
Something you eat for breakfast.
9.
Years ago mothers couldn't always watch the tiny children who were just learning to walk. They tied a big soft pillow around the child's middle. This was called a "pudding." No matter how often the baby fell, he couldn't get hurt. You can infer that:
a)
mothers didn't like their little children
b)
mothers had a lot to do
c)
many children never learned to walk
10.
Arlene turned the radio up full blast, but her brother told her to turn it down because he had a headache.
a)
so it exploded
b)
as loud as it would go
c)
quickly
d)
as quiet as it would go
11.
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
12.
You are reading a story about 3 talking pigs...Fiction or Non-Fiction?
a)
Fiction
b)
Non-Fiction
13.
The ball went through the _______ just as the buzzer sounded at the end of the game!
a)
hoop
b)
cord
c)
jersey
d)
spurs
14.
Scrabble is a game that provides hours of challenging fun for you and your friends. In this game you use your letters to build new words from words already on the game board. Scrabble is a fun way to learn new words and meanings.
What is the main idea of the passage?
What is the main idea of the passage?
a)
Scrabble is challenging and fun.
b)
Scrabble is a good game for Scrabble is a good game for building vocabulary.
c)
It takes skill to play a good game.
d)
Scrabble can take hours to play.
15.
Someday we will all have robots that will be our personal servants. They will look and behave much like real humans. We will be able to talk to these mechanical helpers and they will be able to respond in kind! 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 this selection mainly about?
What is this selection mainly about?
a)
Someday we will have robots that will be our personal servants.
b)
We will be able to talk to robots and they will be able to respond.
c)
You should give up if you are the Robots will look and behave much like real humans.
d)
Amazingly, the robots of the future will be able to learn from experience.
16.
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.
17.
requirements
a)
to melt
b)
things that must be done or standards that must be met
c)
the careful examination of something in order to better understand it
18.
announcement
a)
an important or special part of something, characteristic
b)
large sea wave, to rush suddenly, to increase suddenly
c)
public or formal notice announcing something
19.
What does the word preferred mean in the sentence below?
The children preferred the turkey sandwich to the peanut butter sandwich.
The children preferred the turkey sandwich to the peanut butter sandwich.
a)
asked for
b)
liked better
c)
prepared for
d)
showed no intrest
20.
What does the word nourishing mean in the sentence below?
We ate a nourishing lunch before competing in the game.
We ate a nourishing lunch before competing in the game.
a)
huge
b)
light
c)
powerful
d)
healthful
21.
to come to an end in action or thought
a)
structure
b)
conclude
c)
evaluate
d)
reinforce
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