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English/Reading Test Review 1-C

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)

Definiton 1

b)

Definiton 2

c)

Definiton 3

d)

Definiton 4

2.
a)

Definiton 1

b)

Definiton 2

c)

Definiton 3

d)

Definiton 4

3.
a)

Definiton 1

b)

Definiton 2

c)

Definiton 3

d)

Definiton 4

4.
Using context clues, select the word that has the same meaning as the bold word. 
I felt a little apprehensive the first time I traveled alone. 
a)
tired 
b)
confident 
c)
worried
d)
thrilled
5.
Using context clues, select the word that has the same meaning as the bold word. 
I was intrigued by the book and wanted to learn more. 
a)
interested
b)
bored
c)
angered 
d)
exhausted
6.
PASSAGE 2
Look at the dictionary entry below. board/ ˈbȯrd/v. 1. To go aboard a ship, train, airplane, or bus 2. To cover or seal off with boards 3. To provide with regular meals 4.To come up against or alongside usually to attack    
               
In paragraph 4, what does the word board mean? 
a)
Definition 1
b)
Definition 2
c)
Definition 3
d)
Definition 4
7.
The Latin word ob, meaning “in the way,” helps the reader understand that the word obstructs in the sentence below means —
The construction truck parked on the freeway often obstructs traffic during rush hour. 
a)
hinders
b)
reverses
c)
defeats
d)
lengthens
8.

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: Which sentence correctly uses the SECOND definition of rebound?

a)

My grades rebounded after I stayed after school for tutoring.

b)

The game turned on a great rebound.

c)

The softball rebounded off the catcher's mit and hit the batter in the eye.

d)

Every great player must be able to recover a rebound.

9.

The main difference between a dictionary and a thesaurus is:

a)

There is no difference.

b)

The dictionary tells me the part of speech but the thesaurus uses the word in a sentence.

c)

The dictionary gives me the word's definition and the thesaurus gives me synonyms for that word.

10.

Look at the dictionary entry for the word entrance.

entrance

  1. permission to come into a place 2. the act of coming in 3. the location or point for coming in 4. the first appearance of an actor in a scene

Which definition best fits the way entrance is used in line 25?

a)

Definition 1

b)

Definition 2

c)

Definition 3

d)

Definition 4

11.

Read the dictionary entry below.

strong

  1. muscular 2. consisting of solid material 3. determined 4. moving rapidly or with force

Which definition best fits the way the word strong is used in paragraph 1?

a)

Definition 1

b)

Definition 2

c)

Definition 3

d)

Definition 4

12.
Again they searched meticulously, but no keys.  Where could they be?  They've looked EVERYWHERE! If you did something meticulously, you would be-
a)
feeling silly.
b)
working very carefully.
c)
trying to finish quickly.
d)
trying to find something.
13.
Tanya loved her dad, but she wondered why she was so organized when he was so haphazard.  A person who is haphazard is- 
a)
lost
b)
lovable 
c)
worried
d)
disorganized
14.
Tonya was relaxing with a magazine when her father walked in, looking perturbed and sounding annoyed, too. What words give you clues to the meaning of perturbed?
a)
can you help me
b)
her father walked in 
c)
sounding annoyed, too
d)
relaxing with a magazine
15.
The conspicuous man wore a purple wig and large sunglasses.
a)
easily noticed
b)
beautiful
c)
sleeping
16.
The garrulous boy rambled on continuously as he told his mother about his day at school.
What does garrulous mean? 
a)
Quiet
b)
Secretive
c)
talkative 
d)
Exhausted
17.
Which is the correct meaning of the word spring in this sentence?
A spring popped through the mattress.
a)
To move upward or forward in a single quick motion.
b)
The season of new growth.
c)
A small stream of water flowing naturally from the earth.
d)
An elastic coil of metal.
18.

Do you want to go to summer camp with (your / you’re) friends this year?

a)

your

b)

you're

19.

I watched the alligator move (its / it’s) tail back and forth.

a)

it's

b)

its

20.

We must hurry because (their / they’re) waiting for us in the car.

a)

their

b)

they're

21.

_____________ patiently waiting for the bus.

a)

Their

b)

They're

c)

There

22.

_________ going to be sore tomorrow.

a)

Your

b)

You're

23.
Someone in your class called and left (his, their) phone number.
a)
his
b)
their
24.
One of the cashiers thinks that (her, their) boss has been transferred to a different location.
a)
her
b)
their
25.
many of the students at the college find that school pressures affect (his or her, their) relationships at home.
a)
his or her
b)
their
26.
Each of the candidates gave (his or her, their) speech at the Civic Center.
a)
his or her
b)
their
27.
Bob and i went to the store to get some orange juice.
a)
Change i to I
b)
Change orange to Orange
c)
Change Bob to bob
d)
Change juice to Juice
28.
When should a word be capitalized?
a)
Beginning of Sentence
b)
Important Words in a Title
c)
Proper Nouns
d)
All of these 
29.
Which is Capitalized correctly?
a)
dr. Johnson
b)
Mayor Tom
c)
Mrs. monte
d)
greg Sherman
30.
i want to go to the grand canyon in december.
a)
i want to go to the Grand canyon in december.
b)
I want to go to the Grand Canyon in December.
c)
I want to go to the grand canyon in december.
d)
i want to go to the grand canyon in December.
31.

You are doing a report and need to find detailed information on our first president, George Washington. Where should you look?

a)

Dictionary

b)

Encyclopedia

c)

Thesaurus

d)

Almanac

32.

What resource should you use to find out what the word "gregarious" mean?

a)

Dictionary

b)

Encyclopedia

c)

Thesaurus

d)

Almanac

33.

You need to know where the 10 deadliest earthquakes in the world occurred. What resource should you use?

a)

Dictionary

b)

Encyclopedia

c)

Thesaurus

d)

Almanac

34.

What resource should you use to help you figure out how to pronounce the word "aisle" correctly?

a)

Dictionary

b)

Encyclopedia

c)

Thesaurus

d)

Almanac

35.

I need to think of a synonym for the word "awesome." What resource should I use?

a)

Dictionary

b)

Encyclopedia

c)

Thesaurus

d)

Almanac

36.

Somebody said I was "pessimistic." I wonder what that means? What resource should I use to find out what that word means?

a)

Dictionary

b)

Encyclopedia

c)

Thesaurus

d)

Almanac

37.
The assignment was a breeze is an example of a(n)...
a)
Metaphor 
b)
Simile 
c)
Alliteration
d)
Onomatopoeia 
38.
It happened once in a blue moon is an example of a(n)...
a)
Idiom
b)
Hyperbole 
c)
Personification
d)
Alliteration 
39.
The water well is as dry as a bone is an example of a(n)...
a)
Alliteration
b)
Metaphor
c)
Simile 
d)
Personification
40.
What is an example of an alliteration?
a)
The vase flew off of the shelf. 
b)
Powerful pandas punch parrots.
c)
The plant liked to fly.
d)
I like to eat pie
41.
The firework exploded in the air, making a big BOOM! in the air, is an example of 
a)
Personification
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
The 4th of July
d)
All of the above
42.
He was a car speeding through the streets is an example of...
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Alliteration
43.
He was as cool as a cucumber is an example of a(n)
a)
Simile
b)
Dessert
c)
Metaphor
d)
None of the above
44.
I am dying of shame is an example of...
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Simile
d)
Hyperbole
45.
The snowballs were bullets, punching me in the chest, is an example of...
a)
A hyperbole/personification
b)
A metaphor/personification
c)
A simile/metaphor
d)
Personification/Onomatopoeia
46.
What type of context clues use similar words to help with the meaning of an unknown word?
a)
Antonyms
b)
Synonyms
c)
Examples
d)
HDefinitions
47.
Comparing something opposite is using what type of clues?
a)
Antonyms
b)
Synonyms
c)
Examples
d)
Definitions
48.
Telling what a word means within the sentence is an example of what type of context clue?
a)
Antonym
b)
Synonym
c)
Example
d)
Definition
49.

The root "rupt" means

a)

throw

b)

see

c)

break/burst

d)

pull/drag

50.

If you get on a tractor, you're going to _______________ something

a)

pull

b)

drag

c)

burst

d)

judge

51.

If you study geography, you are studying?

a)

stars

b)

land

c)

earth

d)

measurement

52.

The root word, "photo," can be found in which word?

a)

telephoto

b)

photograph

c)

photos

d)

piano

53.

terrain, territory, and terrarium have which root word in common?

a)

terra

b)

rupt

c)

aud

d)

geo

54.

Which root means "to hear" or "listen"?

a)

terra

b)

tract

c)

aud

d)

log

55.

An almanac is used for

a)

Finding the meaning and pronunciation of a word

b)

Finding synonyms of a word

c)

Contains a calendar of the days, weeks, months of a year

d)

Provides summaries of knowledge

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