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Weekly Story & Vocabulary 1-6 Unit

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 3hrs 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the story, Ollie scrunches his nose when he hears about Marisol's peanut and jelly burrito. What does the word scrunches mean?

a)

hurts

b)

squeezes

c)

wrinkles

d)

scratches

2.

What is the most important reason that the author describes what Marisol is wearing at the beginning of the story?

a)

to tell more about who Marisol is

b)

to tell which colors Marisol likes best

c)

to show how Marisol starts to doubt herself

d)

to show why Marisol's brother thinks she is smart

3.

Why does Marisol try to match?

a)

She wants others to like her

b)

She wants to prove she can

c)

She wants her parents to get her a puppy

d)

she wants to play pirates with her friends

4.

give ideas or plans for someone to think about

a)

clash

b)

mushy

c)

scrunches

d)

suggest

5.

able to speak more than one language

a)

clash

b)

mismatched

c)

bilingual

d)

scrunches

6.

the way something is most often is

a)

usual

b)

winking

c)

mismatched

d)

scrunches

7.

In the story, Judy's finger knitting dangled from her hand. What does the word dangled mean?

a)

fell off

b)

stuck to

c)

hung down

d)

went through

8.

Why does Judy decide to go to Jessica's house?

a)

She thinks Jessica is funny.

b)

She wants to teach Jessica to knit.

c)

She thinks Jessica will help her with her mood.

d)

She wants to work on her homework with Jessica.

9.

What happens in the middle of the story?

a)

Judy daydreams in her closet.

b)

Judy hides from her classmates.

c)

Judy runs out of yarn for knitting.

d)

Judy tries out ideas for getting in a good mood.

10.

Vocabulary: said why you don't agree with a statement or idea

a)

mood

b)

illustrate

c)

recited

d)

protested

11.

happens once a year

a)

pesky

b)

snarled

c)

annual

d)

protest

12.

said aloud after learning

a)

protested

b)

recited

c)

snarled

d)

moody

13.

At the beginning of the story, why does Scaredy Squirrel stay in his tree?

a)

He is afraid of many things.

b)

He is not allowed to leave.

c)

He is guarding his home.

d)

He is too busy to go out.

14.

The author says that Scaredy Squirrel's tree is familiar to him. What does the word familiar mean?

a)

large

b)

special

c)

well-liked

d)

well-known

15.

Read the following sentence from the story.

He'd rather stay safe than risk venturing out into the unknown.

which of the following words is a synonym (means the same or similar) for the word venturing?

a)

escaping

b)

traveling

c)

missing

d)

staying

16.

to look at something in order to find information

a)

emergency

b)

consult

c)

drastic

d)

predictable

17.

to focus someone's attention away from something

a)

drastic

b)

distract

c)

consult

d)

venturing

18.

just as you expected; no surprises

a)

predictable

b)

emergency

c)

consult

d)

distract

19.

In my city sometimes we have parades. People in _______ and uniforms______ down the street, and everyone gathers around to watch.

a)

video

b)

hydrant

c)

block

d)

costumes

e)

march

20.

I like getting splashed by the fire ______ when the firefighters open it up and close off the_______.

a)

video

b)

hydrant

c)

block

d)

costumes

e)

march

21.

I like to go over to my friend's home to play ______ games.

a)

video

b)

hydrant

c)

block

d)

costumes

e)

march

22.

When Charlie says, "Score! I just got a letter from my Primo, my cousin Carlitos." How does this show how he feels about it?

a)

sad

b)

mad

c)

proud

d)

excited

23.

Why does the author switch between Carlitos' and Charlie's letters during the story?

a)

to show how the boys live

b)

to teach about living in Mexico

c)

to explain what food is like in America

d)

to show that the boys want to visit each other

24.

Who is the narrator of the story?

a)

Charlie

b)

Carlitos

c)

Both boys

d)

Mom

25.

________words that create images that appeal to the senses

a)

repetition

b)

alliteration

c)

imagery

d)

onomatopoeia

26.

________the same sound or letter at the beginning of words in a line

a)

alliteration

b)

stanza

c)

imagery

d)

rhyming words

27.

_______a group of lines in a poem

a)

stanza

b)

rhyming words

c)

repetition

d)

line break

28.

What is the main idea of the poem "I, like you"?

a)

a friend is someone who makes you smile

b)

a friend is someone like you but not just like you

c)

a friend is someone you cannot really understand

d)

a friend is someone who likes all the things you like

29.

What do the friends in the poem "Jokes" think about the girl named Crystal?

a)

they really enjoy the funny jokes she tells

b)

they are tired of losing the joke contest to her

c)

they hope she will teach them how to tell jokes

d)

they wish she would do something other than tell jokes

30.

Which of the following words from the poem, "Top Secret", rhyme?

a)

mine and describe

b)

mine and shine

c)

fight and all

d)

box and shine

31.

What is the genre of Adventures with Words?

a)

realistic fiction

b)

nonfiction

c)

poetry

d)

biography

32.

What is "Upside Down Boy" mostly about?

a)

how Juanito learns to sing beautifully

b)

how Juanito teacher his friends to play music

c)

how Juanito's father helps to find things to do

d)

how Juanito's feeling change about where he lives

33.

In the poem, "The Land of Words", what do the riddles do?

a)

the make the speaker think and think

b)

they get together to see who can tell the funniest joke

c)

they stand as still as a tree

d)

they come flying out

34.

___________a word that imitates the sound it represents, like "buzz" or "BOOM"

a)

alliteration

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

stanza

d)

rhyming words

35.

pictures or patterns made from smaller pieces of glass, stone or other materials

a)

retains

b)

assigned

c)

projects

d)

mosaics

36.

to have something and keep it

a)

retains

b)

precious

c)

assigned

d)

mosaics

37.

the act of tearing down or destroying

a)

demolition

b)

assigned

c)

project

d)

precious

38.

In the story, the teacher says that the pen pal project was a success. What does the word success tell about the pen pal project?

a)

It took a year.

b)

It won a prize.

c)

It worked well.

d)

It helped the school.

39.

What is the main lesson in the story?

a)

It is important to be kind to classmates.

b)

It is important to write letters to friends.

c)

Those who are different can still be friends.

d)

Those who practice a skill will get better with time.

40.

From what point of view are the pen pal letters written?

a)

First Person point of view

b)

Second Person point of view

c)

Third Person Point of view

d)

Fourth Person point of view

41.

What is true about Blaise at the beginning of the story?

a)

He wants another pen pal.

b)

He thinks his pen pall is shy.

c)

He wants to meet his pen pal.

d)

He thinks his pen pal is a dragon.