WorksheetsWeekly Story & Vocabulary 1-6 Unit
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 3hrs 25mins
In the story, Ollie scrunches his nose when he hears about Marisol's peanut and jelly burrito. What does the word scrunches mean?
hurts
squeezes
wrinkles
scratches
What is the most important reason that the author describes what Marisol is wearing at the beginning of the story?
to tell more about who Marisol is
to tell which colors Marisol likes best
to show how Marisol starts to doubt herself
to show why Marisol's brother thinks she is smart
Why does Marisol try to match?
She wants others to like her
She wants to prove she can
She wants her parents to get her a puppy
she wants to play pirates with her friends
give ideas or plans for someone to think about
clash
mushy
scrunches
suggest
able to speak more than one language
clash
mismatched
bilingual
scrunches
the way something is most often is
usual
winking
mismatched
scrunches
In the story, Judy's finger knitting dangled from her hand. What does the word dangled mean?
fell off
stuck to
hung down
went through
Why does Judy decide to go to Jessica's house?
She thinks Jessica is funny.
She wants to teach Jessica to knit.
She thinks Jessica will help her with her mood.
She wants to work on her homework with Jessica.
What happens in the middle of the story?
Judy daydreams in her closet.
Judy hides from her classmates.
Judy runs out of yarn for knitting.
Judy tries out ideas for getting in a good mood.
Vocabulary: said why you don't agree with a statement or idea
mood
illustrate
recited
protested
happens once a year
pesky
snarled
annual
protest
said aloud after learning
protested
recited
snarled
moody
At the beginning of the story, why does Scaredy Squirrel stay in his tree?
He is afraid of many things.
He is not allowed to leave.
He is guarding his home.
He is too busy to go out.
The author says that Scaredy Squirrel's tree is familiar to him. What does the word familiar mean?
large
special
well-liked
well-known
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?
escaping
traveling
missing
staying
to look at something in order to find information
emergency
consult
drastic
predictable
to focus someone's attention away from something
drastic
distract
consult
venturing
just as you expected; no surprises
predictable
emergency
consult
distract
In my city sometimes we have parades. People in _______ and uniforms______ down the street, and everyone gathers around to watch.
video
hydrant
block
costumes
march
I like getting splashed by the fire ______ when the firefighters open it up and close off the_______.
video
hydrant
block
costumes
march
I like to go over to my friend's home to play ______ games.
video
hydrant
block
costumes
march
When Charlie says, "Score! I just got a letter from my Primo, my cousin Carlitos." How does this show how he feels about it?
sad
mad
proud
excited
Why does the author switch between Carlitos' and Charlie's letters during the story?
to show how the boys live
to teach about living in Mexico
to explain what food is like in America
to show that the boys want to visit each other
Who is the narrator of the story?
Charlie
Carlitos
Both boys
Mom
________words that create images that appeal to the senses
repetition
alliteration
imagery
onomatopoeia
________the same sound or letter at the beginning of words in a line
alliteration
stanza
imagery
rhyming words
_______a group of lines in a poem
stanza
rhyming words
repetition
line break
What is the main idea of the poem "I, like you"?
a friend is someone who makes you smile
a friend is someone like you but not just like you
a friend is someone you cannot really understand
a friend is someone who likes all the things you like
What do the friends in the poem "Jokes" think about the girl named Crystal?
they really enjoy the funny jokes she tells
they are tired of losing the joke contest to her
they hope she will teach them how to tell jokes
they wish she would do something other than tell jokes
Which of the following words from the poem, "Top Secret", rhyme?
mine and describe
mine and shine
fight and all
box and shine
What is the genre of Adventures with Words?
realistic fiction
nonfiction
poetry
biography
What is "Upside Down Boy" mostly about?
how Juanito learns to sing beautifully
how Juanito teacher his friends to play music
how Juanito's father helps to find things to do
how Juanito's feeling change about where he lives
In the poem, "The Land of Words", what do the riddles do?
the make the speaker think and think
they get together to see who can tell the funniest joke
they stand as still as a tree
they come flying out
___________a word that imitates the sound it represents, like "buzz" or "BOOM"
alliteration
onomatopoeia
stanza
rhyming words
pictures or patterns made from smaller pieces of glass, stone or other materials
retains
assigned
projects
mosaics
to have something and keep it
retains
precious
assigned
mosaics
the act of tearing down or destroying
demolition
assigned
project
precious
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?
It took a year.
It won a prize.
It worked well.
It helped the school.
What is the main lesson in the story?
It is important to be kind to classmates.
It is important to write letters to friends.
Those who are different can still be friends.
Those who practice a skill will get better with time.
From what point of view are the pen pal letters written?
First Person point of view
Second Person point of view
Third Person Point of view
Fourth Person point of view
What is true about Blaise at the beginning of the story?
He wants another pen pal.
He thinks his pen pall is shy.
He wants to meet his pen pal.
He thinks his pen pal is a dragon.
