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Developmental Reading

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What province is the setting for Anne of Green Gables?
a)
Alberta
b)
Ontario
c)
Nova Scotia
d)
Prince Edward Island
2.
What is the name of the person who came to pick up Anne from the train station?
a)
Rachel Lynde
b)
Matthew Cuthbert
c)
Marilla Cuthbert
d)
Diana
3.
What is the name of the house where the Cuthbert's live?
a)
Avonlea
b)
Prince Edward Island
c)
Green Gables
d)
Bright River
4.
What color does Anne want her hair to be?
a)
blonde
b)
brown
c)
black
d)
auburn
5.
What new name did Anne come up with for Barry's pond.
a)
The Lake of Shining Waters
b)
Diana's Pond
c)
Anne's Lake
d)
Green Gables Lake
6.
Why is Marilla upset when she first sees Anne?
a)
she hates red hair
b)
she was expecting a boy
c)
she did not want an orphan
d)
Anne had bursting into tears
7.
What name does Anne prefer and want to be called instead of her real name?
a)
Sarah
b)
Cordelia
c)
Emily
d)
Diana
8.
What is Anne's last name?
a)
Cuthbert
b)
Shirley
c)
Green
d)
Spencer
9.
What character traits would best describe Anne?
a)
cranky and wild
b)
talkative and imaginitive
c)
sleepy and smart
d)
clumsy and short
10.
What made Marilla decide to keep Anne?
a)
there was no transport back to the orphanage
b)
she liked her so much
c)
she didn't want Mrs. Blewett to take her
d)
Anne was a great housekeeper
11.
What is one of the first things Marilla teaches Anne to do?
a)
say prayers
b)
milk cows
c)
read and write
d)
sew dresses
12.
Who became Anne's bosom friend?
a)
Marilla
b)
Matthew
c)
Diana
d)
Gilbert
13.
Why was Mrs Lynde horrified of Anne?
a)
Anne ate frogs
b)
Anne did not know how to cook
c)
Anne threw a fit when Mrs Lynde called her ugly
d)
Anne told spooky stories
14.
What kind of dress did Anne want?
a)
a green one
b)
a long one
c)
one with puffed sleeves
d)
one covered in lace
15.

The place where Anne met Matthew is _______.

a)

the farm

b)

the train station

c)

the school

d)

the river

16.
Which prefix means before?
a)
In
b)
De
c)
Sub
d)
Pre
17.
The prefix "un" means
ex. undo, untie
a)
does not
b)
full of 
c)
without
d)
not
18.
What does the root word graph mean?
ex: photographgraphic organizer
a)
write
b)
read
c)
chart
d)
mathmatics
19.
Which word contains a prefix that means small?
a)
illegal
b)
macroeconomics
c)
internet
d)
microscope
20.
What does the root word bio mean? 
ex: microbiology, autobiography
a)
Air
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Life
d)
Text
21.
What does the root word ology mean?
ex: microbiology, macrobiology
a)
The study of
b)
plant life
c)
material
d)
transform
22.
Which word below is a compound word?
a)
beautiful
b)
preschool
c)
moment
d)
homemade
23.
What words make up the compound word dragonfly?
a)
dra, gone, and fly
b)
butter and fly
c)
dragon and fly
d)
drag, on , and fly
24.
TRUE or FALSE?
Compound words usually consist of two words (two components).
a)
True
b)
False
25.
TRUE or FALSE?
Compound words are ALWAYS 
written separately.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
TRUE or FALSE?
Compound words usually consist of two words (two components).
a)
True
b)
False
27.
TRUE or FALSE?
Compound words 
may be written separately, with a hyphen (-).
a)
True
b)
False
28.

What's this?

a)

cakepan

b)

potsweet

c)

pancake

d)

pan cake

29.

What's are these?

a)

sunglasses

b)

sun glasses

c)

hot glass

d)

starglasses

30.

What is the belief that the center of the universe is the Earth?


For a long time, people believed the earth stood at the center of the universe and everything, including the sun, revolved around it. This belief is called geocentrism. Geocentrism was an accepted truth until the Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus came along. In 1543, Copernicus proved through his observations and mathematical calculations that the earth actually revolved around the sun. This view is called heliocentrism. Copernicus was not the first scientist to discover heliocentrism, but his book On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres provided more detailed support behind the theory.

a)

Geocentrism

b)

Heliocentrism

c)

Nicolause Copernicus

d)

Earth-Centered

31.

_______ means look at and comprehend the meaning of (written or printed matter) by mentally interpreting the characters or symbols of which it is composed.

a)

write

b)

read

c)

count

32.

The complex cognitive process in which a reader intentionally and interactively engages with the text, the process of making sense of what is being read.

a)

Reading comprehension

b)

Phonics

c)

Fluency

d)

Vocabulary

33.
Floods can cause tremendous damage.  They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind.  It can take months to clean up after a flood.
 What is the main idea?
a)
Floods can cause a lot of damage.
b)
Floods cause mudslides.
c)
Floods damage houses and roads. 
34.
If I wanted to tell how things are alike, I must...
a)
Compare
b)
Contrast
c)
Guess
d)
Predict
35.
Amy opened the door to the bathroom. “What is that dripping sound? Why is the carpet wet and squishy all around the bathtub? The rest of the carpet is dry. Oh no!”
What is the problem?
a)
The TV is broken.
b)
The bathtub is overflowing.
c)
There is no soap in the bathroom.
d)
The stove was left turned on.
36.
Which sentence suggests that Joanna rode her bike to school?
a)
Joannaʼs hair was a little messy when she got to school.
b)
Joanna crossed three streets on her way to school.
c)
Joanna went four blocks on her way to school.
d)
Joanna had to put her helmet inside the classroom closet.
37.
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?
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.
38.
In the question, "Which sentence best  illustrates Noah's conflict?", illustrates means: 
a)
evidence
b)
names
c)
explains 
d)
infers
39.
The central idea is what the story is mostly about.
a)
True
b)
False
40.

Endangered Species


Today, some type of animals are an endangered species. This means there are very few animals of that kind left on Earth. The animals could face extinction. Extinction is when all the animals of that kind die. When animals die, they are gone forever.


What does the word 'they' refer to?

a)

Species

b)

Animals

c)

Earth

d)

Extinction