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Journeys 2nd grade- Gloria Who Might Be My Best Friend

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word knot mean in the sentence below?

Can you untie this knot in my shoelace?

a)

Hard tip on a piece of string

b)

Smooth, straight piece of string

c)

Place where a string has been tied

2.

What does the word lonely mean in the sentence below?

Frank was lonely after his friend moved away.

a)

Interested in new things

b)

Sad about being by himself

c)

Tired of having nothing to do.

3.

What does the word planning mean in the sentence below?

We are planning a surprise party.

a)

Invited to

b)

Having fun at

c)

​Getting ready for

4.

What does the word copy mean in the sentence below?

Parker tries to copy everything his big brother does.

a)

Thinks about

b)

Makes fun of

c)

Does the same as

5.

What does the word seriously mean in the sentence below?

“You must feed your new kitten every day.” Mother said seriously.

a)

Without checking

b)

Without meaning

c)

Without joking or smiling

6.

What does the idiom keep your chin up mean in the sentence below?

“Keep your chin up,” said Dad after my bad day. “Tomorrow will be better.”

a)

Stop misbehaving

b)

Be brave and hopeful

c)

Lie down and rest

7.

What does the idiom down in the dumps mean in the sentence below?

Mia was down in the dumps after her team lost the big game.

a)

Sad

b)

Angry

c)

Excited

8.

What does the idiom held his tongue mean in the sentence below?

Jerry wanted to argue, but he held his tongue to keep from getting in trouble.

a)

Told the truth

b)

Did not speak

c)

Laughed out loud

9.

What does the idiom pulling my leg mean in the sentence below?

Uncle Lee said some frogs can fly, but I knew he was just pulling my leg.

Kidding

a)

Kidding

b)

Forgetting

c)

Thinking

10.

Why is Julian lonely at the beginning of the story?

a)

Huey doesn’t like to play with him

b)

The moving men won’t talk to him

c)

There are no kids his age on his street

11.

How can you tell that Julian does not like to be embarrassed?

a)

Because he tries to copy what Gloria does

b)

Because he plans to go home if Gloria laughs

c)

Because he has never done a cartwheel before

12.

Which word BEST describe Gloria?

a)

Serious and kind

b)

Loud and silly

c)

Shy and scared

13.

Why does Gloria climb down from the tree and quit watching the robins?

a)

She can tell she is upsetting the robins

b)

She wants to go see Julian’s house

c)

She thinks the bird nest is boring

14.

Why does Julian show Gloria his room and his things?

a)

He wants to play a game

b)

He is trying to be friendly

c)

He knows Gloria likes rocks

15.

Why does Gloria believe that their wishes will come true?

a)

They only made a few wishes

b)

They told each other what they wished

c)

The wind took all the wishes off the kite’s tail

16.

Which word SOUNDS the same as rode?

a)

Raid

b)

Ride

c)

Road

17.

Which word SOUNDS the same as be?

a)

Bay

b)

Bee

c)

Bow

18.

Which word SOUNDS the same as meet?

a)

Mate

b)

Meat

c)

Met

19.

Which word SOUNDS the same as tail?

a)

Tale

b)

Tall

c)

Tell

20.

Which word SOUNDS the same as week?

a)

Wake

b)

Weak

c)

Work

21.

Which word BEST completes the sentence below?

Is oak a ______ wood than pine?

a)

Hard

b)

Harder

c)

Hardest

22.

Which word BEST completes the sentence below?

Do you know the _______ way of all to cook rice?

a)

Quick

b)

Quicker

c)

Quickest

23.

Which word BEST completes the sentence below?

This kitten has the ______fur I’ve ever felt.

a)

Soft

b)

Softer

c)

Softest

24.

Which word BEST completes the sentence below?

It’s a _______ morning today that it was yesterday.

a)

Cold

b)

Colder

c)

Coldest

25.

Which word BEST completes the sentence below?

The museum has the ________ book in the world

a)

Small

b)

Smaller

c)

Smallest