Terra wanted to raise enough money for her church so that she could help feed 100 families. She felt as though no one should every go hungry if she had anything to do with it. She knew it would be a difficult task.

What is the meaning of raise in this paragraph.

crash [krash] verb

1. to break or fall to pieces with noise

2. to collide noisily

3. to enter without a ticket

4. to make a loud, clattering noise

Jenny was suddenly startled on the corner when she saw two cars crash.

Which is the best definition of the word crash as it is used in the sentence?

Mom and Dad acted as though they didn't even care that he had almost ripped my ear off or that my new school t-shirt was a mess. Or that my hair was a wreck and looked as though I had just survived a sand storm in the Middle East. It was the worst haircut ever.

Which word is a synonym for wreck as it is used in the paragraph above?

Sarah was uneasy about whether she would be able to answer the questions for every science unit in her homework. It wasn't until she decided to combine or unite her notes with her friend, Hannah, that she realized how much easier it would be to get it done.

Which of the following words from the selection uses the prefix un-, meaning "not," with a root word?

The bullfrog sang the strangest song,

he sang it night and day.

Ker-runk, ker-runk, ker-runk, ker-runk,

was all it seemed to say.

A duck who favored to sing all day,

thought he would give the song a try:

Ker-runk, quack, quack, ker-runk, quack,

they sang as I walked by.

Which words from the poem best helps the reader understand the meaning of favored?

They were proud of my triumph, my glorious few moments when I was the boss of the of the world, when I knew I could do anything. They held a parade in my honor. They were proud of my determination and bravery.

An antonym for the word triumph in this paragraph would be --

The next day in math we had to make pyramids. We could use anything we liked. Karen had this great idea to make her pyramid out of Lego. It was complete with a revolving door that went around and around and had a spaceman lying inside.

Which word below is a synonym of complete as it is used in the paragraph above?

hold (hohld) verb

1. to grasp

2. to set aside

3. to have a belief

4. to keep from doing something

Brenda's mom decided to hold off on deciding about summer camp until she received Brenda's report card.

Which is the best definition of the word hold as it is used in the sentence above?

Last year our class visited several caves. Before we went inside the caves, we each had to put on a shielding helmet with a light on the front, so our heads would be protected, and we could see where we were going in the dark. We were quite surprised to find several fossils that were millions of years old.

In this paragraph, the word shielding means --

Johanna couldn't sleep thinking about her science fair project. She had worked on it all week. When she finally woke up, she got dressed, grabbed some breakfast and hurried to school. The day became a bit dismal when she found out that her science project had melted overnight in the school science lab.

In this paragraph above, the word dismal means --

While investigating the fossils, the scientists looked for signs of aging, and erosion on their outer covering.

Which word is a synonym for the underlined word?

Jackson didn't like having things put in his mouth and he had a distrust for dentists.

Based on the clues provided in the sentence, a reader would infer that the origin of the word distrust, the Latin word dis, means --

Mrs. Carey thought doing the laundry every week was a huge bother. She had a full-time job and oversaw her daughter's Girl Scouts' troop. She simply didn't have time to do it.

In this paragraph above, the word bother means --

The Boy that Never Tells a Lie

Once there was a little boy,

With curly hair and nice pleasant eye --

A boy who always told the truth,

And never, never told a lie.

And when he trotted off to school,

The children all about would cry,

"There goes the curly-headed boy --

The boy that never tells a lie."

Which word is an antonym for pleasant as it is used in the poem above?