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Word Work Quiz Week of 12/6 - revised

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 6hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

acnowledge

b)

acknowledge

c)

aknawledge

d)

acknawledge

2.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

frige

b)

friedge

c)

fridg

d)

fridge

3.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

advantige

b)

advantage

c)

advantedge

d)

advantaj

4.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

damadge

b)

damaj

c)

damage

d)

damige

5.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

village

b)

villige

c)

villadge

d)

villidge

6.

It was backwards day at school. The students had to do things backwards. Some of them wore their T-shirts backwards. They took a test before they studied the lesson. Dessert was served first instead of last. They tried to walk home backwards, but they bumped into each other and fell down.

What is the main idea?

a)

They bumped into each other and fell down.

b)

Dessert is supposed to come last.

c)

It is hard to do things backwards.

d)

The students had a backwards day.

7.

Mary has a new pet. Her pet is a baby kitten. It is soft and cuddly. The kitten likes to sleep a lot. Mary put a soft blanket in a box for its bed. Mary plays with her kitten when it is awake. She never forgets to feed her kitten.

What is the main idea?

a)

Mary's new pet is a kitten.

b)

Mary wants a new pet.

c)

Mary plays with her kitten.

d)

The kitten sleeps a lot.

8.

Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer. Soccer players learn how to dribble and pass the ball. They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score. Most importantly, soccer players learn how to work together with their teammates.

What is the main idea?

a)

They learn how to work together as teammates.

b)

They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score.

c)

Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer.

d)

Soccer players learn how to dribble.

9.

Based on your knowledge of the prefix bio-, which word means "the study of life"?

a)

biome

b)

biology

c)

biodiversity

d)

biometer

10.

Based on your knowledge of the prefix geo-, what does the word geosphere mean?

a)

a ball

b)

regions of matter that make up the earth and its atmosphere

c)

the study of the earth

d)

properties, measurement, and relationships of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids.

11.

What does the prefix hydro- mean?

a)

space

b)

earth

c)

life

d)

water

12.

What is the difference between endo- and exo- ?

a)

endo means outside; exo means inside

b)

endo means inside; exo means outside

13.

What do we call the information from the text that supports a claim?

a)

text evidence

b)

claim

c)

transitions

14.

Which word means to show or prove to be right?

a)

cite

b)

justify

c)

transitions

15.

When quoting information from a text, you are _________ evidence.

a)

claim

b)

evidence

c)

citing

16.

What do we call the words that link/connect ideas together in a text?

a)

evidence

b)

transitions

c)

claim

17.

What composition is designed to inform readers by presenting reasons, explanations, or steps in a process?

a)

Expository

b)

Narrative

c)

Opinion

18.

What composition is designed to tell a story?

a)

Expository

b)

Opinion

c)

Narrative

19.

What composition is designed to state one's own opinion or preference?

a)

Opinion

b)

Expository

c)

Narrative

20.

What is the answer to the question or the problem?

a)

evidence

b)

claim

c)

cite

21.

READ THE WRITING PROMPT:


You have just read an article that compares dwarf planets like Pluto to the eight traditional planets in our solar system. Think about how each planet orbits the sun. Write an essay to explain why the amount of time needed for a full orbit of the sun is different for each planet. Use details from the text as well as your own ideas in your response.


If you were to cut the FAT, what is the T (topic) from the above writing prompt?

a)

Use details from the text as well as your own ideas

b)

How each planet orbits the sun.

c)

Explain why the amount of time needed for a full orbit of the sun is different for each planet

d)

Dwarf planets like Pluto are different than the eight traditional planets in our solar system

22.

READ THE WRITING PROMPT:


You have just read a poem about how much a child likes the enjoys Springtime. Imagine that the narrator took a trip to a lovely flower garden. Write a narrative about her experience in the flower garden. Use facts and details from the passage to help you compose your response.


If you were to cut the FAT, what is the T (topic) from the above writing prompt?

a)

Write a narrative about her experience in the flower garden

b)

Imagine that the narrator took a trip to a lovely flower garden

c)

How much a child likes the enjoys Springtime

d)

Use facts and details from the passage to help you compose your response

23.

READ THE WRITING PROMPT:


You have just read an article about the health benefits of sleep. Think about what the article suggests to help people get more rest. Write an opinion piece to share your viewpoint about the best way to help people get a better night's sleep. Use facts and details from the passage as well as your own ideas in your response.


If you were to cut the FAT, what is the T (topic) from the above writing prompt?

a)

Use facts and details from the passage

b)

Share your viewpoint about the best way to help people get a better night's sleep

c)

Think about what the article suggests to help people get more rest.

d)

The health benefits of sleep

24.

CHOOSE TWO ANSWERS.


Which of these is a good way to begin an expository essay about our solar system?

a)

Today I am going to write about the solar system.

b)

How is our solar system different than other groups of planets?

c)

Many people are amazed to learn that our solar system is estimated to be more than 4 billion years old!

d)

My name is Daphne Nelson, and I am writing about the solar system.

e)

According to the text, "There are 8 planets and 1 sun in our solar system."

25.

What must you do BEFORE you submit any writing assignment to be graded?

a)

Give your work a title

b)

Make sure you write at least 12 sentences

c)

Read your work to yourself to check it

d)

Cut the FAT