WorksheetsFebruary 17, 2022 Morning Work
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3600secs
If you were writing a letter about how swimming is the best exercise, which sentence would be a good supporting reason for your argument?
A)Soccer is excellent at developing both lower body strength and endurance for long runs.
B)If your town only has access to an outside pool, then your swimming time is limited by cold weather.
C)The skills you learn while swimming don't always translate easily to real-life everyday skills you need.
D)Swimming not only helps develop your entire body's muscles, it also helps you use oxygen and breathe better.
Which detail would be the MOST helpful in supporting a report on how eating out at restaurants too often can be unhealthy?
A)Some restaurants make most of their money off selling over-priced drinks to customers.
B)The location of a restaurant is often the most important part of its success or failure.
C)Most restaurants use a lot of sugar in their food which can lead to later weight issues.
D)Some of the most popular restaurants in the United States are Burger King, McDonald's, and Wendy's.
Should children be paid money for doing chores around the house? Why or why not?
Which is the BEST topic sentence to begin a response to this opinion writing prompt?
A)Children should get paid for doing chores because it builds responsibility and hard work.
B)Once upon a time a boy named Jimmy Jam wanted to convince his parents to pay him an allowance.
C)Parents can always decide whether or not to pay their children money to complete chores around the house.
D)Most children mop floors, put away dishes, mow yards, and clean laundry to help their families get things done.
Which statement provides the best argument for why people should exercise regularly?
A)Exercise is fun and exciting because you can do it with your friends.
B)Research has shown exercise prevents heart disease, and diabetes.
C)Exercise can be done any time of the year, from summer to winter.
D)Exercise can take up free time so people are no longer bored.
What does the phrase spread the word mean in this sentence below? In New York he spread the word that the statue might go to Boston or another city.
A. told a lie
B. kept a secret
C. wrote a large sign
D. told a lot of people
Which establishes BOTH a situation AND characters at the start of story about fishing?
A)The sun rose over the quiet fishing village, and the seagulls circled lazily in search of their morning meal.
B)The sun rose over the quiet fishing village, and the waves crashed into the beach ceaselessly as they had since time immemorial.
C)The sun rose over the quiet fishing village, and the old man squinted as he scanned the horizon for his brother's missing fishing boat.
D)The sun rose over the quiet fishing village, and the signs of the prev
Which dictionary entry is the best definition for the word key as it is used here?We looked across the bay and saw the tropical key in the distance. It was sandy and had lots of vegetation, but was probably too small to live on.
A)key- (adj) important
B)key- (n) pitch or tone
C)key- (n) a small island
D)key- (v) to type or enter
omit (tr. v.) -omitted, -omitting, -omits. To leave out; fail to include, to pass over; neglect.
Judging from the dictionary definition of the word omit, which form of the word is misspelled?
A)omit
B)omits
C)omitted
D)ommiting
Dictionary Entries
obedience: noun, compliance with authority, submission
obedient: adjective, willing to do what one is told to do
obey: verb, to follow or carry out an order or law
These three dictionary entries provide various definitions, spellings, and parts of speech for the word obey. Which sentence uses the correct word in the correct context?
A)I promised to be obey when I went on the school field trip.
B)Are you going to obedient your grandparents when you visit them?
C)Our pet is a very obedience dog; he always does what he is told to do.
D)I expect obedience from students on a field trip.
Which dictionary entry is the BEST definition for the word flood in this passage?
After Jasmine told her class about the mouse with two tails, she had to answer a flood of questions from her classmates.
A)flood- (n) an abundance, a rush
B)flood- (v) to overflow, to fill-up
C)flood- (adj) a kind of light bulb
D)flood-(n) a downpour, a great deal of water
While editing her essay, Julie noticed that she had used the word "said" almost twenty-five times. What reference source could she consult to found a synonym for the word "said"?
A)a thesaurus
B)a dictionary
C)an online encyclopedia
D)a rhyming dictionary
Frowning, Alisa asked Teresa to stay on the team for the rest of the season—only two weeks remained. With some hesitation, Teresa agreed to stick it out for the rest of the season. What does the phrase stick it out mean?
A)to keep going.
B)to remain bored.
C)to stop playing.
D)to start practicing.
Choose the antonym for the underlined word: The game started on time.
A)ended
B)lasted
C)played
D)showed
Choose the correct homonym: A ______ has antlers.
A)dear
B)deer
C)pair
D)pear
Choose the correct antonym for the underlined word. I came to school early today.
A)home
B)last
C)late
D)silly
Choose the correct relative pronoun for the sentence:The gatorades, ____ were put on the truck, need to be delivered to the store.
A)which
B)who
C)whom
D)whose
Which of these sentences BEST identifies the correct usage of a relative pronoun?
A)My friend Jayk, that's spending the night, brought over some video games.
B)My friend Jayk, who is spending the night, brought over some video games.
C)My friend Jayk, which is spending the night, brought over some video games.
D)My friend Jayk, whose is spending the night, brought over some video games.
Which preposition would correctly complete this sentence?The bird flew _______________ the window and landed on the sofa.
A)above
B)below
C)near
D)through
Which word is the preposition in the sentence?
Mr. and Mrs. Stevens took their dog for a walk around their quiet, peaceful neighborhood.
A)around
B)neighborhood
C)peaceful
D)took
Which places the adjectives in the correct order?
A)Courtney made delicious little eighteen Swedish meatballs.
B)Courtney made eighteen little Swedish delicious meatballs.
C)Courtney made eighteen delicious little Swedish meatballs.
D)Courtney made eighteen little delicious Swedish meatballs.
