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Friday the 9th of September

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 3615secs

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Class
Date
1.

A prefix:

a)

a letter, or group of letters, that is added to the beginning of a. root (base) word

b)

a letter, or group of letters, that is added to the end of a. root (base) word

c)

A basic word to which affixes (prefixes and suffixes) are added is called a root word because it forms the basis of a new word

2.

A suffix:

a)

a letter, or group of letters, that is added to the end of a. root (base) word

b)

a letter, or group of letters, that is added to the beginning of a. root (base) word

c)

A basic word to which affixes (prefixes and suffixes) are added.

3.

A root word is:

a)

a letter, or group of letters, that is added to the end of a. root (base) word

b)

a letter, or group of letters, that is added to the beginning of a. root (base) word

c)

A basic word to which affixes (prefixes and suffixes) are added.

4.

What is the suffix in the word astonishment:

a)

a

b)

stonish

c)

ment

5.

What is the suffix in the word exhaustion?

a)

ex

b)

haust

c)

tion

6.

We did our homework ... so we can play.

a)

quickness

b)

quickment

c)

quickful

d)

quickly

7.

You ... played this game to learn English!

a)

happily

b)

happiness

c)

happiful

d)

happiment

8.

If you don't drink ... you might hurt your stomach.

a)

slowful

b)

slowness

c)

slowly

d)

slowment

9.

Our class's ... is out of control.

a)

silliful

b)

silliness

c)

silliment

d)

sillily

10.

free.....

a)

ment

b)

tion

c)

dom

d)

ty

11.

preventa.....

a)

tive

b)

en

c)

ment

d)

ly

12.

sad.....

a)

ate

b)

ness

c)

tion

d)

ous

13.

success.....

a)

ty

b)

ify

c)

ful

d)

ly

14.

strength.....

a)

ing

b)

ed

c)

en

d)

er

15.

What is the correct suffix to use in the word: HARM


DEFINITION: not being able to cause harm

a)

- ful

b)

- less

c)

- ious

d)

- ing

16.

What is the correct suffix to use in the word: DEEP


DEFINITION: to make or become deep

a)

- en

b)

- ful

c)

- est

d)

- ly

17.

What is the correct suffix to use in the word: PAIN


DEFINITION: affected with pain

a)

- less

b)

- ful

c)

- er

d)

- able

18.

What is the correct suffix to use in the word: LOVE


DEFINITION: capable or deserving of love

a)

- dom

b)

- er

c)

- less

d)

- able

19.

What is the correct suffix to use in the word: THINK


DEFINITION: a person who thinks deeply and seriously

a)

- er

b)

- ing

c)

- ful

d)

- able

20.

What is the correct suffix to use in the word: BRIGHT


DEFINITION: the quality or state of giving out or reflecting light

a)

- ness

b)

- ious

c)

- y

d)

- er

21.

What is the correct suffix to use in the word: YELLOW


DEFINITION: having a yellow tinge

a)

- ious

b)

- er

c)

- ly

d)

- ish

22.

What is the correct suffix to use in the word: SLEEP


DEFINITION: needing or ready for sleep

a)

- less

b)

- er

c)

- y

d)

- able

23.

Suffixes are added to words to change their meaning.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Suffixes are added _____________ of a word.

a)

at the beginning

b)

in the middle

c)

at the end

25.

What is the suffix in the word careful?

a)

-able

b)

-ful

c)

-est

d)

-less

26.

What is the suffix in the word harmless?

a)

-est

b)

-able

c)

-ful

d)

-less

27.

What is the meaning of the suffix -ful in cheerful and thankful?

a)

most

b)

one who

c)

full of

d)

without

28.

The wind blew through his hair as the boy watched the clouds roll in. He decided it was time to ride home. What is the boy doing?

a)

Eating Breakfast

b)

Sailing

c)

Riding his bike

29.

I have a cat called Sam. I like him very much. He climb up trees and then jump down. He makes many noises when he is hungry. He likes to eat tuna fish and drinks water.

He is orange and small.

What color is Sam?

a)

Black and orange

b)

white

c)

orange

30.

My Cat Sam

I have a cat called Sam. I like him very much. He climb up trees and then jump down. He makes many noises when he is hungry. He likes to eat tuna fish and drinks water.

He is orange and small.

3.What kind of food does he eat?

a)

cookies

b)

tuna fish

c)

bananas

31.

My Cat Sam

I have a cat called Sam. I like him very much. He climb up trees and then jump down. He makes many noises when he is hungry. He likes to eat tuna fish and drinks water.

He is orange and small.

4.What does he drink?

a)

milk

b)

water

c)

smoothies

32.

My Cat Sam

I have a cat called Sam. I like him very much. He climb up trees and then jump down. He makes many noises when he is hungry. He likes to eat tuna fish and drinks water.

He is orange and small.

6.What can he do?

a)

climb and dance

b)

climb and jump

c)

jump and sleep

33.

My Cat Sam

I have a cat called Sam. I like him very much. He climb up trees and then jump down. He makes many noises when he is hungry. He likes to eat tuna fish and drinks water.

He is orange and small.

What kind of pet do I have?

a)

dog

b)

cat

c)

horse

34.

What are the other animals that most people like to keep as pets? (hint there are 2 answers)

a)

lion

b)

dog

c)

fish

d)

car

35.

Sam woke up and saw the sun shining in the sky. He packed his swimming suit, a towel, a beach ball, and his sandals in his bag. Then, he went to the kitchen and made a sack lunch.

Sam is most likely going to ___________________.

a)

the beach

b)

school

c)

the mall

36.

Mary was standing on the sidewalk. Then, she saw a butterfly. She got a net. She chased the butterfly. What is Mary going to do?

a)

Mary will try to catch a spider.

b)

Mary will run and play.

c)

Mary will try to catch the butterfly in her net.

37.

What do you see in the picture?

a)

The person is swimming with fish in the sea

b)

The person is flying with birds

c)

The person is reading a book

d)

The person is watching TV

38.
a)

The girl is running in the garden

b)

the girl is picking flowers

c)

the girl is drinking water

d)

the girl is holding an umbrella

39.
What is the theme of this story?  
a)
Eat your vegetables.
b)
Don't brag. Be modest. 
c)
Don't talk to strangers. 
d)
Necessity is the mother of invention.
40.
What is the theme of this story? 
a)
Don't be lazy.
b)
Have as much fun as you can before you die.
c)
Don't steal.
d)
Look before you leap.
41.
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.
42.
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. 
43.
Tomorrow is Jill's birthday. She is excited because she gets to pick where she will eat dinner. Will it be Mexican food at the Big Enchilada House? Or will it be fried chicken at the Chicken Shack, or a big cheeseburger at Al's Hamburger Palace. She just couldn't decide. Then there was always the Pizza Shop with that great pepperoni pizza. How would she ever decide? Maybe she would just flip a coin.
The Summary of this passage is:
a)
Jill has many restaurants to choose from for her birthday.
b)
 Jill loves Mexican food.
c)
The Pizza Shop has the best pizza in town.
d)
 Jill will choose a place by flipping a coin.
44.

Andrew sat in the chair. The dentist looked in his mouth with a small mirror. With a sharp pointed tool, he picked at places around Andrew's teeth. Finally, the dentist spoke, and told the boy his teeth had cavities.


How did Andrew get cavities in his teeth?

a)

He did not brush his teeth well.

b)

He did not floss his teeth.

c)

He ate too much candy.

d)

All of the above.

45.

Every Sunday, Lisa goes to the market and stops by Amir's stall. She buys many types of vegetables from (a)   .

46.

Amrita lives with her daughter. Every evening, after she comes home from work, (a)   cooks dinner for her daughter.

47.

Johnny works as a teacher. He saves a lot of money from his salary to buy a car. When he has enough money, he is going to buy (a)  

48.

Do you know that man? Do you know _______________?

a)

him

b)

them

c)

us

d)

her

49.

Elephants are very big, so _______________ eat a lot of food.

a)

your

b)

them

c)

me

d)

they

50.
Choose the pronoun that would take the place of the word or words in green. 
Peter and Susan went to talk to the Professor.
a)
him
b)
her
c)
them
d)
it
51.
What is a pronoun?
a)
A person, place, thing or idea
b)
Names a SPECIFIC person, place, thing or idea
c)
A word used in place of one or more nouns
52.
What is a proper noun?
a)
A person, place, thing or idea
b)
Names ANY person, place, thing or idea
c)
Names a SPECIFIC person, place, thing or idea
53.
What is the best pronoun that fits in this sentence correctly?
"Noah offered to let Shayla read his poem if he could read _______."
a)
her
b)
its
c)
hers
d)
their
54.
What is the best pronoun to fit in the blank?
"How do you come up with _______ unusual ideas for characters?"
a)
theirs
b)
your
c)
yours 
d)
ours
55.
Which pronoun should replace the green pronoun?
"When the team lost the game, the players blamed ourselves."
a)
itself
b)
themselves
c)
himself
d)
yourselves
56.

Select the pronoun: The brown dog left her bone at the lake.

a)

dog

b)

her

57.

A __________ shows an action or a state of being.

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

58.

The viper snake is hiding under the leaf.

What verb tense is demonstrated in the above sentence?

a)

past

b)

present

c)

future

59.

Which language was spoken by the first European settlers in Australia?

a)

Australian

b)

Chinese

c)

English

d)

Dutch

60.

Although not the first European country to reach the continent, what country colonized Australia starting in 1788?

a)

Spain

b)

Portugal

c)

France

d)

England

61.

The head of the Australian government is the

a)

monarch

b)

parliament.

c)

prime minister.

d)

governor-general

62.

What was the name of the British captain that first traveled to Australia?

a)

Captain James Hook

b)

Captain James Cook

c)

Captain Christopher Columbus

d)

Captain John Cabot

63.
When two unlike things are being compared using like or as, it is called a
a)
simile
b)
hyperbole
c)
idiom
d)
metaphor
64.
A comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as' is:
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
65.
The best friends had so much in common they were like two peas in a pod. 
What are the words in blue an example of?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
66.
The best friends had so much in common they were like two peas in a pod. 
What two things are being compared in this this sentence?
a)
friends to peas
b)
friends to pods
c)
peas to pods
d)
best to friends
67.
The baby girl’s smile was the sun on dark days. 
What does the metaphor mean above?
a)
The baby girl's smile made other people happy.
b)
When the baby girl smiled the sun would rise. 
c)
The baby never smiled. 
d)
The baby girl's smile made the moon come out. 
68.
Which two things are being compared in this sentence: Jimmy tried to help her, but when he got to his feet, his legs were jello.
a)
Jimmy and Jello
b)
Legs and Jello
c)
Her and Jello
d)
Feet and Legs
69.
The cookies were so overcooked that they were as hard as rocks.
a)
nice and soft
b)
really hard
c)
just right
d)
fluffy
70.

Which of the following is a simile?

a)

I looked up as I heard a bird above my head.

b)

The mom was as excited as a kid on Christmas morning.

c)

Jenny likes to go swimming in the river.

d)

Kendal was a fish in the water.

71.

What two things are being compared in the metaphor:

"Her tears were rivers flowing down her cheeks."

a)

her and cheeks

b)

tears and rivers

c)

rivers and flowing

d)

rivers and cheeks

72.

All of the following are similes except for

a)

The rumors spread like wildfire about who was going to be the new teacher.

b)

Emily's new jacket fit like a glove.

c)

Monique likes to listen to music while she studies.

d)

I always ask Leo for help because he is as wise as an owl.

73.

All of the following are metaphors except for

a)

It took forever to get to my grandma's house because the freeway was a parking lot.

b)

Sara acted like a baby when she went to the dentist.

c)

The snow was a blanket that covered the sidewalk.

d)

I avoid my dad in the morning because he is a crab when he gets out of bed.

74.

All of the following are metaphors except for

a)

The thunder was a mighty lion.

b)

The storm was a raging bull.

c)

His eyes were ice as he stared at his sister.

d)

I am nine years old in the fourth grade.

75.

All of the following are similes except for:

a)

Her plan worked like a dream.

b)

The teenager ate like a horse.

c)

I don't know why she doesn't like the dark.

d)

My dad said he slept like a log.

76.

Which of the following is a metaphor?

a)

The camper was a chicken when he heard a growl in the forest.

b)

The baby ate like a bird during dinner.

c)

Greg is a thirty year old baseball player.

d)

The twins fight like cats and dogs.

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