WorksheetsHMH Sound of Thunder
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 22mins
gaunt/thin are synonyms
True
False
languid/energetic are antonyms
True
False
Select the word or phrase that is a synonym of the bolded word. Use context clues to help you understand the word’s meaning.
Cocklebiddy Cave in south-western Australia is to spelunkers, or cave explorers, what Mt. Everest is to mountain climbers: an unprecedented challenge.
fun
impossible
very deep
not having occurred before
Select the word or phrase that is an antonym of the bolded word. Use context clues to help you understand the word’s meaning.
Treacherous wakes from other boats and strange currents set up by factory waste pipes discharging under water make this part of his trip dangerous.
betraying
huge
safe
shifting
Select the word or phrase that is a synonym of the bolded word. Use context clues to help you understand the word’s meaning.
The divers, terrified of the bats and exhausted from a three-mile dive, temporarily regressed to childlike behavior.
encountered
moved
went back
pretended
Select the word or phrase that is a synonym of the bolded word. Use context clues to help you understand the word’s meaning.
The canyons nearby were famous for their limestone walls and their gradations of colors. They started out very dark and grew lighter and more colorful as you looked up.
differences in size
changes in age
a series of small changes
changes in quality
absurd/logical are antonyms
True
False
Select the word or phrase that is an antonym of the bolded word. Use context clues to help you understand the word’s meaning.
Marty’s commute to work via kayak is the antithesis of the boring trips made by other commuters in cars, buses, or trains.
example
unusual occurrence
same
comparison
dry/arid are synonyms
True
False
Select the word or phrase that is a synonym of the bolded word. Use context clues to help you understand the word’s meaning.
This courageous French team, however, walked through the egress of Cocklebiddy Cave with every member smiling.
beginning
door
exit
chaos
enthralled/fascinated are synonyms
True
False
Select the word or phrase that is an antonym of the bolded word. Use context clues to help you understand the word’s meaning.
The disparity between appearance and reality is actually quite large.
disagreement
sadness
similarity
coincidence
courteous/rude are antonyms
True
False
Select the word or phrase that is an antonym of the bolded word. Use context clues to help you understand the word’s meaning.
He must constantly evaluate the subtle nuances of the lake’s shifting currents.
ripples
temperatures
noises
big changes
Select the word or phrase that is an antonym of the bolded word. Use context clues to help you understand the word’s meaning.
The homogenous crowds of people on their way to work might lead one to generalize about the uniformity of their lives and backgrounds.
vastly different
energetic
boring
uniform
What does a story's setting include (select all that apply)
time
place
purpose
culture
Inferences = (a) + (b)
Select the word or phrase that is a synonym of the bolded word. Use context clues to help you understand the word’s meaning.
Spelunkers who attempt to explore Cocklebiddy Cave concede that they must be as good at scuba diving as they are at rock or mountain climbing.
fear
revel
admit
avoid
What does a story's setting include (select all that apply)
time
place
purpose
culture
(a) are words and phrases that connect ideas in writing, making the ideas easier to understand.
What are the qualities of Science Fiction (select all that apply)
is usually set in the future or in a different reality
presents an imagined view of the past or future
is based on scientific facts and theories
involves magical creatures
comments in some way on present-day society
Reorder the following stages of plot from first to last
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
When you make an inference while reading, you should also take into account what you know about genre conventions, or characteristics of a particular type of story.
True
False
The definition of expendable is...
Able to be used up or consumed.
Worth sacrificing to gain an objective.
Able to be disposed of without consequence.
Able to be replaced easily.
The definition of subtle is...
worth sacrificing to gain an objective.
something that has or seems to have contradictory qualities.
so slight as to be difficult to detect or describe.
to move in waves.
The definition of paradox is...
Something that has or seems to have contradictory qualities.
A figure of speech that uses words in an unusual way.
A statement that is self-contradictory.
A comparison between two unlike things.
The definition of undulate is...
To move in a straight line.
To move in a circular motion.
To move in a zigzag pattern.
To move in waves.
The definition of subliminal is
Above the level of awareness
Unconscious
Below the level of awareness.
Visible
Select all of the transitions that show cause-and-effect relationships
accordingly
due to
as a result
consequently
so
“Well, what about the foxes that’ll need those mice to survive? For want of ten mice, a fox dies. For want of ten foxes, a lion starves. For want of a lion, all manner of insects, vultures, infinite billions of life forms are thrown into chaos and destruction.”
How does the underlined phrase function?
As a metaphor
As a simile
As a transition
As an analogy
Write a sentence using the cause-and-effect transition "if...then"
(a)
Inferences = (a) + (b)
