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Why the Rooster... Quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_____ is the information that surrounds a word.


a)

Synonym

b)

Context

c)

Homophone

d)

Paragraph

2.

Geraldo was freezing because he had left his coat at home. Freezing means _____.

a)

cold

b)

hot

c)

scared

d)

tired

3.

Ines has a cheerful personality and she's always smiling. Cheerful means _____.

a)

painful

b)

angry

c)

happy

d)

sad

4.

_____ are words that sound alike but have different meanings.

a)

Nouns

b)

Verbs

c)

Suffixes

d)

Homonyms

5.

Gitana went downtown to see the parade.

Which of these is a homonym of see?

a)

saw

b)

sea

c)

site

d)

seat

6.

José is going to be late for school because he overslept. Which of these is a homonym of to?

a)

two

b)

true

c)

ten

d)

through

7.

"Damita's Valuable Lesson" is a(n) _____.

a)

poem

b)

interview

c)

fable

d)

personal narrative

8.

In "Damita's Valuable Lesson," what does Damita want to do?

a)

go out with her friends

b)

do homework

c)

go shopping

d)

her chores

9.

In "Damita's Valuable Lesson," what is the first thing Damita does?

a)

takes a nap

b)

goes out with her friends

c)

plays the piano

d)

watches television

10.

Why is Damita unable to go out?

a)

She does her homework too quickly.

b)

She burns the family dinner.

c)

She waits too long to do her chores.

d)

She walks her dog in the snow.

11.

When an author gives animals human thoughts, feelings, and actions, this is called _____.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

imagery

d)

personification

12.

What does Homer tell Damita?

a)

to do her chores before it gets too late

b)

to go get dinner for the family

c)

to feed him because he is hungry

d)

to wash him because he is dirty

13.

How does Homer feel when Damita refuses to listen to him?

a)

hungry

b)

angry

c)

tired

d)

sad

14.

In "Damita's Valuable Lesson," what human quality does Homer have?

a)

the ability to dance

b)

the ability to cook

c)

the ability to speak

d)

the ability to paint

15.

The most important idea in a story is the _____ idea.

a)

short

b)

long

c)

main

d)

minor

16.

A(n) _____ is an example, explanation, or event that supports the main idea.

a)

synonym

b)

detail

c)

effect

d)

cause

17.

Rosalinda is a good swimmer. Which detail supports this sentence?

a)

She has a new bathing suit.

b)

She won the essay contest.

c)

She won a swimming competition.

d)

She likes to play sports.

18.

She loves to read books. Which word is the subject pronoun?

a)

She

b)

loves

c)

to read

d)

books

19.

Enrico rode his bicycle with them. Which word is the object pronoun?

a)

rode

b)

his

c)

bicycles

d)

them

20.

The teacher will take his students to the library. Which pronoun can replace the underlined words?

a)

she

b)

them

c)

they

d)

its

21.

Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun.

Long ago the earth was beautiful.

People didn't take care of (a)   .

22.

Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun.

The people burned wood and trash.

Jade Emperor was angry with (a)   .

23.

Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun.

He took his daughter away.

He said, " (a)   are safe now."

24.

Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun.

People couldn't see anything.

The sun wasn't there to help (a)   .

25.

Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun.

The animals said, "We need light."

(a)   wanted the sun to help.

26.

Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun.

The animals asked the sun for help.

But the sun didn't want to give (a)   because the earth was too polluted.

27.

Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun.

The animals said, "Oh, please help!"

The sun said, "Well, OK. I will help (a)   ."

28.

Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun.

The rooster promised to call the sun every morning.

"Trust (a)   ," said the rooster.

29.

Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun.

The sun and the rooster made a bargain.

They have kept (a)   , and that's why the rooster crows at sunrise.

30.

Some sentences have objects. Objects receive the action of the (a)   .