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Early Finisher (Context clues/Jane Goodall/Cleopatra)

Total questions: 104

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The long hike up to the mountains was grueling.
a)
loud
b)
tiring
c)
easy
2.
Again they searched meticulously, but no keys.  Where could they be?  They've looked EVERYWHERE! If you did something meticulously, you would be-
a)
feeling silly.
b)
working very carefully.
c)
trying to finish quickly.
d)
trying to find something.
3.
Tanya loved her dad, but she wondered why she was so organized when he was so haphazard.  A person who is haphazard is- 
a)
lost
b)
lovable 
c)
worried
d)
disorganized
4.
Tonya was relaxing with a magazine when her father walked in, looking perturbed and sounding annoyed, too. What words give you clues to the meaning of perturbed?
a)
can you help me
b)
her father walked in 
c)
sounding annoyed, too
d)
relaxing with a magazine
5.
Luis was adamant and insisted, "But Mom said she was preparing dinner tonight!" The word that best defines adamant is-
a)
happy 
b)
unsure
c)
nervous
d)
stubborn
6.
Based on the context clues in the sentence below, ecstatic means:

They were ecstatic at the birth of their baby.  They couldn't stop smiling for days. 
a)
Nervous
b)
Discouraged
c)
Excited
d)
Relieved
7.
The continents are slowly drifting apart.  Since they are not stationary, North and South America will one day separate entirely.
What does stationary mean? 
a)
Paper to write letters with
b)
Staying in one place
c)
Land
d)
Melting quickly
8.
The conspicuous man wore a purple wig and large sunglasses.
a)
easily noticed
b)
beautiful
c)
sleeping
9.
Marcia is a novice soccer player. It is her first day of practice.
a)
skilled
b)
beginner
c)
professional
10.
I was so parched, I drank an entire glass of water in one gulp.
a)
hungry
b)
thirsty
c)
sleepy
11.
Which is the correct meaning of the word spell in the sentence?
The man told us he needed to sit for a spell.
a)
A short, indefinite period of time.
b)
A word or formula believed to be magic.
c)
To form words by means of letters.
12.
Which is the correct meaning of the word bark in the sentence?
Please do not pull the bark off of the tree.
a)
A dog's voice
b)
The covering of a tree
13.

Sarah has written over seventy books, thirty poems, and a countless number of

a)

not enough

b)

very many

c)

hardly any

d)

a small number

14.

Bob faced a lot of instability in his life. He never knew when he would have money for groceries, if his bills would be paid, or where he would sleep.

a)

never stable

b)

often stable

c)

deeply stable

d)

slowly stable

15.

There are some advantages to having a writer in your family. One of the best things about it is the stories my dad tells me at night.


What is the meaning of advantages?

a)

good things

b)

differences

c)

costs

16.

There are some advantages to having a writer in your family. One of the best things about it is the stories my dad tells me at night.


What is the meaning of advantages?

a)

good things

b)

differences

c)

costs

17.

The tiger, protecting her cub, snarled, spit, and bared her teeth at the zookeeper.


What does bared mean?

a)

licked

b)

showed

c)

hid

18.

Octopuses have no bones which makes them very flexible. They sometimes squeeze their bodies into empty bottles, cans, and even coconut shells.


What does flexible mean?

a)

colorful and bright

b)

dangerous

c)

able to bend shape easily

19.

Tornadoes can occur at any time of the year, but they are most common in summer.

a)

happen

b)

disappear

c)

grow

20.

I looked at all the green trees and bushes in the rainforest. Everything looked so lush.


What is the meaning of the word lush?

a)

thick with green plants

b)

wet with rain

c)

odd or unusual

21.

With thick layers of fat beneath their dense white fur, polar bears thrive even in the coldest weather.


What does the word thrive mean?

a)

shiver

b)

fight

c)

stay healthy

22.

The women pulverized the corn kernels by rubbing them between stones. The result was called "cornmeal".


What does pulverized mean in the sentence below?

a)

ground

b)

cooked

c)

planted

23.

The chili cook-off is held annually in May. Mother tries new recipes all year long, hoping to find one that could be a winner.


What does the word annually mean?

a)

every week

b)

every year

c)

every month

24.

Evie and Greg had a silly dispute over who was a more loyal fan of the Houston Rockets.


What does dispute mean?

a)

poem

b)

talk

c)

argument

25.

After Hurricane Harvey, people faced the arduous task of repairing their storm and flood damaged homes.


What does arduous mean?

a)

smelly

b)

easy

c)

difficult

26.

A family of raccoons now resides under our house. We see them every night when they come out to look for food.


What does resides mean?

a)

eats

b)

runs

c)

lives

27.

Pioneer women had hard lives. They labored in their homes and in the fields, caring for their families and the crops.


What does labored mean?

a)

cooked

b)

lived

c)

worked

28.

We could hear the shouts and laughter of the children playing a boisterous game on the playground.


What does boisterous mean?

a)

noisy and wild

b)

boring

c)

quiet

29.

Mom gets anxious if we're not home on time, so we called her on the cell phone to say we would be late.


What does anxious mean?

a)

hungry

b)

worried

c)

loud

30.

Julia felt humiliated when she had to wear her brother's old boots to school. She kept her eyes down as she walked in the door.


What does humiliated mean?

a)

embarrassed

b)

tired

c)

excited

31.

Before we crawled into our sleeping bags, Dad quenched the campfire with a bucket of water.


What does quenched mean?

a)

built up

b)

started

c)

put out

32.

Brandon seems to have no concept of time; he is always late for everything!


What does the word concept mean?

a)

second

b)

thought

c)

dream

33.

Juan bought a pretty bottle filled with a rose-scented cologne for his mother.


What does the word cologne mean?

a)

chocolate

b)

soda

c)

perfume

34.

There are small yellow flowers growing in the field by the school. Please be careful not to trample the flowers as you walk across the field. Watch each step you take so the school can keep these pretty flowers safe.


What does the word trample mean in this paragraph?

a)

pick up

b)

jump over

c)

step on

d)

throw down

35.

We are always very careful around Mr. Sutton's dog Buster. The neighbors say the dog is vicious. Buster runs to the fence and barks at us, so we are a little scared of him.


Based on the context clues in the paragraph, what is the meaning of vicious?

a)

sweet

b)

playful

c)

fun to be around

d)

very mean

36.

Amber took a cookie away from her little sister. She tried to conceal the cookie by putting it in her pocket. She did not want her mom to see it.


What is the meaning of the word conceal?

a)

hide

b)

take

c)

eat

d)

tease

37.

Monica always loses when she plays checkers with her older brother Greg. Today, she hopes to finally defeat him. Monica believes that she can finally win.


The word defeat most likely means

a)

lose

b)

play

c)

beat

d)

give

38.

Campbell finished her second piece of cake. She reached for another piece, but her mother stopped her. She said that Campbell had eaten sufficient pieces of cake for one day.


What does the word sufficient mean?

a)

delicious

b)

enough

c)

large

d)

small

39.

Grandma loves to buy Shelby attractive dresses with bows and flowers. Shelby likes to wear the lovely dresses Grandma buys.


Attractive most likely means

a)

old

b)

scratchy

c)

pretty

d)

extra

40.

Our dog Twizzler keeps running away. We keep him confined, but he always finds a way out of the backyard. He likes to dig under the fence.


The word confined most likely means the same as

a)

shut in

b)

loose

c)

well fed

d)

away

41.

Belinda is very cautious when she crosses the street. She does not want to get hit by a car. She always looks both ways. She walks across when the street is clear.


What is the meaning of cautious in the passage above?

a)

excited

b)

tired

c)

angry

d)

careful

42.

The Henleys are a very reserved couple. They rarely talk to their neighbors, and they don't like to leave their house. They always keep their curtains closed, and they never have visitors. In fact, some of their neighbors have never met them!


Based on the context clues in the paragraph, what is the meaning of reserved?

a)

private

b)

welcoming

c)

friendly

d)

happy

43.

Scott could not find his glasses anywhere. He worried that he might have thrown them away when he was cleaning his room. He began to rummage through the garbage hoping that he would find them.


What does the word rummage mean?

a)

search

b)

fight

c)

run

d)

smell

44.
When you are reading and come to an unknown word, what should you do first?
a)
Look for clues in the sentence
b)
Ask your teacher
c)
Look it up in the dictionary
d)
Skip it
45.

Choose the correct ending punctuation for this sentence.

What is your favorite outdoor activity during the summer

a)

?

b)

.

c)

!

46.

Choose the correct ending punctuation for this sentence.

The building is on fire

a)

?

b)

!

c)

.

47.

Choose the correct ending punctuation for this sentence.

Natalie likes to draw pictures of unicorns and kittens

a)

?

b)

!

c)

.

48.

Choose the correct ending punctuation for this sentence.

Target is Ms. Martin's favorite place to go on the weekends

a)

!

b)

?

c)

.

49.

Choose the correct ending punctuation for this sentence.

You ate 15 pizzas by yourself

a)

?

b)

!

c)

.

50.

Choose the correct ending punctuation for this sentence.

Did Beyonce' and Jay Z really just celebrate their twelve year wedding anniversary

a)

?

b)

!

c)

.

51.

Choose the correct ending punctuation for this sentence.

Shel Silverstein wrote The Giving Tree in 1964

a)

?

b)

!

c)

.

52.

Choose the correct ending punctuation for this sentence.

The Spice Girls were the greatest girl group of the 1990s

a)

?

b)

!

c)

.

53.

Choose the correct ending punctuation for this sentence.

I swear I didn't steal one billion dollars from your piggy bank

a)

?

b)

!

c)

.

54.

Choose the correct ending punctuation for this sentence.

Would you like to have Chick-fil-a or Taco Bell for dinner tonight

a)

?

b)

!

c)

.

55.

Cat

a)

hat

b)

sit

c)

tip

d)

click

56.

Find the picture that rhymes.

a)
b)
c)
d)
57.
Which word rhymes with cat?
a)
rat
b)
dog
c)
Sam
d)
fish
58.
Which word rhymes with ball?
a)
bat
b)
fall
c)
map
d)
about
59.
Which word rhymes with map?
a)
house
b)
two
c)
tap
d)
garden
60.
Which word rhymes with red?
a)
green
b)
bed
c)
run
d)

away

61.
What word rhymes with mat?
a)
dad
b)
kid
c)
jar
d)
bat
62.
What words rhyme with hug?
a)
sat and dog
b)
mug and dug
c)
key and bee
d)
sad and glad
63.

Which word rhymes with CRY?

a)

EAR

b)

ARE

c)

TRY

d)

BREAK

64.

Which word rhymes with BAR?

a)

CAT

b)

CAP

c)

CAR

d)

CAPE

65.

Which word rhymes with EAR?

a)

FEAR

b)

FAR

c)

CAR

d)

EVEN

66.

Which word rhymes with HAY?

a)

CRY

b)

TRAY

c)

FAR

d)

SMILE

67.
Which word rhymes with bed?
a)
A. web
b)
B. pan
c)
C. frog
d)
D. wed
68.
Which word rhymes with dig?
a)
A. pig
b)
B. dog
c)
C. fan
d)
D. fin
69.

hot

a)

pot

b)

top

c)

not

d)

net

70.

can

a)

nap

b)

tan

c)

pan

d)

mat

71.

set

a)

man

b)

ten

c)

jet

d)

pet

72.

pig

a)

dig

b)

jog

c)

frog

d)

wig

73.

mat

a)

man

b)

cat

c)

pat

d)

pen

74.

dad

a)

log

b)

dog

c)

sad

d)

mad

75.

What rhymes with dog?

a)
b)
76.

What rhymes with cat?

a)
b)
77.

What rhymes with mouse?

a)
b)
78.

What rhymes with star?

a)
b)
79.

What rhymes with rake?

a)
b)
80.

What rhymes with moon?

a)
b)
81.

What rhymes with wish?

a)
b)
82.

What rhymes with red?

a)
b)
83.

What rhymes with coat?

a)
b)
84.

What rhymes with pan?

a)
b)
85.

A book that tells someone's life story

a)

autobiography

b)

biography

c)

facts

d)

events

86.

A book in which the author tells the story of his or her own life.

a)

autobiography

b)

facts

c)

events

d)

sequence

87.

Things that are true

a)

sequence

b)

timeline

c)

facts

d)

events

88.

Things that happen

a)

timeline

b)

facts

c)

events

d)

thesaurus

89.

One thing following after another

a)

research

b)

biography

c)

sequence

d)

timeline

90.

Careful study of a person or subject

a)

autobiography

b)

reference source

c)

sequence

d)

research

91.

Completion of work, a success or achievement

a)

thesaurus

b)

accomplishment

c)

autobiography

d)

timeline

92.

A book of synonyms and antonyms

a)

thesaurus

b)

reference source

c)

facts

d)

sequence

93.

A chronological chart or list of events, dates, plans, etc (events listed in the order of occurrence)

a)

reference source

b)

biography

c)

events

d)

timeline

94.

A book or something else that provides information (i.e. dictionary, thesaurus, Internet, encyclopedia, etc.)

a)

thesaurus

b)

reference source

c)

accomplishment

d)

research

95.

What was the cause of Cleopatra's death?

a)

He drowned in the River Nile

b)

A snake bit her

c)

Got poisoned

d)

Its exact cause is unknown

96.

#4 PART A Which word BEST describe Cleopatra?

a)

frightened and weak

b)

spoiled and happy

c)

thoughtful and caring

d)

silly and careless

97.

TRUE OR FALSE: Julius Caesar and Cleopatra fell in love.

a)

True

b)

False

98.

Who was responsible to the fall of the Egyptian empire and the end of Cleopatra's reign?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Mark Anthony

c)

Octavian

d)

Ptolemy

99.

Where was Jane born?

a)

Jacksonville, Florida

b)

Washington D.C.

c)

London, England

d)

Paris, France

100.

Which words describe Jane as a child?

a)

curious

b)

mean

c)

tall

d)

loving

101.

As a child, where did Jane dream of going ?

a)

America

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

102.

Why was she sent to Gombe Stream National Park?

a)

to learn about chimpanzees

b)

to make new friends

c)

to study new plants

d)

for a vacation

103.

What is one thing she learned about chimpanzees?

a)

They are cute.

b)

They use tools, just like people.

c)

They eat fish.

d)

They can talk, just like people.

104.

What is Jane Goodall mostly known for?

a)

The study of orangutans.

b)

The study of gorillas.

c)

The study of chimpanzees.

d)

The study of bonobos.

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