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WorksheetsELA Morning Work Quiz - January, Week 2
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 30mins
Which word means the same thing as suspend?
return
cautious
moral
dangle
Which word means the opposite of reckless?
irresponsible
revert
cautious
suspend
The most common North American hawk is the red-tailed hawk. They are efficient hunters and will hover in the sky, or perch on poles and trees to spot their prey.
What does the word hovering mean?
to sit at a resting place
to hang in the air
to hunt efficiently
to dive quickly toward the ground
Adélie penguins and emperor penguins are two types of penguins that both live only in Antarctica. They are both flightless birds with long bodies, long beaks, and flippers to swim. Living in large colonies, both Adélie and emperor penguins are social animals. While they both eat a wide range of fish and crustaceans, Adélie penguins eat mostly krill. Emperor penguins tend to eat a larger variety of food. Another distinct difference between the two penguins are their size. An emperor penguin grows to be about 45 inches tall and up to 80 pounds, the largest of all penguin species. However, an Adélie penguin grows to be about 27 inches tall and up to 11 pounds.
What are two major differences between Adélie penguins and emperor penguins?
they are both social
their habitat and their size
their size and diet
their flying ability and their color
Write the correct spelling of the misspelled word in the sentence below.
We noticed a distinct patern with the numbers listed.
(a)
Correctly rewrite the misspelled word in italics.
The young girl felt deep sorow for the injured rabbit.
(a)
Which word is spelled correctly?
permit
permitte
pirmitt
permet
Select the word that does not belong in the group.
protect
defend
abandon
preserve
Choose a conjunction to complete the sentence.
Adélie penguins are tiny and cute birds, _____ they are also very feisty!
so
and
but
or
Choose the prepositional phrase in the sentence below.
The penguins collect rocks from the surrounding area.
collect
from the surrounding area
the penguins collect
the surrounding area
Select all examples of figurative language below.
Our house is an icebox!
A blanket of snow covered the ground.
Snow covered every part of the ground.
Penguins live in the frigid tundra.
The snow looked like sprinkles of sugar.
Read the sentence below from Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech.
But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is corrupt.
What metaphor is Dr. King most likely making here?
He is comparing the justice system to a bank.
He is comparing the justice system to bankruptcy.
He is comparing the justice system to his speech.
