Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Look at the picture and
choose the correct word.
a. | elephant | c. | frog | b. | school | d. | turtle |
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At last, the children got to
school. They were happy to see their teacher. The engine on the school bus had broken and was
smoking. Another bus had to bring the students to school.
In the paragraph, engine
means:
a. | lunch | c. | truck | b. | camera | d. | motor |
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From the dock, we could see
the _________ shining in the dark.
a. | lighthouse | c. | outside | b. | basketball | d. | weekend |
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Which word means the
opposite of hard?
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Rachel was ecstatic when she
won the prize at the fair.
In
the sentence, ecstatic means:
a. | scared | c. | happy | b. | sad | d. | worried |
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Word Analysis—Multiple
Meanings--RIT 171 - 180
I will
help mother dress the turkey.
What does the word dress
mean?
a. | outfit | c. | eat | b. | shirt | d. | fix |
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Last summer we packed our
suitcases and went on a long trip. We drove to Montana and visited my grandma. It was such a fun
trip.
In the story, what does trip mean?
a. | vacation | c. | walk | b. | fall | d. | accident |
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Word Analysis—Word
Components--RIT 171 - 180
Identify the compound word.
a. | popcorn | c. | helpful | b. | little | d. | pocket |
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What is the root word in
disagree?
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Which prefix means
across?
a. | con- | c. | trans- | b. | pre- | d. | un- |
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Read the answers and decide
which sentence uses one of the prefixes dis-, un-, or re- incorrectly.
a. | We had to disconnect our telephone
when we moved. | c. | She had to redo
her hair after the rainstorm. | b. | I will help you undo your coat. | d. | Please reover your missed problems on the math
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Which sentence uses one of
the suffixes –er, -less, -ful, -ary, -able, or
–y
incorrectly?
a. | Ann felt helpless after she broke
her arm. | c. | Don was ful after
eating so much. | b. | She is no longer able to write legibly. | d. | He is happy to have eaten
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Which suffix means
without?
a. | -able | c. | -ary | b. | -less | d. | -er |
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Identify the correct
suffix.
heavy, heavier, heavi___
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Which group of letters only
contains vowels?
a. | a,o,n,d | c. | e,a,i,u | b. | i,s,y,u | d. | u,a,i,g |
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Read the paragraph and
choose the correct word to fill in the blank.
John was always taking things apart. One day, he decided to_______ his bicycle. He had
a difficult time putting it back together.
a. | maintain | c. | tools | b. | construct | d. | disassemble |
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Choose the group of words
that are in correct alphabetical order.
a. | truck/trudge/true | c. | truth/trouble/tree | b. | trot/trophy/true | d. | trap/true/truck |
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Choose the word that rhymes
with braid.
a. | hair | c. | brain | b. | stayed | d. | head |
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