Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Read the
story.
It was a beautiful,
sunny day, and Sara wanted to go swimming. She got up early in the morning to ask her mother if it
would be okay to take her friend, Jenny, with them to the local swimming pool. Her mother was busy
getting breakfast ready, and she told Sara that would be fine, but she had to do all her chores and
eat a good breakfast first. Sara was delighted, and she hurried to make her bed, clean up her room
and straighten her clothes in the closet. Once she was finished, she heard her mother calling her for
breakfast. It was a wonderful breakfast, but she barely tasted it, because she was so excited to go
swimming. She immediately called Jenny to invite her, and they had a wonderful time at the pool that
day.
What kind of passage is this?
a. | folk
tale | c. | realistic
fiction | b. | historical fiction | d. | fable |
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Read the definition and
short passage.
Onomatopoeia—is defined as a formation of words by imitating sounds (Ex. Buzz).
The old copper tea kettle perched on the stove like a bird on a branch. Steam whistled from the top.
Grandma came bustling in the room to make tea for us.
Which of the above word(s) represents
onomatopoeia?
a. | perched on the stove like a bird on
a branch | c. | old copper tea
kettle | b. | bustling | d. | whistled |
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Read the
passage.
Friday was going to be a big day! It was the championship game of the season in
soccer, and Joe was the team captain. He wanted to lead his team to their first district championship
in the history of their school. They only had enough players to use 3 substitutes, so they always had
to be in excellent shape in order to play almost the entire games and run at their fastest speeds the
whole time. Alex was one of their fastest players, and Joe knew that without Alex, it was
be
difficult to win on Friday. The school held a huge pep rally to encourage the team and cheer
them on that morning. The cheerleaders were planning a special presentation during half time, and it
seemed that the entire community was going to be at the game to witness the historic victory. The
game was supposed to start at 5:00 that evening, so Joe asked all the players to meet in the locker
rooms at 3:30 to suit up and have a quick warm up before the game. Excitement and tension were in the
in air, and Joe was feeling both confident and nervous. He didn’t want to let everyone down. As
he walked up to the locker rooms to get ready for all the other players to arrive, he saw the coach
standing at the door. He looked very upset and told Joe that three of the players had come down with
the flu, and they would be unable to play in the game today. They didn’t have to forfeit the
game as long as the rest of the players were still willing to play, but this would mean they would
have to stay in the whole time and have no substitutes.
What would be the best solution?
A.
They should play the game and do their best.
B. They should just forfeit the
game.
C. Joe should ask the coach to make the sick players play, even if they are really
ill.
D. Joe should quit the soccer team.
a. | They should play the game and do
their best. | c. | Joe should ask the
coach to make the sick players play, even if they are really ill. | b. | They should just forfeit the
game. | d. | Joe should quit the soccer
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Read the
passage.
Alice and Frank were
very hard workers, and they had lived on the same property for many years. They had four children,
Beth, Frances, Peter and Paul. Every morning, the entire family would wake up with the sunrise and
the roosters. Alice would start breakfast, Frank and the boys would clean the stalls and feed the
livestock and Beth and Frances milked the cows. After all the chores were finished, they would all
come back to the house for a nice, warm breakfast,
compliments of Alice.
What is the setting
of this passage?
a. | a city | c. | a farm | b. | a park | d. | a small neighborhood |
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Read the
passage.
There was a big test
in science that morning, and Peyton forgot to study. The class had known about the upcoming exam for
weeks, but Peyton wanted to spend his time watching television and playing touch football with his
cousins after school. He was planning to study the night before, but he completely forgot, because he
got so wrapped up in an educational movie on television. That morning, as he entered the classroom,
he felt sick. What was he going to do?
He looked across the room at his friend, Shelly. She had a
delightful smile on her face and looked completed confident. Peyton knew she had been studying for
this test for weeks, and she was going to do very well.
What is the main theme of this
passage?
a. | Playing football is a good past
time. | c. | Watching television is a waist of
time. | b. | Preparation is the key to confidence. | d. | Everyone can be forgetful at
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Read the
passage.
Doug was five years
old and just learning to ride his bike. He was off to a great start, but then he lost his balance and
crashed onto the grass. He was not hurt, but he started to cry, because it scared him. His father ran
to his side and checked to make sure he was okay. Then, his father laughed and said,
“It’s a good thing you didn’t hurt my grass!”
Why did Doug’s
father make this joke?
a. | to make Doug laugh and feel
better | c. | to remind Doug to be more
careful | b. | to make Doug cry more | d. | to be mean |
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Word
Analysis—Antonyms, Homonyms, Synonyms--RIT 191 – 200
Fill in the blank.
When we
went to Cheyenne, we drove __________ a tunnel.
a. | through | c. | though | b. | threw | d. | thorough |
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Read the sentence and decide
which pair of synonyms could be used in place of the
underlined word.
The little girl wore an enormous
hat.
a. | huge-large | c. | wonderful-great | b. | minute-small | d. | beautiful-lovely |
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Which group of words means
the same as the word lost?
a. | missing, misplaced, hidden,
vanished | c. | found, forfeited,
misplaced, weak | b. | missing, misplaced, returned, without | d. | leave, disabled, sickly, hidden |
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Word
Analysis—Contextual Meaning and Vocabulary--RIT 191 – 200
1. Read the
passage.
We selected for our victim the only child of a prominent citizen named
Ebenezer Dorset. The father was respectable and tight, a mortgage fancier and a stern, upright
collection-plate passer and forecloser. The kid was a boy of ten, with freckles.
In the
passage, what does the word prominent mean?
Copyright Info: Not
enough information. O. Henry. “The Ransom of Red Chief” page 25.
(Teacher authors:
Phillips, Blackman, Felts).
a. | well-known | c. | mean-spirited | b. | unnoticeable | d. | wealthy |
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Read the
sentence.
Fran asked for a
duplicate of the original letter.
Choose the best synonym for the underlined
word.
a. | copy | c. | summary | b. | answer | d. | review |
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Read the
passage.
Yes, Utzel hated everybody and everything, but he adored his daughter. He
daydreamed that a rich young man would fall in love with her, marry her, and provide for his
wife and his father-inlaw. But not a young man in the village showed the slightest interest in
poverty.
In the passage, what does the compound word daydream mean?
Copyright Info: Not enough information. Singer, Isaac Bashevis. “Utzel
and His Daughter,
Poverty,” page 149. Teacher authors: Phillips, Blackman,
Felts).
a. | pleasant
thoughts | c. | terrible
thoughts | b. | sleeping pictures | d. | daily pictures |
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Read the
sentence.
I gave him the dog
whistle and the key to the cabin and left sufficient food.
Which word means the same as
sufficient?
a. | enough | c. | unfamiliar | b. | no | d. | delicious |
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Word Analysis—Word
Components--RIT 191 – 200
1. Given the word base, which of the following would be an appropriate compound
word?
a. | baseball | c. | abase | b. | baseless | d. | bases |
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Read the definition of each
root.
chron-time
phobia-fear
phile-love
Given the definitions of these roots,
which would mean enjoying being afraid?
a. | phobophilia | c. | chronophilia | b. | acrophobia | d. | chronophobia |
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Read the definitions of the
prefixes.
anti-against
con-with
pre-before
Given these prefixes, which word would
mean unfriendly or not wanting to be around others?
a. | antisocial | c. | predict | b. | context | d. | antidote |
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Root
Struct—build
Suffixes
ion—noun
ist—one
who
ed—past tense
s—many
Given these definitions, which word means a new
building?
a. | construction | c. | constructed | b. | destruct | d. | constructs |
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What word rhymes with
bear?
a. | there | c. | tier | b. | dear | d. | bean |
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Which word ends with the
same sound as tough?
a. | cuff | c. | fought | b. | though | d. | truth |
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