Grade 5 Language Arts: Who Wants to Be a Dollaraire?

As it is used in line 2 of this poem, the word crook means --
1. thief
2. curve
3. tool
4. cane
This poem suggests that --
1. the work that grownups do is more important than anything else
2. children should let go of their troubles and have more fun
3. people should pay more attention to the beautiful things around them
4. spiders are dangerous creatures that should be avoided
The author wrote lines 1 through 4 mostly to help the reader --
1. be entertained by a lively rhythm
2. understand how thoughtless people can be
3. picture the setting and subject of the poem
4. learn how a spider spins a web
Lines 17 through 20 will most likely make the reader feel --
1. quiet and peaceful
2. angry at the children
3. excited and full of fun
4. worried about the web
Phrases such as "lit with dew" in line 6 and "so delicate" in line 7 give the reader a sense of the --
1. size of the spider
2. importance of art
3. beauty of the web
4. innocence of children
Words such as "screeching," "heavy," "ran," and "kicked" give the reader a sense of --
1. loneliness
2. danger
3. silliness
4. hope
How did the children feel at the end of the poem?
1. Sad
2. Amused
3. Furious
4. Relieved
The children in the poem can best be described as --
1. caring
2. cruel
3. clever
4. charming
As it is used in paragraph 6, the word sound means --
1. noise
2. deep
3. healthy
4. wise
Which question might paragraph 5 answer?
1. Why did Marta go outside?
2. How many animals were in the barn?
3. When did Annie milk the cow?
4. Was the weather warm or cold?
Which question does paragraph 8 answer?
1. Why was Marta's mother sick?
2. How did Marta scare the bear away?
3. Why did Papa leave the family alone for the night?
4. What frightened Marta while she was in the barn?
Marta can best be described as --
1. easily frightened
2. too curious
3. always cheerful
4. brave and responsible
This story is mainly about how a young girl --
1. welcomes her father back home
2. acts in a dangerous situation
3. takes good care of her baby brother
4. nurses her sick mother back to health
Marta suddenly dropped the pans on the bear because she --
1. accidentally let them fall
2. saw the bear going into the barn
3. wanted to protect her sister
4. thought it would be funny
All of these add to the suspense in the passage except which one?
1. Annie asks for one more bedtime story.
2. Marta's father is gone for the night.
3. There is a bear near the cabin.
4. Marta's mother is weak and has a new baby.
Which detail tells you that this passage may be historical fiction?
1. There is a new baby in the house.
2. The event happens in early spring.
3. The family lives far from town.
4. Annie has a corncob doll.
As it is used in paragraph 3, the word lured means --
1. guided
2. satisfied
3. drowned
4. attracted
Which question does paragraph 3 answer?
1. How do the puffins live while they are out at sea?
2. At what time of year do puffins head out to sea?
3. Why do some baby puffins become lost in the city?
4. What will Johanna do with the chicks that she finds?
The volunteers work together to --
1. find lost puffin chicks and take them to the sea
2. rescue puffin chicks and keep them as pets
3. put puffin chicks back into their burrows
4. reunite puffin chicks with their parents
Which paragraph could best have the heading "Leaving the Burrow"?
1. 1
2. 2
3. 4
4. 5
Which information from the passage best supports the idea that puffins live in burrows only while raising their young?
1. Thousands of puffins head out to sea, but not all of them make it to the water safely.
2. In the city, the young puffins face dangers such as vehicles, cats, and dogs.
3. Younger children, like Johanna, search with their parents while some of the older children travel together in groups.
4. Johanna watches the chicks swim out to the open sea and hopes that they will return as adults to lay their eggs.
The author makes this passage both entertain and inform the reader by--
1. telling a funny joke at the end
2. asking readers to help animals whenever they can
3. giving facts to readers in the form of an interesting story
4. telling a nice story about a group of friends
The author included paragraphs 2 and 3 to --
1. help the reader understand what is going on in the rest of the story
2. explain why many puffins can't fly
3. make the reader want to visit the country of Iceland in the future
4. introduce the story's main character
After reading the first paragraph, the reader will most likely --
1. know what an adult puffin looks like
2. wonder what Johanna and her father are doing
3. understand how baby puffin chicks can be raised by people
4. find out which country the story happens in
How does Johanna feel at the end of the passage?
1. Tired but curious
2. Happy and amused
3. Worried and hopeful
4. Angry and sad
You can tell from information presented in this article that --
1. all Navajo people have running water in their homes today
2. Navajo pupils are punished if their sheep graze on the playground
3. only one of the states has a Navajo reservation location in it
4. snakes and coyotes are a dangerous threat to sheep
Sometimes sheep graze on the school playground because --
1. the sheepherding dogs fall asleep on the job
2. the children like to play with them at recess
3. the children are supposed to watch them
4. it is important to learn about sheep at school
If you were asked to skim this article, you should read --
1. every word of the article silently but carefully
2. only the first and last paragraphs of the article
3. quickly through the article to see what the important points are
4. the title and write what you think it will be about
1. Paint a picture to weave into a rug later.
2. Color the yarn with plant dyes.
3. Trim the sheep's coat of wool quite short.
4. Sell the beautiful woven rugs.
1. Utah
2. Texas
3. Colorado
4. Arizona
Why does the author tell a nursery rhyme near the beginning of the article?
1. It is one of the author's favorite nursery rhymes from her childhood.
2. Nursery rhymes are used as an important teaching tool in Navajo schools.
3. It describes a scene that sometimes happens on Navajo reservations.
4. The nursery rhyme was originally written in the Navajo language.
In paragraph 4, the word raiments means --
1. whiskers
2. sunlight
3. hair
4. clothing
Which question is not answered in paragraph 4?
1. Why did the little man yell at Kanati?
2. What did the little man look like?
3. Why did Kanati stumble and fall down?
4. When did Kanati first see the little man?
If the author added a sentence at the end of the first paragraph, which of these would fit best?
1. This story happened a very, very long time ago.
2. Kanati paused, wondering what he should do next.
3. Many Cherokee tales take place in the mountains.
4. Kanati hoped that a little man would come to help him.
To find more stories like this one, you should look in --
1. a book of animal tales from around the world
2. an encyclopedia under "Cherokee"
3. an anthology of Native American stories
4. a textbook about American history
Why did the little man become angry at Kanati?
1. He was too tired to help Kanati find his way home.
2. Kanati fell on the little man and hurt him.
3. He thought Kanati was watching the Little People.
4. Kanati was making too much noise with his drum.
If you wanted to find the part of the story where another person joins the boy, you could --
1. skim until you reach a conversation
2. go directly to the end of the story
3. skim until you find the name of a place
4. study the first paragraph carefully
The purpose of this story is to --
1. teach a lesson in an entertaining way
2. give directions to a special place
3. provide facts about the Cherokee people
4. tell a funny story about a silly boy
Which sentence describes how Kanati probably felt about the little man at the end of the story?
1. Kanati was amused by the strange and funny little man.
2. Kanati respected the little man and was grateful for his help.
3. Kanati was afraid of the angry little man and what he might do.
4. Kanati felt sorry for the little man and wanted to help him.
The little man led Kanati home, and in exchange Kanati had to --
1. become a spy
2. drum and dance
3. give a gift
4. keep a secret
Which line contains two words that rhyme?
1. 3
2. 6
3. 7
4. 10
In line 18, the word brittle means --
1. easy to bend
2. soft and white
3. long and strong
4. likely to break
Which rhyme scheme is used in lines 19 through 22 of this poem?
1. abab
2. aabb
3. abcb
4. abca
In this poem, the words "round," "hollow," and "little" are words that --
1. describe bones
2. rhyme
3. name bones
4. tell how bones feel
You can tell this poem is not free verse because it --
1. contains lines that rhyme
2. has both long and short lines
3. is all in one stanza
4. has lines that begin with capital letters
This poem both entertains and informs you because it --
1. is humorous but gives factual information
2. persuades you to take care of your bones
3. tells about something that is real
4. is short and easy to read
The idea that bones give you a shape can be supported by the fact that they --
1. are round
2. can break
3. have a name
4. are your frame
1. humans
2. worms
3. slugs
4. germs
In which section of the encyclopedia should you look to find information about your bones?
1. B for bundle
2. C for children
3. H for head
4. S for skeleton
If the author added a sentence at the end of paragraph 5, which of these would fit best?
1. The girls quickly left.
2. The girls quietly found a seat in the church.
3. The man in the church made them leave anyway.
4. The weather was rainy and cold.
Why did the marchers turn back during their first march to Montgomery, Alabama?
1. The marchers were tired of walking.
2. Dr. King convinced them not to go on.
3. The marchers decided it was not necessary.
4. The police chased them back with weapons.
Which would be an important question to answer in a report about Dr. King?
1. What was the date of the successful march into Montgomery?
2. What other legislation did President Lyndon Johnson sign while in office?
3. How many people attended Brown Church?
4. Are any groups not allowed to vote today?
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. did all of these things in the fight for civil rights except --
1. start a bus boycott in Montgomery
2. lead nearly 250,000 people to our nation's capital
3. lead a march to protest the killing of Jimmie Lee Jackson
4. try to keep white people from voting
Which is the best summary of this article?
1. Dr. King and his followers successfully completed a march to Montgomery, Alabama.
2. A young girl learns to fight for her rights as she follows Dr. King's fight for civil rights.
3. A young girl meets Dr. King and continues to go to meetings at Brown Church.
4. Because of the work of Dr. King, President Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
In the last paragraph, why did the author put the phrase "without letting nobody turn you around" in quotes?
1. It's an important message from Brown Church.
2. It's a direct quote from Dr. King.
3. It's a phrase similar to the song Sheyann used to sing.
4. It's the title of one of Dr. King's speeches.
The author probably wrote this article in order to --
1. persuade you to get involved in the civil rights movement
2. show you an important event in history as seen by a young girl
3. teach you about the civil rights movement as seen by Dr. King
4. describe an exciting, but dangerous, event in history
The author probably wrote this article in order to --
1. tell an amusing story about a sea horse
2. persuade people to become scientists
3. describe what sea horses look like
4. explain how sea horses give birth
Which fact does the author want you to remember most?
1. The male sea horse gives birth to the young.
2. The female sea horse lays up to 200 eggs at a time.
3. Baby sea horses are one-quarter to one-half inch long at birth.
4. The female will return every day to check on the eggs.
The author included the first paragraph because it --
1. proves that sea horses are good parents
2. explains why sea horses are important
3. describes the appearance of sea horses
4. gives the author's opinion about sea horses
Which question does paragraph 2 answer?
1. What is a kangaroo's pouch called?
2. What part does the female sea horse play in having babies?
3. How much do fully grown horses weigh?
4. How many broods of babies will the male have during breeding season?
As it is used in paragraph 4, the word grasp means --
1. take hold of
2. understand
3. show eagerness
4. be able to reach
What can the reader tell from the article about giving birth to baby sea horses?
1. It is most dangerous for the female.
2. It happens only once every ten years.
3. It is hard work for the male.
4. It happens only in the deepest part of the ocean.
Which would be an important question to answer in a report about the topic of this article?
1. Where can you buy a sea horse to keep as a pet?
2. How long do sea horses live?
3. What are scientists who study sea horses called?
4. Which animals are most like sea horses?
Which question might paragraphs 3 and 4 answer?
1. Why were the British soldiers called Tarleton's Raiders?
2. How far did Jack Jouett ride?
3. Why did Patsy and her family leave Monticello again?
4. When was Mr. Jefferson elected governor?
When Mama, Patsy, and Polly fled in the carriage, Papa stayed behind because he --
1. wanted to watch the soldiers through his telescope
2. had to hide the family's silver
3. felt he needed to stay with the family's two servants
4. had to pack some papers to prevent the soldiers from getting them
How would Patsy describe her feelings about the war?
1. "I am fascinated by all the soldiers."
2. "I am weary of it all."
3. "This fight is no concern of mine."
4. "I truly support the British cause."
What did Patsy think would happen after her father's term as governor ended?
1. He would be elected to another term.
2. The British would no longer want to capture him.
3. He would become a soldier and fight in the war.
4. The British would invite him to visit England.
The author probably wrote this story in order to --
1. give information about Jefferson's achievements
2. tell an interesting story about a young girl living in the 1770s
3. persuade the readers to read more about the Revolutionary War
4. describe what life was like for Patsy Jefferson during the late 1700s
To find the most information about the Revolutionary War, you would look in --
1. a dictionary
2. a thesaurus
3. an atlas
4. an encyclopedia
1. Northeast
2. Southeast
3. Northwest
4. Southeast
This story would most likely be found in a book titled --
1. Homes of Famous Americans
2. In the Children's Own Words
3. Historical Sights of Virginia
4. Early American Leaders
Which words probably describe how the narrator felt towards his brother at the beginning of this story?
1. Frustrated and angry
2. Scared and nervous
3. Satisfied and proud
4. Confused and overwhelmed
In paragraph 5, the word disorderly means --
1. organized
2. cruel
3. entertaining
4. sloppy
In paragraph 7, the author uses the word "space" twice. Which of these would help the author find another word to use?
1. A world atlas
2. A thesaurus
3. An encyclopedia
4. A rhyming dictionary
How did the narrator solve his problem?
1. He reminded Tim to clean his room.
2. He told his mother, and she made Tim clean his room.
3. He got Gretchen to come over and help.
4. He helped Tim get organized.
If you wanted to know what the narrator wrote on the three boxes, you should --
1. reread the entire story carefully
2. skim the story
3. read only the first sentence of each paragraph
4. reread the beginning of the story
The author probably wrote this story in order to --
1. tell readers about a personal experience
2. teach readers about baseball
3. convince readers to help their parents
4. describe a frustrating day
Which of these could be a subtitle for this story?
1. How to Make Your Mother Happy
2. How to Say Thank You
3. How to Organize a Messy Room
4. How to Play With a Friend's Puppy
According to the graph, how many minutes did Tim spend cleaning his room during Week 4?
1. 5
2. 10
3. 15
4. 20
The author probably wrote this poem in order to --
1. describe an interesting person and event
2. show how to survive in a boating accident
3. make you laugh at a funny tale
4. persuade you to be careful when in a boat
Which word best describes how the other people on the raft felt about Molly Brown?
1. Thankful
2. Amused
3. Confused
4. Patient
What information from the poem show that Molly refused to give up?
1. She gave her coat to someone else.
2. She talked all about her life and family.
3. All the people cheered her when they were rescued.
4. She rowed the boat until her hands were raw and sore.
The author included Molly's words in lines 21 through 24 because they show --
1. how old Molly was
2. where Molly was going
3. what kind of person Molly was
4. what Molly looked like
Which question is answered in lines 29 through 32?
1. How did Molly Brown help the others in the boat?
2. What songs did Molly Brown sing?
3. What happened to the ship?
4. What did Molly talk about?
Which rhyme pattern is used in this poem?
1. The first and second lines
2. The first and fourth lines
3. The second and third lines
4. The second and fourth lines
In paragraph 1, which of the following does the author not do?
1. Describe the setting of the story
2. Present a question that will be answered
3. Tell what Sir William looks like
4. Introduce Ashton and his father
In paragraph 1, the word cultivate means --
1. respect
2. dine
3. observe
4. plant
The author included paragraph 2 to show --
1. how lucky and happy Ashton and his family were
2. why Ashton had to work in the wheat fields
3. how foods were grown and cooked by the peasants
4. why Ashton's father asked the lord for more land to use
Which question would most likely be answered in a research report about the setting of this passage?
1. Was Ashton taller than his older brothers and sisters?
2. Was Sir William married?
3. How many brothers did Ashton have?
4. What did it look like inside the walls of a castle?
How can you tell that this story is historical fiction rather than a factual article?
1. People from long ago didn't really live in castles.
2. The thoughts and feelings of people from long ago are told.
3. Some of the characters in the story are not named.
4. The main character is only eleven years old.
How does Ashton feel at the end of the story?
1. Jealous
2. Grateful
3. Bored
4. Amused
This passage would most likely be found in a book called --
1. How Castles Were Built
2. True Stories of Knights
3. In the Days of Lords and Peasants
4. Within the Castle Walls
What was the author's main purpose for writing this article?
1. To warn people about the dangers of yellow fever
2. To tell about the history of the Spanish-American War
3. To give information about Walter Reed's accomplishment
4. To help stop the spread of yellow fever
If the author added a sentence to the end of the first paragraph, which of these would fit best?
1. He had an interesting childhood.
2. He studied medicine at a New York medical college.
3. The U.S. Army was at war with Spain.
4. It was a job that would make him famous.
In which paragraph does the article explain how the real cause of yellow fever was discovered?
1. 1
2. 2
3. 4
4. 6
In paragraph 2, the word contracted means --
1. observed
2. caught
3. healed
4. studied
Which path shows how yellow fever is spread?
1. Sick person is bitten by a mosquito that then bites a healthy person
2. Sick person is near a healthy person who is then bitten by a mosquito
3. Mosquito bites a sick person who is near a healthy person
4. Healthy person is near a sick person who is bitten by a mosquito
Which of these questions is answered in paragraph 5?
1. How has the U.S. Army honored Walter Reed?
2. When was the vaccine to prevent yellow fever introduced?
3. Why was the U.S. Army concerned about yellow fever?
4. Who else was on the team with Walter Reed?
Another way to describe the courageous volunteers would be--
1. brave volunteers
2. unhappy volunteers
3. fearful volunteers
4. angry volunteers
If you wanted to learn more about yellow fever, which would be the best place to look?
1. A dictionary
2. A newspaper from 1900
3. A medical encyclopedia
4. A travel guide to Cuba
If you wanted to learn more about Walter Reed's life, which would be the best book for you?
1. The History of the Spanish-American War
2. Walter Reed, a Biography
3. Welcome to the Walter Reed Medical Center
4. The Vaccine That Cured Yellow Fever
The author probably wrote this article in order to --
1. teach you something about termites
2. entertain you with the interesting things termites do
3. persuade you to study the behaviors of termites
4. describe the eating habits of termites for you
If the author added a sentence at the end of paragraph 5, which would fit best?
1. The walls are very strong.
2. The shape of the home depends on the climate.
3. Termites store their food in these comfortable mounds.
4. There's no need for additional heating or cooling.
What information from the article supports the fact that termites are able to take care of themselves?
1. Termites live in many parts of the world.
2. The queen gets so fat with eggs that workers have to care for her.
3. Termites can grow their own food.
4. The temperature inside the mound stays the same.
The idea that termites are master builders can be supported by the fact that they--
1. live in many parts of the world
2. rarely leave their mounds
3. make mounds that last up to a hundred years
4. collect food during the night
The author included the last paragraph because it --
1. defines difficult words
2. tells what will happen in the future
3. gives background information
4. summarizes what the article was about
The author makes this article easier for you to read by doing all of these except --
1. including headings
2. providing diagrams
3. explaining what some words mean
4. putting some important words in italics
The best place to find the meaning of an unknown word in this article would be --
1. an encyclopedia
2. a table of contents
3. a dictionary
4. an index
1. I.A.a.
2. I.A.c.
3. I.B.b.
4. I.B.d.
From the events in the story, the reader can tell that Papa --
1. cares very much for Ana Maria
2. often has problems fixing things
3. likes his brother and sister very much
4. wants people to laugh at his jokes
The author's purpose in writing this passage was most likely to --
1. inform readers about problems with gardening
2. convince readers that gardening is fun
3. advertise plants for sale at a nursery
4. entertain readers with a happy story
The author included the first two paragraphs in this passage in order to --
1. tell how Ana Maria felt about plants
2. explain why Ana Maria helped with dinner
3. tell where Ana Maria lived
4. explain why Papa was not at home
Ana Maria could not help Papa in his garden because --
1. Papa didn't want anyone touching his plants
2. she didn't know how to care for vegetable plants
3. it was hard for her to sit on the ground and work
4. the garden was full of tiny winged beings
1. Ana Maria did not like vegetables in the spaghetti sauce
2. the family did not have much food
3. Ana Maria was eating the vegetables she was chopping
4. the family often had spaghetti for dinner
In the last sentence of the first paragraph, the author uses words that --
1. cause loneliness
2. stir the imagination
3. create excitement
4. encourage action
If the author added a sentence at the end of the first paragraph, which of these would best fit?
1. Ana Maria wished she could go out and pull the weeds from the garden.
2. The puffy seed balls looked like little white cotton balls.
3. The wild plants held up their heads as though warning they had stickers.
4. The seeds would land in a different place and grow new weeds.
Papa built wooden beds of soil high off the ground so that --
1. more plants would fit in the yard
2. the wood would not rot away
3. animals couldn't get into them
4. his daughter could reach them
If you were asked to skim this passage to quickly find something Papa said, you should --
1. read the first sentence of each paragraph
2. look for quotation marks
3. look for exclamation points
4. read each sentence carefully and look for the word Papa
In the first paragraph, the phrase "like lions ready to pounce" tells the reader that the British troops were --
1. hidden in trees in the city
2. training animals to help them fight
3. prepared to act quickly
4. searching for food like animals
In paragraph 6, which detail helps the reader know the meaning of the word convoy?
1. "The second day out. . ."
2. "All bore families. . ."
3. ". . . wagons in the huge train. . ."
4. ". . . hoped their wagon would be safe. . ."
One of Billy's greatest concerns in this story was --
1. getting to Allentown in time for dinner
2. the number of musket balls that could be made from the bell
3. keeping his family's wagon in good shape
4. finding a place to stay when he reached Allentown
The wagon was covered with straw to --
1. have food for the horses
2. hide the bell from open view
3. balance the load on the wagon
4. give Billy a soft place to sit
Billy helped solve the problem in this story by --
1. running away when the wagon broke
2. finding a better place to hide the bell
3. opening the door for the wagon to get out
4. finding another wagon to haul the bell
You can tell this story is historical fiction rather than a factual article because --
1. General Howe was a real person in the British Army
2. the Liberty Bell really is in Philadelphia
3. the British were really in Philadelphia in 1777
4. no one really knows what the people said to one another
The author both entertains and informs the reader by --
1. including conversations among the people in the story
2. providing some moments of suspense in the story
3. writing an interesting story using actual events in history
4. listing dates and names in the story to make it seem real
1. oneself
2. honor
3. onboard
4. reason
When was the bell put back into use?
1. 1777
2. 1785
3. 1824
4. 1835
Which meaning of the word current is used in paragraph 2?
1. The present time
2. Course of events
3. The force of a stream
4. Flow of electricity
1. Experimenting
2. Boating
3. Traveling
4. Fishing
When young Robert built his model boat, Christopher helped with all of these things except --
1. building the paddle wheels
2. make the drawings
3. fitting the wheels onto the boat
4. launching the boat
Which question is not answered in paragraph 6?
1. Who was Mr. Livingston?
2. Where is the Hudson River?
3. What was Mr. Livingston looking for in France?
4. Why was Robert Fulton living in France?
In paragraph 7, the word activated is used to mean --
1. started
2. matched
3. created
4. measured
In paragraph 9, the author put words in italics to show that they are --
1. beautiful names
2. names of boats
3. foreign words
4. names of cities
If you wanted to know the time period when Robert Fulton lived, you should --
1. draw a chart
2. make a list
3. reread the title
4. skim the passage

Grade 5 Language Arts: Who Wants to Be a Dollaraire?

Multiple-Choice ExerciseContent © 2009 Tami Maloney; Author of Activity: Tami Maloney; All rights reserved. No commercial, for-profit use of this material is allowed. E-mail comments and questions to Tami Maloney.

As it is used in line 2 of this poem, the word crook means --

This poem suggests that --

The author wrote lines 1 through 4 mostly to help the reader --

Lines 17 through 20 will most likely make the reader feel --

Phrases such as "lit with dew" in line 6 and "so delicate" in line 7 give the reader a sense of the --

Words such as "screeching," "heavy," "ran," and "kicked" give the reader a sense of --

How did the children feel at the end of the poem?

The children in the poem can best be described as --

As it is used in paragraph 6, the word sound means --

Which question might paragraph 5 answer?

Which question does paragraph 8 answer?

Marta can best be described as --

This story is mainly about how a young girl --

Marta suddenly dropped the pans on the bear because she --

All of these add to the suspense in the passage except which one?

Which detail tells you that this passage may be historical fiction?

As it is used in paragraph 3, the word lured means --

Which question does paragraph 3 answer?

The volunteers work together to --

Which paragraph could best have the heading "Leaving the Burrow"?

Which information from the passage best supports the idea that puffins live in burrows only while raising their young?

The author makes this passage both entertain and inform the reader by--

The author included paragraphs 2 and 3 to --

After reading the first paragraph, the reader will most likely --

How does Johanna feel at the end of the passage?

You can tell from information presented in this article that --

Sometimes sheep graze on the school playground because --

If you were asked to skim this article, you should read --

Why does the author tell a nursery rhyme near the beginning of the article?

In paragraph 4, the word raiments means --

Which question is not answered in paragraph 4?

If the author added a sentence at the end of the first paragraph, which of these would fit best?

To find more stories like this one, you should look in --

Why did the little man become angry at Kanati?

If you wanted to find the part of the story where another person joins the boy, you could --

The purpose of this story is to --

Which sentence describes how Kanati probably felt about the little man at the end of the story?

The little man led Kanati home, and in exchange Kanati had to --

Which line contains two words that rhyme?

In line 18, the word brittle means --

Which rhyme scheme is used in lines 19 through 22 of this poem?

In this poem, the words "round," "hollow," and "little" are words that --

You can tell this poem is not free verse because it --

This poem both entertains and informs you because it --

The idea that bones give you a shape can be supported by the fact that they --

In which section of the encyclopedia should you look to find information about your bones?

If the author added a sentence at the end of paragraph 5, which of these would fit best?

Why did the marchers turn back during their first march to Montgomery, Alabama?

Which would be an important question to answer in a report about Dr. King?

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. did all of these things in the fight for civil rights except --

Which is the best summary of this article?

In the last paragraph, why did the author put the phrase "without letting nobody turn you around" in quotes?

The author probably wrote this article in order to --

The author probably wrote this article in order to --

Which fact does the author want you to remember most?

The author included the first paragraph because it --

Which question does paragraph 2 answer?

As it is used in paragraph 4, the word grasp means --

What can the reader tell from the article about giving birth to baby sea horses?

Which would be an important question to answer in a report about the topic of this article?

Which question might paragraphs 3 and 4 answer?

When Mama, Patsy, and Polly fled in the carriage, Papa stayed behind because he --

How would Patsy describe her feelings about the war?

What did Patsy think would happen after her father's term as governor ended?

The author probably wrote this story in order to --

To find the most information about the Revolutionary War, you would look in --

This story would most likely be found in a book titled --

Which words probably describe how the narrator felt towards his brother at the beginning of this story?

In paragraph 5, the word disorderly means --

In paragraph 7, the author uses the word "space" twice. Which of these would help the author find another word to use?

How did the narrator solve his problem?

If you wanted to know what the narrator wrote on the three boxes, you should --

The author probably wrote this story in order to --

Which of these could be a subtitle for this story?

According to the graph, how many minutes did Tim spend cleaning his room during Week 4?

The author probably wrote this poem in order to --

Which word best describes how the other people on the raft felt about Molly Brown?

What information from the poem show that Molly refused to give up?

Multiple-Choice Exercise
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**The author wrote lines 1 through 4 mostly to help the reader --**

**Lines 17 through 20 will most likely make the reader feel --**

**The children in the poem can best be described as --**

**Marta can best be described as --**

**All of these add to the suspense in the passage except which one?**

**Which paragraph could best have the heading "Leaving the Burrow"?**

**Which information from the passage best supports the idea that puffins live in burrows only while raising their young?**

**After reading the first paragraph, the reader will most likely --**

**Which question is not answered in paragraph 4?**

**If the author added a sentence at the end of the first paragraph, which of these would fit best?**

**Which sentence describes how Kanati probably felt about the little man at the end of the story?**

**You can tell this poem is not free verse because it --**

**If the author added a sentence at the end of paragraph 5, which of these would fit best?**

**Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. did all of these things in the fight for civil rights except --**

**Which is the best summary of this article?**

**The author probably wrote this article in order to --**

**The author probably wrote this article in order to --**

**Which fact does the author want you to remember most?**

**The author probably wrote this story in order to --**

**To find the most information about the Revolutionary War, you would look in --**

**This story would most likely be found in a book titled --**

**The author probably wrote this story in order to --**

**The author probably wrote this poem in order to --**

**Which word best describes how the other people on the raft felt about Molly Brown?**

**In paragraph 1, which of the following does the author not do?**

**Which question would most likely be answered in a research report about the setting of this passage?**

**This passage would most likely be found in a book called --**

**What was the author's main purpose for writing this article?**

**If you wanted to learn more about yellow fever, which would be the best place to look?**

**If you wanted to learn more about Walter Reed's life, which would be the best book for you?**

**The author probably wrote this article in order to --**

**What information from the article supports the fact that termites are able to take care of themselves?**

**The idea that termites are master builders can be supported by the fact that they--**

**The author makes this article easier for you to read by doing all of these except --**

**The best place to find the meaning of an unknown word in this article would be --**

**The author's purpose in writing this passage was most likely to --**

**Ana Maria could not help Papa in his garden because --**

**If the author added a sentence at the end of the first paragraph, which of these would best fit?**