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Using Words Correctly

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    using words correctly
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  • Which sentence is written correctly?
    Mrs. Rachel spent two hours reading at the library.
    Mrs. Rachel wasted two hours reading at the library.
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  • What does "summarize" mean?
    the opposite of winterize
    to tell the effect of a cause
    to make a guess
    to tell the most important parts of a story
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  • What does "theme" mean?
    the way something is different from another thing
    the lesson or central message of a story
    the reason the author wrote a passage
    a weird kind of meme
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  • Bears consume 30,000 calories a day, causing them to gain weight quickly. What does consume mean?
    get fat
    eat
    count
    sleep
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  • What does "inference" mean?
    the reason an author writes a story
    an ending to a story
    what the story is mostly about
    a guess based on the details
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  • If a large asteroid ever crashed into Earth, it would be a catastrophe. What does catastrophe mean?
    something that happens all the time
    an exciting surprise
    a large group of flying cats
    something that causes great damage or suffering
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  • What does firsthand account mean?
    a person used one hand before the other
    a person put money into a bank account
    a person actually saw or experienced something themselves
    a person told about what they heard from someone else
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  • What is third person point of view?
    when someone is the third person in line
    when someone points to the third person in line
    when someone in the story is the narrator
    when someone outside the story is the narrator
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  • What is NOT an element of a poem?
    stanzas
    stage directions
    lines
    rhyme
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  • Which sentence is written correctly/
    Mrs. Rachel hadded to give a test.
    Mrs. Rachel had to give a test.
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  • Which sentence is correct?
    I had saw monkeys at the zoo.
    I seen monkeys at the zoo.
    I have saw monkeys at the zoo.
    I saw monkeys at the zoo.
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  • What does generate mean based on this sentence? Windmills generate electricity using the energy of wind.
    copy
    stop
    make
    watch
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  • Which word best completes the sentence? The hungry kids began to _____the chicken nuggets.
    shrill
    polish
    devour
    sculpt
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  • Curious means_________
    working together with others
    very busy
    not caring about other people
    wanting to know; asking lots of questions
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  • I was too ________to stay awake and watch the whole movie.
    drowsy
    unique
    sincere
    cruel
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