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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?

to make a guess

the opposite of winterize

to tell the most important parts of a story

to tell the effect of a cause

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What does "theme" mean?

the way something is different from another thing

the reason the author wrote a passage

a weird kind of meme

the lesson or central message of a story

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Bears consume 30,000 calories a day, causing them to gain weight quickly. What does consume mean?

sleep

get fat

count

eat

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What does "inference" mean?

the reason an author writes a story

what the story is mostly about

an ending to a story

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?

a large group of flying cats

something that causes great damage or suffering

an exciting surprise

something that happens all the time

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What does firsthand account mean?

a person used one hand before the other

a person actually saw or experienced something themselves

a person told about what they heard from someone else

a person put money into a bank account

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What is third person point of view?

when someone outside the story is the narrator

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

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What is NOT an element of a poem?

stage directions

stanzas

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 have saw monkeys at the zoo.

I saw monkeys at the zoo.

I seen monkeys at the zoo.

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What does generate mean based on this sentence? Windmills generate electricity using the energy of wind.

stop

make

watch

copy

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Which word best completes the sentence? The hungry kids began to _____the chicken nuggets.

shrill

devour

sculpt

polish

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Curious means_________

not caring about other people

working together with others

very busy

wanting to know; asking lots of questions

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I was too ________to stay awake and watch the whole movie.

unique

cruel

drowsy

sincere

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