Georgia Milestones Practice

Identify the prepositional phrase: How many pieces of cake would you like?

• of cake
• how many
• would like
• pieces of cake

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: 
The boy wore a cast on his arm because it was broken.

• because it was broken
• the boy wore
• a cast on his arm
• on his arm

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: 
My cat jumped on my bed and woke me up. 

• on my bed
• my cat jumped
• on my bed and woke me up
• woke me

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: 
We stood behind a tall person and couldn't see the stage.

• we stood
• behind a tall person
• couldn't see the stage
• and couldn't see

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: 

The chairs were placed upon the desks. 

• upon the desks
• were placed
• the chairs were placed upon
• the chairs

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: 
The bee buzzed around my head and I tried not to scream. 

• the bee buzzed
• around my head
• I tried
• not to scream

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: 

The pencil fell under the desk. 

• the pencil
• fell under the desk
• under the desk
• the desk

On February 20, 1943. A farmer was working in his field in Paricutin, a Mexican village.  He heard rumbling noises from the ground but continued to work. Hours later, the earth began shaking. Steam started to rise from a crack in the ground. Afraid, the farmer ran home. He didn't know until later that his field was getting ready to give rise to a volcano. By evening, hot ash and stones were pouring out from a hole in the ground. They piled up around the opening, forming a hill.  Within a week, the volcano was almost 500 feet tall.  At the end of 2 months, it was over 1000 feet high. Lava from the volcano spread over the land and buried Paricutin. Luckily all the villagers had moved out and were not hurt. The volcano was named for the village it destroyed. It continued to erupt for 9 years. Then, in 1952 it stopped. Some scientists think it will not erupt again.
The first signs of the volcano were

• streams of lava
• rumbling noises in the ground
• piles of hot stones
• earth shaking

Floating Giants
          Icebergs develop in the coldest parts of the world.  The ice moves slowly over the land to the sea.  The waves of the sea break off huge pieces of ice.  These pieces are new icebergs.  
          Not all icebergs are the same size.  Some are only 20 or 30 feet long.  Others are as large as mountains.  The largest icebergs are 70 or even 80 miles long.  These icy giants may reach 500 feet into the sky.  This is as high as a 50-story building.  No wonder icebergs are often called "floating giants."
          We can see only a small part of an iceberg.  Most of it is hidden underwater.  The part underwater is nine times as large as the part above the water.  That is why a ship can never sail too close to an iceberg.  The part of the iceberg hidden underwater could rip open the bottom of the ship and make it sink.  Icebergs have also been known to roll over.  Who would want to be caught underneath?  An iceberg may weigh as much as 10,000 elephants!
          Icebergs may exist for many years.  Those that float around in the coldest water often last for 50 or even 100 years.  Those icebergs that drift into warmer waters don't last as long.  They melt after only a few years.
         The great white mountains of ice split in two when they melt.  Cracking icebergs sound like thunder.  The sound can be heard many miles away.  Perhaps it is the floating giant's way of saying, "Get one last look, everybody.  I'm starting to melt!"
Question 5: The longest icebergs are ____________.

• eight feet
• eight miles
• 80 miles

Floating Giants
          Icebergs develop in the coldest parts of the world.  The ice moves slowly over the land to the sea.  The waves of the sea break off huge pieces of ice.  These pieces are new icebergs.  
          Not all icebergs are the same size.  Some are only 20 or 30 feet long.  Others are as large as mountains.  The largest icebergs are 70 or even 80 miles long.  These icy giants may reach 500 feet into the sky.  This is as high as a 50-story building.  No wonder icebergs are often called "floating giants."
          We can see only a small part of an iceberg.  Most of it is hidden underwater.  The part underwater is nine times as large as the part above the water.  That is why a ship can never sail too close to an iceberg.  The part of the iceberg hidden underwater could rip open the bottom of the ship and make it sink.  Icebergs have also been known to roll over.  Who would want to be caught underneath?  An iceberg may weigh as much as 10,000 elephants!
          Icebergs may exist for many years.  Those that float around in the coldest water often last for 50 or even 100 years.  Those icebergs that drift into warmer waters don't last as long.  They melt after only a few years.
         The great white mountains of ice split in two when they melt.  Cracking icebergs sound like thunder.  The sound can be heard many miles away.  Perhaps it is the floating giant's way of saying, "Get one last look, everybody.  I'm starting to melt!"
Question 4: Icebergs are _______.

• small
• not all the same size
• mountains