PRE-TEST SBAC gr. 4-5

Choose 2 words that can correctly complete the sentence.

Did you _____next year's teacher yet?

• see

• meat

• sea

• meet

What contraction could complete the sentence below?

Juan and Maria hope ________be able to travel together.

• he'll

• won't

• they're

• they'll

A student is writing a research report about panda bears. He wrote an opinion in the report. Read the sentences from the report and the directions that follow.

A panda bear has black hair around its eyes, ears, nose and all across its tummy. The rest of its fur is white. A panda has a short, stubby tail. It has five claws and an extra finger, kind of like a thumb, that starts at its wrist bone. It uses this extra finger to grip and eat bamboo. Panda bears love to eat lots and lots of bamboo.

Choose two sentences that support the student's opinion.

• Panda bears can eat up to 20 pounds of bamboo shoots a day.

• Panda bears live in the forest.

• Panda bears enjoy being alone.

• The panda mainly eats bamboo shoots.

• The panda has a thumb and five fingers.

Floods can cause tremendous damage. They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind. It can take months to clean up after a flood.

What is the main idea?

• Floods can cause a lot of damage.

• Floods cause mudslides.

• Floods damage houses and roads.

Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.

What is the main idea of this paragraph?

• Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is.

• Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way.

• Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short.

• They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area.

Infer means _____________.

• draw a conclusion

• to decide

• make a prediction or a guess

• to summarize the story

The meaning of the root "photo" helps you to know that the word "photograph" means ________.

• A picture taken with color.

• A picture taken in the cold.

• A picture taken in the heat.

• A picture taken with light.

What is the prefix of the word rewrite?

• re

• com

• write

• fort

What is the suffix of the word curiously?

• cur

• rio

• curio

• ly

Which word contains a suffix?

• bear

• read

• happily

• sunshine