Language Arts

I meandered through the mall taking my time looking at all the clothes in the windows.

• Hurried

• Wandered

• Ran

• Jogged

Read the passage below. Which word or words best helps you understand the meaning of the word obedient?

The obedient child always followed her mother's requests. That night, she brushed her teeth, folded her clothes, and went to bed before her mother had to come in and remind her.

• Followed her mother's requests

• Folded her clothes

• That night

• Brushed her teeth

At the restaurant, we were offered a variety of beverages, like milk and ice tea.

• silverware

• milk

• bread

• drinks

When I fell off the trampoline, I fractured my arm and wore a cast

• rested

• avoided

• broke

• looked at

What do you call a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?

• homonym

• a synonym

• an explanation

• an antonym

When you are reading and come to an unknown word, what should you do first?

• Look for clues in the text

• Skip it and keep reading

• Look it up in a dictionary.

• Ask the teacher what it means.

A fiction book about a superhero saving the world would be an example of which purpose?

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Inform

• Explain

A step-by-step guide for building and keeping your own beehive would be an example of which purpose?

• Persuade

• Explain

• Entertain

• Inform

A newspaper article that gives the stats and results of last night's football game would be an example of which purpose?

• Inform

• Explain

• Persuade

• Entertain

An opinion article that urges readers to support local businesses during hard economic times would be an example of which purpose?

• Inform

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Explain