SRI Practice #3

I glanced over at Marissa. She was already climbing to her feet. She brushed dirt and dead leaves off

the knees of her jeans.

She had _____ .

• fallen

• left

• finished

• lied

Undercover — yes! I pumped my fist in the air.

Investigating undercover means you can't let anyone

know you're a detective. And that means you have to

pretend to be someone else!

It is a _____ .

• secret

• habit

• mess

• picnic

Ben went swimming and fishing whenever he could. Most of the time, though, he had to work in his father's shop. He cut wicks for candles. He filled candle molds with wax. He helped his father boil soap in big tubs. And he hated every minute of it.

He was _____ when he worked.

• excited

• unhappy

• thrilled

• asleep

Lisa didn't have much time.

Miss Lake would soon see

that she was gone. Then Ed

would know. Ed would tell

the guards. She would get

caught. But first she had

something to do. She had to

see Lincoln's bedroom. It

must be close by.

Lisa had to be _____ .

• quick

• loud

• fair

• pleasant

Ask your teacher for guidance in

selecting possible research -paper

topics. After all, this may be your

first attempt at writing a

research paper. It helps to bounce

ideas around with an expert who

has probably read and corrected

hundreds of such papers. Your

teacher will have a pretty good

idea of topics that worked for

students in the past and those

which are dead ends.

Teachers are good _____ .

• resources

• athletes

• inventors

• actors

The slowest meteoroids travel

10,000 times faster than a race

car. The force of the impact

between a meteoroid and the

gases in the atmosphere is also

thousands of times greater. The

force of impact is so huge that

light and heat are produced as

the gases and the meteoroid

break apart.

Meteoroids are _____ .

• powerful

• numerous

• insignificant

• remote

She was my friend.

Once we went to the

park. We skipped up

the walk. We saw a big

red bug. We had so

much fun. I wish she

had not moved away.

I _____ her.

• stopped

• liked

• heard

• forgot

Citrus fruits such as oranges, grapefruit, and

lemons grow in the southern forest areas,

and many people have citrus trees growing

near their houses. West African oranges and

grapefruits have green skins even when they

are ripe. Bananas, plantains, and pineapples

grow wild in the forests, but they are also

grown on plantations. Coconut trees grow

along the coast. Boys like to climb the trees

and

cut down

the coconuts, which they enjoy

for their refreshing milk and sweet nutty

flesh.

Pawpaws

are easily grown in gardens in

most

parts of

West Africa. Mangoes are

common in the drier areas.

Fruits vary by _____ .

• region

• density

• economy

• season

A band strikes up. A

piggy sings. Then, the

doorbell rings.

Someone yells: "The

pizza's here!" And all

the pigs begin to

cheer.

The pigs were _____ .

• bored

• afraid

• hungry

• sick

Michael Jordan, Sonia Sotomayor, and J.K. Rowling have more in common than being famous. They also share the belief that hard work and effort are an important part of their success. This idea is known as growth mindset.

What is an important part of their success?

• education and effort

• hard work and education

• hard work and effort

• education and luck