Knots on a Counting Rope Review

Read this sentence from Knots on a Counting Rope.     

 "After you smiled your first smile, we had the naming ceremony."

What does the word ceremony mean in this sentence?

• talk

• ritual

• party

• meeting

Which suffix can you add to the base word ceremony to make a new word?

• -ed

  ceremonied

• -ial

  ceremonial

• -tion

  ceremontion

Read this sentence from Knots on a Counting Rope.       

"You traced the trails in your mind, Boy, both you and Rainbow."

What does the word traced mean in this sentence?

• lived

• joined

• wanted

• followed

Which prefix can you add to the base word trace to form a new word?

• re-

  retrace

• dis-

  distrace

• non-

  nontrace

Read this sentence from Knots on a Counting Rope.       

"My love will always surround you . . . with the strength of blue horses."

What does the word surround mean in this sentence?

• leave

• escape

• abandon

• enclose

Which object might surround a house or other building?

• roof

• stairs

• fence

• backyard

Read this sentence from Knots on a Counting Rope.       

"You were born with a dark curtain in front of your eyes".

The grandfather in the story did not mean that the boy had a real curtain in front of his eyes. What does the phrase dark curtain in front of your eyes mean in the story?

• The boy was born blind.

• The boy was born weak.

• The boy was born small.

• The boy was born sickly.

Directions: Read the sentence. In the box, type the plural form of the underlined word.

That old house had lots of mouse living in it.

Directions: Read the sentence. In the box, type the plural form of the underlined word.

Many family eat dinner together each night.

Directions: Read the sentence. In the box, type the plural form of the underlined word.

Set the table with forks, spoons, and knife.