Wordly Wise, Book 5, Lesson 3

Find an ANTONYM for the underlined word: That little dog has a ferocious bark.

• noisy

• fierce

• mild-mannered

• amusing

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Find an ANTONYM for the underlined word: The organization's aim is to preserve the Great Barrier Reef.

• fence

• destroy

• protect

• forget

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Find an ANTONYM for the underlined word: Some of Ms. Frankenthaler's paintings are very obscure.

• playful

• exciting

• clear

• important

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Find an ANTONYM for the underlined word: Visitors to Hawaii can tour extinct volcanoes.

• uninteresting

• dangerous

• unattractive

• live

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

George and I salsa danced for the duration of the party. This means that we

• gave dancing lessons to the guests at the party.

• performed for the guests at the party.

• danced only at the beginning of the party.

• danced from the beginning to the end of the party.

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

The main purpose of a comprehension exam is to test

• your ability to write.

• your ability to multiply and divide.

• your ability to understand something.

• your ability to speak another language.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

It is unfair for advertisers of car alarm systems to prey upon people's fears. It is unfair for advertisers to

• break into people's cars.

• trick people into buying car alarm systems.

• talk people into entering the advertising business.

• give car alarm systems away for free.

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

Though no one believed him, it was evident to Galileo that Earth was round. What does evident mean in this sentence?

• hard to prove

• likely to be untrue

• humorous

• obvious

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Find an ANTONYM for the underlined word: Field mice are the prey of owls and other large birds.

• followers

• relatives

• hunters

• pests

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

The man in front of me in the movie theater obscured the screen. This means that he

• made it difficult for me to see the movie.

• ran the theater's projector.

• sat in the very first row.

• complained that the movie was out of focus.

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4