Review

Darren worked every Saturday in his dad's office emptying trash, sweeping the floors and dusting furniture. This Saturday was different, though. He arrived late, and it was dark. He fumbled for the light switch. That's when he heard a loud "CRASH!"

What is the purpose of the last sentence?

• to tell us what happened next

• to reveal that a robber was in the office

• to let us know something is about to happen

Jenna walked lazily through the lush woodland gardens. Swish, swish. The leaves in the tall trees blew gently in the breeze. Jenna enjoyed the beautiful flowers growing low to the ground. She listened to the birds chattering back and forth in their musical tones.

Why does the author use the words -Swish, swish?

• to explain about the leaves in the trees

• to give a sense of the movement of the leaves

• to encourage us to take walks in the woods.

When answering an SCR, you should answer using...

• 1 sentence.

• 3-5 sentences.

• 4 paragraphs.

• 1 word.

Main idea, key idea, and central idea-all mean the same.

• true

• false

In the (midle/middle) of the night, my sister woke me up.

Which is the correct spelling?

• midle

• middle

'What's (rong, wrong) ?" I asked.

• rong

• wrong

" I (heard/herd) something scary. " she said.

• heard

• herd

"It's probably (knothing/nothing), but I will check it out."

• knothing

• nothing

Just then, our cat (raced/racced) out of the closet.

• raced

• racced

Combine these sentences.

She turns 11 on Thursday. Her party isn't until Saturday.

• She turns 11 on Thursday, or her party isn't until Saturday.

• She turns 11 on Thursday, but her party isn't until Saturday.