Weekly Skills Test Lesson 9

What does the word height mean in the sentence below? The height of the flagpole is over ten feet.

• a. how old something is

• b. how tall something is

• c. how heavy something is

What does the word tease mean in the sentence below?

Fran doesn't like it when her brothers tease her.

• a. watch

• b. make fun of

• c. give advice to

What does the word enormous mean in the sentence below? It took three men to lift the enormous rock.

• a. dirty

• b. huge

• c. soft

What does the word delighted mean in the sentence below? Grandma was delighted to get a letter.

• a. happy

• b. quiet

• c. tired

How does Bear feel at the beginning of the story?

• a. happy

• b. proud

• c. angry

Which sentence from the story shows that Bear is foolish?

• "No,' Bear answered. "The sun will not come up!"

• Bear stood up to his full height and spoke in a loud voice.

• Bear's big paw came down on little Brown Squirrel pinning him to the ground.

Why is Bear unhappy when the sun comes up?

• a. He doesn't like being teased.

• b. He doesn't like being wrong.

• c. He doesn't like being hungry.

Why does Brown Squirrel forget what his grandma told him about teasing?

• a. because he is so happy

• b. because he is so scared

• c. because he is so young

Read these sentences from the story. "Hurry, Brown Squirrel," she called. Why does the author repeat the words hurry?

• a. to show the speaker is happy

• b. to show the speaker is scared

• c. to show the speaker is running fast

What happens to Brown Squirrel during winter?

• a. The scratches on his back heal.

• b. Bear sneaks into the burrow.

• c. His grandma keeps him underground.