Weekly Skills Test

What does the word furious mean in the sentence below? My dad was furious when our puppy chewed his shoe.

• a. very angry

• b. very thankful

• c. very forgiving

What does the word gather mean in the sentence below? The children gather around the teacher to hear a story.

• a. lie down

• b. talk quietly

• c. come together

What word BEST completes the sentence below? I can do well on Friday's spelling test if I study the words I got wrong on Monday's_____.

• a. misspelled

• b. pretest

• c. untested

What word BEST completes the sentence below? Jon is wearing one red sock and one blue sock. His socks are

• a. mismatched

• b. prewashed

• c. renamed

How does Farmer Brown feel when he FIRST hears the cows typing?

• a. afraid

• b. lucky

• c. surprised

Why do the cows put this note on the barn door?

• a. They are too cold to make milk.

• b. They are too tired to make milk.

• c. They won't give milk until they get electric blankets.

What happens AFTER Farmer Brown sends a note demanding eggs and milk?

• a. The cows hold a meeting.

• b. All the farm animals run away.

• c. Duck talks the cows and hens into going back to work.

Why do the ducks send a note to Farmer Brown?

• a. They want to show that they can type too.

• b. They have learned from the cows how to get what they want.

• c. They think the farmer will write back and become their pen pal.

Why does the author use these words? Click, clack, quack! Click, clack, quack! Clickety, clack, quack!

• a. to make the story sad

• b. to make the story scary

• c. to make the story funny

Which word has ONE syllable?

• a. beaches

• b. dishes

• c. gloves