5th Grade Round 1 Questions

Which word could replace the word replenish in paragraph 1?

 I was living a luxurious life in the city, surrounded by companions with similar interests. After a while, a wandering spirit seized me again, and I craved the sights and the perils of unknown lands. This craving and my indulgence in expensive investments led me to begin a second journey, both to relieve my boredom and to replenish my exhausted supplies.

• rearrange

• reassign

• restock

• return

How does the phrase twisting and writhing in the bird’s grasp affect the meaning of paragraph 8? 

The whole night long I lay awake thinking of my probable flight. It was not until morning that the bird woke up with a loud cry and rose from the egg, bearing me aloft. Higher and higher it soared, until I thought it would reach the stars. Then, it descended slowly in vast circles. It finally came to earth on a high land. Fearing the bird would discover me, I quickly loosened my headdress from its foot and crept away, trembling. As I watched the bird from a distance, I observed it pick something from the ground and soar away with it clutched in its talons. I looked again and saw that it was an enormous serpent, twisting and writhing in the bird's grasp as it flew swiftly toward the sea.

• It emphasizes the reason that the rukh flies so slowly as it lands.

• It explains why the rukh flew in circles when it reached the island.

• It focuses on the way that Sinbad is able to escape from the rukh.

• It reinforces the force of the rukh and the danger Sinbad had escaped.

Read the sentence below from paragraph 9.

Here, there was nothing but desolation.

What does desolation mean as it is used in the sentence?

• confusion

• courage

• difficulty

• isolation

Which phrase from paragraph 9 helps the reader understand the meaning of the word desolate?

• “what deserted place had I come to”

• “this daring misadventure”

• “a steep mountain which no man could climb”

• “did not even care where I went”

Read the sentence below from paragraph 9.

But what deserted place had I come to by this daring misadventure? On the one side of the land was a deep valley. To add insult to injury, on the other side there was a steep mountain which no man could climb. If I had only stayed on the island, I would at least have had food and water. Here, there was nothing but desolation. I had no hope of escape.

Which phrase explains the meaning of the phrase to add insult to injury?

• to become angry at someone for making poor decisions

• to show fear of trying new and challenging tasks

• to show pity for someone and their misfortunes

• to make a bad situation even worse

What does the phrase a wandering spirit seized me again mean in paragraph 1?

 I was living a luxurious life in the city, surrounded by companions with similar interests. After a while, a wandering spirit seized me again, and I craved the sights and the perils of unknown lands. This craving and my indulgence in expensive investments led me to begin a second journey, both to relieve my boredom and to replenish my exhausted supplies.

• Sinbad prefers a steady life in the city to dangerous travels.

• Sinbad is living in poverty since he has been careless with his money.

• Sinbad has become resentful about sharing resources with his fellow travelers.

• Sinbad has begun to desire the adventurous life he had led before.