Iready Reading Prep

Of the following choices, which is the best synonym for the word "harm"?

• Accuse

• Mend

• Damage

• Protect

Which word is NOT spelled correctly?

• Study

• Early

• Tasty

• Thankfull

Which is the BEST way to combine the ideas in these sentences?

"They see animals. They see plants. These are very unusual."

• They see very unusual animals and plants.

• There are very unusual animals and plants, and they see them

• There are animals, and there are plants, and they are very unusual.

• They see animals and plants, they are very unusual.

Pick the correct word to fill in the blank

"Did they get _________ magazine yet?”

• There

• Their

• They’re

• They are

Complete the sentence [in quotation marks directly below] by putting the words EITHER and OR in the proper blanks.

"You can _____ bake the pie _____ the bread."

• either, or

• or, either

• either, either

• or, or

Read the sentence [in quotation marks directly below]. Which would would BEST connect the two independent clauses in this sentence?

"This mistake occurs all the time, _____ it does not have to happen.

• Or

• But

• Since

• Because

Choose the correct pronoun(s) to complete the sentences

Lauren told Valerie and (I, me) that she’s going to the market

• I

• Me

Choose the correct pronoun(s) to complete the sentences

After getting into a terrible argument (she, her) and (he, him) finally reconciled.

• She and he

• Her and him

• All of the above

What does the word "elaborate" mean in the sentence below?

The teacher asked Russel to elaborate on his reasoning because she thinks it’s vague and unclear.

• Expand

• Complicated

• Fancy

• Simple

The word "optimism" is made up of the prefix opti-, which means best, and the suffix -ism, which means belief or attitude.

From this information, what does optimism mean?

• A belief that the best things will happen in the future

• Someone who believes that the best things will happen in the future

• A belief that the worst things will happen in the future

• None of the above