Iread Practice

Read each sentence. Choose the word that fits in BOTH sentences.

• saw

• corner

• point

• idea

What is the main idea of this story?

• Butterflies are beautiful.

• Caterpillars come in different sizes and colors.

• Butterflies grow and change a lot.

• Buttefflies go through different stages of their life cycle.

Reread the sentence with the word "transformation." What is another way to describe what it means?

• it stays the same

• it goes through a big change

• it grows larger

• it gets smaller

Read the short story. Pick a word for blank B that matches the meaning of the story. Choose for blank B only!

• hot tub

• playground

• school

• pool

Select the answer choice that has the same or about the same meaning as the underlined word below.

The boat floated smoothly on the calm water.

• choppy

• colored

• still

• mindful

The man finally takes off his cloak because -

• he is too hot.

• he wants the sun to win.

• the cloak is too wet to wear.

• the hail and rain have stopped

Which of these words from the story means the same thing as thought?

• tugged

• said

• believed

• saw

Select the answer choice that has the same or about the same meaning as the underlined word below.
I dragged the wagon behind me.

• hid

• pulled

• sat

• stayed

Select the answer choice that has the same or about the same meaning as the underlined word below.

She liked to twirl in her new dress.

• spin

• break

• buy

• close

Select the answer choice that has the same or about the same meaning as the underlined word below. The teacher asked the students to __ponder__ the question carefully.

• A) ignore

• B) consider

• C) dismiss

• D) forget