GMAS Review #4

Words that are used to compare things are ______.

• Like

• Same as

• Both A and B

• In Contrast

A word that is used to contrast two things is _____.

• Too

• However

• More

• And

Joe went into school with his clothes on backwards. He even dyed his hair green. He brought a few magic tricks in and did them for his friends. When he did them, they all laughed.

Based on these sentences, what inference can you make about Joe?

• Joe is serious.

• Joe is rude.

• Joe is funny.

• Joe is caring.

Jackie read the newspaper and found out that there was a twister that hit Alabama and her heart broke for the affected families. The twister wiped out hundreds of houses. This was such a _____ event.

What word best fits in the blank?

• Exciting

• Tragic

• Unimportant

• Victorious

Realizing his son’s dog was still in the burning building, the dad ran back into the building.

A character trait of the father is ______.

• Nervous

• Scared

• Carefree

• Selfless

My friend is very careful about spending money. I don’t like that trait, so I call him ____.

Choose the best word to complete each sentence.

• Thrifty

• Stingy

• Rude

• Mean

Taia is conducting research on the 1936 Olympic Games, but her research questions are drawing

limited results. Which research question would provide the MOST information about this topic?

• Which city hosted the 1936 Olympics?

• What were some highlights of the 1936 Olympics?

• Which countries participated in the 1936 Olympics?

• How many medals were awarded at the 1936 Olympics?

Which sentence uses the underlined pronoun correctly?

• Has Max itself looked at the directions to the party?

• It was clear that the council members herself supported the plan.

• Have you seen the homework assignment ourselves?

• It might be fun for the kids to make the cupcakes themselves.