Understanding Descriptive Language and Meanings

Don likes to write letters to his friends. Which word has the same base word as write?

• Kite

• Real

• Writing

Elephants are the largest animals on land. What shows how big elephants are?

• They can be over twenty feet long.

• They can move very fast.

• They have short tails.

Gary lived in a big tree. Who is this story about?

• A different kind of rock

• A wise old barn owl

• A silly squirrel named Gary

Anna pointed at one of the rabbits in the pen. Which words tell you what the rabbit looks like?

• In the pen

• The one I want

• The color of snow

Why did Maya take the puppy home?

• She wanted a new pet.

• She liked puppies.

• No one seemed to be looking for it.

• The puppy followed her.

How did the puppy look when Maya saw it?

• Happy and playful

• Sleepy and full

• Scared and hungry

• Loud and barking

What does this story mainly tell us?

• How to find a lost pet

• A girl helped a lost puppy

• A puppy runs away

• Maya’s walk to school

What will Maya probably do next?

• Keep the puppy forever

• Try to find the puppy’s owner

• Take the puppy back to the tree

• Give the puppy to her friend

What kind of person is Maya?

• Mean

• Kind

• Silly

• Lazy

When do the children go to Green Farm?

• Every spring

• Every summer

• Every fall

• Every winter