Vocabulary Practice

1. Vocabulary Practice

2. 10 Seconds Remaining A word that means the opposite. • Contraction • Synonym • Antonym • Simile

3. 10 Seconds Remaining A word that means almost the same. • Contraction • Synonym • Antonym • Simile

4. 10 Seconds Remaining A word part that goes before the root word. • Prefix • Suffix • Contraction • Base

5. 10 Seconds Remaining A word part that goes after the root word. • Prefix • Suffix • Contraction • Base

6. 10 Seconds Remaining What is the contraction for can not? • Cann’t • Can’t • cant

7. 10 Seconds Remaining What is the contraction for he will? • He’ll • Hewi’l • He’l

8. 10 Seconds Remaining Which word is an antonym for gigantic? • Huge • Giant • Tiny

9. 10 Seconds Remaining Which word is a synonym for said? • Asked • Stated • Complained

10. 10 Seconds Remaining What is an antonym for chilly? • Cold • Dark • Warm

11. 10 Seconds Remaining “Sally sighed. What else could she do? So the next day, she gathered her drawings and trudged to school.” What does the word trudged mean? • Walked slowly • Skipped happily • Marched proudly

12. 10 Seconds Remaining “Mary got shoes and a costume and went to the lessons. But she found it tiresome to do the same movements again and again.” Which word means the same as tiresome? • Exciting • Boring • Easy

13. 10 Seconds Remaining Which definition of pass is used in the sentence below?A school bus will pass our house at seven o’clock.pass (v.) 1. to go by somebody or something(v.) 2. to give something to somebody(n.) 3. a note of permission • To go by somebody or something • To give something to somebody • A note of permission

14. 10 Seconds Remaining What word is a synonym for cure? • Heal • Turn • Leave

15. 10 Seconds Remaining Which definition of full is used in the sentence below?The suitcase was full and hard to close.full (adj.) 1. holding as much as possible(adj.) 2. plump, round, fat(adj.) 3. broad, wide, roomy • Holding as much as possible • Plump, round, fat • Broad, wide, roomy

16. 10 Seconds Remaining “During the day, baby hippos and their mothers snuggletogether in shallow water or take naps along the riverbank.”What word means the opposite of shallow? • Fast • Cold • Deep

17. 10 Seconds Remaining This sentence is from a reading selection.“It stores the water in its stomach.”In the sentence, what does stores mean? • Saves • Shops • Drinks

18. 10 Seconds Remaining What word is a synonym for fix? • Divide • Uncover • Repair

19. 10 Seconds Remaining What word is an antonym for inside? • Reside • Outside • Beside

20. 10 Seconds Remaining Which definition of stir is used in the sentence below?Sally needs to stir the milk and the flour.stir (stûr) v. 1. mix, blend, combinev. 2. move, budgev. 3. disturb, shake • Mix, blend, combine • Move, budge • Disturb, shake

21. 10 Seconds Remaining When you dislike something, how do you feel about it? • You like it a lot. • You don’t want to be around it. • You can’t wait to be around it.

22. 10 Seconds Remaining “The stranger gazed around.”Which word is a synonym for gazed? • Looked • Walked • Danced

23. 10 Seconds Remaining What word is a synonym for idea? • Sense • Feeling • Thought

24. 10 Seconds Remaining Which definition of passage is used in the sentence below? Mary walked through the passage and left the building.passage (pas’ ij) n. 1. corridor, hallwayn. 2. section, paragraphn. 3. voyage, cruise • Corridor, hallway • Section, paragraph • Voyage, cruise

25. 10 Seconds Remaining What is a theme in a story? • The main idea • The title • The lesson or message • The events

26. 10 Seconds Remaining What would be the author’s purpose for writing a fiction story? • Persuade • Inform • Entertain

27. 10 Seconds Remaining What would be the author’s purpose for writing a report on dolphins? • Persuade • Inform • Entertain

28. 10 Seconds Remaining What would be the author’s purpose for writing a letter to the editor of a newspaper? • Persuade • Inform • Entertain

29. 10 Seconds Remaining Which of these statements is an opinion? • John Chapman had unusual ways. • John Chapman was born in 1774. • John Chapman left books with families. • John Chapman planted as far west as Indiana.

30. 10 Seconds Remaining Which of these statements is a fact? • The class was very good today. • I really had fun at recess. • Tests are boring. • The test has 10 questions.

31. 10 Seconds Remaining Details:Horses transported people and goods.Horses, mules and oxen plowed fields.Horses pulled milk and bread wagons.Which would be the main idea? • Horses and mules did not need horseshoes. • Horses and mules had many jobs. • Horses and mules worked at the circus.

32. 10 Seconds Remaining Main idea: People have many career choices.Which would be a detail that goes with the main idea? • People who are good in science might be doctors. • People can take many vacations. • People like playing sports for fun.

33. 10 Seconds Remaining He flew through the air like a jet plane.What is that an example of? • Personification • Metaphor • Simile • Alliteration

34. 10 Seconds Remaining Silly Suzie sang softly.What is that an example of? • Personification • Metaphor • Simile • Alliteration

35. 10 Seconds Remaining The wind whispered my name.What is that an example of? • Personification • Metaphor • Simile • Alliteration

36. 10 Seconds Remaining The cloud was a fluffy ball of cotton in the sky.What is that an example of? • Personification • Metaphor • Simile • Alliteration

37. 10 Seconds Remaining Which is an example of cause and effect? • The student did all of their classwork. He did all of his homework, too. • School began at 8:15. It ended at 3:15. • The girl put all of her papers in her folders. She could find her homework.

38. 10 Seconds Remaining If you are telling how things are alike and/or different you are… • Main idea • Cause and effect • Compare and contrast • Fact or opinion

39. 10 Seconds Remaining If you draw a conclusion, you are… • Drawing a picture • Telling the main idea • Summarizing • Making an inference based on what you have read and what you already know

40. 10 Seconds Remaining A story that teaches a lesson and might have animals that speak and act human is… • Fable • Mystery • Crazy • Myth

41. 10 Seconds Remaining A folktale that tries to explain questions about the world is… • Fable • Myth • Historical fiction • Mystery

42. 10 Seconds Remaining A story set in a specific time in history that includes historical facts or figures is… • Fable • Myth • Science fiction • Historical fiction

43. 10 Seconds Remaining What part of a book would you use to find out what a word means? • Table of contents • Index • Glossary • Caption

44. 10 Seconds Remaining What describes a picture in a book? • Table of contents • Index • Glossary • Caption

45. 10 Seconds Remaining What would give you an outline, or what you will find inside, a book? • Table of contents • Index • Glossary • Caption

46. 10 Seconds Remaining Where would you look to find a page number for a specific subject or word in a book? • Table of contents • Index • Glossary • Caption

47. 10 Seconds Remaining When you describe a character you are telling about their… • Traits • Setting • Plot • Theme

48. 10 Seconds Remaining When and where a story takes place is its… • Traits • Setting • Plot • Theme

49. 10 Seconds Remaining The events in the story are part of its… • Traits • Setting • Plot • Theme

50. 10 Seconds Remaining If a narrator uses words like I, me, we, and our the story is told from… • First person point of view • Second person point of view • Third person point of view • Fourth person point of view