Reading Foundational Skills: Building a Strong Reading Foundation

Question 1

Which of these strategies can help you better understand what you're reading?

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Thinking about what might happen next in the story

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Skipping words you don't know

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Reading as fast as you can

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Ignoring the punctuation marks

Question 2

Imagine a story about a dog named Buddy who can talk like a person. What kind of story do you think it would be?

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A story with make-believe things

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A story about real life

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A story with a secret to solve

Question 3

What is a high-frequency word?

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A word that is used a lot in writing.

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A word that sounds the same as another word.

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A word that has more than one meaning.

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A word that is hard to spell.

Question 4

Which word below is a sight word?

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The

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Run

Question 5

Which word sounds the same as 'cat' at the end?

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Bat

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Dog

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Tree

Question 6

What does the word 'enormous' mean?

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Gigantic

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Tiny

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Heavy

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Light

Question 7

Let's sound out the word 'dog'. Say each letter sound and put them together to read the word.

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dog

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dig

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dug

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daug

Question 8

Which sentence correctly uses the comparative form of the adjective 'big'?

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The blue whale is bigger than a dolphin.

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The blue whale is big.

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The blue whale is the biggest animal on Earth.

Question 9

Which word do you see a lot when you read?

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The

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Elephant

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Mississippi

Question 10

Which letter makes the same sound as the first sound in the word 'table'?

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t

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s

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f

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z

Question 11

What word has the opposite meaning of 'happy'?

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Sad

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Cheerful

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Joyful

Question 12

Which sentence has a period at the end to show that it is a complete thought?

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The dog barked.

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The cat is fluffy, it is white.

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The bird flies up in the sky!

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The car is red?

Question 13

Which word starts with the same sound as 'cat'?

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cup

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dog

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tree

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sun

Question 14

How do you properly spell the word 'sound'?

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sound

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sownd

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sond

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sowndd

Question 15

Which word has two parts, or syllables?

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beautiful

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cat

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dog

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tree

Question 16

What is the part at the beginning of the word 'unhappy' called?

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un

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in

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re

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dis

Question 17

Which word means the opposite of 'happy'?

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sad

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excited

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joyful

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angry

Question 18

Which word rhymes with 'cat'?

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hat

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dog

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run

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book

Question 19

What sound does the letter 'f' make in the word 'fish'?

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f

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sh

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s

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v

Question 20

Which word means the same as 'happy'?

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joyful

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sad

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excited

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tired

Question 21

Which sentence is written as a question?

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Do you like books?

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The dog is brown.

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I went to the park yesterday.

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The sun is shining.

Question 22

Which of these words is a noun?

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house

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run

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the

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quickly

Question 23

Which type of book tells the true story of a person's life?

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Biography

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Fiction

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Fairy tale

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Mystery

Question 24

What is the best way to improve your reading skills?

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Read often

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Only read books you like

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Skip words you don't understand

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Never ask for help

Question 25

In the story 'The Three Little Pigs,' why is it important to be careful about who you trust?

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Because you never know when someone might try to trick you.

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Because you should only trust people you know well.

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Because you should always tell the truth, even to people you don't trust.

Question 26

Can you unscramble these letters to make a word: H O U S E

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HOUSE

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SHOE

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HOME

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SHOW

Question 27

Read this sentence: 'The boy ran down the street, his laughter filling the air.' How do you think the boy is feeling?

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Happy

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Sad

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Angry

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Scared

Question 28

In the word 'unhappy', which part means 'not' or 'opposite of'?

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un

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hap

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py

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less

Question 29

Which word is spelled correctly?

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relief

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releif

Question 30

What is the plural form of the word 'child'?

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Children

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Childes

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Childers

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Childs

Question 31

Why couldn't the wolf blow down the house made of bricks?

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The bricks were too hard and sturdy.

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The wolf was too far away from the house.

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The pig inside the house used magic to protect it.

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The wolf blew too softly.

Question 32

Which strategy is NOT helpful for learning new vocabulary words?

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Memorizing word lists without understanding their meaning

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Reading different types of books and articles

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Using a dictionary or thesaurus

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Using flashcards to practice new words

Question 33

Which of these groups of words are sight words?

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the, and, is

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dog, cat, tree

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run, jump, play

Question 34

Which of the following words has the /f/ sound?

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fox

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dog

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cat

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bus

Question 35

Which of the following words does not have the /r/ sound?

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hat

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car

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tree

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drum

Question 36

Which of the following words has the short 'e' sound?

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bed

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ball

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fish

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map

Question 37

Which of the following words has the consonant blend 'tr'?

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train

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stop

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box

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apple

Question 38

Which of the following words means 'not big'?

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small

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tall

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heavy

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yellow

Question 39

Which of the following words is an antonym for the word 'happy'?

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sad

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excited

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angry

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tired

Question 40

Which of the following words is missing the ending '-ing'?

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stop

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running

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playing

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singing

Question 41

Which of the following words is a compound word?

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baseball

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dog

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house

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butterfly

Question 42

What's the main lesson we learn from the story 'The Three Little Pigs'?

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It's important to work hard and build a strong house.

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It's okay to be lazy and take shortcuts.

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It's important to listen to your parents.

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It's important to be afraid of wolves.

Question 43

When reading a book, how can pictures and illustrations help you?

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They can help you understand the story better.

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They can distract you from the words.

Question 44

In the sentence 'The wind howled like a banshee,' the simile creates a main feeling of:

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Mystery and eeriness

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Power and strength

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Humor

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Excitement and joy

Question 45

In the story 'The Three Little Pigs', how does the author use repetition to make the story more exciting and suspenseful?

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By repeating the phrase 'huff and puff' throughout the story.

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By using different words to describe the pigs' houses.

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By repeating the actions of the wolf.

Question 46

How do headings and subheadings make it easier to understand the passage?

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They divide the text into smaller parts, making it easier to find information.

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They add color and pictures to the text.

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They tell you the most important parts of the passage.

Question 47

In the story 'The Three Little Pigs,' what is the main problem the pigs must overcome?

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The wolf's threats

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Lack of food

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Finding a place to build

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Disagreements among themselves

Question 48

What is the main reason we use a period at the end of a sentence?

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To show that the sentence is finished

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To ask a question

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To make the reader take a break

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To start a new sentence

Question 49

Which of these is NOT a helpful way to read actively?

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Skipping words you don't know

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Taking notes in the margins

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Rereading confusing parts

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Looking up unfamiliar words

Question 50

Which letter in the word 'jumped' makes the 'j' sound?

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j

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u

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m

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p

Question 51

You're reading a story about a magical animal with a single, spiraled horn. What kind of story do you think it is?

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A make-believe story

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A true story

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A funny story

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A scary story

Question 52

What are the individual sounds you hear when you say the word 'cat' called?

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Phonemes

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Letters

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Words

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Sentences

Question 53

In the sentence 'The dog ran down the street, barking at every squirrel it saw,' what does the word 'barking' tell us about the dog's actions?

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The dog was making a loud sound with its voice.

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The dog was moving slowly and carefully.

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The dog was wagging its tail and jumping around.

Question 54

Why is it important to pay attention to punctuation when reading a sentence?

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To understand the meaning of the sentence

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To make the sentence sound better

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To separate the words in the sentence

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To show how to pronounce the words in the sentence

Question 55

Which word has the sound like 'cat'?

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hat

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sit

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run

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dog

Question 56

'Ch' is a:

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Digraph

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Blend

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Trigraph

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Sight word

Question 57

The base word in 'quickly' is:

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Quick

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Quickly

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Quickest

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Quicken

Question 58

Which word shows that the 'r' makes the vowel before it say its name?

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Star

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Her

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Bird

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Bark

Question 59

How do you spell the word that means 'a round object you play with'?

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Ball

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Bawl

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Bol

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Bel

Question 60

What is a 'synonym'?

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A word that means the same

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A word that means the opposite

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A word that is a different type

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A word that sounds the same

Question 61

The sentence says: "The creature slithered through the dense undergrowth." If the creature is **enigmatic**, what is it most likely like?

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Mysterious

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Friendly

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Beautiful

Question 62

What made the little girl in the story cry?

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Her dog was lost

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She wanted a new bike

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It was too cold outside

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She had a headache

Question 63

What word has the opposite meaning of 'happy'?

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Sad

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Excited

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Angry

Question 64

What vowel is missing in the word '_at'?

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a

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e

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i

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o