Reading practice test 1NW

a) a string

b) a ribbon

c) a pencil

d) a broom

a) paper

b) glue

c) marker

d) tape

a) characters

b) ideas

c) choices

d) steps

a) Fasten the curtain to the

stage

b) Set up a light behind the stage

c) Use a marker to color the puppets

d) Attach a straw to the puppets

a) Where can you find skinks?

b) How large can an iguana get?

c) What does the gecko like to eat?

d) When does the

chameleon's color change?

a) A Komodo dragon is a lizard that can grow to be

more than ten feet long.

b) The science teacher learned about many types of

lizards in college.

c) Lizards are interesting

creatures in how they

look,act, and are named.

d) Baby lizards hatch from eggs in the same way as

baby birds.

a) gecko

b) skink

c) chameleon

d) iguana

a) The length of its tongue

b) The little pads on its toes

c) The color of its skin

d) The flexibility of its tail

a) sitting

b) scratching

c) walking

d) jumping

a) Michael heard Dad’s car door slam shut in the

driveway.

b) His dad always worked until five o’clock on

weekdays.

c) “Handle what?” Michael asked as he walked into the

kitchen.

d) Michael bounded down the stairs to greet his father.

a) traveled by foot

b) looked closely

c) jumped up quickly

d) kept a secret

a) To touch, pick up, or carry with the hands

b) A person's nickname or code name

c) A part of an object to be grasped or held by the hand

d) To manage, deal with, or be responsible for

a) Michael's father thinks of puppy names.

b) Michael begs to keep the puppy.

c) Michael's father brings a puppy home.

d) Michael names the puppy Jumper.

a) mercury, mermaid

b) messenger, messy

c) mesh, message

d) meow, merchant

a) What does the poet do to get her schoolwork right?

b) Why is the poet's writing an awful mess?

c) What keeps the poet's world bright?

d) What would the poet rather be doing?

a) talk

b) sleep

c) study

d) eat

a) wonder

b) drag

c) drive

d) rush

a) fabric with a pattern of squares

b) a written order to pay money

c) a mark indicating completion

d) look over for errors