
Topic: 5.1-5.2 Reading Skills
Quiz by Texas Education Agency
Grade 5
ELAR (2009)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
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- Q1In paragraph 8, the word reluctantly means —impatientlyunwillinglyadmiringlyplayfully60s5.2.B: Reading - Vocabulary Development
- Q2Which of the following words from paragraph 6 help the reader understand the meaning of intricate?different-shapeddetailed and challenginglarger and easieris understandable60s5.2.B: Reading - Vocabulary Development
- Q3Read this dictionary entry. Which definition best matches the word strike as it is used in paragraph 3?Definition 1Definition 4Definition 3Definition 260s5.2.E: Reading - Vocabulary Development
- Q4Which words from paragraph 18 help the reader know what the word navigate means?teach your teamaround the shiphad no problemto participate in60s5.2.B: Reading - Vocabulary Development
- Q5In paragraph 4, what does the word permanent mean?InterestingPopularInexpensiveConstant60s5.2.B: Reading - Vocabulary Development
- Q6In paragraph 7, the word enhance means to —imitate the soundsenlarge the imagesincrease the qualityreduce the volume60s5.2.B: Reading - Vocabulary Development
- Q7In paragraph 1, the word culprit means someone who is —extremely annoying to live nearinterested in hunting for treasureactive mostly at nightguilty of a wrongful act60s5.2.B: Reading - Vocabulary Development
- Q8Which of these lines from the poem helps the reader know what the word confounded means in line 7?Bartholomew just wasn’t able to choose.He’d end up with yesterday’s oatmeal instead.Each hour would bring yet another decision . . .He’d go down to breakfast (a little bit smelly),60s5.2.B: Reading - Vocabulary Development
- Q9What is the meaning of the word withholding in paragraph 5?Increasing in amountRefusing to giveUsing as one’s propertyPunishing harshly60s5.2.B: Reading - Vocabulary Development
- Q10In paragraph 2, the word vital means —fortunatenecessarypermanentcommon60s5.2.B: Reading - Vocabulary Development
- Q11Which words from paragraph 2 help the reader understand the meaning of thrive?grow wellcontains little waterbattered by strong windscan damage60s5.2.B: Reading - Vocabulary Development
- Q12Which words in paragraph 9 help the reader understand what unearthed means?information to include indiaries belonging toresearching the liveswere discovered by60s5.2.B: Reading - Vocabulary Development
- Q13In paragraph 25, the word sputtered means —moved at a slow pacespoke in a confused wayacted out in an amusing waymade a polite suggestion60s5.2.B: Reading - Vocabulary Development
- Q14Read the dictionary entry below. Which definition best fits the way the word strong is used in paragraph 1?Definition 1Definition 3Definition 2Definition 460s5.2.E: Reading - Vocabulary Development
- Q15In paragraph 9, the word weary means —confusedamusedtiredworried60s5.2.B: Reading - Vocabulary Development