"Year of The Rat" Vocabulary Quiz 1-9
Quiz by Lakisha Goffney
Grade 4
ELA (2017)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
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- Q1(Read the sentence from the story.) To make matters worse, Pacy wants to be an author and illustrator when she grows up, but her father thinks that profession is a “cold door”' a difficult job that could lead to a hard life. What is the meaning of "cold door", as it is used in the sentence?a door that is freezing cold to the toucha job that will be easy for Pacy to doa job that is not going to be easy to doa door that should be removed300s
- Q2The weather seemed to turn cold in a snap. Even though we thought we were ready, everyone was surprised when snow fell from the sky as if someone were pouring down sugar. (After reading the sentence, what does the phrase "turned cold in a snap" mean?)to become hotto happen or occur exactly when expectedto happen or occur much sooner than expectedto never happen300s
- Q3Even though we thought we were ready, everyone was surprised when snow fell from the sky as if someone were pouring down sugar. (The author's use a type of FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE called SIMILE to help the reader......)to let the reader know that sugar is falling from the skyto show that snow and sugar are the same thingto explain how snow is able to fall from the skypicture the snowfall from the sky300s
- Q4BRRR! The cold wind bit my face, and the inside of my nose stung as if icicles suddenly formed there.(The author's use of FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE helps to emphasize the reader's sense of......)seeingtastetouchhearing300s
- Q5Read these sentences from the "Year of the Rat". I didn't have any doubts about my talent anymore, I still didn't like that door. But for almost two years, I had thought that being an author and illustrator was what I wanted to be and who I was going to become. Now, I just didn't know. (What does the word "doubts" mean in the sentence?)to go in a different directionto allow someone to make a decision for youwhen someone is unsure of somethingwhen someone knows exactly what they want to do300s
- Q6As they crossed a bridge, they stopped and saw an orange fish glide through the muddy green water, like floating tangerine peels. (The author uses FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE to help emphasize the reader's sense of.......)touchsightsmellhearing300s
- Q7He looked at the wild and fierce waters and went in, relying on just himself, his courage and strength to get across. (What is the meaning of the word "relying" as it is used in the sentence?)to give upnot able to make something happento trust or depend onto not consider300s
- Q8What is the ROOT WORD for the word "endangered"?eddangerendangeranger300s
- Q9What does the suffix -ly mean in the word suddenly?to be done in a certain waymore than oneto do beforeto be done again300s
