Assignment 4

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

     Edgar was furious! Costume day was his favorite day. Now it was ruined. That mean kid, Johnny, stole his costume idea. But how did Johnny do it?      Edgar had planned out his outfit for weeks. He wanted to win the costume contest at school. He threw out all the usual ideas. No ghosts or goblins for him. He even decided superheroes were too easy! After weeks of scheming, he had the perfect costume. No one would ever think of it. His idea was so original.      Edgar had not told anyone his idea. But he did keep sketches of his plans in his desk. Johnny probably saw one of the drawings during free time. Johnny had no ideas, so he stole that one. Edgar was so mad. How could he win the contest now?

1. What does the word usual mean?

A. normal

B. exciting

C. strange

D. beautiful

2. What does the word furious mean?

A. uninterested

B. angry

C. excited

D. tired

3. What does the word scheming mean?

A. playing

B. planning

C. acting lazy

D. sleeping

    Hailey's dog Braxton fell down the stairs. Hailey thought he might have a broken leg. He was rolling around on the floor in anguish and would not walk. Hailey could tell that Braxton was in a lot of pain. She tried to stroke his head while her mom went to call the emergency vet. While Hailey snuggled Braxton, he let out a sad whimper, or cry. Hailey knew that they needed to hurry and get poor Braxton to the vet.

4. What does the word whimper mean in the passage?

A. call

B. look

C. stroke

D. cry

5. What is the meaning of the word anguish?

A. pain

B. laughter

C. excitement

D. silence

Kevin had been sick for days. He looked worn out. His mom said that he was "white as a sheet" because his usually bright, olive-colored skin was dull and pasty. 6. What is the meaning of the word pasty?

A. healthy

B. shining

C. clear

D. pale

After eating an excess of chocolate chip cookies, Emma spent the rest of the day with an ache in her stomach. 7. What does the word excess most likely mean?

A. one dozen

B. too many

C. a pair

D. a few

Philip was not happy about giving an oral report. He was scared of speaking in front of his classmates. He knew that they would make fun of the way he said words the wrong way. He found out the oral report was not that scary. He just got up in front of his classmates and talked to them like they were on the playground. 8. Based on how it is used in the passage, what is the meaning of oral?

A. friendly

B. spoken out loud

C. scary

D. very important

Chase smelled something wonderful coming from the kitchen. He decided to investigate and find out what was in the kitchen. He entered the kitchen to explore the smell. Chase looked all around. Then he took a look at the evidence on the kitchen counter. Chase noticed there was a bag of chocolate chips and a big mixing bowl. Using the facts that he saw, Chase decided that the smell had to be chocolate chip cookies. Now that Chase had solved the mystery, he could not wait to taste them!

9. the passage above, what is the meaning of the word evidence?

A. facts

B. damage

C. mystery

D. garbage

Stan the Traveling Man by Audge Podge

     Stan left the noisy, crowded metropolis to vacation in the country. He was ready to do some fishing. On the way, however, Stan ended up getting lost.      Thus, Stan drove up to the highest mountaintop. The climate was so much colder up there that his teeth chattered. He parked his RV on the side of the gigantic mountain and stood on the vertex to find help below. He did not like asking for directions. (He had his pride after all.) But the RV was low on gasoline. At least his wife was not around. He especially disliked asking for directions when his wife was with him. Unfortunately, all Stan saw was wilderness, no residents. The area was so thinly populated that he did not see a soul.      Then, Stan scratched his head and looked at his map. He had forgotten to press the RV’s emergency brake after reaching the top. Thus, gravity took its toll. The automobile started rolling downhill. Picking up speed on the route, it rolled into the valley and made several twists and turns. Finally, the RV slowed down and stopped right in front of the lake that Stan was trying to find. He estimated that he had chased the RV for about 10 miles. Stan was so tired from running. He had also gotten the sniffles from the cold mountain air. The RV got pretty beat up, too. Stan could not have been more ecstatic, though. Another successful trip without having to ask for directions, he thought.

10. Estimated is most likely another word for

A. measured.

B. guessed.

C. complained.

D. joked.

11. Which of the following is the best example of gravity as it is used in the story?

A. a pencil falling from a desk

B. a bike parked in a garage

C. a child holding a blanket

D. a cat sleeping in a chair

12. Based on the story, populated is another way to say

A. climbed up.

B. covered in snow.

C. lived in.

D. surrounded with trees.

14. Using the clues in the story, what is the meaning of the word gigantic?

A. rumbling

B. enormous

C. southern

D. ordinary

Based on the sentence, "The automobile started rolling downhill," readers should be able to tell that the RV is an automobile.

15. Which of the following is also an automobile?

A. a plane

B. a boat

C. a train

D. a car

Sophia was always acting funny. Her brother rolled his eyes and called her loony when she did crazy dances and clucked like a chicken. 16. Based on the other information in the passage, when Sophia's brother called her loony, he meant that she was

A. silly.

B. sad.

C. interesting.

D. serious.

Amy was smiling and laughing. Then, her teacher said, "I hope each of you enjoyed writing your report on James Buchanan. I know he is my favorite U.S. president." Amy's smile turned into a frown. She wrote about the wrong president. It was too late to hide her blunder by writing a new report. She would have to turn in her report about Chester A. Arthur. 17. Based on the context in which it appears, what is the meaning of blunder?

A. sadness

B. mistake

C. homework

D. shame

from The Velveteen Rabbit

by Margery Williams

       "What is REAL?" asked the Rabbit one day, when they were lying side by side near the nursery fender, before Nana came to tidy the room. "Does it mean having things that buzz inside you and a stick-out handle?"       "Real isn't how you are made," said the Skin Horse.       "It's a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real."       "Does it hurt?" asked the Rabbit.       "Sometimes," said the Skin Horse, for he was always truthful. "When you are Real you don't mind being hurt."       "Does it happen all at once, like being wound up," he asked, "or bit by bit?"       "It doesn't happen all at once," said the Skin Horse. "You become. It takes a long time. That's why it doesn't happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept.       Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don't matter at all, because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand."       "I suppose you are real?" said the Rabbit. And then he wished he had not said it, for he thought the Skin Horse might be sensitive. But the Skin Horse only smiled.       "The Boy's Uncle made me Real," he said. "That was a great many years ago; but once you are Real you can't become unreal again. It lasts for always."       The Rabbit sighed. He thought it would be a long time before this magic called Real happened to him.       He longed to become Real, to know what it felt like; and yet the idea of growing shabby and losing his eyes and whiskers was rather sad. He wished that he could become it without these uncomfortable things happening to him.

Choose the correct answer from the box.

18. Based on the information in the story, the word shabby in paragraph 8 most likely means _______________, and the word uncomfortable in paragraph 12 most likely means ________________.

The Hill

     "Hurry, hurry, hurry!" Linda shouted as she jumped up and down.      Linda's sister Nina glared at her as she struggled up the hill. Not everyone was as fast as Linda biking up a hill. "Hurry, slowpoke!" Linda yelled, tapping on her bike pedal.      Nina huffed and puffed up the hill. Her legs burned with each push of the bicycle pedal, and beads of sweat dripped from her forehead. I don't know if I'm going to make it, Nina thought.      "Gosh! Who knew I had such a slow sister? I'm so ashamed to be her sister," Linda said, mockingly.      Nina's cheeks flushed red because she could hear Linda's friends laughing. Linda's laugh seemed to roar above theirs. Nina put her head down, fought back her tears, and pedaled harder. There's no way that Linda is going to get the best of me, Nina thought.      She pushed forward and passed Linda and her friends, whose mouths were wide open. Nina kept pedaling until she reached the top of the hill. The view from the top was wonderful. She could see the entire city from that top. Best of all, none of them below, not even Linda, had pedaled all the way up the hill before.

Choose the correct text in the story.

Which two phrases in the story help the reader understand the meaning of the word mockingly?

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20. _________________________________________________________________________________

Jackfruit

     Jackfruit is a fruit that grows in hot and humid climates. It is consumed both unripe and ripe. A ripe jackfruit has a sweet fruity flavor, while the unripe fruit has a chewy texture. Jackfruits first grew in Asia in the western mountains of India. This fruit grows on trees and is oval or oblong in shape. It weighs between 10 lbs and 100 lbs. A jackfruit tree can usually bear up to 250 large fruits in a season. Jackfruit is the largest tree-borne fruit in the world. A jackfruit tree is usually 30 to 70 feet high with evergreen leathery leaves.      All parts of this tree have a coating of sticky white substance called latex. The skin of a jackfruit is scaly and thorny. The scaly, cone-like, pointed peaks are black in color. The thick rind is greenish-yellow in color, and its inner side is white in color. Unripe jackfruit also contains sticky white latex and is white in color. On ripening, the fruit loses its latex and turns a bright yellow in color. The interior of this fruit has large bulbs with narrow ribbon-like strings around them. In a ripe fruit, the bulb can only be consumed after removing the center seed from each individual bulb. A single fruit contains 100 to 500 bulbs and seeds.      Jackfruit contains fiber, and its seeds are full of nutrients. This fibrous fruit contains many vitamins, minerals, proteins, and carbohydrates. It has no fat. The nutrients in jackfruits help the body fight diseases, keep the heart healthy, and improve digestion. Additionally, unripe jackfruit is a good substitute for chicken, meat, beef, and pork. It is also referred to as "vegetable meat". It is used to make curries, chips and stews. Ripe jackfruit is used to make sweet preparations, such as jams, chutneys, candies, ice-creams, and cakes. Jackfruit seeds can be steamed, boiled, or baked.      The wood of a jackfruit tree is also very useful. The jackfruit tree wood ages to an orange or red-brown color. It is known to be highly durable, as it is resistant to termites and decay. A yellow dye is extracted from its wood. Jackfruit is also used as cattle feed. Today, all South Asian and Southeast Asian countries grow this fruit commercially.

Write each word to the correct location on the chart.

Read the following excerpt from the passage.

The wood of a jackfruit tree is also very useful. The jackfruit tree wood ages to an orange or red-brown color. It is known to be highly durable, as it is resistant to termites and decay. A yellow dye is extracted from its wood. Jackfruit is also used as cattle feed. Today, all South Asian and Southeast Asian countries grow this fruit commercially.

Determine which two words from the passage best help the reader understand the meaning of the word durable. Then, write each word to the correct location on the chart.

·

commercially

useful

extracted

decay

resistant

· extracted

Helps Understand the Word	Does Not Help Understand the Word
	·

· decay

· resistant

Select the correct text in the passage.

· Reading

     There are very few hobbies that educate and provide pleasure at the same time and reading is one of them. Reading gives us not only knowledge, but also pleasure. It is a habit that should be developed at an early age. The joys of reading are many.      In this age of advancement, everyone is on the move and has no time to spend with others. As a result of this progress, there may be times when one can feel lonely. Books are often called our best friends and can take our loneliness away. Different kinds of books are available for people of all age groups.      Research shows that after a day's hard work, reading helps one relax. Books offer a variety of content. Some books can entertain readers and some other books can provide information.      Dr Seuss said: "The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you'll go."

21. Which word helps the reader understand the meaning of the word advancement?

_______________

Chocolate Delight

     Billy was in the pastry shop looking at the chocolate pastries on the shelf. He loved chocolate pastries. He had already eaten three pastries yesterday. He hid the remaining pastries because he did not want his friend to find and eat them. Billy's mom did not approve of this.      "Billy, I can't believe you are hiding the pastries! King Midas's love for gold would seem like nothing compared to your love for those pastries. You must not eat so many sweets. It's unhealthy!" she said.      Though Billy wanted to listen to his mom, he just could not resist chocolate. Billy's dad came home from the office and saw Billy sitting on the couch watching TV, and eating a bar of chocolate.      "I fear Billy's constant need to have chocolate may become his Achilles' heel and get him into trouble," he said to his wife.      The next day, Billy returned from school holding his jaw, and he complained of a bad toothache.      "Billy, I kept telling you not to eat so much chocolate," Billy's mom scolded him.      Billy could barely speak. His parents took him to the dentist.      The dentist checked Billy's teeth. "Looks like you have been eating too many candies," the dentist told Billy. "Your teeth don't look very healthy"      Billy had nothing to say. He was reminded of his mom's repeated warnings. He just hung his head low. The dentist told Billy to avoid eating sugary foods for the next few days.      He gave him some medicines and said, "Even if your toothache disappears, you will have to cut down on chocolate."

In the story, Billy's mother says that King Midas's love for gold would seem like nothing compared to Billy's love for chocolate.

22. This means that __________________.

Read this sentence from the story. "I fear Billy's constant need to have chocolate may become his Achilles' heel and get him into trouble," he said to his wife. Billy's father thought that Billy's habit of eating a lot of chocolate would become his Achilles' heel.

23. This means that ___________________________________.

Holt's family just moved into a new house. He and his family spent many days unpacking. They also arranged the furniture. Holt's mom wanted to go shopping together to purchase, or buy, some special things for their house. Holt was excited to go shopping because he was hoping to get some things for his room, too. He loved baseball, and his room had many baseball items in it. Holt hoped to find an antique baseball bat to hang on his wall. He already had a new baseball bat, but he wanted one from a long time ago.

24. In the passage above, the word antique means ____________________.

 When the first colonists landed in America, they had to find shelter quickly. Their first homes were crude bark and mud huts, log cabins, or dugouts, which were simply caves dug into the hillsides. As soon as possible, the settlers sought to replace these temporary shelters with comfortable houses. 25. The word temporary means ______________.