Reading Test 9
Name: _____________#____Date____________________
Comprehension Section Read the following passage then answer the questions by darkening the bubble next to
the best answer.
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Trade was very important in colonial times. Many settlers
traded with the Indians. People in England wanted furs and animal
skins badly. The settlers were able to trade different products with
the Indians in exchange for furs and animal skins. The settlers could
then sell these furs and animal skins to England for a profit. This
made some of the colonists very rich!
1. What is the main idea of this passage?
People in England wanted furs.
Trade was very important in colonial times.
The settlers could then sell their furs.
England wanted a profit.
2. Where do you think this writing would most likely be found?
textbook dictionary
phone book thesaurus
3. Which of the following possible titles would be the best title for this passage?
Fun with Fur
Great Native Americans
Trading in Colonial Times
Rich England
4. According to the passage, how did the settlers make money?
Because they stole it
Because they took the furs they had traded for and sold them to England
Because trade was important
Because they king gave them money as a gift
5. Read the following sentence from the passage. Then, darken the bubble next to the
antonym of the underlined word.
The settlers were able to trade different products with the Indians in exchange for furs and
animal skins.
good
same
delicious
old
6. Read the following sentence from the passage. Then, darken the bubble next to the
synonym of the underlined word.
This made some of the colonists very rich!
cheap
inexpensive
expensive
old
Analogies
Complete the following analogies by darkening the bubble next to the best word to fit in the blank.
7. addition : + :: multiplication : _____________
- =
x plus
8. computer : 3 syllables :: desk : ______________
1 syllable
2 syllables
4 syllables
5 syllables
9. happy : glad :: sad : upset
What is the relating factor for this analogy?
They are homophones.
They are synonyms.
They are antonyms.
They are compound words.
The following selection is a poem version of the song we sang about the regions of South Carolina.
South Carolina’s Six Regions
South Carolina, it has six regions
Come visit them and have some fun
Start at the beach and go up to the mountains
We gonna learn each and every one
The Coastal Zone, beside the Atlantic Ocean makes its home.
Find seashell or a little fish bone
In the Coastal Zone
The Outer Coastal Plain,
Some big ol’ swamps and flat terrain.
Many rivers from the ocean drain through the outer coastal plain
The Inner Coastal Plain
Oh, it’s very clear
Lots of sandy soil and farming gear
Millions of years ago the ocean was near
In the Inner Coastal Plain my dear
The Sandhills
A great place to be
Columbia, the capital, and USC
Aiken and Camden, lots of horses you see
In the Sandhills yes sir-ee
And The Piedmont
Where the big hills begin
Rock Hill, so close to Carowinds
Spartanburg and Greenville, lots of colleges my friend
In the Piedmont, where the foothills begin
The Blue Ridge
Is the last region
The Appalachian Mountains are so much fun
Sassafras Mountain is the tallest one
In the Blue Ridge region
10. Which region is described in the fourth stanza?
Piedmont Outer Coastal Plain
Inner Coastal Plain Blue Ridge Region
11. Which of the following pairs of words are rhyming words found in the first stanza of the
poem?
see and be gear and near
fun and one terrain and plain
12. According to the selection, what might you find in the Coastal Zone?
farming gear and good soil
seashell and a little fish bone
Carowinds and foothills
swamps and rivers
13. Is this passage a fiction or nonfiction piece?
Fiction Nonfiction
14. Based on the selection, what is “the tallest one”?
The Sassafras Mountains
The Appalachian Mountains
Carowinds
Columbia
15. Using the passage, complete the main idea and detail map below.
The Piedmont is an
important region in
South Carolina.
Word Development Section
16. Which of the following words has the same beginning sound as change?
canyon character
city choice
17. Which of the following pairs of words are rhyming words?
skip and run kit and kite
night and sit gate and straight
18. Which of the following words rhymes with “south”?
north mouth
with sort
Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homophones
Directions: Decide if the following sets of words are synonyms, antonyms, or homophones.
Darken the bubble next to your answer.
19. terrific and wonderful
synonym
antonym
homophone
20. trade and barter
synonym
antonym
homophone
21. night and knight
Synonym
Antonym
homophone
General Reading Section
22. Which of the following sentences is an example of alliteration?
The boy was happy playing with Slappy.
The girl was as sweet as candy.
Silly Susie sang songs on Sunday.
23.Which of the following sentences is an example of fantasy?
The dog flew from the top of the building to the tree.
The teacher gave her students their homework assignment.
The deer ran when he saw the hunter.
24.Which of the following sentences is an example of a simile?
The child sang in the school musical.
The child was as quiet as a mouse.
The child played outside all day and night.
25. Which of the following is a compound word?
playful
excited
sunshine
26.Which of the following is an example of a cause/effect sentence?
Gary went to eat at Applebee’s.
Danny studied for his test because he wanted to make a 100.
Franky played on the playground after school.
27. If I wanted to find the definition of the word “culture”, in which of these reference sources
would you look?
an atlas a telephone book
a dictionary a thesaurus
Read each paragraph and answer the questions.
Matt is in the third grade. His class is learning how to write thank-you letters. Matt decided to
write a letter to his grandmother. He wanted to thank her for taking him to the nature canter last
Saturday. Matt wrote a rough draft of his letter. Now he needs your help editing and revising it.
Here is Matt’s rough draft. Read it and then answer questions 11-20.
(1)Dear grandma,
(2)Thank you very much for taking me to the nature center last Saturday it was really fun.
(3)I enjoyed the hiking trails better.
(4)The hiking trails be fun. (5)I loved walking along the Appalachain Trail. (6)We could
have walked all the way to Main! (7)I can’t believe Uncle Bill hiked the whole trail. (8)That’s
more than 2,000 miles! (9)When I grow up, I want to hike all the way from Georgia to Main, to.
(10)When I grow up, I would like to hike it all.
(11)Inside the nature center, I liked the microscope. (12)I used it to look at rocks and
feathers. (13)From the moon was one of the rocks! (14)I looked at feathers from an eagle a parrot
a sea gull.
(15)Thanks again, Grandma. (16)I hope I can come visit you again soon.
(17)Love,
(18) Matt
28. Choose the correct way to write line 1, the opening of the letter.
Dear grandma,
a. dear grandma,
b. Deer grandma,
c. Dear Grandma,
d. No change is needed.
29. Choose the sentence that best fits right after sentence 12.
f. Maybe Uncle Bill would like to come with me.
g. Eagles are beautiful.
h. I had never used a microscope before.
j. Hiking is a lot of fun, but it’s also hard work.
30. Read sentence 2. It is poorly written.
Thank you very much for taking me to the nature center last Saturday it was really
fun.
Choose the best way to rewrite this sentence.
e. Thank you very much for taking me to the nature center last Saturday It was really
fun.
f. Thank you very much for taking me to the nature center last Saturday was really fun.
g. Thank you very much for taking me to the nature center last Saturday. It was really
fun.
h. Thank you for the last Saturday nature center.
31. Choose the correct way to write the underlined part of sentence 3.
I enjoyed the hiking trails better.
f. the hiking trails most of all.
g. the hiking trails more better.
h. the hiking trails bestest.
j. No change is needed.
32. Choose the correct way to write the underlined part of sentence 4.
The hiking trails be fun.
i. was fun.
j. were fun.
k. is fun.
l. No change is needed.