Reading Test Prep

Question 1

What does the prefix -pre mean? Here are a few examples. *pretest *preheat *preview

Accepted Answer

before

Question 2

What is the meaning of the word species as used in the sentence?

Accepted Answer

types

Question 3

How many nouns are in the sentence? (A noun is a person, place, or thing!)

Accepted Answer

4

Question 4

The blue paint turned a pale color when I added water to it. What is a synonym for pale?

Accepted Answer

light

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a synonym for disappointed?

Accepted Answer

delighted

Question 6

What kind of story teaches a lesson (and usually has animals as characters)?

Accepted Answer

Fable

Question 7

What is the CENTRAL IDEA?

Accepted Answer

Insects have six legs.

Question 8

"February is the second month of the year." Is this sentence a fact or an opinion?

Accepted Answer

Fact

Question 9

"Her eyes were as blue as the sky in spring" is an example of what kind of figurative language?

Accepted Answer

simile

Question 10

____________ going to Florida for summer vacation.

Accepted Answer

they're

Question 11

Read the sentences. What is the meaning of murmur as it is used in the sentence?

Accepted Answer

whisper

Question 12

Which of these is a complete thought?

Accepted Answer

Math is my favorite subject.

Question 13

What is different about the girls?

Accepted Answer

They own different types of pets.

Question 14

What does this Greek myth allusion mean? "Trying to figure out how to speak another language was my Achilles heel."

Accepted Answer

a person's weakness

Question 15

What do both Rebecca and Neela love to do?

Accepted Answer

They both love to read.

Question 16

What is the CENTRAL IDEA?

Accepted Answer

Insects eat different things.

Question 17

Which of the following is a compound word?

Accepted Answer

Doghouse

Question 18

The events that make up a story is a definition for which word?

Accepted Answer

Plot

Questions 18