JULY 26

Look at the sign in each question. Someone asks you what it means.

 
a. Bags left in the corridor will be removed.
b. Bags will be collected from the corridor.
c. Keep the corridor clear of luggage
d. Do not forget to put your luggage outside your room.



a. Wait upstairs to see the nurse.
b. The nurse will tell you when it is your turn.
c. The nurse can only see patients with appointments.
d. Go upstairs to make an appointment with the nurse



a. Do not park in front of this entrance.
b. Always keep this door open.
c. Permission is needed to park here.
d. Only use this entrance in an emergency.


2.• Sentence Completion

Directions: Complete the sentence using the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the 
meaning of the sentence as a whole.

1. The letter A is the ______ letter 
of the English alphabet.
A. last
B. first
C. second
D. third

2. The ______ woman has gray hair 
and many wrinkles. She was born 
many years ago.
A. strong
B. young
C. old
D. kind

3. Oranges and apples are ______. 
They are both ______.
A. similar … fruits
B. special … red
C. identical … different
D. bad … healthy

4. Jim ______ brings a hammer to 
work. He uses it every day.
A. never
B. always
C. rarely
D. sometimes

5. While walking together at night, the 
children hear a loud noise and get 
______. They run away in search 
of a place to hide.
A. angry
B. excited
C. scared
D. tired

6. The ______ man is the only one 
who can lift the heavy rock.
A. silly
B. tall
C. proud
D. strong

7. Timothy is ______. He always gets 
good grades. He studies hard and 
always does his homework.
A. smart
B. funny
C. tall
D. popular

8. The animal looks ______. Tom has 
never seen one like it before.
A. calm
B. embarrassed
C. strange
D. disgusting

9. When the sun goes down, the sky 
gets ______.
A. warm
B. dark
C. bright
D. cloudy

10.We were driving east, but we 
needed to go the opposite way. So 
we turned around and drove 
______.
A. west
B. north
C. left

D. right

JULY 12

Directions: Read the passage. Then answer the questions below.


Today, Mike and his mom are going to the library. Mike wants to find a book to read. His
mom wants to use a computer there.
When they get to the library, Mike finds a book about detectives. He also finds a book
with chapters about a friendly ghost. Finally, he finds a book about a man who lives in the woods
without food or water. He puts the books on the front desk and waits for his mom.
Mike's mom sits at one of the computers in the library. She checks her email and looks at
pictures of flowers on the internet. Then she reads a news article on a website.
Mike's mom leaves the computer and walks over to Mike, holding up something out for
him. Mike looks at her quizzically. It takes him a moment to recognize what she is holding. “I got
that movie for us to watch tonight," says Mike's mom. “Are you ready to leave?”
"Sure," Mike says, now holding the movie out in front of him. He reads the cover while
walking back to the library entrance. He puts his books and the movie on the front desk to check
out. A librarian stands behind the counter holding an electronic scanner. "How long can we keep
them?" Mike asks her.
"Three weeks," says the librarian.
"Cool," says Mike.
Suddenly, Mike is surprised. His mother is checking out something else that is too big to
put on the desk. It’s a picture of the ocean.
"What is that for?" Mike asks.
"To put on our wall at home," says Mike's mom.
"You can do that?" Mike asks.
Mike's mom smiles at the librarian. "Yes," she says, "but we have to return it in three
months.
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Questions

1) Based on the books Mike finds to check out, we can tell that he is interested in
A. science
B. nature
C. mystery
D. adventure

2) While at the computer, Mike's mom
I. checks her mail
II. looks at pictures
III. reads an article

A. I only
B. I and II only
C. II and III only
D. I, II, and III

3) According to the passage, how long can Mike and his mother use the books and the movie
before they must return them to the library?
A. one week
B. two weeks
C. three weeks
D. four weeks

4) Based on its use in paragraph 4, it can understood that quizzically belongs to which of the
following word groups?
A. abnormally, strangely, weirdly
B. casually, carelessly, indifferently
C. passionately, keenly, intensely
D. inquisitively, questioningly, curiously

5) As used in paragraph 5, the phrase "check out" most nearly means
A. to see
B. to rent
C. to find
D. to buy

6) What does Mike's mom want to do with the picture of the ocean?
A. She wants to buy it.
B. She wants to hang it on her wall.
C. She wants to give it to her friend as a gift.
D. She wants to donate it to the library.

7) Using the passage as a guide, it can be understood that you can check out which of the
following things from the library?
I. pictures
II. furniture
III. computers
A. I only
B. I and II only
C. II and III only
D. I, II, and III

8) Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
A. Mike's Mom
B. A Picture of the Ocean
C. At the Library
D. Books, Computers, Movies, and Pictures