Real-Life Reading: Directions

Marla wants to invite her friend Kara over for a sleepover. Marla's mom writes out the following
directions for Kara to give to her mother. Read the directions and use them to answer the questions.
Circle the letter for your best choice of answer

Directions from school to Marla's house:

When coming out of the school parking lot, turn left.

Make an immediate right turn onto Chapel Street.
At the stop sign, turn right on Oak Street.
Go three blocks until and turn left on Marble Road.
Our house is five houses down on the right, 305 Marble Road.

1. What street does Marla live on?

a. Oak St.

b. Chapel St.

c. Marble Rd.

d. School Rd.

2. Which way should Kara's mom go when she leaves the school?

a. left

b. right

c. straight

3. The directions say to make an immediate right onto Chapel St.

Why do the directions say make an IMMEDIATE right?

a. the road is very hard to see

b. the road is a one-way street

c. the road is a few blocks away

d. the road is right by the school

4. How will Kara's mom know she is at Oak Street?

a. There is a stop sign.

b. There are lots of oak trees.

c. Marla will be waiting for them.

 d. All of the houses are painted yellow.

5. How will Kara's mom know which house is Marla's?

a. She will see a red house.

b. She will call Marla's mom.

c. She will look for number 305.

d. She will turn onto Marble Road.

Context Clue Sentences

1. What do you think the underline BOLD word means in the following sentence?
Before the movie started, the teacher asked us to hold any REMARK we might have about it until
the end, when we would have discussion.

a. comment

b. understand

c. force

2. What do you think the underline BOLD word means in the following sentence?
"Can you LOCATE the state of Georgia?" my teacher asked, pointing to the map.

a. find

b. destroy

c. understand

3. What do you think the underline BOLD word means in the following sentence?
If Leonard does all his chores and homework during the week, he is allowed the PRIVILEGE of
staying up extra late on Saturday nights.

a. a silly idea

b. a special right

c. a regular right

4. What do you think the underline BOLD word means in the following sentence?
Dad asked me to ABSORB as much sunlight as I could during the summer, since the rain and snow
was coming soon.

a. find and keep

b. end up

c. soak up
5. What do you think the underline BOLD word means in the following sentence?
The tennis match ended when my OPPONENT hit the ball out of bounds and I won the game.

a. someone who teaches

b. someone against another

c. someone who helps another

6. What do you think the underline BOLD word means in the following sentence?
"That roller coaster was a THRILL!" Chris shouted, eyes wide open and a grin on his face.

a. feeling of excitement

b. feeling of sadness

c. feeling of curiosity

d. feeling of anger

7. What do you think the underline BOLD word means Mr. Smith, our science teacher, asked us to
carefully OBSERVE what he did in the experiment so that we could do the same thing.

a. watch closely

b. look away

c. understand fully

8. What do you think the underline BOLD word means in the following sentence?
Kelly began to DOZE, but woke up right away when her friend tapped her shoulder gently.

a. sleep lightly

b. sleep heavily

c. wake up

9. What do you think the underline BOLD word means in the following sentence?
Our class visited an art museum, which was full of MAGNIFICENT and famous paintings.

a. very beautiful

b. very loud

c. very strong

10. What do you think the underline BOLD word means in the following sentence?
Scientists use many different tests and instruments in order to PREDICT the weather for the next
week or month.
 a. to change

b. to understand

c. to prepare for

d. to tell ahead of time

Subject-Verb Agreement
1. The sentence below has correct subject-verb agreement.
Maurice want to go to the mall.

a. True

b. False

2. The sentence below has correct subject-verb agreement.

Keisha needs to go to the store.

a. True

b. False

3. The sentence below has correct subject-verb agreement.

The boys plays in the sprinkler when it is hot outside.

a. True

b. False

4. The sentence below has correct subject-verb agreement.

Cats like to eat tuna.

a. True

b. False

5. The sentence below has correct subject-verb agreement.

Dogs likes to chew on bones.

a. True

b. False

6. Choose the correct verb to fill in the blank.

Mom                                    the potatoes for dinner.

a. mash

b. mashes
c. mashing

d. None of the above

7. Choose the correct verb to fill in the blank.

My grandma and grandma                                to Florida every summer.

a. go

b. goes

c. going

d. goed

8. Choose the correct verb to fill in the blank.

Tacos                                better with cheese on top.

a. taste

b. tastes

c. tasted

d. tasting

9. Choose the correct verb to fill in the blank.

That chair                                when you sit in it.

a. spin

b. spins

c. spinning

d. spinned

10. Choose the correct verb to fill in the blank.

On the playground, the children                                on the swings.

a. swing

b. swings

c. swinged

d. swinging