The Best Way 1: Review Test 5

Name: _________________ Date: _________________

[1-4] Write the correct word or phrase in each sentence.

including climb up thunderstorms deadly

1. Don’t eat those berries! They’re from a ____________ plant.

2. My dog is scared of ____________ because they’re dark and loud.

3. The students’ homework is to study chapter 10, ____________ the graphs.

He
4. Black bears often ____________ trees to find food or escape from predators.

[5-6] Choose the word that has a similar or opposite meaning to the underlined word.
5. A magician never reveals his or her secrets. [*similar]
a. hides b. prepares c. shows

6. It’s raining, so we can only play indoor games today. [*opposite]

a. inside b. outside c. nearby

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[7-9] Read the following passage and choose the best answer.

Lightning causes thunder. When lightning comes down from the sky, the air becomes very
hot, five times hotter than the sun. The sudden change in temperature causes the air to suddenly
change size as well. It expands but cools down right away and becomes small again. This change
in size is what causes loud sound waves of thunder!
Although thunder and lightning actually happen at the same time, we see the lightning
first because light travels faster than sound. Light travels extremely fast at about 300,000,000
meters per second. So when lightning strikes, we see light immediately. However, sound travels
at about 340 meters per second. Therefore, it takes a while for us to hear thunder.
From the time gap between lightning and thunder, we can find out how far away the
thunderstorm is. After you see the lightning, count how many seconds it takes for you to hear the
thunder. Then, divide that number by three because it takes about three seconds for sound to
travel a kilometer. So if you count 15 seconds, the thunderstorm is around five kilometers away
from where you are.

7. How does lightning cause thunder sound waves?

a. It strikes the ground hard enough to make a loud crack.
b. It travels so fast that the thunder makes sound to catch up.
c. Its heat makes the air suddenly get bigger and smaller again.
d. It puts electricity into the air, which leaves with a large sound.

8. How much faster does light travel than sound?

a. about 340 times faster
b. about 5,100 times faster
c. about 900,000 times faster
d. about 300,000,000 times faster

9. If lightning strikes seven kilometers away, how long will it take you to hear its thunder?
a. about 3 seconds
b. about 7 seconds
c. about 15 seconds
d. about 21 seconds

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[10-12] Read the following passage and choose the best answer.

Imagine riding a bicycle almost every day for 23 days, about 3,500 kilometers total.
Welcome to the Tour de France, the world’s most famous bicycle race. It is probably the hardest
sporting event in the world. It is like running a marathon several times a week for three weeks.
The Tour de France is different from other races. Other races finish quickly, but the Tour de
France is a stage race that lasts for 23 days. There are 21 stages in this race. A stage is a section,
or part, of the race, and the riders finish one stage every day. Because the race is so difficult,
they have two rest days as well. That is why the Tour de France is 23 days long.
Every day there is a winner of that day’s stage. If a rider is wearing a yellow jersey, it
means that he is the overall race leader. After the race is finished, each rider’s time is recorded
for all the stages. The rider with the shortest total time is the winner of the Tour de France.

10. What is NOT true about the Tour de France?

a. It is about 3,500 kilometers long.
b. It is the most well-known bicycle race in the world.
c. It is one of the world’s most difficult sporting events.
d. It is made up of several marathons each week.

11. Why is the Tour de France different from other sporting events?
a. It takes place in Europe.
b. It lasts for over three weeks.
c. It is very famous around the world.
d. It can only be done by the best athletes.

12. Which rider is the current leader of the Tour de France?

a. the one at the front
b. the one cycling fastest
c. the one on a yellow bike
d. the one in a yellow jersey

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[13-15] Unscramble the sentences.
13. hammer / his most powerful / his magical / weapon was

→ However, ______________________________________________________________.

14. that Thor / it is / is still / no surprise / well known

→ ________________________________________________________________ today.

15. 15 minutes each / each game / halves of / has two

→ _____________________________________________________________________.

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 <Answer Key>

1. deadly
2. thunderstorms
3. including
4. climb up
5. c
6. b
7. c
8. c
9. d
10. d
11. b
12. d
13. his most powerful weapon was his magical hammer
14. It is no surprise that Thor is still well known
15. Each game has two halves of 15 minutes each