EXAM 5TH GRADE
PART 2
NAME
_______________________________________________
1. Drawing Conclusions. Choose the correct
option.
A Special Kind of Chicken Pox
Tony’s mom stood in the doorway,
pulling on her coat. She had a worried look on
her face.
“Don’t be late for your meeting, Amy”,
said Grandma. “I’ll take good care of Tony.
Tony was glad to hear the door bang
shut behind his mother, Now all he had to do
was keep his grandmother from coming too
close. He wasn’t sure how real the pink marks
on his face looked.
“Better stay away, Grandma”, he said.
“You might catch it”.
“Don´t worry, Tony,” said Grandma.
“I’ve already had that kind of chicken pox
before. I still get it now and then”. She grinned
and left the room.
1.Based on the story, Tony’s mother is –
A. has just come indoors
B. is worried about leaving Tony
C. is going to find a doctor
D. doesn’t think Tony is sick
2.Tony doesn’t want Grandma to –
A. stay in the house
B. leave the room
C. catch the chicken pox from him
D. find out that his chicken pox is not real
3.Based on the story, Grandma lets Tony
know that –
A. she’s good at taking care of sick
people
B. she knows he isn´t really sick
C. she´s afraid of catching his chicken pox
D. she gets sick often
4.Grandma’s grin shows that –
A. she’s not mad at Tony for pretending to
be sick
B. she´s going to tell his mother
C. Tony looks really funny
D. She isn’t feeling well either
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Baby Dee woke up and started crying
loudly. Scott ran to her from the kitchen. He
held Dee and talked to her. Scott didn’t know
why she was crying. He had fed Dee earlier.
He checked to see if the baby’s clothes
were wet. They were dry. Then Scott noticed a
hard toy block lying where Dee had been
sleeping.
Based on this paragraph, why do you
think Dee was crying?
A. Dee was very hungry
B. The block made Dee
uncomfortable in bed
C. Scott had to take care of only one
baby
D. Scott was not a good father
2. Vocabulary words # 6
Complete the sentence with the correct word from the box.

HANDLE ADVICE EFFORT

ATTEMPT DETERMINATION COURAGEOUS

ADAPTATIVE RESOLVE OPTIMISTC BURDEN

A. You make the ______________ for something when it´s worth it.

B. She admitted to herself that she didn´t know how to ____________ her feelings.

C. My sister was asking for _____________, there are times when we really help each other.

D. Working with new team members means that you need to use your _____________ skills.

E. I don’t want to become a __________ to my children when I’m old.

F. We must find a way to ____________ the problem before it´s too late.

G. Patience and __________________ will be the most important abilities when doing a project.

H. Look around, there are many reasons to be _______________ about the future.

I. Everything is almost ready for me to make another ______________ on the competition.

J. You have to be strong and ________________ and know that you can achieve your goal.

3. Vocabulary words # 8
Complete the sentence with the correct word from the box.

STRIVE ASPIRATION HESITATE

SELF-CONFIDENT SHOW OFF DRAWBACK

FAILURE ACHIEVEMENT RESILIENT INCIDENT

A. The footballer will receive a suspension because of the _____________ yesterday’s game.

B. Getting this difficult job finished on time is a very important ______________.

C. The company constantly ____________ to improve the quality of the service.

D. She only bought that sports to prove she could afford one, she’s a ______________.
E. The meeting was a complete ______________ nobody gave ideas or opinions.

F. My brother is _______________ he patiently recovers from the difficult situation.

G. ____________ women don’t doubt about their abilities and knowledge.

H. He sounded nervous but he didn´t ________________ in the middle of his sentences.

I. She’s working hard fulfill her _____________ to become a doctor.

J. One ______________ of living in the city is the heavy traffic on roads.

4. Underline with red the dependent and with blue the independent clauses.