Unit 3: Diversity

This test includes vocabulary and reading comprehension questions. Read each question carefully and choose the best answer.

Vocabulary Section: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

Milton looked miserable after the game.

Our visit to the Grand Canyon was thrilling!

It takes time to recover from being sick.

He learned how to play violin instinctively.

Which word is a synonym for savoring in the sentence below?

The soccer team was savoring its close match against our rivals.

Micah got to cut the ribbon at the dedication of the new building.

The dog was in a trance when she saw the bone.

The child impulsively ran across the street.

We left when the rain subsided.

Which word is a synonym for grudge in the sentence below?

After fifteen years, Georgia still held a grudge against her cousin.

Daniel was frustrated by the puzzle.

Our team’s new uniforms are cool!

Gloria was confused when she could not find her backpack.

Luke was irritable because he did not get enough sleep.

Which word is a synonym for bothered in the sentence below?

Sophia was bothered by the baby at the table next to her.

Jackson finally decided to take a plunge into the lake water.

When the bookcase fell, I heard a thud in my brother’s room.

The robins trilled their calls back and forth from the bushes.

I sailed the boat out to the buoy near the lighthouse and then returned.

Which word group is a synonym for flocked in the sentence below?

The children flocked to the show.

Choose the word that has the same silent letter as knight.

Choose the word that has the same silent letter as might.

Choose the word that has the same silent letter as thumb.

Choose the word that has the same silent letter as listen.

The word below that has the same silent h as rhyme is —

Choose the word that has the same V/CV or VC/V pattern as result.

Choose the word that has the same V/CV or VC/V pattern as robin.

Choose the word that has the same V/CV or VC/V pattern as final.

Choose the word that has the same V/CV or VC/V pattern as modern.

The word below with the same VC/V or V/CV pattern as spider is —

Choose the word in each group that has the same r-controlled vowel sound as carpet.

Choose the word in each group that has the same r-controlled vowel sound as perfect.

Choose the word in each group that has the same r-controlled vowel sound as garbage.

The word below with the same r-controlled vowel sound as the word turnip is —

Choose the word that is related to the boldfaced word action.

Choose the word that is related to the boldfaced word declare.

Choose the word that is related to the boldfaced word donor.

Choose the word that is related to the boldfaced word memory.

The word below that is related to the word certain is —

Gerald learned he was Sara's inspiration for writing the poem.

My goal is to create a machine that will feed my dog for me.

Cooking pasta every Sunday is part of my family's heritage.

Is it possible the harvest festival will be held on a farm?

Which meaning best fits the way performance is used in the sentence below?

The students practiced many hours for their first band performance.

Choose the way the boldfaced word with a final stable syllable is correction broken up.

perfection

Choose the way the boldfaced word with a final stable syllable is correction broken up.

example

Choose the way the boldfaced word with a final stable syllable is correction broken up.

permission

Choose the way the boldfaced word with a final stable syllable is correction broken up.

circle

The word tat is correctly divided into syllables is-

The students read every night to accomplish their AR goals.

It was a challenge to finish all of my homework after the basketball game.

There was a conflict during the meeting this afternoon.       

The runner's lungs began to expand after training at a high altitude.