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HOT VOCABULARY...............................................................................................................................................2
READING: OTTERS ARE FURRY WATER .......... ..........................................................................................8
READING: “WE’RE GOING CAMPING!” MAGGIE .......... ........................................................................9
READING: THE KUDZU VINE IS ONE OF THE .......... ...........................................................................10
READING: SOME PLANTS AND ANIMALS LIVED .......... ......................................................................11
WORD CHOICE .....................................................................................................................................................12
WORD CHOICE .....................................................................................................................................................14
READING: BACK IN THE 1800S, WOMEN IN ...........................................................................................15
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Hot Vocabulary
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chariot: a two-wheeled vehicle pulled by a
horse that was used in ancient times for racing
and fighting.
You are going to master the following
vocabulary in this packet.
cinema: a theater for movie.
abroad: outside one’s country; overseas.
cozy: warm, friendly, and comfortable.
accompaniment: to go with, or be associated
with, as a companion.
dent: to make a small hole or depression in
the surface of something by hitting it or
putting pressure on it.
advance: to move forward; to push forward.
animated: lively; spirited.
drawer: a boxlike container in a piece of
furniture; made so as to slide in and out.
ape: a large, tailless monkey with long arms.
expectation: hopes; prospects.
armor: a covering for protection.
finger: any of the five long, thin parts of the
hand (sometimes excepting the thumb).
attraction: a thing that delights or attracts
people.
ballot: voting.
belief: a thing believed; an opinion.
bighearted: kind; generous.
harm: hurt; damage; injury; loss.
intentional: done on purpose; meant;
planned; intended.
massive: of considerable bulk and weight.
boast: to brag; to speak too highly of oneself.
noisy: full of or characterized by loud and
nonmusical sounds.
boost: to push; to help; to raise.
produce: to create; to bring into existence.
camp: to make a temporary home outside,
usually using a tent.
rush: to do something or to go somewhere at
a quick rate; to hurry.
capsule: a small rounded container.
sizes: the physical magnitude of something
(how big it is).
tardy: late; not on time.
vegetable: a plant whose fruit, seeds, shoots
or stems, leaves, roots, or other parts are used
for food.
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Word List 1 * * * * * * *
(A) abroad
(B) accompaniment
(C) advance
(D) animated
(E) ape
Word List 2 * * * * * * *
(A) armor
(B) attraction
(C) ballot
(D) belief
(E) bighearted
Definition Matching:
Choose the closest word from the previous list to match
each definition. Spell it correctly!
Definition Matching:
1. lively. ____________
2. to go with, or be associated with, as a
companion. ____________
11. a thing that delights or attracts people.
____________
12. a thing believed. ____________
13. kind. ____________
3. a large, tailless monkey with long arms.
____________
14. voting. ____________
4. outside one’s country. ____________
15. a covering for protection. ____________
5. to move forward. ____________
Sentence Illustration:
Sentence Illustration:
Choose the best word from the previous list to fit in the
sentences. Correct grammar is required!
6. Robin Williams’ facial expressions are
highly __________: when he played
Popeye, he looked practically rubberfaced.
7. The __________ began to eat his banana
at the zoo.
8. The general __________ the troops.
9. John’s brother is going __________ next
year to study in a college in Italy.
10. A very dry champagne makes the ideal
__________ to this dish.
16. Even after Columbus it was once a
common __________ that the earth was
flat.
17. The elephants were the chief __________
at the circus.
18. The president was elected by __________
in a democratic country.
19. The __________ store owner donated
money to the church.
20. The museum had an exhibit of medieval
__________ last month.
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Word List 3
(A) boast
(B) boost
(C) camp
(D) capsule
(E) chariot
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Word List 4 * * * * * * *
(A) cinema
(B) cozy
(C) dent
(D) drawer
(E) expectation
Definition Matching:
Definition Matching:
21. a small rounded container.
____________
31. warm, friendly, and comfortable.
____________
22. to push. ____________
32. a theater for movie. ____________
23. to make a temporary home outside,
usually using a tent. ____________
33. hopes. ____________
24. a two-wheeled vehicle pulled by a horse
that was used in ancient times for racing
and fighting. ____________
34. to make a small hole or depression in the
surface of something by hitting it or
putting pressure on it. ____________
25. to brag. ____________
35. a boxlike container in a piece of furniture.
____________
Sentence Illustration:
Sentence Illustration:
26. The medicine is contained in a small
__________, so that it will not taste
bitter.
36. She took the job with the __________
that she would soon be promoted.
27. The theater managed to __________ its
audiences by cutting the price of the
tickets.
28. I learned how to build a kite at
__________.
29. Nearly 4,000 years ago, the Hittites
developed the lightest and fastest
__________ of the times to fight the
Egyptians.
37. My brother put a __________ in his
baseball bat when he hit a tree with it.
38. We had dinner at a __________
restaurant with a fireplace.
39. I folded my clothes and put them away in
my __________.
40. We like to spend the weekend in the
__________; enjoying our movie with
coke and popcorn.
30. I am bored to hear her __________ about
her new Barbie.
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Word List 5 * * * * * * *
(A) finger
(B) harm
(C) intentional
(D) massive
(E) noisy
Word List 6
(A) produce
(B) rush
(C) sizes
(D) tardy
(E) vegetable
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Definition Matching:
Definition Matching:
41. any of the five long, thin parts of the hand
(sometimes excepting the thumb).
____________
51. the physical magnitude of something
(how big it is). ____________
52. to create. ____________
42. of considerable bulk and weight.
____________
43. hurt. ____________
53. late. ____________
44. done on purpose. ____________
54. a plant whose fruit, seeds, shoots or
stems, leaves, roots, or other parts are
used for food. ____________
45. full of or characterized by loud and
nonmusical sounds. ____________
55. to do something or to go somewhere at a
quick rate. ____________
Sentence Illustration:
Sentence Illustration:
46. His insult was __________; he clearly
wanted to hurt your feelings.
56. Gerald, you’ll be __________ for class if
you don’t hurry.
47. Dad hit his __________ with the hammer
and yelled.
57. I need to know the __________ of the
children so I can buy them new clothes.
48. My brothers are very __________ when
they start arguing.
58. The film maker __________ the movie
Santa All the Way for the kids to have a
warmer Christmas.
49. The road is made of __________
concrete slabs laid end to end.
50. He slipped and fell down but suffered no
__________.
59. If you __________, you will make a
mistake.
60. Broccoli is a green __________ and is
good for you.
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Review List 1 * * * * * * *
(A) abroad
(B) accompaniment
(C) advance
(D) animated
(E) ape
(F) armor
(G) attraction
(H) ballot
(I) belief
(J) bighearted
Review List 2
(A) boast
(B) boost
(C) camp
(D) capsule
(E) chariot
(F) cinema
(G) cozy
(H) dent
(I) drawer
(J) expectation
Definition Matching:
Definition Matching:
61. overseas. ____________
71. a two-wheeled vehicle pulled by a horse
that was used in ancient times for racing
and fighting. ____________
62. to push forward. ____________
63. an opinion. ____________
64. generous. ____________
65. to go with, or be associated with, as a
companion. ____________
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72. made so as to slide in and out.
____________
73. to make a small hole or depression in the
surface of something by hitting it or
putting pressure on it. ____________
66. spirited. ____________
74. to speak too highly of oneself.
____________
67. a large, tailless monkey with long arms.
____________
75. prospects. ____________
68. a thing that delights or attracts people.
____________
69. a covering for protection. ____________
70. voting. ____________
76. to help. ____________
77. to make a temporary home outside,
usually using a tent. ____________
78. a small rounded container.
____________
79. a theater for movie. ____________
80. warm, friendly, and comfortable.
____________
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Review List 3
(A) finger
(B) harm
(C) intentional
(D) massive
(E) noisy
(F) produce
(G) rush
(H) sizes
(I) tardy
(J) vegetable
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Definition Matching:
81. meant. ____________
82. any of the five long, thin parts of the hand
(sometimes excepting the thumb).
____________
83. full of or characterized by loud and
nonmusical sounds. ____________
84. not on time. ____________
85. of considerable bulk and weight.
____________
86. to bring into existence. ____________
87. damage. ____________
88. to hurry. ____________
89. the physical magnitude of something
(how big it is). ____________
90. a plant whose fruit, seeds, shoots or
stems, leaves, roots, or other parts are
used for food. ____________
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Reading: Otters are furry water ..........
Otters are furry water animals. Some live in
rivers and some live in the sea. Sea otters are
larger than river otters. An otter swims and
dives. It can close its ears and nose when it is
underwater. The otter often floats on its back.
An otter may have a meal of shellfish spread
out on its chest as it floats about. A mother
sea otter may float on her back with her baby
on her chest. Otters are very playful.
91. All otters live in:
(A) the sea
(B) the river
(C) the water
(D) pools
92. How is an otter like a fish?
93. An otter may have a meal on its chest
while:
(A) floating
(B) sleeping
(C) diving
(D) swimming
94. A mother sea otter carries her baby:
(A) on her back
(B) on her chest
(C) on her tail
(D) in a pouch
95. Another title for this story could be:
(A) The Life of an Otter
(B) A Mother Otter
(C) Shellfish and Water
(D) Learning About Rivers
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Reading: “We’re going camping!”
“We’re going camping!” Maggie sang as she
ran upstairs to her bedroom. “We’re going
camping!” she continued singing as she pulled
a duffel bag and a backpack down from the
top shelf of her closet. She sat down on the
side of her bed and spent a minute thinking
about it. Then she started to make piles of
jeans and shirts and socks. She found her
heavy jacket and her hiking boots. In no time
at all, she had finished packing.
“But why do we have to go camping?”
whined Bart, Maggie’s twin brother. “I want
to stay home. I want to watch television. I
want to play my stereo. I want to use my
computer. I’m not an outdoor person!” He
was so slow about packing that Maggie had to
help him. She found all of his things and
helped him stuff them into a couple of
backpacks. “There,” Maggie said, “and do try
to be cheerful. At least, we will be able to
spend some time together.”
The car trip seemed interminable. It went on
and on and on. Bart put on his earphones and
listened to music. Maggie looked at the
scenery and talked to their mother and dad.
But after a while, Bart ran out of music and
started to whine again. Dad looked at Bart in
the rear view mirror and said, “Bart, if you
can’t say something pleasant, don’t say
anything!” They rode the rest of the way in
silence. Mother rolled her eyes and grinned at
Maggie and Maggie grinned back.
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Maggie ..........
97. Which of these statements is true?
(A) Bart and Maggie enjoy the same
activities.
(B) Bart and Maggie are both very well
organized.
(C) Bart likes to stay home and Maggie
likes to go camping.
(D) Maggie likes to stay home and Bart
likes to go camping.
98. The setting of the third paragraph is
(A) Bart’s bedroom.
(B) Maggie’s bedroom.
(C) the campsite.
(D) inside the car.
99. You can tell from the third paragraph that
Maggie and her mother …
(A) often argue.
(B) understand each other.
(C) never talk.
(D) always ignore each other.
100. The word interminable means
(A) never ending.
(B) short and sweet.
(C) hot and stuffy.
(D) over too quickly.
96. Bart did not want to go camping because
…
(A) he did not have the right clothes.
(B) he does not like his sister, Maggie.
(C) he is not an outdoor person.
(D) he has a game on Saturday.
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Reading: The kudzu vine is one of the
The kudzu vine is one of the fastest growing
plants in the world. It can grow two feet in
just one day. Where does this strange plant
come from?
Kudzu comes all the way from China and
Japan. It belongs to the pea family. Kudzu has
hairy stems and purple, red, and yellow
flowers. Its fruit has many seeds and smells
like grapes.
Kudzu plants have very deep roots. That is
why farmers brought the plant to Florida in
the 1930s. They hoped that kudzu would help
to stop the soil from washing away. They also
fed the plant to their farm animals. But soon
farmers had a big problem. Kudzu began to
take over. It grew too fast. The vines covered
whole trees. Farmers tried to stop kudzu. But
it was a very hard job.
Today farmers think carefully before planting
kudzu. Kudzu is useful. But the plant must be
cut back all the time. If not, kudzu becomes a
terrible pest.
101. How much can kudzu grow in a day?
(A) two feet
(B) three feet
(C) four feet
(D) five feet
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103. The story does not tell about the
_________ of the kudzu.
(A) flowers
(B) smell
(C) roots
(D) taste
104. Which paragraph tells which plant
family the kudzu belongs to?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
105. Grow means almost the same as raise.
Helpful means almost the same as
(A) hairy
(B) carefully
(C) useful
(D) washing
106. The story does not say, but you can
decide that farmers today _________
kudzu.
(A) sometimes grow
(B) never plant
(C) always raise
102. Which word in Paragraph 4 means
“something that makes trouble”?
(A) farmers
(B) pest
(C) planting
(D) useful
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Reading: Some plants and animals
lived ..........
Choose the appropriate words to complete
the passage. To make the right choice,
sometimes you have to read the text that
follows.
Some plants and animals lived long before
people were on the earth. No one ever saw
them. Yet we know what they looked like.
How? We have found their bones, turned into
rock. __________ are called fossils.
107. (A) Some
(B) These
(C) None
(D) Most
(E) Several
From fossils, scientists can tell how much
today’s animals have changed. Where do we
__________ fossils?
108. (A) find
(B) sell
(C) hide
(D) buy
(E) clean
Scientists discover them everywhere. One of
the most interesting places is in the middle of
Los Angeles. At Rancho La Brea there are
pools of tar over 15,000 years old. Many
animals lived near these tar pits. Rain water
often covered the tar. From all around,
animals came to drink. Many of them fell into
the pools and couldn’t climb out. They were
__________ in the tar.
109. (A) helped
(B) shipped
(C) thrown
(D) stuck
(E) eaten
110. (A) found
(B) eaten
(C) trapped
(D) stolen
(E) seen
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Of course, the animals in the pools soon sank
into the tar. They died __________.
111. (A) yesterday
(B) quickly
(C) happily
(D) quietly
(E) merrily
Over the years, the tar slowly hardened. This
turned the animal bones into fossils.
Thousands of years later, scientists dug up the
fossils. There were bones of elephants,
wolves, giant birds, and tigers with huge teeth.
None were exactly like the animals of today.
So scientists could see how animals changed
as __________ passed.
112. (A) cars
(B) children
(C) people
(D) winter
(E) time
Animals still tumble into the wet tar today.
They are the fossils of __________.
113. (A) yesterday
(B) today
(C) tomorrow
(D) plants
(E) people
People will be able to visit Rancho La Brea in
the future and see them.
Other animals wanted to eat the animals that
were caught in the tar. So they jumped into
the pits. Before long they, too, were
__________.
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Word Choice
Choose the best word to complete each
sentence.
114. We __________ after the game even
though we were supposed to go home.
(A) accompanied
(B) lingered
(C) won
(D) spent
115. A sudden __________ in the shadows
alerted the guard dog.
(A) darkness
(B) impossible
(C) bush
(D) movement
116. For the first time in ten years our
__________ picnic was rained out.
(A) annual
(B) forgotten
(C) usually
(D) today
117. __________ was used to blast a
tunnel through the mountain.
(A) Dynamite
(B) Constructing
(C) Rock
(D) Drive
118. A life jacket can help keep a person
__________ in water.
(A) swimmer
(B) after
(C) single
(D) afloat
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120. Rob was glad to see __________
faces after being away for so long.
(A) resemblance
(B) familiar
(C) lately
(D) trying
121. A carrot was used to __________ the
pony into the barn.
(A) lure
(B) ride
(C) grab
(D) brush
122. We made a salad of __________,
tomatoes, and onions.
(A) ripe
(B) dinner
(C) lettuce
(D) gardener
123. New lockers were __________ in the
second floor hallway.
(A) trained
(B) middle
(C) multiplied
(D) installed
124. Melvin shook with fright during the
__________ climb up the mountain.
(A) terrorize
(B) perilous
(C) danger
(D) finally
125. Tad served equal __________ of
spaghetti to everyone.
(A) eat
(B) sauce
(C) intervals
(D) portions
119. The kitten hurt its __________ on a
nail.
(A) soft
(B) paw
(C) pet
(D) dish
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126. Marie drew charts and graphs to
__________ her report.
(A) sketch
(B) read
(C) illustrate
(D) accompanied
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127. Laura is her Uncle Steve’s only
__________
(A) niece
(B) younger
(C) funny
(D) family
128. The teacher __________ the students
as they came into class.
(A) believed
(B) greeted
(C) sent
(D) late
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Word Choice
Bubble test.
129. Which situation could you NOT use
the word descend to describe?
(A) Going down stairs
(B) An airplane landing
(C) Rain coming down
(D) An airplane taking off
(E) A mountain climber coming down a
mountain after reaching the top
130. What is NOT convenient?
(A) A store with fast checkout
(B) A parking lot close to where you’re
going
(C) Buses that run every 5 minutes
(D) A traffic jam
(E) A small tool kit that fits in your
pocket
131. Which is NOT a synonym for
agreeable?
(A) Flexible
(B) Crabby
(C) Easygoing
(D) Cooperative
(E) Pleasant
132. Which of the following does NOT
seem brief?
(A) A minute
(B) A long, boring movie
(C) A TV commercial
(D) A quick walk
(E) A second
133. Which place is NOT abroad?
(A) Taiwan
(B) France
(C) China
(D) Massachusetts
(E) Egypt
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Reading: Back in the 1800s, women in
Back in the 1800s, women in America could
not vote. Many women wanted to vote. But
most people were against it.
Women were fighting for the vote in the
eastern United States. That’s not where the
first woman voted, though. She voted in
Wyoming. How did this happen?
Wyoming was not a state yet. In fact, it was
still the Wild West. There were very few
women. But those women wanted to vote.
The men wanted more women to come to
Wyoming. The men thought that the right to
vote might bring more women west. So they
passed a law giving women the vote.
Did more women go to Wyoming because
they could vote? No one knows for sure. But
on September 6, 1869, Louisa Swain cast her
vote. Louisa and the other women of
Wyoming led the way. Soon other states let
women vote. Finally in 1920, all American
women could vote.
134. Except in Wyoming, all American
women could not vote until
(A) 1800
(B) 1850
(C) 1869
(D) 1920
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136. The story tells mostly about how
_________ first got to vote.
(A) Wyoming
(B) men
(C) women
(D) America
137. Which paragraph tells when women
first voted?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
138. For is the opposite of against. Taking is
the opposite of
(A) fighting
(B) bringing
(C) during
(D) giving
139. Passed means __________ in
Paragraph 3.
(A) went by
(B) made into law
135. Which word in Paragraph 2 means
“the right to choose a ruler”?
(A) vote
(B) state
(C) women
(D) law
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Answer Key
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(B) accompaniment
(B) attraction
(D) belief
(E) bighearted
(C) ballot
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(C) ballot
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(D) capsule
(B) boost
(C) camp
(E) chariot
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(C) intentional
(E) noisy
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(B) harm
(C) sizes
(A) produce
(D) tardy
(E) vegetable
(B) rush
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(A) produces
(B) rush
(E) vegetable
(A) abroad
(C) advance
(I) belief
(J) bighearted
(B) accompaniment
(D) animated
(E) ape
(G) attraction
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(I) drawer
(H) dent
(A) boast
(J) expectation
(B) boost
(C) camp
(D) capsule
(F) cinema
(G) cozy
(C) intentional
(A) finger
(E) noisy
(I) tardy
(D) massive
(F) produce
(B) harm
(G) rush
(H) sizes
(J) vegetable
Reading: Otters are furry water ..........
91. C
92. SWIMS AND DIVES
93. A
94. B
95. A
Reading: “We’re going camping!”
Maggie ..........
96. C
97. C
98. D
99. B
100.
A
1
Reading: The kudzu vine is one of the
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101.
A
102.
B
103.
D
104.
B
105.
C
106.
A
Reading: Some plants and animals lived
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107.
108.
109.
110.
111.
112.
113.
A
A
D
C
B
E
C
Word Choice
114.
B
115.
D
116.
A
117.
A
118.
D
119.
B
120.
B
121.
A
122.
C
123.
D
124.
B
125.
D
126.
C
127.
A
128.
B
Word Choice
129.
D
130.
D
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131.
132.
133.
1
B
B
D
Reading: Back in the 1800s, women in
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134.
D
135.
A
136.
C
137.
D
138.
D
139.
B
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