- 1. The word "outstretched" is an example of _______.
A) a complex contraction
B) a complex compound word
C) a prefix
D) a root word
- 2. Which of the following is NOT an example of a complex compound word?
A) northward
B) tiptoed
C) nightgowns
D) downstairs
- 3. The boy in the story said, "We drank hot cocoa as thick and rich as melted chocolate bars." Here, the author used an example of a _________.
A) simile
B) personification
C) alliteration
D) metaphor
- 4. If the "bells of Santa's sleigh" can not be heard, what conclusion does the author persuade you to draw?
A) You may need to take a hearing test.
B) You do not like loud bells.
C) You need to be good.
D) You can only hear it if you truly believe.
- 5. When the little boy shook the bell, he thought it was the most beautiful sound he and his sister had ever heard. This boy was giving a (an) __________.
A) fact
B) question
C) caption
D) opinion
- 6. When the boy shook the bell, his parents did not hear a sound. His father concluded that the bell was ________.
A) shiny
B) missing
C) broken
D) torn
- 7. Which of the following is an antonym for the word outside?
A) roamed
B) flickered
C) pranced
D) inside
- 8. If the train "thundered through the quiet wilderness", this could mean that the train was moving _______.
A) loudly and quickly
B) silently and mildly
C) slowly and softly
D) quietly and gently
- 9. This story took place on which night of the year?
A) Christmas Day
B) The night before the New Year begins
C) Christmas Eve
D) The night after Christmas
- 10. A robe is a synonym or means almost the same as one of the following words. Which one is it?
A) jacket
B) housecoat
C) pajamas
D) slippers
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