Created by George Pitlik
Assessment Department
Georgetown ISD
Reading 5.9B for the
Texas Center for Academic Excellence © 2002
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Vocabulary: a list or collection of words or of words and phrases volcano
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More cereal
Mommy!
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I love new vocabulary words
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1. Speaking Vocabulary
2. Reading Vocabulary
3. Writing Vocabulary
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1. Ask a teacher.
2. Ask a parent or relative.
3. Look it up in the dictionary.
4. Try to figure it out from the rest of the story.
5. Skip it. It may not be necessary to know the word to understand the story.
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Triangle- A three sided figure
Pentagon- A five sided figure
Hexagon- A six sided figure
Octagon- An eight sided figure
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My dog’s name is Patches. He lives outside. We keep his dog dish on the back porch and feed him every evening.
Lately we noticed that Patches seemed hungry all the time. We also saw strange muddy footprints near his dog dish. They were too small to be his footprints. Some animal was eating Patches’ food!
My Dad said that the footprints belonged to an elusive raccoon. They are nocturnal animals and sleep during the day. Everyone in the family watched the backyard to see the raccoon, but he was very clever. We never saw him. My Mom said that the raccoon would not be around during the day, so we needed to watch after dark.
We tried for a long time, but we never saw the raccoon, only his tracks.
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My dog’s name is Patches. He lives outside. We keep his food dish on the back porch and feed him every evening.
Lately we noticed that Patches seemed hungry all the time. We also saw strange muddy footprints near his food dish.
They were too small to be his footprints. Some animal was eating Patches’ food!
My Dad said that the footprints belonged to an elusive raccoon. They are nocturnal animals and sleep during the day. Everyone in the family watched the backyard to see the raccoon, but he was very clever. We never saw him.
My Mom said that the raccoon would not be around during the day, so we needed to watch after dark.
We tried for a long time, but we never saw the raccoon , only his tracks.
In this passage, the word elusive means-
A fast
B friendly
C hard to find
D brave
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I’ll buy a tiny pocket dictionary and carry it with me to look up new vocabulary words!
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Ms. Smith was the best math teacher at High Oaks School. Most of the kids really liked her class; except Ronald. He would spend most of the class writing notes and passing them to his friends.
Sometimes, Ms. Smith would find a note and read it which got Ronald into trouble.
Ronald decided to create a code so Ms. Smith would not be able to read the notes. He worked a long time designing the code. He thought he would be able to write notes that Ms. Smith could not read.
The next day, Ronald sent a note written in his new code. Ms. Smith found it. Being a very smart math teacher, she was able to decipher it in less than ten minutes. Ronald was in deep trouble.
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This code was easy to decipher .
Ms. Smith was the best math teacher at High Oaks School. Most of the kids really liked her class; except Ronald. He would spend most of the class writing notes and passing them to his friends.
Sometimes, Ms. Smith would find a note and read it which got Ronald into trouble.
Ronald decided to create a code so Ms. Smith would not be able to read the notes. He worked a long time designing the code. He thought he would be able to write notes that Ms. Smith could not read.
The next day, Ronald sent a note written in his new code. Ms. Smith found it. Being a very smart math teacher, she was able to decipher it in less than ten minutes. Ronald was in deep trouble.
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In the passage on the previous page, the word decipher means to ---
F write with
G sell
H figure out
J forget about
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Middle Eastern Music
Classical Music
Caribbean Music
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Our soccer team is in first place in our city. We are scheduled to play in the state finals in just three weeks.
Our coach told us that our team did not have enough money to pay for the bus, hotel and food while we were at state playoffs.
Coach told us we must find a sponsor for the trip. She asked each of us to visit two stores in our town and ask them to sponsor us.
In this passage, the word sponsor means –
A a passenger
B an adult
C a supporter
D a president
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Quince : the fruit of a central Asiatic tree that resembles a hard-fleshed yellow apple and is used for marmalade, jelly and preserves
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Our soccer coach told us that we did not have a lot of time to find a sponsor for our trip to state playoffs. Lots of other teams were already making hotel reservations.
Coach told us that in order to be sure we could reserve hotel rooms, we must find a sponsor prior to next Sunday.
In this passage, the words prior to mean –
F through
G after
H before
J around
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When the shoe factory closed in
Sneakerville, most of the residents moved to other towns to find a job.
You could walk all over and not see another person. Most of the buildings needed painting and repair.
There were not even any dogs or cats around.
Sneakerville was desolate .
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In the passage on the previous page, the word desolate means –
A no inhabitants
B happy
C cold and windy
D very humid
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My brain hurts!
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