Sample Assessment Questions
(This is not meant to be printed off and given as a test…this document is to give you
ideas of how this standard might be assessed. Please use these as an example when
you are developing your own formative assessments. Remember formative assessments
are to be given throughout the teaching of a standard to help you guide your instruction
based on students needs. A good formative assessment should have a mix of multiple
choice as well as open ended.)
Choose the correct synonym for each underlined word below by circling your choice.
1. The girls were surprised when they saw the beautiful flowers the delivery boy brought.
A) frustrating
B) pretty
C) fast
D) orange
2. Watching the movie with all of my friends from school was fun, but it was too long.
A) sticky
B) lengthy
C) silly
D) short
3. Jennifer’s roasted hot dog was ruined when it fell into the fire.
A) flames
B) water
C) ground
D) refrigerator
4. The librarian asked the children to be silent because everyone was trying to study.
A) noisy
B) boring
C) quiet
D) early
5. My grandpa made the new dollhouse, complete with miniature furniture for every room.
A) pretty
B) tiny
C) fresh
D) tall
6. The boys on the soccer team were hungry after the game, so they went to eat pizza.
A) bumpy
B) happy
C) starving
D) full
7. Mrs. Blackwell assigned a difficult project for the students to complete during their vacation.
A) free
B) easy
C) caring
D) hard
8. The college professor was wise and gave the new students a lot of good advice.
A) intelligent
B) funny
C) ordinary
D) ugly
9. Samantha’s great-grandpa is very old.
A) friendly
B) crazy
C) charming
D) elderly
10. During physical education, the children had to jump as far as they could.
A) juggle
B) leap
C) swim
D) run
Circle the letter of the word that most closely matches the underlined word in the
sentence. Use the antonym in blue as a clue to the correct meaning.
1. While she was indifferent to golf, he husband was an avid fan.
A. boring
B. likeable
C. eager
D. pleasant
2. I thought it was a fresh idea, but the teacher thought it was trite.
A. special
B. loud
C. happy
D. common
3. Stacey was suspicious when the clown handed them a box, but her gullible
little brother opened it anyway.
A. trusting
B. sad
C. doomed D. careful
4. While James is very outgoing, his older brother is very reclusive.
A. withdrawn
B. athletic
C. popular D. hungry
5. The woman abhorred cleaning house, but she loved a spotless home.
A. often
B. demanded
C. enjoyed D. hated
6. George is adept with crossword puzzles, while his sister is a failure at solving
them.
A. miserable
B. skilled
C. close
D. bored
7. Instead of a grimace, Claudia had a big smile across her face.
A. grin
B. hat
C. frown
D. mask
8. She was an agile dancer, although her partner was quite clumsy.
A. quiet
B. nimble
C. shy
D. stiff
Read each word pair. Write an S next to word pairs that are synonyms.
Write an A next to word pairs that are antonyms.
1. sit/stand _____
13. rare/uncommon_____
2. watch/view _____
14. near/distant______
3. work/play_____
15. miniature/small_____
4. pal/friend_____
16. angry/irate_____
5. car/automobile_____
17. musical/melodious_____
6. wild/tame_____
18. lead/follow_____
7. dull/boring_____
19. protect/defend_____
8. teach/instruct_____
20. buy/sell_____
9. hot/chilled_____
21. jump/leap_____
10. smelly/aromatic_____
22. book/tome_____
11. noisy/quiet_____
23. Inside/within______
12. rapid/fast_____
24. hungry/full______
Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.
1. ENTERTAIN
A. bore
B. perform
C. recline
D. excite
2. ATTRACTIVE
A. wonderful
B. hideous
C. beautiful
D. average
3. ASSIST
A. support
B. help
C. prevent
D. pamper
4. THREAT
A. protection
B. emergency
C. courage
D. danger
5. SEVERE
A. strict
B. relaxed
C. kindly
D. serious
6. ATTENTIVE
A. lazy
B. watchful
C. alert
D. distracted
7. ENTIRE
A. unified
B. flawed
C. perfect
D. incomplete
8. CONCENTRATE
A. daydream
B. focus
C. ignore
D. examine
9. APPROPRIATE
A. suitable
B. false
C. improper
D. fitting
10. NOBLE
A. gentle
B. cruel
C. dishonorable
D. meek
Tell whether each pair of words are synonyms or antonyms.
1. agree, disagree ___________________________
2. cold, freezing ___________________________
3. easy, difficult ___________________________
4. argue, squabble ___________________________
5. guess, estimate ___________________________
6. bottom, top ___________________________
7. tired,energetic ___________________________
8. huge, gigantic ___________________________
9. sink, float ___________________________
10. windy, calm ___________________________
11. noisy, quiet ___________________________
12. unhappy, sad ___________________________
Circle the 2 synonyms for each set of words.
1. toasty
chilly
cool
comfortable
2. walk
crawl
stroll
run
3. argue
scare
confuse
frighten
4. bravery
honesty
courage
winner
5. cook
drink
eat
munch
6. record
paint
draw
sketch
Write a synonym for each word.
7. thin _____________________ 8. tiny _____________________
9. store _____________________ 10. fall _____________________
11. see _____________________ 12. friendly _____________________
13. tasty _____________________ 14. silent _____________________
15. smelly _____________________ 16. smile _____________________
17. think _____________________ 18. break _____________________
Directions: Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.
1. LAST
6. REVEAL
A. early
B. closing
C. ending
D. primary
A. develop
B. showcase
C. cover
D. thwart
2. DISTRESS
7. SURVIVE
A. headache
B. pleasure
C. luck
D. suffering
A. recover
B. expire
C. withstand
D. flee
3. CAPTIVITY
8. DETEST
A. slavery
B. permission
C. freedom
D. limitation
A. adore
B. withhold
C. injure
D. assist
4. CRAFTY
9. CAREFREE
A. honest
B. bright
C. deceitful
D. scientific
A. easygoing
B. worried
C. relaxed
D. cautious
5. RESIST
10. BICKER
A. adjust
B. remain
C. decline
D. yield
A. debate
B. surrender
C. concur
D. hassle
Synonyms
Choose the correct synonym for each underlined word below.
1) Bobby was looking for the correct answer to this problem.
1. rejoin
2. reply
3. ask
4. borrow
2) I like studying about animals the most.
1. hate
2. absent
3. enjoy
4. difficult
3) I chose to study the differences between alligators and crocodiles for a project at
school.
1. decide
2. made
3. bought
4. washed
3. study
4. desire
4) My goal is to become a naturalist.
1. thought
2. reward
5) The best learning comes through observing things in nature.
1. changing
2. seeing
3. hearing
4. touching
3. ocean
4. outdoors
6) I like going into the wild to study.
1. lab
2. city
7) The project worked exactly as planned.
1. found
2. arranged
3. made
4. worked
8) I recorded my findings in a journal.
1. taped
2. used
3. locked
4. wrote
9) Then I compared what I had observed with what books had to say.
1. matched
2. questioned
3. changed
4. mailed
10) If there was any difference, I consulted my teacher.
1. yelled
2. directed
3. asked
4. begged
11) Together we explored possible theories.
1. ideas
2. facts
3. answers
4. questions