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5th Grade Proficient Reading Practice Test 10



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Read the passage and answer the question.

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What does the author mean by the use of the word “masterpiece”?
a.
When someone paints a fence, it is always called a masterpiece.
c.
Masterpieces are usually artistic paintings found on fences.
b.
Painted works of art are sometimes called masterpieces, when someone considers
the piece a great model.
d.
he author used the word masterpiece incorrectly, because masterpieces are only found in art museums.
 

 2. 

Read the poem and answer the question.
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The lines of this poem are an example of:
a.
personification
c.
rhyme
b.
simile
d.
metaphor
 

 3. 

Read the passage and answer the question.
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What does the author portray in this paragraph?
a.
a science fiction setting
c.
a tall tale setting
b.
a historical fiction setting
d.
a mystery setting
 

 4. 

Read the passage.
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What type of writing is this?
a.
essay
c.
book review
b.
newspaper article
d.
non-fiction
 

 5. 

Read the passage.
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What was the author telling the reader about Joshua’s future?
a.
Life in the future would be grand.
c.
He would have a chance to run away.
b.
He would be rich and famous.
d.
Life in the future would be filled with doom and anguish.
 

 6. 

Read the passage.
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What does the underlined figure of speech mean in this passage?
a.
Alice is a funny person.
c.
Jenny likes cats.
b.
Alice told Jenny’s secret.
d.
Cats should not be kept in bags.
 

 7. 

Read the passage.
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What can you guess about Marc’s grandfather?
a.
He lacked confidence in Marc’s ability to win because Marc was weak.
c.
He thought Marc was an ox.
b.
He had confidence in Marc’s ability to win because Marc was strong.
d.
He thought Marc was wrestling an ox.
 

 8. 

Read the passage.
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What does the penny symbolize for Frank?
a.
hope
c.
sadness
b.
despair
d.
death
 

 9. 

Read the passage.
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How does his mother’s comment make Peter feel?
a.
relaxed
c.
hopeless
b.
hopeful
d.
empathetic
 

 10. 

Literary Response and Analysis—Problem Resolution--RIT 211 – 220
Read the passage.
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What should Sally do to stay safe?
a.
Go into the nearest house or store and ask for help from an adult.
c.
Just keep walking and hope for the best.
b.
Stop walking and approach the strange man.
d.
Go into the trees and hide.
 

 11. 

Word Analysis—Antonyms, Homonyms, Synonyms--RIT 201 – 210
Read the passage.
Then Miss Hopley did a formidable thing. She stood up. Had she been standing when we entered, she would have seemed tall. But rising from her chair, she soared. And what she carried up and up with her was a buxom superstructure, firm shoulders, a straight sharp nose, full cheeks slightly molded by a curved line along the nostrils, thin lips that moved like steel springs, and a high forehead topped by hair gathered in a bun. Miss Hopley was not a giant in body, but when she mobilized it to a standing position she seemed a match for giants. I decided
I liked her.
Which sentence is the best example of the opposite of this description of Miss Hopley?
Copyright Info: Not enough information. Barrio Boy, page 127. (Teacher authors: Phillips,
Blackman, Felts).

a.
Miss Hopley lay motionless on the floor.
c.
Miss Hopley was a match for giants when she moved.
b.
Miss Hopley rose from her chair, soaring over others.
d.
Miss Hopley had a pointy nose and full cheeks.
 

 12. 

Complete the sentence.
The farmer went into the fields to _____ his seeds.
a.
sow
c.
so
b.
sew
d.
sough
 

 13. 

Word Analysis—Contextual Meaning and Vocabulary--RIT 201 – 210
Read the passage.
Then he jumped. The head was lying a little clear of the water jar, under the curve of it; and as his teeth met, Rikki braced his back against the bulge of the red earthenware to hold down the head. This gave him just one second’s purchase, and he made the most of it. Then he was battered to and fro as a rat is shaken by a dog—to and fro on the floor, up and down, and round in great circles, but his eyes were red and he held on as the body cartwhipped over the floor, upsetting the tin dipper and the soap dish and the flesh brush, and banged against the tin side of the bath.
Copyright Info: Not enough information. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, Page 11. (Teacher authors: Phillips,
Blackman, Felts).


What does the word battered mean?
a.
attacked
c.
baseball equipment
b.
bread dough
d.
lathered
 

 14. 

Read the sentence and choose the best synonym for the underlined word.
In the gloom of the rainy dawn, Kayla scanned the horizon searching for the long-promised arrival of the horse-drawn carriage.
a.
searched
c.
glanced
b.
looked
d.
noticed
 

 15. 

Word Analysis—Multiple Meanings--RIT 201 – 210
An ad for hand cream claims the cream moisturizes and evens skin
tone. What does tone mean?
a.
quality of color
c.
elegant style
b.
musical sound
d.
interval on a musical scale
 

 16. 

Word Analysis—Word Components--RIT 201 – 210
Which is a multi-syllable compound word?
a.
motorcycle
c.
motoring
b.
motionless
d.
multi-purpose
 

 17. 

From what root word is electioneer made?
a.
electric
c.
elective
b.
elect
d.
election
 

 18. 

With the addition of a prefix, which word now means the opposite of do?
a.
redo
c.
undo
b.
doer
d.
doing
 

 19. 

What suffix added to the word breath changes its meaning?
a.
less
c.
ing
b.
s
d.
able
 

 20. 

Word Analysis—Antonyms, Homonyms, Synonyms--RIT 211 - 220
It was a cold and chilling night, and the cattle were restless. As the sun dropped behind the mountain range, the animals all started to come alive with anticipation. This was a night of the hunter and the hunted. The wolves were on the prowl for a meal, and the cattle knew they were being watched.
Choose the word that is an antonym for restless.
a.
excited
c.
tired
b.
anxious
d.
moving
 

 21. 

Word Analysis—Contextual Meaning and Vocabulary--RIT 211 - 220
“It is fear, Mr. Holmes. It is terror.” She raised her veil as she spoke, and we could see that she was indeed in a pitiable state of agitation, her face all drawn and gray, with restless, frightened eyes, like those of some hunted animal. Her features and figure were those of a woman of thirty, but her hair was shot with premature gray, and her expression was weary and haggard. Sherlock Holmes ran her over with one of his quick, all-comprehensive glances.
Copyright Info: Not enough information. Detective Stories: The Speckled Band (page 10-11)  (Teacher authors: Phillips, Blackman, Felts).
In this paragraph, what does the word agitation mean?
a.
upset
c.
confused
b.
mixed up
d.
tired
 

 22. 

Suddenly he wished that he hadn’t left his bed, that he’d stayed away from the Hatching Ground. Now everyone would see his ignominious failure. So he scrambled as desperately to reach the shadowy walls of the Hatching Ground as he had struggled to cross the bowl. He mustn’t be seen.
Copyright Info: Not enough information. The Smallest Dragonboy (Page 57) (Teacher authors:Phillips, Blackman, Felts).

Which word in this story means the same as shameful?
a.
ignominious
c.
struggled
b.
desperately
d.
shadowy
 

 23. 

Stunned for only a moment, the youth invented a tale that only giants, the most gullible creatures on the earth, would believe. Unfortunately it is a quirk of supernature, a paradox of the cruelest kind, that whatever giants believe becomes their truth. “What was your last job?” asked the boy, knowing full well that giants never do manual work and haven’t the intellect or dexterity required for other types of employment.Copyright Info: The Goatboy and the Giant (Page 252-253) (Teacher authors: Phillips,
Blackman, Felts).

From the context of this passage, which pair of words are opposites?
a.
invented, truth
c.
giants, paradox
b.
gullible, supernature
d.
cruellest, kind
 

 24. 

Word Analysis—Antonyms, Homonyms, Synonyms--RIT 211 - 220
. It was a cold and chilling night, and the cattle were restless. As the sun dropped behind the mountain range, the animals all started to come alive with anticipation. This was a night of the hunter and the hunted. The wolves were on the prowl for a meal, and the cattle knew they were being watched.
Choose the word that is an antonym for restless.
a.
excited
c.
tired
b.
anxious
d.
moving
 

 25. 

Word Analysis—Contextual Meaning and Vocabulary--RIT 211 - 220
“It is fear, Mr. Holmes. It is terror.” She raised her veil as she spoke, and we could see that she was indeed in a pitiable state of agitation, her face all drawn and gray, with restless, frightened eyes, like those of some hunted animal. Her features and figure were those of a woman of thirty, but her hair was shot with premature gray, and her expression was weary and haggard. Sherlock Holmes ran her over with one of his quick, all-comprehensive glances.Copyright Info: Not enough information. Detective Stories: The Speckled Band (page 10-11) (Teacher authors: Phillips, Blackman, Felts).
In this paragraph, what does the word agitation mean?
a.
upset
c.
confused
b.
mixed up
d.
tired
 

 26. 

Stunned for only a moment, the youth invented a tale that only giants, the most gullible creatures on the earth, would believe. Unfortunately it is a quirk of supernature, a paradox of the cruelest kind, that whatever giants believe becomes their truth. “What was your last job?” asked the boy, knowing full well that giants never do manual work and haven’t the intellect or dexterity required for other types of employment.Copyright Info: The Goatboy and the Giant (Page 252-253) (Teacher authors: Phillips,
Blackman, Felts).

From the context of this passage, which pair of words are opposites?
a.
invented, truth
c.
giants, paradox
b.
gullible, supernature
d.
cruellest, kind
 

 27. 

Stunned for only a moment, the youth invented a tale that only giants, the most gullible creatures on the earth, would believe. Unfortunately it is a quirk of supernature, a paradox of the cruelest kind, that whatever giants believe becomes their truth. “What was your last job?” asked the boy, knowing full well that giants never do manual work and haven’t the intellect or dexterity required for other types of employment.Copyright Info: The Goatboy and the Giant (Page 252-253) (Teacher authors: Phillips,
Blackman, Felts).

From the context of this passage, which pair of words are opposites?
a.
invented, truth
c.
giants, paradox
b.
gullible, supernature
d.
cruellest, kind
 



 
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