Grade 5 Reading Practice Test, Exercises of English

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Grade 5

Reading

Practice Test

Nebraska Department of Education 20 09

Directions:

On the following pages are passages and multiple-choice questions for Grade 5

Reading Practice Test, a practice opportunity for the Nebraska State Accountability

(NeSA).

Each question will ask you to select an answer from among four choices.

For all questions:

• Read each passage. Then answer each question carefully by choosing the

best answer.

• Mark your answers for ALL of the questions.

Remember only one of the choices provided is the correct answer.

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1. What is the perspective of the mom in the story?

A. She is reluctant to get a puppy because she would do all the work.

B. She is reluctant to get a puppy because she would have to spend money.

C. She is reluctant to get a puppy because she prefers cats.

D. She is reluctant to get a puppy because she is afraid of dogs.

2. What evidence shows the children are prepared for a puppy?

A. They research puppy training and care.

B. They beg and plead with their mother.

C. They get jobs to raise money to buy the dog.

D. They research personalities of different breeds.

3. The author uses the word reserved in the passage. Which phrase best completes the analogy, “ Reserved is to active as __________”?

A. excitable is to energetic.

B. timid is to rowdy. C. unruly is to naughty.

D. noisy is to loud.

4. In paragraph 7, the author is described as feeling defensive of Buddy. What is the meaning of the word defensive?

A. wanting to capture Buddy

B. wanting to tease Buddy

C. wanting to protect Buddy

D. wanting to admire Buddy

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5. What is the little dog’s reaction to Mom’s words, “Okay, Buddy, I guess you’re it”?

A. He gives a playful lap of his tongue.

B. He jumps up to greet the narrator.

C. He cocks his head to one side and flashes a smile.

D. He makes one ear stand up straighter.

6. What is the main idea of the story?

A. following the process of adopting a new puppy

B. researching the responsibilities of caring for a puppy

C. convincing Mom to allow the adoption of a new puppy

D. determining the criteria for selecting a new puppy

7. From what point of view is the story told?

A. first person

B. second person

C. third person limited

D. third person omniscient

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Please write back soon. I am hoping to put together a book of the letters that we exchange. You are famous now, but I expect you will be even more famous in years to come.

Your faithful friend,

Helene

Marie Curie Timeline

1867 Born in Warsaw, Poland

Attends the Sorbonne in Paris Marries Pierre Curie

Wins the Nobel Prize in physics along with her husband Pierre Curie

Establishes a radium institute at Warsaw

1922 Becomes a member of the French Academy of Medicine

1911 Wins a second Nobel Prize in recognition of her work in radioactivity 1914 Is appointed Director of the Radium Institute in Paris

8. “I admire the way you have worked so hard throughout your life.” What part of speech is admire?

A. verb

B. noun

C. adverb

D. adjective

9. What is the author’s opinion of women in the field of science?

A. The author believes women should work with men in the science field.

B. The author believes women do not belong in the field of science.

C. The author supports the role of women in science.

D. The author thinks women should teach about science.

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10. Which word contains a suffix?

A. element

B. equipment

C. tournament

D. document

11. In paragraph 8, what does the phrase side effect mean?

A. an undiagnosed situation

B. an expected result

C. an intentional problem

D. an unplanned outcome

12. Read the list of events in Marie Curie’s life.
    1. became a governess
    2. graduated high school
    3. married husband Pierre
    4. moved to Paris

In which order did these events occur?

A. 2, 1, 4, 3

B. 4, 1, 3, 2

C. 3, 2, 1, 4

D. 1, 4, 3, 2

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Grade 5 Practice Test Answers

1. A

2. A

3. B

4. C

5. C

6. A

7. A

8. A

9. C

10. B

11. D

12. A

13. B

14. A