Reading Comprehension Skills and Strategies - Level 5

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

Answer Key.


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  1. transport

  2. dislike

  3. inside

  4. midnight

  5. retake

  6. midway

  7. uncomfortable

  8. disappear

  9. misbehave

  10. dishonest
    Answers will vary.
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  11. pedal

  12. centipede

  13. pedicure

  14. pedestrian

  15. pedestal

  16. impediment
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    Possible answers:
    diagram
    dialogue
    epigram
    epilogue
    megalith
    megaphone
    microgram
    microphone
    monogram
    monograph
    monolith
    monologue
    telegram
    telegraph
    telephone
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  17. disloyal, loyalty

  18. unbeatable, unbeaten

  19. undernourished

  20. thoughtful,
    thoughtfulness

  21. obsessive, obsession

  22. overpaid

  23. wondering, wonderful

  24. unconditional

  25. friendly, friendship

  26. adoring, adorable

  27. proudly, proudest

  28. useless, useable

  29. happiness, happiest
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  30. underdone, b

  31. mismanaged, a

  32. underpaid, a

  33. miscalculated, a

  34. dislike, b

  35. undertone, b

  36. dissatisfied, a

  37. underweight, b

  38. misplaced, a

  39. discomfort, b


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Possible answers.


  1. b

  2. n

  3. l

  4. d

  5. a

  6. h

  7. i

  8. t

  9. m

  10. k

  11. o

  12. e

  13. f

  14. p

  15. g

  16. v

  17. r

  18. j

  19. u

  20. c

  21. q

  22. s
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  23. neatest

  24. harder, hardest

  25. tougher, toughest

  26. fastest, faster

  27. hardest, harder

  28. slower, slowest

  29. bravest, braver

  30. smallest, smaller

  31. older

  32. younger, youngest

  33. busier, busiest

  34. lightest, lighter
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    The following words should
    be underlined with the suffix
    circled.

  35. approached,
    increasingly, worried
    properly, prepared

  36. powered, combustion

  37. barreling

  38. maturity, loved

  39. mighty, longest

  40. living, trailers,
    combative

  41. thoughtful, internists,
    assisted, operation

  42. originate

  43. directive, confusion

  44. suspicions, assumptions,
    troubling, situations

  45. lightning, halted,
    transmission, signals

  46. mixture, added,
    lightness, darkness

  47. magical, potions

  48. invisibility

  49. moved, forward,
    backward
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    pondered
    gift
    occasion
    wandered
    token
    bracelet
    wallet
    policy
    earned
    redeeming
    balance
    ornate
    anticipation
    worthwhile
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  50. a. delicate

  51. b. reach

  52. b. slight

  53. a. distribute

  54. a. oral

  55. a. instructs

  56. a. reject

  57. b. catch

  58. b. end

  59. b. coworkers
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  60. c

  61. a

  62. a

  63. b

  64. c

  65. b

  66. b

  67. a

  68. a

  69. a
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  70. exclaimed, whispered

  71. pester, torment

  72. inquire, question

  73. ancient, prehistoric

  74. adequate, sufficient

  75. amazed, astonished

  76. hazard, peril

  77. ripped, tore
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  78. sea turtle

  79. whale

  80. jellyfish

  81. starfish

  82. shark

  83. crab or lobster

  84. seahorse

  85. manatee
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    Answers will vary.
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  86. rock

  87. race

  88. trunk

  89. darts

  90. fence

  91. grazed

  92. empty

  93. legend

  94. gorge

  95. grave

  96. pitcher
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    A. 9 or 21
    B. 13 or 23
    C. 1 or 17
    D. 7 or 19
    E. 3 or 22
    F. 8 or 16
    G. 5 or 18
    H. 10 or 27
    I. 2 or 20
    J. 12 or 26
    K. 14 or 25
    L. 15 or 28
    M. 6 or 24
    N. 4 or 11
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    Sequence and Time Signals:

  97. when

  98. finally

  99. lately

  100. once

  101. immediately
    Illustration Signals:

  102. such as

  103. for example

  104. specifically

  105. much like

  106. similar to
    Change of Direction Signals:

  107. otherwise

  108. rather

  109. but

  110. however

  111. even though
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    Make sure that all five
    sequence and time signal
    words are circled in the
    story.
    Initially:when I laid eyes on
    Smokey, I was more than a
    bit scared.
    Next:I assumed my life was
    about to go up in flames.
    After that:my fear subsided
    and we became instant
    friends.
    Then:I got a great idea.
    Finally:everyone agreed
    that Smokey was a fine
    neighbor.

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