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1. oo target: food. r-word: herd. Glide target: point. Compound: sunlight. Which comparison word has the same oo sound as the target?bookneither: no oo spellingthe word has no vowel soundmoon

2. oo target: food. r-word: herd. Glide target: point. Compound: sunlight. Which spelling is the r-controlled part in the supplied word?erno r-controlled spellingaror

3. oo target: food. r-word: herd. Glide target: point. Compound: sunlight. Which spelling represents the moving vowel sound in the target?owoioyou

4. oo target: food. r-word: herd. Glide target: point. Compound: sunlight. Which two smaller words make the supplied compound?back + packbed + roomsun + lightrain + coat

5. Prefix word: preview. Suffix word: quietly. Contraction: I’m. Sentence: Before the play, we whisper. What does the supplied prefix add to its base word?beforeincorrectlyagainnot

6. Prefix word: preview. Suffix word: quietly. Contraction: I’m. Sentence: Before the play, we whisper. What does the supplied suffix add?withoutin that mannerperson who does itfull of

7. Prefix word: preview. Suffix word: quietly. Contraction: I’m. Sentence: Before the play, we whisper. Which full form makes the supplied contraction?cannotdo notI amwe are

8. Prefix word: preview. Suffix word: quietly. Contraction: I’m. Sentence: Before the play, we whisper. Where should a brief reading pause occur in the supplied sentence?at the end only: no introductory phraseafter the first letterbetween every wordafter the introductory time phrase

9. Form: LEE: This room is crowded. [Lee steps aside.] Narration sample: My chair needed more space. Sound phrase: brave bright bird. Which text kind is most directly shown?poemplay scriptrealistic storyfable

10. Form: LEE: This room is crowded. [Lee steps aside.] Narration sample: My chair needed more space. Sound phrase: brave bright bird. Which word signals first-person narration in the narration sample?Iwemyno first-person word

11. Form: LEE: This room is crowded. [Lee steps aside.] Narration sample: My chair needed more space. Sound phrase: brave bright bird. What stated setting condition shapes the character’s action?darknessraincoldcrowded space

12. Form: LEE: This room is crowded. [Lee steps aside.] Narration sample: My chair needed more space. Sound phrase: brave bright bird. Which beginning sound is repeated in the supplied phrase?/b//s//t//m/

13. Past verb: took. Highlight: heavy in heavy bag. Join: tired but cheerful. Sentence: We took a bag. Which base action matches the supplied past-tense verb?eatruntakego

14. Past verb: took. Highlight: heavy in heavy bag. Join: tired but cheerful. Sentence: We took a bag. What does the highlighted word describe?an actiona noun’s possessiona questiona noun

15. Past verb: took. Highlight: heavy in heavy bag. Join: tired but cheerful. Sentence: We took a bag. What relationship does the supplied conjunction show?contrast with butreason with becausechoice with oraddition with and

16. Past verb: took. Highlight: heavy in heavy bag. Join: tired but cheerful. Sentence: We took a bag. Which sentence type is supplied?exclamationstatementquestioncommand

17. Need: names of parts in a bicycle drawing. Signals: too dark, install a lamp. Definition phrase: behind the wheel. Procedure begins: draw on the paper. Which feature would answer the stated reading need?glossaryindexheadingdiagram labels

18. Need: names of parts in a bicycle drawing. Signals: too dark, install a lamp. Definition phrase: behind the wheel. Procedure begins: draw on the paper. Which organization is stated by the supplied signal words?problem and solutiondescriptiontime ordercomparison

19. Need: names of parts in a bicycle drawing. Signals: too dark, install a lamp. Definition phrase: behind the wheel. Procedure begins: draw on the paper. What job does the supplied final definition phrase perform?makes a contrastgives a locationgives a categorygives an example

20. Need: names of parts in a bicycle drawing. Signals: too dark, install a lamp. Definition phrase: behind the wheel. Procedure begins: draw on the paper. Which action should come first under the stated instruction order?gather the paperfold the paperdraw on the paperdisplay the paper

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