Placement Test C. 1. When you ride a bike, wear a helmet to your skull. a. protect b. stretch c. wear d. connect

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1 Date: Name: Part A: Vocabulary * Choose the best words for the blanks. (1~6) 1. When you ride a bike, wear a helmet to your skull. a. protect b. stretch c. wear d. connect 2. On Halloween, children wear a and go to a party. a. onstage b. clothesline c. wheelchair d. costume 3. People take when they are sick. a. company b. sleds c. medicine d. trail 4. A shepherd his sheep and cows on a ranch. a. builds b. herds c. writes d. allows 5. People created Mother s Day to mothers. a. honor b. call c. change d. believe 6. Crocodiles and alligators are that live in wetlands. a. insects b. reptiles c. mammals d. amphibians * Choose the words with the same meaning of the underlined words. (7~8) 7. Seals and sea lions are hard to tell apart. Both have sleek fur and flippers that they use to move quickly in water. a. thin b. smooth c. large d. bumpy 8. The moon s volcanoes are not active. That means they do not erupt anymore. a. examine b. example c. explode d. explain * Choose the words with the opposite meaning of the underlined words. (9~10) 9. The Earth s shorelines are constantly changing. Usually the changes are slow to occur but sometimes they happen quickly. a. always b. continually c. endlessly d. sometimes 10. The other end of the ship swings straight up. For a moment the Titanic stays pointed at the stars. Then it disappears into the black water. a. appears b. sinks c. fades away d. vanishes

2 Part B: Reading Comprehension * Read and choose the correct answers. (11~20) 11. Why do I take ballet lessons? I love to play ball. I play shortstop on a team called the Sharks. We wear neat hats and cool green T-shirts. Mom thinks baseball is for boys. She wants me to do more girl things. That is how I got stuck taking ballet lessons. I have pink tights and pink slippers. Mom puts a pink ribbon in my hair. She says, Pink is for girls. I hate pink. In class I sit next to my best friend, Mary Ann. a. because I like ballet b. because Mom wants me to do more girl things c. because I have pink tights and pink slippers d. because I don t like baseball 12. What would happen when you didn t have bones? Bones are an important part of your body. They support your body and give you a shape. What would your body do if you had no bones? It would just fall to the ground like a wet noodle. Bones are the frame for your body. When you are a baby, your bones are soft. As you grow and get bigger, your bones become strong. When you are about 25 years old, your bones are hard and you stop growing. Bones protect important parts of your body. a. Your body would fall to the ground. b. Your body would become strong. c. Your organs would get bigger. d. Your body would keep growing.

3 13. What is the difference between alligator and crocodiles? The snouts on alligators and crocodiles look very different. Alligators have rounded snouts. Crocodile snouts are more pointed. Alligators and crocodiles have quite different jaws. When an alligator closes its mouth, most of its teeth are hidden. Crocodile teeth project from their closed mouths. Alligators and crocodiles are found in different countries around the world. Alligators live only in the United States and China. Crocodiles live in North America and Asia, and in South America, Africa and Australia. a. Crocodiles have rounded snouts. b. Alligator teeth project from their closed mouths. c. Alligators live only in the United States and China. d. Crocodiles live only in Asia. 14. Why did Gunnar choose Balto as a lead dog? This is a true story about a very brave dog. His name was Balto. Balto was a sled dog. He worked for a gold-mining company not far from Nome. He helped carry food and tools to the miners. Balto s driver was named Gunnar. Gunnar made Balto his lead dog. The lead dog runs in front of the team. He follows the trail. All the other dogs do whatever the lead dog does. So the lead dog has to be the smartest and strongest dog of all. a. because he was the only dog left in the town b. because he won first prize at a sled dog race c. because he was one of the cleverest dogs d. because he was bigger than all the other dogs

4 15. What happened to Owthorne Church? The Holderness Coast in Great Britain is a shoreline that changes all of the time. During the last 2000 years the shore has receded almost 400 meters. Along the Holderness Coast the cliffs are very soft. The rock cracks easily and breaks away. The cliffs slide into the water. The rock is washed away by rough storm waves. At one time Owthorne Church stood at the edge of the cliff. The cliffs kept breaking away and the shore kept receding. Now the church is under the North Sea. The Holderness Coast continues to change every day. a. During the last 2000 years it has never changed. b. It is still stood at the edge of the cliff. c. It has survived from the rough storm waves. d. It went under the North Sea. 16. What is NOT true about moons? Did you know that Earth s moon is not the only moon there is? Most planets have their own moons. What is the difference between a planet and a moon? A planet moves around the sun. A moon moves around a planet. The planet Mercury has no moons. The planet Venus has no moons either. But Saturn and Jupiter each have more than 60 moons! It is hard to say how many moons each planet has. Scientists keep finding new moons. Some moons are small and hard to see. Some moons are very far away. But we think there are about 140 moons around the planets in our solar system. a. Not every planet has their own moon. b. Some moons are so small that they can't be seen. c. Moons move around the sun. d. There are about 140 moons in our solar system.

5 17. What might happen to the tooth fairy if she doesn't get a tooth? I can t leave you a quarter, Walter. Our first rule is NO TOOTH, NO QUARTER, and Queen Denteena is very strict. Then the little fairy started to cry. This was my last chance to find a perfect tooth! Now Queen Denteena will take away my wings! But that s not fair! Walter said. It isn t your fault I lost my tooth. Why don t you explain it to her? You don t know Queen Denteena, said the tooth fairy. I m really scared of her. Well, I m not! said Walter. I ll tell her. All right, said the tooth fairy. a. She might lose her wings. b. She might give her tooth to her queen. c. She might lose her quarter. d. She might become a queen. 18. What goal did Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay share? Edmund Hillary was born in Auckland, New Zealand, in When he was sixteen, he went on a school trip to the mountains. It was then that he became interested in mountain climbing. As he grew up, Edmund climbed many mountains in New Zealand and in many other places. Tenzing Norgay was born in Nepal in Norgay was an expert mountain climber from the Sherpa community. Sherpas are people who live in the foothills of the Himalayan Mountain range. Edmund and Norgay had the same goal. They both wanted to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the world s tallest mountain. a. to reach the summit of Mount Everest b. to be an expert mountain climber c. to climb many mountains in New Zealand d. to save the Sherpa community

6 19. Which is the best word to describe the atmosphere of this story? Suddenly the lookout sees a dark shape. It is a mountain of ice! And the Titanic is heading right into it! The lookout rings an alarm. He calls, Iceberg straight ahead! A seaman is below, steering the ship. He tries to turn the ship away. But it is too late. The giant iceberg scrapes along the side of the ship. There is a bump. A grinding noise. It doesn t seem like much. Some people do not even notice. But the captain hurries from his room. He goes down below. He wants to see if the ship is hurt. Soon he learns the terrible truth. The iceberg has hurt the ship badly. Water is pouring in. a. calm b. urgent c. lively d. humorous 20. What happened at the end of this story? Uncle Tooth showed Widow Mole the pirate s hat. It s Blackeye s hat, all right, she said. He was a mean pirate, but a good friend. I m sorry he is gone. We are not so sure he is gone, said Uncle Tooth. He might even be here-on Deadman s Landing. He used to hide out here, didn t he? Yes, said Widow Mole. In cave. But I don t know where. It was his secret. Thanks, said Uncle Tooth. We will have a look around. Otto and Uncle Tooth walked outside, and fell onto the dock! Blackeye s hat flew out of Otto s hands. The ghost grabbed the hat, put it on, and faded into the fog. a. Uncle Tooth hid out in a cave. b. Widow Mole found Blackeye s hat. c. Blackeye fell onto the dock. d. The ghost took the hat and disappeared. Part A. Vocabulary: 10 Part B. Reading Comprehension: Total Score: 10 20