Elisa's Diary Test

Which of these correctly shows the stressed and unstressed syllables in the word August?

AU*gust

Which of these correctly shows the stressed and unstressed syllables in the word auction?

AUC*tion

Which of these correctly shows the stressed and unstressed syllables in the word awkward?

AWK*ward

Which of these correctly shows the stressed and unstressed syllables in the word coward?

COW*ard

Which event happens first?

Elisa enjoys watching squirrels with her grandmother.

What does Elisa learn from Jose?

Everyone has strengths and weaknesses

Which of these correctly shows the stressed and unstressed syllables in the word faucet?

FAU*cet

Read these sentences from the passage. "It will be right here waiting for you when you get back." "I'll be back soon, Grandma. I love this place. Maybe someday I'll come and live with you." The narrator does not state the names of the speakers in the sentences about because...

It is clear from the context the Elisa and Grandma are speaking.

What is the theme of the story, using the 3 details listed below? Elisa is sad. Elisa used to live in Puerto Rico. Elisa does not understand a lot of English.

It is difficult to adjust to living in a new place.

Which of these correctly shows the stressed and unstressed syllables in the word loyal?

LOY*al

Which of these correctly shows the stressed and unstressed syllables in the word poison?

POI*son

Which of these correctly shows the stressed and unstressed syllables in the word royal?

ROY*al

What is the different about Elisa staying with her grandmother this time?

She is living with her grandmother rather than visiting her.

Which of these correctly shows the stressed and unstressed syllables in the word tower?

TOW*er

How is the passage different from the poem?

The passage deals with the challenges of adjusting to a new culture and language.

What happens after Jose tells about the customs and traditions of his country?

The students clap.

How are the themes of the passage and the poem similar?

They both involve appreciating language and culture.

What is Elisa at the end of the passage?

a teacher

Which of these correctly shows the stressed and unstressed syllables in the word announce?

an*NOUNCE

What does the word embarrassed mean in the sentence below? The clown acted embarrassed when his hair turned blue.

ashamed

Which of the underlined words in the sentence below is a singular noun? The boss took her notes into all of the meetings she attended on Wednesdays.

boss

Which of the underlined words in the sentence below is a singular noun? The men and women in the camp worked together to put up the tents.

camp

What does the word obvious mean in the sentence below? Nathan knew there had to be an obvious answer to the mystery.

easily discovered

What does the word cowardly mean in the sentence below? The story is about a cowardly lion that learns how to be brave.

full of fear

What does the word cheerful mean in the sentence below? The students were cheerful when their team won the championship.

happy

What does the word brutal mean in the sentence below? Polar bears are used to brutal weather conditions.

harsh

What does the word obediently mean in the sentence below? The dog obediently followed his owner.

in a cooperative way

Which of the underlined words in the sentence below is a plural noun? Tess tried to collect different colored leaves for her project, but she did not have any luck.

leaves

Which of the underlined words in the sentence below is a plural noun? The city's lights shone brightly on the horizon last night.

lights

Which of the underlined words in the sentence below is a plural noun? The mice enjoyed eating the cheese as their snack for the day.

mice

Which of the underlined word in the sentence below is a singular noun? The stories in the newspaper were about our brave firefighters and police officers.

newspaper

What does the word recently mean in the sentence below? Carla recently went to the dentist to have her teeth cleaned.

not long ago

Which of the underlined words in the sentence below is a plural noun? Some people came to the school and left a donation box by the front door.

people

What does the word opponents mean in the sentence below? The Eagles wondered how hard it would be to beat their opponent.

rivals

Which of the underlined words in the sentence below is a singular noun? There were five deer grazing near the trees when they heard voices by the river.

river

Which of the underlined words in the sentence below is a plural noun? In the spring, the shepherd took his sheep up the hill to a large field.

sheep

Read these sentences from the passage. "Speaking is one thing and writing is another." "And vice-versa, " said Elisa. "And the opposite." "And the other way around." The section dialogue above

signals the beginning of Elisa and Jose's friendship.

Which of the underlined words in the sentence below is a singular noun? When the twin volcanoes erupted, they threw ashes into the sky and onto the plants.

sky

What does the word typically mean in the sentence below? These butterflies typically live in warmer climates.

usually

What does the word sincerely mean in the sentence below? Aunt Martha was sincerely sorry for breaking our new lamp.

with honesty