Benchmark 4 Review

1. Benchmark 4 Review

2. Making Inferences:
Logical guesses about characters, the setting, and
events by recognizing and using details in the story

3. You ask your brother how he did on his driving
test. He replies by slamming the driver’s
manual down on a table and snapping, “I
don’t even want to talk about it.”
What would you guess happened?
a. He earned highest score and was embarrassed
b. He doesn’t like talking about tests at home
c. He did not score well and is upset

4. ANSWER
What would you guess happened?
c. He did not score well and is upset
What clues told you that she did not score well on the test?
•slamming his books down
•snapping a comment

5. Conflict and Resolution
Conflict: a struggle between opposing forces
External Conflict: a character struggles with an outside force
such as nature, society or another character
Internal Conflict: characters struggles with themselves:
clashing emotions, feelings, beliefs or desires
Resolution: occurs when the conflict or problem is solved

6. Bill and Juan are best friends who go to the same
school. The baseball coach at their school recently
put up a sign-up sheet for pitching tryouts. Both boys
have signed up to try out. Juan feels that if Bill is
selected as a pitcher and he is not, Bill will not want
to be on the team. Juan wants his friend to be the
pitcher but does not know if he should say anything
to Bill.
What type of conflict? Internal or External
What do you think the resolution will be?

7. Answers
What type of conflict? Internal
One possible resolution will be that Juan tells Bill how he
feels and that he would want Bill to be the team pitcher, even
if Juan himself doesn’t make the team.

8. Vocabulary: Review!
Prefix/Suffix Meaning Examples
malnourished,
mal- bad
malcontent
through; perform,
per-
completely permanent
the act or quality arrangement,
-ment
of agreement
-ious full of rebellious, anxious

9. Adjectives
An adjective describes a noun or pronoun.
Adjectives answer the following questions:
Whose?
How many?
Which one?
What kind?

10. Identify the adjectives in each sentence.
a. Parents choose simple stories for young children.
b. A youngster likes easy tales and books with many
illustrations.
c. The older children like happy stories with funny plots.

11. Identify the adjectives - Answers
a. Parents choose simple stories for young children.
b. A youngster likes easy tales and books with many
illustrations.
c. The older children like happy stories with funny plots.

12. Idioms
An idiom is an expression that is NOT meant to be
understood literally.
He got cold feet when it was his turn to dive.
What is the idiom in this sentence?
What does the idiom mean?

13. Idiom - Answers
He got cold feet when it was his turn to dive.
What is the idiom in this sentence?
got cold feet
What does the idiom mean?
became afraid

14. Theme
A story’s theme is its central idea, message or insight into
life.
It can be implied or stated directly.
Anyone, no matter race, age, gender, or residence can relate
to the theme because it should be universal.

15. Theme: Example
Miss Emily has worked hard for thirty years. She wants to
retire and travel around the world.
What is theme of the above sentences?
a. People of all ages need change in their lives.
b. Everyone should retire and travel around the world.
c. Retired people are selfish.

16. Theme: Answer
Miss Emily has worked hard for thirty years. She wants to
retire and travel around the world.
What is theme of the above sentences?
a. People of all ages need change in their lives.

17. Adverbs
An adverb describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
Adverbs answer the following questions:
How?
When?
Where?
To what extent?

18. Adverbs: Practice
What is the adverb? What does it modify? What question
does it answer?
1. Vann eagerly visited Rio Grande Valley.
2. He always enjoys his vacations.
3. The people of the Valley grow wonderfully tasty
grapefruit.

19. Adverbs: Answers
1. Vann eagerly visited Rio Grande Valley.
adverb: eagerly
modifier: visited (verb)
answers the question: How?
2. He always enjoys his vacations.
adverb: always
modifier: enjoys (verb)
answers the question: When?
3. The people of the Valley grow wonderfully tasty grapefruit.
adverb: wonderfully
modifier: tasty (adjective)
answers the question: How?

20. Making Inferences
As Jenny turned away from the window, she was frowning deeply. She
walked quickly across the room toward the door to the kitchen and to the back
stairs. Then she stopped and turned back into the living room. A loud knock
sounded at the front door. Hearing it, Jenny jumped slightly and grabbed the
back of a chair. The knock came again. Biting her knuckle, Jenny glanced
toward the kitchen door and then back toward the front door. A third knock
sounded. Jenny could hear her mother calling her name. But still she stood,
nervously holding the back of the chair.
1. How do you think Jenny feels? 3. What do you think Jenny would like to do?
a. excited a. See who is at the door
b. scared b. Get out of the situation
c. bored c. See why her mom is calling her name
2. Which phrase helps you figure out how Jenny feels?
a. Jenny jumped slightly and grabbed the back of a chair, biting
her knuckle
b. She walked quickly across the room toward the door to the
kitchen
c. She stopped and turned back into the living room

21. Conflict and Resolution
Elise decided to take her dog Max to the park for a long walk
in the afternoon sunshine. Once at the park Max was busy sniffing
the ground and following the scent of something. All of a sudden,
Max began to bark as a beehive fell right in the path. Terror filled
Elise as she began to panic.
4. What type of conflict is Elise experiencing?
a. internal conflict b. external conflict
5. What do you think the resolution will be?
a. The bees will fly away
b. Elise will let Max explore the beehive
c. Elise will grab her dog and run.

22. Vocabulary
6. The U.S Constitution does not allow people to be ______ for their beliefs.
a. performed c. persuaded
b. documented d. persecuted
7. The venders were selling pottery pieces that were _______ at a lower price.
a. persistent c. malformed
b. malicious d. bafflement
8. Reina spread ugly and ______rumors about her rival.
a. malicious c. anxious
b. malcontent d. permit
9. When her grandmother died, Mary went through a period of ______.
a. obnoxious c. persuasive
b. ambitious d. bereavement

23. Adjectives
10. What is the adjective in this sentence?
We laughed at the humorous end of the poem.
a. laughed b. humorous c. end
11. What is the modifier in this sentence?
The new library will have iPads, laptops and iPods.
a. new b. have c. library
12. What is the adjective in this sentence?
Allison recited a beautiful poem by Robert Frost.
a. beautiful b. poem c. by
13. What is the adjective in this sentence?
The train includes a locomotive and a red caboose.
a. includes b. red c. caboose

24. Idioms
14. What is the idiom in the following sentence? Linda was shocked to run into
an old friend from out of state.
a. run into b. old friend c. out of state
15. Choose an idiom to replace the underlined phrase in the following sentence. When
my father lost his job, we had to save money whenever possible.
a. stand up b. turn a cheek c. cut corners
16. Choose an idiom to replace the underlined phrase in the following sentence. I have
always had some extra money available in case of emergency.
a. on hand b. on deck c. in the bag
17. What does the idiom “hit the road” mean?
a. go home b. leave c. smack the ground

25. Theme
18. Joey loves to be on stage. He acts in school plays. His dream is to become a famous
actor. What is the theme of these sentences?
a. Being in a school play can be fun.
b. People like to think about what they can do to be successful.
c. Acting in school makes you popular.
19. A new girl named Lola came into Kerri’s class. Some of the kids laughed at her because
she dressed a little different. Kerri started wondering how she would feel if she were in Lola’s
place. She invited Lola to her home and discovered that Lola was a great storyteller. Kerri
and Lola had a great time laughing together. What is the theme of this story?
a. The right clothes and hairstyle are really important
b. Laughing makes you happy.
c. We need to look beyond outward appearances to see the real person

26. Theme
20. Sam is a pilot. His plane was in a midair accident over a large city. He was in danger of
losing his own life, his copilot’s life and perhaps the lives of others on the ground. He
grabbed the controls and headed for an open area he saw below him. Carefully, he landed
the play.
a. A small plane should never be allowed to fly over a city.
b. Sometimes, a person must remain calm to survive in a crisis.
c. Flying is a fun hobby that anyone can learn.
21. Theme includes all of the following except:
a. what characters do and say
b. where the story takes place
c. figurative language

27. Adverbs: The adverb is underlined,
identify the modifier.
22. Corpus Christi is a busy seaport today.
a. is b. busy c. seaport
23. Vann went immediately to Padre Island.
a. went b. to c. Padre Island
24. He soon saw Padre Island National Seashore.
a. He b. saw c. Seashore
25. The government protects this extremely beautiful area.
a. protects b. this c. beautiful

28. Adverbs: A (modifier) verb, adjective, or
adverb is underlined. Identify the adverb.
26. Grapefruit grows extremely well in the valley.
a. grows b. extremely c. in
27. Many people live here in winter.
a. Many b. here c. in
28. Barrier islands effectively block the high waves.
a. effectively b. high c. waves

29. Answers
1. B 8. A 15. C 22. A
2. A 9. D 16. A 23. A
3. B 10. B 17. B 24. B
4. B 11. C 18. B 25. C
5. C 12. A 19. C 26. B
6. D 13. B 20. B 27. B
7. C 14. A 21. C 28. A