Name: ___________________________________________ Date: ___________________

I. Fill in the missing word in the story.

Runaway Life
Beverly Cleary

While Catso freed himself from the _____ (noun), Ralph found behind the _____ (noun), a
_____ (adj.) piece of wood that was a brace between the studs of the rough walls of the _____
(adj.) shop. Ralph _____ (verb) down the braces as Catso tried to _____ (verb) his head between
the edge of the worktable and the _____ (noun). He could _____ (verb) his head in the space, but
not the rest of his body. He _____ (verb) back his head and tried to reach Ralph with his _____
(noun). Ralph, however, was too far down the _____ (noun). Next, Catso _____ (verb) to the
floor and _____ (verb) under the _____ (noun). Ralph _____ (verb) up the brace so that he was
above the _____ (noun) and beyond Catso’s _____ (adj.) paw.

1.___________________ 7.____________________ 13.____________________

2.___________________
3.___________________
4.___________________
5.___________________
6.___________________
8.____________________
9.____________________
10.___________________
11.___________________
12.___________________
14.____________________
15.____________________
16.____________________
17.____________________

Reaching table scurried brace pulled

Get squeeze craft slanting ran
Plastic paw table leaped wall
Ran worktable

II. Rearrange the adjectives following the correct sequence.

1. lady small thin a Canadian

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2. steel new a knife carving
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3. blue beautiful a boat sailing
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4. table square old wooden an
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5. Canadian slim snowboarder a handsome
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6. new exciting an band French
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7. plastic a big red hat
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8. serving small a bowl Japanese
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9. old cotton dirty tie a
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10. brand deep computer new my high-tech university’s blue laptop
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III. Read each sentence and write the adverb that describes the underlined verb.

1. Karleigh carefully cuts her sandwich in half. __________________________

2. Joey can swim faster than Collin. __________________________
3. Deirdre sang the loudest. __________________________
4. Who runs the quickest? __________________________
5. Please speak quietly when you are in the library. __________________________
6. Peter neatly wrote a shopping list. __________________________
7. Joey spelled all the words on his spelling list perfectly. ______________________
8. Francine walked dangerously close to the edge. __________________________
9. My dog always barks. __________________________
10. I will visit my friend tomorrow. __________________________

IV. Write sentences showing positive, comparative and superlative form of the adverb.

Fast
1.______________________________________________________________________.
2.______________________________________________________________________.
3.______________________________________________________________________.

V. Read each sentence. Determine if it is a fact or opinion and write it on the line.

1. ________ Green is my favorite color.

2. ________ Emilio Aguinaldo was the first president of the Philippines.
3. ________ I really enjoyed the football game last weekend.
4. ________ Valentine’s Day is celebrated in February.
5. ________ Billy’s favorite food is pizza.
6. ________ Philippines is located in the continent Asia.
7. ________ Christmas is the best part of the year.
8. ________ Manila is the capital of Philippines.
9. ________ Love song is my favorite type of music.
10. ________ Earth only has one moon.