Dogzila

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Dogzilla
Reading Assessment
Reading: Word Analysis, Vocabulary, and Fluency
Directions: Read the story below. Choose the bestvocabulary word
to fill in each blank. Use context clues to help you.
One sunny afternoon, the mice of Mousopolis were preparing for their
First Annual Barbecue Cook-Off.

It took twenty mice to movethe

_____1_____ trophy to the center of town. Once the cook-off began, the
smell of barbecue sauce filled the air. Little did they know that far away a
_____2_____ was waking up to the delicioussmell. Suddenly, the cook-off
was interrupted by the _____3_____ beast. It was a _____4_____ scene
in Mousopolis. Luckily, the _____5_____ troops were able to scare the
_____6_____ beast away fromMousopolis for good. Today the citizens of
Mousopolis tell the _____7_____ tale of how Dogzilla destroyed their city
on that fearful day.
1.

a. creature

b. heroic

c. colossal

2.

a.tremendous

b. creature

c. terrifying

3.

a. creature

b. heroic

c. monstrous

4.

a. horrifying

b. creature

c. colossal

5.

a. creature

b. heroic

c. horrifying6.

a. heroic

b. creature

c. tremendous

7.

a. monstrous

b. terrifying

c. creature

Directions: Read each sentence. Choose the correct meaning for
each underlined word.
8. Themice of Mousopolis fired up their grills, confident that they would
never see or hear from Dogzilla again.
a. sure
b. worried
c. scared
d. hungry
9. Smoke from the hot grills lifted theirresistible scent of barbecue
sauce over the roof-tops of the city.
a. gross
b. scary
c. mouth-watering
d. funny
10.
Suddenly, from the depths of the earth cam the most terrifying
creature known tomousekind: the dreadful Dogzilla!
a. cheerful
b. playful
c. goofy
d. unpleasant
Reading Comprehension
Directions: Read each question about the story. Choose the best
answer.
11.
a.
b.
c....