Main Idea Mission
A passage explains how students in a class work together to plant trees at school. What is the main idea?
A. Students work together to improve their school.
B. Trees are always taller than bushes.
C. One student forgot a shovel.
D. The class likes math the best.
A. Students work together to improve their school.
Which word is a synonym for brave?
A. quiet
B. scared
C. courageous
D. tiny
C. courageous
Which feature would help a reader quickly find when the library opens and closes?
A. the heading 'Hours'
B. a picture of a bookshelf
C. a sentence about reading
D. the author's name
A. the heading 'Hours'
Ella gives her extra snack to a classmate who forgot lunch. Which word best describes Ella?
A. selfish
B. kind
C. careless
D. gloomy
B. kind
Which sentence is a simple sentence?
A. The dog barked, and the cat ran.
B. The dog barked.
C. Because the dog barked, the baby woke up.
D. While the dog barked, the rain fell.
B. The dog barked.
Which sentence should be included in a summary of a story about a kitten that gets stuck in a shed and is rescued by its owner?
A. The kitten has white paws.
B. The kitten gets trapped, meows for help, and is safely rescued.
C. The shed is painted red.
D. The owner wears boots.
B. The kitten gets trapped, meows for help, and is safely rescued.
Which word is an antonym for noisy?
A. loud
B. silent
C. busy
D. cheerful
B. silent
If an article included a labeled diagram of a bird, which question would it help answer?
A. Why do some birds sing?
B. What parts does a bird have?
C. Who was the first zookeeper?
D. When is lunch?
B. What parts does a bird have?
In the sentence 'The clouds were giant cotton balls,' what is being compared?
A. clouds and cotton balls
B. clouds and rain
C. balls and toys
D. cotton and snow
A. clouds and cotton balls
Which sentence is a compound sentence?
A. Before school, Mia packed her bag.
B. Mia packed her bag quickly.
C. Mia packed her bag, and she grabbed her lunch.
D. The packed bag was heavy.
C. Mia packed her bag, and she grabbed her lunch.
Which detail shows that a passage is a narrative text?
A. It gives steps to follow.
B. It lists facts in a chart.
C. It tells a story with characters, events, and a setting.
D. It explains how to solve a math problem.
C. It tells a story with characters, events, and a setting.
Maya dashed across the field.
What does dashed mean in this sentence?
A. ran quickly
B. slept soundly
C. looked around
D. walked slowly
A. ran quickly
A student is researching how worms help gardens. Which detail is most relevant?
A. Worms are long and wiggly.
B. Some worms are brown.
C. Worms loosen soil and help plants grow.
D. Birds sometimes eat worms.
C. Worms loosen soil and help plants grow.
Which line is an example of personification?
A. The desk was brown.
B. The rain fell all afternoon.
C. The leaves danced in the wind.
D. The backpack felt heavy.
C. The leaves danced in the wind.
Which word is a coordinating conjunction?
A. under
B. teacher
C. quickly
D. and
D. and
A passage teaches readers how a school cafeteria gets meals ready. Which sentence best states its main idea?
A. Some students bring lunch from home.
B. Apples can be red or green.
C. Lunch trays are stacked by the wall.
D. The cafeteria follows many steps to prepare meals for students.
D. The cafeteria follows many steps to prepare meals for students.
A compound word is one word made by putting two smaller words together.
Which word is a compound word?
A. little
B. rabbit
C. quickly
D. sunflower
D. sunflower
A narrator says, 'I zipped my jacket and ran outside.' What point of view is this?
A. second person
B. third person
C. no point of view
D. first person
D. first person
Which detail best shows that a character is nervous?
A. She finishes her homework early.
B. She laughs during lunch.
C. She draws a picture of a flower.
D. She bites her lip and keeps looking at the clock.
D. She bites her lip and keeps looking at the clock.
Read: 'The puppies are playful.' Which word is the linking verb?
A. are
B. puppies
C. playful
D. the
A. are
A story shows that helping others can make everyone stronger. Which theme best matches?
A. Kindness can bring people together.
B. Only adults can solve problems.
C. Parks should stay empty.
D. Every story needs a surprise ending.
A. Kindness can bring people together.
Which reference source would help a student find the meaning of the word migrate?
A. a calendar
B. a dictionary
C. a recipe card
D. a ruler
B. a dictionary
How does a caption usually help a reader?
A. It tells what a picture shows.
B. It changes the ending of the passage.
C. It gives every answer in the story.
D. It makes the words rhyme.
A. It tells what a picture shows.
After making a mistake, Carlos says sorry and fixes the problem. What does this show about him?
A. He is responsible.
B. He is lazy.
C. He is jealous.
D. He is confused.
A. He is responsible.
Read: 'Lena rides her bike after school.' What is the complete subject?
A. rides
B. Lena
C. her bike
D. after school
B. Lena