Comprehension Strategies
Marsupials are a type of mammal. 4 Female marsupials have a pocket that they use for carrying and protecting their babies. Most marsupials, such as kangaroos, wallabies, wombats, and koalas live in Australia. The only marsupial native to North America is the opossum. What is the author's purpose?
A. Inform
B. Persuade
C. Entertain
A. Inform
Susan B. Anthony was a leader in the fight for women's right to vote. She marched in parades all over the country to involve other women in her effort. In 1920, women were given the right to vote. What writing genre is used in this passage?
A.Poetry
B. Fiction
C. Nonfiction
D.Fantasy
C. Nonfiction
Read the sentence.
One day, a sick woman inspired Elizabeth to pursue a new goal.
What does the word pursue most likely mean in the sentence above?
D. try to achieve
Can you correct this sentence?
I started playing football on a new team this year, our coach gave us a notebook with plays in it.
I started playing football on a new team this year. Our coach gave us a notebook with plays in it.
What is the correct spelling?
scarce
scarse
skarce
scarce
Summarize this paragraph in twelve words or less. "The tallest tree in the world is a giant redwood located in Humboldt Redwoods State Park in Northern California. This tree is 380 feet (116 m) tall. That's more than twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty! Only a few people know exactly where this tree is. The people who discovered it have kept it a secret so that people will not damage it."
At 380 feet, the world's tallest tree is a redwood in California.
Fictional stories that take place in modern time, right here and now. The characters are involved in events that could really happen. What writing genre is being described?
A.Mystery
B. Realistic Fiction
C. Nonfiction
D.Fable
B. Realistic Fiction
Early explorers used their knowledge of astronomy to guide them as they traveled on sailing ships to visit other lands and map the world.
The word astronomy is based on a Greek root meaning “star.” What does the word astronomy most likely mean?
study of the stars
Which sentence has a compound predicate?
(3) The coach showed us the book and explained about the drawings.
(5) When I looked at them, they just looked like someone had scribbled on the paper!
(8) Finally, the coach had to take me out of the game.
(12) Then I ran up to my room.
Sentence 3: The coach showed us the book and explained about the drawings.
What is the correct spelling?
shurt
shirte
shirt
shirt
Make an inference:
Mom made sandwiches and put them into the basket, along with some fruit and chips. Dad grabbed the big checkered blanket and Robby got the Frisbee. Then the whole family piled into the car and headed out. Where was the family going? What makes you think so?
The family is going on a picnic.
Stories which take place in a particular time period in the past. Often the basic setting is real, but the characters are fictional. What writing genre is being described?
A.Historical Fiction
B. Realistic Fiction
C. Nonfiction
D.Fantasy
A.Historical Fiction
Read the sentence.
One doctor, persuaded by her dedication, let Elizabeth attend his medical lectures and use his library.
What does the use of the phrase “persuaded by her dedication” suggest?
Elizabeth did not give up.
The doctor was impressed with her work.
What is the best way to write this sentence?
I came back down my dad had checkers spread out on the table.
When I came back down, my dad had checkers spread out on the table.
What is the correct spelling?
returne
return
retern
return
Make a prediction:
Mom was making a sour face as she handed the baby to Dad and said, "Your turn. I did it last time." Dad took the baby and headed off to the nursery. What will Dad do next? How do you know?
Dad will change the baby's diaper.
Verse written to create a response of thought and feeling from the reader. It often uses rhythm and rhyme to help convey its meaning. What writing genre is being described?
A.Mystery
B. Fable
C. Nonfiction
D.Poetry
D.Poetry
Read the following sentence from “Fulton's Triumph”:
“Things did not get better when the North River stopped moving on a short way from the dock. Some of the passengers grumbled and wished they had not come.”
Using your context clues, define the word grumbled.
Complained quietly
Which of these is a sentence fragment?
(6) When we played the first game.
(7) I didn’t know where to line up or where to go when the play started.
(8) Finally, the coach had to take me out of the game.
(9) That night I asked my dad to help me.
Sentence 6: When we played the first game.
What is the correct spelling?
merging
mergeing
murging
merging
The abyss is the name for the deepest part of the ocean. The abyss is over 13,000 feet (23,960 m) from the surface. The water is very cold there - almost freezing. Sunlight does not reach that deep, so it is also completely dark. Food is scarce. Animals that live in the abyss have adapted to this harsh environment. What questions could you ask about this paragraph?
What animals live in the abyss? How do the animals find food in the dark?
We took a space shuttle to the moon to visit our grandparents. There were many space cars flying around. We had to ask a turtle for directions. What writing genre is used in this passage?
A.Play
B. Realistic Fiction
C. Fantasy
D.Mystery
C. Fantasy
What is an idiom?
An idiom is a phrase or an expression that has a figurative, or sometimes literal, meaning. An idiom's figurative meaning is different from the literal meaning.
Which of these is a compound sentence?
(5) When I looked at them, they just looked like someone had scribbled on the paper!
(6) When we played the first game.
(9) That night I asked my dad to help me.
(14) Our team was red, and the other team was black.
Sentence 14: Our team was red, and the other team was black.
What is the correct spelling?
reverse
revurse
reveres
reverse