Vocabulary
This is what the text is MOSTLY about.
A. Relevant Details
B. Central Idea
C. Prepositions
D. Text Structure
B. Central Idea
This text structure includes clues words such as like, unlike, similarities, and differences.
Compare & Contrast
Unlike other monkeys, spider monkeys do not have true thumbs. Their thumbs are much smaller and are not used to grip things. Instead, these monkeys have long fingers like hooks. Their fingers help them grab tree branches. What is the central idea?
Monkeys use their fingers to grab branches because they don't have thumbs.
Earlier today, the students watch a short documentary.
A. Watches
B. Watched
C. Correct as is
B. Watched
Clues that help us identify unfamiliar words.
A. Relevant Details
B. Prepositions
C. Context Clues
D. Text Features
C. Context Clues
This text structure includes clues words such as first, next, then, and last
A. Compare & Contrast
B. Description
C. Sequence
D. Cause & Effect
C. Sequence
Spider monkeys are social animals. They live in large groups. They swing in the trees and gather food together. They play and sleep in smaller groups. These animals can also be very noisy. They screech and bark and call to one another all day long. What is the central idea?
Spider monkeys are social animals.
or
Spider monkeys like being around other spider monkeys
Right now, the grashoppers looking invisible in the tall grass.
A. looks
B. look
C. looked
D. correct as is
B. look
The way the author presents the information that you are reading.
A. Central Idea
B. Compare & Contrast
C. Relevant Details
D. Text Structure
D. Text Structure
Which text structure would show the similarities and differences between sharks and dolphins?
Compare & Contrast
Woodpeckers peck at trees to find food. They eat bugs they find in crevices in the bark of trees. They also make holes in trees to build their nests. Sometimes they knock on trees or other things, such as fence posts. They do this to "talk" with other woodpeckers and find a mate.What is the central idea?
Woodpeckers use trees for survival.
or
Woodpeckers have many uses for trees
Fine arts classes have been cut shorter by reading classes.
A. above reading classes
B. next to reading classes
C. for reading classes
D. correct as is
C. for reading classes
A sentence that is used as support for the central idea.
A. Relavent Detail
B. Text Feature
C. Text Structure
D. Context Clue
A. Relavent Detail
This text structure includes clues words such as problem, resolution and solution.
Problem & Solution
One of the most interesting things about koalas is their diet. They eat one thing: eucalyptus leaves. These leaves are poisonous to most other animals, but not to koalas. They use their excellent sense of smell to find the right kinds of leaves. Koalas do most of their snacking at night. Even though they aren’t big animals, they certainly eat a lot. They can eat almost three pounds of leaves a day! What is the central idea?
Koalas eat a lot of eucalyptus leaves
or
The Koalas diet
Judy felt relieves when she got in her bed.
A. reliever
B. relieving
C. relieved
D. correct as is
C. relieved
The part of speech that shows location, time, or direction.
A. Context Clue
B. Nouns
C. Verb Tense
D. Preposition
D. Preposition
This text structure includes clues words such as because, as a result, and if…then.
A. Cause & Effect
B. Chronology
C. Problem & Solution
D. Compare & Contrast
A. Cause & Effect
Otters have other adaptations that help them survive in water. Their eyes sit near the top of their heads so they can see above the water as they swim. They have special eyelids that cover their eyes. These lids protect their eyes from the water. They can see through the eyelids, too! They also have special ear and nostril coverings to keep water out. They can capture their food with their mouths underwater. They eat mostly fish, turtles, and frogs
Otters have other adaptations that help them survive in water.
As the ball hits the floor for the court, it bounced and hit the net.
A. As the ball hits the floor of the court
B. As the ball hits the floor off the court
C. As the ball hits the floor like the court
D. correct as is
A. As the ball hits the floor of the court