Main Idea
I never thought it could happen to me. I was robbed. My name is Selena. Last Tuesday, I parked my car at the Southbrook Shopping Mall. Two guys followed me out to my car, knocked me down, took my purse and ran. I yelled for help, but no one was around.
What is the main idea of this passage?
a. Selena was robbed by two guys who followed her to her car.
b. No one could help Selena
c. The robbery took place at the Southbrook Shopping Mall.
d. Selena's purse was taken.
a. Selena was robbed by two guys who followed her to her car.
I had a small part in the fourth grade play. This was my first time on stage. Who would have thought I would be cast as Dorothy in the "Wizard of Oz"?
Is this text: factual, historical, poetical or fictional?
fictional
1. What is the main idea of this paragraph?
a. a hippopotamus is a water horse.
b. This animal is a plant eater.
c. Hippos live only in Africa.
d. A hippo spends a lot of time in water.
d. A hippo spends a lot of time in water.
1. A title that best summarizes this paragraph is
a. How Athletes Compete at the Games
b. Tips for Visitors to the Olympics
c. Working as a Ticket Seller
d. Workers Behind the Olympics
d. Workers Behind the Olympics
What is the prefix in this word?
mistake
mis
American girls select their own future husbands. They know it is a choice they must make for themselves, and no one else can make it for them. This idea is very difficult for teenagers in India to understand since their parents choose their husbands for them.
What is the main idea of this passage?
a. American girls always make the right choice.
b. American girls are better able to choose husbands than Indian girls.
c. American girls choose their own husbands.
d. American girls want their parents to choose their husbands for them.
The prisoner looked sadly at the jury when they pronounced him guilty.
Is this passage factual, historical, poetical or fictional?
fictional
About Hippos
2. A supporting detail is...
a. sometimes hippos overturn boats.
b. sunburn is a problem for many animals
c. a hippo likes to roll in mud.
d. water protects a hippo's skin from the sun.
d. water protects a hippo's skin from the sun.
2. In this paragraph, the word "volunteers" means
a. little sweepers
b. unpaid workers
c. competitors
d. athletic winners
b. unpaid workers
What is the Prefix in this word?
interact
inter
Containing 72% of the earth's fresh water, 90% of the world's ice, with winds blowing as fast as 185 miles per hour, and with temperatures going down to 100 degrees below zero, Antarctica is beautiful but dangerous.
What is the main idea of this passage?
a. Cold, snow, and ice are always present in Antarctica.
b. Few plants and animals live in Antarctica.
c. Antarctica is a continent of beauty and danger.
d. Antarctica is very icy.
c. Antarctica is a continent of beauty and danger.
In 1793, Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin to separate the seeds from the cotton.
Is this text factual, historical, poetical or fictional?
About Hippos
3. Which word in the passage is a clue how the writer feels about hippos?
a. huge
b. hairless
c. amazing
c. amazing
3. From this paragraph, you can conclude that
a. the Olympics are a lot of fun
b. Olympic workers are paid well
c. running the Olympics is a big job
d. most Olympic visitors help out
c. running the Olympics is a big job
What is the suffix in this word?
helpful
ful
In 1903 Orville Wright made the first airplane flight at speeds of 3.1 miles per hour. The event was not considered very important at that time. Yet in a little more than half a century after the flight at Kitty Hawk, astronauts orbited the Earth at speeds in the thousands of miles per hour and set foot on the moon.
What is the main idea of this passage?
a. Orville Wright was one of the pioneers of the Space Age.
b. The first plane flew in 1903.
c. Orville Wright lived in Kitty Hawk.
d. The astronauts went to the moon.
a. Orville Wright was one of the first pioneers of the Space Age.
Star light, star bright
First star I see tonight,
Wish I may,
Wish I might,
Have the wish I wish tonight.
Is this text factual, historical, poetical or fictional?
Poetical
a. like to hide
b. have sensitive skin
c. are lazy
d. are night creatures
b. have sensitive skin
4. Which of the following would be an opinion about the paragraph?
a. About 60,000 more people work to make the Olympics run smoothly
b. All workers have to be trained for their job.
c. The Olympics is a really exciting event.
d. Workers do everything from sweeping up litter to escorting competitors to selling tickets to announcing winners.
c. The Olympics is a really exciting event.
What is the prefix in this word?
dishonest
dis
What is the main idea of this passage?
a. The Earth's layers are in a diagram.
b. Diagrams are drawings that show how something is made or how it works.
c. Diagrams show you different parts.
d. Diagrams are labeled.
The pilgrims landed near Cap Cod after a sixty-five day voyage on the Mayflower.
Is this text factual, historical, poetical or fictional?
historical
5. Based on the line from the text, what does the word "ashore" mean?
"Although it eats water plants, the hippo goes ashore at night to find larger plants."
a. on shore
b. deeper water
c. off shore
a. on shore
What type of text is this?
a. nonfiction
b. fiction
a. nonfiction
What is the suffix in this word?
illness
ness