Context Clues
Multiple Meaning Words
Non fiction Text structure
Analogies
Reading Skills and Strategies
100
Bats that eat fruit and nectar spread seeds and help flowers grow. Without bats many important plants would not thrive. What does thrive mean? a)die b)wither c)deteriorate d)flourish
d)flourish
100
Step one in Surfing Made Easy. Paddle out were waves are cresting. Which of the meanings is correct? a) a long, flat board b)moving water by rotating arms
b)moving water by rotating arms
100
Important vocabulary will often be ----------.
Highlighted, bold, italic, underlined
100
Green is to go as red is to -------- . A)blue. B)stop. C) yield
B) stop
100
If a word is underlined or in bold, what should you do? A) skip it b) mark it out c) highlight it
C highlight it
200
The archaeologist carefully removed the tome from its ancient resting place and proceeded to read the pages related to marriage in ancient Greece. What does the word tome mean? a)pen b) weapon c)book d) sausage
c)book
200
Step 2 in Surfing Made Easy you turn around so that your board points toward shore, and watch for big waves over your shoulder. What meaning is used for watch? a) a time piece usually worn on the wrist b) looking at an object for an extended time c) a weather term used to alert citizens
b) looking at an object for an extended time
200
Name 2 features that are often located in the back of a text book.
Index, glossary
200
Herbivores are to plants as carnivores are to --------. A) lions b) traits c) meat
C) meat
200
After reading the first selection should you A) take a nap B) never look at it again C) make sure you find the questions that go with it
C
300
Lakes occupy less than two percent of the Earth's surface, yet they help sustain life. For instance, lakes give us fish to eat, irrigate crops, and generate electrical power. What does sustain mean? a) support b)obstruct c)prolong d)destroy Identify the clues you used.
a)support -give us fish to eat, irrigate crops, and generate electrical power
300
Step 1 in Surfing Made Easy says to paddle out past where the waves are cresting. How is the word cresting being used? a) to describe the type of toothpaste to use b) to reach the top of a hill c) the breaking point of a wave
c) the breaking point of a wave
300
Name one similarity of an index and glossary and one difference.
Both are alphabetized, glossaries have definitions, indexes give the location of specific topics
300
Desert is to sand as rainforest is to -------- A) trees b) snakes c) dry
A) trees
300
When answering multiple choice questions, you should---------. A) read them all and go back to the text B) pick the first one that sounds right C) highlight them all and draw a picture, too
A
400
The ancient Greeks pioneered many of the kinds of writing we consider standard today. They wrote speeches, plays, poems, books about science and learning, long histories of the things that happened to them. What does the word pioneered mean? a)complicated b)developed c)destroyed d)explored Identify the clues.
b)developed -wrote speeches, plays, poems, books about science and learning
400
Step 4 in Surfing Made Easy says to stand up on you board, putting your left foot forward if you are "natural footed". Put your right foot forward if you are "goofy footed". How is the word footed being used? a) to describe a leg on a piece of furniture b)a human body part c)the part of a sock that covers the foot
a)a human body part
400
Name a text feature that helps determine main idea.
headings
400
Gail Borden is to milk as Joseph Glidden is to ----------. A)trains. B) cattle c) barbed wire
C) barbed wire
400
How do you find the meaning to word that you do not know or aren't sure about?
Context clues and background knowledge!
500
During World War II a Navajo code was created for the U.S. Navy. This code was virtually undecipherable to anyone except Navajo speaking persons. What does virtually mean? a)pleasant b)almost c)never d)always Identify the clues.
b)almost -anyone except Navajo speaking persons
500
An important rule to know its that the first surfer on a board has the right of way. How is the word right being used? A)a direction to turn b) a privilege that is deserved c) the opposite of left -Use the word in a sentence with same meaning
B) a privilege that is deserved
500
Charles Goodnight is to Oliver Loving as Mrs Mcintosh is to Mrs Pierson. Explain the relationship in the analogy
Best friends and partners
500
If you get tired while reading you should -------(multiple strategies)
Take a short stretch break, get a drink of water, use place marker, ask to go to the bathroom
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