Inference
Word Meaning
Summary
Processing/Text Structure
Author's Purpose
100
The reader can conclude this from the line "Bobby's dad began to chuckle as they approached the barn".
How can the reader tell that Bobby's dad knows the origin of the screeching noise in the barn?
100
This is the meaning of the word 'shrill' in Paragraph 1.
What is "high-pitched and piercing in sound quality"?
100
Bobby hears a strange noise coming from the barn.
What is the best summary of Paragraph 1?
100
Why does the author give a title to his text?
What is to provide information to the reader about the text?
100
The author uses dialogue for this purpose.
What is to inform the reader what the characters are thinking in an interesting way?
200
The reader can tell this about Bobby from the line "He had trouble falling asleep and tossed and turned all night long dreaming about the noisy monster in the barn."
How does Bobby feel after hearing the screeching noise in the barn?
200
This is the meaning of the word 'commotion' in Paragraph 3.
What is "violent or tumultuous motion; agitation; noisy disturbance"?
200
Bobby and his father decide to go investigate the source of the screeching noise in the barn.
What is the best summary of Paragraphs 2 and 3?
200
The correct choice for P.I.E. in this passage.
What is "E" for "entertain"?
200
The author's purpose in writing this story.
What is to entertain the reader?
300
From these lines, the reader can conclude that Bobby wants to go back out to the barn in the dark to investigate the strange noise.
What is... "That evening after dinner, Bobby gathered his courage, grabbed a flashlight and headed out to the barn."
300
This is the meaning of the word 'screeching' in Paragraph 5.
What is "producing a shrill, harsh, or high-pitched sound or cry"?
300
Bobby's father encourages him to investigate the noise.
What is a summary of paragraphs 4-6?
300
Number of times this passage should be "chunked" for processing.
What is 3?
300
The author uses these to break up the text according to what is currently happening in the story.
What are paragraphs?
400
The reader can conclude from these lines that Bobby's dad is going along with Bobby's theory about the monster even though he knows it doesn't exist.
“If you are going to look for a monster, you might need some assistance,” Bobby’s dad responded as he walked with Bobby out to the barn
400
This is the meaning of the word 'rafters' from Paragraph 6.
What is "any of a series of timbers or the like, usually having a pronounced slope, for supporting the sheathing and covering of a roof."?
400
Bobby realizes what he heard was not a monster, but a barn owl hunting at night.
What is a summary of the last paragraph of the text.
400
The text form or genre that this text would be classified under.
What is narrative?
400
The author creates a feeling of tension or fear in the piece by using _________ language.
What is figurative?
500
The reader can tell from these lines that Bobby's dad knows where to find the 'barn monster'.
"...he took the flashlight from Bobby. Shining the flashlight up at the roof of the barn, Bobby and his dad saw a small brown owl in the rafters of the roof."
500
This is the meaning of the word 'nocturnal' in Paragraph 6?
What is "active at night (opposed to diurnal)"?
500
Most often, strange happenings or noises can be explained by common causes.
What is the theme or main idea of the passage?
500
The most important reason that we process a text before answering the questions.
What is so we understand what we read and/or it prepares us to answer the questions?
500
What this passage was written to describe.
What is discovering the source of a strange sound?
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