Key Ideas & Meaning
What is the main idea in a text?
A. What the text is mostly about.
B. A detail repeated in the text multiple times
C. A sentence found in the text
D. A fact that can be proven to be true
A. What the text is mostly about.
What is text evidence?
A. A prediction about events
B. An idea from the reader
C. Information taken from the text
D. A personal experience
C. Information taken from the text
What is the author’s purpose?
A. The order of events
B. The reason for writing
C. The topic of the text
D. The text structure
B. The reason for writing
Text structure describes—
A. How ideas are organized
B. What the text is about
C. Why the author writes
D. Who the audience is
A. How ideas are organized
A caption is used to—
A. Name the section
B. Explain a photograph
C. Show steps in order
D. Define vocabulary
B. Explain a photograph
Which detail BEST supports a theme?
A. A setting description
B. An event showing the message
C. A list of characters
D. A description of time
B. An event showing the message
Why is text evidence important?
A. It shortens the reading
B. It adds background facts
C. It replaces the question
D. It supports an answer
D. It supports an answer
n author writing to inform will—
A. Tell an imaginary story
B. Share facts and details
C. Try to change opinions
D. Use strong emotions
B. Share facts and details
Cause and effect explains—
A. Steps in order
B. Similarities and differences
C. Problems only
D. Reasons and results
D. Reasons and results
Headings help readers—
A. Understand characters
B. Find the theme
C. Read faster
D. Locate information
D. Locate information
Supporting details are used to—
A. Introduce the text
B. Explain the main idea
C. Replace the topic
D. Entertain the reader
B. Explain the main idea
The BEST text evidence—
A. Comes from the title
B. Uses personal opinions
C. Directly supports the idea
D. Includes new information
C. Directly supports the idea
Author’s tone reveals—
A. Text structure
B. Main idea
C. Vocabulary level
D. Author’s attitude
D. Author's attitude
A step‑by‑step text uses—
A. Description
B. Problem and solution
C. Sequence
D. Compare and contrast
C. Sequence
Charts and tables are best for—
A. Giving opinions
B. Showing emotions
C. Telling stories
D. Comparing information
D. Comparing information
How can readers find the main idea?
A. Read the first line only
B. Focus on vocabulary words
C. Look only at the title
D. Notice repeated ideas
D. Notice repeated ideas
4. Before choosing evidence, readers should—
A. Skim the text
B. Highlight everything
C. Copy a sentence
D. Understand the question
D. Understand the question
How can readers identify point of view?
A. Study word choices
B. Count paragraphs
C. Check the headings
D. Look at pictures
A. Study word choices
Words like because or therefore show—
A. Cause and effect
B. Sequence
C. Problem and Solution
D. Description
A. Cause and effect
Text features support comprehension by—
A. Adding extra details
B. Making ideas clearer
C. Increasing page length
D. Replacing paragraphs
B. Making ideas clearer
Which choice shows a theme?
A. Practice leads to success
B. The game was outside
C. The article explains trees
D. The character was late
A. Practice leads to success
Which of the following is NOT text evidence?
A. A personal opinion
B. A quoted sentence
C. A detail from the text
D. A fact found in the passage
A. A personal opinion
An author writing to persuade wants to—
A. Describe information
B. Influence the reader
C. Entertain the reader
D. Explain procedures
B. Influence the reader
Compare and contrast shows—
A. Steps and order
B. Similarities and differences
C. Causes and outcomes
D. Problems and fixes
B. Similarities and differences
Diagrams help by—
A. Adding aesthetic decoration
B. Sharing opinions visually
C. Explaining a concept visually
D. Replacing a section of reading
C. Explaining a concept visually