Main Idea
G23
Determine the Author's Main Point.
Exercising has many benefits to the physical body and the mind.
B2
What is a possible theme of the story?
People who are dishonest are not rewarded.
B24
What is the meaning of the underlined word?
G20
Which evidence from the text best supports the inference that education is important to many police officers?
However, it is not uncommon for police officers to have college degrees.
B18
What type of figurative language is the underlined phrase, and what does it mean?
Simile that means carl ran quickly to the tree.
G14
Which sentence best sates the main idea of the text?
Both former First Lady Laura Bush and former First Lady Barbara Bush had great impact on our nation's quest for literacy.
B28
What is a possible theme of the story?
Stephanie realized she loved flying a helicopter after a mix-up.
B19
What is the meaning of the underlined phrase?
The new student will go to great lengths to be there for his teammates.
G15
Based on the details in the text, which statement is true of vegans and vegetarians?
Vegans don't eat any animal products, but vegetarians do consume animal products other than meat.
B7
What type of figurative language is being used in the underlined sentence?
Personification
G10
Which statement would best support the author's main point?
In 2015, there were over 3,000 people killed and an estimated 391,000 injured in motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers.
B25
Which statement best represents the theme of the story?
Simon didn't give up and eventually got better at juggling.
B17
Which sentence best helps the reader determine the meaning of the underlined word?
In fact, each version will usually use completely different instruments to get a different sound.
B23
What evidence from the text best supports that the narrator is a magician?
Hopefully, it will be pretty well-behaved. Nothing will ruin your act more quickly than an unruly animal.
B27
What type of figurative language is the underlined phrase?
Metaphor
G8
Determine the main idea of the text.
Ants are interesting insects with distinctive characteristics.
B20
Which statement best represents the theme of the story?
A young girl told the truth and was rewarded for it.
B16
Determine the meaning of the underlined phrase.
The phrase means that this is the extent of what they have in common.
B21
What evidence from the text supports the inference that the story is set in the past?
Caleb and Mary had stopped their covered wagon for the night on the near side of the gentle creek.
B31
Which statement is true of the point of view of the story?
The story is written from the 1st person point of view because the narrator is a character in the story.
G5
Determine the main idea of the text.
Not all versions of sushi include raw fish.
B8
What is a possible theme of the story?
Louis played a trick on Sally that turned out to be a terrible idea.
B29
Determine the meaning of the underlined phrase.
Throwing while standing still is easy for Linus now.
B10
What evidence from the text supports the inference that the story is set in the future?
I was in Boston, and Claire was in Chicago, but my new Transway 5000 could send me there instantaneously.
B13
Determine the point of view and perspective of the story.
1st person point of view through the perspective of a soccer referee.