Main Idea
Cause/Effect
Vocabulary
Figurative Language
Character Traits
100
Find the main idea of the paragraph: In the wild, giant pandas live in bamboo forests high in the mountains. The mountains are located in a small area of China. Pandas move from mountain to mountain to find the bamboo that grows on the mountaintops.
What is where do pandas live?
100
Read the following to find the cause: The wind blew all night, so the leaves fell from the tree.
What is the wind blew all night
100
Use your context clues to figure out the meaning of the word simmer. She'd simmer them on a low flame so that they'd cook very slowly.
What is cook very slowly.
100
What does the author compare in this stanza of the poem: Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are! Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky.
What is she compares the star to a diamond?
100
Think of the character trait described in the following sentences: Tommy took his time to read the words. He thought about the words. Then he reread the words. He looked at the question and the choices, thought some more and finally made an answer choice.
What is careful, or deliberate?
200
Find the main idea of the paragraph: A giant panda has black fur on its legs, shoulders, and ears, and around its eyes and mouth. The rest of the body is covered in white fur. The panda's thick fur keeps it warm in the cool mountain forests.
What is what does a panda look like.
200
Read the following to find the cause: A river otter's nostrils and ears close to keep water out when the otter dives.
What is the otter's nostrils and ears are closed?
200
Use your context clues to figure out the meaning of the word overflowing. The garage is overflowing with stuff that we can hardly get the car into it anymore.
What is has too much that it cannot fit.
200
What figurative language does the author use in this stanza? In the dark blue sky you keep, Often through my curtain peep For you never shut your eye, Till the sun is in the sky.
What is personification?
200
Think about the character trait described in the following sentences: Amy's hands were sweaty, her knees were shaking, and her eyes were closed behind her hands as she "watched" the horror movie.
What is scared?
300
Find the main idea of the paragraph: China is trying to save the pandas. One idea is to keep strips of land between the mountains clear of people. Chinese government workers plant bamboo on the strips of land. The pandas can follow the strips to the next mountain.
What is how will pandas be saved?
300
Read the following to find the effect: A giant panda has to eat twenty to forty pounds of bamboo a day. A panda spends about half of each day gathering bamboo.
What is a panda spends about half of each day gathering bamboo.
300
Use your context clues to figure out the meaning of the word pioneers. The pioneers began their trip in early spring. These first settlers wanted to reach Oregon before winter.
What is first settlers?
300
What is the author trying to say in the second stanza? When the blazing sun is gone, When he nothing shines upon, Then you show your little light, Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.
What is the star is only seen when the sun is gone at night?
300
Think about the character trait as you read the following sentences: A'Dejah walked with her head held high, she smiled from ear to ear as she walked across the stage to get her honor roll certificate.
What is confident or proud?
400
Find the main idea of the paragraph: On January 24, 1848, gold was discovered in California. At first, the discovery was a secret. Then, a newspaper printed a story about the gold. Soon many people were traveling to California to look for gold. By the end of 1849, the number of settlers living in California had grown from 1,000 to 100,000.
What is how gold attracted settlers to California
400
Read the following to find the effect: In some games, players work through problems. A player has to complete a task before he or she can move on to the next level.
What is he or she can move on to the next level.
400
Use your context clues to figure out the meaning of the word permanent. Their move was permanent. They would probably never again see the friends and family they left behind.
What is lastly forever?
400
What does the author mean with this stanza: Then the traveler in the dark Thanks you for your tiny spark, How could he see where to go, If you did not twinkle so?
What is uses your light in order to see where to go?
400
Think about the character trait as you read the following sentences: Joseph kept getting back on his bike every time he fell off or lost his balance because he wanted to learn to ride it no matter what.
What is determined or has persevering?
500
Find the main idea of the paragraph Getting ready was key. There was not much to buy or trade along the route. So, supplies for the entire trip had to be carried in the wagon train. Travelers had to bring all of their food. They brought all their tools for cooking and eating. They packed all of their bedding, towels, clothing, and shoes. They packed seeds and farming tools to grow crops. They brought weapons for protection and hunting.
What is how travelers had to prepare for their journey.
500
Read the following to find the cause: The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776. As a result, we celebrate Independence Day every year on the fourth of July.
What is the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776.
500
Use your context clues to figure out the meaning of the word nutritious. Bamboo is nutritious. A panda stays healthy by eating 20 to 40 pounds of bamboo each day.
What is to stay healthy?
500
What does the author mean by this line in the poem: Often through my curtain peep For you never shut your eye,
What is the star is always twinkling?
500
Think about the character trait described int he following sentences: Jeremiah scratched his head. He looked at the problem for a long time. He kept looking at the different answer choices. He still couldn't pick the best one.
What is confused or indecisive?
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