Reading questions
The clown was irate. He angrily smashed the birthday cake and popped the balloons before fleeing the party.
What does irate mean? How do you know?
a) content
b) pleased
c) furious
d) difficult
c) furious
context clues were: angrily, smashed, fleeing the party
(1) Jody went to a carnival with five freinds.(2) He used four tickets at each carnival booth where he played. (3) Each ticket cost 25 cents.
What change, if any, should be made in the passage? What type of mistake is it?
Sentence 1 has a mistake. The mistake is the word freinds. Spelling mistake.
- freinds = friends
(1) The famous World Trade Center was made to be the talest building in New York City in 2012. (2) It is a monument to help us remember those who lost their lives on September 11 2001. (3) People from all over the world visit the building everyday.
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 1?
a) change World Trade Center to world trade center
b) change talest to tallest
c) change famous to feimous
d) change in 2012 to on 2012.
b) change talest to tallest
What is the best way to combine these sentences?
I rode in a balloon. It was a hot air balloon. I rode it in Dallas, Texas.
a) Did I ride in a hot air balloon in Dallas, Texas?
b) In Dallas, Texas, I rode in a balloon and it was a hot air balloon.
c) I rode in a hot air balloon in Dallas, Texas.
d) I rode in a balloon. It was a hot air balloon in Dallas, Texas.
c) I rode in a hot air balloon in Dallas, Texas.
I was upset that the book was truncated because I couldn't find out how the story ended.
What does truncated mean? How do you know?
a ) cut short
b) finished
c) overly long
d) boring
a ) cut short
context clues were couldn't find out how the story ended.
(1)Jody went to a carnival with five friends. (2)He used four tickets at each carnival booth where he played.
(3)If he played at five booths, how many tickets did he use.
What change, if any, should be made in the passage? What type of mistake is it?
Sentence 3 has a mistake.
There should be a question mark at the end of the paragraph because it is a question.
It is a punctuation mistake.
(1) The famous World Trade Center is a monument to help us remember those who lost their lives on September 11 2001. (2) The World Trade Center it stands 1,776 feet high. (3) People from all over the world visit the building everyday.
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 2?
a) change feet to foot
b) change high to hi
c) remove it after Center
d) make no change
c) remove it after Center
repetition mistake
(1) One day the man. (2) Was in a hurry. (3) He forgot to lock the door. (4) He went away without noticing.
What is the best way to combine sentences 1 and 2?
a) One day. The man was in a hurry.
b) One day, the man was in a hurry.
c) One day, the man was. In a hurry.
d) One day the man was in. A hurry.
b) One day, the man was in a hurry.
Without a word, we sit down on the white sheet Kenny had spread out earlier. As the sea of people pack up their equipment and head back to the campground, we sit there and watch until the very last nick of the sun is gone.
What does this metaphor mean? How do you know?
a) It suggests there is a large number of people.
b) It suggests the people are leaving from the beach
c) It suggests there are people at the beach
a) It suggests there is a large number of people.
The sea is a large body of water. So, this metaphor suggests that there is a large number of people.
(1) I am crazy about comic books! (2) I read them all the time and I'm always reading them. (3) I especially love Calvin and Hobbes. (4) I have even started drawing my own!
What sentence, if any, has a mistake? What type of mistake is it?
Sentence 2 has a repetition mistake. The verb "read" is being said twice in the same sentence.
(1) The World Trade Center was built in New York City in 2012.(2) It is a monument to help us remember those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. (3) The World Trade Center stands 1,776 feet high in honor of the year america became independent. (4) People from all over the world visit the building every year.
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 3?
a) change honor to honnor
b) change america to America
c) change became to become
d) change the period for a comma
b) change america to America
America is a proper noun. Capitalization mistake.
Food poisoning is very serious. And almost 40,000 people die from it each year!
What is the best way to combine the two sentences?
a) Food poisoning is very serious and almost 40,000 people die from it each year!
b) Almost 40,000 people die from food poisoning.
c) Food poisoning is very serious, and almost 40,000 peple die from it each year!
d) Food poisoning is a very serious, and almost 40,000 people die from it each year!
c) Food poisoning is very serious, and almost 40,000 peple die from it each year!
The tundra is generally a very cold place. The main types of vegetation that grow in the tundra are various lichens, mosses, some grasses, and other small low-lying plants. This is because the ground is frozen for most of the year, so trees and large plants cannot grow. There are not many animals found in the tundra; those that can survive include reindeer, arctic fox, polar bears, and wolves.
What is the best summary of the selection?
a) The tundra is generally a very cold place. There are different types of vegetation, like small low living plants, but not that very many animals because not all of them can survive there.
b) There are different types of vegetation in the tundra, like small low living plants because the ground is frozen most of the year.
c) The tundra is generally a very cold place. There are not many animals found there; those that can survive include reindeer, arctic fox, polar bears, and wolves.
d) This is because the ground is frozen for most of the year, so trees and large plants cannot grow. There are not many animals found in the tundra; those that can survive include reindeer, arctic fox, polar bears, and wolves.
a) The tundra is generally a very cold place. There are different types of vegetation, like small low living plants, but not that very many animals because not all of them can survive there.
(1) I am crazy about books! (2) My favorite is Dog Man. (3) I like it so much that I read it all the time! (4) That is why my friend and I has started drawing, and writing our own book!
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 4?
Change has to have, because there are 2 people (plural), not just 1 (singular).
Subject+ verb agreement
(1) For many schools, September means the start of the school year. (2) Students meet their new teachers and classmates. (3) This is also a time to buy clothes and supplies such as backpacks pencils, and notebooks. (4) Do you feel excited or nervous about going back to school? (5) What will be the best thing about this school year?
What change, if any, shoud be made in sentence 3?
a) change buy to bought
b) add a comma after backpacks
c) change supplies to supplys
d) make no change
b) add a comma after backpacks
People who have food poisoning. Can feel like they have the flu.
What is the best way to combine those sentences?
a) People who have food poisoning like they have the flu.
b) People who have food poisoning can feel like they have the flu.
c) People who have food, poisoning can feel like they have the flu.
d) People who have food can feel like they have the flu.
b) People who have food poisoning can feel like they have the flu.
Why the Spider Has Long, Thin Legs
Long ago there lived a spider named Anansi who had eight short legs. He was always hungry.
One day he visited Rabbit's house. Rabbit was cooking wonderful-smelling greens. He invited Anansi to stay and eat, but Anansi wanted to try other animals' foods, too. Anansi decided to spin a web and tie his leg to the pot. When the greens were done, Rabbit would tug on the web to tell Anansi to come and eat.
Next, Anansi visited Monkey's home. Monkey was cooking beans. Anansi tied another leg to Monkey's pot. Now Monkey could tug on the web when the beans were ready.
On he went until he had visited eight friends and tied each of his eight legs to eight different pots. Suddenly, he felt a tug on one leg. Then he felt another, and another. Soon all eight legs were being tugged in different directions. Ouch! Anansi finally untied his legs, which were now stretched long and thin. He went home to rest, still hungry.
What is the theme of the story? How do you know?
a) If you wait long enough, you will get what you want
b) If you are greedy, you might end up with nothing
c) Sometimes rushing is a good idea
b) If you are greedy, you might end up with nothing
(1) I am crazy about books! (2) My favorite is Dog Man. (3) I like it so much that I read it all the time! (4) I remember when my mom got it for me. (5) We went to Barnes and Noble looking for a book that a friend recommended me to read. (6) Since I couldn´t find it, my mom tell me it was okay to get another one.
What change, if any, should be made in this passage? What type of mistake is it?
(1) For many schools, September means the start of the school year. (2) Students meet their new teachers and classmates. (3) This is also a time to buy clothes and supplies such as backpacks pencils, and notebooks. (4) Do you feel excited or nervous about going back to school? (5) What will be the best thing about this school year.
What change, if any, shoud be made in sentence 5?
a) Delete will after what
b) change best to better
c) add a question mark at the end
d) delete the before best
c) add a question mark at the end
What sentence doesn´t belong to the passage?
a) sentence 1
b) sentence 2
c) sentence 3
d) sentence 4
c) sentence 3
because that is real information, and we were reading a story