Reading comprehension
ancient athens
Context
Goverment
Iroquois
100

There are many different kinds of bears in the world. Black bears live in North America. Grizzly bears also live in North America. They are very dangerous. The white Polar bear lives in the Arctic. The biggest bear is the Kodiak bear that is found in Alaska. What is the main idea of this text passage? A. Bears live in North America. B. Bears are dangerous. C. There are many kinds of bears.

what is There is many kind of bears.

100

These people were allowed to vote

Who are male citizens?

100

After the heavy rains, the stream became murky; in fact, the water was so cloudy you couldn't see the bottom.

what does murky mean?

What is Cloudy

100

Citizens who are 18 or older can do this in order to participate in a Representative Democracy.

What is voting?

100

A large group of families who are related to each other.

What is clan.

200

Bats are fascinating animals. They are not birds, they are flying mammals. Some bats eat fruit, others eat insects. Bats are experts at flying. They use a system called echolocation to fly quickly in the dark. Which is the main idea of this text passage? A. Bats are flying mammals. B. Bats are fascinating animals. C. Some bats eat fruit.

What is "Bats are fascinating animals."

200

How were the council of 500 citizens chosen in Athens' democracy

What is by lottery?

200

The debris on the stadium floor included numerous paper cups, ticket stubs, and cigarette butts.


what does debris mean?

What is Trash

200

Canada practices this type of democracy, where citizens elect representatives.

what is representitive goverment

200

Acted as chiefs.

what is men

300

Many types of bacteria are helpful. For example, some are able to take nitrogen from the air. They then put it into the soil. This makes the soil better for growing plants. Some bacteria are helpful in making cheese. Other bacteria are helpful in making vinegar. What is the main idea of this text passage? A. Bacteria puts nitrogen from the air into the soil. B. Bacteria helps make food. C. Some types of bacteria helps humans.

What is "Some types of bacteria helps humans."

300

Citizens who are 18 or older can do this in order to participate in a Representative Democracy.

What is voting?

300

The coach takes every opportunity to censure his players, yet he ignores every opportunity to praise them.

what does censure mean?

What is critisise?

300

This document guarantees rights and freedoms in Canada.

What is the Canadian charter of rights and freedoms

300

Raised the main food supply of the Iroquois (corn, beans, and squash).

what is women

400

Our solar system is very large. It includes the eight planets that turn around the sun. These planets include Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. There are also hundreds of thousands of smaller planets in this system. They are called asteroids. Each asteroid is much smaller than any of the eight large planets. What is the main idea of this text passage? A. Our solar system is made up of the Sun, the nine large planets and many asteroids. B. Pluto used to be a planet but now is a dwarf planet. C. There are eight large planets in our solar system.

What is "Our solar system is made up of the Sun, the nine large planets and many asteroids."

400

What practice in ancient Athens helped ensure that all citizens had an equal opportunity to serve in the government, regardless of wealth or status?

What is the lottery system?

400

Expecting that his license would be renewed, the pilot was surprised when it was revoked instead.

what is revoked mean

Token away

400

These three levels of government are crucial to how Canada’s political system functions.

What are Federal, Provincial/Territorial, and Municipal governments?

400

Ensured all decisions made by the grand council agreed with the Great Law of Peace.

What is Clan Mother?

500

Honeybees form large hives. There are thousands of bees in a hive. One bee is the queen. She lays the eggs. Some bees gather nectar and pollen from flowers to make honey. Other bees protect the hive. Some bees keep the hive clean. Still other bees help the queen. Each bee has a special job to do in the bee hive. What is the main idea of this text passage? A. Bees work together to make honey. B. Each bee has a job to do in a beehive. C. The queen is the most important bee.

What is "Each bee has a job to do in a beehive."

500

Instead of voting with hands they voted with this method as well.

What are stones?

500

Our baseball team's pitcher has a few eccentric habits, such as throwing exactly thirteen warm-up pitches and never wearing socks.

what does eccentric mean?

what is unusial

500

Judges and lawyers in this system ensure that all trials and appeals are handled fairly.

what is the judge sytem

500

Requires people to be open-minded, listen, and think deeply.

What is consensus?

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