Story Detective
What is the setting of story?
a. The lesson the reader learns
b. The time and place where events happen
c. The main problem
b. The time and place where events happen
What is a cause?
a. what happens as a result
b. the reason something happens
c. the story's lesson
b. the reason something happens
What is the main purpose of a heading?
a. to tell the reader the topic of a section
b. to explain the ending
c. to list every character
a. to tell the reader the topic of a section
What does author's purpose mean?
a. the reason the author wrote the text
b. the place where the story happens
c. the problem in a story
a. the reason the author wrote the text
What is the main purpose of an informational text about the future of transportation?
a. to describe only a fiction chracter
b. to tell a fairy tale
c. to provide information about transportation developments and possibilities
c. to provide information about transportation developments and possibilities
Which statement best describe the plot?
a. The author's opinion
b. The list of characters
c. The sequence of events in a story
c. The sequence of events in a story
A storm caused the school field trip to be canceled. what is the effct?
a. the storm formed
b. students packed lunch
c. the field trip was canceled
c. the field trip was canceled
Which is an example of a primary source?
a. a modern textbook describing a war
b. a diary written by a person who experienced a historical event
c. a website summarizing several biographies
b. a diary written by a person who experienced a historical event
An author writes an article explaining how electric cars work. What is the most likely purpose?
a. to entertain readers with a fictional adventure
b. to inform readers about electric cars
c. to persuade redears to dilike all cars
b. to inform readers about electric cars
Which details would be most relevant to a text about future transportation?
a. a new vehicle technology that could change how people travel
b. a character's favorite lunch
c. a description of a castle in a fantasy story
a. a new vehicle technology that could change how people travel
A character wants to win a competition but struggles to prepare. What is the conflict?
a. The character's struggle to prepare and win
b. The time of day
c. The story's title
a. The character's struggle to prepare and win
Which signal word often indicates a cause-and-effect relationship?
a. meanwhile
b. for example
c. therefore
c. therefore
Which is an example of a secondary source?
a. a photograph taken during an event
b. a letter written by a soldier during a war
c. a history book explaining an event using multiple sources
c. a history book explaining an event using multiple sources
What is an author's perspective?
a. the number of pages in a text
b. the list of heading
c. the author's point of view or attitude about a topic
c. the author's point of view or attitude about a topic
If a text explains that new transportation technology may reduce traffic, what relationship is being described?
a. chronology only
b. cause and effect
c. a character's motivation
b. cause and effect
At the end of a story, the main character finally solves the problem. What is this called?
a. setting
b. resolution
c. chronology
b. resolution
In a text about transportation, a city adds more train routes, so fewer people drive to work. What is the effect?
a. fewer people drive to work
b. the city builds a road
c. people buy more cars.
a. fewer people drive to work
In a transportation article, how would a labeled diagram of a train help the reader?
a. it tells the reader the author's age
b. it shows parts of the train and how they are arranged
c. it proves that every train is the same
b. it shows parts of the train and how they are arranged
The author argues that cities should build more bike lanes and gives reasons to support this idea. What is the author's claim?
a. a list of bike brands
b. cities should build more bike lanes
c. a description of one cyclist
b. cities should build more bike lanes
Two authors discuss transportation. One emphasizes convenience, while the other emphasizes environmental concerns. What is different?
a. their paragraph numbers
b. their spelling
c. their perspectives on transportation
c. their perspectives on transportation
Which statement is most likely a theme of a story about a student who succeeds after many failures?
a. The student attends school on monday
b. Practice and perseverance can help people overcome challenges
c. The student has a blue backpack
b. Practice and perseverance can help people overcome challenges
A character misses the bus because she wakes up late. Which answer correctly identifies the cause and effect?
a. cause: misses the bus; effect: wakes up late
b. cause: wakes up late; effect: misses the bus
c. cause: rides the bus; effect: wakes up early
b. cause: wakes up late; effect: misses the bus
A student wants to compare transportation statistics from who decades. Which text feature would help most?
a. a characte's dialogue
b. a story's resolution
c. a graph showing transportation data across both decades
c. a graph showing transportation data across both decades
Which details best support the claim that public transportation benefits a city?
a. a character enjoys drawing buses
b. a report shows that reliable buses help the number of individual cars on the road
c. a bus in a story is painted yellow
b. a report shows that reliable buses help the number of individual cars on the road
An author claims that developing new transportation technology can improve people's lives. Which piece of evidence would BEST support the author's claim?
a. the author describes the color of a vehicle
b. a character in an unrelated story enjoys traveling
c. reliable research shows that a transportation innovation reduces travel time or improves safety
c. reliable research shows that a transportation innovation reduces travel time or improves safety