Vocabulary
What is a synonym for happy?
a. sad
b. joyful
c. angry
d. bored
b. joyful
What is the main idea or central idea of a story?
a. the name of the author
b. the most important point
c. a funny part
d. a picture in the story
b. the most important point
What is a heading?
a. a small picture
b. the title of a section
c. a type of graph
d. the section in the book that has important vocabulary terms
b. the title of a section
What is the noun in this sentence?
"The cat slept on the bed."
a. cat
b. slept
c. on
d. the
a. cat
If an author writes a recipe, what is the purpose?
a. persuade
b. inform
c. entertain
d. describe
b. inform
Which word is an antonym for "ancient"
a. old
b. modern
c. antique
d. dusty
b. modern
Which detail best supports the idea that bees are helpful?
a. bees can sting
b. bees build hives
c. bees make honey and pollinate flowers
d. bees have black and yellow stripes
c. bees make honey and pollinate flowers
Which text feature shows the meaning of bold words?
a. caption
b. glossary
c. table of contents
d. index
b. glossary
Which word is an adjective?
a. jumped
b. quickly
c. swim
d. happy
d. happy
A story about a talking dog is written to:
a. entertain
b. inform
c. persuade
d. teach a lesson
a. entertain
Which word has the same root word as Joking?
a. reading
b. jumping
c. joked
d. laughter
c. joked
In a nonfiction article about "Astronauts in Space", which would be a key detail?
a. astronauts wear space suits to explore the harsh elements of space.
b. space is pretty
c. astronauts can eat
d. astronauts are considered cool
a. astronauts wear space suits to explore the harsh elements of space.
Where would you look to find what page a chapter starts on?
a. glossary
b. table of contents
c. index
d. heading
c. index
Which word has a suffix and a prefix?
a. unfriendly
b. beautifully
c. playful
d. established
a. unfriendly
Which is a book that tries to persuade?
a. a story about fairies
b. a science book
c. an article saying why people should plant trees
d. a book with funny poems
c. an article saying why people should plant trees
Which word best completes the sentence: "The puppy was so _________that it ran in circles all day."
a. energetic
b. sleepy
c. aggressive
d. lazy
a. energetic
What question helps you find the main or central idea?
a. who is the author?
b. what is mostly being told throughout the text?
c. where does the story take place?
d. what is the funniest part?
b. what is mostly being told throughout the text?
What is a diagram used for?
a. to explain something with a picture and labels
b. to tell a funny story
c. to show the setting
d. to list vocabulary words
a. to explain something with a picture and labels
What is the meaning of "desperate"?
A. Happy
B. Content
C. Extremely worried
D. Angry
C. Extremely worried
a. entertain
b. inform
c. persuade
d. describe
b. inform
What does "peculiar" mean?
A. Strange
B. Normal
C. Regular
D. Common
A. Strange
What would be a good central idea for a passage about recycling?
a. recycling is confusing
b. my friend recycles paper
c. recycling hurts the environment
d. recycling is important because it helps the Earth
d. recycling is important because it helps the Earth
a. table of contents
b. glossary
c. index
d. diagram
c. index
Which word means "to happen at the same time"?
A. Different
B. Separate
C. Apart
D. Simultaneous
D. Simultaneous
Which would most likely be written to entertain?
a. a book about sharks
b. a how-to-guide for baking cookies
c. a mystery novel
d. an article asking people to recycle
c. a mystery novel