Grammar
Reading Skills
Reading Comprehension
Mixed Skills
Mystery Question
1

Choose the correct verb to fill in the blank.

Mom _______________ the potatoes for dinner.

  1. mash
  2. mashes
  3. mashing

mashes

1

Which sentence is an opinion? 

A. "Chimpanzees groom each other to show affection." 

B. "Dogs also bark, whine, growl, and howl to communicate." 

C. "For example, when male white-tailed deer rub their antlers against trees, glands on their heads leave a scent behind." 

D. "In these kinds of animal conversations, half the fun is in trying to figure out what the animals are saying to each other!"

d

1

What is the Author's Purpose to this book title:

You Should Eat More Chocolate!

1. persuade

2. inform

3. inform

1. persuade

1

fictional story including scientific parts of the story, like electrical monsters or talking spaceships

science fiction

1

True or False? It is safe to stare at the sun during a solar eclipse because the sun won’t emit ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION during this time.

  • True
  • False

false

1

Choose the sentence that uses a comma correctly.

  1. When I get older, I will be able to drive.
  2. When I get older I will be able to drive.
  3. When, I get older, I will be able to drive.
  4. When I get older I will be, able to drive.

1

1

Which sentence shows an example of exaggeration? 

A. "The young Wolfgang heard the music of many famous composers while he was on this trip." 

B. "These were successful years for Wolfgang, so he didn't have much reason to leave home." 

C. "Then, in 1790, he took another trip, this time to Frankfurt, Germany." 

D. "But in the 1900s, Mozart again was known as the greatest composer of all time."

d

1

What is the Author's Purpose to this book title:

How Peanuts are Made

1. persuade

2. inform

3. inform

2. inform

1

story that is too big and crazy to be true

tall tale

1

True or False? During a total solar eclipse, the entire Earth goes completely dark because the PATH OF TOTALITY covers the entire planet.

  • True
  • False

False

1

The suffix in the word comfortable is:

  1. for
  2. table
  3. ible
  4. able

4. able

1

The author's purpose of an advertisement about the best features of an iPad that includes words like "you should" and "best."

persuade


1

What is the Author's Purpose to this book title:

You Should Buy These Shoes!

1. persuade

2. inform

3. inform

1. persuade

1

A story based on the traditions of a people or region, told by parents to children and then by the children to their children.

folk tales

1

What do you call the minuscule pollutants that are being found across all the bodies of water on Earth?

1. nanobeads

2. solastalgia

3. microplastics

3. 

1

Which of these prefixes means "bad" or "wrong"?

  1. pre-
  2. non-
  3. bi-
  4. mis-

4. mis

1

The author's purpose for writing fiction.

entertain

1

Why did the author most likely write the story of the 3 Little Pigs? 

A. to tell a story 

B. to inform about pigs 

C. to persuade readers to build brick houses 

D. to warn readers about wolves

a.

1

A group of lines in poetry, similar to a paragraph.

stanza

1

The point of view told by someone in the story.

1st person

1

Which two words are plural nouns?

  1. town
  2. children
  3. glass
  4. inches

2, 4

1

This is the author's purpose of a newspaper article about the dangers of playing video games all day is _______________.

inform

1

"Get up on stage and shine like a star!" 

This contains an example of 

A. simile 

B. metaphor 

C. personification 

D. alliteration

a. simile

1

Authors sometimes includes this hidden message or lesson in their stories.

theme

1

The point of view when he, she, it, or they is primarily used?

3rd person

M
e
n
u