Vocabulary
Key Details
Text Features
Word Choice
Text Structure
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All members of a team contribute to the team's success by doing their job. What does contribute mean in this sentence?
help bring about a result
100
Eagles and hawks are carnivorous birds. What does carnivorous mean?
Carnivorous means that the eagles and hawks eat other animals.
100
This text feature is used to help tell you more about a photograph or illustration used in the text.
caption
100
Mr. Brown lived in a big house. What better word could you replace "big" with in this sentence?
enormous, gigantic, colossal
100
Identify the text structure of Passage #3.
sequence/time order
200
To move her leg up so high, the gymnast must keep her body flexible. What does flexible mean in this sentence?
able to bend
200
What sharp sense of hawks and eagles helps them spot a mouse while flying hundreds of feet above the ground?
good eyesight
200
This text feature helps you by breaking down important information into small pieces, using labels and pictures to explain things.
diagram
200
Natalie was happy when she got all As on her report card. What is a better word to use in place of happy in this sentence?
elated, ecstatic, thrilled
200
What were some clue words in Passage #3 that help you identify the text structure?
first, then, next, finally
300
The children scowled at the idea of gardening in their good clothes. What does scowled mean in this sentence?
made an angry face
300
Summarize the key details from the text that describe how eagles and hawks help farmers.
Eagles and hawks eat mice and rabbits, which helps farmers because mice and rabbits damage their crops.
300
This text feature helps show you information from a survey in a way that is easy for your eyes to see and read.
chart or graph
300
The steak dinner at the restaurant was good. What is a better word we could use in this sentence in place of good?
delicious, delectable, scrumptious
300
What is the text structure of Passage #1?
cause and effect
400
To make a profit, sell your products for more than it costs to make them. What does profit mean in this sentence?
the amount of money left
400
Give a key detail from the text that shows a similarity between eagles and hawks. Provide text evidence to support your answer.
Correct similarities: -both carnivorous birds, both have sharp beaks, both good fliers, both have good eyesight, both eat mice and rabbits which helps farmers, both build large nests
400
This text feature helps show you where important places are located.
map
400
Mr. Stevens tells jokes that are always funny. What is a stronger word we could use in place of funny?
hilarious, humorous, comical
400
Identify a cause and effect relationship used in Passage #1.
When cold water cools in the air, clouds are formed. When clouds become full of water, it rains (or snows).
500
Picking fruit from a tall tree can be a risky job. What does risky mean in this sentence?
dangerous
500
Give a key detail from the text about hawks and eagles that is different. Provide text evidence to support your answer.
Correct differences: -hawks are smaller than eagles, hawks eat smaller animals than eagles
500
This text feature helps you understand what you'll be reading about in different sections of the text.
heading
500
The classroom was dirty after the students tracked in mud from the playground. What is another word we could replace "dirty" with in this sentence?
filthy, grimy, unsanitary
500
Identify the text structure of Passage #2. Provide text evidence to support your answer.
Compare/contrast because the author is discussing two different things (Mercury and Pluto) and giving similarities and differences for each.
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