Text Features
Text Structure
Central Idea
Summary
Compare and Contrast
100

If the author wanted to add information about the climate where hummingbirds live, under which heading should it be included? (Bee Hummingbird) 

Habitat. 

100

What is the text structure of the section Flight in Bee Hummingbirds? 

Comparison 

100

What evidence shows the central idea that world leaders are concerned with resources? 

A. Architects are designing more buildings.

B. Scientists are testing new farm equipment. 

C. Scientists are inventing new ways to make life easier. 

D. Scientists are finding ways to grow more food on less land. 

D. Scientists are finding ways to grow more food on less land.

100

What 2 details would included in the summary of Appearance and Size?  

1. The Bee Hummingbird is about 2 inches long. 2. The Bee Hummingbird weighs only about 0.06 ounces. 

100

From 1910 to 1940, the global temperature_____.  

Rose. 

200

What information can be found under the heading Where is Their Habitat? 

Where the sea spiders live. 

200

What is the text structure of Scream Machines? 

Chronology 

200

What is the central idea of Tae Kwon Do? 

What is the detail that supports the central idea? 

Central Idea: It is the art of kicking and punching. 


Detail: It is the art of kicking and punching. 

200

What sentence should be included a summary of Cesar Chavez? 

1. Migrant workers were forced to work long hours.

2. Migrant workers were given little to eat. 

3. Migrant workers' conditions were unsafe. 

200

How is Cesar Chavez's life similar to his grandfathers?

Both worked in terrible conditions. 

300

How does the diagram add to the meaning of the text? (Creepy-Crawlies Under the Sea) 

To show why the sea spiders are called Pantopoda (all legs).  

300

What is the text structure of the section Food in Bee Hummingbirds? 

Cause and effect

300

What is the central idea of "The Writing Wave"?

The writing of ancient civilizations has greatly affected Western civilization. 

300

Which of the following best summarizes this passage? 

A. Overpopulation is nothing to worry about. 

B. Not enough is known about overpopulation 

C. Overpopulation is a serious problem. 

D. There is nothing we can do to prevent overpopulation. 

C. Overpopulation is a serious problem. 

300

What is the difference between weather and climate?

Climate is the average of daily weather over a long period of time.

400

How does the caption in Neil Armstrong contribute to the passage? 

It describes what Neil Armstrong did after the Apollo 11 Mission. 

400

What is the text structure of Sally Ride? 

Chronology

400

What is the central idea of Scream Machines? 

Which sentence supports the central idea? 

To describe how rollercoasters have changed throughout the years. 

Today's coasters don't look much like their cousins from a long ago. 

400

What 2 details would best describe Neil Armstrong's flying career? 

1. He discovered his love of flying at age 6. 

2. He earned his pilot's license at age 16.

3. He studied aeronautical engineering in college. 

400

How do the authors of both passages show how each astronaut got into space? (Sally Ride and Neil Armstrong) 

By describing how they became scientist.

500

How does the photo add meaning to the text? 

The photo shows what rollercoasters look like. 

500

What is the text structure of Neil Armstrong? 

Chronology

500

What is the central idea of the second paragraph in "Whether It's Weather or Climate"? 

Climate and Weather are different. 

500

Which sentence should be included in a summary of the Scream Machines section of Mauch Chunck Railway in Pennsylvania? 

The Mauch Chunck Railway was created to move coal from the bottom to the top of the mountain. 

500

How do the authors of both passages show the characteristics of the Bee Hummingbird and the Creepy-Crawlies?

By describing what they look like. 

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