Main Topic
Ask Questions
Key Details
Differences
Word Meanings
100
What is Main Topic?
A. parts of the story
B. what the whole story is about
C. important parts of the story
B. what the whole story is about
100
Why do we ask questions?
A. to answer
B. to think
C. to understand
C. to understand
100
What is key details?
A. in action word
B. important information in the story
C. a whole sentence
B. important information in the story
100
How are these to pictures different?
A. one is a girl and one is a boy
B. one lives in water and the other on land
C. one is a pet and the other is not
B. one lives in water and the other on land
100
The bird flew swiftly out of town.
What does swiftly mean?
A. quickly
B. loudly
C. flying
A. quickly
200
What is the main topic?
A. land animals
B. pets
C. fish
B. pets
200
Which is a good question?
A. I like apples.
B. apples?
C. Do you like apples?
C. Do you like apples?
200
What is a key detail for the main topic pets?
A.
B.
C.
A.
200
How are these to pictures different?
A. one is a pet and the other is not
B. one lives in the water and the other does not
C. one has eyes and the other does not
A. one is a pet and the other is not
200
She was miserable when she broke her arm.
What does miserable mean?
A. unhappy
B. happy
C. comfortable
A. unhappy
300
Apples grow on trees. They have stems. Apples can come in many different colors like red, yellow, and green. Apples can be eaten without cooking them.
What is the main topic?
A. apples
B. fruit
C. trees
A. apples
300
Apples grow on trees. They have stems. Apples can come in many different colors like red, yellow, and green. Apples can be eaten without cooking them.
What question is answered in the text?
A. Where do apples grow?
B. Why are apples yummy?
C. When can I buy apples?
A. Where do apples grow?
300
Apples grow on trees. They have stems. Apples can come in many different colors like red, yellow, and green. Apples can be eaten without cooking them.
What is a key detail in the passage?
A. apples grow on trees
B. apples are yummy
C. you can make apple juice
A. apples grow on trees
300
How are these different?
A. one is a dog and on is a cat
B. one is a drawing and one is a photograph
C. one is hungry and one is thirsty
B. one is a drawing and one is a photograph
300
I like to observe the birds that fly in my backyard to see what they look like.
What does observe mean?
A. pet
B. catch
C. watch
C. watch
400
Pumpkins grow on vines. pumpkins have stems. They can be used to make pie. Pumpkins are used for decoration in the fall.
What is the main topic?
A. fall
B. pie
C. pumpkins
C. pumpkins
400
Pumpkins grow on vines. pumpkins have stems. They can be used to make pie. Pumpkins are used for decoration in the fall.
What question is answered in the passage?
A. How are pumpkins carved?
B. When do pumpkins grow?
C. When do we decorate with pumpkins?
C. When do we decorate with pumpkins?
400
Pumpkins grow on vines. pumpkins have seeds. They can be used to make pie. Pumpkins are used for decoration in the fall.
What is a key detail from the passage?
A. pumpkins make jack o lanterns
B. pumpkins come in many colors
C. pumpkins have seeds
C. pumpkins have seeds
400
1. Apples grow on trees. They have stems. Apples can come in many different colors like red, yellow, and green. Apples can be eaten without cooking them.
2. Pumpkins grow on vines. pumpkins have stems. They can be used to make pie. Pumpkins are used for decoration in the fall.
How are the two passages different?
A. One is about a food and one is not
B. One is about shopping and one is not
C. One is about pumpkins and one is about apples
C. One is about pumpkins and one is about apples
400
Mari realized the water in her town was not good to drink. She lived in Flint, Michigan. The water had a lot of germs in it. All the people in Flint could only drink bottled water. If they drank the water from the tap, they would get very sick.
Mari wanted to fix this problem. She wrote a letter to the president of the United States. She told him about Flint’s water problems. He got her letter and decided to come to Flint, Michigan. Many people across the country heard about his visit. They realized that Flint’s local government was not fixing the problem. Many people started donating money to help Mari’s community.
Mari did not stop there! She raised thousands of dollars to help buy bottled water and water filters for people in Flint. She also raised money to give school children supplies. Over the next few years, she continued to help Flint, but she also started looking for ways to help different U.S. cities with their water problems.
What does community mean?
A. a group of cats
B. a group of people that live together
C. water
B. a group of people that live together
500
Frogs start out as eggs. Then they become tadpoles. When they are tadpoles they have no legs. As they grow their legs get longer and their tails get smaller.
What is the main topic?
A. fish
B. frogs
C. tails
B. frogs
500
Frogs start out as eggs. Then they become tadpoles. When they are tadpoles they have no legs. As they grow their legs get longer and their tails get smaller.
What question is answered in the passage?
A. Where do frogs live?
B. How do frogs grow?
C. Why are frogs green?
B. How do frogs grow?
500
Frogs start out as eggs. Then they become tadpoles. When they are tadpoles they have no legs. As they grow their legs get longer and their tails get smaller.
What is a key detail from the passage?
A. frogs start as fish
B. frogs make great pets
C. frogs start as eggs
C. frogs start as eggs
500
1. Apples grow on trees. They have stems. Apples can come in many different colors like red, yellow, and green. Apples also have seeds.
2. There are many things that you can make with apples. You can make apple juice. You can make apple cider. You can also make apple pie.
What is the difference in the two passages?
A. one is how apples grow and one is about what you can make with apples
B. one is about apples and one is about fruit
C. one is about eating apples and one is about cooking apples
A. one is how apples grow and one is about what you can make with apples
500
Mari realized the water in her town was not good to drink. She lived in Flint, Michigan. The water had a lot of germs in it. All the people in Flint could only drink bottled water. If they drank the water from the tap, they would get very sick.
Mari wanted to fix this problem. She wrote a letter to the president of the United States. She told him about Flint’s water problems. He got her letter and decided to come to Flint, Michigan. Many people across the country heard about his visit. They realized that Flint’s local government was not fixing the problem. Many people started donating money to help Mari’s community.
Mari did not stop there! She raised thousands of dollars to help buy bottled water and water filters for people in Flint. She also raised money to give school children supplies. Over the next few years, she continued to help Flint, but she also started looking for ways to help different U.S. cities with their water problems.
What does raise mean?
A. to gather money
B. to climb
C. to decorate
A. to gather money