Reading Comprehension

Fact/Opinion

100

Aiken High is the best school in South Carolina

What is an opinion?

200

Aiken High was founded in 1986?

What is a opinion?

300

It is easy to learn how to write your name in cursive

What is an opinion?

400

Ice cream is kept cold in a freezer.

What is a fact?

500

It was 86 degrees outside at 11:52 a.m. this morning.

What is a fact?

Making Inferences

100

Draith missed the first 30 minutes of class 1st block this morning.

What is He overslept and/talked in the hall or missed the bus

200

DaQuan walked into the large room. The woman behind the desk smiled at him.DaQuan looked around. There were hundreds of magazines in the room. There were thousands of books! Other children were in the room, sitting and reading books. DaQuan walked up to the woman. "Can you help me find a book?" she asked. Make an inference about where DaQuan is.

"DaQuan is in the library."

300

Kyron held the glass jar very carefully. The teacher told the students to be careful because the experiment could explode. Slowly,Kyron poured the green liquid into a glass jar. He wiped the edge of the jar and set it on the table. Next, he picked up the tube of red liquid. He measured one drop of it. Kyron then carefully added the red drop to the green liquid. Make an inference about the class Kyron is in.

Kyron is in science class"?

400

There are many different ways of going to school. Some children go to school by radio. The teacher talks to the children over the radio. The children can talk back to the teacher. In some desert countries, children go to school in tents. They people move across the desert, carrying the tent school with them. In some hot countries, children go to school outside all year long. They do not sit in buildings. The sit on the grass. Make an inference about why children in hot countries go to school outside all year long.

What is "It would be too hot to have school inside a building so they sit on the cool grass"?

500

Sparta and Athens were Greek cities. Long ago, the people of both cities sent their children to school. The children learned different things there. In Sparta, the children went to school outdoors. They learned how to jump and run. They learned how to dance. They learned how to play many different games. In Athens, only boys went to school. They learned how to read, write, and speak correctly. They learned how to count and use numbers. Make an inference about schooling for girls in Sparta and Athens.

What is "Girls went to school in Sparta but not in Athens"?

Predictions

100

Brendan was in a pie eating contest. He wanted to win. The winner would be the person who could eat the most pie in twenty minutes. The winner would get a prize. After twenty minutes, no one had eaten as many pies as Brendan. Make a prediction about what will happen in the contest.

What is "Brendan" will win the contest and get a prize"?

200

Queen and her mother went shopping. First, they went to the bank. Inside the bank there was a large box where money was kept. Queen's mother told her not to touch the box or an alarm would go off. Queen touched the box by mistake. Make a prediction about what will happen.

What is "An alarm will go off"?

300

Zavian loved biking. He had biked in all kinds of weather. He had been planning this bike trip for weeks. Today was going to be great. He woke up early and looked out the window. It was raining! Make a prediction about whether or not Zavian will go on his bike trip today.

Yes, "Zavian" will go on his  bike trip even though it is raining

400

Rose filled a large glass with some milk for her younger brother, Ze, to drink. However, Ze wanted to drink from a smaller glass. When Rose left the kitchen, Ze got a smaller glass. "I'm going to pour all the milk from the big glass into the small glass," Ze said. Make a prediction about what will happen.

 "Ze's glass will be too small to hold all of the milk, so he will make a mess"

500

The earth's movement of turning around the sun once each year is called the earth's revolution. The four seasons of winter, spring, summer and fall are caused by this action. The four seasons do not always happen at the same time at different places around the world. One reason for this is that the earth is tilted as it moves. Make a prediction about what would happen to the seasons if the earth stopped revolving.

What is "If the earth stopped revolving, we wouldn't have seasons"?

Policies

100

What happens when a Valeria has 3 Tardies

She receives a warning

200

What happens after Benton receives 6 tardies to class?

He will receive a referral and have to attend detention

300

School Administrators can search Jaydon's cellphone, car and other personal items if deemed reasonable necessary. True or False

What is True

400

Kyron is allowed to leave campus to walk to McDonalds and bring Ms. Burgess-Massey back an apple pie. True or False

What is false

500

Kylie and Annie sat in class and talked excessively so they did not complete an assignment in Ms. Burgess-Massey's class. They should be given an "A" for just sitting in class. True or False

False to the highest degree

Summarizing

100

I ate breakfast. I woke up. I rode the bus home. I went to my classroom. Summarize these events in order using transition words.

What is "First, I woke up. Next, I ate breakfast. Then, I went to my classroom. Finally, I rode the bus home."?

200

When nobody answered the door, Goldilocks went inside the house. Goldilocks fell asleep in Baby Bear's bed. Goldilocks ate Baby Bear's porridge. Goldilocks was playing in the woods when she saw a cute little house. Summarize these events in order using transition words.

What is First, Goldilocks was playing in the woods when she saw a cute little house. Next, when nobody answered the door, Goldilocks went inside the house. Then, Goldilocks ate Baby Bear's porridge. Finally, Goldilocks fell asleep in Baby Bear's bed.

300

Airplanes were invented and have become an even quicker way to travel long distances. People traveled by foot or on horseback. The invention of cars allowed people to travel farther distances more quickly. The wheel was invented, and people used wagons and carriages to travel. Summarize these events in order using transition words.

What is "First, people traveled by foot or on horseback. Next, the wheel was invented, and people used wagons and carriages to travel. Then, the invention of cars allowed people to travel farther distances more quickly. Finally, airplanes were invented and have become an even quicker way to travel long distances."

400

Check over your writing to make sure you have capitals and punctuation. Include supporting details. Organize your ideas. Write a topic sentence. Summarize these events in order using transition words.

What is "First, organize your ideas. Next, write a topic sentence. Then, include supporting details. Finally, check over your writing to make sure you have capitals and punctuation."

500

Skippyjon saved Los Chimichangos from Alfredo Buzzito, the Great Bumblebeeto. Skippyjon Jones got in trouble for sleeping with the birds and was sent to his room. With a walk into his closet, Skippyjon found himself in Old Mexico and became friends with Los Chimichangos. Skippyjon was bouncing on his bed when he realized he was not a Siamese cat, he was a Chihuahua. Summarize these events in order using transition words.

What is "First, Skippyjon Jones got in trouble for sleeping with the birds and was sent to his room. Next, Skippyjon was bouncing on his bed when he realized he was not a Siamese cat, he was a Chihuahua. Then, with a walk into his closet, Skippyjon found himself in Old Mexico and became friends with Los Chimichangos. Finally, Skippyjon saved Los Chimichangos from Alfredo Buzzito, the Great Bumblebeeto."