Genre
The location and time of a story
Setting
Sasha tried to practice her lines, but she felt a little off. She thought to herself, "I'm not feeling these lines. This is going to be tough.
What can the reader tell about Sasha?
A.She thinks her teacher is unfair.
B.She's not able to try out.
C.She thinks her lines are boring.
C.She thinks her lines are boring.
Trees are renewable resources, and communities harvest trees to make wood, paper, and many other goods. Wood is used for homes, buildings, furniture, and even pencils in school. The dust and fibers from wood are manufactured into thin sheets for notebook paper, sticky notes, and construction paper.
How are different goods similar?
A.Some goods are made from dust and some from wood.
B.Different goods can be made from trees.
C.Notebook paper comes in thin sheets.
D.Trees are renewable resources.
B.Different goods can be made from trees.
What is a paragraph in a poem called?
Stanza
Pete called Ted Tuesday afternoon and invited him to come to his house after dinner to watch a movie. It had been a long, boring day, and Ted was excited to have something to do. After dinner, he hopped on his bike and pedaled over to Pete's house. The house was dark, and when he rang the bell, there was no answer. Ted turned around, hopped back on his bike, and rode home.
Make an inference about why Ted rode home.
Nobody was home
A make-believe story with characters and a plot.
Fiction
“I’m really looking forward to the field trip,” Joseph told Chris. “But I’m not getting out of my seat or saying a word. Mom said I can’t go if I get in any more trouble.”
What can the reader tell about Joseph?
A.Attending the field trip is important.
B.He likes to stay in his seat.
C.He’s not able to go to the field trip.
A.Attending the field trip is important.
Did you use paper today? Did you use something that was made of plastic or glass? These things come from natural resources. Natural resources are derived from nature, and they are the things we need and use to survive. There are two categories of natural resources – renewable and nonrenewable.
Which sentence from the selection states a fact?
A. Did you use paper today?
B.Did you use something that was made of plastic or glass?
C.There are two categories of natural resources.
C.There are two categories of natural resources.
A conversation between two or more characters.
Dialouge
Sara walked into the large room. The woman behind the desk smiled at her. Sara 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. Sara walked up to the woman. "Can you help me find a book?" she asked.
Make an inference about where Sara is.
Sara is in the library
A text with facts and information.
Informational
Did you use paper today? Did you use something that was made of plastic or glass? These things come from natural resources. Natural resources are derived from nature, and they are the things we need and use to survive. There are two categories of natural resources – renewable and nonrenewable.
1. The author wrote this paragraph most likely to-
A.describe good things about paper
B.share opinions about resources
C.tell a story about plastic
D.explain some facts about resources
D.explain some facts about resources
When the wind blows, When the street turns, When there are bumps or hills, My heart pounds, my face sweats. “I know that I must, but I’m scared,” I whisper, as I’m learning to ride.
What can the reader conclude from the action in the first stanza?
A. The poet is excited
B. The poet is frightened
C. The poet enjoys getting exercise
D. All the roads where the poet lives are bumpy
B. The poet is frightened
Nina held the glass jar very carefully. The teacher told the students to be careful because the experiment could explode. Slowly, Nina poured the green liquid into a glass jar. She wiped the edge of the jar and set it on the table. Next, she picked up the tube of red liquid. She measured one drop of it. Nina then carefully added the red drop to the green liquid.
Make an inference about the class Nina is in.
Nina is in science class
It is the written version of a play, movie, or show. Actors learn their lines from this and it tells them what to do and say. It describes all the details about the story.
Script
In 2012, a group of scientists were exploring a rain forest in South America when, all of the sudden, they heard a familiar noise. It was the sound of frogs! When they shined their flashlights in the direction of the noise and found a tiny frog, the frog had large eyes and bright-green colored skin. However, it had one very interesting feature. The skin on its belly was so clear that the scientists could see its organs! Because it had transparent skin, the scientists knew it was a type of glass frog. They had never observed a frog like this in their previous research. “It was amazing,” said Charles Austin, one of the researchers who discovered the frog. “We had a feeling this was a species new to science.”
A. explain why glass frogs have certain features.
B. describe how scientists discovered a new species of frog.
C. convince readers to help protect the glass frog’s environment.
D. entertain the reader with fun facts about glass frogs.
B. describe how scientists discovered a new species of frog.
What is the text structure used to describe the differences and similarities in a text?
Compare and Contrast
When the wind blows, When the street turns, When there are bumps or hills, My heart pounds, my face sweats. “I know that I must, but I’m scared,” I whisper, as I’m learning to ride.
. The second stanza contains only two lines because the poet wants to show that
A. this is an important interaction
B. the setting has changed
C. the poem contains self-dialogue
C. the poem contains self-dialogue
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.
It would be too hot to have school inside a building so they sit on the cool grass
This genre's author writes about others' lives, not their own.
Biography
Sasha tried to practice her lines, but she felt a little off. She thought to herself, "I'm not feeling these lines. This is going to be tough.
Why is this paragraph important to the story?
A.It tells details about why the play is popular.
B.It reveals the solution in the plot.
C.It shows the conflict Sasha is having.
C.It shows the conflict Sasha is having.
Did you use paper today? Did you use something that was made of plastic or glass? These things come from natural resources. Natural resources are derived from nature, and they are the things we need and use to survive. There are two categories of natural resources – renewable and nonrenewable.
According to the paragraph, what makes resources "natural"?
A. We can use paper.
B. If it is derived from nature.
C. If it has two categories.
D. Nonrenewable resources can not be quickly renewed.
B. If it is derived from nature.
When the wind blows, When the street turns, When there are bumps or hills, My heart pounds, my face sweats. “I know that I must, but I’m scared,” I whisper, as I’m learning to ride.
The poem is mostly about –
A. being generous
B. having courage to learn new things
C. going on an adventure
D. creating sense of togetherness
B. having courage to learn new things
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.
Girls went to school in Sparta but not in Athens