Main Idea
Seated on his throne, King Midas wore a golden crown. He had golden rings on each finger and held a golden scepter. His vest was embroidered with golden thread and even his shoes had golden ornaments. He had a golden box filled with gold coins. He named his daughter Marigold.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
A. King Midas loved gold.
B. King Midas sold lots of gold.
C. King Midas had a heart of gold.
D. King Midas hated gold.
King Midas loved gold.
What are some clue words for sequencing?
A. as a result of, therefore
B. first, next, then, finally
C. main idea, details
D. summarize, re-read
first, next, then, finally
Which of these things is not related to the "theme" in a story?
A. how a character is feeling
B. a "life lesson" the main character learns
C. a big idea that people from any culture or any place can understand
D. the moral of the story
The octopus has a body unlike any other animal. Its body, called a _____, is soft and shaped like a bag.
mantle
a Soviet who is trained to travel into outer space
A. argonaut
B. astronaut
C. navigable
D. cosmonaut
cosmonaut
Native Americans dried strips of meat, pounded it into a paste, and then mixed it with fat. Sometimes they added berries and sugar. Then they pressed it into small cakes. They called these cakes pemmican. Pemmican didn't spoil, and it provided lots of energy for people traveling or going hunting. Today explorers still carry and eat this food.
What is the passage mostly about?
A. who uses pemmican today
B. what can be put into pemmican
C. how pemmican was prepared by Native Americans.
D. why people eat pemmican today
Seth came home from school and wanted to make a bowl of cereal for a snack. He looks in the cabinet and picks his cereal. After that he gets a bowl and spoon and goes to the refrigerator and he gets the milk. He then makes his snack and eats it up. What did Seth do before he ate his snack?
A. He came home from school
B. He picks his cereal
C. He gets the milkd
D. He makes his snack
He makes his snack.
Once there was a young boy and an old man. The young boy laughed at the tired old man. Then, the young boy needed to interview a veteran for a school project. The boy felt bad about laughing earlier.
A. Necessity is the mother of invention.
B. Don't steal.
C. Respect your elders.
D. Slow and steady wins the race.
Respect your elders.
True or false:
The octopus can see very far distances, but it cannot hear anything at all.True
A. navigable
B. nautical
C. circumnavigate
D. astronaut
navigable
Floods can cause tremendous damage. They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind. It can take months to clean up after a flood.
What is the main idea?
A. Floods can cause a lot of damage.
B. Floods cause mudslides.
C. Floods damage houses and roads.
D. It takes a long time to clean up after a flood.
Floods cause a lot of damage.
Yesterday, my class went on a field trip to the zoo. We went to the monkey cages first. Then we watched an elephant eating its lunch. After that we ate our own lunches in the picnic area. After lunch we saw the giraffes and lions. At the end of the day, we stopped to look at the bears on the way back to the bus.
What did the class do just after seeing the giraffes and lions?
A. Watched an elephant eating its lunch
B. Stopped to look at the bears
C. Ate their own lunches
D. Went on a field trip to the zoo
Stopped to look at the bears
Once a cat was in a hurry. She ran across the street without looking. She narrowly escaped being hit by a car.
A. Don't steal.
B. Look both ways before crossing the street.
C. Necessity is the mother of invention.
D. One good turn deserves another.
Look both ways before crossing the street.
When does an octopus use jet propulsion?
To move backwards
affected with a feeling of sickness in the stomach that feels like sea sickness
A. nautical
B. nauseous
C. navigator
D. argonaut
Nauseous
The earth's surface is constantly changing. All over the world everyday there are earthquakes, floods and volcanoes that quickly change our world. Some changes are too small to see. Others cause tremendous damage and costs millions of dollars to clean up.
What is the main idea?
A. It is expensive to clean up the damage
B. Sometimes we can't see the changes.
C. The Earth's surface is always changing.
D. There are lots of floods.
The Earth's surface is always changing.
Jill makes a smoothie for breakfast every morning. First, she puts some milk in the blender. Next, she adds a banana and some frozen berries. Then she turns on the blender until it is smooth. After that, she pours it into a big cup. After she drinks her smoothie, she puts her cup in the dishwasher.
What does Jill add to her smoothie first?
A. Banana
B. Milk
C. Berries
D. Juice
Milk
In a spell of dry weather, when the Birds could find very little to drink, a thirsty Crow found a pitcher with a little water in it. But the pitcher was high and had a narrow neck, and no matter how he tried, the Crow could not reach the water. The poor thing felt as if he would die of thirst. Then an idea came to him. Picking up some small pebbles, he dropped them into the pitcher one by one. With each pebble the water rose a little higher until at last it was near enough so he could drink.
What is the theme?
A. be honest
B. never give up
C. always share with others
D. respect your family
never give up
The Australian blue-ringed octopus is the only octopus that can do what?
Kill a human with its poison
A person who took part in the California gold rush
A. astronaut
B. navigator
C. circumnavigate
D. argonaut
argonaut
One the most popular musical instruments is the piano. In the traditional musical instrument classification system of string, woodwind, percussion and brass, the piano falls into two categories. It is considered a string instrument because the sound comes from the strings inside the piano. It is also considered a percussion instrument, since the player strikes the keyboard, which signals an internal hammer to strike the strings.
What is the author main point?
A. The piano is both a string and percussion instrument.
B. The piano is a string instrument.
C. The piano is a popular instrument.
D. The strings of a piano makes the sound.
The piano is both a string and percussion instrument.
Jason's alarm went off at 7:30. He jumped out of bed, got dressed, and brushed his teeth. Then he made his bed before going downstairs for breakfast. After eating a bowl of cereal and some toast, Jason grabbed his backpack and headed out the door to catch the bus.
What did Jason do just after he brushed his teeth?
A. Made his bed
B. Ate a bowl of cereal
C. Jumped out of bed
D. Got dressed
Made his bed
A long time ago there was a king who wanted nothing but gold. He wished everything he touched turned into gold. A fairy made this wish come true. Then anything he tried to eat turned into gold, so he starved to death. What is the theme of this passage?
A. Work together.
B. Don't steal.
C. Don't be greedy.
D. Respect your elders.
Don't be greedy.
What can an octopus do if it gets caught by one of its arms?
break off the arm, swim away, and grow a new arm
to travel around the earth on water or in the air
A. cosmonaut
B. circumnavigate
C. nautical
D. navigator
circumnavigate