Reading Strategies
Characters
Story details I
Story details II
Themes
100
One reason why students should monitor their comprehension.
What is to remember more of the story or to make sure they understand what they are reading.
100
He wanted to be very "brisk."
Who is Billy Weaver from "The Landlady"?
100
Margie (The Fun They Had) wishes that she could do this.
What is go to school with her friends?
100
Victor ("7th Grade") decides to take this class, in part, because a girl he likes is taking it.
What is French?
100
Things are not always as they appear.
What is "The Landlady"?
200
Two of the four kinds of questions a student could ask during reading.
What is responding, clarify, finding information, or lingering question?
200
He found a book in the attic.
Who is Tommy from "The Fun They Had"?
200
The creatures that firs came in the Interplanetary Zoo resembled these kinds of animals.
What are horses?
200
In "Eleven," what bothers Rachel the most?
What is that the teacher never apologies or says that she was wrong?
200
No matter how old you get, you will sometimes have moments of insecurity or sadness that might make you feel embarrassed or young.
What is "Eleven"?
300
An inference is __________________ + _________________.
What is context clues and what you already know?
300
The mean teacher who required Rachel to put on the horrid red sweater.
Who is Mrs. Price?
300
Billy was convinced that he recognized the names in the guest book. After a while he realized that he knew them from...
What is the headlines of a newspaper?
300
In "TFTH," these were used as teachers.
What are machines?
300
Though people may look different, they are basically the same.
What is "Zoo"?
400
Two ways a student could infer the meaning of a word he or she doesn't know.
What is use context clues, think of a similar word, look it up?
400
The girl for whom Victor would do just about anything.
Who is Teresa?
400
In "Eleven," the narrator compares growing old to three things. Name one...
What is rings inside a tree trunk, an onion, or little wooden dolls that fit inside each other?
400
What made the everyone attending the zoo feel safe?
What is the bars?
400
Learning is often a social activity.
What is "The Fun They Had"?
500
Two reasons a passage might be important in a story.
What is introduces a character, setting, or conflict, illustrates the conflict or theme, or show the resolution?
500
He proudly displayed his Interplanetary Zoo.
Who is Professor Hugo?
500
Victor's ("7th Grade") teacher did not expose his fraud because of this.
What is the teacher's memory of trying to impress a girl in college?
500
"Animals are usually a good sign in a place like this" is an example of this literary term.
What is foreshadowing?
500
Sometimes great risk can lead to great reward.
What is "7th Grade"?
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