Reading Comprehension
What is the main idea of a passage?
What is the most important point the author is trying to make?
What do we call the people or animals in a story?
What are characters?
If the word “generous” is in a sentence, what clue might help you know its meaning?
What is looking at how it’s used in the sentence?
What is the author’s purpose if they are trying to make you laugh?
What is to entertain?
What punctuation goes at the end of a question?
What is a question mark?
When reading a passage, how can you tell something is a fact?
What is something that can be proven true?
What is the time and place of a story called?
What is the setting?
The prefix “un-” in “unhappy” means what?
What is “not”?
What is the author’s purpose if they write a recipe?
What is to inform?
Which is correct: “Their going to the store” or “They’re going to the store”?
What is “They’re going to the store”?
What clue can help you make an inference?
What are details in the text combined with what I already know?
What is the turning point or most exciting moment in a story?
What is the climax?
What does “hesitate” most likely mean if someone “hesitated before answering the hard question”?
What is paused or waited?
If an author is trying to get you to buy something, what is their purpose?
What is to persuade?
What part of speech is “quickly” in “She ran quickly”?
What is an adverb?
Why is it important to understand the setting of a story?
What is it helps you understand the characters and plot?
What is the theme of a story?
What is the life lesson or message?
What does “benevolent” most likely mean in the sentence: “The benevolent woman donated food every week”?
What is kind or generous?
Why might an author include statistics in a passage?
What is to support their information or argument?
Question: Choose the correct sentence:
A) I seen the movie last night.
B) I saw the movie last night.
What is B, “I saw the movie last night”?
In a nonfiction article, what helps you locate key information quickly?
What are text features like headings, subheadings, and bullet points?
What do we call a struggle between two opposing forces in a story?
What is conflict?
What is a synonym for “reluctant”?
What is unwilling or hesitant?
What does it mean if a passage is biased?
What is it shows only one side of the issue?
What is a run-on sentence?
What is two or more sentences joined without correct punctuation?