Summarizing
Choose the best summary. Birds can live on average from 7-70 years, depending on the species. So if you are interested in getting a pet bird, be prepared to be responsible for your bird for a long time.
A. Birds eat fruit.
B. Birds can live for a long time
C. Birds need to be fed.
D. Birds are unique.
B. Birds can live for a long time
Make an inference:
Jill and Beth want to see a movie. They go to get a ticket. Then, they buy a snack. They sit down in the front and watch the movie. They smile and laugh. On the way home, Jill steps on a pink thing. It is sticky and will not get off. It is yucky!
She stepped in gum.
Realistic Fiction is told in _______ or _______ point of view.
First Person or Third Person
Directions: Choose the word that is a synonym in meaning.
CONCENTRATE
A. daydream
B. focus
C. ignore
D. examine
B. focus
I pressed the button and after a few seconds the door opened. I stepped inside and pressed a button with the number 10 on it. The door closed. Then, I felt the floor was moving up. Where am I?
Elevator
Choose the best summary Jennifer practiced gymnastics every day since she was three and could do her floor routine in her sleep. When she looked at her final score, she knew the goal medal belonged to her.
A. Jennifer liked gymnastics.
B. Jennifer liked to sleep.
C. Jennifer practiced hard and won a gold medal.
D. Jennifer practiced her routine.
C. Jennifer practiced hard and won a gold medal.
Make an inference:
You have been hitting a little white ball around. One time you found it in the sand, the next time in the high grass. You just hit it and then you hear an extremely loud splash.
You are playing golf (and just hit your ball in the water)
The characters are like people you might meet ____________________________.
in real life
Figure out if the first analogy is a synonym or antonym to help you answer the second analogy.
TRUE is to CORRECT as HAPPINESS is to __________.
joy, delightful, exuberant
How do you make seven even?
Remove the S
Choose the best summary Many people do not like going to the dentist. The dentist has many tools, which make patients nervous. People think the dentist will hurt them when he checks their teeth.
A. You should always brush your teeth.
B. Dentists tell people they have cavities.
C. Many people are fearful of a visit to the dentist.
D. The dentist has scary tools.
C. Many people are fearful of a visit to the dentist.
Make an inference:
Justin is sitting on the couch playing X-box when his sister comes into the house with the dog. Sparky comes over to the couch and Justin notices that his fur is all wet. He glances towards where his sister was standing and just sees her hang up a yellow jacket.
It is raining outside.
setting
Directions: Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning.
ENTERTAIN
A. bore
B. perform
C. recline
D. excite
A. bore
Entertain means to provide someone with amusement or enjoyment. The opposite would be boring, or bore.
Today has been very busy. I replaced a knee and set a broken arm into a cast. Now, I am examining a patient with a sore leg. He may need some medicine. Later, I take off my white coat and stethoscope and relax. Who am I?
Doctor
Choose the best summary Thanksgiving is often associated with delicious food. From turkey and gravy, to yams, and cranberries, one's plate is always full on Thanksgiving Day!
A. I love Thanksgiving.
B. Thanksgiving is often associated with eating.
C. Thanksgiving is in November.
D. Thanksgiving is a good day to eat yams.
B. Thanksgiving is often associated with eating.
Make an inference:
Mark and Mindy are eating out at their favorite restaurant. Mark orders dessert and the waiter brings it over. Mindy is about to take a bite when she notices something shiny sticking out the top of it. Just as she's trying to take a closer look Mark starts to ask her something.
Mark is going to propose to Mindy
At least 1 ___________ deals with a __________.
Bonus: What are the three different types? (second blank)
character / conflict
Types of conflict: self, others or nature
Figure out if the first analogy is a synonym or antonym to help you answer the second analogy.
NEAR is to FAR as CHEAP is to __________.
expensive, costly
What has wheels and flies, but is not an aircraft. What is it?
Garbage truck
Summarize this story- Zoe woke up in the middle of the night. She'd had a bad nightmare. She was so afraid that she could not fall back asleep. Zoe got out of bed and made her way through the dark hall to her big sister's bedroom. Her sister sighed sleepily when Zoe crawled in beside her. Zoe was asleep in just a few minutes.
Zoe had a nightmare and walked to her sister's room for comfort.
It was 8:30 on Thursday night. Emily stared at the large, empty poster board on her bed. Then she looked at the stack of books about Abraham Lincoln on her desk. Emily began to cry.
Why do you think Emily was crying? What makes you think so?
Emily had not started a school project that was due the next day.
What is realistic fiction?
Realistic fiction features characters and plots that could actually happen in everyday life. The settings are authentic - based off on familiar places.
Directions: Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning.
SEVERE
A. strict
B. relaxed
C. kindly
D. serious
Severe means harsh or strict, so the opposite would be relaxed.
I was framed, yet I didn't commit a crime, and the person who framed me committed no crime. How is this possible?
What is I am a picture, and I was put in a picture frame.