Authors Purpose
Context Clues
Main Idea
Genre
Mystery Topic
100
Over the span of a year, crows eat many insects that harm crops including worms, grasshoppers and weevils. Crows pluck beetle grubs from the soil of lawns. Sometimes crows perch on cornstalks and peck at the tops of ripening ears of corn.
What is to inform?
100
We were proud in our snazzy silver shorts, new maroon jersies and shiny silver basketball shoes. What does snazzy mean? A. flashy B. old-fashioned C. wild D. simple
What is choice A.
100
Which answer choice best supports the main idea that animals adapt to their surroundings. A. Mother bears protect their young cubs, B. Birds of prey have long sharp talons to catch animals, C. rabbits' fur turns white in the winter to blend in with the snow, D. butterflies go though metamorphosis.
What is choice C? Rabbits must change from brown to white to blend in with their surroundings.
100
What genre has text containing stanzas, lines, and sometimes rhymes and rhythm? A. biography B. drama C. mystery D. poetry
What is choice D?
100
Which answer choice is an example of a graphic resource? A. picture, B. bold print, C. italic print, D. all of the answers
What is D. all of the answers. A graphic resource is anything that stands out in the text.
200
OLDER BROTHER: (Laughing and plashing) Don't be afraid of a little water younger brother! YOUNGER BROTHER: (Splashing back) I'm not older brother. MOTHER GRIZZLY BEAR: I want you to gather berries-but stay close and do not go downriver. Strange things happen there.
What is to entertain?
200
We showered, dressed and emerged from our bedroom ready to go to dinner. Emerged means A. hid B. came into view C. dropped D. went into
What is choice B?
200
Which answer choice best supports the idea that wolves travel in packs? A. The leader is called the alpha wolf. B. Female wolves keep their pups in a den. C. Wolves kill animals larger than themselves. D. A male wolf is usually larger than the female.
What is Choice A? To have a leader there must be followers. This proves they are in a group or pack.
200
What genre is a story about a real persons life and written by someone other than that person? A. autobiography B. fiction C. tall tale D. biography
What is D, biography
200
What is the writing under a graphic resource such as a picture called? A. italic, B. caption, C. media, D. context clues
What is B, caption
300
As a child, George Washington loved everything about nature. He saw things that other people didn't notice. George grew his own plants in a special place in the woods. He would take sick plants there to help them get better. He is remembered today for his talent with plants.
What is to inform?
300
The next day, Harley and Mallory struggled to walk along the rugged trail. What is the best context clue for rugged? A. The next day B. trail C. walk along D. struggled
What is choice D? If you were struggling, the trail must be difficult.
300
Which answer choice best supports the idea that Nataly used plants in new and creative ways. A. Nataly taught her sister about plants. B.Everyone went to Nataly to learn how to grow plants. C. Nataly made a bracelet from the leaves of a palm plant. D. Nataly used the plants she grew to make a salad.
What is Choice C? A creative thing to do with a plant is to make jewelry.
300
What genre is written to inform? A. drama B. poetry C. realistic fiction D. expository text
What is choice D. expository text?
300
What is the rhyming pattern of this poem? Roses are red. Violets are blue. Ian loves cats. Mrs. Fowler loves you! A. AABB B. ABCC C. ABCB D. free verse
What is Choice C
400
Slow down to save the manatees! You are passing through the habitat of the manatee. Manatees are endangered partly due to motorboat injuries. Please respect these creatures by slowing down, watching out for them and not throwing garbage into the water. Do your part to keep tese beautiful creatures alive.
What is to persuade?
400
Mother bear began to weep. The other friendly animals gathered around to console her. Which definition best fits how console is used in the sentence? A.try to make angry, B.give advice to, C. criticize, D. try to make feel better
What is choice D? The story says the animals were friendly and that they gathered around Mother Bear when she was crying. If they were friendly they would try to help.
400
What supports the idea that automobiles have been used for many decades? A. Early cars did not have electric windows or seats. B. Before the automobile was invented, most people traveled by horse and carriage. C. Mrs. Fowler's husband used to own a 1960 Mustang. D. Most cars can be driven over 100,000 miles.
What is choice C? A 1960 Mustang is 55 years old. That is 5 and a half decades.
400
What is a narrative selection that seems like it could happen today in your life? A. expository text, B. realistic fiction, C. fairy tale, D. science fiction
What is choice B, realistic fiction?
400
What must be in a main idea sentence? A. a theme B. a metaphor C. the summary D. the topic
What is D. the topic. The topic is who or what the passage is about. The main idea is what the author is saying about the topic.
500
FIRST DAY Thank you for showing me, This very nice school, The cubbies are nice, And the easels are cool.
What is to entertain?
500
Gabriel started off. What is there to fear, he thought. After a moment of hesitation he started walking. What helped you know what hesitation means? A.started walking B.After a moment C.started off D. he thought
What is choice A? He started walking means he wasn't before. We know Gabriel didn't want to go because he had thought, "What is there to fear?" So the sentence means, After a moment of pausing, he started walking.
500
What best supports the idea that Grandma Moses taught herself to paint? A. Grandma used her memory and studied the color of the world outside. B. I like to paint old-timey things," she said. C. Grandma made people happy with her paintings. D. She painted 25 paintings in her life.
What is Choice A. None of the other choices are about HOW Grandma Moses learned to paint at all.
500
A trickster tale is all of the following except which answer? A. non-fiction, B. narrative, C. fiction, D. may have animals as characters
What is choice A, non-fiction? A trickster tale is a make believe story where a character tricks another.
500
"School is money in your future," is an example of A. an explicit metaphor, B. an implicit metaphor, C. a contrast, D. a supporting detail
What is A, an explicit metaphor. Explicit means the author tells you something simply and plainly. A metaphor means a comparison between two things without using "like" or "as." The example simply and plainly compared going to school as making money when you grow up.
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