Keisha's surname is Turner, and her middle name is Olivia.
What does "surname" mean?
a. teacher
b. last name
c. street name
b. last name
100
When you see an underlined word, what should you do?
Make sure you use the "plug it in" strategy to see which answer is the best.
100
Which sentence uses homophones correctly?
1. I see that you like ice cream, to.
2. I see that you like ice cream, too.
Number 2 -- I see that you like ice cream, too.
100
The author of "Julie’s Race" wrote the story in order to
1) describe how dogs stay warm in cold weather.
2) tell about a dogsled race.
3) explain how cold it can be in winter.
4) entertain the reader with funny stories about dogs.
2) tell about a dogsled race.
100
This genre may have characters, setting, problem, solution and dialogue.
Fiction
200
The man walked down the long corridor in the dark building.
What does "corridor" mean?
a. table
b. fan
c. hall
c. hall
200
What should you do when you read a passage?
Take breadcrumbs on your scrap paper, of course!
200
How would you divide the word "loving"?
1. lo-ving
2. lov-ing
2. lov-ing
200
Where does the dogsled race take place?
1) in Antarctica
2) on a track
3) in Alaska
4) in a field
3) in Alaska
200
This are stories that tell about events that could happen in
real life
Realistic Fiction.
300
Jack is approximately 9 years old; I'm not really sure.
What does "approximately" mean?
a. about
b. badly
c. carefully
a. about
300
What should you do if you are not focused on your story or questions and you are zoning out during your reading?
You should take a quick break by putting your head down or stretching to get your blood flowing.
300
What is a synonym for the word enormous?
large or big
300
What happened BEFORE the dogs began running?
1) The dogs pulled the sled slowly.
2) Julie and the dogs lined up at the starting gate.
3) The runner on Julie’s sled broke.
4) The dogs pulled the sled over hills and into valleys.
2) Julie and the dogs lined up at the starting gate.
300
This genre might contain photographs, diagrams, timelines, maps, recipes, tables, graphs and facts.
Non-fiction
400
The stars were brilliant in the night sky.
What does "brilliant" mean?
a. dim
b. walking
c. bright
c. bright
400
What should you put next to each answer on your scrap paper?
The paragraph number where you found the answer!
400
What guide words could be seen on a dictionary page with the word "notebook?"
1. nothing - octopus
2. narwhal - now
2. narwhal - now
400
Read this sentence from the story: Julie’s team of dogs was lined up at the starting gate. What does team mean?
1)friends and family
2) to join together
3) many dogs
4) a group working together
3) many dogs
400
Contains lines, stanzas and might rhyme.
Poetry
500
She turned her biggest foe into her best friend.
What does "foe" mean?
a. enemy
b. shoes
c. teacher
a. enemy
500
What do you have to do before you read?
Preview the story. Read the title. Look at the pictures or photographs. Look to see if it is fiction or non -fiction. Think about what the story might be about.
500
Which word means "to order again"?
1. preorder
2. reorder
3. misorder
2. reorder
500
Why don’t the dogs freeze in the cold weather?
1) Julie puts special booties on their feet.
2) They sleep by the fire at night.
3) Their thick fur coats keep them warm.
4) It doesn’t get very cold in Alaska.
3) Their thick fur coats keep them warm.
500
A story of a real person's life written by another person.