order/perspective
details/comprehension
central idea
phonics
vocabulary/text features
100
______Lily bought tomatoes and potatoes for a soup. Next, she chopped the vegetables. Then, she put them in a pot.
First
Today
What is First
100
Add the correct detail to this sentence.
Mark liked to sit on the ______wall and watch the horses.
stone, grass, or plastic
What is stone.
100
Where Do Bats Sleep?
Bats are known for flying around at night and sleeping during the day. You may have seen pictures of bats sleeping upside down in caves. Bats have other daytime resting places, too. They sleep in trees, in old buildings, and even under bridges. More than a million bats sleep under one bridge in Austin, Texas. This colony, or group, contains about as many bats as there are people in the city!
A. Bats sleep in many different kinds of places
B Bats sleep upside down in caves
What is Bats sleep in many different kinds of places
100
How can you use word relationships to determine the meaning of an unknown word?
A. by guessing randomly without any reference to other words
B. by looking for synonyms or antonyms in the surrounding text
What is B. by looking for synonyms or antonyms in the surrounding text
100
What are context clues?
A. clues provided by the teacher.
B. clues that can only be found in a dictionary or a glossary.
C. clues or hints that are in a text that help you understand the meaning of an unknown word.
What is C. clues or hints that are in a text that help you understand the meaning of an unknown word.
200
The following texts are both about Friday pizza nights.
1.This experience is told from Min’s perspective, a kid describing a pizza night:I can hardly wait for Friday night. That's when my family always has pizza for dinner. We order a delicious cheesy pizza from our favorite shop. The delivery guy even knows my name! I think pizza is a great way to celebrate the weekend.
This experience is told from Mrs. Moore’s perspective, the owner of a pizza restaurant:I always warn the workers at my pizza shop to be prepared for Friday night. It's the busiest and most tiring time of the week. People come in and out all night, and the phone never stops ringing. At least the money is good.
How is Mrs. Moore's perspective different from Min's?
a.Friday night seems busy b. Friday night seems calm
What is A. Friday night seems busy.
200
Two animals that are great at communication are dolphins and parrots. They are both very smart. Dolphins make clicking noises as a way of talking. Parrots can talk. You can train parrots to say lots of human words. On the other hand, dolphins can’t say human words. But people have found that dolphins have names for each other. Parrots do, too!
Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank.
Dolphins talk …
a.by roaring b. by clicking c.yelling d. saying words
What is B.by clicking
200
What is the central idea of a text?
a. the main point or message the author wants to convey
b. minor detail mentioned in a text
c. a random fact unrelated to the rest of the text
d.the author’s personal opinion on a topic
What is a. the main point or message the author wants to convey
200
What is the purpose of using dictionaries to determine the meaning of words?
A. to find definitions,examples, and additional information about the word.
B. to memorize the meaning of every word encountered in a text
What is A. to find definitions, examples, and additional information about a word.
200
When you do not agree with someone, you
a. reagree b. unagree
c. disagree d. preagree
What is C. disagree
300
This experience is told from Mrs. Morin’s perspective, a woman with a garden:I love everything in my garden—except for the bugs that live there! Worms and ants make my skin crawl. Don't even ask me about the giant spider I saw climbing up a pepper plant last week!
This text is from a book about gardening:You can find many wonderful animals in your garden. For example, the common earthworm digs into the earth and loosens the soil. This helps roots grow. Earthworms also spread chemicals that can keep plants healthy.
How is the book author's perspective different from Mrs. Morin's?
a.The book’s author makes garden animals seem dangerous for women.
b.The book's author makes garden animals seem interesting and helpful.
What is B. The book's author makes garden animals seem interesting and helpful.
300
Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank.
Parrots can …
a. train dolphins
b.make clicking noises
c.say human words
d. be friends with dolphins
What is C. say human words
300
What are affixes?
a. prefixes and suffixes added to a base word to change its meanings.
b. words that are similar in meaning to the unfamiliar word
c. words that are made by combining multiple base words.
What is A. prefixes and suffixes added to a base word to change its meaing.
300
You want to persuade someone to make homemade bread. The word persuade means to get someone to do something or believe something. What should you write?
a.Bread is easy to make at home. And nothing tastes better than bread fresh out of your oven!
b.The baker was grumpy. She woke up on the wrong side of the bread.
cChase was worried about the baking contest. Would the judges like his banana bread?
What is a.Bread is easy to make at home. And nothing tastes better than bread fresh out of your oven!
400
Put the sentences in order.
(1) After that, Devin will teach her to stay still.
(2) First, he will teach her to sit.
(3) Devin is training his new puppy.
What is 321
400
Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank.
Both dolphins and parrots are …
a.noisy
b.smart
c.large
d.great
What is B smart
400
Why is it important to cite evidence when explaining and justifying reasoning?
a.It provides support to your arguments.
b.It allows you to include personal opinions.
c. It is not necessary to cite evidence.
d.It makes your writing longer and more detailed.
What is a.It provides support to your arguments.
400
Which of the following is a base word?
A. un
B. unhappy
C. dis
D. happy
What is D happy.
400
You want to entertain someone with a rhyme about coconut milk. The word entertain means giving someone something to enjoy. What should you write?
a.You can make coconut milk by soaking pieces of coconut in hot water. You can also buy coconut milk in cans.
b.For delicious meals, cook with Aloha Coconut Milk. It gives your food a great taste, and it's good for you, too!
c.Cow's milk may taste yummy, but coconut milk is good for my tummy.
What is Cow's milk may taste yummy, but coconut milk is good for my tummy.
500
What is an author’s claim in a text?
a.the title of the text
b.a question the author poses to the reader
c.a fictional character in the story
d.a statement or opinion the author presents as true
What is a statement or opinion the author presents as true
500
Two animals that are great at communication are dolphins and parrots. They are both very smart. Dolphins make clicking noises as a way of talking. Parrots can talk. You can train parrots to say lots of human words. On the other hand, dolphins can’t say human words. But people have found that dolphins have names for each other. Parrots do, too!
Which best describes how the text is organized?
a.compare and contrast b. chronological order
c.cause and effect d. definition and example
What is A compare and contrast
500
What is the author’s purpose in an informational text?
a.to entertain the reader with a funny story
b.to persuade the reader to agree with a particular opinion
c.to confuse the reader with information that does not belong
d.to give the reader information about a specific topic
What is d.to give the reader information about a specific topic
500
How do text features contribute to the meaning of a text?
a.They provide additional information and help readers understand the content better.
b.They confuse readers and make it harder to understand the main ideas.
c.They make the text look better but do not affect its meaning.
They provide additional information and help readers understand the content better.
500
Which of the following is an example of a text feature?
a. main characters b.subheadings
c.dialogue d. settings
What is B. subheadings