Text Structure
Prefixes and Suffixes
Central Idea
Text and Graphic Features
Thesaurus
Dictionary
Dictionary
Author's Craft and Purpose
Figurative Language
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How does the writer present the ideas in this paragraph?
The capybara is the worlds largest rodent. Capybaras can weigh up to 144 pounds. They love the water and spend most of their time in swamps, ponds, and rivers. If you want to see a capybara in the wild, you will need to go to Central or South America.
A. Giving a problem and a solution
B. Giving the cause and the effect
C. Describing the capybara
C. Describing the capybara
100
*A suffix is a word part added to the end of a base word that changes it’s meaning of the word
*Base Word: improve
John has made great _____________ at basketball!
A. improvely
B. improving
C. improvement
C. improvement
100
What is the central idea of this passage?
"What Causes An Earthquake?"
Shake! Shake! Shake! What causes an earthquake? The answer is simple. The Earth's surface is moving! The surface of the Earth, called the "crust," is not one whole piece but more like 20 pieces of a giant puzzle. Each puzzle piece is called a "plate." These plates constantly move, but very slowly (6 inches a year at most). Earthquakes occur when a plate scrapes, moves away from, or bumps into another plate. When this happens, the ground will tremble and rumble, almost as if a train was rolling through your backyard!
A. Earthquakes are caused by the moving plates of the Earth’s surface.
B. Earthquakes cause the ground to tremble and rumble.
C. Earth’s crust is made up of 20 pieces called “plates.”
D. Earthquakes feel like a train rolling through your backyard.
A. Earthquakes are caused by the moving plates of the Earth’s surface.
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A. Headings
100
bill- noun.
Meaning 1: account, check, invoice, statement, tab
Meaning 2: beak, mouth, muzzle
Choose a synonym from above to replace the underlined word in the sentence
"There was a large fish in the pelican’s bill."
Correct Answers: beak, mouth, or muzzle
100
What word describe Kane's tone here:
"Kane sighed for the third time in a row. He continue to stare out the window at all the rain, wishing he could go out to play with his friends."
A. Stressed
B. Bored
C. Angry
B. Bored
100
*Figurative Language: Hyperbole
*Explain what this means about what the class did at P.E. that day.
"Coach made us run a million laps today!"
Examples: They had to do a lot of laps that day
200
What is the text structure of this paragraph?
Some of the students in Mrs. Campbell's room were upset because they never got to to use the balls and jump ropes at recess. Another group of kids always got them first and they refused to share. When Mrs. Campbell found out what was going on, she developed a rotation system so that everyone would have a chance to use the equipment
A. Problem and solution
B. Compare and Contrast
C. Sequence/Chronological Order
A. Problem and solution
200
*A suffix is a word part added to the end of a base word that changes it’s meaning of the word
*Base Word: "rapid"
The rain began to fall __________ outside.
A.) rapidy
B.) rapidly
C.) rapidful
B.) Rapidly
200
Which statement is the central idea of this passage?
"What Do Stingrays Rely On For Self-Defense?"
Stingrays have tails that are armed for defense. Some stingrays have a spine in their tail with a very sharp point, and edges that are serrated or notched. Many species, including the blue-spotted stingray, have venom (poison) that is delivered through their tails. That venom, and the sharp spine itself, can be dangerous to humans
A. “That venom, and the sharp spine itself, can be dangerous to humans.”
B. “Stingrays have tails that are armed for defense.”
C. “…blue-spotted stingray, have venom (poison) that is delivered through their tails.”
D. “Some stingrays have a spine in their tail with a very sharp point, and edges that are serrated or notched.”
B. “Stingrays have tails that are armed for defense.”
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C. Glossary
200
trip
Meaning 1: noun journey, expedition, trek
Meaning 2: verb fall, slip, stumble, topple, tumble
Choose a synonym to replace the underlined word in each sentence.
"We are going on a trip to learn about the capital of Florida."
Journey, expedition, or trek
200
Which sentence shows that Leonardo is confused?
A. Leonardo heard his name called by the teacher and nearly hopped out of his seat. It was finally his turn to present his book report on whales.
B. Leonardo started at the blank test page. He tapped his pencil on his desk and narrowed his eyes as he read the question for the 3rd time.
C. Leonardo's jaw dropped and then let out a loud "HOOT, HOOT!" He could hardly believe that he had won $50 in the coloring contest!
B. Leonardo started at the blank test page. He tapped his pencil on his desk and narrowed his eyes as he read the question for the 3rd time.
200
*Figurative Language: Simile
*Explain what the simile tells readers about Jasmyn:
"Even though the math test was difficult, Jasmyn remained as cool as a cucumber."
Example: Jasmyn remains very calm; not nervous at all
300
Day and Night
Why do we have day and night? It is because Earth rotates. Half of Earth always faces the sun’s light. So that half has day. Because Earth’s other half is in the dark, it is night there. As Earth moves, the dark half goes into the light and the light part goes into the dark. This day-and-night pattern happens every 24 hours.
A. Problem and solution
B. Compare and Contrast
C. Sequence/Chronological Order
B. Compare and Contrast
300
*A prefix is a word part added to the beginning of a base word that changes it’s meaning
*Base Word: fair
I think it is _________ that I have to do homework every night!
A. unfair
B. nonfair
C. disfair
A. unfair
300
What is the central idea of this paragraph?
Land animals help each other, too. A bird called an oxpecker stands on a rhinoceros's head or back and carefully picks off and eats any insects it finds. The bird gets plenty of food while the rhinoceros gers cleaned of insects that might bother it.
a. birds get plenty of food
b. the rhinoceros eats the oxpecker
c. Land animals help each other
d. the oxpecker stands on the rhinoceros's back
c. Land animals help each other
300
Why would an author include illustrations in an informational text about tigers?
a. to show what tigers look like
b. to teach the tigers to eat
c. to show the readers how scientists made a zoo
a. to show what tigers look like
300
Read the sentence from the magazine article, “The Nose Awards”
Elephants wave their long trunks back and forth, constantly checking smells in every direction.
Read the dictionary entry
Trunk [trŭngk] (noun)
a chest, a storage box
the main stem of a tree
a compartment in a car
the snout of an elephant
Which dictionary meaning best matches the way trunks is used in the sentence?
meaning 1
meaning 2
meaning 3
meaning 4
meaning 4
300
Why might an author write a magazine article about the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.?
A. To persuade
B. To inform
C. To entertain
B. To inform
300
Read the sentences
I remembered seeing red insects with black spots near the school. Those are called ladybugs, and they move like beautiful dancers.
What is the most likely reason the author includes this imagery?
a. to show how the ladybugs move
b. to describe where the ladybugs were located.
c. to express feelings towards the butterflies
d. to explain how we can help ladybugs
a. to show how the ladybugs move
400
Mountain Cat
The snow leopard lives high in mountain caves. Like all big cats, it is covered with fur, protecting the big cat from the cold. The fur under its paws protects from sharp ice and rocks. Most big cats roar, but not the snow leopard. It purrs! Most other big cats hunt at night. The snow leopard hunts in the morning and late afternoon.
A. Problem and solution
B. Compare and Contrast
C. Sequence/Chronological Order
B. Compare and Contrast
400
Read the sentence
We were uncertain about how to create a comic book, but Mrs. Adams pointed us in the right direction.
Think about the prefix un-. What is the meaning of uncertain as it is used above?
a. lost
b. bold
c. not sure
d. not able
c. not sure
400
What is the central idea of the paragraph?
It was T.J.’s third day at the hospital and he still hadn’t eaten. When Cindy entered his cage, he snarled and showed his teeth. He threatened her because he was scared. She put some meat on a wooden stick and placed the meat in his mouth. T.J. spat it out.
a. TJ was a playful tiger
b. the zoo staff was worried that TJ was not eating.
c. TJ was scared
b. the zoo staff was worried that TJ was not eating.
400
Which word is a synonym of concern in the sentence below?
At first, that was a concern because there are a lot of plants on the playground. Ms. Monroe told us that it is good to have some plants to help insects and animals survive.
a. trouble
b. worry
c. benefit
d. care
b. worry
400
Why might an author of a cookbook include a bulleted list of all the ingredients needed to bake a pie at the top of the page?
A. To persuade the reader to go to the store to get all the ingredients right away.
B. To entertain the reader about how many yummy ingredients it takes to make a pie.
C. To let the reader know what items he/she will need before he/she starts.
C. To let the reader know what items he/she will need before he/she starts. (To inform the reader)
400
Whoosh! Octopus releases her secret weapon—a cloud of dark ink.
In the sentence above which type of figurative language did the author use.
a. alliteration
b. Onomatopoeia
c. imagery
d. personification
b. Onomatopoeia
500
“Former President Barack Obama was born in Hawaii on August 4, 1961. He graduated from high school in 1979. After attending college at Harvard, he married Michelle Robinson in 1992. Obama became an Illinois senator in 1997 and on January 20, 2009, he became the 44th president of the United States of America.”
What is the text structure?
A. Problem and solution
B. Compare and Contrast
C. Sequence/Chronological Order
C. Sequence/Chronological Order
500
Read the sentence.
Gia would carefully pet the dogs and let them climb on her lap.
Think about the suffix -ly. What is the meaning of carefully as it is used above?
a. without excitement
b. without worry
c. in a quick way
d. in a gentle way
d. in a gentle way
500
Read the sentence
It is the job of the police to protect people.
Read the dictionary entry.
protect (pr -'tekt) verb
1. to stop movement or flow
2. to put something in front of, to cover
3. to watch over, or guard
4. to prevent from being seen
Which dictionary meaning best matches the way protect is used in the sentence?
a. Meaning 1
b. Meaning 2
c. Meaning 3
d. Meaning 4
c. Meaning 3
500
What is the author's purpose for writing TJ the Siberian Tiger?
a. To entertain the reader with a story about tigers
b. To persuade the reader to get a tiger for a pet
c. To inform the reader about tigers
c. To inform the reader about tigers
500
Now Octopus is very hungry. She has a taste for snails.
But a giant grouper, lurking behind the sea grass, has a taste for Octopus. He opens his huge mouth wide to suck her in like a vacuum—hoping to swallow her in one giant gulp!
What type of figurative language is used in the paragraph above?
a. simile
b. Imagery
c. Onomatopoeia
a. simile