Text Structure
Farmer Allen and Isatou both made a difference in their communities. Farmer Allen helped people get fresh fruit and vegetables. Isatou helped recycle plastic bags.
This is an example of what text structure?
A. Compare/contrast
B. Cause/Effect
C. Sequence
D. Problem/Solution
A. Compare/contrast
Think about the suffix -ness. What is the meaning of kindness?
A. friends who are truthful
B. Children who are polite
C. actions that are nice
D. work that is helpful
C. actions that are nice
feather is to bird as fur is to _____
A. Soft
B. Dog
C. fluffy
D. fly
B. Dog
Turn to page 135 in your mybook. What is the most likely reason the author included the three pictures under paragraph 47?
To show how the women cut and crocheted the plastic bags into purses.
In the story One Plastic Bag, the author writes "Grandmother Mbombeh's powerful holders sag." on page 130 paragraph 29. What emotion is the author trying to show here and why?
The grandmother is sad because her goats died.
Find text evidence to prove your answer.
The goats were eating the plastic bags. The text says, "The bags twist around their insides, and the animals cannot survive." paragraph 28
I think my goal of passing xtra math is reachable.
Think about the suffix -able. What is the meaning of reachable above?
A. close to home
B. going to happen
C. best for everyone
D. shared with others
B. going to happen
Hunger is to eat as tired is to
A. bed
B. sleep
C. awake
D. jump
B. Sleep
Turn to page 173 in your mybook. What important event occurred on this page? Why was this event important to the story?
On Page 180, in paragraph 58, the author writes "The reading room had become an island in the Caribbean."
Why did the author say the reading room became an island?
Because of the decorations, music, the warm fireplace, and the people speaking in English and Spanish.
To get ready for bed you must first brush your teeth. Next, change into your pajamas and then cuddle under the covers.
This is an example of what text structure?
A. Compare/contrast
B. Cause/Effect
C. Sequence
D. Problem/Solution
C. Sequence
The car ride was bumpy.
Think of the suffix -y. What does bumpy mean in the sentence above?
A. Some car bumped into another car
B. The car ride was smooth
C. There were a lot of bumps in the car seats.
D. The car bounced up and down during the ride
D. The car bounced up and down during the ride
Apple is to fruit as carrot is to
A. Healthy
B. Orange
C. Food
D. Vegtable
D. Vegtable
What was the author's purpose for writing One Plastic Bag and find evidence from the text to support your answer.
A. Persuade
B. Inform
C. Entertain
Answers may vary
A simile compares two things using the words like or as.
Turn to page 106 in your mybook. What simile can you find and in what paragraph?
Paragraph 1 Farmer Will Allen is as tall as a truck.
Turn to pages 112 and 113 in your mybook. What text structure was used on these two pages?
A. Compare/contrast
B. Cause/Effect
C. Sequence
D. Problem/Solution
D. Problem/Solution
The thickness of the bread was just right for french toast.
think about the suffix -ness what is the meaning of thickness above?
A. The breads' size
B. The bread was full
C. The bread is able
D. The bread was used
A. The breads' size
Good is to bad as black is to
A. Dark
B. Night
C. White
D. Camera
C. White
What was the author's purpose for writing Energy Island and find evidence from the text to support your answer.
A. Persuade
B. Inform
C. Entertain
Answers may vary
Turn to page 127 paragraph 11.
Why did the author say "The rain drums on the creaking aluminum roof?"
To show the reader that the rain was making a drumming sound.
Turn to page 157 in your mybook. Think about Cause and Effect. What was the effect the winter storm had on the people in town? Use text evidence.
It was believable that my friend scored 2 goals in their soccer game.
Think of the suffix -able. What does believable mean as used above?
A. True
B. False
C. Easy to believe
D. Imaginary
C. Easy to believe
Adorable is to cute as scary is to
A. funny
B. ghost
C. dream
D. creepy
D. Creepy
Turn to page 118 in your mybook and reread paragraph 38. Why did the author write this paragraph?
To persuade the reader to think about how they could grow food and eat it at their own table.
On page 173, paragprah 17 in your mybook, the author describes Ms. Belpre as she was storytelling. The author says "When she spoke, her hands moved through the air like the wings of a bird."
What does the imagery in the sentence tell the reader?
A. Ms. Belpre has birds for pets
B. Ms. Belpre makes her storytelling come to life by moving her hands
C. Ms. Belpre was acting out what birds would do
B. Ms. Belpre makes her storytelling come to life by moving her hands