Vocabulary
Central Idea & Details
Text Features
Grammar & Vocab
Author's Purpose
100

What is a synonym for happy?

a. sad

b. joyful

c. angry

d. bored

b. joyful

100

What is the main idea or central idea of a story?

a. the name of the author

b. the most important point

c. a funny part

d. a picture in the story

b. the most important point

100

What is a heading?

a. a small picture

b. the title of a section

c. a type of graph

d. the section in the book that has important vocabulary terms

b. the title of a section

100

What is the noun in this sentence? 

"The cat slept on the bed."

a. cat

b. slept

c. on

d. the

a. cat

100

If an author writes a recipe, what is the purpose?

a. persuade

b. inform

c. entertain

d. describe

b. inform

200

Which word is an antonym for "ancient"

a. old

b. modern

c. antique

d. dusty

b. modern

200

Which detail best supports the idea that bees are helpful?

a. bees can sting

b. bees build hives

c. bees make honey and pollinate flowers

d. bees have black and yellow stripes

c. bees make honey and pollinate flowers

200

Which text feature shows the meaning of bold words?

a. caption

b. glossary

c. table of contents

d. index

b. glossary

200

Which word is an adjective?

a. jumped

b. quickly

c. swim

d. happy

d. happy

200

A story about a talking dog is written to:

a. entertain

b. inform

c. persuade

d. teach a lesson

a. entertain

300

Which word has the same root word as Joking?

a. reading

b. jumping

c. joked

d. laughter

c. joked

300

In a nonfiction article about "Astronauts in Space", which would be a key detail?

a. astronauts wear space suits to explore the harsh elements of space.

b. space is pretty

c. astronauts can eat

d. astronauts are considered cool


a. astronauts wear space suits to explore the harsh elements of space.

300

Where would you look to find what page a chapter starts on?

a. glossary

b. table of contents

c. index

d. heading

c. index

300

Which word has a suffix and a prefix?

a. unfriendly

b. beautifully

c. playful

d. established

a. unfriendly

300

Which is a book that tries to persuade?

a. a story about fairies

b. a science book

c. an article saying why people should plant trees

d. a book with funny poems

c. an article saying why people should plant trees

400

Which word best completes the sentence: "The puppy was so _________that it ran in circles all day."

a. energetic

b. sleepy

c. aggressive

d. lazy

a. energetic

400

What question helps you find the main or central idea?

a. who is the author?

b. what is mostly being told throughout the text?

c. where does the story take place?

d. what is the funniest part?

b. what is mostly being told throughout the text?

400

What is a diagram used for?

a. to explain something with a picture and labels

b. to tell a funny story

c. to show the setting

d. to list vocabulary words

a. to explain something with a picture and labels

400

What is the meaning of "desperate"?
A. Happy
B. Content
C. Extremely worried
D. Angry

C. Extremely worried

400
What would the author's purpose be for a text titled "Facts about Sharks"

a. entertain

b. inform

c. persuade

d. describe

b. inform

500

What does "peculiar" mean?
A. Strange
B. Normal
C. Regular
D. Common

A. Strange

500

What would be a good central idea for a passage about recycling?

a. recycling is confusing

b. my friend recycles paper

c. recycling hurts the environment

d. recycling is important because it helps the Earth

d. recycling is important because it helps the Earth

500
Which text feature helps you quickly find a topic in the back of the book?

a. table of contents

b. glossary

c. index

d. diagram

c. index

500

Which word means "to happen at the same time"?
A. Different
B. Separate
C. Apart
D. Simultaneous

D. Simultaneous

500

Which would most likely be written to entertain?

a. a book about sharks

b. a how-to-guide for baking cookies

c. a mystery novel

d. an article asking people to recycle

c. a mystery novel