Main Idea
Narration & Dialogue
Story Details
Fix The Sentence
Extra
100
“I think we should plant flowers in the school garden,” Maya said. “That way, it will look colorful and welcoming for everyone.” Her classmates nodded, excited about working together to make the garden more beautiful.
Question: What is the developing idea in this paragraph?
A. Maya wants to plant flowers to improve the garden.
B. The garden is too plain without any flowers.
C. The class is planning to build a playground instead.
D. The students don’t like working in the garden.
Correct Answer:
✅ A. Maya wants to plant flowers to improve the garden.
100
Explain the difference between narration and dialogue.
Narration is when the author is telling us something. Dialogue is when characters in the story are speaking.
100
Jordan peeked at the empty stage and took a deep breath before stepping forward, his hands trembling slightly.
Question: How is Jordan most likely feeling?
A. Confident
B. Nervous
C. Excited
D. Angry
Correct Answer: Nervous!
100
she like to play soccer every saturday.
Question: What changes need to be made to this sentence?
She likes to play soccer every Saturday.
100
What is the purpose of descriptive language?
Descriptive language helps the reader understand, visualize, and feel what is happening in the story. Often times, the author is trying to SHOW us something!
200
The fire station is always busy with activity. Firefighters clean their equipment, check the fire trucks, and stay ready for an emergency call. Their main goal is to keep the community safe.
Question: What is the main idea of this paragraph?
A. Firefighters clean their equipment.
B. The fire station is always busy and prepared to protect the community.
C. The fire trucks are very large and important.
D. The firefighters wait for emergency calls all day.
Correct Answer:
✅ B. The fire station is always busy and prepared to protect the community.
200
Olivia opened the heavy door and whispered, “It’s so dark in here.”
Point out the narration and point out the dialogue!
Narration = "Olivia opened the heavy door and whispered"
Dialogue = "It's so dark in here."
200
What is an inference?
A conclusion you make after combining clues with what you already know. It's like being a detective and using evidence to make an educated guess about something that isn't directly stated.
200
My friend and me went to the store and buyed some candy.
Question: What changes need to be made to this sentence?
My friend and I went to the store and bought some candy.
200
The new cafeteria served colorful trays of food every day, and the smell of fresh bread and baked goods filled the air. The author described the chatter of students, the clatter of trays, and the excitement of trying new dishes. Even the lunch staff seemed cheerful, making the room feel lively and welcoming.
Question: How does the author’s use of language in this paragraph contribute to the voice of the text?
The author’s use of descriptive words and details, like “chatter of students,” “clatter of trays,” and “smell of fresh bread,” helps create a lively and welcoming voice. These words make the reader feel the excitement and energy in the cafeteria, showing the author’s positive and cheerful attitude toward the scene.
300
A lunch locker is a small metal cupboard that every student in middle school uses. It is private, and there is an unspoken rule that no one else— not even a teacher—should look inside. At Lincoln Middle School, the lockers stand in a row down the hallway, each one marked by the hook where students hang their jackets. A lunch locker, as the name suggests, is where students keep the food their parents send from home. A typical locker might hold a sandwich, a piece of fruit, a cookie, and a bottle of juice. The cafeteria served small portions, so the school relied on parents to provide extra food to keep the students full.
According to the paragraph, why did parents need to send their children food from home?
A. The students did not like cafeteria food.
B. The cafeteria served very small portions.
C. The teachers wanted to eat the students’ food.
D. The lockers were always empty without food.
Correct Answer:
✅ B. The cafeteria served very small portions.
300
Liam kicked the soccer ball against the fence, frustrated after missing the goal during practice.
“You’ll get it next time,” his friend Jordan encouraged.
Liam sighed but picked the ball up again, determined to keep trying.
Question:
How does the dialogue between Jordan and Liam help develop the narration in this passage?
A. It shows that Liam’s frustration was ignored by his friends.
B. It explains why Liam decided to quit practicing.
C. It reveals that Jordan’s encouragement motivated Liam to keep going.
D. It proves that Liam only liked playing soccer with Jordan.
Correct Answer:
✅ C. It reveals that Jordan’s encouragement motivated Liam to keep going.
300
Liam stared at the dark clouds gathering overhead and zipped up his jacket. He glanced at the soccer field and noticed puddles forming near the goalposts. “We should probably head inside,” he muttered to his teammate.
Question: What inference can the reader make based on the details in the text?
A. The team will continue playing outside.
B. It is about to rain, so the team will go indoors.
C. Liam will leave the soccer team.
D. The clouds will clear and the sun will come out.
Correct Answer: ✅ B. It is about to rain, so the team will go indoors.
300
“i dont think we should go their,” said marcus because he was worried about getting lost.
Question: What changes need to be made to this sentence?
“I don’t think we should go there,” said Marcus because he was worried about getting lost.
300
Sophia carefully stacked the books she had borrowed from the library on her desk. She checked each one to make sure none were missing pages and that the covers were clean. By the time she finished, she had organized them neatly and was ready to start reading.
Question: What is the key idea of this paragraph?
A. Sophia enjoys borrowing books from the library.
B. Sophia organizes and checks her library books before reading.
C. The library books are old and worn.
D. Sophia reads faster than her friends.
Correct Answer: ✅ B. Sophia organizes and checks her library books before reading.
400
A tuck-box is a small pinewood trunk which is very strongly made, and no boy has ever gone as a boarder to an English Prep School without one. It is his own secret store-house, as secret as a lady’s handbag, and there is an unwritten law that no other boy, no teacher, not even the Headmaster himself has the right to pry into the contents of your tuck-box. The owner has the key in his pocket and that is where it stays. At St Peter’s, the tuck-boxes were ranged shoulder to shoulder all around the four walls of the changing-room and your own tuck-box stood directly below the peg on which you hung your games clothes. A tuck-box, as the name implies, is a box in which you store your tuck