Main Idea
It takes a lot of trucks to get an
airplane ready to fly. Fuel trucks
are very important. They fill the
fuel tanks of planes. Baggage
trucks carry people’s suitcases
to and from planes. Still other
trucks deliver food. You might
also see mail trucks and cargo
trucks. Also standing by at
airports are repair trucks.
What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Airplanes are like trucks.
B. Some trucks carry food.
C. How trucks can help planes.
C. How trucks help planes.
Saying “Thank You”
People around the world say “thank you”for many things. Some places have special customs.In Taiwan fishermen set off fireworks. This is how they thank the goddess of the sea. They thank her for protecting them from storms and shipwrecks. In Mexico people who have lived through an accident or illness make retablos. These are small paintings on pieces of metal. The retablos are thank-yous from these grateful people.
How are customs in Taiwan and Mexico alilke?
A. The use fireworks
B. They use paintings.
C. The give thanks.
C. The give thanks.
It is also the national symbol of the United States.
What does symbol mean?
A. a picture that stand for something.
B. a strong bird that flies around the country.
C. a kind of coin used in the United States.
A. a picture that stand for something.
Which statement is a fact and which one is an opinion:
A: Canaries sing beautifully
B: Blue whales are the largest animals in the world
A- Opinion
B- Fact
How many months of the year have 28 days?
All of them! Every month has *at least* 28 days
When you think about different flavors of ice cream you may think about chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry. But have you heard of ice cream with lobster in it? A shop in Bar Harbor, Maine serves lobster ice cream. A shop in New York tries out a new one-of-a-kind ice cream flavor each day. Some of their creations include garlic ice cream, pizza ice cream, and corn on the cob ice cream. For Thanksgiving dinner you can have your turkey dinner and dessert all in one at another New York shop that makes Fresh Brown Turkey ice cream. If you are feeling really adventuress you can make your way to Namja Town, an amusement park in Tokyo, Japan, that serves squid ice cream, cow tongue ice cream, and even raw horse flesh ice cream!
The main idea of this paragraph is
A. Namja Town is in Tokyo, Japan
B. Ice cream can come in many unique flavors
C. You can get Garlic flavored ice cream in New York
D. Chocolate and Vanilla are the most popular flavors.
B. Ice cream can come in many unique flavors
Saying “Thank You”
People around the world say “thank you”for many things. Some places have special customs.In Taiwan fishermen set off fireworks. This is how they thank the goddess of the sea. They thank her for protecting them from storms and shipwrecks. In Mexico people who have lived through an accident or illness make retablos. These are small paintings on pieces of metal. The retablos are thank-yous from these grateful people.
How are customs in Taiwan and Mexico different?
A. Mexicans give thanks for recovering from illness.
B. People in Taiwan are grateful for something.
C. People in Mexico have special customs.
A. Mexicans give thanks for recovering from illness.
Usually very loquacious, my sister was at a loss for words when she met her favorite soccer player.
What does loquacious mean?
Talks a lot
Which statement is a fact and which is the opinion:
A: Spiders are interesting animals to observe
B: Some dogs have saved their owners life
A- Opinion
B- Fact
It belongs to you, but your friends use it more. What is it?
Your name!
Joe and his family went on a vacation to the beach. Joe was so excited to play in the sand that he forgot to put on sunscreen. By lunch time he was so sunburned that his mom made him stay inside for the rest of the day. The next day however, his sunburn had gotten much better, so he was able to go back to the beach. He was walking on the shore looking for shells to collect, when he saw a little boy sitting in the sand, crying. He asked what was wrong and the little boy pointed to his beach ball that was floating out in the ocean. Joe was a great swimmer so he jumped in the ocean and swam out to get the ball. He brought it back to shore and gave it to the little boy, who was holding out his arms smiling. The boy picked up a big beautiful shell and gave it to Joe
The main idea is:
A. Joe got sunburnt
B. He had to stay inside the rest of the day because of his sunburn
C. Joe's family went to the beach and he helped a little boy get his beach ball back
D. Joe was collecting shells and the little boy gave him a big beautiful one.
C. Joe's family went to the beach and he helped a little boy get his beach ball back
Which Is It?
Is it a butterfly or a moth? Both belong to the same group of insects. Both have wings and feelers called antennae. But most butterflies hold their wings up when they land. Most moths keep their wings flat. Butterflies are usually active during the day. Moths are usually busy at night. The antennae on a butterfly have knobs on the end. Moths do not have these.
How are butterflies and moths alike?
A. They have antennae.
B. They hold their wings up.
C. They are active at night.
C. They are active at night.
They convert the tracks to trails.
A. carry
B. discuss
C. change
C. change
Which is this a fact or opinion?
A. You must go to college to become a teacher
B. This school has too many steps to walk up and down
A. fact
B. opinion
You’re running a race and at the very end, you pass the person in 2nd place. What place did you finish the race in?
You finished in 2nd place.
James and his sister, Anna,
went to the carnival on
Saturday. They rode the merry-
go-round, the roller coaster
and the Ferris wheel. James
ate popcorn and a hot dog.
Anna drank lemonade and
ate an apple. They saw many exciting shows. They
were tired when they went home.
The main idea is:
A. James and Anna were hungry.
B. James and Anna did many things at the carnival.
C. The merry-go-round was broken.
D. The carnival was on Saturday.
B. James and Anna did many things at the carnival.
Which Is It?
Is it a butterfly or a moth? Both belong to the same group of insects. Both have wings and feelers called antennae. But most butterflies hold their wings up when they land. Most moths keep their wings flat. Butterflies are usually active during the day. Moths are usually busy at night. The antennae on a butterfly have knobs on the end. Moths do not have these.
How are butterflies and moths alike?
A. Moths don't have knobs on their antennae.
B. Butterflies and moths belong to the same insect group.
C. Butterflies have bigger wings than moths.
B. Butterflies and moths belong to the same insect group.
Every morning, the elderly couple will saunter past the bakery and comment on the delicious smells.
What does saunter mean?
To walk slowly or at a relaxed pace
A. The crew on these early trains didn't even ride inside a car.
B. The first railroad cars were scary
A. fact
B. opinion
What goes up but never comes back down?
Your age!
Marjory Stoneman Douglas was the heroine of the Everglades, a unique environment in Florida. Many animals make their home in this wetland region. Nevertheless, for years the Everglades were being drained off to build buildings and roads. The water was polluted so Douglas wrote a book, The Everglades River of Grass. In it she explained why the Everglades were important and should be protected. In 1969, Douglas started an organization called Friends of the Everglades. The Friends kept an airport from being built there.
The main idea of this passage is:
A. The work of Marjory Stoneman Douglas
B. The animals of the Everglades
C. How building polluted the Everglades
D. A special environment in Florida
A. The work of Marjory Stoneman Douglas
What does compare mean?
What does contrast mean?
Compare-similarities
Contrast-difrences
He had seen his dog seize the sandwich and run.
What does seize mean?
take or grab
What is a definition of a fact and opinion?
Fact you can prove.
Opinion is what someone thinks.
Kate’s mother has three children: Snap, Crackle and ___?
Kate! It’s Kate’s mother, after all.