Main Idea & Details
What is the main idea of a text?
A. A small detail
B. What the text is mostly about ✅
C. The title
D. The ending
B. What the text is mostly about ✅
What is a synonym for “fast”?
A. Slow
B. Quick
C. Late
D. Stop
B. Quick ✅
What is the setting?
A. The problem
B. Where and when the story happens
C. The lesson
D. The characters
B. Where and when the story happens ✅
Why does an author write to inform?
A. To tell facts
B. To tell jokes
C. To rhyme
D. To confuse
A. To tell facts ✅
What does compare mean?
A. Tell differences
B. Tell how things are alike and different
C. Tell a story
D. Ask questions
B. Tell how things are alike and different ✅
Which is a supporting detail?
A. The big idea
B. A detail that explains the main idea
C. The theme
D. The title
B. A detail that explains the main idea ✅
What is an antonym for “cold”?
A. Hot
B. Cool
C. Ice
D. Snow
A. Hot ✅
What is a character?
A. The setting
B. A person or animal in a story ✅
C. The problem
D. The theme
B. A person or animal in a story ✅
Why does an author write to entertain?
A. To teach math
B. To give facts
C. To tell a fun story
D. To explain directions
C. To tell a fun story ✅
What does contrast mean?
A. Tell how things are the same
B. Tell how things are different
C. Tell the ending
D. Describe a setting
B. Tell how things are different ✅
Which best helps you find the main idea?
A. Looking at one word
B. Reading all the details carefully
C. Skipping the text
D. Only reading the title
B. Reading all the details carefully ✅
What are context clues?
A. Clues from pictures only
B. Clues in the text that help you understand words
C. The title
D. The ending
B. Clues in the text that help you understand words ✅
What is the problem in a story?
A. The solution
B. What needs to be solved
C. The setting
D. The title
B. What needs to be solved ✅
Why does an author write to persuade?
A. To make you laugh
B. To convince you of something
C. To tell facts
D. To describe a place
B. To convince you of something ✅
Which word shows sequence?
A. Blue
B. Next
C. Jump
D. Happy
B. Next ✅
Which sentence is most likely the main idea?
A. Dogs need food and water
B. Dogs can bark loudly
C. Dogs are great pets for families
D. Dogs have four legs
C. Dogs are great pets for families ✅
If a character is “exhausted,” what does it mean?
A. Happy
B. Very tired
C. Hungry
D. Excited
B. Very tired ✅
What is the solution?
A. The problem
B. How the problem gets solved
C. The setting
D. The characters
B. How the problem gets solved ✅
If a text gives instructions, the purpose is to—
A. Entertain
B. Inform/Explain
C. Persuade
D. Compare
B. Inform/Explain ✅
What does a table of contents do?
A. Tells the ending
B. Helps find information in a book
C. Shows characters
D. Gives opinions
B. Helps find information in a book ✅
What do supporting details do?
A. Tell the ending
B. Explain and prove the main idea
C. Name the story
D. Describe the setting
B. Explain and prove the main idea ✅
Why do readers use context clues?
A. To skip words
B. To understand unknown words ✅
C. To read faster
D. To find pictures
B. To understand unknown words ✅
What is the theme?
A. The title
B. The lesson or message of the story
C. The setting
D. The first sentence
B. The lesson or message of the story ✅
A story that makes you laugh is written to—
A. Inform
B. Persuade
C. Entertain
D. Teach rules
C. Entertain ✅
What is a glossary?
A. A story
B. A list of word meanings
C. A picture page
D. A title
B. A list of word meanings ✅