Reading Unit 1 Review

Main Idea Fiction

100

Little Miss Muffet Sat on her Tuffet Eating her curds and whey Along came a spider Who sat down beside her And frighten Miss Muffet away What is the somebody wanted but so?

Little Miss Muffet wanted to eat but a spider scared her so she ran away

200

Bill got a puppy for my birthday. He has black and white spots. He wags his tail all the time. Bill decided to name him Spot. His favorite toy is a squeaky green ball. Bill loves Spot. What is the main idea?

Bill's puppy Spot

300

Beth is about to wrap a present for her mom's birthday but she can't find wrapping paper. She decides to use newspaper instead. When she gives her mom her gift, her mom laughs and said that it was the most creative wrapping paper she has ever seen. What is the main idea (or somebody wanted but so)

Beth wanted to wrap a present but couldn't find wrapping paper so she used newspaper.

Main Idea Non-fiction

100

Spiders are unique creatures. They are arachnids, not insects. They have eight legs and two body parts, but insects have three. Spiders do not have antennae or wings. Spiders use their webs to catch their food. Spiders are interesting, but some people think they are scary. What is the main idea?

Spiders are unique creatures.

200

Giant Pandas live in China. There are only about 2,000 pandas left in the wild which means they are endangered. Endangered means they may not be on Earth much longer if we don't do something to keep them safe. A baby panda weighs about 5 ounces when born but can grow to weigh 330 pounds! Pandas are such amazing animals. What is the main idea?

Facts about Pandas

300

There are many ways to get from here to there. Some people drive in cars or trucks to get where they are going. Some people take public buses to get to where they need to go. If a person needs to travel far away they might use a plane or a train. Some people also use boats if there is water in between where they are going. A good way to travel and get exercise is to ride a bike, or just use your two feet and walk! What is the main idea?

There are many ways to get around

Characters

100

Little Miss Muffet Sat on her Tuffet Eating her curds and whey Along came a spider Who sat down beside her And frighten Miss Muffet away Who are the characters?

Little Miss Muffet

200

Bill got a puppy for my birthday. He has black and white spots. He wags his tail all the time. Bill decided to name him Spot. His favorite toy is a squeaky green ball. Bill loves Spot. Who are the characters?

Bill

300

Beth is about to wrap a present for her mom's birthday but she can't find wrapping paper. She decides to use newspaper instead. When she gives her mom her gift, her mom laughs and said that it was the most creative wrapping paper she has ever seen. Who are the characters

Beth and her mom

Setting

100

One dark and stormy night, two sisters sat under their covers with flashlights. They told each other scary stories. When they heard the thunder they would jump because it scared them. What is the setting?

Where: In their bedroom When: Dark and stormy night

200

There was a pumpkin in a pumpkin patch. No one had picked him for Halloween and all his friends were gone. He just sat there lonely. He kept growing and growing and growing. Finally he grew into a huge pumpkin. Finally someone came and picked him and painted him to look like a snowman. What is the setting of the story?

A pumpkin patch

300

Beth is about to wrap a present for her mom's birthday but she can't find wrapping paper. She decides to use newspaper instead. When she gives her mom her gift, her mom laughs and said that it was the most creative wrapping paper she has ever seen. What is the setting

Inside Beth's house

Order of Events

100

Little Miss Muffet Sat on her Tuffet Eating her curds and whey Along came a spider Who sat down beside her And frighten Miss Muffet away What happened first?

Little Miss Muffet was sitting and eating

200

Beth is about to wrap a present for her mom's birthday but she can't find wrapping paper. She decides to use newspaper instead. When she gives her mom her gift, her mom laughs and said that it was the most creative wrapping paper she has ever seen. What happened in the middle of the story

Beth wrapped her moms gift with newspaper

300

There was a pumpkin in a pumpkin patch. No one had picked him for Halloween and all his friends were gone. He just sat there lonely. He kept growing and growing and growing. Finally he grew into a huge pumpkin. Finally someone came and picked him and painted him to look like a snowman. How did the story end?

Someone painted him to look like a snowman