Asking questions about the author's purpose will help you-
a. figure out the meaning of difficult words
b. relate the text to your life
c. figure out how things sound, feel, smell
d. understand the main point of a reading
d. understand the main point of a reading
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This word means a cost for a service or membership.
a. errand
b. budget
c. strategy
d. fee
d. fee
100
If you wanted to look up a word that had a similar meaning as fun, where would you look?
a. dictionary
b. thesaurus
c. encyclopedia
d. almanac
b. thesaurus
100
What kind of writing is this: Take the bus to the first house. Then get off there. Go down the street and look for the blue house.
a. story
b. newspaper article
c. personal interview
d. procedural
d. procedural
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Zach and Chris walked to the store because _______ had money to spend. Which word completes the sentence?
a. them
b. he
c. they
d. we
c. they
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Read this passage from "Helping Others One Dollar at a Time." The Rainforest Alliance website gives many ideas for helping. You might have a contest or hold a yard sale to raise money. You could build a classroom rain forest and charge money for tours.
To better understand the author's purpose in tihs passage, what question should you ask?
a. How does the author feel about yard sales?
b. How does raising money help the rain forest?
c. What kind of contest can you have?
d. How much should you charge for a classroom rain forest tour?
b. How does raising money help the rain forest?
200
Luke forgot his notebook and asked Lacy to borrow some paper.
What does borrow mean?
Borrow means to use something that belongs to someone else.
200
The best source of information for a report on cats that live in South America would be____
a. an atlas
b. a dictionary
c. an encyclopedia
d. a thesaurus
c. an encyclopedia
200
When you help others you have a good feeling in your heart. Which word can replace good?
a. rewarding
b. awful
c. polite
d. awful
a. rewarding
200
I gave my toy to Sarah and asked her to return it to _______ on Saturday. Which pronoun best completes this sentence?
a. me
b. I
c. she
d. us
a. me
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Another day, Lucy visited the pond. "Everyone has brand new clothes but me," she complained.
The frog told her of a babysitting job. There she could earn money for new clothes...
Then Ben went to the frog. "Everyone else has a personal computer," Ben said. The frog told him of a job at an ice cream store in town.
What connection can you make between Ben and Lucy?
a. They both want new computers
b. They both want new clothes
c. They both want things they can't afford to buy.
d. They both want to visit the frog more often.
c. They both want things they can't afford to buy.
300
If I am taking a short trip to the grocery store, I am running an_____________
errand
300
Which source would you use to look up an meaning of a word?
A dictionary
300
What is an example of procedural writing?
directions
300
Which list contains all action verbs?
a. he, she, them
b. running, play, skipped
c. sad, mad, happy
d. was, is, has
b. running, play, skipped
400
Why do author's use repetitive language in a poem?
a. to confuse you
b. to point out an important idea in the poem
d. to add humor to the poem
b. to point out an important idea in the poem
400
Tell us the definition of payment.
amount of money that is paid for something
400
What do we call dictionaries, thesaurus, and encyclopedias?
Reference Materials
400
What does word choice mean?
Choosing words that are interesting.
400
Most of the students played on the swings until recess was over. Which word in the sentence is an action verb?
a. students
b. recess
c. played
d. over
c. played
500
When you are making a compare and contrast, you are actually doing what comprehension strategy?
Making Connections
500
Which word means an item that belongs to someone.
personal
500
Alphabetize these words:
next number near neighbor
near neighbor next number
500
Give procedural directions to get from our room to Mrs. Strom's room.
Answers will vary
500
What are these words called: I, we, he, she, they, us, them