Inference
Author's Purpose
Main Idea
Synomyms/Antonyms
context clues
100

What happened to the girl?  The girl came back into the house, panting she said, "I ran as fast as I could and I yelled for the driver to wait for me! I even dropped my bookbag because I was running so fast!"

What is she missed the bus?

100

The fable, The Tortoise and The Hare, what is the purpose of the story:

a. tell a story

b. describe different kinds of animals

c. teach a lesson

What is to teach a lesson?

100

First, they heard monkeys. Then, they saw them. The monkeys were very noisy. The biggest animals were the elephants and the giraffes. The lions and tigers were the scariest. They laughed at the penguins and the seals. The class was on a field trip to the zoo! They were having a great time?

What is: The story is mostly about animals in the zoo?

100

Which word is a synonym for happy?

a.  kind

b. mad

c. excited

What is c: excited

100

The family was going on a trip. Mother said, "We will leave soon." We had to hurry. It was a hectic morning. We had many things to do. 

The word hectic means: a. quiet 

b. busy 

c. rainy

What is b: busy

200

Who or what is Roger?  Roger heard a noise on the road in front of his yard. It was a car coming down the street. Even though he was taking a nap, Roger just had to see who it was. He ran over to the fence. It wasn't a car. It was a truck! Maybe it was the workman he had met yesterday. Roger got so excited he barked.

What is Roger is a neighborhood dog.

200

What is the author's purpose for the fable, The City Mouse and The Country Mouse?

What is to tell us to be happy with what we have.

200

Shelly had a big math test tomorrow. She needed to study so she got out her math book. She found all of her homework so she could go do all of the problems from it for practice one more time. She got out some scrap paper. Now she was ready.

This story is mostly about:

a. how a girl did on her math test

b. about a girl getting ready to study for a math test

c. why you should study for math tests

What is b.- about a girl getting ready to study for a test?

200

What is the opposite of sleepy?

A. tired

B. awake

C. mad

What is B:  awake

200

After the detective spent all day studying the facts, he uncovered an important clue!

Which sentence uses uncover in the same way as the above passage?

a. She uncovered the casserole for the last five minutes.

b. her friends were afraid she would uncover the secret of her surprise birthday party!

What is b: her friends were afraid she would uncover the secret of her surprise birthday party!

300

What is Jody doing?  Jody wheeled the cart out to the car. She put the bags into the trunk. She drove home and brought the bags into the house to put the food away.

What is Jody went grocery shopping

300

What is the moral, lesson learned, in the fable, The Lion and the Mouse?

a. If you are small, you cannot help.

b. be nice to others

c. a mouse cannot help a lion

What is b:  be nice to others, remember you never know when they might be there to help you.

300

Lions live in groups called prides. Each member had different roles.  The males are in charge of protecting the pride from danger. The females hunt for food and take care of the cubs.

The main idea is:

a. Lions live in prides

b. male lions protect the pride.

c. Female lions hunt for food.

What is a: Lions live in prides?

300

What is another word for nice?

A.  mean

B. friendly

C. angry

What is b: friendly

300
There was snow on the ground. A _____ wolf came out of the woods. He was thin and very weak. He hunted for food. He could not find any. The context shows the word that best fits in the blank space is: a. large b. gray c. hungry
What is c: hungry
400

Why did Manuel call his friend?  Manuel wanted to take his motorcycle out for a ride. He grabbed his helmet tried to kick-start the bike. it wouldn't start. He tried again and again, but nothing happened. Then, he thought of his friend Juan and decided to ask Juan to come over and take a look at the bike.

What is Juan knows how to fix motorcycles

400

What is the author trying to get the reader to do:

A Pittsburgh Steelers fan writes a newspaper article titled, "The Best Football Team in The Nation." The purpose of this article is to: 

a. tell a story about his son who went to a Steelers game 

b. teach how to play football 

c. persuade or convince the reader that The Steelers are the best

What is to persuade or convince?

400

Tigers are a type of cat. But they are very different from house cats. Cats make noises like purring and meowing. Tigers roar very loudly. Tigers would not make good pets.

The main idea is:

a. Tigers are different from house cats

b. House cats purr

c. tigers roar

What is a: Tigers are different from house cats?

400

What means the same as repeat in the following sentence?  He had to repeat the jump because the 1st jump was not high enough.

a.  finished

b. completed 

c.  do over

What is c:  do over

400

There are many people in the city who sell things. Some merchants sell food. Some sell clothes. I like the merchants who sell toys best.

The word merchant means:

a. people who sell things

b. people who buy things

c. people who throw things

What is a: people who sell things

500

What is Susie feeling?  Susie looked under the beds. She looked in the closets. Then she went outside. She started calling for Benny. There was no sign of him. Susie sat on the front porch and began to cry. She couldn't find her cat anywhere. 

What is Susies was sad her cat migt be lost

500

Why did the author of the story, The Three Little Pigs? Use a wolf as the antagonist?

a. wolves are nice animals

b. wolves like to eat pigs

c. wolves are pigs are friends

What is b:  wolves in real life, like to eat pigs.

500

Scott was getting ready for his mom's birthday. He made her a gift. He also decorated the house. He helped his dad frost the cake. Then Scott put candles on the cake.

The main idea is:
a. Scott makes a cake

b. Scott gets ready for his mom's birthday

c. Scott decorates the house

What is b: Scott gets ready for his mom's birthday?

500

What means the opposite of the word beautiful in the following sentence?

The colors used in the picture were beautiful.

a. pretty

b. bright

c. ugly

What is c: ugly

500

Sometimes people hurt animals. I think people should be tender and kind to animals. Most animals are nice. They do not hurt anyone.

Which word is a synonym for tender?

a. mean

b. loving

c. angry

What is b: loving