Reading Skills
In an informational text about volcanoes, the author explains how lava moves, how eruptions happen, and what happens to the land afterward. What would be the main idea of this kind of passage?
How volcanoes form and change the land.
“Jordan felt relieved when the test was over.”
What does relieved most likely mean?
Feeling less worried or stressed.
A passage first tells how a cloud forms, then explains how rain starts, and finally describes what happens during a storm.
What text structure is used?
Sequence (or chronological order).
Which sentence correctly uses a plural possessive noun?
A. The cats tail is fluffy.
B. The cats’ tails are fluffy.
C. The cat’s tails are fluffy.
B. The cats’ tails are fluffy.
The root graph means “writing.”
Which word uses this root?
A. Autograph
B. Biology
C. Thermometer
A passage says, “The Wright brothers tested many gliders before they were ready to try an airplane with an engine.”
What detail from this sentence shows they did a lot of work first?
They tested many gliders before trying an airplane with an engine.
“The students were curious about how the volcano model would erupt.”
What word means almost the same as curious?
Interested
If a passage explains that “heavy rain fell for days, so the river overflowed,” what text structure is this?
Cause and Effect
Rewrite this phrase as a plural possessive:
“the backpacks of the students”
The students’ backpacks.
The root bio means “life.”
What does biography most likely mean?
A written story about someone’s life.
A story says, “Maya’s hands were shaking as she stepped onto the stage, but she smiled when the music began.”
What can you infer about how Maya felt at first?
She was nervous or scared at first.
“The strong winds caused the tiny airplane to wobble in the sky.”
What does wobble mean in this sentence?
To move back and forth or shake unsteadily.
A text explains how volcanoes and earthquakes are alike and different. What text structure is being used?
Compare and Contrast
Rewrite this phrase using an irregular plural possessive:
“the books of the children”
The children’s books.
The root therm means “heat.”
A thermostat is a tool that does what?
Controls or measures the temperature/heat in a place.
A passage says, “The forecast called for sunshine, but the dark clouds gathered quickly over the town.”
What evidence from the sentence shows that the forecast was wrong?
Even though the forecast said sunshine, dark clouds gathered quickly over the town.
Which word best completes this sentence:
“The scientist carefully (observed / ignored) the smoke rising from the volcano.”
Observed
A passage explains that predicting the weather is hard because it changes quickly but then tells how computers and satellites help.
What text structure is this?
Problem and solution.
What type of sentence is this?
“Although it was raining, the game continued.”
(simple, compound, or complex?)
Complex
The suffix –ness means “the state of being.”
What does kindness mean?
The state of being kind.
One text explains how scientists predict the weather. Another text explains how pilots use weather information to fly.
What do these texts have in common?
Both show how understanding the weather helps people make safe and smart decisions.
A passage uses these words to describe a storm: “suddenly,” “crashed,” “blinding flashes,” and “roaring thunder.”
What feeling do these words create for the reader?
A feeling of excitement, fear, or intensity (the storm feels powerful and dramatic).
If the author gives facts, definitions, and explanations about how air pressure affects weather, what is the author’s purpose?
To inform or explain
Fix this sentence so the possessive and verb are correct:
“the womens coats was on the chairs”
The women’s coats were on the chairs.
The root trans means “across” or “through.”
What does transport most likely mean?
To carry something from one place to another.