Poetry
When a poet repeats the same lines throughout a poem, what is the poet usually trying to emphasize?
Question: Monarch butterflies migrate from the United States and Canada to Mexico. What does migrate mean?
A. To hide from danger
B. To move from one region to another
C. To change into an adult
D. To search for water
What is B. To move from one region to another
Question: What does a heading tell the reader?
What is The topic of a section of text.
Question: Read the lines:
The sun peeked over the hill
And painted the sky with gold.
What type of figurative language is used?
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Personification
D. Hyperbole
What is C. Personification.
Question: Correct the verb in this sentence:
Yesterday, the volunteers gived vegetables to several families.
What is Change gived to gave.
Question: Read the lines:
A little kindness can brighten the day,
A helpful hand can light the way.
What does the word light mean in these lines?
A. Not heavy
B. A lamp
C. Make something burn
D. Make something happier
What is D. Make something happier.
Question: An article gives facts about how and why monarch butterflies travel to Mexico. What is the author’s purpose?
What is to inform.
Question: How does the heading “Finding the Way” help the reader?
A. It identifies a section about how monarchs navigate.
B. It tells where the entire article begins.
C. It defines the word migrate.
D. It describes what monarchs eat.
What is A. It identifies a section about how monarchs navigate.
Question: A text explains that monarch butterflies drink nectar because it gives them energy for their long journey. What text structure is used?
What is Cause and Effect.
Question: Correct the error:
He placed each ripe vegetables into the basket.
What is Change vegetables to vegetable.
Question: Read the lines:
A burden feels lighter
When someone is there.
What do these lines mean?
A. Problems feel easier when someone helps.
B. Friends should carry objects together.
C. People should solve problems alone.
D. Problems disappear immediately.
What is A. Problems feel easier when someone helps.
Question: An article includes a chart showing the monarch’s destination, travel distance, food source, and egg-laying plant. Why did the author include the chart?
What is To summarize important information about monarch migration.
Question: Why would an author include the fact that monarch butterflies may travel nearly 3,000 miles?
What is To emphasize the great distance monarch butterflies travel.
Question: Correct the sentence:
The butterfly flied over the bright flowers.
What is The butterfly flew over the bright flowers.
Which sentence is written correctly?
A. The volunteers worked in the garden they watered the plants.
B. The volunteers worked in the garden, and they watered the plants.
C. The volunteers worked. And watered the plants.
D. The volunteers worked in the garden, they watered the plants.
What is B. The volunteers worked in the garden, and they watered the plants.
Question: Read the lines:
I saw a friend
Who looked afraid,
So I stood beside her
And offered my aid.
What character trait does the speaker demonstrate?
What is Kindness, helpfulness, or compassion.
Question: An article uses the headings “Preparing for the Journey,” “Finding the Way,” and “A Safe Winter Home.” How is the information organized?
What is related details are grouped into sections.
What text feature would best help a reader quickly locate where monarch butterflies travel?
What is A map
Question: Read the information:
Monarch butterflies cannot survive extremely cold weather. During the fall, they fly south to the warmer forests of Mexico.
What is the best summary?
A. Monarch butterflies are colorful insects.
B. Monarch butterflies fly to Mexico to escape cold weather.
C. Mexico has many forests and flowers.
D. Butterflies begin traveling during the fall.
What is B. Monarch butterflies fly to Mexico to escape cold weather.
Question: What is wrong with this sentence? How do you write it correctly?
My family visited the garden we picked fresh vegetables.
What is a run-on sentence.
My family visited the garden, and we picked fresh vegetables.
Question: Read the lines:
I show that I care.
A burden feels lighter
When someone is there.
What is the author’s message? Support your answer with evidence.
What is The author's message is helping others can make difficult times easier. The poet explains that “a burden feels lighter when someone is there.”
Question: Monarch butterflies drink nectar during their journey and lay their eggs on milkweed. What can the reader infer?
What is Monarch butterflies depend on plants for food and survival.
What is the difference between a print feature and a graphic feature?
What is A print feature organizes or emphasizes words, while a graphic feature uses visuals to explain information.
What do you need to have in order to have a complete short constructive response?
What is Claim (Response/Reasoning) and Cite.
Question: Correct all the errors in this sentence:
Last Saturday my brother pick three tomato’s from the garden.
What is Last Saturday, my brother picked three tomatoes from the garden.