Main Idea
In the game of basketball, players must bounce, or dribble, the ball on the court as they run. They can hold the ball when they are standing in one spot.
What are these sentences about? a) passing a basketball b) rules for playing basketball c) rules for handling a basketball
c
What is this question asking us?
What do denticles on a shark's skin help the shark do?
What the denticles do? What are they used for? What is their purpose?
the power or skill to do something
ability
The equator is an imaginary line around the globe. It divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres. The weather is very hot along the equator. A good title would be: a) "The North Pole" b) "The Equator" c) "The Hemispheres"
b
Please read the following sentences from the text. "Scientists also believe that an artificial shark skin material would be ideal for ships. This material would allow the ship to move through water more quickly and efficiently."
As used in these sentences, what does the word ideal mean?
It is asking what the meaning of ideal is in the text.
To confuse or puzzle someone
mystify
Texas is the second largest state after Alaska. Ohio, Indiana, and New England could easily fit within it. "Everything is bigger in Texas" is a common saying. What is the main idea? a) New England has a few small states. b) Things in Texas are bigger. c) Texas is a very large state.
c
How many parts are in this question? Why do scientists believe that artificial shark skin would be ideal for ships? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
2. The why and the text support or evidence.
a person who has no courage or gets scared easily
coward
Many kinds of writing tools were used in the past. Sticks were used to pound or carve words into clay or stone. Brushes, reeds, or feathers were dipped in ink. A good title for the story would be: a) "Writing Tools of the Past" b) "The History of Pens" c) "Written in Stone"
a
The article says, "As you can see, barnacles get a pretty good deal by living on whales." What evidence from the text best supports this statement?
We need to find the evidence from the text helps explain the sentence.
a difficult or painful experience
ordeal
Chris lives on a farm with his uncle. Chris wakes up early when the rooster crows. He helps his uncle milk the cows. Then he gathers eggs from the hens. What is the story mostly about? a) milking cows b) Chris’s mornings on the farm c) Chris’s uncle
b
What is the question asking us? How do barnacles catch their food?
The steps for barnacles to catch their food.
intelligence and the ability to think quickly
wit