Reading Skills Practice

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Which statement expresses a main theme of the story?
Think through the risks before following your instincts., Treat others as you would like to be treated.

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Think through the risks before following your instincts.

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You can tell that shoes before 1800:

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didn't fit very well

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What is happening in the following scenario? Tim looked out the window. The house looked so lonely. Tim's father put the last suitcase in the trunk and started up the car. Thor, his dog, put his head on Tim's lap, like he understood how Tim was feeling. "It's okay Thor," he said, "Dad says we will like California."

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Tim is moving to California with his family.

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Based on your reading of the text, you can INFER that:

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Sheepdogs are gentle and loyal.

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He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth means...

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He was born to a rich family

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What is this passage mostly about? The Masai of East Africa raise cattle for a living. Very little grain is raised in the area, so the people depend on the cattle for food. Most people drink a gallon of milk a day, and beef is a popular meat. Cow's blood is also used as food. It doesn't spoil, it provides protein and minerals, and it can be taken from cows while traveling.

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Cows provide food for the Masai.

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Choose an appropriate topic sentence for this paragraph: Corn was first grown by Native Americans. They showed the pilgrims how to grow corn as food. At one time, corn was used as money by pioneers. Corn is used as feed for farm animals. People also eat it as a vegetable. Oil, starch, and sugar can be made from corn. Corn is also important in industry. Medicine, paper, fertilizer, and glue can be made from corn and corn products.

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Do you know how important corn is?

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Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show. (Charles Dickens, David Copperfield) - What narrative perspective is used? Options: First Person, Third Person Limited, Third Person Omniscient, Second Person

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First Person

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What is the point of view in Bret Harte's "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" as Mr. John Oakhurst steps into the main street of Poker Flat? Options: First Person, Third Person Limited, Third Person Omniscient, Second Person

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Third Person Limited