Reading Check Point

Reading Check Point

Vocabulary Review

Imagery

appeals to the reader's 5 senses

Multiple Choice

The firecracker made a loud ka-boom.

The imagery in this sentence appeals to the reader's sense of-

• taste

• smell

• sound

• touch

Character Feelings

Characters may go through many emotions in the story.

Multiple Choice

Nancy slowly walked to the front of the room and her hands started to sweat.

This sentence helps the reader know that Nancy feels-

• happy

• nervous

• confused

Theme

Every fiction story has a main message that the author wants its reader to learn.

Multiple Choice

My best friend was having a party Friday night, but I also had a baseball game. This was going to be a tough decision. If I do not go to the game, I will let my team down.

What is the main message of the story?

• It's important to be loyal

• Being good at sports is the best way to get friends

Summary

It is a shorter way to retell the story.

Multiple Choice

What should be included in a fiction summary?

• characters and problem

• main characters, problem, solution, setting

Multiple Choice

It started when they got to the bears. Peter felt tired and his stomach hurt. He dragged himself over to see the elephants, which were eating from a stack of hay. Normally, the elephants were his favorite. Without much interest, Peter followed his classmates to the camels, which were busy swatting flies with their tails. Peter knew he should be having fun at the zoo, but he just felt terrible and all he wanted to do was lie down and rest. Even the lions and tigers did not interest him now.

What is the best summary of the story?

• Peter's favorite animals were the elephants.

• It was really hot at the zoo.

• Peter didn't enjoy the zoo because he felt really bad.

Multiple Choice

Mr. Jingles was having a bad day. When he went outside in the morning for his daily walk, he discovered that it was raining. But when he turned around to go back inside, the front door wouldn’t open. Mr. Jingles ran around in the rain for a few minutes before he was completely soaked. Next he went searching in the bushes for a snack. But all of the sparrows in the bushes pecked at him and drove him away. Finally Mr. Jingles let out a long sad howl.“Oh Mr. Jingles!” Betsy opened the front door and found her poor cat, Mr. Jingles, soaking wet and hungry on the front steps. “Come inside and have some food. You can curl up by the fire and take a nap.”

Which is the best summary of this story?

• Mr. Jingles is a cat. He was rained on, locked outside, and couldn’t catch a bird. Then his owner, Betsy, let him back inside for some food and a nap.

• Mr. Jingles is a cat. He was having a bad day, but then things turned around for him

Text Features

Text features provide extra information that may not be written in the passage. It also helps the reader better understand the text.

Multiple Choice

What information can be found in the section titled "Brain?"

• Ways that the brain controls all functions

• Information about the spinal cord

Multiple Choice

What information can be found in the section titled "Spinal Cord?"

• Ways that the brain controls all functions

• Information about the spinal cord

Multiple Choice

What information can be found in the section titled "Brain?"

• Ways that the brain controls all functions

• Information about the spinal cord

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