Benchmark - Missed questions: RI 6 and 10

Benchmark - Missed questions: RI 6 and 10

RI 6: Summarizing

• whole passage (think what each paragraph is telling you and what the whole passage is saying)

• paragraphs (go back and reread that paragraph!)

• Think: What is the main idea? Key details?

Which sentence best summarizes Paragraph 4?

• A. the author explains how rescued animals are cared for at the animal sanctuary.

• B. the author describes her personal experience with Twiga, a young giraffe at an animal sanctuary.

Which sentence best summarizes Paragraph 4?

• C. the author shares information about the various animals that live at the animal sanctuary.

• D. the author provides an account of a farmer who brought Twiga to an animal sanctuary.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence best summarizes paragraph 4?

• the author explains how rescued animals are cared for at the animal sanctuary.

• the author describes her personal experience with Twiga, a young giraffe at an animal sanctuary.

• the author shares information about the various animals that live at the animal sanctuary.

• the author provides an account of a farmer who brought Twiga to an animal sanctuary.

What is the main idea of the section titled "Playing Rain or Shine?"

Use the subtitles to find that section. Reread! Think: What is each paragraph telling me?

What is the main idea of the section titled "Playing Rain or Shine?"

Use the subtitles to find that section.

Reread that whole section.

Think: What is each paragraph telling me?

What is the subtitle telling you? Why did the author choose that to name the section?

What is the main idea of the section titled "Playing Rain or Shine?"

A. President Hoover took great pride in having invented a game.

B. President Hoover taught groups around the world to play Hoover-ball.

C. President Hoover played Hoover-ball nearly every day and in any kind of weather.

D. President Hoover was often required to cancel games because of his official duties.

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of the section titled "Playing Rain or Shine?"

• President Hoover took great pride in having invented a game.

• President Hoover taught groups around the world to play Hoover-ball.

• President Hoover played Hoover-ball nearly every day and in any kind of weather.

• President Hoover was often required to cancel games because of his official duties.

RI 10: Author's Purpose

Why did the author write this?

What were they trying to do?

What was he/she trying to teach us?

Why does this text exist? What is the point? What is the overall purpose?

Easy as PIE

Persuade - get us to do something, think a certain way, take action

Inform - give us information, share, explain

Entertain - mostly fiction/poetry, humor, keep our attention

Excerpt from the benchmark text

Thinking back: what was this text about? Why do you think the author wrote the text?

Multiple Choice

Why did the author most likely write this passage?

• to persuade readers to participate in daily exercises

• to share with readers little-known information about a president

• to entertain readers with a story about a game on a battleship

• to explain how to play games like bull-in-the-ring and Hoover-ball

Multiple Choice

"Get out of here!" June barked at the birds. The birds laughed. June was not a guard dog. She was round and slow and shaped like a hot dog. She knew that she had some training to do.

• persuade you to help June

• inform you about dogs with self esteem issues

• entertain you with a story about a dog as the main character

Multiple Choice

Dachshunds are fearsome hunters. They were originally bred to hunt badgers in their underground lairs, along with burrowing rabbits and other small animals. In fact, in Germany, dachshunds are still measured by the size of the rabbit hole they can fit into.

• persuade you to adopt a dachshund

• inform you about dachshunds, a breed of dog

• entertain you with a story about a brave dog

Multiple Choice

Dogs in shelters need your help! Donate to the Doxie Donors Fund to make sure all dachshunds are given a loving home. Your money will help pay for vet bills, food, and toys for these loving creatures!

• persuade you to donate to an animal shelter

• inform you about rescue dogs

• entertain you with a story about a pet adoption gone wrong