Cold Read Review

Cold Read Review

Use these questions to review for your Cold Read on Thursday!

Read the cold read on the next 5 pages. Be prepared to answer the questions that follow.

Multiple Choice

The author wrote "Life as an Electrician" most likely to --

• persuade people to study about electricity in school

• describe school projects that are able to use electricity

• express an opinion about electricians being in good shape

• inform others of his interest in and path to being an electrician

Multiple Choice

The details from the author's childhood relate to the information at the end of the selection by showing that --

• the things the author was interested in as a child are things electricians do

• following the electrician was all he needed to do to be an electrician

• everything one needs to know about being an electrician can be learned as a child

• his parents had to convince him to go to school to be an electrician

Multiple Choice

What sentence from "Life as an Electrician" gives important information about why the author wrote the selection?

• Modern cars wouldn't run because they depend on electrical systems.

• My parents kept telling me to leave him alone, but he didn't seem to mind.

• I wanted to know the what, the why, and the how of it.

• You must also have good eyesight and be able to see colors clearly.

Multiple Choice

What would be a synonym for the word happy?

• joyful

• enraged

• upset

• bored

Read the story and be prepared to answer the question on the next slide.

Multiple Choice

What is the theme (lesson) of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf"?

• Be happy for what you have.

• No one will believe you if you lie all the time, even if you are telling them truth.

• Only good people deserve a reward.

• Embrace the things that make you unique.

Read the story and be prepared to answer the question on the next slide.

Multiple Choice

What is the theme (lesson) of "The Peacock"?

• Be careful what you wish for.

• Always tell the truth.

• Don't be afraid to explore the world.

• Be happy for what you have.

Read the story and be prepared to answer the question on the next slide.

Multiple Choice

What is the theme (lesson) of "The Fox and the Grapes"?

• Don't ruin other people's fun.

• It is better to prepare now than to be hungry later.

• It is easy to hate the things you cannot have.

• The truth is the best policy.