Short Passages

Short Passages

Tips

• Eliminate 2 answer choices

• Look to see if answer is supported in text

• Reread

When reading focus on 5 W's

• Who

• What

• Where

• When

• Why

Multiple Choice

Ramon and Luca were not thrilled about having to attend the concert under the big white tent on the hill at Musicus. They could guess that the music would not be thier kind, and no one they knew would be there. The would have to hide their exasperation for twoterrible hours. The weren't sure they could pull it off, but they had no choice.

Details in the passage suggest that Ramon and Lucas thought at the concert they would feel...

• Frightened

• entertained

• bored

• enthused

Open Ended

Isn't is annoying when you're just on the verge of a good sneeze, and something distracts you and your sneeze gets snuffed? Try as you might, you can't go back and finish the sneeze!

Which part of the passage supports the answer:

When your sneeze gets interrupted its frustrating,

Multiple Choice

1. Floods can cause tremendous damage. They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind. It can take months to clean up after a flood.

What is the main idea?

• Floods can cause a lot of damage.

• Floods cause mudslides.

• Floods damage houses and roads.

Multiple Choice

2. Soccer is known in some countries as football. It is a popular sport across the world, with over 200 countries playing the sport. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games from 1900 to 1928 and from 1936 to today.

What is the main idea?

• Soccer is important at the Olympics.

• Soccer is also called football.

• Soccer is a worldwide sport.

• Soccer is played by men and women.

Multiple Choice

2. Soccer is known in some countries as football. It is a popular sport across the world, with over 200 countries playing the sport. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games from 1900 to 1928 and from 1936 to today.

What is the main idea?

• Soccer is important at the Olympics.

• Soccer is also called football.

• Soccer is a worldwide sport.

• Soccer is played by men and women.

Multiple Choice

The peregrine falcon is a beautiful wild bird. It is also one of the fastest. In 1978, the peregrine falcon was placed on the endangered species list. The main reason the peregrine falcon was dying out was the use of pesticides.

Which of the following is NOT a supporting detail?

• The peregrine falcon is one of the fastest wild birds

• It was placed on the endangered species list

• It was dying out because of pesticides

• The peregrine falcon is an amazing bird

Multiple Choice

A bat can fly at night or even with its eyes closed. But if you cover its ears, it can't fly very well. Bats make sounds that people can't hear. The bats find their way by listening to these sounds as they echo off things. Bats even locate insects to eat by following the sounds that bounce off the bugs. People use their eyes, but bats use their ears to know where they're going.

This paragraph mainly tells:

• how bats use sound

• how bats fly toward people

• what things bats often eat as food

• how people can hear the sounds of bats