ReadyGEN 4B2

ReadyGEN 4B2

We are going to ask questions that will help

us understand the facts and definitions the writer includes in

Disaster Alert!

 In

this lesson, we are going to learn how readers can identify main

topics in a text. Asking questions so that we understand key

details can help us identify and understand main topics.

Open Ended

How do floods affect people’s lives?

How do floods affect people’s lives? 

floods spill onto streets and fill houses, p. 10; flood damage

costs money, p. 11; floods make water dangerous to drink,  

p. 12; floods ruin furniture and other belongings, p. 14.

Open Ended

Look at page 12 and find details in the text and photo to explain what

damage floods can cause.

“Floods can destroy roads and highways.

Strong currents carry away houses and cars.” The photo shows

someone being rescued by a helicopter.

Identify Main Topic

I want to identify the

main topic. Section headings

usually give a clue about the

topic. The section heading is

“Why Do Floods Happen?” I

think the heading tells the main

topic of the page. To be sure,

I need to look for details that support this topic. “Too much rain” is a detail

that helps explain floods, so I will write that in the box on the left.

Open Ended

What words do you think of or connect to the word: ABSORB

Multiple Choice

• tabel

• table

Multiple Choice

• trutle

• turtle

Multiple Choice

• needel

• needle

Multiple Choice

• little

• littel

Multiple Choice

• candl

• candle

Multiple Choice

He is ____.

• weak

• week

• weird

Multiple Choice

He is ______.

• tongue

• young

• bone

Multiple Choice

He is _________.

• wrong

• stomp

• strong

Multiple Choice

They are __.

• hard

• yard

• mark