Into Reading Module 1 Reading Skills Review

Into Reading Module 1 Reading Skills Review

​Inventors at Work

Point Of View

Practice 10/7

First person

• A character within the story tells the story from their viewpoint.

• I, me, my, us, myself

Second person

• Narrator speaks directly to the reader

• You, Your ,Yours

Third Person Limited

• The narrator tells the story from the viewpoint of only one character

• Know the thoughts and feelings of one character only

• he, she, him, her , they

Multiple Choice

Which point of view is being used?

"I’m fast. I can sprint faster than any of the girls in our school, although a couple can beat me in distance races. But this forty-yard length, this is what I am built for. I know I can get it, I know I can reach it first, but then the question is how quickly can I get out of there? "

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person 

Multiple Choice

Which point of view is being used?

"As you buckle your seatbelt, safety instructions are broadcast over the inflight system. A stewardess models the actions in sync with the broadcast. You turn to your right. An extremely large man is snoring. He looks like he is about to fall onto your shoulder. You look to your left. You see a man with a Mohawk is listening to loud punk music."

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person 

Multiple Choice

Which point of view is being used?

"Pete didn't feel like doing homework. He felt like playing baseball. He grabbed his mitt off the shelf and began to fantasize about being out in the field. His fantasy was interrupted shortly by the opening of his bedroom door. It was his mom. She started to yell, "Pete, you're not failing baseball class! You're failing math class! You need to study. Put the mitt away!" Pete put the mitt away, but he didn't know the first thing about studying math."

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person 

Poll

Whose thoughts and feelings do we know from the text?

"Sid saw the ball floating through the air. He knew it was coming to him. He positioned himself where he thought it was going to land. Then a large cloud moved in the sky. The sun blazed and Sid couldn't see anything. "Thump!" the ball landed right in front of Sid. Coach yelled across the field, 'Pick it up, Sid! Throw it to second.' Sid couldn't see the ball in front of him. All he could see were spots. "

• Sid's

• Sid's coach

• Both Sid and his Coach

Author's Purpose

Multiple Choice

Dogs are the best pets. They are very loving and helpful. It's fun to teach them new tricks. You should get a dog.

What is the author's purpose?

• entertain

• persuade

• inform

Multiple Choice

Sally always looked forward to winter because of the

Snowflake Festival. She loved the rides and really enjoyed

the shows.

• inform

• persuade

• entertain

Multiple Choice

A section in a history book describing the conditions and causes of the Great Depression in the Midwest in the 1930s 

• Inform

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Explain

Central Idea: Nonfiction

A quick review and practice!

What is central idea?

• What the text is mainly about

• nonfiction (informational text) = central idea

• fiction (literature) = main idea

Multiple Choice

“The rain forest is home to many creatures. Monkeys, toucans and macaws live in the rain forest. Butterflies and anteaters also live in the rain forest.”

What is the central idea?

• Sloths and tapirs are other creatures that live in the rain forest.

• The rain forest is home to many creatures.

• Monkeys, toucans and macaws live in the rain forest.

• Butterflies and anteaters live in the rainforest.

Multiple Choice

What is the central idea?

Meerkats in Africa live in large groups of 20 to 50 members. The group

works together to survive. All members of the group care for the baby meerkats. They take turns babysitting and will protect the young ones from danger. Members of the group also take turns watching out for threats from other animals while the group finds food. If any dangerous animal comes towards the group, the meerkat will bark a warning.

• Meerkats live in groups of 20-50 members

• Meerkats

• Meerkats bark when danger is near

• Meerkats live in groups to help eachother

Multiple Choice

Zoos get a lot of backlash on how they are not taking proper care of their animals and how they are not kind. While this is the case, sometimes, many zoos are doing their best with the resources they have at their disposal. Animal behavior is hard to see. When an animal is injured, it will hide any signs and symptoms. This is so they look strong and healthy, so predators will be hesitant to attack them. If they showed their weakness or injury, they know that a predator will surely pick them to attack. It was too late for a pregnant giraffe who most likely hid her symptoms. The zoo tried to save both the mother and the baby, but the baby was too small to save. While zoos seem like a terrible place for animals, remember that zoos do try and care for their animals.

What is the central Idea

• Zoos are bad places

• Zoos are doing their best

• Zoo animals hide their weaknesses

• Zoo animals need better care

Cause and Effect

What are they and how are they useful?

Cause

The cause happens first.

The cause explains why something happens.

Effect

The effect happens after the cause.

The effect explains what happens as a result of the cause.

Multiple Choice

What always has to happen FIRST? *This doesn't mean it will always be explained first in a sentence!

• Cause

• Effect

Multiple Choice

Mila's family decided to have a garage sale. Mila collected all of her old games and toys to sell at the sale. A lot of people came to the sale and Mila sold almost everything. She spent the money she made on a set of books she had been wanting to read for a long time.

What was the effect of Mila selling her old games and toys at the garage sale?

• Mila was able to buy a set of books she had been wanting.

• Mila's family had a garage sale.

• A lot of people came to the sale.

• Mila was able to donate the money to her local library.

Multiple Choice

It was autumn and all of the trees in the yard were losing their leaves. Dad raked all of the leaves into a giant pile. While he was inside eating lunch, Andre jumped into the pile and scattered the leaves everywhere. When dad cam back outside, he handed the rake to Andre.

What caused the leaves to scatter everywhere?

• Andre jumped into the pile of leaves.

• A strong wind came and blew them around the yard.

• Autumn made the leaves fall.

• Andre had to help rake the leaves.

Character Traits

Multiple Choice

What character trait best describes Noah?

• kind

• funny

• generous

• adventurous

Multiple Choice

What character trait best describes Hannah?

• upset

• sweet

• bossy

• dishonest

Multiple Choice

Daren showed up at the banquet with food stains all over his dress shirt. He sat down, put his feet on the table, and burped loudly. The other people sitting at the table looked at each other but continued eating. What character trait does Daren demonstrate?

• Tardiness

• Mean

• Rude

• Neat