Eidan - Reading

Multiple Choice

A fiction book about a superhero saving the world would be an example of which purpose?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Explain

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A newspaper article that that gives the stats and results of last night's football game would be an example of which purpose?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Explain

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A opinion article that urges readers to support local businesses during hard economic times would be an example of which purpose?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Explain

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Does your dog need a haircut? Then come to Alexia’s Professional Pet Pampering Salon! The moment you walk in, you will be greeted by one of our highly trained pet groomers. They will assist you in choosing a pet care package that is right for you. Wait in our luxurious waiting room where you will have a great view of your pet being taken care of through a large glass window. You are sure to enjoy your experience!

What is the Author's Purpose for writing this selection?

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Inform

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Did you know that there are more than 150 species of owls in the world? Some counts indicate that there are more than 220 species of owls depending on how different owls are classified? Owls also have a flattened facial disk that funnels sound to the bird’s ears. Sounds are magnified as much as 10 times to help the owl hear noises humans can’t detect. Humans are threatening these great animals with habitat loss and pesticides that poison the birds.

What is the authors' purpose for writing this selection?

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Inform

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It was a dark and spooky night and I was all alone in the old hotel bed. I tried to go to sleep, but I was too scared! My friends had told me too many stories about staying at this hotel, but I wanted to stay here anyways. All of a sudden I heard a rustling sound on the floor. I covered my head with the blanket in fear!

What is the author’s purpose for writing this selection?

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Inform

Multiple Choice

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Avocadoes are the superior fruit, and here’s why. Avocadoes can go with any food, they make the perfect compliment to meat, vegetables, chips, and many other foods. They are also great by themselves with a little salt and lemon. There is no other fruit that is as versatile as the avocado. Therefore, it is the best fruit.

What is the author’s purpose for writing this selection?

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Inform

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Mars is the fourth planet from the sun and is the second smallest planet in the solar system. Named after the Roman God of War, Mars is also often described as the “Red Planet” due to it’s reddish appearance. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere made up of mostly carbon dioxide. Mars is also home to the tallest mountain in the solar system, a shield volcano named Olympus Mons formed over 1 billion years ago.

What is the author’s purpose for writing this selection?

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Inform

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Jessie woke up super excited, today was the day he was going to adopt a pet! His dad took him to the pet store and they stopped in front of the puppy kennel where he found the cutest puppy he had ever seen, a chocolate lab named Lily. His father signed the adoption papers and Jessie took his new pet home. Ever since that day, Jessie and Lily have been inseparable best friends.

What is the author’s purpose for writing this selection?

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Inform

Multiple Choice

Persuade means...

• Make people agree with you
• Make people angry
• Make people think the opposite thing
• Make people fall in love

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Entertain means...

• To make people scared
• To make people sad
• To make people enjoy something
• To go to the circus

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Ted was anxious to try out for the basketball team. He had practiced and knew he was ready. Tryouts made him a little nervous, but when he found out he made the team he knew that all the work had paid off.
What is the author's purpose?

• to tell a story about a boy who worked hard
• to teach how to play basketball
• to persuade you to try out for the basketball team
• to explain the rules of basketball

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It's important to go to school. What you learn in school will help you later in life. It will also help you get a job. If you work hard in school and make good grades, you may be able to go to college and have a career.
What is the author's purpose?

• to entertain with a story about school
• to teach you how to get good grades
• to persuade you to work hard in school
• to explain the best colleges

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Rules are very important. They help keep things running smoothly. Rules let you know what you can and cannot do whether you are playing a game or explaining how to act in class. You should follow rules; they help people get along.
What is the author's purpose?

• to entertain with a story about people who follow the rules
• to inform about the rules of games
• to persuade people to follow the rules
• to explain the rules of chess

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Basketball is the best sport ever. You should play it every chance you get. You should also watch it on tv. Basketball is the only sport that matters.

What is the authors purpose?

• Entertain

• Persuade

• Inform

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Once upon a time there was a lonely dragon who wished nothing more than to have a friend.

What would be the authors purpose?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

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The Underground Railroad was a secret organization which helped slaves escape to freedom. Many slaves were able to escape because of the conductors and station masters. The northern states were free states and slaves were free once they arrived in the north. Secret codes and signals were used to identify the conductors and station masters. 

• to Inform
• to Entertain
• to Persuade

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Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess named Charlotte. She lived in a beautiful castle with her father and mother. Charlotte was the most beautiful girl in the kingdom. What is the author’s purpose?

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Inform

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Frogs are amphibians. They can live on either land or in water. A frog can lay thousands of eggs called frog spawn. What is the author’s purpose? Is this literary or informational text?

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Inform

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There was an old woman who lived in a shoe. She had so many children she didn’t know what to do. She gave them some broth without any bread; and whipped them all soundly and put them in bed. What is the author’s purpose?

• Perseade

• Entertain

• Inform

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You should eat ice cream because it is so good. You can choose from many flavors. You can eat it in a bowl or in a delicious cone. What is the author’s purpose?

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Inform

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You should vote for Peter! Peter would make a great class president. He wants to make snack time 20 minutes instead of 10 minutes. Peter is the best! What is the author’s purpose?

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Inform

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A tulip is a type of flower. Tulips come in many different colors like red, yellow, purple, white, and pink. Tulips are not grown from seeds but from bulbs buried under soil. What is the author’s purpose?

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Inform

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Joey looked around the house. He could not find his toy plane anywhere. He searched outside and still could not find it. Joey saw his dog Pal playing with his toy plane in his doghouse. What is the author’s purpose?

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Inform

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Bubblegum is the best thing in the world. There are so many kinds. You can blow huge bubbles and pop them. It tastes very good. Everyone should chew bubblegum.

What is the author’s purpose?

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Inform

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Basketball is a team sport. There are five players on each team. Each basket is worth two points. If you are behind the three point line, then your basket is worth 3 points. The team with the most points at the end wins. What is the author’s purpose?

• Pursaide

• Entertain

• Inform

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There are 5 schools in our town. There are 3 elementary schools and 2 high schools. What is the author’s purpose?

• Pursued

• Entertain

• Inform

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I went to the amusement park this weekend. It was so much fun! I got on different roller coasters. Some were scary and some were really high. I went on one that got my clothes all wet. What is the author’s purpose?

• Pursued

• Inform

• Entertain

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Everyone’s favorite subject in school should be reading. You will need to know how to read maps, different signs, and other things. Make sure that reading is your favorite subject. What is the author’s purpose?

• Persuade

• Enterarain

• Inform

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A seed holds the secret of new life. New plants grow from seeds. Seeds come in many different sizes and shapes. What is the author’s purpose?

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Inform

Multiple Choice

I couldn't HANDLE all the stress of my schoolwork and working a full time job.

Choose the correct definition of HANDLE in this sentence.

• handle (verb) - to control

• handle (noun) - the part where you carry something

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David took CREDIT for the whole project, even though I did most of it!

Choose the correct definition of CREDIT in this sentence.

• credit (noun) - money borrowed

• credit (noun) - praise

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence that matches the picture.

• There was a FILM of dust on the window.

• We watched a scary FILM.

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The soldiers fought on the FRONT.

Choose the correct definition of FRONT in this sentence.

• front (noun) - the most forward part of something.

• front (noun) - where the enemy is battled in war.

Open Ended

Lean means both skinny and to move into a sloped position.

Look at the picture. Write a complete sentence using LEAN correctly to describe the picture.

Open Ended

Tip means both money to give a waiter and advice.

Look at the picture. Write a complete sentence using TIP correctly to describe the picture.

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The POWER went out in our house after the storm.

Choose the correct definition of the word POWER in this sentence.

• power (noun) - control

• power (noun) - electricity

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In the United States we have 2 political PARTIES: Republicans and Democrats.

Choose the correct definition of the word PARTY in this sentence.

• party (noun) - political group

• party (noun) - celebration

Multiple Choice

Look at the picture, then choose the correct definition of the word PRESENT based on what's happening in the picture.

• present (noun) - the current time

• present (verb) - to give, deliver something

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Look at the picture, then choose the correct definition of the word PRODUCE based on what's happening in the picture.

• produce (verb) - to make

• produce (noun) - food that has been grown

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We have a RIGHT in the U.S. to practice whatever religion we want to.

Choose the correct definition of RIGHT being used in the sentence.

• right (noun) - direction opposite of left

• right (noun) - to be correct

• right (noun) - a freedom

Multiple Choice

The movie was RATED PG-13 for some violence and bad language.

Choose the correct definition of RATE in the sentence.

• rate (noun) - speed

• rate (verb) - to measure to a standard

Open Ended

SCREEN means both to show a movie and to get information about someone before something.

Look at the picture. Write a complete sentence using SCREEN correctly to describe the picture.

Multiple Choice

Rice is a STAPLE food for two-thirds of the world's population.

Choose the correct definition of the word STAPLE in this sentence.

• staple (noun) - something used by many

• staple (noun) - a U-shaped wire

Open Ended

PRODUCE (noun) - food grown on a farm

PRODUCE (verb) - to make

Use the word PRODUCE in a complete sentence. You can choose what definition to use of PRODUCE to make your sentence.

Open Ended

ODD (noun) - numbers such as 1, 3, 5, 7 etc.

ODD (adjective) - strange, different

Use the word ODD in a complete sentence. You can choose what definition to use of ODD to make your sentence.

Multiple Choice

Paul found a wallet in the parking lot, so he turned it in to the restaurant manager.

• Oprah Winfrey founded the Oxygen Channel.

• Melissa found her scarf that she lost last winter.

• Bill Gates founded the Microsoft Corporation.

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The patch covered his knee.

• The farmer tended his pumpkin patch.

• We picked strawberries at the strawberry patch.

• Grandma sewed a patch on my backpack.

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The fans clapped at the concert.

• He was oblivious to the coming storm until a loud clap of thunder startled him.

• The class clapped when the magician finished his trick.

• The clap of thunder woke us up.

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A mail would have been part of the protection for soldiers long ago but not in modern times.

• Hundreds of years ago, a soldier would wear a mail, or a flexible body armor made of small rings.

• The children eagerly received the mail from the postman, hoping Daddy's letter had arrived.

• Before we could put it out for the mail, we made sure the stamps were on the envelopes.

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My favorite animal at the zoo is the seal.

• The part of a top or lid on a container that shows it has not been opened.

• To close something very tightly.

• A sea mammal with large flippers that lives in a cold region.

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We went to the park to watch my favorite baseball team play.

• To leave a motor vehicle someplace for a time.

• An area of land with grass and trees.

• A field or stadium, especially for sports events.

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I connected the book I was reading to a different book that I read last week.

• To join one thing to another; fasten together.

• To think of something in relation to something else.

• To plug into an electrical or telephone circuit.

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The cat arched its back and hissed because it was mad.

• A curved structure that bears the weight of the material above it.

• The lower part of the foot which makes a curve between the heel and toes.

• To bend into an arch or curve.

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Movies about ghosts give me the creeps.

• To move slowly with the body close to the ground or floor.

• To grow along the ground or wall, such as an ivy.

• A feeling of fear or horror.

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I always hope to be in the cream of the class.

• The best part of anything.

• The thick, yellowish part of milk.

• Any type of lotion-like substance that is put on the skin.

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We read the notes so that we could sing the song.

• A short sentence, phrase or single word written down to remind you of something.

• A piece of information added to a word or a passage in a book.

• A written sign that shows what sound to make.

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We tried to mine diamonds on our vacation, but we couldn't find any.

• A large hole or space dug in the earth to get out precious stones or ores (noun).

• To get something from a mine (verb).

• Something that belongs to me.

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The tall oak will dwarf the other trees near it.

• A person, animal or plant that is much smaller than the usual size for its kind.

• In fairy tales, an ugly little man who often has magic powers.

• To cause something to seem smaller; tower over.

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My chest hurts when I run for a long distance.

• The front part of the body between the neck and stomach.

• A large box with a lid, used for holding things.

• A piece of furniture with drawers.

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We decided to pitch our tent near the river.

• To throw or toss something.

• The highness or lowness of a sound.

• To set firmly in the ground.

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We could see the ocean through the clear window.

• Bright; not cloudy, misty or hazy.

• Easy to see through.

• Open; not blocked.

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Tim presented his report on Native Americans in front of our class.

• Words that are said or written to tell about something (noun).

• To make a report of something; tell (verb).

• To present yourself somewhere at a certain time.

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It is a bore to have to wash the dishes every night after dinner.

• To make a hole with a revolving tool.

• To make someone tired by being dull and uninteresting (verb).

• A tiresome, dull person or thing (noun).

Multiple Select

We can see the cranes from our classroom's window on the third floor.

• long- legged and long-necked birds

• large, tall machines used for moving heavy objects

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Mary Rose saw a flock of cranes by the river bank.

• long- legged and long-necked birds

• large, tall machines used for moving heavy objects

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The nurse-on-day watch over the unconscious patient the entire evening.

• a small timepiece worn typically on a strap on one's wrist

• to look at or observe attentively over a period of time

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Monica gave Natsu a new gold watch as a birthday gift.

• a small timepiece worn typically on a strap on one's wrist

• to look at or observe attentively over a period of time