Reading Mixed Review

Reading Mixed Review

December 9, 2024

Mr. Corderia Grant

Main Idea: is the MOST important point the author is trying to make.

Supporting Details: explains or prove the main idea.

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​Main Idea and Supporting Details

Multiple Choice

Which sentence best states the main idea of the paragraph?

• The rich smell of pastries.... Often made Anthony hungry.

• Last summer, Anthony worked at a bakery.

• The baker would let Anthony take a few cupcakes home.

• He woke up before sunrise each morning.

Multiple Choice

Keep your teeth happy. Brush your teeth twice a day. Make sure you floss your teeth every time you brush and after you eat. Avoid eating anything that sticks to your teeth, like candy and syrup. Eat vegetables and fruits that don't cause cavities. 
What is the main idea?

• Keep your teeth happy

• Brush your teeth twice a day

• Avoid eating candy and syrup

• Eat more vegetables

Using the text and Schema which is background knowledge.

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Making Inference is an educated guess.

Multiple Choice

Braedon sat in the empty classroom and stared at the floor. It was 4:30pm and school had been over for half an hour, but he still had to sit there. He could over hear his teacher talking to the principal in the hallway about what had happened during class. He put his head in his hands and sighed.
What may the reader best infer from the passage?

• The principal and the teacher are making fun of Braedon.
• Braedon is in detention because he had acted out in class.
• The teacher is getting paid extra to oversee detention.
• Braedon is proud of his poor behavior.

Multiple Choice

It was 8:30 on Thursday night. Emily stared at the large, empty poster board on her bed. Then she looked at the stack of books about Abraham Lincoln on her desk. Emily began to cry. Why do you think Emily was crying?

• She wanted a different color poster

• It was late and she had a lot of schoolwork to complete before she could end her night

• She did not want to go to sleep

• She wanted a book about George Washington instead

Multiple Choice

When Tommy came back into the kitchen, Katie and her farther were still cleaning up from lunch. "Dad," said Tommy, "do you know where I can find the-" He trailed off, realizing that he couldn't mention wrapping paper. He would give the surprise away, and Tommy would hate to ruin the surprise before he had to.
What will the speaker most likely do next?

• Ask Katie for the wrapping paper.

• Ask Dad to find he wrapping paper.

• Not wrap the presents.

• Go an search for the wrapping paper by himself.

Multiple Choice

The dog ran to the front door, wagging his tail. He sat down and gazed up expectantly.

What is the dog doing?

• Waiting for its owner to come home.

• Waiting for a treat.

• Waiting for a toy.

Cause: Happens First and Tells Why Something happens

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Effect: Happens after the cause and tells what happens as a results of the cause. ​

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​Cause and Effect

​Cause and Effect

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Multiple Choice

According to the selection, how is a volcano formed?

• Earth's plates pull apart, causing blocks of rock to sink into the ground.

• Magma erupts onto the Earth's surface, hardening into rock after it cools.

• Earth's plates crashed into each other, pushing huge chunks of rock up into the sky.

• Hot liquid rock builds up under Earth's surface, making the rock above it bulge up.

Point of View

​Who's telling the story and how they saw it.

1st Person Point of View: I, Me, and My

2nd Person Point of View: You, Your and Yourself

3rd Person Point of View: He/She/Him/Her

3rd Person Limited: (One Person)

3rd Person Omniscient: (All)

Multiple Choice

The narrator uses pronouns such as "I", "me", and "my".

• third person omniscient

• first person

• third person limited

• third person objective

Multiple Choice

"If you don't eat your dinner, you're going to be hungry later," said her Mom. Mom had spent a long time cooking and made her daughter a nice meal, but that didn't matter to Jen.

What is the mom's point of view?

• Jen does not need to eat her dinner.

• It is fun to cook a nice meal.

• Jen should eat her dinner.

• It doesn't matter what Jen thinks.

Multiple Choice

The Baffled Parent's Guide to Great Basketball Drills by Jim Garland 
Before each practice begins, make sure you check the court and remove any debris from the playing surface.  When your players arrive, check that they have the proper footwear and that they've removed any jewelry, which could injure the player wearing the jewelry or another player.  Always carry a list of emergency phone numbers for your players, and know where the nearest phone is located.  You should also have a first-aid kit, and you might want to take a first-aid course.  

• first-person

• second-person

• third-limited

• third-objective

Multiple Choice

In the school cafeteria, John felt lonely and out of place. He wished he could return to his old school and each lunch with his friends. 
 On the other side of the table, Ron looked at the new student. He wondered if they had much in common. "What's your name?" Ron asked the new student.

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

What the authors wants you to learn from the story.

Message, Lesson, Moral of the story.

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​Theme

(The Message)

Central Message

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Multiple Choice

Matt was always mean to the other younger kids on the school bus. He would make fun of them and put sticky stuff in their seat. He was the oldest and “coolest” kid on the bus. After this year, Matt would be going to high school. He would not have to ride with these little “rug rats” anymore. The summer had passed and Matt was headed to high school. He was a little nervous getting on the bus. When he walked on, he could feel the older kids laughing at him. When he got into his seat there was chocolate sauce smeared all over his seat. What is the theme?

• Loyalty

• Treat others how you would like to be treated.

• Money can't buy happiness (or friends)

• Be yourself

Multiple Choice

During a baseball game, Tanner tried to tag a player leaving first base. When the umpire called the player out, Tanner immediately informed the umpire that he in fact did not tag the runner. Two weeks later, the very same umpire was at another one of Tanner’s baseball games. Tanner was playing short stop and tagged a runner as they approached third base. When the umpire called the player safe, Tanner didn’t say a word, but the umpire noticed the surprised look on Tanner’s face. “Did you tag the runner?” she asked Tanner. When Tanner told her that he did tag the runner, the umpire changed her decision and called the player out. The coaches and parents were furious, but the umpire stood by her decision.
What is the theme?

• You should cheat to win.

• Always work hard.

• It pays to be honest.

• Teamwork is best.

Read the last two passages and answer the questions independently

Multiple Choice

Read the passage and answer the question.

Drawing Conclusion: Which sentence tells the event most likely happen when Mindy gets home?

• Mindy will call Rachel and ask her to return the necklace to her.

• Mindy and her mom will bake cookies.

• Mindy will write a thank you note to her grandma.

• Mindy will go swimming in the lake.

Multiple Choice

Read the passage and answer the question.

Sequence: when the kids planned the presentation, who did they decide was going last?

• Alexa

• Bree

• Lance

• Atif