FAST Reading Lesson

FAST Review

By Lara Diez

Nonfiction Text Structures

Text Structure #1: Descriptive

• Non-fiction writing that is describing information about a topic to the reader is called descriptive.

• (In other words, it is giving you a decsription of the topic.)

Nonfiction texts that tell you the order of events are called sequential or chronological.

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Multiple Choice

• Compare and Contrast

• Sequential/Logical Order

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

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• Compare and Contrast

• Sequential/Logical Order

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

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• Compare and Contrast

• Sequential/Logical Order

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

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• Compare and Contrast

• Sequential/Logical Order

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

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• Compare and Contrast

• Sequential/Logical Order

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

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• Compare and Contrast

• Sequential/Logical Order

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

Elements of Poetry

stanza

A group of lines in a poem. Similar to paragraphs in a story.

How many stanzas does this poem have?

Multiple Choice

How many stanzas does this poem have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Rhyme

Words that have the same ending sound.

Do you see any other rhyming words in this poem?

Multiple Choice

Which words rhyme?

• gadgets & rings

• rings & things

• gadgets & numbers

• numbers & things

Multiple Choice

How many stanzas does the poem have?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Fill in the Blank

The poem has _____ lines.

Multiple Choice

True or False: The poem has rhyme

• True

• False

LISTEN CAREFULLY

on the next few slides before you select an answer. If you listen long enough, you might hear the answer...

Multiple Select

I can write some poetry

Write it any way.

I can write some poetry

I could write all day.

• rhyme

• free verse

• haiku

Multiple Select

I can write some poetry

However I want to write.

A pen is the car,

and paper the highway.

• rhyme

• free verse

• haiku

Multiple Select

Writing my poem-

Similes and metaphors,

May show up somewhere.

• rhyme

• free verse

• haiku

Multiple Choice

This is an example of which text features?

• Illustration and diagram

• Photo and Caption

• Table of Contents and Index

Multiple Choice

What text feature is this an example of?

• Diagram

• Photo

• Glossary

Multiple Choice

This is an example of which text features for TEXT?

• Italics and color

• Italics and bold

• Bold and color

Multiple Choice

Which text feature is this an example of?

• Glossary

• Index

• Table of Contents

Multiple Choice

What text feature is this?

• Map

• Graph

• Subheading

Multiple Choice

What is this text feature?

• Map

• Timeline

• Table

Multiple Choice

What text feature is this?

• Glossary

• Table of Contents

• Index

Multiple Choice

How would you use this text feature?

• To locate a state

• To understand how many cities there are in the U.S.

• To graph the sizes of the states

Figurative Language

Multiple Choice

"Katie is as smart as a whip."

Is this a simile or metaphor?

• Simile

• Metaphor

Multiple Choice

“Bart is a genius”

Is this a simile or a metaphor?

• Simile

• Metaphor

Multiple Choice

“Kimberly can kick the soccer ball like a champion.”

• Metaphor

• Simile

Multiple Choice

“When playing games, Bob is as funny as a barrel of monkeys.” 

What does the simile in this sentence reveal?

• A. Bob likes monkeys.

• B. Bob doesn’t like games.

• C. Bob is a funny person.

Multiple Choice

“My mother thinks laughter is the best medicine.” 

What does the metaphor in this sentence reveal?

• Mother thinks a lot.

• Laughter makes you feel better.

• Taking medicine is important.

Multiple Choice

--Personification is when something non-human is given human traits.

Which of these uses personification?

• Lightning is very dangerous.

• Lightning danced across the sky.

• Lightning occurs during the summer months.

Multiple Choice

Which of these uses personification?

• The car complained as I started it up.

• The car is loud because the muffler is broken.

• The car is faster than the speed of light. 

Multiple Choice

“My alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning.”

Which words signal personification?

• My alarm clock

• alarm clock yells

• get out of bed

Multiple Choice

“The door protested as it opened slowly.” 

What does the personification in this sentence reveal? 

• The door slammed shut.

• The door hinges are squeaky.

• he door has never been opened before.

Multiple Choice

“The approaching car's headlights winked at me.”

Which word in this sentence signals personification? 

• approaching

• headlights

• winked

• car's

Theme

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE: The theme of a story is basically the same as a summary or main idea.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE: Stories can only have one theme.

• True

• False

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.

Multiple Choice

Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower; 
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf,
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day
Nothing gold can stay. 
What is the central theme of this poem?

• Nature and man
• Innocence cannot last
• Sunsets and sunrises are beautiful
• Nature and beauty

Multiple Choice

In a spell of dry weather, when the Birds could find very little to drink, a thirsty Crow found a pitcher with a little water in it. But the pitcher was high and had a narrow neck, and no matter how he tried, the Crow could not reach the water. The poor thing felt as if he would die of thirst. Then an idea came to him. Picking up some small pebbles, he dropped them into the pitcher one by one. With each pebble the water rose a little higher until at last it was near enough so he could drink.
What is the theme?

• be persistent
• be honest
• always share with others
• respect your family

Multiple Choice

Carrie loved her phone and her tablet. She was always looking at one or the other. Her parents would try to talk to her about her life, but she would just ignore them or give them brief answers until they left her alone. When she was at school, she'd sneak peeks at her phone under her desk whenever she could get away with it. When she was at parties, she spent more time interacting with the devices in front of her than with the people around her. Even at concerts and sporting events, Carrie seldom removed her eyes from these tiny screens. One day Carrie was walking home from a friend's house and watching a funny video of people slipping on ice. She began crossing the street just after the light changed. She was so into the video that she did not notice the oncoming traffic. She walked directly into the traffic while laughing at the falling people on her tiny screen and was hit by a bus. Carrie sustained mild injuries, but both of her devices were destroyed. As far as she was concerned, her life was over.

• Carrie loves to use her phone, but she needs to balance that desire with the more practical concerns of safety and wellbeing.

• Carrie is rude to her teachers and parents and gets away with it. That is bad for her eyes.

• To much screen time is bad is for your eyes and hurts your eyes. It is never good for you

• Carrie bad girl.

Games

Games and equipment from home should not be allowed on school grounds. Often times, students feel that they shouldn’t have to share items they’ve brought from home, which can result in jealousy and fighting. In addition, many students haven’t been taught safety rules with certain types of equipment, which can result in hurting others. Also, some items, such as board games, can take a lot of time to set up and clean up. This can make them impractical for recess time. 

Multiple Choice

What is the author's claim?

• Pet ownership makes people more responsible.

• Pets are expensive to own.

• Owning a pet makes people happier.

• Getting a dog will make you happy.

Multiple Choice

What evidence does the author supply to support the claim that you should be forest bathing?

• The author lists the benefits or forest bathing to your health.

• The author provides examples of different ways to forest bathe.

• The author includes quotes from famous forest bathing experts.

• The author gives suggestions of where to forest bathe.

Multiple Choice

What is the main reason the author claims that it is important to search for new plants?

• We could become famous for discovering new plants.

• We could answer the question "Are we alone in the universe?"

• We could learn more about Earth by finding new plants.

• We could live on these new planets if something happens to Earth.

Multiple Choice

What evidence does the author supply to support the claim that playing sports offers many benefits to children?

• The author lists the many benefits of playing sports.

• The author talks about personal experiences playing sports.

• The author gives examples of different sports to play.

• The author includes quotes from school sports coaches.

Main idea and details

How can you determine the main idea of a reading selection?

Main Idea Definition 

• The author's message about the topic. 

• The most important part of a story. 

Multiple Choice

The main idea is what the story is mostly about.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Find the MAIN IDEA:

Cody is a great soccer player. He practices every day after school. Cody plays for his school soccer team. Cody can kick the ball very far.

• Cody likes to eat crab legs.

• Cody is a great soccer player.

• Cody like to play with his friends.

• Cody went to Legoland.

Multiple Choice

Find the MAIN IDEA:

Junior, Mayson, and Cayden went to the carnival on Saturday. They rode the merry-go-round, the roller coaster, and the ferris wheel. They saw a magic show! They had so much fun and were tired when they went home.

• Mayson was hungry.

• Cayden saw a magic show.

• Junior, Mayson, and Cayden did many things at the carnival.

• The carnival was in Lithonia, GA.

Multiple Choice

Find the MAIN IDEA:

Bananas grow on trees. They are yellow and grow in bunches. You peel them before you eat them. Strawberries are different from bananas. They grow on plants and do not grow in bunches. You do not have to peel them to eat them. They are red.

• Bananas and strawberries are different types of fruit you can eat.

• Bananas are red.

• Strawberries are yellow.

• Bananas taste better than strawberries.

Supporting Details Definition 

Details provide information to prove the main idea. 

Multiple Choice

Select one supporting detail.

Yesterday, London got a new coat. Her coat has a pink hood and purple sleeves. London's coat is very fuzzy. It will help her stay warm this winter!

• London likes coats.

• Her coat is black.

• Her coat is not fuzzy.

• Her coat has a pink hood and purple sleeves.

Multiple Select

Select all supporting details about the GA Regions.

Georgia has five regions. The Piedmont region contains the highest population. The largest region is the Coastal Plain. Georgia's highest mountain is located in the Blue Ridge region.

• The Piedmont region contains the highest population

• I live in Georgia.

• Georgia's highest mountain is located in the Blue Ridge region.

• The largest region is the Coastal Plain.

COMPARATIVE READING COMPREHENSION

Multiple Choice

What is the main point in the first article?

• Poison dart frogs are very poisonous.

• Poison dart frogs eat insects.

• Poison dart frogs live in rain forests.

Multiple Choice

What is the main point in the second article?

• Poison dart frogs have toxins on their skin.

• There are two types of poisonous animals.

• Spiders inject venom into their prey.

Multiple Choice

How do the natural disasters in the two passages compare?

• Tornadoes have many reasons for why they form.

• Both natural disasters have extreme winds.

• Both storms form over water.

• Tornadoes and hurricanes do not have any comparisons.

Multiple Choice

How do the natural disasters in the two passages contrast?

• Both natural disasters cause a lot of damage.

• Tornadoes can cause floods.

• Tornadoes and hurricanes do not contrast.

• Tornadoes form on land, while hurricanes form above the water.