3rd Grade Benchmark Unit 5 Review

To find the main idea of a passage, you should

• read only the first paragraph.

• read only the last paragraph.

• read the entire passage.

• read only the first sentence of each paragraph.

To find the meaning of a new word in a sentence, you should

• only look at the words before the word.

• only look at the words after the word.

• only look at any pictures.

• look at all the words around the word and any pictures.

Read the passage. The main idea of this passage is

• The Sun is very far away.

• The Sun is very heavy.

• The Sun is very large.

• The Sun is about 93 million miles away from Earth.

In this passage, a detail which supports the main idea is

• The Sun may seem small.

• The Sun also weighs more than 333,000 Earths added together.

• It is about 93 million miles away from the Earth.

• that is because it is so far away.

A cause

• always happens before the effect.

• always happens after the effect.

• can happen before or after the effect.

• is less important than the effect

An effect

• always happens before the cause

• always happens after the cause.

• happens as a result of the cause.

• is not has important as the cause.

Read the passage. The cause of Max's friends teasing him is

• Max's parents and teachers are proud of him.

• Reading will help Max learn about the world around him.

• Reading is important.

• Max would rather read than play video games.

Read the passage. One effect of Max reading during all of his free time is

• His parents and teachers are proud of him.

• Max plays video games.

• Max reads everything he knows.

• Max says reading is important.

A good subheading for this passage would be

• Max's Friends Tease Him

• Reading Is Important

• Max Does Not Like Video Games

• Max Loves to Read

Read the passage. A context clue to explain the meaning of the underlined word is

• The pot was large.

• bubbles and steam rose from the water.

• the big, black stove.

• They were all so hungry!