Dissecting Questions

Which details from the story make you believe the family is vacationing at the beach?

• Cause and Effect

• Fact and Opinion

• Main Idea and Detail

• Problem and Solution

Which best describes how the children probably felt after they realized mother was upset?

• persuade
• main idea
• sequence
• infer

Which of these words means almost the same thing as the word annoyed in paragraph 5?

• context
• explain
• evaluate
• purpose

What words from the story help the reader to know the meaning of the word fascination?

• context
• evaluate
• sequence
• outline

Describe a longhouse

• The question wants me to write what a longhouse looks like 
• The question wants me to write how a longhouse is built
• The question wants me to write if I like longhouses or not

Why do longhouses have short roofs?

• The question wants me to describe the roofs of longhouses
• The question wants me to write about how to build a short roof
• The question wants me to write why longhouses are made with short roofs

Which of the following best describes the tone of the passage?

• Determining Tone

• Determining Mood

• Determining the Central Idea

• Determining the Theme

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which choice provides the BEST evidence for the answer to the previous question?

• Inference

• Character Development

• Cite best textual evidence

• Determine the central idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.9

The passage most strongly suggests that researchers at MPI share which assumption?

• Determine the meaning of a phrase or word

• Determine the central idea

• Determine character development

• Cite best textual evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

It can be inferred from the passage that if scientists adjusted the coils, the plates would most likely swim in which direction?

• Determine the central idea

• Cite textual evidence

• Inference

• Determine mood

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1