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

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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

• Determining Tone

• Determining Mood

• Determining the Central Idea

• Determining the Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

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.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

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.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1