Reading Comprehension Exam Review

I should read the entire text before answering the questions.

• True
• False

There is a child sleeping upstairs quietly, when all of a sudden there is a loud "THUMP!"  We can infer that 

• the child continued to sleep calmly
• the child fell out of bed
• the child was eating a bag of chips
• the child was reading a book

When you think about what might happen next in a story you are using the strategy of____________.

• Questioning
• Summarizing
• Predicting
• Antonym

What is comprehension?

• Reading for pleasure
• Reading for understanding
• Something Mrs. Werch forces me to do
• Useless stuff

When I stumble upon an underlined word that I do not know the meaning to, I should −

• Use context clues from the sentences around the word
• Come up with a definition that I think maybe fits in the sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.RF.3.4C

The Kentucky Derby is a horse race. It happens on the first Saturday in May. It is one of the most famous horse races in the world. It is part of the “Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Horse Races” in the United States. The Triple Crown also includes the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes.

When does the Kentucky Derby take place?

• On a two mile track
• In Kentucky
• In the Spring
• none of the above

The Kentucky Derby takes place on a one and a quarter mile (two kilometers) dirt track. The horses must run around the dirt track. The first horse to run around the dirt track is covered in a blanket of roses. For this reason, the Kentucky Derby is also called the “Run for the Roses”.

A Racetrack is:

• a plot of ground, usually oval, laid out for horse racing.
• The place where people watch the horse race
• a building for the lodging and feeding of horses

The Kentucky Derby takes place on a one and a quarter mile (two kilometers) dirt track. The horses must run around the dirt track. The first horse to run around the dirt track is covered in a blanket of roses. For this reason, the Kentucky Derby is also called the “Run for the Roses”.

How long is the track:

• 1 mile
• two kilometres 
• 1 and a half mile
• 1 kilometer 

The track is not very long, and so the race is very short. The Kentucky Derby is “The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports” for many people. The record for the fastest horse is held by Secretariat, who ran in one minute, fifty-nine seconds in 1973.

A race is:

• a competition between runners, horses and/or vehicles to see which is the fastest in covering a set course.
• a competition between horses only to see which is the fastest covering a set course
• a planned public or social occasion.

Horses and horse breeding have been part of Kentucky culture for over a century. The Kentucky Derby is a celebration of the horse breeding culture, and it is important in the culture of Kentucky and in the American South. Because of the race’s history, many traditions have developed to go with the Derby. People drink special drinks and eat special food at the Kentucky Derby. They eat Derby pie, which is made with walnuts and chocolate.

Which of the following terms is NOT  a synonym of Celebration?

• ceremony
• festival
• party
• exam