SOL Review - Nonfiction

Contrast: What is one way frogs & toads are different in the text?

• Frogs are amphibians. Toads are amphibians.

• Frogs and toads both have tadpoles.

• Frogs and toads can give you warts.

• Frogs have a slimy, thin body. Toads have wide bodies with short legs.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Compare frogs and toads.

• Frogs have long legs. Toads have short legs.

• Toads have bumpy skin. Frogs have slimy skin.

• Frogs and toads are amphibians. They both lay eggs.

• Frogs tends to move with super leaps. Toads move in small hops or wobbles.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

What is the main idea of this passage?

• Hermit crabs

• Animals that live in the ocean.

• Animals with Shells

• Ocean Life

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

Which one is a key detail in the passage...

Did you know that apples grow on trees? There are many different types of apples. Apples can be three different colors. They can be red, green, and yellow. You can make apple pie, apple juice, and applesauce with apples. I think apples make the perfect afternoon snack.

• Did you know that apples grow on trees?

• There are many different types of apples.

• You can make apple pie, apple juice, and applesauce with apples.

• I think apples make the perfect afternoon snack.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

What does summarize mean?

• To write a report

• To repeat the exact words that are written or said by someone else

• To take the author's words and paraphrase them

• To take the main idea and key details from a text and write them in your own words.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

Check all that are text features.

• Table of Contents

• Page Number

• Nonfiction

• Illustrations

• Picture Captions

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

To know what the section or page is going to be about, I can read the _________ .

• Glossary

• Caption

• Heading

• Title Page

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Soccer is known in some countries as football. It is a popular sport across the world, with over 200 countries playing the sport. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games from 1900 to 1928 and from 1936 to today.

What is the main idea?

• Soccer is important at the Olympics.

• Soccer is a worldwide sport.

• Soccer is also called football.

• Soccer is played by men and women.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

Cobras typically live in hot, tropical areas but are also found in savannahs, grasslands, forests and farming areas in Africa and Southern Asia. They like to spend time underground, under rocks and in trees. You can also find cobras in the water. What is the author's purpose?

• To explain why cobras live in hot areas.

• To highlight the different places cobras can be found.

• To describe how cobras interact with other snakes.

• To warn readers to be aware and careful of cobras

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CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Did you know that smiling is actually easier than frowning? It takes many more facial muscles to frown than to smile. In fact, smiling is also better for your health. When you smile, your sending a message to your brain that you're happy. So, make sure to smile! :) What is the author's purpose?

• To persuade the reader that frowning is easier than smiling.

• To describe how frowns create wrinkles.

• To encourage readers not to smile.

• To inform readers on the benefits of smiling.

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CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.6.6