Comprehension Strategies and Constructing Meaning #4

Desi calls to his yellow dog. “Come, Rex!” Rex comes running fast and jumps up on Desi. “Oh no! You are wet!” Desi says.

How does the dog feel to Desi?

• wet

• fast

• yellow

Red cars, red cars

go very far.

Green cars, green cars

go very far.

Blue cars, blue cars

go very ______.

 

What word comes next?

• far

• yellow

• car

Erin ran like lightning as she went around the track.

The words like lightning mean that Erin was _______. 

• fast

• bright

• dangerous

David is writing a play for his social studies class. He needs facts about the conditions George Washington’s army endured at Valley Forge.

 

Which would be his most trusted source?

• A fictional story about a soldier at Valley Forge.

• His history textbook's entry on Valley Forge.

• A brochure selling weekend bus trips to Valley Forge.

Reggie and his mom had a picnic. They packed a basket with food from their garden. They brought along an old blanket to sit on. They walked to the park and found a spot near the lake. They ate their lunch as they watched the boats sail by.

The story takes place at a park because the characters __________.

• have a picnic

• take a walk

• go sailing

I walk out of the house. My hands get cold.

Cold tells how my hands _______.

• feel

• look

• sound

Erin wants to see the monkeys. She wants to see the big cats. Erin and Mom get in the car. They go to the zoo.

What do you do at a zoo?

• get in the car

• see animals

• be with mom

The sun is a star. It is big and hot. It looks yellow.

The sun is _____.

• real

• a toy

• made-up

Max and Kim go to a farm. Max sees a cow. The cow says, “Moo!” Kim jumps. Her hat falls off!

Who jumps?

• Kim

• Max

• the cow

Some bugs are small. They are hard to see. Some bugs are big. You can see them from far away.

What bugs are hard to see?

• red bugs

• small bugs

• toy bugs