Comprehension Strategies and Constructing Meaning #5

Three friends formed the ______ that performed at the concert.

 

Which word best completes the sentence?

• trio

• quartet

• duet

One of the biggest snakes in the world is the anaconda. The anaconda can grow to almost thirty feet in length. It lives in swamps, marshes and tropical rain forests. To eat, the anaconda winds its body around its food. Then the snake swallows the entire thing without chewing. After a big meal, an anaconda can go months without food.

How does the anaconda eat its food?

• by saving some for later

• by eating it in bites

• by swallowing it whole

Kristen and her mom want to build a tree house. They find a magazine article that tells how to build a tree house.

 

Which of the following will they probably learn from the article?

• Whether there are places people live in tree houses

• Where to find the biggest tree house in the world

• The best materials to use in building a tree house

Norma saw this camera advertisement in the newspaper.

 

Take a perfect photo with each click! The Speedy Image camera is the finest camera on the market today.

 

The advertisement tries to convince people that this camera is _______.

• Used by professionals

• Of high quality

• The most popular

With a heavy heart. Philip said goodbye to his cousins until next year.

 

With a heavy heart mean to feel ______.

• ill

• confused

• sad

• mad

Children get to school in lots of ways. Some children walk to school. Some children take the bus. Some children ride in a car.

What is this mostly about?

• ways to get to school

• ways to ride in a car

• ways to take the bus

The dog got a toy. It gave the toy to Ann. Then Ann and the dog played with the toy.

What is the end of the story?

• Ann and the dog played with the toy

• the dog gave Ann the toy

• the dog got a toy

Donkey help people. Sometimes they give people rides. Sometimes they carry things that are too heavy for people to carry.

Which of the following correctly identifies the text above?

• a fairy tale

• facts

• a play

The countries in the world are different in many ways. Some are big, and some are small. Some have many people, and some have few.

What is this mostly about?

• how countries are different

• where people live in the world

• which countries are big

Children get to school in lots of ways. Some children walk to school. Some children take the bus. Some children ride in a car.

What is this mostly about?

• ways to get to school

• ways to ride in a car

• ways to take the bus