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Nonfiction Reading Skills

Authored by Barbara Ball

English

4th - 6th Grade

22 Questions

CCSS covered

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Nonfiction Reading Skills
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is a main idea?

the central point of a piece of writing
the information that supports the topic sentence
the most interesting detail in a book
the punctuation used in a paragraph

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What are supporting details?

Useless

Details from the text that tell you how the character is feeling

Details about the text that tell you about the setting

Details from the text that develop the main idea

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

It was backward day at school.  The students had to do things backward.  Some of them wore their T-shirts backward.  They took a test before they studied the lesson.  Dessert was served first instead of last.  They tried to walk home backward, but they bumped into each other and fell down. 
What is the main idea?

Dessert is supposed to come last.
The students had a backward day.
It is hard to do things backward.
Students failed their tests.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Floods can cause tremendous damage.  They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind.  It can take months to clean up after a flood.
 What is the main idea?

Floods can cause a lot of damage.
Floods cause mudslides.
Floods damage houses and roads. 

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Choose a supporting detail. "I am affraid of the dark."

I imagine all sorts of scary things.

My sister likes being in the dark.

I sleep with my parents.

When the sun goes down, it gets dark.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Choose a supporting detail. "Building a snowman is so much fun".

There were several snowmen on our block.

I love the snow days because that means school is out!

I love making the large balls of snow for the body.

I wear mittens when there is snow outside.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which detail does not belong? "My best friend and I are so much alike".

We do not have anything in common.

We both love romantic comedies.

We always laugh at the same corny jokes.

She loves chcolate ice cream as much as I do

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

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