RL.6.2 RCC Determining Theme

You have read the iReady passage "Rushmore". Select the sentence that supports the inference the narrator is not looking forward to the trip.

• This summer, my parents planned a trip for us to visit

  Mount Rushmore.

• Our sixth-grade class had studied Mount

  Rushmore, and a visit there sounded really boring.

• Now I was supposed to enjoy staring at a huge carved

  rock?

• Last

  summer, we went to a theme park, and I went on about fifty

  rides.

You have read the iReady passage "Rushmore". What is the narrator’s

final opinion of Mount Rushmore as a place to see and visit? Select two answers.

• Seeing the animals was fascinating, but nothing could

  prepare me for what we saw the next day.

• I’ve seen statues of

  famous people before. I didn’t know why these would be any

  different, but boy did I find out!

• When I saw the monument for the first time, I felt

  frozen in my tracks. Mount Rushmore is simply majestic.

• The size of the carvings is astonishing—each head is about

  60 feet high!

You have read the iReady passage "Rushmore". In this story, the narrator’s feelings are clues about the story’s central idea. Which sentence from the story shares an important detail about the author’s feelings?

• A “Last summer, we went to a theme park and I went on about

  fifty rides.”

• B “Our sixth-grade class had studied Mount Rushmore, and a visit

  there sounded really boring.”

• C “This summer, my parents planned a trip for us to visit Mount

  Rushmore.”.

• D “I’ve seen statues of famous people before.”

You have read the iReady passage "Rushmore". Which of the following sentences best states a theme about human behavior as described in “Rushmore”?

• A People often dread situations that turn out to be fine or even

  fun.

• B What is pleasing to one person may be disappointing to

  another.

• C We should always do what we can to make the best of a difficult

  situation.

• D Memories of great times in the past can help us through boring

  times in the present.

You have read the iReady passage "Rushmore".

Part B: Select two pieces of evidence from the story shares an important detail about the author’s feelings?

• “planned a trip for us to visit Mt. Rushmore”

• “and a visit there sounded really boring”

• “As we drove to the airport”

• “the size of the carvings is astonishing”

• “We drove about 30 miles”

You have read the iReady passage "Vivian’s Move".

Part A: Which sentence helps convey the central idea that Vivian is changing her mind about the move?

• A “On a gray, rainy morning, Vivian waved goodbye to the red door she had walked

  through for the last time.”

• B “San Francisco was starting to feel more like home every minute.”

• C “For the past couple of months, Vivian and her dad had been reading about San Francisco

  and California.”

• D “Boston was beautiful and had wonderful restaurants, and she adored the fall leaves and

  the snowy winters.”

You have read the iReady passage "Vivian’s Move".

Part B: Which two details help support the central idea that Vivian is changing her mind about the move?

• “She felt like she was on a roller coaster as they drove through the steep hills of the city.”

• B “These hills would be amazing for sledding!”

• C “Her dad wasn’t particularly excited about the bubble-gum-colored entrance, but Vivian

  was thrilled."

• D “She was delighted to smell the delicious aromas floating in the air.”

• E “Before going home, Vivian and her dad decided to take a trolley car to a nearby beach.”

You have read the iReady passage "Vivian’s Move".

What is the central idea of paragraph 3?

• A Vivian’s dad thinks San Francisco is better than Boston.

• B San Francisco doesn’t get snow like Boston does.

• C Vivian doesn’t want to leave Boston for San Francisco.

• D Only Vivian loves the fall and the winter seasons.