THIEVES Strategy with Newsela Lionfish Article

Which of the following would be the BEST information to gather from the Title?

• It is about a deadly predator

• It is about a fish

• It takes place in the Gulf of Mexico

• It is beautiful

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Which of the following subjects is NOT addressed in the Headings?

• It can live anywhere

• It has a selective or limited diet

• The fish has stripes and spines

• A group called REEF is trying to help

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What is the Introduction MOSTLY about

• What the fish looks like and how to spot it

• How the story is like a scary movie

• People dumping the fish into the Bahamas

• How the fish have taken over waters everywhere

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Which of the following is an NOT important from Every first sentence.

• This story is like a horror movie.

• This lionfish is a "near perfect predator."

• The lionfish first showed up in the Gulf of Mexico.

• REEF is cooking up lionfish

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Why does the author show the Visual of the lionfish? Choose the BEST answer.

• to scare you

• To make the descriptions in the text come alive

• to show you how big it is

• to show you how beautiful it is

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Based on the following line from the Summary “It’s really an uphill battle,” Johnston says. “The second you stop, they come back.”,

what is MOST likely the author's purpose for writing this article?

• to show you that the fish are coming to us next

• to show you how fast the fish grow

• To get people to stop dumping fish

• to make people aware of the fact that we need to stay vigilant or on top of it

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True or false... You need to write everything out when you do the THIEVES strategy. You CANNOT do it in your head!

• true

• false

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What do we learn about the lionfish from the Summary?

• The lionfish is delicious when cooked

• That they reproduce really quickly

• The lionfish has stripes and spines

• If we don't stay on top of it, the lionfish will keep making problems

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CCSS.RI.6.2

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How many questions did you get right on the quiz by using the THIEVES strategy?

• 1/4

• 2/4

• 3/4

• 4/4

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Imagine that you read the entire article about Lionfish. After reading that article you would probably have a higher reading comprehension of this article. Why?

• Because I have background knowledge

• Because I like fish

• Because it's an interesting topic

• Because the THIEVES strategy works

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