(6) Language Arts Lesson 4.01 Scavenger Hunt

p. 4: Which of the following is not an active reading strategy?

• Look at the title and any subheadings.

• Read the first sentence.

• Look for any words in bold and ask questoins

• Read only parts of the passage carefully.

p. 5: Another term for "central idea" is

• theme

• main idea

• moral

• cake

p. 5: The key topic of a nonfiction text is

• the central/main idea

• the topic

• the theme

• the subtitle

p. 6: _____ is when you restate the central idea of what you just read in your own words.

p. 6: When you paraphrase, you can restate the text as if you were telling a _____ about it.

• paragraph

• doctor

• friend

• addition

p. 6: When paraphrasing a text, do not add _____ information. Only refer to the information in the paragraph.

• original

• complex

• new

• ideal

p. 6: When paraphrasing a text, do not simply _______ the words in the text. Use your own words and sentence structure.

• rearrange

• read

• classify

• multiply

p. 6: When paraphrasing a text, do not leave out the important information. Focus on the ______ ideas in the text.

• rearrange

• important

• classify

• multiply

p. 7: He was a poor academic student in elementary school until his mother began to limit his television watching and had him read two books a week and write book reports. Within a few years Carson was at the top of his class. He attended Yale University on a full scholarship, earning a bachelor's degree in psychology in 1973.

What is the central idea?

• He watched too much television, which affected his ability to learn.

• With hard work and the support of his mother, Carson improved as a student and earned a full scholarship to Yale University.

• Carson attended Yale University with a full scholarship because his mom made him read two books every week.

p. 7: After graduating from the University of Michigan in 1977 with a medical degree, he went to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md., to complete an internship in general surgery and a neurosurgery residency.

What is the central idea?

• After graduating with his medical degree, Carson continued his education and increased his experiences to be the best doctor he could be.

• Carson had to complete an internship to be a neurosurgeon.

• Carson was 25 years old when he graduated from the University of Michigan with his medical degree.