Test 1 Mini Review

• What does Captain Arsenio’s description of the Motocanary experiment tell you about him?

When a question ask what an article is mainly about, it is asking you to...

• determine the main idea.

• provide supporting details.

• retell the story in your own words

• provide the author's purpose.

When an article provides information about a topic, the author's purpose is most likely to _________.

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Inform

• Describe

Cooking in School

I believe every student in every class in America should learn to cook. Why? Because everyone needs to know how to cook when they are an adult! Studies show that people who eat home-cooked meals are healthier. And families that cook an eat together are happier. Why not start learning these skills early?

Which is the best summary of the selection?

• A. All school should have cooking classes. Cooking keeps people healthy and families happy.

• B. Studies show that people who eat home-cooked meals are healthier, and families that cook and eat together are happier.

• C. Every student in America should learn how to cook by taking classes.

• D. Everyone needs to know how to cook as an adult, but they should learn to cook at home, not at school

Choose the BEST option to combine the sentences.

SENTENCE 1: That night the teenagers had Pizza Rolls for dinner.

SENTENCE 2: It was yummy.

• That night the teenagers had Pizza Rolls and that pizza roll was yummy.

• That night the teenagers had Pizza Rolls that were yummy.

• That night the teenagers had Pizza Rolls for dinner and they were yummy.

• That night the teenagers had yummy Pizza Rolls for dinner.

Which sentence is NOT a complete sentence?

• The boys and girls quickly ran around the athletic track.

• The night before the they went to the airport.

• What happens to frozen water when it is left outside?

• You may even like running as much as I did!

Choose the BEST option for correcting the sentence.

SENTENCE: At the store, I wanted to by a large tub of ice cream.

• At the store, I wanted to buys a tub of ice cream.

• At the store, I wanted to bye a tub of ice cream.

• At the store, I wanted to buy a large tub of ice cream.

What change should be made in the sentence?

SENTENCE: My family and I worked vary hard to complete the challenging puzzle

• puzzle to pussle

• family to familee

• challenging to challenged

• vary to very