Reading Comprehension Quiz

What is the theme of the first passage?

After setting his alarm clock for PM instead of AM, Eric woke up late for school. In his haste, he forgot to pack a lunch or bring lunch money. Eric did not mind much at the time and figured that he could just eat some of his friend's food. During lunchtime, Eric explained his situation to the people at his lunch table. His friends were sympathetic to his cause, but they only packed lunches for themselves, not Eric. Katie offered Eric a small bag of carrots. "Yuck! I hate carrots. Thanks anyway," Eric said as he declined Katie's offer. Chuck offered Eric his milk, to which Eric responded, "Is that skim milk? Ewww…. I hate skim milk. Does anyone have any chocolate milk?" Some people at the table did have chocolate milk, but they did not want to give their milk to Eric. To break the silence, Ben offered Eric half of his egg salad sandwich, but Eric again refused quite rudely, "Egg salad is gross. Doesn't anyone have anything good for me?" But that was the last offer that Eric would receive that day.

• Beggars can’t be choosers.

• Don’t be a picky eater.

• Milk will do a body good.

• Responsibility is taught, not learned.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

What evidence from the text supports your answer to number 1?

• “Yuck! I hate carrots.”

• “But that was the last offer that Eric would receive that day.”

• “Is that skim milk?”

• “In his haste, he forgot to pack a lunch or bring lunch money.”

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CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.1

What is the theme of the second passage?

Tommy wanted a skateboard badly. Sometimes he would stay after school just to watch the older boys do tricks on the stairs. Tommy thought that it looked like so much fun to grind down rails and kickflip over gaps. He imagined performing jaw-dropping tricks on the various landmarks he passed on his way home. After months of saving money and begging his grandma, Tommy finally got a skateboard. With a beaming grin across his face, Tommy ran out to his driveway and attempted one of the tricks that he had often imagined himself performing. As Tommy put his first foot on his skateboard, the skateboard slid out from under him and Tommy fell on his butt. He broke out into tears. That was the last time that Tommy rode a skateboard.

• Don’t take risks.

• You aren’t always as talented as you think you are.

• Be careful what you wish for.

• It’s better to be a saver, than a spender.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

What evidence from the text supports your answer to number 3?

• “...the skateboard slid out from under him and Tommy fell on his butt.”

• “He imagined performing jaw-dropping tricks on the various landmarks.”

• “After months of saving money and begging…”

• “Tommy wanted a skateboard badly.”

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CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

What is the theme of the passage?

Keith was stressed about his research paper. He had to write five pages about something that interested him, but he couldn't think of anything interesting. He decided that he would just play basketball. The next night Keith sat down to work on his paper again, but he still couldn't think of anything that interested him, so he listened to music and played video games instead. The next few days went much the same: he told himself that he wasn't interested in anything, and then he read comic books, watched movies, or read about classic cars. Keith was worried now because the paper was due very soon, and he still didn't even have a topic. He tried to think of something that he found interesting, but again he couldn't, so he just played his guitar and cooked a meal for his family. He loved to cook. At last the due date was here and Keith still didn't even have a topic. By now he had accepted that he would fail. "If only I could have found an interesting topic," he told himself.

 

• Music soothes the savage beast.

• When you’re assigned five pages, write six.

• Don’t worry about things you can’t control.

• Never put off for tomorrow, what you can do today.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

What evidence from the text supports your answer to question 5?

• “Keith was stressed about his research paper.”

• “The next few days went much the same…”

• “Keith was worried now because the paper was due.”

• “He had to write five pages about something that interested him…”

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CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.2.4

What is the theme of this passage?

"Mike, could you please fix the leak in the roof?" Katie asked her husband politely, but he was sick of what felt like his wife nagging him. "I'll get to it when I get to it," he replied brusquely. A small drip-drop of water collected in a cooking pot on the living room floor. The next time it rained, Katie had to use a large bucket. The leak was growing in size. "Mike, I really need you to patch the roof. It is getting worse," Katie warned her husband, but again he was in no mood to take direction. "Do I really need to keep saying this, Katie? I'm tired from working. I want to watch the game. I will patch the leak later," but Mike did not patch the leak and it continued expanding. A few weeks later a torrential rainstorm hit. The water poured through the roof. Some of it may have damaged the floor, but Mike didn't even seem to notice until the rains fell on his widescreen television.

• Be prepared.

• Water is the most destructive element in nature.

• Without intervention, small problems become big problems.

• Happy wife is a happy life.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

What evidence from the passage supports your answer to question 7?

• “…until the rains fell on his widescreen television.”

• “Katie warned her husband, but again he was in no mood…”

• “A few weeks later a torrential rainstorm hit.”

• “I’ll get to it when I get to it…”

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CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.1

What is the theme of the passage?

• Steer the course.

• You can’t choose your friends.

• Don’t judge a book by its cover.

• You are judged by the company you keep.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

What evidence from the passage supports your answer to question 9?

• “Kristin had a good reputation.”

• “...why are you hanging out with these two?”

• “Kristin had always quietly admired Nikki and Simone…”

• “She picked out a few snacks and paid for her purchases…”

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CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RF.2.4C