Reading Comprehension Quiz

What does the term "Central Idea" refer to in a text?

• The dictionary definition of a word

• The emotion or implied meaning of a word

• The most important information in your own words

• What the text is mainly about

What are "Key details" in a text?

• A short funny or interesting story about a real person or event

• Information that strongly supports the central idea

• The emotion or implied meaning of a word

• The dictionary definition of a word

What does it mean to "Summarize" a text?

• To retell the most important information in your own words

• To provide new information

• To quote from the text that prove specific opinions, claims, or statements

• To give the dictionary definition of a word

What is "Text evidence"?

• The dictionary definition of a word

• The emotion or implied meaning of a word

• Quotes from the text that prove specific opinions, claims, or statements

• A short funny or interesting story about a real person or event

What does "Introduce" mean in the context of a text?

• To retell the most important information in your own words

• To provide new information

• To quote from the text that prove specific opinions, claims, or statements

• The dictionary definition of a word

What is an "Anecdote"?

• The dictionary definition of a word

• The emotion or implied meaning of a word

• A short funny or interesting story about a real person or event

• Information that strongly supports the central idea

What does "Connotative" mean?

• The dictionary definition of a word

• The emotion or implied meaning of a word

• A short funny or interesting story about a real person or event

• Quotes from the text that prove specific opinions, claims, or statements

What is the "Denotation" of a word?

• The emotion or implied meaning of a word

• A short funny or interesting story about a real person or event

• Information that strongly supports the central idea

• The dictionary definition of a word

Can my friend come ____ this weekend? My mom said, Yes!"

• over

• letter

• better

• father

Read the sentence from the passage.
 Music filled the air. What is the meaning of this sentence?

• The musicians blew very hard to play their instruments.
• The music was soft and hard to hear.
• The musicians ran out of breath while playing their instruments.
• The music could be heard in the theater.