3rd grade Review Quiz 2

An author's purpose is...

• the reason an author writes
• the way the author sees and interprets the world

• author's sense of humor
• author's way of life. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

What is the reason the author included paragraph 4?

• to warn people about visiting the Gulf of Mexico

• to help people see that beaches may not be safe to visit

• to convince people that oil companies are dangerous

• to explain how the problem on the Gulf Coast was created

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

What is central idea?

• why the author wrote the text

• what the text is mostly about

• the lesson learned from the text

• what the author believes is true

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

Part A: What is the central idea of the passage?

• Volunteers must work quickly to save a pelican covered in oil.

• An oil company tries to stop the flow of oil in the Gulf.

• Rescue workers try to help animals after an oil spill occurs in the Gulf.

• Birds, sea turtles, and dolphins live near an oil well.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

Part B: Which sentence from the passage best supports the central idea that "Rescue workers try to help animals after an oil spill occurs in the Gulf.

• "The bird is like many other animals here in the bay."

• "In the Gulf of Mexico, deep-water oil wells exist."

• "There are many other animals at the rescue center, mostly birds and sea turtles."

• The little raft turns into Barataria Bay and starts to inch along the coast.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

How is the information in the passage organized?

• by giving a new solution to save many animals in the Gulf

• by listing the many effects of just one volunteer in the Gulf

• by comparing the Gulf oil spill to other oil spills that happened in history

• by retelling the sequence of events that took place after the Gulf oil spill

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Select the sentence that shows the author's main claim in the last paragraph.

• But rescue volunteers are trying to help.

• The little raft goes out to Barataria Bay to search again.

• It is all they can do.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

Which sentence supports the author's claim that rescue volunteers are trying to help.

• There was no time to waste!

• The oil affected the animals

• Rescuers give the bird food and water.

• The little raft goes out to Barataira Bay to search again.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5