Determining the Skill

What is the skill for the following question:

Part A: Which is the theme of the poem?

• Theme

• Central Idea and Key Details

• Context Clues

• Text Structure

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the skill for the following question?

Part B: Which quotation from the poem best supports the answer in Part A?

• Determine if you are making or supporting (Inferences)

• Inferences

• Central Idea and key Details

• Make a Connection

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is the skill and strategy for the following question:

What is the author's purpose for using the phrase "Often they lie low" in paragraph 2?

• Main Idea

• Context Clues/I.D.E.A.S.

• Text Structure/I.D.E.A.S.

• Text Structure/A.C.T.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the skill for the following question:

How does the author use the illustration to show the ideas presented in paragraphs 9-10?

• Determining Main IDEA and Key Details

• Determining Print/Digital Sources

• Determining Text Structure

• Making a Connection

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

What skill should be used for the following test question:

Read the sentence from paragraph 12.

"Then he held up his fore-paw as the Mole stepped gingerly down.

What does gingerly mean as it is used in the sentence?

• Text Structure

• Language

• Context Clues

• Point of View

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What skill should be used for the following question:

How does the use of the words "bright," "twinkle," and "like a tiny star" impact the tone of the passage?

• Determine the Figurative Language

• Determine the Text Structure

• Determine the Context Clue

• Determine the author's POV

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

What is the skill to use to answer the following:

Select two quotations that support the claim that the Mole and Water Rat both appear nervous at the beginning of the passage.

• Inference

• Author's Claim

• Compare and Contrast

• Context Clue

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the skill to use for the following question:

Based on paragraph 12-15, how does the Mole feel during the boat ride?

• Context Clue

• Inference

• Central Idea

• Make a Connection

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.3A

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

What is the skill to use:

Read the sentence from paragraph 14.

"What?" cried the Rat, open-mouthed: "Never been in a--you never-- well I-- what have you been doing, then?"

How does the sentence contribute to the passage?

• Context Clues

• Connection

• Structure

• Main Idea/KD

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is the skill for the following:

Select two underlined lines from the poem that best illustrate the setting.

• Determining the Print/Source

• Determining the Structure/Organization

• Determining the central idea and KD

• Determining the plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5