Reading Skills Quiz

Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.
Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?

• Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is

• Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way

• Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short

• They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area

Someday we will all have robots that will be our personal servants. They will look and behave much like real humans. We will be able to talk to these mechanical helpers and they will be able to respond in kind! Amazingly, the robots of the future will be able to learn from experience. They will be smart, strong, and untiring workers whose only goal will be to make our lives easier.
What is this selection mainly about?

• Someday we will have robots that will be our personal servants.

• We will be able to talk to robots and they will be able to respond.

• You should give up if you are the Robots will look and behave much like real humans.

• Amazingly, the robots of the future will be able to learn from experience.

Were you born after 1985? If so, how long do you expect to live? Most people born after 1985 can expect to live more than 70 years. Of course, this is just a guess based on past records. By the way, females can expect to live about six years longer than males. That’s taken from past records too!
What is the paragraph mostly about?

• how long you might expect to live

• about the health of females

• why people live to be 70

• tells that people live to be 100

Read this sentence from the passage.

Coyote laughed loudly, “Why shouldn’t

I help myself to such a tasty morsel?”

In this sentence, you can tell that a morsel is something

• to eat

• to chase

• to laugh at

• to help out

The new place was so big that he was able to expand the size of the building and make it bigger

• a. F

• b. G

• c. H

• d. J

Peg is a cat. She plays with a red ball of yarn. Peg is a good pet.

Peg is a big __________.

• cat

• dog

Read the following passage and answer the question: "Sarah loved to read books about space. She was fascinated by the stars, planets, and the possibility of life on other planets. Every night, she would look through her telescope and dream about becoming an astronaut." What is the main idea of the passage?

• Sarah dislikes reading.

• Sarah is interested in space and dreams of becoming an astronaut.

• Sarah has a telescope.

• Sarah wants to be a scientist.

Read the following sentence and use context clues to determine the meaning of the word "fascinated": "Sarah was fascinated by the stars, planets, and the possibility of life on other planets." What does "fascinated" most likely mean?

• Bored

• Uninterested

• Captivated

• Confused

Read the following passage and answer the question: "Tommy's dog, Max, was always full of energy. Every morning, Max would wake Tommy up by jumping on his bed and licking his face. Tommy loved Max's enthusiasm, even though it sometimes made him late for school." What is the main idea of the passage?

• Tommy's dog, Max, is very energetic.

• Tommy dislikes his dog, Max.

• Max is a lazy dog.

• Tommy is always on time for school.

Read the following sentence and use context clues to determine the meaning of the word "enthusiasm": "Tommy loved Max's enthusiasm, even though it sometimes made him late for school." What does "enthusiasm" most likely mean?

• Laziness

• Excitement

• Anger

• Sadness