Understanding Key Concepts in Reading Comprehension

What are context clues?

• Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings

• Evidence and reasoning from the text

• Information in a sentence that helps determine the meaning of an unknown word

• A guiding question for learning

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

Which of the following is an example of summarizing?

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Fill in the blank: The Greek root "photo" means ______.

• To hear

• To see

• Light

• Sound

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Fill in the blank: The sentence "By next week, they will have completed the project" is an example of ______ tense.

• past perfect

• present perfect

• future perfect

• simple future

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CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

Which of the following is NOT an example of a homograph? A) Lead (to guide) and lead (a metal) B) Bow (to bend) and bow (a weapon) C) Close (near) and close (to shut) D) Run (to jog) and run (a tear in fabric)

• Lead (to guide) and lead (a metal)

• Bow (to bend) and bow (a weapon)

• Close (near) and close (to shut)

• Run (to jog) and run (a tear in fabric)

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of the following sentences is an example of the present perfect tense?

• A) "She has finished her homework."

• B) "He had left before the meeting started."

• C) "By next week, they will have completed the project."

• D) "Trees help the environment by producing oxygen."

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CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.6.10

Fill in the blank: Comparing involves looking at how things are ______.

• alike and different

• similar

• identical

• opposite

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the purpose of comparing?

• To find differences

• To find similarities

• To find both similarities and differences

• To find identical features

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following is an example of a Greek root?

• A) "photo" meaning light

• B) "aqua" meaning water

• C) "bio" meaning life

• D) All of the above

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of the following sentences is an example of the past perfect tense?

• "She has finished her homework."

• "He had left before the meeting started."

• "By next week, they will have completed the project."

• "Trees help the environment by producing oxygen."

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CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.6.10