Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer. Soccer players learn how to dribble and pass the ball. They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score. Most importantly, soccer players learn how to work together with their teammates. What is the main idea?

Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer.

They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score.

Soccer players learn how to dribble.

They learn how to work together as teammates.

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.

If you are feeling sad, you can make yourself feel better by doing a few simple things. You can take a walk (or get another form of exercise), you can talk to a friend, or you can write down your feelings. Writing down the good things in your life will help too. Doing something good for someone else will also help you feel better. If you still feel a little sad, act happy. It works like magic to make you feel better! What is the main idea?

There are many ways to make yourself feel better.

You should do good things for others.

Floods can cause tremendous damage. They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind. It can take months to clean up after a flood. What is the main idea?

Floods can cause a lot of damage.

Floods damage houses and roads.

The Statue of Liberty is visited by thousands of people every year. The Statue of Liberty is a 151 foot tall statue of a woman holding a book and a torch. It was a gift of friendship from the people of France. It has become the universal symbol for freedom. Which of the following is NOT a supporting detail?

The Statue of Liberty is an amazing statue

The Statue of Liberty is 151 feet tall

Thousands of people visit the Statues of Liberty each year

It was a gift of friendship from France

What are supporting details?

Details from the text that develop the main idea

Details from the text that tell you how the character is feeling

Details about the text that tell you about the setting

What is one supporting details from the text? Mother gorillas do a lot for their babies. They nurse their babies. They protect them from danger. And they teach the tiny gorillas how to get along with other gorillas.

They teach the tiny gorillas how to get along with other gorillas.

Mother gorillas do a lot for their babies.

Baby gorillas need their mothers a lot.

Mother gorillas prefer to keep their babies safe.

Using the image above, what is a glossary?

An alphabetical list of important words and their definitions.

Tells the name of chapters and what page the chapters can be found.

A picture labels parts of an object.

Shows where places/events are located.

What is the purpose of these subheadings?

To help the reader find the main ideas in each section

To help the reader understand the author’s opinion

To help the reader visualize the information

To help the reader place events in order

NONFICTION books are...

written from the author's imagination

Which text structure best describes this paragraph? In many countries around the world people are unable to find clean water to drink. Clean water is necessary for a healthy life. One program called The Water Project is taking matters into their own hands by digging wells in Africa so that locals can have clean water. They know this will not fix the issue everywhere but it’s a step in the right direction.

Sequence or Chronological Order

Which text structure best describes how this paragraph is written? Have you ever wanted to buy something but didn’t have enough money? As a kid, one way to solve this dilemma is to help your parents. Many times parents will pay children an allowance to complete extra chores. Another possible way to resolve this issue is offering to help your neighbors, rake their yard, help clean, or walk a dog.

Sequence or Chronological Order

If you were writing a paragraph explaining the steps needed to learn how to ride a bike, what text structure would you use?

Sequence or Chronological Order

A journalist is writing an article for a local newspaper on the lack of city transportation and ideas to help fix it. What text structure should the journalist use?

Sequence and Chronological Order

Which of these topics would be best written in cause and effect text structure?

Explaining why many animals of the rain forest are losing their homes

Explaining how basketballs and volleyballs are both used in sports but are made of very different materials

Explaining how to prevent a house fire and what to do if there is a fire

Explaining how to bake a triple chocolate fudge birthday cake

Which of these topics would be best written in compare and contrast text structure?

Explaining how basketballs and volleyballs are both used in sports but are made of very different materials

Explaining how to prevent a house fire and what to do if there is a fire

Explaining how to bake a triple chocolate fudge birthday cake

Explaining why many animals of the rain forest are losing their homes

Which evidence matches the reason "Sleep is needed to grow the right way."

Researchers have discovered that kids getting 10-11 hours of sleep a night grow taller than those that don't.

According to Kids Health, scientists have proven that kids getting 10-11 hours of sleep a night are nicer and have more friends.

My mom only gets 4 hours of sleep a night and is really stressed out and tired all the time.

Sleep is good for your skin and will make wrinkles in your face much smaller.

Read the opinion and select the reason that supports this opinion. Students should follow the rules at school.

following the rules at school keeps everyone safe

following the rules at school is not fun

Read the opinion and select the reason that best supports the opinion. All children should go to school year-round.

Going to school year-round makes it easier for students to learn and remember.

Going to school year-round makes it hard for families to go on vacation.

Which reason supports the authors point? Getting enough sleep at night is very important.

if you don't get enough sleep, you will not have enough energy

children get more quality time with parents

instead of spending hours doing homework, children can play outside

Save Your Money Some kids earn money by doing jobs around their houses or neighborhoods. They should save some of their money. If they save their money for a little while, they can buy something special. For example, if someone wants a new video game, they could save their money to buy it themselves. Which evidence supports the claim that if kids save their money for a little while, they can buy something special?

If someone wants a new video game, they could save their money to buy it themselves.

They should save some of their money.

Some kids earn money by doing jobs around their houses or neighborhoods.

The next time you drop food on the floor, take it straight to the trashcan. You may have heard that food dropped on the floor is still clean if it is picked up within five seconds. A high school student named Jillian Clark proved this to be false. She completed several experiments that showed that bacteria contaminates food as soon as they touch. Any moisture on the floor or the food speeds contamination even more. What evidence supports the author's claim that food dropped on the floor is not clean?

She completed several experiments that showed that bacteria contaminates food as soon as they touch.

The next time you drop food on the floor, take it straight to the trashcan.

You may have heard that food dropped on the floor is still clean if it is picked up within five seconds

A high school student named Jillian Clark proved this to be false.

Over half of American households have pets. One of the benefits of owning an animal is that it may help a person live longer. According to the Department of Health, people with pets live an average of ten years longer than those who don’t have pets. Cats, dogs, lizards, and fish are all fun pets that can help you live a longer life! What evidence from the text supports the claim that people who own pets live longer?

According to the Department of Health, people with pets live an average of ten years longer than those who don’t have pets.

Half Americans will have shorter lives.

Over half of American households have pets.

Cats, dogs, lizards, and fish are all fun pets.

Nonfiction Reading Practice

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English

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2nd - 4th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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CCSS

RI.1.5, RI.4.2, RL.2.2

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Standards-aligned

Margaret Anderson

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50 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Uses text features to hold reader's attention.

Fiction

Nonfiction

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Includes an index, charts and graphs, photographs, and headings.

Fiction

Nonfiction

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Genres include: biography, reference, autobiography, informational, newspaper.

Fiction

Nonfiction

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What do you call the sentences located under the topic sentence in a paragraph?

main ideas

extra information

supporting details

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

In expository text, you usually can locate the main idea/topic sentence of each paragraph

at the beginning of each paragraph

in the middle of the paragraph

at the end of the paragraph

a paragraph doesn't have a topic sentence

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

The main idea of an informational text, like the theme of a fictional story, should be written as . . .

seldom as possible

a word or two

a sentence

a paragraph

a picture because it says a thousand words

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

The words that tell about this photograph are called the

bold print

caption

label

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

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Nonfiction Reading Practice

50 questions

Uses text features to hold reader's attention.

Includes an index, charts and graphs, photographs, and headings.

Genres include: biography, reference, autobiography, informational, newspaper.

What do you call the sentences located under the topic sentence in a paragraph?

In expository text, you usually can locate the main idea/topic sentence of each paragraph

The main idea of an informational text, like the theme of a fictional story, should be written as . . .

The words that tell about this photograph are called the

A reader reads nonfiction to

Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer. Soccer players learn how to dribble and pass the ball. They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score. Most importantly, soccer players learn how to work together with their teammates. What is the main idea?

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Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer. Soccer players learn how to dribble and pass the ball. They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score. Most importantly, soccer players learn how to work together with their teammates.
What is the main idea?