Test Prep Reading

Years ago mothers couldn't always watch the tiny children who were just learning to walk. They tied a big soft pillow around the child's middle. This was called a "pudding." No matter how often the baby fell, he couldn't get hurt. You can infer that:

• mothers didn't like their little children

• mothers had a lot to do

• many children never learned to walk

Arlene turned the radio up full blast, but her brother told her to turn it down because he had a headache.

• so it exploded
• as loud as it would go
• quickly
• as quiet as it would go

For years scientist have wanted to know the spider's secret.  The threads of spider webs are so tiny, yet so strong.  How can these threads be so strong?  Now scientists have found out.  The inside of the spider's thread is soft.  It helps the web stretch without breaking.  The outside of the web is hard and strong.  This paragraph mainly tells:

• who makes thread soft
• how spiders make strong thread
• how scientists make strong thread
• why spiders spin webs

What is the Author's Purpose?

A fictional story about my childhood adventures.

• Factual
• Entertain
• Inform
• Persuade

You are reading a story about 3 talking pigs...Fiction or Non-Fiction?

• Fiction
• Non-Fiction

An INFORMATIONAL text

• is fiction
• is nonfiction
• could be either

A book with wizards and magic would be considered...

• realistic fiction
• autobiography
• fantasy
• historical fiction

A type of text that provides facts about many different topics. They are meant to “inform” the reader.

• Fantasy 
• Persuasive Writing 
• Biography 
• Informational Text 

The ball went through the _______ just as the buzzer sounded at the end of the game!

• hoop
• cord
• jersey
• spurs

I was excited to get a new ___________.

• vehicle
• spurs
• roundup
• awkward