Reading Sentences Comprehension

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Kahlil was trying to read his book.

Who is this sentence about?

• was

• book

• Kahlil

• read

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Kahlil was trying to read his book.

What is the action in this sentence?

• was trying

• book

• Kahlil

• his

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Kahlil was trying to read his book.

What are the things in this sentence?

• try and read

• Kahlil and book

• Kahlil and try

• book and read

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When we had reached our turn, two white men grabbed my dad.

What is the subject of this sentence? What is this sentence about?

• we

• my dad

• two white men

• our turn

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When we had reached our turn, two white men grabbed my dad.

What is the predicate in this sentence? What happened?

• grabbed my dad

• we

• two white men

• When

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He restarted the car and tried to reverse, but the wheels were stuck in the snow.

What is the predicate in this sentence? What happened?

• restarted the car and tried to reverse

• He

• but

• in the snow

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He restarted the car and tried to reverse, but the wheels were stuck in the snow.

What is the subject of this sentence?

• restarted the car and tried to reverse

• He

• but

• in the snow

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He restarted the car and tried to reverse, but the wheels were stuck in the snow.

In this sentence, the word "reverse" means the same as ___

• get out

• go backwards

• move up

• add gas or fuel

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He restarted the car and tried to reverse, but the wheels were stuck in the snow.

Why wouldn't the car move?

• he restarted it

• it was in reverse

• the wheels were stuck

• in the snow

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As a child, Langston Hughes frequently moved with his family, so he was exposed to many different communities and cultures from a young age.

How did Hughes benefit by moving a lot?

• he was a child

• he moved frequently with his family

• his family opened a new commercial store everywhere they went

• he experienced several cultures and communities