Reading Review

Read this paragraph from The Buffalo are Back: The American Indians On the day that the calf was born the air was smoky. The Indians who lived on the plains were setting the grasses ablaze, as they had for thousands of years. The fire was good for the prairie. The calf may have been afraid of the flames, but they kept the trees from taking over the grasslands. What text feature helps the readers understand this paragraph?

• the vocabulary

• the word smoky

• the punctuation

• the subheading

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What is the THEME of the fable "The Tortoise and the Hare?"

• Slow and steady will win the race.

• Take a nap when you can.

• Always race when you can.

• Be happy.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

In the poem Swimming to the Rock, the author repeats words. For example, " The rock is very, very far away." Why would a poet use repetition in a poem?

• to make sure the reader is reading

• to use up space on the line

• to get a point across or to express a feeling

• to make sure the reader knows what is happening

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

We read "A Hug in a Box" from our Unit 2 Assessment. Matias "wilted in defeat" when his mom said making many care packages would be too expensive. What does this metaphor mean?

• flowers need watering

• Matias felt sad.

• He lost.

• It means to go outside and try your best.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

To find a metaphor, I need to look for ...

• two things that are being compared with "like" or "as"

• two unlike things being compared without "like" or "as"

• a rock or a hard stone

• capital letters in the correct place

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which word below is a signal word for the Problem/Solution text structure?

• effect

• next

• amazing

• conflict

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

The snowflake is shown in a picture and it is 60 times its actual size. The angles between the six major branches are repeated over and over again in many smaller details of this amazing structure.

What is the AUTHOR'S PURPOSE for writing this paragraph?

• It is to entertain us so we will look at pictures closely.

• The purpose is for the reader to learn about a snowflake.

• The purpose is to persuade the reader to go where it is snowing outside.

• The author's purpose is to amaze us!

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Select the example of a word with a prefix below.

• probably

• genetically

• unnecessary

• humans

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Read this sentence from Energy Island: Wind may not be as efficient as other energy sources. What prefix can be added to the word efficient to make an antonym?

• un

• in

• re

• mis

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the past tense of the verb "shop" in the sentence "Yesterday, I ___ at the store."?

• Shop

• Shopped

• Will shop

• shopping

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D