Georgia Milestones Reading Review

What does "main idea" mean?

• What the author is trying to teach you

• What the text is mainly about

• The authors opinion of the text

• The title of the text

Infer means to look for _____________ in the story and use your knowledge. 

• clues

• characters

• setting

• theme

No one want to play with Lena because she always tells everyone else what to do.  She insists that everyone do things her way and will not listen to anyone else's ideas.
Which word best describes Lena?

• irresponsible

• cruel

• bossy

• impolite

An inference is...

• text evidence + background knowledge (schema)

• making a wild guess

• summarising the text

• information you can find directly in the text

IDENTIFY THE MAIN IDEA

Being a clown isn't all fun and games. Rodeo clowns expose themselves to great danger every time they perform. When cowboys dismount or bulls buck them off, rodeo clowns jump in front of the bulls and motion wildly to get their attention. In this way rodeo clowns provide an alternate target, and in doing so protect the rider. Of course, this is a very dangerous thing to do. So you see, sometimes clowning around can be serious business.

• Sometimes clowns can mean serious bussiness.

• Rodeo clowns protect cowboys by putting themselves in danger.

• Cowboys and Rodeo Clowns are constantly in danger.

• A Rodeo bull's attention is easily caught by Rodeo clowns.

Read the paragraph from a student’s informational essay and select the revision of sentence 3 that BEST maintains the formal style of the paragraph.

• Some of his early sketches led experts to think da Vinci was the first person to imagine a vehicle that could transport people.

• Based on his sketches from a long, long time ago, da Vinci knew that people could use some kind of vehicle.

• Experts saw da Vinci’s mega-famous sketches and realized he was the first person to find a way for people to get wherever they wanted to go.

• You can tell from da Vinci’s sketches that he had a gut feeling about inventing a better way for people to get around.

What is the main purpose of a topic sentence in a paragraph?

• To introduce the main idea of the paragraph

• To provide a detailed example

• To conclude the paragraph

• To ask a question

Which of the following is a synonym for 'elaborate'?

• Simple

• Complicated

• Brief

• Easy

Identify the correct sentence:

• She don't like apples.

• He doesn't likes apples.

• They doesn't like apples.

• She doesn't like apples.

What is the effect of using a metaphor in writing?

• It provides a literal description

• It creates a comparison without using 'like' or 'as'

• It gives human traits to non-human things

• It exaggerates for effect