Reading Worksheets

After Ms. Smith caught Darnisha chewing gum for the third time, she scheduled a conference with Darnisha’s mother. When Darnisha’s mother arrived chewing gum, Ms. Smith thought to herself, “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.”

The underlined expression means that Darnisha -

• looked just like her mom

• behaved like her mom

• did not get along with her mom

Erick believes that his good grades prove that he is also a good person. But that's just comparing apples to oranges. The underlined expression lets the reader know that -

• Good grades and good character are two totally different things.

• Erick works hard, but never compares himself to others.

• It takes a lot of hard work to improve your character.

Because the youngest children in many families have to be satisfied with hand-me-downs, they feel that they are getting the short end of the stick.

The underlined expression lets the reader know that the youngest child in a familty feels that he or she is -

• receiving fewer benefits than their siblings

• not loved or appreciated

• punished more harshly than his or her siblings

What is the main idea of a reading passage?

• The central point or message the author wants to convey

• The first sentence of the passage

• The last sentence of the passage

• A random detail from the passage

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

• Examine

• Ignore

• Create

• Destroy

What does the term 'context clues' refer to?

• Hints in the surrounding text that help define a word

• The main idea of a passage

• The author's purpose

• The title of the text

Identify the correct sentence structure: 'Although it was raining, we went for a walk.'

• Complex sentence

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

• Fragment

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

• To state the main idea of the paragraph

• To provide a concluding thought

• To introduce a new topic

• To confuse the reader

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• The world is a stage

• As brave as a lion

• Like a rolling stone

• As cold as ice

What is the function of a conjunction in a sentence?

• To connect words or groups of words

• To end a sentence

• To start a new paragraph

• To describe a noun