RI 2.8

What is the author's point in "Bringing Home Groceries"?

• Cloth grocery bags are reusable.

• Plastic bags are used at grocery stores.

• You should use reusable bags for your groceries.

• There is more room for groceries in reusable bags.

What is one reason the author gives to support their point?

• Cloth bags can get dirty.

• People will think you are nice.

• People usually use plastic bags.

• Plastic bags are bad for the environment.

Read this sentence from the text.

They can also be washed if they get dirty.

Why does the author tell us this?

• to show that plastic bags are dirty

• to show that groceries can be heavy

• to show that cloth bags can be used over again

• to show that people like plastic bags more than cloth bags

How does the author support the point that cloth bags protect our environment?

• by telling us they get dirty

• by telling us they are reusable

• by telling us they are made of plastic

• by telling us they can be thrown in the trash

Read the sentence.

We took a bigger grocery bag and filled it with carrots, juice, and milk.

What should take the place of bigger in the sentence?

• big

• bigly

• biggest

• more big

Read the sentence.

Dad careful placed the eggs in the reusable grocery bag.

Which words should take the place of careful in the sentence?

• care

• caring

• cared

• carefully

Read the sentence.

Mom will be proudly of me for helping her carry the groceries up the stairs.

What word should take the place of proudly in the sentence?

• proud

• prouds

• prouder

• proudest

Read the sentence.

Now that we have a large freezer, I hope mom buys more ice cream.

What can go in place of large in the sentence?

• larger

• largely

• largest

• more large

What is a point in an informational or nonfiction text?

• what the author likes to eat

• what the characters do in the text

• what the author puts under an illustration

• what the author believes or thinks; opinion

How do authors support their points?

• with titles

• with reasons

• with a new topic

• with photographs