Semester 2 - Reading ESL

1. What is needed to correctly write a book title?

• underline, capital letters

• quotation marks, capital letters

• bold typing, capital letters

• italics typing, capital letters

What is a SETTING?

• where and when story takes place

• where and what story takes place

• when and why story takes place

• how and why story takes place

What is the author's purpose for writing the user's manual to your car?

• to entertain

• to inform

• to persuade

What is the author's purpose for writing a how-to book on making bird houses?

• to entertain

• to instruct

• to persuade

What is the author's purpose for writing an essay about why they should get to stay out later?

• to entertain

• to inform

• to instruct

• to persuade

What is the MAIN IDEA of this passage?<br><br>As the dogs paced back and forth across the patio, the birds sang their songs in the trees. The chirps kept the air alive with the sounds of the morning waking up. The grass was wet with the morning dew, and the leaves dripped some of the droplets from last night's moisture. The squirrels ran along the tops of the fence around the yard, looking for hidden treats.

• Dogs are loose in the yard.

• Many animals are in the yard.

• The day is beginning, and there is much activity in the yard.

• The squirrels need food.

What is the MAIN IDEA of this passage?<br><br>The washing machine hummed loudly as the cycle was finishing. Its noise was a distraction for the girl as she tried to finish her homework. She was only allowed to do her work on the computer at the kitchen table. Her parents thought she would go to other websites instead of doing her work if she were to do it in her room. She admitted to herself that it was better to get her work done out in the kitchen because she did usually go to other websites instead.

• The washing machine needs to be fixed.

• The girl will not finish her homework.

• The girl must do homework in the kitchen.

• The girl's family does not like her.

What is the MAIN IDEA of this passage?<br><br>The children waited for the teacher to arrive, but she was so late already. They wondered if they'd have a teacher that day in her class. As the middle of class neared, the students decided they must be on their own today since no adult had shown up to take charge. The students chose to sit as quietly as they could while they finished other work, drew pictures, or visited in whispers. Soon the bell was ringing, and the students congratulated themselves on being to able to go an entire class period without an adult in the room.

• The sub was not there.

• The teacher was gone.

• The students had a successful even without an adult.

• The class needed more work to do.

What LITERARY GENRE is this book?<br><br>Diary of a Wimpy Kid

• historical fiction

• realistic fiction

• nonfiction

• mystery

What LITERARY GENRE is this book?<br><br>The Real Life Story of Abraham Lincoln

• historical fiction

• realistic fiction

• nonfiction

• mystery