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Reading Skills 101

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an inference?

a)

A final decision

b)

What the story is mostly about

c)

The author's belief

d)

An educated guess

2.

When thinking about cause and effect, what is cause?

a)

The lesson, moral, or message in a text

b)

The reason or why something happened in a text

c)

An educated guess based on what the author shows but doesn't tell the reader in a text

d)

The result or what happened in a text

3.

What is the central message, or theme, of a story?

a)

The effect of an action

b)

The cause of an action

c)

The lesson, moral, or message

d)

The differences between things

4.

What is main idea?

a)

The solutions to problems in a story

b)

The steps of actions in a text in the exact order they happen

c)

What a paragraph or text is mostly about

d)

The struggle a character faces in a story

5.

What is opinion as it relates to reading?

a)

What a paragraph or text is mostly about

b)

The solution to a problem in a story

c)

The lesson, moral, or message of a story

d)

The author's belief about a topic

6.

When a reader uses the strategy of

*looking for the result or what happened in a text

they are

a)

comparing and contrasting

b)

finding the effect

c)

finding the central message

d)

finding the cause

7.

When a reader uses the strategy of

*thinking about how things are the same

and uses word clues such as same, both, similar, comparison, they are

a)

finding the sequence of events

b)

finding cause and effect

c)

making an inference

d)

comparing

8.

When a reader

*looks for how two or more things are not alike

*looks for word clues such as however, yet, but, while, on the other hand

they are

a)

finding the main idea and details

b)

looking at causes and effects

c)

finding problem and solution

d)

comparing and contrasting

9.

The reason why something happened is called

a)

Effect

b)

Cause

c)

Opinion

d)

Infer

10.

The difference between two or more things

a)

Compare

b)

Problem

c)

Contrast

d)

Solution

11.

A struggle or difficulty that a character faces

a)

Solution

b)

Opinion

c)

Cause

d)

Problem

12.

The solving of a problem in a story

a)

Conclusion

b)

Solution

c)

Effect

d)

Cause

13.

The steps or order of a story or process

a)

Conclusion

b)

Contrast

c)

Sequence

d)

Opinion

14.

The lesson, moral, or message of a story

a)

Central Message

b)

Sequence

c)

Main Idea

d)

Infer

15.

A detail or piece of information that can't be argued

a)

Solution

b)

Central Message

c)

Fact

d)

Opinion

16.

Which of the following statements is an example of cause and effect:

a)

My cousin and I went to the movies yesterday.

b)

I love eating pizza on weekends.

c)

Because I failed my exam, my parents were angry.

d)

My father was angry that afternoon.

17.

Choose the statement that is a fact.

a)

Green plants are better then than plants with flowers.

b)

I don't like having plants in my house.

c)

Plants need water and sunlight in order to survive.

d)

Sunflowers are the prettiest flowers.

18.

Choose the statement that represents an opinion.

a)

Most families have dogs as pets.

b)

Dogs are the best pets in the world.

c)

Some people like cats better than dogs.

d)

My family has 4 dogs.

19.

What do you think is an author's purpose of a book about nature and how to take care of it (choose 2)?

a)

Inform

b)

Entertain

c)

Persuade

d)

Express

20.

We know a statement is a fact because....

a)

I know

b)

The teacher tells me.

c)

Someone says.

d)

We can prove it

21.

Which of the following texts is meant to ENTERTAIN?

a)

A history book

b)

A medical report

c)

Encyclopedias

d)

Snow white

22.

Which of the following words are used in making generalizations?

a)

this, that, these, those

b)

today, yesterday, tomorrow, this afternoon

c)

some, any, all, many, everyone, everybody

d)

in, on, under, behind, next to

23.

What is the plot of a story?

a)

The name of the story.

b)

The person who writes the story.

c)

The events that happen in the story.

24.

What is the conflict of a story?

a)

When superheroes fight.

b)

The struggle or problem in the story.

c)

The resolution of the story.

25.

Which of these is an example of a setting? (2 answers)

a)
b)
c)
d)
26.

Who/What is the author of a story?

a)

The time and place of a story

b)

A person in the story

c)

The person who writes the story

27.

What is the setting in, "Thank You, Mr. Falker?"

a)

A school

b)

A museum

c)

A book

28.

What is included in the introduction of a story?

a)

Meeting the characters and setting

b)

The turning point of the story

c)

The conflict happens

29.

What is the climax of a story?

a)

the turning point of a story

b)

where the problems are solved

c)

meeting the characters

30.

What is included in the falling action of a story?

a)

The characters work to solve the problem

b)

The characters have no clue what to do next

c)

There is a huge problem

31.

What is included in the rising action of a story?

a)

The events leading up to the main problem or conflict.

b)

The introduction of characters

c)

Solving all the problems

32.
Which text structure is used below?
As young boys, Orville and Wilbur Wright enjoyed making new things. They loved using tools and reading about mechanics and science. In 1892, the brothers opened a bicycle shop in Ohio. Later their interest turned to flight. They studied flying models, birds, and anything related to making things fly. In 1899, Orville and Wilbur built a biplane kite to better understand how to control a flying machine. By 1903, the brothers were experimenting with gliders and later built a power-driven....
a)
Compare/Contrast
b)
Sequence/Chronological
c)
Cause/Effect
d)
Description
33.
Which text structure is used below?
 The difficult conditions in space require that astronauts go through demanding training. They must learn how to walk and work without gravity. They must practice wearing spacesuits. They must even learn how to eat and sleep while weightless. Many different machines help the astronauts prepare for the problems faced in space travel. Some machines are simulators, or machines that re-create some of the conditions of outer space here on Earth. 
a)
Compare/Contrast
b)
Sequence/Chronological
c)
Cause/Effect
d)
Problem/Solution
34.
Which text structure is used below?
Living in space is very different from living on Earth. On Earth we experience gravity, which is the force that pulls things towards Earth. However, in space gravity is much weaker. On Earth objects stay where they are put, while in space objects float unless they are tied down. If you throw a ball on Earth, gravity will make the ball drop back to the ground. In space, though, the ball would continue to move without falling. On Earth, water flows out of the faucet and into a glass. However, in space water would flow out a faucet and float in the air.
a)
Compare/Contrast
b)
Sequence/Chronological
c)
Cause/Effect
d)
Problem/Solution
35.
Which text structure might use these words?
because
since
as a result
thus
for this reason
in order to
if…then
a)
Compare/Contrast
b)
Sequence/Chronological
c)
Cause/Effect
d)
Description