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WorksheetsReading Review ACAP
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 2hrs 44mins
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1.
Soccer is known in some countries as football. It is a popular sport across the world, with over 200 countries playing the sport. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games from 1900 to 1928 and from 1936 to today.
What is the main idea?
What is the main idea?
a)
Soccer is important at the Olympics.
b)
Soccer is a worldwide sport.
c)
Soccer is also called football.
d)
Soccer is played by men and women.
2.
What does the word nourishing mean in the sentence below?
We ate a nourishing lunch before competing in the game.
We ate a nourishing lunch before competing in the game.
a)
huge
b)
light
c)
powerful
d)
healthful
3.
A story is told from the perspective of the main character referring to himself/herself as ”I”
a)
foreshadowing
b)
conflict
c)
first person point of view
d)
third person point of view
4.
For years scientist have wanted to know the spider's secret. The threads of spider webs are so tiny, yet so strong. How can these threads be so strong? Now scientists have found out. The inside of the spider's thread is soft. It helps the web stretch without breaking. The outside of the web is hard and strong. This paragraph mainly tells:
a)
who makes thread soft
b)
how spiders make strong thread
c)
how scientists make strong thread
d)
why spiders spin webs
5.
Scrabble is a game that provides hours of challenging fun for you and your friends. In this game you use your letters to build new words from words already on the game board. Scrabble is a fun way to learn new words and meanings.
What is the main idea of the passage?
What is the main idea of the passage?
a)
Scrabble is challenging and fun.
b)
Scrabble is a good game for Scrabble is a good game for building vocabulary.
c)
It takes skill to play a good game.
d)
Scrabble can take hours to play.
6.
Someday we will all have robots that will be our personal servants. They will look and behave much like real humans. We will be able to talk to these mechanical helpers and they will be able to respond in kind! Amazingly, the robots of the future will be able to learn from experience. They will be smart, strong, and untiring workers whose only goal will be to make our lives easier.
What is this selection mainly about?
What is this selection mainly about?
a)
Someday we will have robots that will be our personal servants.
b)
We will be able to talk to robots and they will be able to respond.
c)
You should give up if you are the Robots will look and behave much like real humans.
d)
Amazingly, the robots of the future will be able to learn from experience.
7.
Benjamin Franklin invented many things that made life easier in the late 1700's. He invented the lightning rod that saved many homes from fires. He also invented the Franklin stove. The stove could heat a room better than a fireplace and saved people a lot of fuel. He also invented a special kind of glasses called bifocals. This new kind of glasses helped people to read better.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
a)
Benjamin Franklin thought reading was important.
b)
Benjamin Franklin was not afraid of fire.
c)
A Franklin stove can heat a whole room.
d)
Benjamin Franklin was a great inventor.
8.
Choose the best answer that completes the analogy below:
Hot is to _________ as wet is to dry.
Hot is to _________ as wet is to dry.
a)
cold
b)
dangerous
c)
yellow
d)
fire extinguisher
9.
Read the information below and answer the question that follows.
It was April Fool's Day. Liam couldn't wait to pull a prank on his brother, Dan. He has been planning it for weeks. His mom and dad were even helping him. Once, Dan placed friend's snake into Liam's sock drawer. Another time he placed a tarantula beneath Liam's pillow. Dan was always pulling pranks on Liam, but today was Liam's turn to turn the tables on him. Mom bought the "creatures" and dad helped Liam put them in their places. As usual, Dan made himself some scrambled eggs for breakfast and was eating them at the breakfast table when the rest of his family came in to the kitchen. Liam and his mom stood by the stove and pretended to cook. Dad sat down at the table with a bowl, cereal, and some milk. When Liam asked Dan a question, Dad put some worms on Dan's plate. Dan turned to take a bite of his eggs but screamed in terror at the sight! Mom, Dad, and Liam erupted in laughter. They had got Dan good!
According to the story, what is one way that Liam achieves his prank on Dan?
It was April Fool's Day. Liam couldn't wait to pull a prank on his brother, Dan. He has been planning it for weeks. His mom and dad were even helping him. Once, Dan placed friend's snake into Liam's sock drawer. Another time he placed a tarantula beneath Liam's pillow. Dan was always pulling pranks on Liam, but today was Liam's turn to turn the tables on him. Mom bought the "creatures" and dad helped Liam put them in their places. As usual, Dan made himself some scrambled eggs for breakfast and was eating them at the breakfast table when the rest of his family came in to the kitchen. Liam and his mom stood by the stove and pretended to cook. Dad sat down at the table with a bowl, cereal, and some milk. When Liam asked Dan a question, Dad put some worms on Dan's plate. Dan turned to take a bite of his eggs but screamed in terror at the sight! Mom, Dad, and Liam erupted in laughter. They had got Dan good!
According to the story, what is one way that Liam achieves his prank on Dan?
a)
He asks his friend to loan him some worms
b)
The entire family entered the kitchen and ate breakfast
c)
Mom purchased the worms, and dad put them on the plate
d)
The worms were wiggly and slimy
10.
The information in the box to the right is important because it provides information about -
a)
the change in service hours on Easter Sunday
b)
the address and phone number of the church
c)
what to bring to the egg hunt
d)
the time the music will begin on Easter Sunday
11.
Read the information below and answer the question that follows.
In 1901, the first Nobel Peace Prize was awarded. When Alfred Nobel died, he left much of his wealth to establish a prize for great achievements in order to benefit people around the world. The prizes would be awarded in several areas including: physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, peace- making, and economic sciences. Each recipient, or winner, receives a gold medal, a diploma, and about 1 million dollars. Winning the prize helps draw attention and support to the recipient of the award. The goal of the prize is to help humanity as a whole.
What is one benefit of winning the Nobel Prize?
In 1901, the first Nobel Peace Prize was awarded. When Alfred Nobel died, he left much of his wealth to establish a prize for great achievements in order to benefit people around the world. The prizes would be awarded in several areas including: physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, peace- making, and economic sciences. Each recipient, or winner, receives a gold medal, a diploma, and about 1 million dollars. Winning the prize helps draw attention and support to the recipient of the award. The goal of the prize is to help humanity as a whole.
What is one benefit of winning the Nobel Prize?
a)
A recipient wins an Olympic Gold Medal.
b)
A person who wins it receives a pretty certificate with his or her name on it.
c)
Alfred Nobel visits your house to give you the award.
d)
Many people hear about the recipient's goals and achievements.
12.
Rabbits
1. Rabbits are very interesting and complex creatures. You may think you may know everything you need to know about them, but they do more than eat carrots and hop.
2. A rabbit has very large eyes on either side of its head that allows it to see with nearly 360- degree vision.
3. In the wild, rabbits live in a place called a warren. Warrens are systems of interconnecting tunnels that are homes to many different rabbit families.
4. Have you ever seen a bunny jump? The behavior is called binkying. When a rabbit binkies, it leaps into air and twists its body in mid-flight. This behavior expresses joy or happiness in rabbits.
5. The next time you see see Peter Rabbit, you may observe some of these behaviors. Rabbits are spectacular creatures!
Paragraph 4 is mainly about-
1. Rabbits are very interesting and complex creatures. You may think you may know everything you need to know about them, but they do more than eat carrots and hop.
2. A rabbit has very large eyes on either side of its head that allows it to see with nearly 360- degree vision.
3. In the wild, rabbits live in a place called a warren. Warrens are systems of interconnecting tunnels that are homes to many different rabbit families.
4. Have you ever seen a bunny jump? The behavior is called binkying. When a rabbit binkies, it leaps into air and twists its body in mid-flight. This behavior expresses joy or happiness in rabbits.
5. The next time you see see Peter Rabbit, you may observe some of these behaviors. Rabbits are spectacular creatures!
Paragraph 4 is mainly about-
a)
How the eyes of rabbits function & help the rabbits to see large areas around them
b)
possible reasons why rabbits express joy and happiness
c)
explaining the kind of nutrients a rabbit needs to survive
d)
an interesting behavior that rabbits do to survive
13.
Strawberries
When strawberries are ripe, they are large, beautiful, juicy, red, and very sweet. Strawberries can be eaten in a variety of different ways. Many people create jellies and jams with the delicious fruit. This allows the fruit to be spread on breads to enjoy. The berries can also be eaten straight off the vine. Just wash, pick, and eat! They can also be dried. This is a process where the moisture is sucked out of the berry, dried, packaged, and can be eaten much later. Strawberries can also be liquefied and made into juice. This is a convenient way to consume vitamin C! Strawberries can be enjoyed in an endless amount of ways.
The author organizes this article by-
When strawberries are ripe, they are large, beautiful, juicy, red, and very sweet. Strawberries can be eaten in a variety of different ways. Many people create jellies and jams with the delicious fruit. This allows the fruit to be spread on breads to enjoy. The berries can also be eaten straight off the vine. Just wash, pick, and eat! They can also be dried. This is a process where the moisture is sucked out of the berry, dried, packaged, and can be eaten much later. Strawberries can also be liquefied and made into juice. This is a convenient way to consume vitamin C! Strawberries can be enjoyed in an endless amount of ways.
The author organizes this article by-
a)
Describing the variety of ways strawberries can be eaten
b)
explaining how strawberry jellies and jams were invented
c)
listing steps to eat strawberries straight from the plant
d)
comparing ways to eat varieties of fruit
14.
Under which heading might you find information on Will’s childhood chores?
a)
Hard Work at Home
b)
Early Fame
c)
Movie Magic
d)
How He Does It
15.
This type of writing considers similarities and differences.
a)
description
b)
compare & contrast
c)
order & sequence
d)
cause & effect
16.
Students who are frequently absent often have lower average grades than those who have good attendance. When they are out of the classroom, students do notget to see a teacher’s lessons. Even if they attend extra help, it’s usually much shorter and less detailed than the actual lesson. In addition, frequently absent students often miss tests or other assignments and don’t always make up the work.
a)
problem & solution
b)
order & sequence
c)
compare & contrast
d)
cause & effect
17.
Basketball is a popular sport. The game got its start over a hundred years ago. In 1891, Dr. James Naismith was a teacher. He wanted a new game for his students to play. He came up with an idea. The new game would let his students play inside during the cold winter. Players would throw a soccer ball into two peach baskets. That is how the game came to be known as basketball. Dr. Naismith's first game had thirteen rules. Some of the rules have changed, but others remain the same. For example, a player could not run with the ball in 1891. Today, players still cannot run while holding the ball. They can run while dribbling the ball.
Which detail could be added to support the main idea of the passage?
Which detail could be added to support the main idea of the passage?
a)
Young children want to play outside even during the cold season.
b)
The first basketball game was played in Springfield, Massachusetts.
c)
Sports teach people how to get along and how to obey the rules
d)
Basketball, football, baseball, and volleyball are games that use a ball
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