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Review Quiz_Reading 5

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which best describes what a summary is?

a)

The main or most important idea of the text

b)

A dumb thing teachers make you write

c)

A really long detailed piece of writing

d)

The entire text in your own words

2.

For the walls, Jenny thought she would use a bright yellow paint. She would pick a border that had mostly bright red and green colors, and maybe a little bit of blue. She already had found some curtains that were sky blue with streaks of red, blue and yellow that she thought would go great with the walls. And finally, she had picked a carpet that was mostly blue with specks of red and yellow. Jenny couldn't wait till she was done decorating her room. It was really going to look awesome.

Which sentence best summarizes the passage?

a)

Jenny likes bright colors.

b)

Jenny was picking out colors and materials to decorate her room.

c)

Jenny was going to paint her room.

d)

Yellow is a good color to paint your walls.

3.

Right now Jason was playing right field. He really wanted to play third base. Earlier this year, coach had put him in left field and second base in a game, but never at third base. Once in practice, coach let him play third base, but he kept missing ground balls. When he did stop one, he made a bad throw to first base. Maybe if he kept practicing, Jason would be good enough to play third base. That was his dream.The best summary of this passage is:

a)

Jason really wanted to play third base.

b)

Jason had trouble catching ground balls.

c)

Jason was the best player on his team.

d)

Jason was too lazy to practice.

4.

It started when they got to the bears. Peter felt tired and his stomach hurt. He dragged himself over to see the elephants, which were eating from a stack of hay. Normally, the elephants were his favorite. Without much interest, Peter followed his classmates to the camels, which were busy swatting flies with their tails. Peter knew he should be having fun at the zoo, but he just felt terrible and all he wanted to do was lie down and rest. Even the lions and tigers did not interest him now. The best summary of this passage is...

a)

Peter's favorite animals were the elephants.

b)

It was really hot at the zoo.

c)

The camels were swatting flies with their tails.

d)

Peter didn't enjoy the zoo because he felt really bad.

5.

Some people say that the White House has ghosts.  The most famous ghost is Abraham Lincoln.  He is often seen standing in his room looking out the window.  Even Eleanor Roosevelt said that she saw him.  There is a legend that old Abe walks back and forth all night before something terrible is about to happen.  This paragraph mainly tells:

a)

what Lincoln's ghost is like

b)

how many ghosts the White House has

c)

when Eleanor Roosevelt's ghost walked

d)

how ghosts show when something will happen

6.

Which sets of key words are used to show cause and effect relationships?

a)

because, and, since, so

b)

first, next, then, last

c)

answer, question, problem, solved

d)

different, the same, both

7.

What would be the most likely CAUSE of someone laughing?

a)

eating ice cream

b)

drinking water

c)

someone telling a joke

d)

sorting laundry

8.

What would be a possible EFFECT of a student not studying for a test?

a)

The student doing very well on the test

b)

The student doing very badly on the test

c)

The student doesn't have to take the test

d)

The teacher smiles

9.

There is a rainbow. What is the CAUSE?

a)

It is snowing

b)

It rained and it is now sunny

c)

There was a thunderstorm

d)

Hail

10.

What is a cause?

a)

The result of something happening

b)

The last thing that happened

c)

Something that causes something else to happen

d)

Something that happens

11.

What is an effect?

a)

Something that causes something else

b)

What happens because of a cause

c)

The first thing that happens

d)

Something that happens

12.

hich of the following might describe the setting of a story?

a)

a frog and a witch

b)

happy and loving 

c)

a high school in 1956

d)

love is stronger than fear

13.

The main character is...

a)

the most important person, or character in the story.

b)

the lesson of the story.

c)

the central idea.

d)

where the story takes place.

14.

In a story, what is the "theme'?

a)

What the story is about

b)

The life lesson or message the author is trying to teach you.

c)

Where and when the story happens

d)

The topic of the text

15.

Which of the following statements is true about SUMMARIZING?

a)

A summary  should include many story details.

b)

A summary should always be fiction.

c)

A summary is always found in the first sentence of a paragraph or chapter.

d)

A summary is what the passage is mostly about.