WorksheetsReading Skills Test
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins
If you see words like: he, she, they; then the author used...
First person
Second person
Third person
John's neighbor is angry because John plays loud music every day. John is frustrated at his neighbor because his neighbor complains too much. They talked about it and came to a compromise--John will still play his loud music every day, but will only play for 1 hour instead of 2.
First person
Second person
Third person
Ana keeps telling us to stop taking her gum. She thinks that it is us, but it is really Frank who takes her gum. What do you think should be done?
First person
Second person
Third person
Author's Purpose: What are the three reasons authors write?
To Persuade, Inform, and Entertain
To Preach, Identify, and Entertain
To Perform, Ignore, and Enjoy
What did the class see before they ate lunch?
What happened right before she watered the plants?
What is the main idea?
Sea turtles live all over the world. Some live in tropical waters while others live where it is cooler. Sea turtles can live in oceans, lagoons, and bays.
What is the main idea of the text?
Sea turtles like cool water.
Sea turtles usually live in oceans.
You can find many sea turtles in tropical waters.
Sea turtles can be found in many places.
What does it mean to compare things?
look at differences
look at similarities
look at what is alike and what is different.
What does it mean to contrast?
To tell what is alike and what is the same.
To tell what is different.
To tell what is alike and what is different.
A teacher and a doctor both work with many people every day. The teacher works with children at the school, however, the doctor sees patients at the hospital. How are a teacher and doctor alike?
They work with children.
They work with many people.
They work in hospitals.
Cinderella is kind, sweet, and charming, while her step sisters are mean and cruel. How are Cinderella and her step sisters different?
They both want to marry the prince.
Cinderella is kind, but her step sisters are not.
The step sisters are kind, but Cinderella is not.
Stacey had a lot of fun riding her bike one sunny afternoon. She was just about to ride home when she hit a patch of loose rocks. Stacey skidded and then tipped over on her bike, cutting her knee. After cleaning the scrape, Stacey put a bandage on her knee.
What was the solution?
She had a lot of fun.
There were rocks.
She put a bandaid on her knee
CAUSE: Jimmy did not come home for dinner.
What was the EFFECT?
Which is an example of Contrast?
They both have red hats
That dog has soft hair.
I like chicken
I have two dogs, one is white, one is black.
What is 'sequence of events'?
A birthday party
Putting events in a story in order as they happen
The lesson in a story
What are some sequence words?
beautiful, fast, go
First, next, then, last
math, reading, grammar, science
How do you compare two things?
Look at how they are different
Look at how they are similar
Which of the following statements presents a cause and effect relation:
My cousin and I went to the movies yesterday.
I love eating pizza on weekends.
Because I failed my exam, my parents were angry.
My father was angry that afternoon.
Choose the effect for the following cause:
Someone left a campfire on...
the forest got on fire
they were having fun
someone was having a picnic
we were making smoores
King Kong, Grave Digger, and Bear Foot are well-
known monster trucks. Bigfoot, however, is known as the original monster truck. It was built and operated by Bob Chandler. He began building the first Bigfoot in 1975, using his family’s four-wheel-drive pickup truck. In 1979, Chandler began making appearances at tractor pull events. In 1981, he crushed two old cars in a field and had it video- taped so he could show it in his auto shop. A man saw the video and asked Chandler to perform the same stunt in front of a crowd. It quickly became popular, and now millions of people buy tickets to watch monster trucks in action.
What is the main idea of this passage?
Bob Chandler built the original monster truck and named it Bigfoot.
Monster trucks have unusual names.
Bob Chandler used Bigfoot to crush two cars in a field in 1975.
Monster trucks have existed for 40 years.
Both hurricanes caused suffering and devastation to the people who lived through them. In measuring strength, Andrew was the stronger of the two.However, Katrina inflicted more destruction and fatalities because its path was through New Orleans.
What is the main idea?
I don't understand what we are doing in class.
Caleb hadn't gotten any sleep for the past few nights. He was really tired tonight. He didn't know if he would be able to sleep. He decided to close the curtains in his room to keep out the light and wear ear plugs to keep out the noise. Hank slept very well this night.
What was the problem?
Hank couldn't sleep
Hank slept very well
Hank wore ear plugs
Spencer came home from school and he was hungry. He decided to see if there was anything in the cupboard to eat. He checked the shelf and couldn't find any chips or crackers. He looked in another cupboard and there weren't any snack there either. Finally he looked in the frig and there he found some apples to eat.
What is the solution?
Spencer found apples to eat.
Spencer likes chips.
Spencer looked for snacks.
What is the main idea?
