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Years ago mothers couldn't always watch the tiny children who were just learning to walk. They tied a big soft pillow around the child's middle. This was called a "pudding." No matter how often the baby fell, he couldn't get hurt. You can infer that:
mothers didn't like their little children
mothers had a lot to do
many children never learned to walk
What is the main idea of the passage?
What is this selection mainly about?
What is the theme of a story?
the story's genre
the story's setting
the overall lesson of the story
what the narrator says in the story
Three butterflies notice an overturned honey pot. Two of the butterflies decide to land in the honey and start eating it. But the oldest butterfly stays back. The two butterflies tease the older butterfly, but then get stuck in the honey. What is the moral of this story?
Overeating leads to illness.
The first to try something gets rewarded.
Some treats aren't worth risking your safety.
What is text structure?
how the author organizes the text
how many words are in the text
what the text looks like
text about building items
While oranges and lemons are both citrus fruits that grow on trees, they are different colors and have very different tastes.
This text structure is:
description
compare & contrast
chronological order
problem & solution
Apples and oranges are both fruits, which means that they have seeds inside of them. Each has a skin, but orange skins are thick and easy to peel. Apple skins are thinner and do not peel easily. Oranges also contain more acid than apples, but both fruits are delicious.
This text structure is:
Problem and solution
Compare and Contrast
Chronological order
Cause and Effect
How to Make Cookies: First, get your materials. Then, make your dough. Lastly, cook your dough at 400 degrees for 10 minutes.
This text structure is:
Chronological order or Sequence
Cause and Effect
Problem & Solution
Compare and Contrast
The text structure of ______________ is text that tells what happened and why it happened.
description
chronological order
cause & effect
problem & solution
Which type of text structure describes an issue and at least one way to solve it?
Chronological Order
Cause & Effect
Problem & Solution
Compare/Contrast
Which word is a synonym of strive?
What is a synonym for fortify?
Which word is a synonym for lofty?
When he didn’t understand the instructions, the student asked the teacher to clarify them.
remove
call
explain
stop
Both the girl and I looked at him with surprise; I never thought my father could be so generous.
What is the theme?
Sloths are home to other plants and creatures. Tiny plants grow on the sloth’s fur, making the animals appear to be green. This green color makes the sloths almost invisible against the green leaves of the trees they live in. Moths and insects also live in the sloth’s fur. Maybe the sloths move so little and so seldom that the small creatures that live on them don’t even know they are animals.
What is the main idea of this passage?
Sloths are home to other plants and creatures.
Tiny plants grow on the sloth’s fur.
The plants that grow on the sloth make the sloth green.
Moths and insects live in the sloth’s fur.
What inference can you make from this phrase?
Wow! With a top speed of one hundred fifty miles per hour, that car can almost fly!
The alarm buzzed. Jordan smashed her fist down on it--hard. It flew off the nightstand and bounced off her cat, Armstrong. The cat yowled indignantly and rocketed out the room.
We can infer that…
What is the main idea?
Abby was sad when she had to go.
“Can Jill come to my house for dinner on Saturday to play cards?” Abby asked Jill’s mother.
Abby was happy when Jill’s mother said, “Yes.”
1) When did Abby go to Jill's house?
Emily went to the kitchen to ask her mother for help, but she did not need help after all. She found them herself by the kitchen table.
1) Which question fits this text?
“Mommy, this leaf is not green,” she said.
“That is because it is fall,” Mommy told her. “Some leaves change colors in the fall. They might turn yellow, orange, or brown, too.”
“Let’s look for more in the woods,” Jade said, pointing to the trees. “I want to bring some home!”
1) When did Jade find a red leaf?
The long hike up to the top of the mountain was extremely GRUELING.
loud
tiring
easy
What is the main idea?
The Blackpole Warbler is a tiny bird that takes a really long trip. This little songbird lives in the forests of North America in the summer. However, when the weather turns cold in North America, the Blackpole Warbler takes flight.These small birds fly all the way to the Caribbean, where they spend the winter on warm tropical beaches. How far does the warbler fly for this tropical getaway? Scientists have tracked the Blackpole Warbler and say these amazing birds can fly over 1,700 miles!
Which is the best summary of this text?
The blackpole warbler is a small bird. It is also asongbird. It can fly.
The blackpole warbler is a small songbird that can flyover 1,700 miles.
The blackpole warbler is a small songbird that flies fromNorth America all the way to the Caribbean. The bird fliesover 1,700 miles.
Birds often migrate to warmer places in the winter.
Rosa Parks has been called the "mother of the civil rights movement." She is one of the most important people of the 20th century. In December of 1955, she refused to give up her seat on a city bus to a white passenger. The bus driver had her arrested. She was sent to court. She was found guilty of breaking the law.
Her act sparked a boycott of the bus system by blacks. Blacks refused to use the buses for more than a year. The boycott introduced the country to a man named Martin Luther King, Jr. People all over the country came to know King. Soon, the U.S. Supreme Court made segregation on city buses against the law.
Over the next forty years, Rosa Parks helped make Americans aware of the history of the civil rights struggle. She earned many honors, including the Martin Luther King Jr. Nonviolent Peace Prize. She is an example of courage and strength. She inspires all Americans to live free.
The summary of this passage is:
Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving up her seat on a bus to a white passenger. Then, the buses were boycotted, and Martin Luther King, Jr., became very well known. He had a prize named after him.
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus. The bus driver had her arrested, and then she was found guilty of breaking the law. She was important to American history.
Rosa Parks boycotted the bus system. This boycott brought Martin Luther King, Jr., to the front of the civil rights movement. People all over the country got to know Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rosa Parks was an important person of the 20th century. She refused to give up her seat on a bus, which led to a boycott of the bus system. She earned many honors for her work in the civil rights movement.
The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be held in Brazil. It will be the 20th year of the World Cup. Brazil was chosen in October of 2007 to host the 2014 competition. Earlier in the year, South America had been chosen as the continent for the contest. Brazil was the only country to put in a bid. This is the second time Brazil will host the World Cup. The country hosted it in 1950. It is the first World Cup to be held in South America since 1978, when Argentina hosted. No other South American country has hosted the World Cup more than once.
The summary of this passage is:
The 20th World Cup will take place in 2014. In 2007, it was decided that the competition would be held in South America. It is the first World Cup in South America since 1978.
In October 2007, Brazil was chosen to host the 20th World Cup. Brazil has already hosted the World Cup before. 1978 was the last time a South American country hosted the World Cup.
The 2014 World Cup will be held in Brazil. It is the second time Brazil has been chosen to host the World Cup. Brazil is the only South American country to host the World Cup twice.
Early in 2007, South America was chosen as the continent for the 20th World Cup. Brazil was the only country that put in a bid. Brazil hosted the World Cup before in 1950.
Turn over a bag of potato chips. Is the label interesting? A simple food recipe may use several ingredients. These come from the soil and from chemistry labs around the world. Surprises also show up in the labels on clothing and other products. Look at the label on a package of lipstick. The tube seems small and shiny, but inside lipstick there is soap, oil, fish scales, and wax!
Which is the best way to summarize this passage?
A bag of potato chips seems like a simple recipe. There are many ingredients from the soil and from chemistry labs.
Clothes and other products have many ingredients as well. Lipstick alone has soap, oil, wax, and fish scales.
Labels show what goes into food, clothing, and other products. A simple product may have many ingredients.
Lipstick seems small and shiny. Look at the label sometime. It has at least four different ingredients.
The image provided is of a poem. How many stanzas are in this poem?
5
16
4
3
Do you enjoy ice cream? Many people over the ages have enjoyed ice cream. The ancient Greeks ate snow mixed with honey and fruit. It really took off as a dessert in the 18th century. Today, people all over the world enjoy the wonderful taste of ice cream. What is the main idea of this passage?
The Ancient Greeks ate a version of ice cream.
Ice cream has been around a long time.
Ice cream was popular in the 18th century.
Many people eat ice cream.
The sun is some ways away from Earth. It may not seem that far when you look at it in the sky. However, it is so far away that it takes eight whole minutes for the light from the sun to reach us on Earth. And yet, it is still far closer than any other star in the universe. What is the main idea of the text?
The sun is far away from Earth
The sun's light takes eight minutes to reach Earth.
The sun appears closer than it is.
There are suns across the universe.
Little Things
by Ebeneze Cobham Brewer
Little drops of water,
Little grains of sand,
Make the mighty ocean
And the pleasant land.
Thus the little minutes,
Humble though they be,
Make the mighty ages
Of eternity.
What is the theme of the poem above?
The minutes tick by slowly.
Never underestimate the power of a child.
Drops of water and grains of sand are very small.
The small things are as important as the big things.
In Irish Legend, leprechauns are fairies. They take the form of old men wearing little green coats. Leprechauns like to get into a lot of mischief, of playing tricks. When they're not making mischief, leprechauns spend their time making shoes. They take the money they earn from making shoes and hide it in a pot of gold which is hidden at the end of a rainbow.
Determine the meaning of mischief in this text.
Lying and getting into trouble.
Angry outbursts and emotions.
Silly and happy actions.
Playful misbehaviors or trickery.
Every day that week, my father complained that someone was taking pennies from his jug. We all pleaded ignorance. And every day that week, we discussed a new name for our pet bird.
At the end of the week, we took everything out of the birdcage to clean it. In every corner of the cage was a pile of pennies! That's when we learned that my mother had let the bird out to fly around every morning. "Penny thief!" my father cried. And our pet was named on the spot.
Which sentence from the story explains how it could be the bird who put the pennies in the birdcage?
"Every day that week, my father complained that someone was taking pennies from his jug."
"At the end of the week, we took everything out of our birdcage to clean it."
"That's when we learned that my mother had let the bird out to fly around every morning,"
Excerpt from: "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"
"The cyclone had set the house down very gently--for a cyclone--in the midst of a country of marvelous beauty. There were lovely patches of greensward all about, with stately trees bearing rich and luscious fruits. Banks of gorgeous flowers were on every hand, and birds with rare and brilliant plumage sang and fluttered in the trees and bushes. A little way off was a small brook, rushing and sparkling along between green banks, and murmuring in a voice very grateful to a little girl who had lived so long on the dry, gray prairies."
Based upon the information provided above, which statement best describes the setting of this text?
This place was like nothing ever seen before. It was beautiful.
This place was awful to look at.
The character was at home.
The character was at school with her friends.
"As fast as cheetah" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Hyperbole
Simile
Alliteration
Rhyme
Which best explains the metaphor in line 5?
1 A day at the park
2 Is just what we need!
3 Grassy sofas, leafy cushions,
4 Tall bark recliners,
5 Warm granite footstools,
6 Red flower carpets,
7 And glassy pond rugs, blue and white.
People can prop their feet on rocks in the park.
There are many granite rocks in the park.
People think the park is full of rocks and footstools.
The park has footstools.
What is a theme of the poem?
Making the world a better place is a human responsibility.
An individual's actions can affect a community's well-being.
In order to be respected, you must show respect to others.
Sometimes a problem requires a creative solution.
Read the excerpt from "Amelia Earhart."
In 1928, Amelia Earhart received a phone call that would change her life. She was invited to become the first woman passenger to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a plane. "The idea of just going as 'extra weight' did not appeal to me at all," she said, but she accepted the offer nonetheless.
Which response best describes the excerpt from the passage?
The excerpt gives a firsthand account of a phone call Amelia Earhart received about a flight that was to cross the Atlantic.
The excerpt gives a secondhand account of why Amelia Earhart was invited to be a passenger on a trans-Atlantic flight and a firsthand account of her acceptance.
The excerpt gives a firsthand account of how Amelia Earhart felt about being the first woman airplane passenger to cross the Atlantic and a secondhand account of the flight itself.
The excerpt gives a secondhand account of Amelia Earhart's invitation to fly across the Atlantic and a firsthand account of her reaction to it.
Read the excerpt from "Creepy, Crawly Healers."
During a war in Europe in the early 1800s, doctors found soldiers with wounds crawling with maggots. They discovered that these soldiers survived more often than soldiers whose wounds were free of these creatures.
What is the most likely meaning of survived?
were wounded
remained alive
were lively
resisted difficulties
Which excerpts from "Creepy, Crawly Healers" use a problem-and-solution structure?
"But scientists are finding that the fine silk these creatures spin may have medical benefits."
"Scientists have found no evidence that spider silk kills germs. But it could be used to help reproduce tissue that has been damaged in common knee injuries."
"Tissue is cells that work together to perform a specific function in the body."
"In the late twentieth century, maggots were used only when modern practices failed to heal a wound."
Read the conclusion from a student’s essay presenting some ideas about going to sleep with a television on.
In conclusion, going to sleep with the television on may literally mess with the mind. Studies have shown that the blue light from electronic devices can stop the body from making melatonin. Melatonin is an important hormone that makes a person sleepy. Blue light also confuses the body about when to go to sleep and when to wake up.
Which sentence should the student add to the end of the paragraph to most effectively state why the topic is important?
Children ages six to thirteen need nine to eleven hours of sleep a night.
Getting enough sleep improves kids' brains and helps them do better in school.
To get a good night's sleep, people need to read books and listen to quiet music before going to bed.
People need to turn off the television before going to bed to prevent blue light from affecting their sleep.
Read the passage.
Cats: America’s Favorite Pet
Cats make wonderful pets. Understanding cat behavior leads to happy owners and happy cats. Cats sleep between 12 and 16 hours a day. When they are awake, they like to play. Cats need to scratch to sharpen their claws so they can remove dead nail growth. A scratch post can keep cats from damaging furniture or curtains.
Cat owners need to take care of their cats’ daily needs. Cats are meat-eaters. They need a diet with a lot of protein. Before feeding a cat people-food, owners should check to make sure it is safe for cats to eat. For example, chocolate, onions, and raisins are poisonous for cats. Cats like clean litter boxes. Some even want privacy when they use the litter box.
Which key details from “Cats: America’s Favorite Pet” support the main idea that cat owners need to know how to keep their cats healthy?
Cat's need food that contains a large amount of protein.
Some foods like onions are harmful to cats.
Cats may damage sofas and chairs by scratching them.
