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Review Quiz 1

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 2hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the main idea?

a)

Where the story takes place

b)

What the character is thinking

c)

The big idea of the text

d)

What a dog eats

2.

What are supporting details?

a)

Useless

b)

Details from the text that tell you how the character is feeling

c)

Details about the text that tell you about the setting

d)

Details from the text that develop the main idea

3.

Yesterday was my birthday. When I woke up, I noticed my brother Josh hung up a big sign that said,"Happy Birthday, Charles!" Mom made spaghetti for dinner.

It's my favorite food in the whole world. My friend Dave came over and handed me a wrapped gift. I wondered what it was. It was a new basketball! I had a great day.


What is the main idea of this paragraph?

a)

Josh got lots of gifts.

b)

Charles got lots of gifts.

c)

Charles had a great birthday.

d)

Josh had a great birthday.

4.
Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.
Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?
a)
Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is
b)
Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way
c)
Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short
d)
They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area
5.

What is the main idea?

a)

Where the story takes place

b)

What the character is thinking

c)

The big idea of the text

d)

What a dog eats

6.

What are supporting details?

a)

Useless

b)

Details from the text that tell you how the character is feeling

c)

Details about the text that tell you about the setting

d)

Details from the text that develop the main idea

7.

Yesterday was my birthday. When I woke up, I noticed my brother Josh hung up a big sign that said,"Happy Birthday, Charles!" Mom made spaghetti for dinner.

It's my favorite food in the whole world. My friend Dave came over and handed me a wrapped gift. I wondered what it was. It was a new basketball! I had a great day.


What is the main idea of this paragraph?

a)

Josh got lots of gifts.

b)

Charles got lots of gifts.

c)

Charles had a great birthday.

d)

Josh had a great birthday.

8.
Why is it important to locate a main idea? How will it help you?
a)
Locating the main idea will help you comprehend a text better.
b)
It will help you learn more about a subject.
c)
It does not really help you much.
d)
None of the answers fit the question.
9.
Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.
Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?
a)
Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is
b)
Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way
c)
Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short
d)
They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area
10.
Matilda Excerpt
By Roald Dahl
By the time she was three, Matilda had taught herself to read by studying newspapers and magazines that lay around the house. At the age of four, she could read fast and well and she naturally began hankering after books. The only book in the whole of this enlightened household was something called Easy Cooking belonging to her mother, and when she had read this from cover to cover and had learnt all the recipes by heart, she decided she wanted something more interesting. "Daddy," she said, "do you think you could buy me a book?" "A book,” he said. "Whatd' you want a flaming book for?" "To read, Daddy." "What's wrong with the telly, for heaven's sake? We've got a lovely telly with a twelve-inch screen and now you come asking for a book! You're getting spoiled, my girl!"
What is the main idea?
a)
Matilda can read fast.
b)
Matilda is eager to learn and read more.
c)
Matilda is interested in cookbooks.
d)
Matilda’s dad won’t buy her a new book.
11.
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)
when Eleanor Roosevelt's ghost walked
c)
hwo many ghosts the White House has
d)
how ghosts show when something will happen
12.
If you are feeling sad, you can make yourself feel better by doing a few simple things. You can take a walk (or get another form of exercise), you can talk to a friend, or you can write down your feelings. Writing down the good things in your life will help too. Doing something good for someone else will also help you feel better. If you still feel a little sad, act happy. It works like magic to make you feel better!
What is the main idea?
a)
Sometimes people feel sad.
b)
You should do good things for others.
c)
We're not always happy.
d)
There are many ways to make yourself feel better. 
13.
There are many fun things to do at the beach.  Swimming is one thing that can be done at the beach.  Snorkeling is another thing that can be enjoyed.  Playing beach volleyball can be a lot of fun.  It is also fun to look for shells.  Some people simply like to sunbathe.
What is the main idea?
a)
There are many fun things to do at the beach.
b)
It is also fun to look for shells.
c)
Some people simply like to sunbathe.
d)
Going to the beach to swim can be fun.
14.
Which sentence is a supporting detail that recycling is important?
a)
There are many landfills available for waste.
b)
Recycling paper saves trees from being cut down.
c)
Clean jars before recycling them.
d)
Separate your paper, cans, and glass jars before recycling.
15.
Answer the questions or follow the directions for the textbook passages below.
1Stereotyping consists of assigning traits to people solely on the basis of a category. 2Some researchers suggest that stereotyping has four clear phases. 3First, a person distinguishes a particular category of people—for example, economists. 4Second, the person notes that one or more of the people in this category have certain traits—for example, dullness. 5Third, the person generalizes that everyone in this category has these characteristics—for example, that all economists are dull. 6Finally, when meeting someone the person is not acquainted with but knows to be, for example, an economist, the person stereotypes this individual as dull. 
In general, the major supporting details of this paragraph are
a)
characteristics given to people solely on the basis of their class or category. 
b)
people who have studied stereotypes.
c)
examples of stereotyping.
d)
the stages people go through when they stereotype. 
16.
4. Which of the following is a supporting detail of this paragraph?
Robots are being used in sumo wrestling contests. Sumo wrestling is a sport that started in Japan. It takes place in a ring. Two players try to score points by holding each other down or pushing each other out of the ring. Robot sumo uses robots instead of humans. The robot that scores the most points wins.
a)
Robots are being used in sumo wrestling contests
b)
Robots sumo contests are better than human sumo contests.
c)
Robot sumo uses robots instead of humans.
d)
Watching robot sumo is boring.
17.
What is one supporting details from the text?
Mother gorillas do a lot for their babies. They nurse their babies. They protect them from danger. And they teach the tiny gorillas how to get along with other gorillas.
a)
Mother gorillas do a lot for their babies.
b)
They teach the tiny gorillas how to get along with other gorillas.
c)
Baby gorillas need their mothers a lot.
d)
Mother gorillas prefer to keep their babies safe.
18.
Niagra Falls is one of the most beautiful sights in North America. It is on the Niagra River halfway between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. Niagra Falls is located on the American and Canadian border. The American Falls is 167 feet high. On the Canadian side, the Horseshoe Falls is 161 feet high. 
Which of the following is NOT a supporting detail? 
a)
The American Falls is 167 feet high
b)
The Horseshoe Falls is 161 feet high
c)
Niagra Falls is one of the most beautiful sights in North America
d)
It is located between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie
19.
The Statue of Liberty is visited by thousands of people every year. The Statue of Liberty is a 151 foot tall statue of a woman holding a book and a torch. It was a gift of friendship from the people of France. It has become the universal symbol for freedom.
Which of the following is NOT a supporting detail? 
a)
The Statue of Liberty is an amazing statue
b)
The Statue of Liberty is 151 feet tall
c)
Thousands of people visit the Statues of Liberty each year
d)
It was a gift of friendship from France
20.

What is the main idea of the passage?


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.

a)

Scrabble is challenging and fun.

b)

Scrabble is a good game for building vocabulary.

c)

It takes skill to play a good game.

d)

Scrabble can take hours to play.

21.

What is this selection mainly about?


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.

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)

Robots will look and behave much like real humans.

d)

Amazingly, the robots of the future will be able to learn from experience.

22.

What is the main idea of this paragraph?


Maria is watching too much television. A toddler shouldn’t be spending hours staring blankly at a screen. Worse yet, some of her wild behavior has been inspired by those awful cartoons she watches. We need to spend more time reading books with her and pull the plug on the TV!

a)

Watching a lot of television isn’t good for Maria.

b)

Books are good.

c)

All cartoons are bad.

d)

Some cartoons are bad for Maria.

23.

If you are feeling sad, you can make yourself feel better by doing a few simple things. You can take a walk (or get another form of exercise), you can talk to a friend, or you can write down your feelings. Writing down the good things in your life will help too. Doing something good for someone else will also help you feel better. If you still feel a little sad, act happy. It works like magic to make you feel better!

What is the main idea?

a)

Sometimes people feel sad

b)

You should do good things for others

c)

We're not always happy.

d)

There are many ways to make yourself feel better.

24.

Main Idea and Theme are both used for Informational texts.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Buy this house for only 100,000 dollars. It has 2 stories 4 bathrooms 6 bedrooms and a nice big kitchen for some moms you will never find a deal like this on any other housesing real estate team

a)

Inform

b)

Entertain

c)

Persuade

26.

Popular Sports

Football and baseball are two of the most popular sports in the country. They have many things in common. For one, they are both team sports, and they both require players to advance to an end or “home” point on the playing field. However, football requires players to carry the ball to the end zone, whereas in baseball, it is the defending team that controls the ball while it is in play.

a)

Chronological

b)

Problem and solution

c)

Compare and contrast

d)

Spatial / descriptive

e)

Cause and effect

27.

TV with PB&J

After a long day at school, I came home and watched “Cops,” my favorite show. During the commercial breaks, I got up and made a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I took the bread out of the cabinet, spread the jelly and peanut butter on the bread, and stuck the two pieces together. I enjoyed that sandwich as I watched the rest of “Cops.”

a)

Chronological

b)

Problem and solution

c)

Sequence/process

d)

Spatial / descriptive

e)

Cause and effect

28.

The Gym Room

The gym room at the high school down the street from me is huge. Along the North and South walls are bleachers that fold up during gym. Coach pulls the bleachers out for big games. At the end of the East and West walls are basketball hoops. The ceilings are very high and at the top of the gym are many large windows. The windows go all the way around the gym. There are also ropes that are either tucked away or hang from the ceilings in the middle of the gym. The ropes intimidate some students. That gym is my favorite place.

a)

Chronological

b)

Problem and solution

c)

Sequence/process

d)

Spatial / descriptive

e)

Cause and effect

29.

Eligibility

Being involved in after school sports and clubs is not a right. It is a privilege. Therefore, students have to meet eligibility requirements. If students have any “D”s or “F”s, they are not allowed to play. Also, if students have behavior issues in class, they cannot be on the team or in the club. Lastly, students need to keep good attendance. If students miss school, they most certainly cannot come to practice. Being on a team is a lot of responsibility. If students are not proving to be responsible, they will not be permitted to be in clubs or teams.

a)

Chronological

b)

Problem and solution

c)

Compare and contrast

d)

Spatial / descriptive

e)

Cause and effect

30.

The Magic Blanket

One day while walking home from school, he found a magic blanket. When he covered himself with it, he turned invisible. At first he used his power to play all kinds of tricks on people. He’d turn invisible and hide things, or move a cup when someone was pouring juice to make a mess. He had a lot of fun. But then one day, he found that he couldn’t take the blanket off. He was just stuck invisible. He quit playing tricks on people, hoping that he’d be able to take the blanket off and rejoin society, but it didn’t work. He is still invisible somewhere right now, and he is very lonely.

a)

Chronological

b)

Problem and solution

c)

Sequence/process

d)

Spatial / descriptive

e)

Cause and effect

31.

Low Test Scores

Many students have been getting low scores on tests and this is upsetting to parents, teachers, and students. Low test scores show that teachers aren’t teaching effectively or that students aren’t learning. Either way it’s an issue with which we are concerned. I propose the following: any teacher who is giving a test should open up their classroom for study groups the night and morning before the test. Maybe by giving students extra opportunities to study, we can improve students’ test scores.

a)

Chronological

b)

Problem and solution

c)

Compare and contrast

d)

Spatial / descriptive

e)

Cause and effect

32.

Studying for a Test

Believe it or not, as important as it is, many students do not know how to study for a test. Well, studying for a test is easy. The first thing that you must do is take out your notes. Open your notes up to the section that you are supposed to review. Read what you wrote in your notebook. When you are done, close your notebook and see if you remember the ideas that you were studying. Still don’t remember? Open your notebook back up a try again.

a)

Chronological

b)

Problem and solution

c)

Sequence/process

d)

Spatial / descriptive

e)

Cause and effect

33.

What is it called when you take evidence WORD FOR WORD from a text?

a)

Paraphrasing

b)

Parenthetical Citations

c)

Citing

d)

Summarizing

34.

What is it called when you take evidence from a text and put it into your own words?

a)

Paraphrasing

b)

Parenthetical Citations

c)

Citing

d)

Summarizing

35.

What is it called when you condense a story to make telling it easier?

a)

Paraphrasing

b)

Parenthetical Citations

c)

Citing

d)

Summarizing

36.

What is called when you give credit to the author/text you are citing/paraphrasing evidence from?

a)

Citations

b)

Parenthetical Citations

c)

EBT

d)

Dialogue

37.

What is called when you introduce evidence to the reader of your essay?

a)

Citations

b)

Parenthetical Citations

c)

EBT

d)

Dialogue

38.

What should be included in evidence? Choose all that apply.

a)

Summary

b)

Parenthetical Citations

c)

EBT

d)

Evidence

e)

Dialogue

39.

If your text has no author, what should go in your parenthetical citation?

a)

just a page number

b)

just a paragraph number

c)

the text title and the page/paragraph number

d)

the text title

40.

What should your cited evidence look like if you are citing DIALOGUE?

a)

The teacher said, "'Cite evidence in your essay"' (Fuss 1).

b)

The teacher said, "Cite evidence in your essa"' (Fuss 1).

c)

The teacher said, "'Cite evidence in your essay."' (Fuss 1).

d)

The teacher said, "Cite evidence in your essay'' (Fuss 1).

41.

If you have no author and the text is from an ARTICLE, it should be typed how in your parenthetical citation?

a)

Italics - Armpit Cheese Anyone?

b)

"Quotes" - "Armpit Cheese Anyone?"

c)

Underlined - Armpit Cheese Anyone?

d)

ALL CAPS - ARMPIT CHEESE ANYONE?

42.

If you have no author and the text is from an NOVEL, it should be typed how in your parenthetical citation?

a)

Italics - The Giver

b)

"Quotes" - "The Giver"

c)

Underlined - The Giver

d)

ALL CAPS - THE GIVER

43.

If you have no author and the text is from a POEM, it should be typed how in your parenthetical citation?

a)

Italics - Pig in a Wig

b)

"Quotes" - "Pig in a Wig"

c)

Underlined - Pig in a Wig

d)

ALL CAPS - PIG IN A WIG

44.

What EBT could be used if you're citing from an IMAGE? Select all that apply.

a)

The image details,

b)

The picture depicts,

c)

The images says,

d)

The illustration shows,

45.

What EBT could be used if you're citing from a POEM? Select all that apply.

a)

The poem states,

b)

The line says,

c)

The stanza describes,

d)

The chorus states,

46.

What EBT could be used if you're citing from a TEXT? Select all that apply.

a)

In paragraph 2, it says

b)

The poem states,

c)

The author writes,

d)

The article states,

47.

How many sets of ellipsis (. . .) can you use in a piece of DIRECTLY CITED evidence?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

48.

What is the only 2 types of punctuation that can end your evidence right before you close it with "quotes" and start your (Parenthetical Citations)?

a)

a period ( . )

b)

a comma ( , )

c)

a question mark ( ? )

d)

an explanation mark ( ! )

e)

a space ( )

49.

What does EBT stand for?

a)

Evan Based Terms

b)

Evidence Basil Terms

c)

Evidence Based Terms

d)

Evidence Based Tears