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WorksheetsQuiz: Predicting, Inferring, Summarizing
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins
Sarah looked on as her father guided the mules across the river. He looked tense, but the mules calmly pulled the wagon through the neck-high water. Afterward, Sarah asked, "Why were you so tense, Father? The team did so well." Her father looked more relaxed as they travelled on.
Which prediction is MOST LIKELY correct?
Sarah will be asked to lead the team at the next river crossing.
The oxen will panic at the next river crossing.
Sarah's father will be less tense at the next crossing.
Sarah will begin training people to make river crossings.
Johanna had saved enough money to purchase one expensive saltwater fish, but the pet shop owner said that a single fish would get lonely. Johanna didn't like the sound of that. She then saw some freshwater fish that were almost as pretty as the saltwater ones. The freshwater fish cost less, too.
What prediction can you make based on this passage?
Johanna will buy puppies instead.
Johanna will buy one saltwater fish from the pet shop.
Johanna will buy several several fish from the shop.
Johanna will sell all of her fish to the pet shop.
Janeen peered at Mark as he climbed recklessly up the big tree in Grandma's backyard. He was so high, it made her dizzy just looking up at her crazy cousin. Janeen had never done well with heights and ignored Mark's pleas for her to join him. "It's perfectly safe, you big sissy," he finally taunted. Just then the limb he had landed on snapped, causing him to lose his footing and nearly fall.
What prediction can you make based on this passage?
Janeen will climb the tree to help rescue Mark.
Mark will come down carefully and stop taunting his cousin.
Mark will continue to climb.
The tree will fall down on Grandma's house.
Jamal was bored and headed up to his room early. Knowing the weather report had called for a chance of snow, he played on his Playstation and chatted with friends on social media instead of doing his homework and studying for his big math test. A while later Mrs. Brown was waking her son. "Jamal, you have a two-hour delay, so I let you sleep in this morning. Get ready. You have just enough time to eat breakfast and catch the bus."
"What!?!" Jamal sat upright and exclaimed. "School! Today!?!"
What prediction can you make based on this passage?
Mrs. Brown will be proud of Jamal.
Jamal will fall asleep again and miss the bus.
Jamal will face the math test unprepared.
Jamal will sell his game system to one of his friends.
Avery's dog, Squirrel, always escaped if he had even the slightest opportunity. Avery's parents had warned him to keep Harley on a leash. "If he escapes one more time, he will have to attend obedience school," Dad had cautioned. One afternoon Avery could not find Harley's leash. Rather than looking harder to find the leash, he took his pet on a walk anyway.
What prediction can you make based on this passage?,
Avery will have to attend obedience school.
Squirrel will behave perfectly on the walk.
Squirrel will have to attend obedience school.
Avery will have to buy a new dog.
The sixth and seventh-grade classes gathered at the front of the museum. "Okay, everyone, listen carefully. The museum is a big place, and it's easy for even adults to get turned around and lost," the guide explained. "So, I need you to select a person near you to be your buddy for the duration of the tour." Quickly, Jasmine and Janelle glanced at each other and quickly moved in opposite directions.
What prediction can you make based on this passage?
The guide will assign Jasmine and Janelle as tour buddies.
Jasmine and Janelle will not be tour buddies at the museum.
Nobody will get lost at the museum.
The field trip will be cancelled.
IDENTIFY THE MAIN IDEA
Being a clown isn't all fun and games. Rodeo clowns expose themselves to great danger every time they perform. When cowboys dismount or bulls buck them off, rodeo clowns jump in front of the bulls and motion wildly to get their attention. In this way rodeo clowns provide an alternate target, and in doing so protect the rider. Of course, this is a very dangerous thing to do. So you see, sometimes clowning around can be serious business.
Sometimes clowns can mean serious bussiness.
Rodeo clowns protect cowboys by putting themselves in danger.
Cowboys and Rodeo Clowns are constantly in danger.
A Rodeo bull's attention is easily caught by Rodeo clowns.
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?
There are many fun things to do at the beach.
It is also fun to look for shells.
Some people simply like to sunbathe.
Going to the beach to swim can be fun.
Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer. Soccer players learn how to dribble and pass the ball. They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score. Most importantly, soccer players learn how to work together with their teammates.
What is the main idea?
They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score.
Soccer players learn how to dribble.
They learn how to work together as teammates.
Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer.
Were you born after 1985? If so, how long do you expect to live? Most people born after 1985 can expect to live more than 70 years. Of course, this is just a guess based on past records. By the way, females can expect to live about six years longer than males. That’s taken from past records too!
What is the paragraph mostly about?
how long you might expect to live
about the health of females
why people live to be 70
tells that people live to be 100
Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?
Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is
Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way
Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short
They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area
The range of a bird refers to the area over which it flies. some birds are able to fly great distances, and range over almost the whole world. Other birds have a very small range. they travel over areas smaller than one hundred miles. What is the main idea?
Where to find a bird range
Why birds like to travel
How bird ranges differ
What birds like to eat.
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:
what Lincoln's ghost is like
when Eleanor Roosevelt's ghost walked
how many ghosts the White House has
how ghosts show when something will happen
Because lambs are sometimes eaten by coyotes, ranchers may hunt or trap the coyotes. However, killing coyotes may upset nature's balance. Scientists have found a way to protect sheep without killing coyotes. Coyotes are fed lamb meat treated with a drug. When they eat the meat, they get sick. Later, coyotes won't even go near lambs. They'll hunt rabbits instead.
This story mainly tells...
why coyotes prefer rabbits to lambs.
how scientists help protect sheep and coyotes.
why killing coyotes upsets nature's balance.
what kinds of people don't like coyotes.
got her sunglasses
made a sandwich
picked up her umbrella
put on sandals
When some people think about Texas, they think of cowboys on the open range-herding cattle up a dusty trail. However, Texas has much more than open prairie with large herds of cows. There are the mountains of West Texas, the piney hills of east Texas, and the emerald waters off the coast of Padre Island. Texas also has large coastal harbors with numerous sailboats, powerboats, inland lakes, rivers, swamps of southeast Texas with alligators and other exotic wildlife.
What is the best SUMMARY of this passage?
There are a lot of cows in Texas.
Texas is one of the biggest states in the United States.
There are many different, varied parts of Texas.
There are alligators in the swampland of southeast Texas.
San Francisco is located on the coast of California in an area often called the Bay Area. The weather is generally very mild, seldom getting really cold or really hot. Its mild climate is one reason many people live there. It seldom snows in San Francisco and generally does not get below freezing during the winter. Even in the middle of summer, temperatures may be in the mid 80s with a cool breeze from the bay keeping the weather very comfortable.
Which one best SUMMARIZES the passage?
San Francisco has many neat things to do.
Many people choose to live in California.
It seldom snows in California.
The weather in San Francisco is generally very mild.
What can you infer about how the teacher will react?
She will help him up and give him a piece of gum.
She will scold him for not paying attention in class because she never saw the boy in the window.
She will think it is funny that he is on the ground and laugh at him.
She will pretend she doesn't see him and ignore his behavior.
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.
Tomorrow is Jill's birthday. She is excited because she gets to pick where she will eat dinner. Will it be Mexican food at the Big Enchilada House? Or will it be fried chicken at the Chicken Shack, or a big cheeseburger at Al's Hamburger Palace. She just couldn't decide. Then there was always the Pizza Shop with that great pepperoni pizza. How would she ever decide? Maybe she would just flip a coin.
The summary of this passage is:
Jill has many restaurants to choose from for her birthday.
Jill loves Mexican food.
The Pizza Shop has the best pizza in town.
Jill will choose a place by flipping a coin.
