WorksheetsEOY Reading 2
Total questions: 82
Worksheet time: 4hrs 47mins
The wind blew through his hair as the boy watched the clouds roll in. As the waves grew bigger and bigger, he decided it was time to ride home. What is the boy doing?
Eating breakfast
Sailing
Riding his bike
It was raining outside. Sue got out of bed and got dressed for school. Then, she ate breakfast and grabbed her backpack. Before Sue left the house, she probably ___________________.
Got her sunglasses.
Made a sandwich.
Picked up her umbrella.
My family went to the circus. We saw the funny clowns. We watched the lion act. We ate a lot of treats and popcorn. This story is about __________.
eating treats and popcorn
clowns
going to the circus
Sam woke up and saw the sun shining in the sky. He packed his swimming suit, a towel, a beach ball, and his sandals in his bag. Then, he went to the kitchen and made a sack lunch.
Sam is most likely going to ___________________.
the beach
school
the mall
Mary was standing on the sidewalk. Then, she saw a butterfly. She got a net. She chased the butterfly.
Mary will try to catch a spider.
Mary will run and play.
Mary will try to catch the butterfly in her net.
What does Inference mean?
finding details in a story
Use clues and what you already know to come up with an idea
Giving a reason for your answer
What is evidence
Facts or information that is true
An object you use to sweep up dirt
Something that is broken
Ted was anxious to try out for the basketball team. He had practiced and knew he was ready. Tryouts made him a little nervous, but when he found out he made the team he knew that all the work had paid off.
What is the author's purpose?
to entertain you witha story about a boy who worked hard
to teach how to play basketball
to persuade you to try out for the basketball team
John and Matt want to be firemen. They want to ride on the big fire truck. John wants to climb ladders and rescue people from fires. Matt wants to hold the big hose and spray water on the fires to put them out.
What is the main idea?
John wants to climb a ladder.
John and Matt want to be firemen
Matt wants to hold a fire hose.
"I hate the idea of having all those people out there watching me...I just don't like it when I'm around so many people. I wish I just could hide somewhere," whispered Violet.
What can you infer about Violet?
She is energetic
She is shy
She is mean
Reading Comprehension is
Answering questions
Reading fluently
Listening to the teacher while he reads
Understanding what we read
Comprehension Questions are _________________.
Questions that check if we understand what we read.
Questions that see how fluently we read.
Questions that see if we're listening to the teacher
Questions that help us read.
Pre-reading Strategies are _______________.
Things I can do while reading a story or prompt.
Things I can do before reading a story or prompt.
Things I can do after reading a story or prompt.
Things I should do only when I'm confused
Four pre-reading strategies are _________________.
Preview the authors background, preview the title, preview the subtitles, and google the book
Read the story, preview the page numbers, preview the subtitles, and preview the margin information
Preview the pictures, preview the title, preview the subtitles, and preview the margin information
Google the book, preview the title, preview the subtitles, and preview the margin information
Pre-reading strategies help us
Understand (or comprehend) what we read
Read better (fluency)
Pay attention to the teacher
With our listening skills
While we're reading, to help us understand what we're reading we can
Reflect and check our understanding after each paragraph
Read the whole paragraph again
Preview the title
Study the vocabulary
To make answering comprehension questions easier we can
Try and read fluently
Read the questions first so that we read the story or passage with a purpose.
Ask a friend
Read the questions after we're done to try and remember
form an opinion or make a judgement
evaluate
monitor
clarify
synthesize
details that help you figure it out
context clues
infer
connection
paraphrase
includes all the main details / ideas
summarize
paraphrase
connection
clarify
read it again
reread
evaluate
monitor
footnote
educated guess what will happen next
predict
infer
monitor
evaluate
read between the lines (implied, not stated)
infer
evaluate
synthesize
monitor
How the characters in a story solve the problem is called the __________.
plot
narrative
solution
theme
The ______________ in a story are the people or animals.
solutions
details
stars
characters
Which of the following is an example of a setting in a story:
the woods
a teacher
a dragon
a witch
Sam woke up and saw the sun shining in the sky. He packed his swimming suit, a towel, a beach ball, and his sandals in his bag. Then, he went to the kitchen and made a sack lunch.
Sam is most likely going to ___________________.
the beach
school
the mall
My family went to the circus. We saw the funny clowns. We watched the lion act. We ate a lot of treats and popcorn. This story is about __________.
eating treats and popcorn
clowns
going to the circus
It was raining outside. Sue got out of bed and got dressed for school. Then, she ate breakfast and grabbed her backpack. Before Sue left the house, she probably ___________________.
Got her sunglasses.
Made a sandwich.
Picked up her umbrella.
What does non-fiction mean?
real
not real
What is the main idea?
Mary has a new pet. Her pet is a baby kitten. It is soft and cuddly. The kitten likes to sleep a lot. Mary put a soft blanket in a box for its bed. Mary plays with her kitten when it is awake. She never forgets to feed her kitten.
What is the main idea?
The kitten sleeps a lot.
Mary plays with her kitten
Mary’s new pet is a kitten.
Mary want a new pet.
It was backward day at school. The students had to do things backward. Some of them wore their T-shirts backward. They took a test before they studied the lesson. Dessert was served first instead of last. They tried to walk home backward, but they bumped into each other and fell down.
What is the main idea?
Dessert is supposed to come last.
The students had a backward day.
It is hard to do things backward.
Students failed their tests.
What is the main idea?
Jenny visited her grandmother in the hospital. She saw how kind and helpful the nurses were to her grandmother. Now she wants to be a nurse when she grows up. She wants to help sick people get well.
What is the main idea?
Jenny got sick.
Jenny wants to be a nurse.
Her grandmother was in the hospital.
Jenny was glad the nurses were being kind to her grandmother.
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
What text features can give you a clue of what the main idea is?
Title
Headings
Pictures
All of these
"I hate the idea of having all those people out there watching me...I just don't like it when I'm around so many people. I wish I just could hide somewhere," whispered Violet.
What can you infer about Violet?
She is energetic
She is shy
She is mean
She hates people
2- Who doesn’t like flying?
Hessa’s brother
Hessa’s dad
Hessa’s mum
1- How many brothers does Hessa have?
one
two
three
What is the main idea?
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?
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
How old do you think Gary is?
With which of the following statements would the author of this passage most likely agree?
Read and answer the questions!
Water comes in three forms: liquid, solid, and gas.
Water can be a liquid. It flows. It has no shape of its own. A liquid takes the shape of its container.
Water can be a solid. Solids have their own shape. Water in its solid form is called ice.
Water can be a gas. Gas has no shape. Water in its gas form is called vapor.
Based on the text, which sentence is TRUE?
If I put ice in a new container, it will change to a new shape.
If I put vapor into a new container, it will keep the same shape.
If I put liquid water into a new container, it will change to a new shape.
Ice and liquid water will both flow if I put them in new containers.
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?
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
In the 16th century, an age of great marine and terrestrial exploration, Ferdinand Magellan led the first expedition to sail around the world. As a young Portuguese noble, he served the king of Portugal, but he became involved in the quagmire of political intrigue at court and lost the king's favor. After he was dismissed from service by the king of Portugal, he offered to serve the future Emperor Charles V of Spain. 1.
The 16th century was an age of great ______ exploration.
A. cosmic
B. land
C. mental
D. common man
Soccer is known in some countries as football. It is a popular sport across the world, with over 200 countries playing the sport. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games from 1900 to 1928 and from 1936 to today.
What is the main idea?
Soccer is important at the Olympics.
Soccer is also called football.
Soccer is a worldwide sport.
Soccer is played by men and women.
A person who flies an airplane is its
steward
pilot
surgeon
director
A person who volunteers is someone who
studies for tests.
does no work at all.
gets a raise.
does work without being paid.
Why is Nick so interested in telling his parents what he is learning?
He does not want to volunteer at the shelter.
He wants to stay home from school.
He wants to persuade them to volunteer at the shelter.
He wants to persuade them that he can be trusted with a puppy.
Do you ever wonder how you taste things? You owe your sense of taste to your taste buds. We have 9,000 taste buds just on the tongue alone. There are also taste buds on the roof of your mouth. You even have taste buds on the back of your throat.
What does the author want you to learn from the passage?
Why we can taste only certain things.
That we taste through our noses
Where taste buds are found
We have taste buds on our tongues
Nick’s parents say he isn’t capable of taking care of a puppy. Which word or phrase means capable?
interested
angry about
afraid of
able to
To REQUIRE something means to_________it.
need
have
understand
forget
You_________something to find its length
slice
measure
tape
force
What is the problem in the text?
Nick’s parents think that he is not capable of taking care of a puppy
Nick is allergic to puppies.
Nick’s parents think that puppies are not a lot of work.
Nick’s parents think that the family should get a puppy right away.
You may be surprised to hear that earthquakes are not rare. In fact, earthquakes happen every day somewhere in the world. Most of them are weak. There are times, however, when an earthquake is very powerful and causes a lot of damage. One strong earthquake can destroy houses, bridges, railroad tracks, and more.
Can you describe why earthquakes are so dangerous?
Earthquakes are rare.
It can destroy houses, bridges, railroad tracks and other things.
They only happen in North America.
Earthquakes are mostly weak.
Did you know that tornadoes come from thunderstorms? Thunderclouds build up when cool, dry air runs into warm, wet air. If enough cool air runs into warm air, clouds can start to gain energy and power. A tornado can result from this energy. A tornado is a spinning column created by the thunderstorm’s strong winds. The winds are so strong that they can pick up water, dust, and scraps. A tornado can spin over 200 miles per hour, which means that it has a lot of force.
How do clouds gain enough energy to create a tornado?
The wind provides energy.
Water and dust help provide energy.
If Cool air and warm air run into each other it could provide enough energy.
“Tommy!” Mom called out as she walked in the front door. “Tommy,” she continued shouting, “I sure could use some help with these groceries. There was still no reply. Mom walked into the kitchen to put the grocery bags down on the counter when she noticed shattered glass from the window all over the living room floor and a baseball not far from there. “I’m so mad Tommy!” Mom yelled to herself as she realized that Tommy’s shoes were gone.
What details can you find in the text that shows that the window was broken?
There was glass all over the floor.
A neighbor threw a ball through it.
Tommy threw a baseball through it.
Cassie rolled over in her bed as she felt the sunlight hit her face. The sun was warming the back of her neck when she slowly realized that it was a Thursday, and she felt a little too good for a Thursday. Struggling to open her eyes, she looked up at the clock. "9:48," she shouted,"Holy cow!"
Cassie jumped out of bed, threw on the first outfit that she grabbed, brushed her teeth, threw her books into her backpack, and then ran out the door.
Can you explain what is happening in the text?
Cassie headed out the door to go get pizza because she was hungry.
Cassie struggled to open her eyes because she was tired.
She threw on the first outfit she found, grabbed her books, and ran out the door to go to school.
It was Thursday and she was going to the store for her mom.
Tim looked out the window. The house looked so lonely. Tim's father put the last suitcase in the trunk and started up the car. Thor, his dog, put his head on Tim's lap, like he understood how Tim was feeling. "It's okay Thor," he said, "Dad says we will like California."
How would you describe what is happening in this passage?
Tim is sad because his dog doesn't have a home anymore.
Tim is taking a trip to visit people he doesn't know and he is scared.
Tim is taking Thor to live with his grandmother for a while.
Tim is moving to California with his family.
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?
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
When another old cave is discovered in the south of France, it is not usually news. Rather, it is an ordinary event. Such discoveries are so frequent these days that hardly anybody pays heed to them.
The words pays heed to are closest in meaning to _______.
discovers
watches
notices
buys
We're Racing, Racing Down the Walk
We're racing, racing down the walk,
Over the pavement and round the block.
We rumble along till the sidewalk ends-
Felicia and I and half our friends.
Our hair flies backwards. It's whish and whirr!
She roars at me and I shout at her
As past the porches and garden gates
We rattle and rock
On our roller skates.
1) What makes a rumbling sound in the poem?
train
dog
skates
Why does the author use the word furious instead of mad in the example above?
