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WorksheetsPHMS Unit 2 Test Review 2024
Total questions: 118
Worksheet time: 3hrs 28mins
Which word is the adverb?
Which word is the adverb?
Adverbs can describe_____, ______, & ______.
nouns, verbs, adjectives
verbs, adjectives, adverbs
pronouns, verbs, adjectives
verbs, adverbs, nouns
What is the main idea?
What is the main idea?
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
What is the main idea?
What is the main idea?
What is the main idea?
What is the main idea?
Mark loves to walk in the woods. He enjoys looking at the trees and smelling the flowers. Mark also likes to watch the squirrels run through the trees.
What is the main idea of the text?
Mark loves to walk in the woods.
Mark enjoys playing baseball
Mark is an active young man.
Mark loves to walk in the woods. He enjoys looking at the trees and smelling the flowers. Mark also likes to watch the squirrels run through the trees.
Which of the following statements is a supporting detail to the main idea?
He enjoys looking at the trees and smelling the flowers.
Mark lives in the city.
Mark likes birds.
Janice loves to go to basketball games. Her favorite team is the Houston Rockets. Janice enjoys watching the players warm-up before the game. She has been going to games since she was six years old.
What is the main idea?
Janice has been going to basketball games for a long time.
Janice lives in Houston.
Janice enjoys going to basketball games.
Scooby-Doo ran quickly through the haunted castle. Scooby was being chased by another ghost. This ghost was the scariest ghost Scooby had ever seen. Scooby never liked Ghosts.
What is the main idea of the passage?
Scooby-Doo is afraid of ghosts.
Scooby-Doo does not like castles.
Scooby-Doo does not like running.
Scooby-Doo ran quickly through the haunted castle. Scooby was being chased by another ghost. This ghost was the scariest ghost Scooby had ever seen. Scooby never liked Ghosts.
What is a supporting detail in the passage?
Scooby-Doo is lost in the castle.
Scooby never liked Ghosts.
Scooby is a good ghost hunter
Amanda got her surfboard out of her truck. She always loved to be the first person on the beach in the morning. Amanda paddled out to the waves and caught her first ride of the day. She loves the calm of the ocean and the feeling of riding waves. Surfing has always been Amanda's favorite sport.
What is the main idea of the passage?
Amanda likes to get up early.
Amanda has a nice surf board.
Amanda loves surfing.
Amanda got her surfboard out of her truck. She always loved to be the first person on the beach in the morning. Amanda paddled out to the waves and caught her first ride of the day. She loves the calm of the ocean and the feeling of riding waves. Surfing has always been Amanda's favorite sport.
What is a supporting detail in the passage?
Amanda likes to swim.
Amanda enjoys sunbathing.
She loves the calm of the ocean and the feeling of riding waves.
Which of the following is an example of a topic?
Bears are huge and scary
Bears
Some bears are brown
Bears can be dangerous
The broad thing the passage is mostly about is called the
main idea
topic
plot
key detail
Once we find the topic, what should you ask yourself to figure out the main idea?
What is the one word that tells what the passage is mostly about?
What is the passage mostly about?
Why is my teacher making me do this??
What is the most important thing the author wants me to know?
Descriptions of people, places and things that support the main idea are called
subjects
details
paragraphs
topics
Ice cream is a popular dessert. It comes in many different flavors and can be eaten in a variety of ways. Some people like to put different toppings on their ice cream, such as sprinkles or chocolate dip. Vanilla and chocolate are two of the most popular flavors. However ice cream is eaten, it's always delicious!
What is the topic?
ice cream
ice cream is a popular dessert
sprinkles
flavors of ice cream
Ice cream is a popular dessert. It comes in many different flavors and can be eaten in a variety of ways. Some people like to put different toppings on their ice cream, such as sprinkles or chocolate dip. Vanilla and chocolate are two of the most popular flavors. However ice cream is eaten, it's always delicious!
What is the main idea?
ice cream
about ice cream
why people like ice cream
Ice cream is a popular dessert.
Reading is a great way to learn. There are millions of books to choose from on just about any topic you want to research. Reading can be for learning or just for pleasure. You can read from an actual book, or on an electronic device such as a computer or an e-Reader. Informational text is a great genre to read if you want to learn interesting facts about a subject.
What is the topic?
fiction and nonfiction
books
reading
reading is fun
Reading is a great way to learn. There are millions of books to choose from on just about any topic you want to research. Reading can be for learning or just for pleasure. You can read from an actual book, or on an electronic device such as a computer or an e-Reader. Informational text is a great genre to read if you want to learn interesting facts about a subject.
What is the main idea?
E-Readers are cool because you can download books any time you want.
Epic is a great website for reading.
Reading is a great way to learn.
Information text teaches you facts.
Reading is a great way to learn. There are millions of books to choose from on just about any topic you want to research. Reading can be for learning or just for pleasure. You can read from an actual book, or on an electronic device such as a computer or an e-Reader. Informational text is a great genre to read if you want to learn interesting facts about a subject.
What is the topic?
fiction and nonfiction
books
reading
reading is fun
If you read about...a giant cat trying to take over a city.
If you read about...how fun it is to create origami paper designs.
If you read about...tornadoes and hurricanes and the how they develop.
If you read about...profiles of all former U.S. Presidents.
If you read about...a wondrous little bear whose curiosity always gets him in trouble.
If you read about...how important it is to the environment to recycle plastic bottles.
If you read about...the monuments and museums at the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
If you read about...why one candidate running for Nebraska governor is better than all the rest of the candidates.
If you read about...a dog and some curious kids that like to solve mysteries.
What does it mean when an author writes something to entertain?
The author presents facts and important details to help you learn about a topic.
The author uses a story, realistic or make believe, to tell you something.
The author wants to tell you "how to" do something.
The author tries to get you to change your mind, agree, or asks you to do something.
What does it mean when an author writes something to persuade?
The author presents facts and important details to help you learn about a topic.
The author uses a story, realistic or make believe, to tell you something.
The author wants to tell you "how to" do something.
The author tries to get you to change your mind, agree, or asks you to do something.
What does it mean when an author writes something to inform?
The author presents facts and important details to help you learn about a topic.
The author uses a story, realistic or make believe, to tell you something.
The author wants to tell you "how to" do something.
The author tries to get you to change your mind, agree, or asks you to do something.
What does it mean when an author writes something to explain?
The author presents facts and important details to help you learn about a topic.
The author uses a story, realistic or make believe, to tell you something.
The author wants to tell you "how to" do something.
The author tries to get you to change your mind, agree, or asks you to do something.
What is the purpose of using the chronological organizational pattern in writing?
To confuse the reader with a jumbled timeline
To emphasize the most important events first
To create a sense of suspense and mystery
To present events or actions in the order in which they occurred
What would be the best organizational pattern to use if talking about water pollution and ways to prevent it?
Cause-Effect Organizational Pattern
Compare-Contrast Organizational Pattern
Narrative Organizational Pattern
Problem-Solution Organizational Pattern
What organizational pattern should an author use if he wanted to explain how Covid negatively impacted the lives of so many people?
Cause and Effect
Sequencel
Advantage and Disadvantage
Classification
What type of organizational pattern is used in the passage?
sequence
cause/effect
problem/solution
compare/contrast
What type of organizational pattern is used in the passage?
sequence
cause/effect
problem/solution
compare/contrast
What type of organizational pattern is used in the passage?
sequence
cause/effect
problem/solution
compare/contrast
What type of organizational pattern is used in the passage?
sequence
cause/effect
problem/solution
compare/contrast
What type of organizational pattern is used in the passage?
sequence
cause/effect
problem/solution
compare/contrast
What type of organizational pattern is used in the passage?
sequence
cause/effect
problem/solution
compare/contrast
What type of organizational pattern is used in the passage?
sequence
cause/effect
problem/solution
compare/contrast
What type of organizational pattern is used in the passage?
sequence
cause/effect
problem/solution
compare/contrast
What type of organizational pattern is used in the passage?
sequence
cause/effect
problem/solution
compare/contrast
First, take the freeway to Dorman. When you reach Dorman, take the Ronaldine Exit. As you exit, take an immediate right onto Big Sur. Go down two blocks. Then, take a right on Coleman. My house, #3097, will be on the left.What is this passage's organizational structure?
problem and solution
sequence
compare and contrast
cause and effect
Josephina has to describe a square and a triangle. Her teacher told her to write a paragraph about how the two shapes are alike and how they are different. What form should the paragraph take?
description
sequence
cause and effect
compare and contrast
____________ help the readers make sense of what they are reading.
Text features
Plagiarism
Vocabulary
Text citations
________________ tell you what the book, chapter, or article is called.
Illustrations
Headings
Author
Captions
__________ gives you more information about an image or photograph.
Headings
Subheadings
Captions
This image is an example of a(n)...
Table
Illustration
Graph
Chart
This image is an example of a(n):
Heading
Subheading
Illustration/Photograph
Caption
Bold and Italicized words are similar because they both...
tell what words can be found in the glossary
can be defined in the footnote
tell what words are in another language
emphasize words that are important
An author would use the following diagram in order to...
compare and contrast a shark fin to a dolphin fin
explain how shark fins look
explain how dolphin fins look
show which type of fin is better for cutting the water
An author would use this diagram to
Compare and contrast adult brain with a child's brain
Explain how the Occipital lobe is the biggest part of the brain
Identify the parts and areas within a human brain
Show the reader where the brain is located within the human body
If the reader wants to look up information on a specific topic, like Hammerhead Sharks, they would look in the...
Index
Glossary
Table of Contents
Headings
The ______ tells the reader the names of each chapter and what page the chapter begins.
Bold & Italicized words
Caption
Table of Contents
Index
A _____ tells the reader specific information in relation to a photograph or illustration within a text
Bold & Italicized words
Caption
Glossary
Subheading
The _____ divides a text into sections and explains what each section will be about.
Subheading
Heading
Illustration
Table of Contents
The ____ tells the definitions of specific words related to the text.
Index
Glossary
Table of Contents
What text feature is this?
Chart
Diagram
An index is....
A text feature in the middle of the book that gives you information
A text feature in the front of the book that tells you where to find content
A text feature in the back of the book that includes definitions
A text feature in the back of the book that tells you where to find information on a particular topic
Juan knows that Italy will be described on pages 22-30 of his Italian food cookbook. To figure this out, he looked for "Italy" in the:
Glossary
Heading
Index
Diagram
What is this text feature called?
Glossary
Index
What is this text feature?
Heading
Caption
Glossary
Words or phrases that divide the text into smaller parts is which text feature?
Caption
Subheading
Heading
Title
Juan is writing a report on lions. He finds a book titled “Animals of Africa” He opens to Chapter 2 on page 12 and reads the word “Lions Rule” in large letters. Further down on the page, he reads the words "Women's Work” and "Lions' Playschool" in smaller letters. Page 12 of Juan’s book ________.
had no text features
had the table of contents only
had a heading and subheading
had a diagram but no other text features
If a word is in bold, italics or underlined, it might be _______
a less important detail
information you should skip
a new term to learn or important
spelled incorrectly
How can you identify the main idea of a text?
Read the text backwards
Guess the main idea based on the length of the text
Ask someone else to identify the main idea
Analyze the title, headings, topic sentences, and key supporting details throughout the text.
Why is it important to identify the main idea of a text?
To understand the overall message or purpose of the text.
To overlook important details
To confuse the reader
To waste time and effort
What are supporting details in a text?
General statements that are unrelated to the main idea.
Opinions or personal beliefs that are not backed by evidence.
Irrelevant information that does not contribute to the main idea.
Ideas or facts about the main idea
Alex’s grandpa lives in a big city, on the 18th floor of an apartment building. From his grandpa’s windows, Alex can see the whole city. Alex used to be afraid to look out the windows, because they were up so high. But his grandpa would sit with Alex, and point out all the interesting things in the city. Now Alex likes to look out his grandpa’s windows. He can see the library, and the train station, and the park. He feels very grown up.
What is the story mostly about?
the 18th floor of an apartment building
Alex takes a train ride
Alex rides the elevator
Alex and his grandpa’s windows
Luca’s grandpa lives on a farm. His grandpa has a big garden, and many animals. When Luca was little, he was afraid of the chickens. When he helped his grandpa feed the chickens, the chickens chased him, crying, “Cluck, cluck, cluck!” But his grandpa showed him how to shoo the chickens away with his hand, saying, “Shoo chicks, shoo chicks!” Luca still doesn’t like the chickens much, but he isn’t afraid of them now. He feels very grown up.
What is the story mostly about?
Grandpa’s garden
Luca and the chickens
Luca’s favorite animal
cows
How do supporting details help to understand the main idea?
Supporting details provide irrelevant information that distracts from the main idea.
Supporting details contradict the main idea.
Supporting details are unnecessary and do not contribute to understanding the main idea.
Supporting details provide evidence, examples, and explanations that help to clarify and strengthen the main idea.
What is the purpose of including supporting details in a text?
To confuse the reader
To distract from the main idea
To make the text longer
To provide evidence, examples, and explanations that support the main idea or thesis statement.
The movie Apollo 13 was a blockbuster for the summer of 1995. It is an exciting story about space exploration. In the movie, the astronauts get in trouble while they are trying to return to Earth. People in the audience are on the edge of their seats waiting to see what happens. What makes it even more exciting is that it is a true story.
What is the main idea?
the main idea is that is a true story
the main idea is that everyone wants to know what is going to happen
the main idea is in the first sentence: Apollo 13 was a blockbuster for the summer of 1995
the main idea is that the story is exciting
Do the supporting details help understand better the main idea?
Sometimes
Yes
No
Summer is a wonderful time to spend at West Beach. It is a beach with light- colored, soft sand. The coastline goes on for a long way and many people enjoy walking along it. Children like to play in the surf and walk along the rocks that are visible at low tide. This is a fun beach for people of all ages.
What is the main idea?
the main idea is that the sun is very bright
the main idea is that summer is a wonderful time at West Beach
the main idea is that babies love the beach
the main idea is that the sand is soft
What strategies can be used to find supporting details in a text?
Ignore any evidence or examples provided in the text
Guess the supporting details based on the title of the text
Look for specific examples, facts, statistics, quotes, or evidence that support the main idea or argument of the text.
Read the text quickly without paying attention to details
How can identifying the main idea and supporting details improve reading comprehension?
By helping readers identify the author's purpose in writing the text.
By improving vocabulary and language skills.
By providing a summary of the text's plot or storyline.
By providing a clear understanding of the central theme or message of a text.
