WorksheetsReading Informative Text
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
What is the main idea?
The reason behind some states’ names aren’t clear.
Almost every state was named by Native Americans.
You can see the English influence in most of the states’ names.
States’ names come from Native American words, English words,and other places.
What is the main idea?
Bicycle riders need to know hand signals.
Bicycle riders need to get reflectors.
Bicycle riders need the right equipment to practice bicycle safety.
Bicycle riders should always wear a helmet.
What is a good topic sentence for the following supporting details? Because The Bahamas is an archipelago, transportation is a great problem. Unlike most nations, which are one continuous land mass, large stretches of sea separate our islands. From the capital city of Nassau, the government makes sure that there are regular mail boats to and from the inhabited Family Islands. The weekly visits of the mail boat are a big event for remote communities and provide opportunities to catch up on the latest news from the city not to mention the receipt of mail and goods. Travel on the mail boat is fairly cheap and quite an adventure in itself, but it is very slow and delays can be experienced due to rough seas and adverse weather conditions.
Transportation plays a vital role in the The Bahamas.
Mail boats move very quickly
The Bahamas has over 700 islands and cays
Which is NOT a supporting detail for the main idea, “The Bahama Islands are also linked by the government’s airline, Bahamasair, formed in 1973”.
Bahamasair, is the national airline of The Bahamas.
Transportation by air is fast, but it’s also very expensive; delays can be caused by bad weather or mechanical difficulties.
Inclement weather can be a challenge to bus transportation.
The legend of Santa Clause started with stories about a fourth-century bishop. This bishop, Nicholas, was said to be kind, generous, and fond of children. In one story, Nicholas threw a bag of coins down the chimney of a needy family. Long after his death, Nicholas was named a saint. On his saint's day in December, Dutch children would place their shoes by the family hearth, hoping that St. Nicholas would leave treats in them. The Dutch called the saint "Sinter Klass." When Dutch colonists settled in America, they continued this tradition. "Sinter Klass" became known as Santa Claus.
The passage would be considered -
science fiction
historical fiction
nonfiction
fantasy
The legend of Santa Clause started with stories about a fourth-century bishop. This bishop, Nicholas, was said to be kind, generous, and fond of children. In one story, Nicholas threw a bag of coins down the chimney of a needy family. Long after his death, Nicholas was named a saint. On his saint's day in December, Dutch children would place their shoes by the family hearth, hoping that St. Nicholas would leave treats in them. The Dutch called the saint "Sinter Klass." When Dutch colonists settled in America, they continued this tradition. "Sinter Klass" became known as Santa Claus.
The passage would be considered -
fiction
nonfiction
Information presented and arranged in some sort of organized system. (The amount of rain we have had every day this month is recorded in the .)
tale
quotation
tone
table
What will be a good topic sentence for the excerpt:
Public transport on the different islands varies a lot.
Grand Bahama has more vehicles than Current Island.
Some Family Islands do not have public transportation.
Turner almost wished that he hadn’t listened to the radio. He went to the closet and grabbed his umbrella. He would feel silly carrying it to the bus stop on such a sunny morning.
Which probably happened?
Turner realized that he had an unnatural fear of falling radio parts.
Turner had promised himself to do something silly that morning.
Turner had heard a weather forecast that predicted rain.
Turner planned to trade his umbrella for a bus ride.
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.
The Summary of this passage is:
There are a lot of cows in Texas.
There are many different, varied parts of Texas.
Texas is one of the biggest states in the United States.
There are alligators in the swampland of southeast Texas.
The internet contains more than just the World Wide Web
In this sentence, what does contains mean?
restrains
conveys
encases
includes
Of the following conclusions, which fits the information in Browsers and engines? (lines 5–19) Websites need search engines for the same reason that books need
catalogues.
bookshops.
libraries.
readers.
What does a browser like Internet Explorer do? (lines 5–7)
lists your computer’s files
makes web pages visible
searches for web pages
sets a good example
By typing words into a search engine’s text box (lines 11–15), we tell it to
list precise search words for any subject.
find pages matching our search words.
search for popular words on the web.
guess what our search words mean.
In Passage 1, what is the central idea of paragraphs 3–4?
Manufacturers worked hard to meet the demand for the bicycles.
The bicycle sparked new ideas in production and marketing.
Bicycles were mass-produced in factory assembly lines.
Bicycle manufacturers decided to set nationwide prices.
Which sentence supports the central idea that "the bicycle sparked new ideas in production and marketing"?
“With a wooden frame and iron tires, it literally shook its rider, sometimes violently.” (paragraph 1)
“These included advertising different models to different types of people and setting nationwide prices." (paragraph 4)
“In the nineteenth century, women who did not have to work in factories were largely confined to the home.” (paragraph 7)
“This contributed to a growing women’s movement that included the fight for women’s right to vote.” (paragraph 7)
In Passage 1, what text structure does the author use in paragraphs 5 through 8?
chronological
cause and effect
problem and solution
comparison
What is the purpose of reading informative texts?
To entertain the reader
To provide factual information
To confuse the reader
To tell a fictional story
Which of the following is a characteristic of an informative text?
It uses fictional characters
It provides factual information
It is written in first person
It contains a plot
What is a common structure found in informative texts?
Chronological order
Free verse
Rhyme scheme
Dialogue
Which of the following is NOT a feature of informative texts?
Headings and subheadings
Imaginary settings
Graphs and charts
Objective tone
What is the main idea of an informative text?
To persuade the reader
To inform the reader
To entertain the reader
To express personal opinions
Which sentence is most likely from an informative text?
Once upon a time, in a faraway land...
The solar system consists of eight planets...
I felt so happy when I saw the rainbow...
The hero bravely fought the dragon...
What type of language is typically used in informative texts?
Figurative language
Persuasive language
Descriptive language
Objective language
Which of the following best describes the tone of an informative text?
Emotional
Objective
Humorous
Sarcastic
