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a #reading Quiz to review vocabulary terms before the 3rd grade AIR test
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What a text is mostly about is the ______
main idea
plot
key detail
subject
2
Infer
: It is snowing. Tina is coming to sleep over. She texts you that she is going to be late.
Tina is doing her homework.
Traffic is slow because of the weather.
Tina is babysitting her brother.
Tina can't come to your house.
3
Friendship helps people get through hard times.
theme
character
main idea
plot
4
Which book title is probably fiction?
Apollo 13: The First Trip to the Moon
Lost of Mars: The Adventures of the Lee Family
Space Food: What Astronauts Eat
Around the Sun: Our Solar System
5
Infer
: Your mom is wearing a rain coat. When she comes inside, she pouts down an umbrella.
She needs to go grocery shopping.
It is May.
She is picking your brother up from school.
It is raining outside.
6
What can you summarize?
anything you read or watch
only movies
only novels
only nonfiction
7
In which situation could you compare and contrast?
You are listing differences between the Harry Potter books.
all of the above
You are voting for president, with 3 students running.
You're writing an essay about which time period to live in.
8
Julia doesn't understand what's going on in a picture in her book. What can she do?
read the caption
stare at it for three minutes
look in the table of contents
look for a graph
9
The theme of a story is the ______
message about life the author expresses
a short summary of what the story is about
main character
sequence of events
10
A toad and a lizard learn to get along while on a journey through the wilderness.
theme
character
main idea
plot
11
Which text feature would you use to find the names of all the chapters in a book?
a heading
captions
table of contents
the glossary
12
Which is the best definition of fiction?
a story that comes from real life
a story in the newspaper
a story that takes place in space
a story that comes from the author's imagination
13
If you are asked to describe something you must _______.
analyze evidence
give details about it
compare and contrast
draw a conclusion
14
A biography is a book based on a person's ____.
fantasy
real life
best day
favorite character
15
Lucy describes the events of the beginning, middle, and end of a book. What is she describing?
character
theme
conflict
plot
16
Use context clues:
Many Northern birds
migrate
in winter. They return in the spring.
lay eggs
eat
move away
sing
17
When you are reading and come to an unknown word, what should you do
first
?
look it up in a dictionary
look for clues in the text
ask the teacher what it means
skip it and keep reading
18
In the sentence what is the
cause
? Since
Jerry was sick, he didn't take the math test.
since
Jerry was sick
he didn't take the math test
19
Which of the following statements
contrasts
mammals and reptiles?
humans are mammals
both mammals and reptiles are living things
mammals and reptiles can live in the same habitat
mammals are warm blooded, while reptiles are not
20
Choose the
two
best
words that describe
setting
.
where, why
why, when
where, when
who, why
21
Which of the following is an example of a main idea of a book?
Superpup is a brave beagle that fights crime in New York.
I read a story about Duke, the police dog.
Slap Jake is my favorite comic book hero.
Sparky, a dog who fights fires
22
True or False: Characters can only be humans.
true
false
23
The people in a story are called the _____.
traits
characters
actors
theme
24
When you use detail or evidence in a text to draw a conclusion, you _______.
problem solve
identify main idea
summarize
infer
25
What do you call a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?
a synonym
an antonym
an explanation
a homonym
26
Which of the following could be the theme of a story?
Essie lied to her brother, but finally told him the truth
telling the truth may cause pain but it is better than lying
a small apartment in Marfa, Texas
a 35 year old woman named Essie and her brother
27
In which text feature would you find the names of all chapters in a book?
the glossary
heading
table of contents
captions
28
A summary should:
answer the 5 W's: who, what, when, where, and why
always mention the age of the author
describe the details but not the main idea
never mention the plot of the text
29
When you are asked to compare and contrast, you must _______.
provide an outline
tell the theme
tell how two things are alike and different
justify your stance
30
Which of the following phrases can be used when
contrasting
?
Similarly
In conclusion
Nonetheless
On the other hand
31
What is a main idea?
the message about life that the author expresses
the main character in a story
what the story is mostly about
the sequence of events in a story
32
In a book she's reading Jenny sees a picture of a plant with different parts labeled. This is:
caption
table
vocabulary word
a diagram
33
Which book is probably nonfiction?
a book about a robot that destroys the earth
a book about a boy and a dragon
a book about a girl who travels back through time
a book about the first teen to win a figure skating contest
34
Use context clues:
They were
ecstatic
at the birth of their baby. They could not stop smiling.
nervous
excited
watchful
discouraged
35
What could be a
cause
for Beth to give Maya a present?
Beth received a thank you card
Beth received a present in return
The toy store was close
Maya had a birthday party
36
Which question can help you figure out the main idea of a text?
What is my opinion?
What is the main thing the author wants to say?
What else do I know about the subject?
Who is the author?
37
Where would you find a picture of a mouse reading a newspaper?
fiction
nonfiction
38
Which of the following could be a theme of a story?
a fear of spiders
friendship is worth more than material goods
"I'll get you my pretty, and your little dog too."
a young girl pretends to be a man and joins the army
39
What can you use to figure out what a characters traits are?
what the character thinks
all of the above
what the character says
how other character's treat them
40
Which text feature would tell you the major topic or main idea in
one
chapter of a text?
table of contents
heading
caption
glossary
41
Use context clues:
Her cat was dying, and she was worried a
trifle
about her torn dress.
a gun
a big deal
a little thing
everything
42
Which of these questions should you definitely answer in a summary of
My Funny Friend Fiona
?
What happens to Fiona?
How long did it take you to read the book?
What is Fiona's favorite color?
Is My Funny Friend Fiona a boring book?
43
Use context clues:
Please
eliminate
the blank line between the words. They should not be there
.
add
color
delete
find
44
Which sentence contains a
simile
?
Boyd had been awake for 500 hours.
Rachel smiled like a Cheshire cat.
Our mayor is no Abe Lincoln.
This kid was a young Albert Einstein.
45
Which test feature would tell you the major topic or main idea of the text?
the heading
glossary
the caption
table of contents
46
True or False: Nonfiction books never have text features.
true
false
47
The main idea is
"plants need sunlight to grow"
. Which of these is a detail to support this?
My favorite kind of plant is a Venus fly trap
Jessica sat in the sun and looker at her garden.
Plants that get more sunlight grow taller.
There are many different species of plants on Earth.
48
In life, causes happen _____ their effects.
before or after
at the same time
before
up to a year after
49
The narrator is the _____.
enemy of the main character
person listening to the story
person telling the story
main character in the story
50
What could be an
effect
of going to the mall with a new friend on Friday?
A new family moves to town
You get to know that friend better
A new shopping mall opened
There was a new student in your class on Monday
51
Which of the following phrases are be used to show
comparison
?
While
In contrast
On the other hand
Similarly
52
Which is an example of a character trait?
loyal
red hair
best friend named Stephanie
tall
53
A woman risks her life to spy for the Union during the Civil War.
theme
plot
main idea
character
54
A girl tells you that her cat's name is Grumpy Gus. You might infer that the cat ____.
is fat
is a kitten
often in a bad mood
is in your backyard
55
In the sentence, what is the
effect
?
The boy slipped due to the ice on the stairs.
The boy slipped
the ice on the stairs
due to
56
What is a summary?
an opinion about a text
a short explanation of a text
a theme or lesson
a movie based off a text
57
Which of the following could be a theme of a story?
your past does not define you
a man sees a group of people he used to work
returning home after a long time
an old farmer
58
If a word is in bold, italics, or underlined, it might be ____.
an important word
information you should skip
spelled incorrectly
a less important detail
59
What are traits?
the plot of the story
what a character is like
all the events in a story
the places the story happens
60
Love is a
rollercoaster
. This sentence uses______.
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
61
Which best describes nonfiction?
a story with no conversations between animals
writing that focuses on one person or main idea
writing based on facts and true things that happened
a book with many chapters
62
You should write your summary:
without punctuation
by copying sentences from the text
in your own words with complete sentences
in a secret language you made up
63
Descriptions that support the main idea are called______.
themes
characters
opinions
details
