What is the main idea of The Grinch?

The Grinch is about a mean guy that learns a lesson

What is the authors purpose?

The reason the author wrote the story

Which is the best summary of The Tortoise and the Hare?

A hare teases a tortoise but then takes a nap during a race and loses

A short version of the whole story

Something in the oven smells sweet. You see a package of candles on the table. What can you infer?

Someone is making a birthday cake

Where and when the story takes place

Which of the following are details from The Grinch?

The Grinch as a pet dog, The Grinch steals Christmas trees, The Grinch is green

A person or animal in the story

Which is an example of a fact?

There are 18 students in this classroom

Something that is true that you can prove

What does it mean to draw a conclusion/infer?

Use the story and your brain to make a decision that makes sense

What is the main idea?

The most important idea in the story

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1
What is the main idea of The Grinch?
The Grinch is green
The Grinch steals Christmas trees
The Grinch is about a mean guy that learns a lesson
The Grinch as a pet dog
2
How could you compare a cat and a bird?
Cats meow
They are both animals
One walks and the other flys
A bird chirps
3
What could be an effect of making all A's?
I got in trouble
My dad is so proud of me
I played lots of video games
I will study very hard
4
What is the authors purpose?
The reason the author wrote the story
The authors viewpoint about a topic
The most important idea
The lesson or meaning
5
Which is the best summary of The Tortoise and the Hare?
A hare loses a race
A hare teases a tortoise
A hare teases a tortoise but then takes a nap during a race and loses
The tortoise starts off the race slow
6
What is the theme of The Three Little Pigs?
Treat others how you would like to be treated
Friendship
Hard work pays off
Teamwork
7
How could you contrast a cat and a bird?
Cats are the best pets
Birds eat worms
The are both animals
One walks while the other flys
8
What is an opinion?
Something that is true that you can prove
What someone thinks
The main idea of the story
What happened after
9
What is sequence?
What happens first
The order that things happen
The last thing that happens
The reason why something happens
10
What is a generalization?
What someone thinks
A broad or big statement
Where the story takes place
The order that things happen
11
What is a summary?
The small parts of a story
A short version of the whole story
A long version of the whole story
The photographs in the story
12
What are details?
Small parts of the story
Photos, images, captions, etc.
How two things are alike
The most important idea in the story
13
Something in the oven smells sweet. You see a package of candles on the table. What can you infer?
The house is on fire
Someone is making a birthday cake
Someone is baking cookies
Your sister is angry
14
Which is an example of an opinion?
I live in Texas
Football is the most fun sport
He was born in 2013
Birds eat worms.
15
What is the setting?
Small parts of the story
Where and when the story takes place
The order that things happen
The conflict between two characters
16
The cause is...
Why something happened
What happeed after
Why the story was written
Who something happened to
17
The effect is...
The first thing to happen
The lesson or meaning
Why something happened
What happened after
18
Which of the following are details from The Grinch?
The Grinch as a pet dog
The Grinch steals Christmas trees
The Grinch is green
The Grinch is about a mean guy that learns a lesson
19
Which of the following is NOT a generalization?
Usually we go to the library on Thursday
Typically a birthday party has cake
Most students love recess
All of my pencils are broken
20
What is theme?
The main idea
The lesson or meaning
Something that is true that you can prove
How the problem is solved
21
What are graphic sources/text features?
The characters
Maps, charts, photos, etc.
The text in a story
The lesson or meaning
22
What does it mean to compare two things?
Tell how they are alike
Tell where to find the answer in the story
Tell a fact about a something
Tell how they are different
23
What could be a cause of falling asleep in class?
I stayed up late
I love to learn about fractions
I am worried about my test
I need to clean my desk
24
Which is the first step in the sequence of making a pizza?
Buy the ingredients
Put the pizza in the oven
Add the toppings
Eat the pizza
25
Which of the following is NOT an authors purpose?
Persuade
Teach
Entertain
Inform
26
What is a character?
The problem in the story
The place where the story happens
A person or animal in the story
An object in the story
27
Which is an example of a fact?
Salad is gross
Blue is better than green
Ice cream is the best!
There are 18 students in this classroom
28
What is a fact?
Something that is on TV
What someone things
Something that is true that you can prove
What your friend thinks
29
What does it mean to draw a conclusion/infer?
Use the index to find important information
Use the story and your brain to make a decision that makes sense
Use the table of contents of find the page number
Use a dictonary to find the meaning of a word
30
What type of graphic source/text feature is this?
Heading
Photograph
Illustration
Map
31
What is the main idea?
The most important idea in the story
The end of the story
A short version of the whole story
The small parts of a story
32
Which of the following is a character?
A tree
Carlos
Walmart
A basketball
33
What does it mean to contrast two things?
Tell where the story takes place
Tell details
Tell how they are different
Tell how they are alike
34
Which of the following could be a setting?
Luke
The beach
Pizza
A desk

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