Reading Comprehension Practice

Question 1

When answering multiple choice reading questions, you should...

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use your strategies, take your time, & give your best effort

Question 2

Combining several pieces of information to make an inference

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drawing conclusions

Question 3

What a piece of writing is MOSTLY about

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main idea

Question 4

Realistic fiction can best be described as...

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a made up story that could actually happen

Question 5

The problem in the story

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conflict

Question 6

When answering a vocabulary question from a passage, you should...

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use context clues & substitute choices in place of the word

Question 7

Using prior knowledge (schema) plus clues from the text to help with understanding

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inference

Question 8

Where and when the story takes place

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setting

Question 9

The perspective from which the story is told

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point of view

Question 10

The following of one event after another

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sequence of events

Question 11

A conversation between two people

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dialogue

Question 12

Finding a solution to the problem

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resolution

Question 13

The reason the author wrote the selection

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author's purpose

Question 14

When answering a multiple choice question about a paragraph or passage's summary, you should...

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evaluate each answer choice to find the best

Question 15

Combining several pieces of information to make an inference

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drawing conclusions

Question 16

PRIDE stands for

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all of the above

Question 17

The following of one event after another

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sequence of events

Question 18

The most important events that make up a story

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plot

Question 19

Surrounding words that help the reader determine the meaning of an unknown word

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context clues

Question 20

The speaker or person telling the story

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narrator

Question 21

The central idea or message of a selection

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theme

Question 22

What a piece of writing is MOSTLY about

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main idea

Question 23

Finding a solution to the problem

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resolution

Question 24

The turning point in the action of a story

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climax

Question 25

When answering a vocabulary question from a passage, you should...

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use context clues & substitute choices in place of the word

Question 26

The most important events that make up a story

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plot

Question 27

The central idea or message of a selection

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theme

Question 28

The perspective from which the story is told

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point of view

Question 29

The problem in the story

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conflict

Question 30

Realistic fiction can best be described as...

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a made up story that could actually happen

Question 31

When answering a multiple choice question about a paragraph or passage's summary, you should...

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evaluate each answer choice to find the best

Question 32

When answering multiple choice reading questions, you should...

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use your strategies, take your time, & give your best effort

Question 33

A short version of a paragraph or text that only includes the main points

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summary

Question 34

The reason why something happens

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cause

Question 35

A short version of a paragraph or text that only includes the main points

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summary

Question 36

Using prior knowledge (schema) plus clues from the text to help with understanding

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inference

Question 37

Told from the view point of one of the characters using "I" and "we"

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first person point of view

Question 38

A conversation between two people

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dialogue

Question 39

How can a reader distinguish a "good summary" from a "bad summary?" A good summary is...

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short with a main idea and supporting details.

Question 40

How can a reader distinguish a "good summary" from a "bad summary?" A good summary is...

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short with a main idea and supporting details.

Question 41

Told from the view point of one of the characters using "I" and "we"

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first person point of view

Question 42

The speaker or person telling the story

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narrator

Question 43

Surrounding words that help the reader determine the meaning of an unknown word

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context clues

Question 44

PRIDE stands for

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all of the above

Question 45

The turning point in the action of a story

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climax

Reading Comprehension Practice

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Reading Comprehension Practice

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