a brief explanation using the main points

What is one way to find the correct summary of a passage?

Make sure it has something from the beginning, middle, end.

How can you achieve success?

Keep trying!, Work Hard!, Never Give Up!, Believe in Yourself!

Why do readers self monitor?

to make deeper connections, to keep meaning

Another way to find the main idea is...

Look at the title., Look at the first and last sentence

Which statement is an opinion?

December is the best month of the year.

Something you, or someone else thinks, but is not a fact.

Another way to find the right summary is...

Check for the character, setting, problem, & solution.

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4th Grade Reading

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A #Reading quiz for #4th Grade students to review Reading Comprehension, Author's purpose, and main idea.

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1
How can you figure out what the main idea is?
Look at the pictures
ask the teacher
look on your neighbors paper
ask the author
2
What is a summary?
a brief explanation using the main points
a country in Europe
a conclusion to a story
an introduction to an essay
3
What is one way to find the correct summary of a passage?
It can just have the solution.
Make sure it has information about the character.
Make sure it has something from the beginning, middle, end.
It only needs to have the problem listed.
4
How can you achieve success?
Keep trying!
Work Hard!
Never Give Up!
Believe in Yourself!
5
What is a fact?
Something you believe.
Something that could be true.
An opinion.
Something that is always true.
6
What a story is mainly about is called the...
gist
subject
main idea
topic sentence
7
What is one Author's Purpose?
to entertain
to aggravate
to hurt
to bore
8
A newspaper article is usually written to...
entertain
inform
express
use up space
9
Why do readers self monitor?
to time themselves
to make deeper connections
to keep meaning
to stay awake
10
What genre is used to entertain?
advertisements
non-fiction
journal articles
fiction
11
To comprehend what you are reading, good readers...
sleep on top of the book
ask themselves questions
listen to the radio while reading
read the story backwards
12
Another way to find the main idea is...
Look at the title.
look around the room
guess
Look at the first and last sentence
13
What is an adjective?
A describing word.
A person, place, or thing.
A country in Europe.
An action word.
14
Which statement is an opinion?
Lions are carnivores.
Summer school is in the summer.
There are 12 months in a year.
December is the best month of the year.
15
An essay that explains something is called what?
Personal Narrative
Poem
Expository
Free Verse
16
What is a verb?
An action word.
A person, place, or thing.
A country in Europe.
A describing word.
17
What is an opinion?
An action word.
Something you, or someone else thinks, but is not a fact.
A fact.
The opposite of a word.
18
In the mornings, Mrs. Lipsey drinks...
hot tea
coffee
orange juice
soda
19
Toy companies create advertisements to...
entertain
annoy
influence
express
20
Which word is a proper noun?
school
McDonald's
building
desk
21
Which statement is a fact?
Mondays are the hardest days.
There are 7 days in a week.
Dogs are better than cats.
It is going to be a good day.
22
An author usually writes poetry to...
pass the time
express
make money
exercise their hand
23
Another question good readers might ask themselves is...
What would I do in this situation?
Where is my pencil?
Is the character changing?
Is it almost time to leave?
24
One question a good reader might ask themselves is...
What's happening in the story?
What am I doing?
Can I go to the bathroom?
I wonder what they will serve for lunch today?
25
At the beginning of a paragraph, you must...
Draw a picture.
Indent
Write a fact.
Write an opinion.
26
Another way to find the right summary is...
Look for the one that is the longest.
Check for the one with extra info. not found in the story.
Look for the one that is the shortest.
Check for the character, setting, problem, & solution.
27
Which word is a common noun?
CiCi's
Obama
George
fish

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