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Duplicate of AIR Vocabulary Review
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a #reading Quiz to review vocabulary terms before the 3rd grade AIR test
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1
If you are asked to describe something you must _______.
compare and contrast
give details about it
analyze evidence
draw a conclusion
2
We laughed so hard that milk came out of our noses.
third person, omniscient
first person
third person, limited
3
Which is the best definition of fiction?
a story in the newspaper
a story that takes place in space
a story that comes from the author's imagination
a story that comes from real life
4
Which best describes nonfiction?
writing based on facts and true things that happened
a book with many chapters
writing that focuses on one person or main idea
a story with no conversations between animals
5
A girl tells you that her cat's name is Grumpy Gus. You might infer that the cat ____.
is in your backyard
is a kitten
is fat
often in a bad mood
6
Lucy describes the events of the beginning, middle, and end of a book. What is she describing?
plot
conflict
character
theme
7
Which of the following is an example of a main idea of a book?
Slap Jake is my favorite comic book hero.
Sparky, a dog who fights fires
I read a story about Duke, the police dog.
Superpup is a brave beagle that fights crime in New York.
8
Which text feature would you use to find the names of all the chapters in a book?
a heading
the glossary
table of contents
captions
9
When you are asked to compare and contrast, you must _______.
tell how two things are alike and different
justify your stance
provide an outline
tell the theme
10
What can you use to figure out what a characters traits are?
what the character thinks
all of the above
how other character's treat them
what the character says
11
Which test feature would tell you the major topic or main idea of the text?
glossary
the caption
the heading
table of contents
12
Where would you find a picture of a mouse reading a newspaper?
nonfiction
fiction
13
What a text is mostly about is the ______
subject
main idea
key detail
plot
14
In which situation could you compare and contrast?
You are voting for president, with 3 students running.
all of the above
You are listing differences between the Harry Potter books.
You're writing an essay about which time period to live in.
15
Use context clues:
Her cat was dying, and she was worried about a
trifle
like her torn dress.
a gun
a big deal
a little thing
everything
16
Infer
: It is snowing. Tina is coming to sleep over. She texts you that she is going to be late.
Tina can't come to your house.
Tina is babysitting her brother.
Tina is doing her homework.
Traffic is slow because of the weather.
17
In life, causes happen _____ their effects.
up to a year after
at the same time
before
before or after
18
What can you summarize?
anything you read or watch
only novels
only nonfiction
only movies
19
Which of the following is most likely
historical fiction
?
a novel about a girl and her best friend
a novel that takes place during real events in the Civil War
a short story about a prince and a talking frog
a short story about creatures on the planet Jupiter
20
In a book she's reading Jenny sees a picture of a plant with different parts labeled. This is:
vocabulary word
caption
a diagram
table
21
Which question can help you figure out the main idea of a text?
What else do I know about the subject?
What is the main thing the author wants to say?
Who is the author?
What is my opinion?
22
The people in a story are called the _____.
theme
characters
actors
traits
23
Which of the following phrases are be used to show
comparison
?
While
Similarly
In contrast
On the other hand
24
True or False: Character can only be humans.
false
true
25
If a word is in bold, italics, or underlined, it might be ____.
an important word
a less important detail
spelled incorrectly
information you should skip
26
I didn't like creeping down the dark alley.
third person, limited
first person
third person, omniscient
second person
27
True or False: Nonfiction books never have text features.
true
false
28
Infer
: Your mom is wearing a rain coat. When she comes inside, she pouts down an umbrella.
It is May.
It is raining outside.
She needs to go grocery shopping.
She is picking your brother up from school.
29
A _______ narrator can see and describe every characters' thoughts.
third person, limited
first person
third person, omniscient
second person
30
Use context clues:
They were
ecstatic
at the birth of their baby. They could not stop smiling.
discouraged
watchful
excited
nervous
31
Choose the two words that best of with
setting
.
why, when
who, why
where, when
where, why
32
Use context clues:
Please
eliminate
the blank line between the words. They should not be there
.
add
find
delete
color
33
Which point of view uses
"I"
?
first person
third person
second person
34
In the sentence what is the
cause
? Since
Jerry was sick, he didn't take the math test.
since
he didn't take the math test
Jerry was sick
35
Which text feature would tell you the major topic or main idea in one chapter of a text?
glossary
heading
table of contents
caption
36
You should write your summary:
by copying sentences from the text
in your own words with complete sentences
without punctuation
in a secret language you made up
37
What could be a
cause
for Beth to give Maya a present?
Maya had a birthday party
The toy store was close
Beth received a thank you card
Beth received a present in return
38
Which book title is probably fiction?
Lost of Mars: The Adventures of the Lee Family
Space Food: What Astronauts Eat
Apollo 13: The First Trip to the Moon
Around the Sun: Our Solar System
39
Use context clues:
Many Northern birds
migrate
in winter. They return in the spring.
eat
lay eggs
sing
move away
40
Which of the following phrases can be used when
contrasting
?
On the other hand
Similarly
Nonetheless
In conclusion
41
Descriptions that support the main idea are called______.
characters
details
opinions
themes
42
In which text feature would you find the names of all chapters in a book?
captions
table of contents
heading
the glossary
43
Which book is probably nonfiction?
a book about a robot that destroys the earth
a book about a girl who travels back through time
a book about a boy and a dragon
a book about the first teen to win a figure skating contest
44
The narrator is the _____.
person listening to the story
person telling the story
enemy of the main character
main character in the story
45
Which sentence is written in third person point of view?
I brought my mother breakfast this morning.
We didn't mean to hurt Harry's feelings!
You always wear your seatbelt.
Cynthia and her brother walked home from school.
46
What is a summary?
an opinion about a text
a movie based off a text
a theme or lesson
a short explanation of a text
47
In the sentence, what is the
effect
?
The boy slipped due to the ice on the stairs.
due to
the ice on the stairs
The boy slipped
48
Julia doesn't understand what's going on in a picture in her book. What can she do?
look for a graph
read the caption
stare at it for three minutes
look in the table of contents
49
Which of these questions should you definitely answer in a summary of
My Funny Friend Fiona
?
What is Fiona's favorite color?
What happens to Fiona?
How long did it take you to read the book?
Is My Funny Friend Fiona a boring book?
50
Which sentence is written in second person point of view?
Mariah did not want to go to the grocery store.
I did not ant to go to the grocery store.
Erin did not want to go to the grocery store.
You did not want to go to the grocery store.
51
Which is an example of a character trait?
tall
loyal
red hair
best friend named Stephanie
52
What could be an
effect
of going to the mall with a new friend on Friday?
A new family moves to town
A new shopping mall opened
There was a new student in your class on Monday
You get to know that friend better
53
A summary should:
never mention the plot of the text
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
54
The main idea is
"plants need sunlight to grow"
. Which of these is a detail to supports this?
Plants that get more sunlight grow taller.
There are many different species of plants on Earth.
My favorite kind of plant is a Venus fly trap
Jessica sat in the sun and looker at her garden.
55
A biography is a book based on a person's ____.
fantasy
real life
best day
favorite character
56
Love is a
rollercoaster
. This sentence uses______.
metaphor
hyperbole
personification
simile
57
What are traits?
all the events in a story
the plot of the story
what a character is like
the places the story happens
58
Which of the following statements
contrasts
mammals and reptiles?
both mammals and reptiles are living things
humans are mammals
mammals are warm blooded, while reptiles are not
mammals and reptiles can live in the same habitat
59
Which sentence contains a
simile
?
Our mayor is no Abe Lincoln.
Rachel smiled like a Cheshire cat.
Boyd had been awake for 500 hours.
This kid was a young Albert Einstein.
60
When you use detail or evidence in a text to draw a conclusion, you _______.
problem solve
summarize
infer
identify main idea
