Reading Comprehension practice

Front

What is the theme of this story? Options: Eat your vegetables., Don't brag. Be modest., Don't talk to strangers., Necessity is the mother of invention.

Back

Don't brag. Be modest.

Front

What is the theme of this story? Options: Don't be lazy., Have as much fun as you can before you die., Don't steal., Look before you leap.

Back

Don't be lazy.

Front

Soccer is known in some countries as football. It is a popular sport across the world, with over 200 countries playing the sport. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games from 1900 to 1928 and from 1936 to today.
 What is the main idea?

Back

Soccer is a worldwide sport.

Front

Floods can cause tremendous damage. They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind. It can take months to clean up after a flood. What is the main idea?

Back

Floods can cause a lot of damage.

Front

Summary of passage: Tomorrow is Jill's birthday. She is excited because she gets to pick where she will eat dinner. Will it be Mexican food at the Big Enchilada House? Or will it be fried chicken at the Chicken Shack, or a big cheeseburger at Al's Hamburger Palace. She just couldn't decide. Then there was always the Pizza Shop with that great pepperoni pizza. How would she ever decide? Maybe she would just flip a coin.

Back

Jill has many restaurants to choose from for her birthday.

Front

Which bird may be found in Mexico? Blue Jay, Cardinal, Purple Finch, American Goldfinch

Back

Cardinal

Front

What do these birds have in common?

Back

They are all songbirds.

Front

Idiom: "spill the beans"

Back

To ruin a secret/surprise

Front

gorge
My family went to an all you can eat buffet at lunch time. My brother filled his plate three times and didnt leave a single crumb. I dont understand how he can gorge himself but never gain any weight.

Back

to eat greedily

Front

Which supporting detail would go with the main idea: Hibernation helps animals survive during the winter?

Back

Throughout this period of time, the animals’ bodies live off of this stored fat.