Reading Comprehension Review

You are writing a story about Kayla, who is new at school. Choose the best description to show that Kayla is lonely.

• Kayla sat by herself at lunch and held her tears back while she ate lunch.
• Kayla politely asked Steve to move his backpack so she could sit there.

If your life were a story, one of the characters might be:

• your fight with your mom
• your teacher
• your house
• the year 2015

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

Which of these could be the setting of a fairy tale?

• a king and queen 
• people change as they get older
• a faraway castle
• a wicked witch puts a curse on a princess

All the action that goes on in a story makes up the....

• plot
• character
• conflict
• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

The people in a story are called the ...

• personages
• characters
• actors
• stars

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Choose the two words that best go with setting.

• who, why
• where, when
• where, why
• why, when

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Read the text below.
The light flickered and went out. It was so dark that Jessica couldn't see her hand in front of her face. "Hello?" she called out.

What is the text's most likely purpose?

• to persuade
• to inform
• to entertain

Find the one time-order word or word that lets you know when the story took place.

Yesterday, Mr. Randolph found his missing watch in the garage.

• yesterday
• found
• missing
• watch

Read the sentence.
When the Muellers had a new baby, Ms. Sherman brought over seven meals that they could freeze.Based on this sentence, what is Ms. Sherman probably like?

• helpful
• daring
• selfish
• funny

Ted was anxious to try out for the basketball team. He had practiced and knew he was ready. Tryouts made him a little nervous, but when he found out he made the team he knew that all the work had paid off.
What is the author's purpose?

• to entertain you witha story about a boy who worked hard
• to teach how to play basketball
• to persuade you to try out for the basketball team
• to explain the rules of basketball

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6