Comprehension Strategies and Constructing Meaning #3

Deja and Seth want to buy apples. Deja has money. She says, “I can pay for the apples.”

What does pay mean?

• see money

• give money

• make money

Ricky and Noah read the sign on the bulletin board. There was going to be a neighborhood park clean-up day on Saturday afternoon. Noah wanted to take part in the cleanup. Ricky said he would rather do something else.

“But Ricky,” Noah explained, “track season is over so we don’t have to practice. There’s nothing good on TV on Saturday afternoon. Besides, we use the park a lot, so we should help keep it clean.”

 

Which is the best reason for Ricky to help?

• There is nothing good on television on Saturday afternoon.

• Track season is over so they don’t have to go to practice.

• They use the park a lot, so they should help keep it clean.

The idea to build a canal between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans was more than four hundred years old. People wanted a faster way to move goods between oceans. But there was disagreement on how to build a canal and who would pay for it. The discussions went on for years, but little was done. Finally, construction began. The canal was completed in 1914. Because of the Panama Canal, the trip between the Atlantic and the Pacific is now much shorter.

 

Why was the Panama Canal needed?

• People wanted to figure out how to build a canal.

• The idea was more than four hundred years old.

• People wanted a faster way to move goods between oceans.

Lisa sits and watches two birds flying. The first one is a small, brown bird. The second bird is brown, but it is much larger. Lisa hears both birds sing as they fly.

 

How is the second bird different from the first bird?

• It flies faster.

• It sings louder.

• It is much larger.

Dan runs in.

I run in.

Dan jumps in.

I jump in.

Dan walks in.

I walk _____.

 

What word comes next?

• out

• in

• run

There are a million things I’d rather do than wash the dishes, but I’ll do them without complaining.

 

Which phrase uses an obvious exaggeration?

• a million things

• I'd rather do

• Wash the dishes

• without complaining

Jenny invited Katy to her house for a special dinner. Katy wanted to bring a thank-you gift with her. She wandered out to the flower garden to think. The roses and the other flowers looked so beautiful. Suddenly Katy knew what to bring with her.

What will Katy probably bring?

• dinner

• flowers

• vegetables

I like the blue dress __________ than the green one.

• better

• something

• much

Logan removed the battered, crumpled paper tucked securely inside his backpack. Squinting, he deciphered his father’s handwriting and read the instructions again.

“Go up Seventh Street until you get to Columbia,” his dad wrote. “There is a comic-book store on the corner. Go up Columbia about two blocks, and the library is on the corner across from the delicatessen. Thanks for returning my books for me, buddy!”

What is Logan’s destination?

• the library

• the comic book store

• the delicatessen

Lunch is always served exactly at noon. We don’t want to be late, so we had better shake a leg!

What does shake a leg mean?

• call ahead

• hurry up

• eat lunch