Reading Test Practice

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• to Inform
• to Entertain
• to Persuade

The Underground Railroad was a secret organization which helped slaves escape to freedom. Many slaves were able to escape because of the conductors and station masters. The northern states were free states and slaves were free once they arrived in the north. Secret codes and signals were used to identify the conductors and station masters. 

• to Inform
• to Entertain
• to Persuade

If you read about...a giant cat trying to take over a city.

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The next time you turn on the water tap, consider the people around the world—and even in your own country— who are suffering from a lack of water. Everyone, including you, must do his or her part to conserve water.

• persuade
• inform
• describe
• entertain

The room was dark and quiet. We heard Carl and his mother come in the front door talking. I heard two girls in the corner giggle nervously. Another girl told them to be quiet. I hid behind the table where the cake and presents were set out. The tension in the room grew as we waited for them to open the door. Where am I?

• A surprise party
• A prison
• A funeral
• A dinner party

Making a prediction is a

• guess
• my favorite band
• using a magic 8 ball
• using previous information to determine what comes next

One way that you can make predictions is to:

• Read the end of the story before anything else

• Use your own "Schema" or prior knowledge as you read

• Write down every detail in the text

• Ask questions

Which of the following is NOT part of a summary?

• using your own words
• exact words from the text
• shorter than the text
• main ideas only

For the walls, Jenny thought she would use a bright yellow paint. She would pick a border that had mostly bright red and green colors, and maybe a little bit of blue. She already had found some curtains that were sky blue with streaks of red, blue and yellow that she thought would go great with the walls. And finally, she had picked a carpet that was mostly blue with specks of red and yellow. Jenny couldn't wait till she was done decorating her room. It was really going to look awesome.
 The best summary of this passage is:

• Jenny likes bright colors.
• Jenny was going to paint her room. 
• Jenny was picking out colors and materials to decorate her room.
• Yellow is a good color to paint your walls.

A connection we make between the text and our own personal life and experiences.

• text-to-self

• text-to-text

• text-to-world