Reading Skills Quiz

What is the message or lesson that the author wants you to learn from the story called?

• Theme

• Point of view

• Plot

• Text structure

From which perspective is a piece of text written?

• Theme

• Point of view

• Plot

• Text structure

What term is used to describe the adjectives and words that describe a character, their personality, and their actions?

• Theme

• Point of view

• Character traits

• Text structure

What is the term for finding the similarities and differences between two characters, topics, or ideas?

• Compare and contrast

• Main idea

• Context clues

• Sequence

What is the main idea of a story, poem, or text?

• Theme

• Point of view

• Main idea

• Context clues

What are context clues?

• Clues that help you determine the meaning of unknown words

• The reason why the author wrote the text

• The way the author organizes information in a nonfiction text

• Information that can be proven instead of someone's personal opinion

What is the term for the way the author organizes information in a nonfiction text?

• Theme

• Point of view

• Plot

• Text structure

What is it called when you use what you already know and evidence from the text to answer a question or make a decision?

• Theme

• Inference

• Main idea

• Context clues

What is the term for events described in the order they occurred?

• Theme

• Point of view

• Plot

• Sequence

Which of the following is not a point of view in narrative writing?

• First person

• Second person

• Fourth person

• Third person