Reading Ideas and Supports

Select the supporting detail that doesn't fit.
Topic Sentence: Reading class is really interesting.

• We learn interesting facts from the things we read.
• Our teacher gives us new ways to look at things.
• It's my least favorite class.
• Sometimes we do dramatic readings of the text that are super engaging. 

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Sally went shopping after school on Friday and all day Saturday. She bought a lot of new outfits. On Sunday, her mother took her to the outlet mall so she could finish buying clothes for the new school year. She also bought school supplies, so she would be prepared for her classes. 
What is the main idea?

• Sally bought new clothes
• Sally shopped all weekend
• Sally got school supplies
• Sally's mom shopped on Sunday

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Most teenagers and young adults do not know what they want to do for the rest of their lives. It is a big decision. There are a number of things you can do to narrow the choices. For example you can take an interest test, do some research on your own about a career, try volunteer work in the field in which you are interested, or "job-shadow," in which you spend a day with a person who is working in a field that interests you. These are just a few helpful ideas as you begin to choose a career.
What is the main idea of this paragraph? 

• Occupational knowledge is paramount when choosing a career. 
• Teenagers who don’t know what they want to do professionally will be jobless.
• Teenagers should work part time so they know what they want to do later as adults.
• Adolescents can do many things when thinking about their future line of employment.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What is an inference? 

• It is a wild-guess.
• It is a comparison using like or as. 
• It is an educated guess, based on logic and evidence. 
• It is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device. 

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Which of the following refers to the subject of a story in 1-3 words?

• Main Idea
• Topic
• Topic Sentence
• Supporting Details

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

If you can't figure out the main idea of a passage, what should you do?

• Try to recall every specific detail in the passage
• Ask yourself general questions about the passage
• Read the passage once and don't look at it again
• Read the passage over and over until you have it memorized

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CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4B

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

If you read an essay explaining why eating healthy foods is good for you, what would the topic be?

• Healthy foods include fruit, vegetables, and lean protein
• Healthy foods
• Eating healthy foods is good for you
• Eating is necessary to sustain life

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What does the term "author's purpose" refer to?

• The author is trying to do something mean on purpose.
• Author's purpose means some guy named Author is trying to understand his purpose in life.
• The term refers to the reasons an author creates a piece of writing; to persuade me, to inform me, or to entertain me.
• Author's purpose refers to the author of a piece of writing attempting to hide things from me.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

If you wanted to find the main idea in a piece of writing, where would you look?

• In the first sentence
• In the first sentence of the second paragraph 
• In the last sentence of the first paragraph 
• There's no one place where the main idea is found. 

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Narrator gives directions or tells someone what to do. "When you arrive at the driveway, take a right. You should see the mailbox with balloons." From what point of view does this refer to?

• 2nd person
• 3rd person omniscient
• 1st person
• 3rd person limited

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6