Comprehension Questions

Detail

• when two characters are talking to one another

• a particular fact or piece of information provided in a story

• the absence of words

• a summary of a story

A third-grade teacher prepares several poster-sized copies of the star diagram illustrated below. After reading an assigned story, students divide into small groups, and the teacher distributes a copy of the star diagram to each group. The members of each group discuss how the six questions (who, what, when, where, why, and how) apply to the story and write answers in the six points of the star. 

The teacher then displays the completed star diagrams and leads a whole-class discussion about them. This instructional activity is most likely to promote students' reading proficiency in which of the following ways?

• improving students' comprehension by encouraging them to analyze a text's underlying theme

•  helping students learn a strategy for using visual representation to analyze key elements of a text

•  improving students' comprehension by encouraging them to connect personal experience to a text

•  helping students learn to use evaluative comprehension skills to determine an author's point of view

Third-grade students are assigned to write about their city after reading various texts about it. Which of the following types of writing will best allow the students to include academic vocabulary they learned from the reading?

• 1. Rhyming poetry

• 1. Expository essay

• Personal Narrative

• Persuasive Letter

What is the main idea of a passage?

• The central point or message of the text

• A minor detail in the text

• The author's biography

• The title of the text

Which word is a synonym for 'happy'?

• Sad

• Joyful

• Angry

• Tired

Identify the verb in the following sentence: 'She quickly ran to the store.'

• She

• Quickly

• Ran

• Store

What is the purpose of a topic sentence in a paragraph?

• To conclude the paragraph

• To introduce the main idea

• To provide a counterargument

• To list supporting details

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• The stars danced in the sky

• As brave as a lion

• Like a fish out of water

• The sun is like a golden ball

What does the term 'narrative' refer to in literature?

• A type of poem

• A story or account of events

• A dialogue between characters

• A list of characters

Choose the correct form of the verb: 'She ______ to the store every Saturday.'

• Go

• Goes

• Going

• Gone