ELA Reading Comprehension

Read and answer the question!

Some people find it hard to wake up in the morning. That is a problem. A woman had an idea. She made a special wake-up clock. Here is how it works. The clock beeps to wake you. You still want to sleep. You try to turn it off. The clock does not go off. It keeps beeping. It uses its wheels to move. It moves around your room. You must get up to find the clock. That wakes you up. Good morning!

What did a woman make to help people wake up?

• an idea

• a special clock

• beeping

• good morning

Georgia decided to take a sewing class, but felt very frustrated when she couldn’t sew a straight line on the first day. “This looks so easy, but it’s not! Clearly I’m just terrible at sewing!” she complained. Even though she felt frustrated, she continued to go to class week after week. Each week, her sewing instructor helped her. By the last week of class, Georgia finally completed a project all by herself! She created a rectangular pillow for her bed... with four mostly perfect straight lines. Choose the best theme:

• Sewing is a very difficult skill to learn.

• It is almost impossible to create straight lines.

• If they really want to help, teachers should just do all the work.

• If at first you don't succeed, try again.

Maggie was getting ready to walk to school. She put on her coat and grabbed her backpack. As she was leaving, her mother said, “I love you. Be careful.” What can you infer about Maggie?

• Maggie is in kindergarten

• Maggie lives close to school

• Maggie is late for school

• Maggie is excited about school

When another old cave is discovered in the south of France, it is not usually news. Rather, it is an ordinary event. Such discoveries are so frequent these days that hardly anybody pays heed to them. The words pays heed to are closest in meaning to _______.

• discovers

• watches

• notices

• buys

Sara loves to read books. She reads a new book every week. Her favorite genre is adventure. What is Sara's favorite genre?

• Mystery

• Adventure

• Science Fiction

• History

Nina and her family went camping in the mountains. They slept in tents and made a campfire. Nina loved watching the stars at night. What did Nina love doing at night?

• Telling stories

• Watching the stars

• Cooking

• Fishing

Alex has a pet turtle named Tim. Tim likes to swim in his little pool. Alex feeds him lettuce and carrots. What does Alex feed Tim?

• Lettuce and carrots

• Fish food

• Berries

• Bread

Read the story. Then, answer the question. Steve and his sister were playing. They were playing in the yard. A bird landed on the fence. They watched the bird fly to the ground. It picked up some grass. Then, it flew to a tree. Steve said the bird was making a nest. Where did the bird land?

• on the fence

• on the roof

• under the tree

• on the car

Read the story. Then, answer the question. Steve and his sister were playing. They were playing in the yard. A bird landed on the fence. They watched the bird fly to the ground. It picked up some grass. Then, it flew to a tree. Steve said the bird was making a nest. What was the bird making?

• a pie

• a nest

• supper

• money

What is the main idea?

• What the story is all about.

• How the story starts.

• How the story ends.

• The time and place in the story.