ELAR Reading Comprehension

Question 1

When a reader identifies the 'main idea' of a passage, what are they determining?

Accepted Answer

The central point the author wants to convey

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The most interesting sentence in the text

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The first sentence of each paragraph

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The topic sentence of the conclusion

Question 2

What does it mean to make an 'inference' while reading?

Accepted Answer

Drawing a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning

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Summarizing the text in your own words

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Identifying the author's purpose

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Locating details explicitly stated in the text

Question 3

Which text structure is a passage using when it describes events in the order they occurred?

Accepted Answer

Chronological order

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Compare and contrast

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Cause and effect

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Problem and solution

Question 4

A reader encounters the word 'benevolent' in a sentence: 'The benevolent principal donated her own money to buy school supplies.' What does 'benevolent' most likely mean?

Accepted Answer

Kind and generous

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Strict and demanding

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Confused and uncertain

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Busy and overworked

Question 5

What is the difference between a text's 'theme' and its 'topic'?

Accepted Answer

Topic is a one-word subject; theme is a universal message or lesson

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They are synonyms and mean the same thing

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Theme is the title; topic is the moral of the story

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Topic is found only in fiction; theme only in nonfiction

Question 6

Which of the following best describes an 'author's purpose'?

Accepted Answer

The reason the author wrote the text

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The setting where the story takes place

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The conflict faced by the main character

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The vocabulary level used in the passage

Question 7

When a student uses 'context clues' to determine word meaning, they are relying on:

Accepted Answer

The words and ideas surrounding an unfamiliar word

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A dictionary or thesaurus

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The word's Latin or Greek roots only

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The chapter title and headings