IREAD Comprehending Literary & Informational Texts 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A student reads a story about a dog that saves a child from a fire. Which sentence best describes the PLOT of this story?
- The story has a dog and a child as characters.
- A brave dog rescues a child who is in danger. (Correct answer)
- The story takes place in a house.
- The dog is the main character.
Correct answer: A brave dog rescues a child who is in danger.
The plot describes what happens in the story — the main events and actions, not just the characters or setting.
Question 2: A passage says: 'Unlike cats, dogs must be taken for walks every day.' What does the word 'unlike' signal?
- The two animals are the same.
- The author likes dogs more than cats.
- The two animals are being compared and contrasted. (Correct answer)
- Dogs and cats are both mentioned.
Correct answer: The two animals are being compared and contrasted.
The word 'unlike' is a signal word that shows the author is pointing out differences between two things.
Question 3: A fairy tale ends with 'and they all lived happily ever after.' This ending is an example of what type of text?
- Informational text
- Literary or fiction text (Correct answer)
- Biography
- News article
Correct answer: Literary or fiction text
Fairy tales are a type of literary or fiction text that tells an imaginary story, often with a happy ending.
Question 4: In a story, Lily is described as always arriving early, keeping her desk tidy, and finishing her homework before playing. What character trait does Lily have?
- She is creative.
- She is responsible. (Correct answer)
- She is funny.
- She is shy.
Correct answer: She is responsible.
Being early, organized, and completing duties before playing are all signs of a responsible character.
Question 5: An informational article includes a diagram of the water cycle with labels like 'evaporation' and 'condensation.' Why is the diagram useful?
- It makes the article longer.
- It helps readers visualize a process that is hard to describe with words alone. (Correct answer)
- It replaces the need to read the text.
- It is only useful for scientists.
Correct answer: It helps readers visualize a process that is hard to describe with words alone.
Diagrams help readers understand processes or structures by providing a visual representation alongside the written explanation.
Question 6: A student reads: 'The Arctic fox changes its fur color from brown in summer to white in winter.' What can the reader INFER from this fact?
- Arctic foxes are born white.
- The color change helps the fox blend in with its surroundings in each season. (Correct answer)
- Arctic foxes are the same as regular foxes.
- The fox changes color because it is sick.
Correct answer: The color change helps the fox blend in with its surroundings in each season.
Using what you know about camouflage, you can infer that the color change helps the fox hide from predators in each season.
Question 7: Which of the following is an example of a CAUSE and EFFECT relationship in a story?
- The dog was brown and had long ears.
- Because it rained all day, the baseball game was canceled. (Correct answer)
- Sarah likes soccer and her brother likes basketball.
- The house was blue with a white fence.
Correct answer: Because it rained all day, the baseball game was canceled.
A cause and effect relationship shows that one event (rain) directly leads to another event (game canceled).
IREAD Comprehending Literary & Informational Texts 4
A student reads a story about a dog that saves a child from a fire.
Which sentence best describes the PLOT of this story?