IREAD Foundational Reading Skills & Comprehension Strategies 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A student reads: 'Maya grabbed her umbrella before leaving.' What can you infer about the weather?
- It was sunny outside
- It was probably raining or about to rain (Correct answer)
- It was very cold
- It was nighttime
Correct answer: It was probably raining or about to rain
Grabbing an umbrella is a common action taken when rain is expected, making this a reasonable inference.
Question 2: Which pair of words are ANTONYMS?
- happy and joyful
- cold and chilly
- fast and slow (Correct answer)
- big and large
Correct answer: fast and slow
Antonyms are words with opposite meanings; 'fast' and 'slow' are opposites.
Question 3: How many syllables are in the word 'celebration'?
- 3
- 4 (Correct answer)
- 5
- 2
Correct answer: 4
'Cel-e-bra-tion' has four syllables.
Question 4: A student re-reads a confusing sentence to better understand it. This strategy is called:
- Skimming
- Rereading for clarification (Correct answer)
- Scanning
- Predicting
Correct answer: Rereading for clarification
Rereading for clarification is a comprehension monitoring strategy used when a reader is confused.
Question 5: What does the suffix '-ful' mean in the word 'colorful'?
- Without
- Full of or having (Correct answer)
- Before
- Against
Correct answer: Full of or having
The suffix '-ful' means 'full of' or 'having,' so 'colorful' means full of color.
Question 6: Which sentence uses context clues to help define the underlined word? 'The parched, or extremely thirsty, hikers drank all their water.'
- The hikers drank water
- The hikers were tired
- 'Parched' means extremely thirsty, as explained in the sentence (Correct answer)
- The hikers were lost
Correct answer: 'Parched' means extremely thirsty, as explained in the sentence
The phrase 'or extremely thirsty' directly defines 'parched,' making it a context clue in the form of an appositive.
Question 7: Which word has the long 'a' vowel sound spelled with a vowel team?
- hat
- rain (Correct answer)
- rake
- ran
Correct answer: rain
'Rain' contains the vowel team 'ai,' which spells the long 'a' sound.
IREAD Foundational Reading Skills & Comprehension Strategies 3
A student reads: 'Maya grabbed her umbrella before leaving.' What can you infer about the weather?