Reading (4th) Skills pgs 9, 12, 13, 16 and 20

Question 1

The ___________ of a selection tells you what it is all about. It is often, but not always stated in the first sentence.
(A) main idea
(B) details

Answer 1

(A) main idea

Question 2

The ______________ in the selection help you understand the main idea.

(A) surrounding words
(B) details

Answer 2

(B) details

Question 3

____________ is the repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds in two or more words.

(A) metaphor
(B) assonance

Answer 3

(B) assonance

Question 4

___________ compares two different objects or ideas and states that on is the other.
(A) metaphor
(B) assonance
(C) compound word

Answer 4

(A) metaphor

Question 5

Sometimes ___________ can provide the context you need to figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word.

(A) details
(B) surrounding words
(C) main idea

Answer 5

(B) surrounding words

Question 6

A _______________ is made up of two words. If you know the meaning of both smaller words, you can usually figure out the meaning.

(A) surrounding words
(B) compound word

Answer 6

(B) compound word

Question 7

VENOMOUS snakes, ______________, kill prey with their poisonous bite.

(A) including rattlesnakes
(B) in the zoo

Answer 7

(A) including rattlesnakes

Question 8

FLEDGLINGS, ______________ hatch from eggs in the spring.

(A) such as full-grown hawks
(B) such as baby wrens

Answer 8

(B) such as baby wrens

Question 9

When the park ranger stopped by, Becky’s dad gave him a HANDSHAKE. What does it mean?

Answer 9

to shake someone’s hand

Question 10

The woods were full of EVERGREEN trees, such as pine and fir. What does it mean?

Answer 10

a tree that stays green all year