Reading

• English
• 5th Grade

READING

ANSWER KEY

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A. Main idea

    1 Use key details to determine the main idea
    2 Determine the main idea of a passage
    3 Combine main ideas from two texts

A. Main idea

    1 Use key details to determine the main idea
    2 Determine the main idea of a passage
    3 Combine main ideas from two texts

B. Theme

    1 Determine the themes of short stories

C. Author's purpose and tone

    1 Identify the purpose of a text
    2 Which sentence is more formal?

D. Text structure

    1 Determine the order of events in informational texts
    2 Compare and contrast in informational texts
    3 Match causes and effects in informational texts
    4 Match problems with their solutions
    5 Identify text structures

E. Sensory details

    1 Sort sensory details
    2 Identify sensory details

F. Literary devices

    1 Identify similes and metaphors
    2 Similes and metaphors with pictures
    3 Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors
    4 Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source
    5 Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone

G. Point of view

    1 Identify the narrative point of view
    2 Compare and contrast points of view
    3 Compare information from two texts

H. Inference

    1 Use actions and dialogue to understand characters
    2 Compare and contrast characters
    3 Draw inferences from a text

I. Story elements

    1 Identify story elements

J. Text features

    1 Select and use text features

K. Visual elements

    1 Compare mythological illustrations
    2 Read graphic organizers

L. Poetry elements

    1 Label the rhyme scheme
    2 Identify elements of poetry

M. Literary texts: level 1

    1 Read fantasy with illustrations
    2 Read realistic fiction with illustrations
    3 Read historical fiction with illustrations

N. Literary texts: level 2

    1 Read realistic fiction
    2 Read historical fiction
    3 Read poetry
    4 Read drama

O. Informational texts: level 1

    1 Read about animals
    2 Read about art, music, and traditions
    3 Read about famous places
    4 Read about sports and hobbies

P. Informational texts: level 2

    1 Read about famous people
    2 Read about business and technology
    3 Read about science and nature
    4 Read about history

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The main idea of this passage is

1. scientists in Belgium are concerned about the visually impaired.
2. scientists have tested their device on two patients.
3. scientists invented a device to help blind people see.
4. many people are blind from a damaged retina.

Which of the following does not necessarily support the main idea?

1. The scientists are in Belgium.
2. The device includes special glasses for the patient to wear.
3. Scientists need to implant a device behind the patient's eye.
4. The device sends messages to the optic nerve.

Before the device stimulates the optic nerve,

1. a visual message goes to the brain.
2. the person is aware of what he or she is seeing.
3. a camera is mounted on glasses.
4. all of the above.

What does the retina do?

1. The retina receives messages from the brain.
2. The retina picks up visual information as light.
3. The retina determines what color eyes you have.
4. The retina protects the eye.

List a detail and explain how it supports the main idea.