Read Grade-Level Text With Understanding - 3rd Grade Reading
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Which sentence is most likely the main idea: a broad topic sentence or a small detail sentence?
Which sentence is most likely the main idea: a broad topic sentence or a small detail sentence?
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A broad topic sentence. Main ideas are general statements, not specific examples.
A broad topic sentence. Main ideas are general statements, not specific examples.
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What is a prediction in reading?
What is a prediction in reading?
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A careful guess about what will happen or what the text will be about. Uses text clues to anticipate content or events.
A careful guess about what will happen or what the text will be about. Uses text clues to anticipate content or events.
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What should you do when a text has a title and headings before you start reading closely?
What should you do when a text has a title and headings before you start reading closely?
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Preview the title and headings to predict the topic. Titles and headings give clues about the content before reading.
Preview the title and headings to predict the topic. Titles and headings give clues about the content before reading.
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What should you do after reading to check that you met your purpose?
What should you do after reading to check that you met your purpose?
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Answer the question or task using evidence from the text. Confirms you achieved your reading goal with text support.
Answer the question or task using evidence from the text. Confirms you achieved your reading goal with text support.
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What should your voice do at a question mark to show understanding while reading aloud?
What should your voice do at a question mark to show understanding while reading aloud?
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Your voice should rise at the end. Rising intonation signals a question in oral reading.
Your voice should rise at the end. Rising intonation signals a question in oral reading.
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Identify the best fix-up strategy if you lose your place: keep guessing, reread, or stop forever.
Identify the best fix-up strategy if you lose your place: keep guessing, reread, or stop forever.
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Reread. Rereading helps regain understanding when confused.
Reread. Rereading helps regain understanding when confused.
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What is the meaning of "context" when reading?
What is the meaning of "context" when reading?
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The words and sentences around a word or idea. Context provides clues to understand meaning.
The words and sentences around a word or idea. Context provides clues to understand meaning.
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Which clue best supports a prediction: text evidence, a random guess, or an unrelated memory?
Which clue best supports a prediction: text evidence, a random guess, or an unrelated memory?
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Text evidence. Evidence from the text makes predictions logical, not random.
Text evidence. Evidence from the text makes predictions logical, not random.
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What is a prediction in reading?
What is a prediction in reading?
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A reasonable guess about what will happen next. Predictions use text clues to anticipate future events.
A reasonable guess about what will happen next. Predictions use text clues to anticipate future events.
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Which is the best summary choice: only the ending, every detail, or the main points?
Which is the best summary choice: only the ending, every detail, or the main points?
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The main points. Summaries include key ideas, not every detail or just the ending.
The main points. Summaries include key ideas, not every detail or just the ending.
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What is the main idea of a paragraph?
What is the main idea of a paragraph?
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What the paragraph is mostly about. The main idea captures the central topic or message.
What the paragraph is mostly about. The main idea captures the central topic or message.
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What does it mean to summarize a text?
What does it mean to summarize a text?
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State the main points in your own words, briefly. Summarizing captures key information concisely.
State the main points in your own words, briefly. Summarizing captures key information concisely.
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Which question best helps you find the main idea: "What is this mostly about?" or "What is one small fact?"
Which question best helps you find the main idea: "What is this mostly about?" or "What is one small fact?"
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"What is this mostly about?". This question focuses on the overall topic, not minor details.
"What is this mostly about?". This question focuses on the overall topic, not minor details.
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What are supporting details in a paragraph?
What are supporting details in a paragraph?
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Facts or examples that explain the main idea. Details provide evidence and expand on the main idea.
Facts or examples that explain the main idea. Details provide evidence and expand on the main idea.
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Which punctuation mark most strongly signals you should stop and take a full pause?
Which punctuation mark most strongly signals you should stop and take a full pause?
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A period. Periods indicate the end of a complete thought.
A period. Periods indicate the end of a complete thought.
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