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1	Reading: Finding the Main Idea	JM
2	FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE JEOPARDY	Mrs. Patricia B. Williams	Identify the different types of figurative language as similes, metaphors or personification.
3	Main Idea/Supporting Details	--	Multiple Choice: Choose the main idea of the paragraphs. Remember to make sure the main idea is covers the entire paragraph, not just one sentence. This quiz contains 5 questions.
4	Cause and Effect Test	Mrs. Breedy	The CAUSE is the reason WHY something happens. The EFFECT is WHAT happens. Students will complete the sentences with the correct cause or effect; and will also identify the cause and effect in given sentences. This quiz contains 10 questions.
5	Figurative Language	Brenda Thompson
6	Reading Comprehension-Main Idea Middle-High School	Ms. Doris Mack	The main idea sentence of a paragraph tells what the paragraph is about. The other sentences are details. Read and find the main idea for each passage. This quiz contains 8 questions.
7	Inferences and Drawing Conclusion	Ms. Braaten	Try to become a millionaire! You will need to read the information given to you. Then, draw a conclusion or make an inference about the passage.
8	ELA: Context Clues (Middle School)	Mrs. Bianchi (Detrick )	This quiz contains 13 questions.
9	Suffixes	Mrs. Ice	Do you know the meaning of sufixes? Let's see if you can win some big money while you learn!
10	Similes and Metaphors Battleship	Judi Trew
11	The Giver	--	Trivia Game based on the novel by Lois Lowry
12	Prefix Challenge Board	Mrs. Mann	Grades 3-7 Kansas State Assessment Tested Prefixes
13	State Reading Assessment Vocab.	Mrs. Mitchum	These are words and terms that you will see on the Kansas State Reading Assessment
14	Main Idea 6th Grade	Judith Jenkins	Student will read given pasage and then chose the main idea. This quiz contains 10 questions.
15	Text Structure Match-Up	Ms. Gerbus	Match the structure to the BEST definition
16	Common Prefixes	Mrs. Reller	A prefix is a syllable or syllables added to the beginning of a word that change the meaning of the word. You can figure out the meaning of many words by knowing what the prefix means.
17	Annie's New Room	Mrs. McKenzie	Annie looked around her new room in her family's new home. It didn't look exactly like her old room, but some of it was the same. For one thing, the walls were painted green like in her old room. Her mom had wanted to paint them blue. Annie didn't... This quiz contains 4 questions.
18	Figurative Language Practice	Brenda Thompson
19	Reading Comprehension (Reading for Facts)	JM
20	A Cereal Shake-Up Comprehension	Mrs. McKenzie	A CEREAL SHAKE-UP The Post cereal company is about to give cereal lovers a treat. The good news is lower prices. Post said that it will cut the cost of its cereals about a dollar a box. That's great news for shoppers. People have been... This quiz contains 10 questions.
21	Using Context Clues	Jody Skidd	You will need to figure out the meaning of an unknown word based on clues in the sentence provided.
22	A Future For Frogs	Mrs. McKenzie	Nearly 2,000 amphibian species are threatened. Scientists have a plan to protect them. Frogs and toads first hopped on our planet 400 million years ago. But do they have a future here? Scientists met in Washington, D.C., to try to answer this... This quiz contains 7 questions.
23	Figurative Language in Music Rags to Riches	Ms. Gerbus	Identify the form of figurative language found in the lyrics
24	Patterns of Organization	Ms. Morin	6.5d
25	A Big Turtle Comeback	Mrs. McKenzie	It is late afternoon on La Escobilla (es-ko-bee-yah) Beach, in Mexico. Waves crash on the sand. Female sea turtles begin to crawl out of the water. Soon, the beach is filled with thousands of them. Each one digs a nest in the sand and settles down... This quiz contains 7 questions.
26	Amelia Earhart: First Lady of Flight	Bekki Adair	Comprehension Questions for Theme 2, Amelia Earhart
27	Root Word Challenge	Carol Chester	Pick the root word from the word given
28	A New Sport For Vic	Mrs. McKenzie	Like most of his friends, Vic joined the baseball team. Unlike his friends who loved playing baseball, Vic didn't enjoy it at all. Vic's friends knew what to do on the field. They knew when to run and when to stay on base. They were able to throw... This quiz contains 4 questions.
29	Character Traits	Ms. Synk	Identify these positive and negative character traits
30	African Elephants Comprehension	Mrs. McKenzie	Africa is almost twice the size of the United States. It has deserts, grasslands, and rainforests. Africa also has cities and towns much like those here. And Africa is home to the largest land mammal in the world-the elephant. Most African elephants... This quiz contains 8 questions.
31	The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Chapter 1-8 Quiz	Susie Pavlus	Based on the book by Frank L. Baum This quiz contains 24 questions.
32	WHY DO FLOWERS HAVE A SCENT?	Mrs. McKenzie	1. Each flower has its own smell. This smell is called a scent. Roses are know for their sweet scent. They are often used in weddings. 2. A flower's scent comes from oil. This isn't like oil in a car. It's a special oil deep in the petals of the... This quiz contains 10 questions.
33	ELA: Literary Terms	Mrs. Bianchi (Detrick )	Test your knowledge of the following literary terms: Synonyms, Antonyms , Homophones, Alliteration, Slang, Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole, Idiom, Oxymoron, Homograph, Acronym, Personification
34	"The Most Dangerous Game" FINAL TEST	Katie Surjan	Good luck! Take your time! :) -Your fabulous teachers This quiz contains 20 questions.
35	"A Dog's Life" chapters 5 and 6	Leigh Ford	This quiz contains 20 questions.
36	Goodbye, Vietnam Test	Mr. H	Test on the novel by Gloria Whelan called Goodbye, Vietnam This quiz contains 37 questions.
37	The Hot and Cold Summer	Bradley Rakestraw	This quiz contains 20 questions.
38	Papa Tells Chita a Story	Diane Harrison	This quiz contains 20 questions.
39	White Gates	Mrs. Coleman	by Bonnie Ramthun This quiz contains 10 questions.
40	WHY DO LEAVES CHANGE COLOR IN THE FALL?	Mrs. McKenzie	1. Trees need nourishment just like people do. When you see a green leaf, you know it is getting fed. The food inside the leaf is called chlorophyll. It is made by sunlight. 2. All spring and summer, the leaf and its tree eat and grow. This is... This quiz contains 10 questions.
41	A Meal for a Caterpillar	Mrs. McKenzie	Have you ever found a hole in your sweater? You may have wondered, "How did that get there?" You know you didn't catch it on a nail. It didn't have a hole in it when you put it away. The culprit may have been a moth. Actually, moths don't eat... This quiz contains 4 questions.
42	The Adoration of Jenna Fox	Charlene (SM) Burns	by Mary Pearson This quiz contains 15 questions.
43	See Behind Trees	Bradley Rakestraw	This quiz contains 20 questions.
44	The Trial of Cardigan Jones - COMPREHENSION	Mrs. Foreman	This quiz contains 12 questions.
45	Lesson 1 - THE BEST OF FRIENDS COMPREHENSION	Mrs. McKenzie	READ THE STORY AND THEN ANSWER THE QUESTIONS. No one thinks it's strange now. But at first, people would stop to stare at the little bird riding on the back of the big dog. About a year ago, Brian's dog, Rudy, saw the little bird fall out of a... This quiz contains 7 questions.
46	4th grade Prefix/Suffix Practice for KS Assessment	Sherry Maxwell
47	The Uglies pg. 147-211	Ms. Barth	Check comprehension of novel and author's purpose. This quiz contains 10 questions.
48	Yang the Third and Her Impossible Family	Bradley Rakestraw	This quiz contains 20 questions.
49	prefixes, suffixes and text structure	Mrs. Dinkel
50	Cocoa Ice	Carol Chester	Vocabulary Review
51	Reading Comprehension III	Mrs. McKenzie	STORY ONE One African folktale tells how Leopard got his spots. According to the tale, Leopard and some other animals had a funeral march for their friend Ant. As the animals walked, Leopard's stomach rumbled. He was hungry! As the animals passed a... This quiz contains 7 questions.
52	Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears	Deanna Muniz	This quiz contains 10 questions.
53	Fantastic Mr. Fox Quiz Chapters 1-4	Mrs. Prejna	Fantastic Mr. Fox Quiz Chapters 1-4 reading comprehension and story vocabulary. This quiz contains 15 questions.
54	The White Gates	Charlene (SM) Burns	by Bonnie Ratmthun This quiz contains 12 questions.
55	A Dog's Life Chapters 1 and 2	Leigh Ford	Chapters 1 and 2 This quiz contains 20 questions.
56	The Musician's Daughter	Mrs. Coleman	This quiz contains 10 questions.
57	Sweet Shop Quiz	Mrs. Snyder	This quiz contains 20 questions.
58	The Money Pit	Mrs. Clements	passage from "High-Interest Nonficition" This quiz contains 19 questions.
59	ELA : Prefixes that mean "Not, Opposite"	Mrs. Bianchi (Detrick )	Each word uses a prefix that means not, opposite" such as dis-, un-, in-, im-, il-, ir-,non-
60	King Arthur Challenges 1-2, Merlin Movie Test	Mrs. Smith	Choose the best answer(s) for each question. This quiz contains 37 questions.
61	Anansi's Stories Comprehension	Mrs. McKenzie	A long time ago in Jamaica, Tiger was the ruler of all the other animals and did whatever he wanted to do. Even the stories the animals told each other were called "Tiger Stories" Anansi was a small spider. He thought it was not very fair that Tiger... This quiz contains 8 questions.
62	Ungifted	Ms. Rues	by Gordon Korman This quiz contains 10 questions.
63	Reading 8 Homophones, group 1	Remillie Norsworthy	ai to bail: Jumbled words in sentences that give context clues.
64	Suck It Up	Mrs. Coleman	by Brian Meehl This quiz contains 15 questions.
65	Words with Silent Letters	Ms. Williamson	Students will unscramble words that contain the silent pairs of letters: gn kn wr mb
66	A Dog's Life Chapters 3 and 4	Leigh Ford	Chapters 3 and 4 This quiz contains 20 questions.
67	All About River Otters Comprehension	Mrs. McKenzie	If you are ever out walking near a stream or a river, keep your eyes wide open. You might see a long animal with brown fur sliding down a muddy slide into the water. Quietly creep closer and look. You might be lucky enough to see a cute face with... This quiz contains 8 questions.
68	The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Chapters 17-24 Quiz	Susie Pavlus	Based on the book by Frank L. Baum This quiz contains 24 questions.
69	3rd grade Phoebe and the Spelling Bee Reading Spelling words	Belinda Unbehagen
70	The Shadow Collector's Apprentice	Ms. Rues	This quiz contains 10 questions.
71	FCAT Reading- 9th grade sample test	Mr. Rupp	Here is the 9th grade sample test from the Florida DOE website. I have created this Quia version so that students make take the test as a practice and view their answers. Click on DOWNLOAD FILE to open up the sample test and passages. This quiz contains 18 questions.
72	The Speckled Band Quiz	Mrs. Cofresi	This quiz contains 20 questions.
73	Suspicious Minds Contest Quiz	Kathy Applebee	How much do you know about Suspicious Minds by Christy Barritt? Enough to win the contest? Win a personal quia game with questions about the topic of your choice. (Can even by about you or someone you know.) The person with the highest score... This quiz contains 10 questions.
74	Do You Know Your Reading Genres?	Ms. Susan Atlas
75	Homelessness	Ms. Morin	As a prereading activity to Jerry Spinelli's Maniac Magee, we need to build on our knowledge about homelessness.
76	WHAT PLANTS NEED	Mrs. McKenzie	USE THE WORDS IN THE WORD BANK TO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES. WORD BANK air ... This quiz contains 11 questions.
77	Dear Mrs. Parks	Bradley Rakestraw	This quiz contains 20 questions.
78	Sayings We Share: Proverbs and Fables	Diane Harrison	This quiz contains 17 questions.
79	Little House on the Prairie Chapter 11	Mrs. Schulz	This quiz contains 8 questions.
80	Multiple Meaning Words	Mrs. Heibult	Choose the correct meaning to go with the underlined word.
81	Grade One Reading: Fill-In the Blanks	--	Type a word that makes sense into each sentence.
82	Seedfolks: Kim	Mrs. Keelin	This quiz contains 8 questions.
83	Elena	Bradley Rakestraw	This quiz contains 20 questions.
84	Figurative Language Review	Ms. Morin
85	The Great Gilly Hopkins Chapter 1	Mrs. Barron Serrano	This quiz contains 12 questions.
86	The Yellow Ribbon by Pete Hamill	Mrs. D	From Ten Real Life Stories by Townsend Press This quiz contains 10 questions.
87	Vocabulary -- Wolves	--
88	#1-Inferences: Making inferences is a skill with which students often need much practice.	Ms. Doris Mack	Making an inference means that you put together clues to draw a reasonable conclusion. It's like being a detective. You use clues to make a good guess about. What something means, What happened in the... This quiz contains 2 questions.
89	4th In the Days of king Adobe vocab.	Mrs. Degler
90	The Potato Chip Puzzles	Ms. Rues	By Eric Berlin This quiz contains 10 questions.
91	Idioms!!!	Ms. Braaten	Use the context of the sentence to determine what the bolded word/phrase means.
92	Amelia Bedelia and the Baby	Mrs. Applebee	Quiz on the book This quiz contains 5 questions.
93	To Mock a Birdingkill	Mrs. Harris	Unscramble words taken from Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird
94	The Raft	Ms. Rues	by S.A. Bodeen This quiz contains 10 questions.
95	Unit 1 Lesson 3 For the Love of the Earth	Lisa Riley	This quiz contains 20 questions.
96	Find the Details!	Ms. Braaten	Read the sentence/main idea. Look at all four choices and find the best sentence that supports the main idea.
97	The Young Healer	Ms. Rues	This quiz contains 10 questions.
98	The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook	Ms. Rues	This quiz contains 10 questions.
99	See You at Harry's	Ms. Rues	by Jo Knowles This quiz contains 10 questions.
100	Dear Mr. Henshaw 5th Reading McGraw Hill Predictions/ What Happened	Belinda Unbehagen

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