READING QUIZ FOR TOMORROW

SECOND GRADE 

1. AUTHOR: the person who wrote a text. 

2. PURPOSE: the reason for something. 

3. PERSUADE: to convince someone to do something. Ex. Commercial

4. INFORM: to give information. Usually non-fiction. ex. science/social studies textbook. 

5. ENTERTAIN: to make enjoyable or be fun. Ex. Frog and Toad

6. RANCH: a large farm for raising animals. 

7.CATTLE: cows 

8.CHAPS:leather item that goes over the pants and buckles covering the legs.  

9.SPURS: a metal piece worn on the back of cowboy boots to direct the horse. 

10. segregation: the act of separating people based on race. religion, etc. 

11.desegregation: the act of ending segregation.  

12.Ruby Bridge: known as the first African American child to attend an all-white school after desegregation. 

13.New Orleans: the biggest city in the state of Louisiana.  Ruby lived here when she went to school. 

SKILLS
- author's purpose
- using details to answer questions



THIRD GRADE

1. creative

2.inventive

3.notable

4. 20th century

SKILLS

- refering to text for answers

- write to explain information

FOURTH GRADE

1. apprentice

2. stale

3.vain

4.prose

5. opponent

6. disposition

7.counted

8.molasses

9.dispose

10. grenadiers

11.sentry

12.contraption

SKILLS

- Write opinion piece using details

- identify the elements of plays and text and what they do.