1) What are the two ways we have learned to find the gist of a story? a) Character, Setting, Problem Solution and Beginning Middle End b) Fiction and Nonfiction c) Main idea and Theme 2) If a story is fiction (fake) text, what is the best way to tell the gist? a) Character, setting, motivation, challenge problem, and solution b) Main topic and key details c) Random facts 3) If a story is nonfiction, what is the best way to tell the gist? a) Character and setting and how they fixed the problem b) Find the Main idea and key details in the beginning, middle and end c) Feelings and emotions in the story 4) Which is correct? a) The gist is making something shorter but including all important parts b) The gist is the characters name c) The gist is where the story takes place 5) Mia helped her puppy when it was stuck. What's the gist? a) Mia helped her puppy when it was stuck. b) Mia bought a new dog. c) Mia was scared of her puppy. 6) What's the gist? A volcano forms when hot rock called magma rises to the surface. When it erupts, lava and gas come out. The lava cools and becomes hard rock. Over time, volcanoes can shape new land. a) Volcanoes are quiet hills. b) Volcanoes form when magma erupts and hardens into rock. c) Volcanoes are made by people. 7) What's the gist? Luis studied for weeks for the spelling bee. He practiced words every night and asked his mom to quiz him. On the day of the contest, he missed one word but felt proud. His effort made him more confident to try again next year. a) Luis worked hard and felt proud even when he didn’t win. b) Luis won the contest easily. c) Luis didn’t care about the spelling bee. 8) Bees live and work together in a hive. Each bee has a special job to keep the hive safe. Worker bees collect nectar, and guard bees protect the queen. Without teamwork, the hive would not survive. a) Bees work together to keep the hive safe and alive. b) Bees live alone in trees. c) Bees do not have jobs. 9) What's the gist? Sofia dropped her tray of food in the cafeteria. Everyone laughed, and she felt embarrassed. Then her best friend helped her clean up the mess. Sofia learned that real friends help when you need them. a) True friends help even when things go wrong. b) Sofia was mad at her friend. c) Sofia didn’t eat lunch. 10) What's the gist? The moon travels around Earth. It looks different each night because sunlight shines on different parts. The changes are called moon phases. People have studied the moon for hundreds of years to learn about space. a) The moon changes shape as it moves around Earth. b) The moon never changes. c) The moon is made of cheese. 11) What's the gist? Evan forgot his project at home. He felt worried and wanted to hide. Instead, he told his teacher the truth and promised to bring it the next day. His teacher thanked him for being honest. a) Evan was honest and took responsibility for his mistake. b) Evan lied to his teacher. c) Evan refused to bring it.

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