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Book parts and author's reasons

English · Reading Comprehension · ages 5-8
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. What does the front cover of a book show?

    • The end of the story
    • A few sentences about the story
    • The title and a picture

  2. You lift the front cover of a book. Which part comes next?

    • The back cover
    • The title page
    • The end of the story

  3. Which part of a book do you see first?

    • Front cover
    • Back cover
    • Title page

  4. The title page shows the author's name.

    Circle one:   True   False

  5. A book tells you true facts about how rain falls. What do we call a book like that?

    • Non-fiction
    • A made up story
    • A poem

  6. A blurb tells you the whole story from start to end.

    Circle one:   True   False

  7. Mia wants to know who drew the pictures. Her cover does not say. Where should she look?

    • Front cover
    • Title page
    • Back cover

  8. A book says, 'A duck has oily feathers so the water slides right off.' Why does water slide off a duck?

    • It swims very fast
    • Its feathers are oily
    • Ducks like the rain

  9. A book says, 'Because the rain kept falling, the picnic moved inside.' Why did the picnic move inside?

    • The food ran out
    • It was too sunny
    • The rain kept falling

  10. Ivy read this in a book: 'Owls fly at night because the dark helps them hide.' Ivy says owls fly at night because they are big. Is Ivy right?

    • Yes, the book says owls are big
    • No, the book says the dark helps them hide
    • No, owls never fly at night
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Answer key

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Book parts and author's reasons W1-mt_XeMZdf2Y9W-s1

  1. The title and a picture · The front cover shows the title and a picture.
  2. The title page · The title page comes right after the front cover.
  3. Front cover · The front cover is the part you see first.
  4. True · The title page lists the title, the author, and the illustrator.
  5. Non-fiction · Books that tell true facts are called non-fiction.
  6. False · A blurb is only a few sentences. It gives you a taste of the story, not all of it.
  7. Title page · The title page names the illustrator, the person who drew the pictures.
  8. Its feathers are oily · The word so points back to the reason: the duck's feathers are oily.
  9. The rain kept falling · Here because starts the sentence, and the reason still comes right after it.
  10. No, the book says the dark helps them hide · The reason after because is that the dark helps them hide, not anything about size.
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