Pickerall Technology Application Assignment

• English

Reading Comprehension

Hannah Pickerall

Story time!

Michael and David are walking in the forest. They see many cool things. First, they come across a pond with fish in it. After watching the fish for a few minutes, they continue walking. Then they see a deer in the distance. They notice the deer is eating grass. Finally, the boys decide on going home.

Setting

The setting is where the story takes place. Let's look at the first line of the story.

Michael and David are walking in the forest.

Which word describes where the story takes place?

Michael and David are walking in the forest.

In order to understand the story, we need to know what Michael and David are doing.

This tells us what is happening!

A good way to know which words describe what is happening is to look for -ing words.

These words describe what somebody is doing.

Let's look at our story!

The bold words tell us what the boys are doing!

Michael and David are walking in the forest. They see many cool things. First, they come across a pond with fish in it. After watching the fish for a few minutes, they continue walking. Then they see a deer in the distance. They notice the deer is eating grass. Finally, the boys decide on going home.

Which word tells us what the boys are doing?

Michael and David are walking in the forest.

1. and
2. forest
3. walking
4. are

Sequencing

Some words tell us when an activity is happening. These are called sequencing words.

Some of these words are first, then, next, second, after, and finally.

Each of these words will tell us a new event is happening. Look for these words in our story!

The bold words are our sequencing words!

Michael and David are walking in the forest. They see many cool things. First, they come across a pond with fish in it. After watching the fish for a few minutes, they continue walking. Then they see a deer in the distance. They notice the deer is eating grass. Finally, the boys decide on going home.

Read the line from the story and decide which word is a sequencing word!
After watching the fish for a few minutes, they continue walking.

1. fish
2. After
3. minutes
4. walking

Let's try it!

We are going to look at our papers with stories on them. After you read your story, you will answer the questions. Each question will ask you to do something, like circling the sequencing words. We will go over it as a class.

Do your best!