Comprehension Interactive Activities

Grades 3-6

Plot	Character Traits	Compare/ Contrast	Sequence	Cause/Effect
Inferencing	Main Idea	Author’s Purpose	Summarize	Fact/Opinion
Drawing Conclusions	Context Clues

Plot/Setting/Theme
Identify place and time of setting	Identify setting, theme or plot	Identify correct locations using map skills

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Character Traits and Motives
Create character scrapbook	Biography readings with questions	Solve the mystery

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Compare and Contrast
Activity comparing and contrasting real life examples	Activity with optional printable	Chart to compare and contrast a movie and book
Comparing and contrasting clothing labels	Venn diagram to compare and contrast two animals	Comparing and contrasting candy labels
Comparing and contrasting dates and times

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Text Structure: Sequence
Six steps – putting on shoes	Six steps – writing a letter	Seven steps – carving pumpkin
Nine steps – making a pizza	Nine steps – baking cookies	Parts of an envelope with quiz

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Cause and Effect
Explanation and matching activity	Matching activity	Identify words showing effect

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Inferencing
Biography readings with questions	Short reading with questions	Inferences based on characters
Short readings with questions	Explanation with readings and questions

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Main Idea and Details
Short readings with questions	Ben Franklin reading and questions	Who, what, when, where & why
Main idea questions with activity	Reading about dolphins with questions	Reading about elephants with questions

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Author’s Perspective and Purpose
Multiple readings and questions regarding purpose	Point of view	Quiz on author’s purpose and perspective
Explanation of purpose and readings	Explanation of purpose with questions

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Summarize and Paraphrase
Summarizing the main idea	Readings with questions	Pullout main details to create summary

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Fact and Opinion
Fact or opinion game	Fact or opinion activity	Fact or opinion activity

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Drawing Conclusions
Readings with questions	Making inferences to draw conclusions	Readings with questions
Readings with questions

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Context Clues
Readings with questions	Biography readings with vocabulary	Use context clues to find meanings for nonsense words
Use context clues to find meanings for nonsense words	Vocabulary quiz using context clues	Vocabulary quiz using context clues

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