Reading Comprehension Skills & Strategies - Level 4

Na m e : _______________________________________ Date: _____________________

Directions:

To be a good detective, you have to know what facts

are important and not important to the case you’re

solving! So, ask yourself questions as you read.

Write the main topics from the book on the correct place on the outline.

Here’s the skinny! An outline is a skeleton for

a paragraph, story, or article.

Thomas Jefferson

I. ____________________________

A. Family

B. Education

C. Marriage

D. Career

II.___________________________

A. Declaration of Independence

B. State legislator

C. Governor

D. Vice president

E. President

III.___
A. Dumbwaiter
B. Swivel chair
C. Lamp-heater
D. Improved plow

IV.__
A. City plans
B. Books
C. Scientific instruments

Write two questions about Jefferson that you think would be answered if you were to

read the whole book.

Career

Inventor

Collector

Early Life