1. Popular Magnets Banned Forever
Toys of Terror
Popular Magnets Banned Forever
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Take out your Scholastic Scope magazine and your finished quiz.

2. RUNNERS

3. R Read the title and predict
Read the title, look at pictures, scan the text. Make predictions about the genre and author’s purpose.
Do the pictures look real or fake?
Is there dialogue throughout the passage?
Fiction or non-fiction?
Be sure to read the writing that is under the text (sometimes written in italics. Often this will give you a summary, hint at the main idea or give more information about the topic).
*Remember these are only predictions, so they may not be correct, but they will get your brain warmed up and thinking.

4. U Underline / highlight key words in the questions
This will help you set a purpose for reading. You should underline important names, dates, and parts of the question.
If a word is already bold or italicized it is not necessary to underline since it is already telling you how important the word is.
What is the question really asking? (author’s purpose, main idea, sequencing, etc.)

5. N Number the paragraphs / stanzas
If the passage contains a lot of dialogue, avoid numbering all of the paragraphs.

6. N Now read the passage

7. E Enclose clues to right answers
Highlight information in the passage that may be answers to the questions.

8. R Reread the question and all answer choices
Read the question again and focus on the words you circled / highlighted from before. Read the question again and read ALL of the answer choices A-D.

9. S Slash the trash and select the best answer
Show proof from the passage of where your answer was found (justify).

10. Popular Magnets Banned Forever
Toys of Terror
Popular Magnets Banned Forever
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Read the passage and answer the related questions using the RUNNERS strategies.

11. 1. Which statement best expresses a central idea of "Toys of Terror"?

12. 2. Which sentence best supports your answer to question 1?

13. 3. Which can you infer might happen if the CPSC had more time and money to inspect toys?

14. 4. Which of the following does the author present as a reason that some flawed toys are sold in the United States?

15. 5. The author of the essay writes, "But the saga didn't end there
5. The author of the essay writes, "But the saga didn't end there." The word saga suggests that...

16. 6. How does "Popular Magnets Banned Forever" support ideas in "Toys of Terror"?