QUIZ NO. 3.
2 Date:____________________
Name:________________________________________Score:___________________ H She wants cookies, and her mom said no.
J She wants her father.
Read the following passage and answer the question.
Pretend you are at the dentist's office to get a filling. There are many children of all ages waiting their turn to
One of the rarest animals in the world is the okapi. They live in the rain forest in Central Africa. Few people
see the dentist. That same little girl you saw at the grocery store is sitting on her mother's lap screaming her
have seen one alive. Every few years someone claims to see one, but they never have proof. A few years
head off just like she did in the candy aisle. No matter what the mother does to try and calm her, she will not
ago, some scientists who were studying plants found a skeleton, teeth and some skin in a remote area of the
stop screaming.
rain forest. They were excited, as they believed they had found the remains of a rare okapi. They drew a
picture of what they thought the animal might have looked like when it was alive. The scientists then sent
5. What can you conclude this time?
the picture along with the skeleton, teeth and skin to a scientific institution in Dallas, Texas.
A She is still angry about not getting the cookies.
1. What did the scientists probably do with the skeleton, teeth and bones?
B She has an tooth ache.
A Sent them to a place with more experienced scientists.
C She is scared because she is there to get a filling.
B Kept them for souvenirs
D There are not enough clues to draw a conclusion.
C Studied them carefully and compared them to other animals
Manuel was on the baseball team that was playing the first place team. It was the first game that his
D Sold them to museums that displayed them
grandparents and uncle Thomas attended. Manuel swung his bat while looking for his family in the large
crowd. Just as he spotted his grandmother, his greatest fear came true. He lost his grip on the bat, and it
2. What is a good tip to use when taking a reading test?
started to fall. Even though he caught it quickly, Manuel's face became red. He felt as if he had made a
F Read the story backwards. horrible mistake and everyone were staring at him.
G Read only the first and last paragraphs. 6. The passage suggests that Manuel almost dropped his bat partly because he -
H Find key words in the question, and scan the story for the words. F was thinking about the baseball game
J All of the above G wasn't strong enough
3. What is the best meaning of the term "drawing inferences?" H was looking for his family
A something you would do in art class J was frightened by a loud noise
B to figure something out from clues 7. What is an evidence? a. What the story is about b. Supporting details in the text
c. An argument based on feelings d. The author’s point of view
C something you would do in math class
8. What is background knowledge? a. The main character in the story b. The theme of a passage
D curiosity
c. Your previous experiences d. The events in the story
Pretend you are at the grocery store. As you are walking down the cookie aisle, you notice a little girl crying
9. What is am inference? a. An educated guess based on evidences b. What the story is about
and pulling on her mom's coat as she pushes the cart towards the front of the store. The closer she gets to the
c. Comparing and contrasting d. The main idea
front of the store, the louder the little girl screams. Lots of things could be wrong with the little girl, BUT we
can probably conclude that-
10. What do you need to make an inference? a. Evidence from the text and the main idea
b. Compare and contrast c. Facts that can be proven
4. Choose the best answer.
d. Background knowledge and evidences from the text
F The little girl is very tired.
G The little girl is hungry.
