1-2 Chris Crosses the Street

Chris Crosses the Street

by Kate Paixão

Chris was walking with Grandpa. "Let's have lunch," Grandpa said.
"There is a restaurant across the street."

"That sounds good," said Chris. He started to cross the street.

"Wait!" cried Grandpa. "You should never walk into the street
without looking! You should hold my hand, too."

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"But I did not hear any cars coming," said Chris.

"It is still dangerous to cross the street without looking both ways
first."

"I am sorry," said Chris.

Grandpa took Chris's hand. They looked both ways. There were no
cars coming. Together, they walked safely across the street.

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 Chris Crosses the Street - Comprehension Questions

Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. Why do Chris and his Grandpa need to cross the

street?
A. They are practicing how to cross the street safely.
B. They see a friend across the street who they want to
meet.
C. They want to eat lunch at a restaurant on the other
side of the street.

2. In this story about crossing the street, what do Chris

and his grandpa do after they look both ways for cars?
A. Chris and his grandpa stop to talk to a friend.
B. Chris and his grandpa walk safely across the street.
C. Chris and his grandpa listen for cars.

3. Chris crossed the street without looking when he did not

hear any cars coming. Grandpa thinks this is unsafe. How
do we know Grandpa feels this way?
A. Grandpa and Chris cross the street together at the end
of the story.
B. Grandpa stops Chris from crossing the street and tells
Chris how to cross safely.
C. Grandpa wants to have lunch at a restaurant across
the street.
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4. What is the main lesson in "Chris Crosses the Street"?

A. Look for cars both ways before crossing a street.
B. Always hold your Grandpa's hand when you are away
from home.
C. Do not talk to strangers.

5. What did Chris and Grandpa see when they looked

both ways before crossing the street?

Chris and Grandpa saw

6. What did you learn from "Chris Crosses the Street"?

7. Class Discussion Question: Why is it dangerous for

Chris to cross the street without looking both ways first?

8. Draw a picture of Chris and Grandpa crossing the street

safely.

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 Christ the Redeemer

Christ the Redeemer

Christ the Redeemer Statue

Christ the Redeemer is a very large statue. It is in Brazil. It is built

on top of a mountain. This mountain is in the city of Rio de Janeiro.

The statue is of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ was a religious leader.

He is very important in the religion of Christianity. The statue shows
Jesus with his arms stretched wide open. The statue is almost 100
feet tall.
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People from all over the world visit

the statue. They take lots of pictures
of it. They also take pictures of the
city. You can see beautiful views of
the city from the spot where the
statue is.
Christ the Redeemer and Rio de
Janeiro

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 Christ the Redeemer - Comprehension Questions

Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. What do we call the 100-foot statue of Jesus Christ in

Rio de Janeiro?
A. Jesus Christ
B. Christ the Redeemer
C. Christianity

2. This text describes the Christ the Redeemer statue in

Rio de Janeiro. Who was Jesus Christ?
A. a religious leader
B. a famous person from Brazil
C. a political leader

3. The Christ the Redeemer statue is known worldwide.

What part of the text shows us that this is true?
A. "Jesus Christ . . . is very important in the religion of
Christianity."
B. "People from all over the world visit the statue."
C. "The statue is almost 100 feet tall."

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4. What is "Christ the Redeemer" mostly about?

A. the Christ the Redeemer statue
B. the city Rio de Janeiro
C. the religion of Christianity

5. Where is the Christ the Redeemer statue?

The Christ the Redeemer statue is in __________.

6. What did you learn from "Christ the Redeemer"?

7. Class Discussion Question: Why might people want

to visit the Christ the Redeemer statue? Use information
from the text to support your answer.

8. Draw a picture of Christ the Redeemer.

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 Cleopatra

Cleopatra
by ReadWorks

Who was Cleopatra? She was a queen of Egypt. Egypt is a country

in Africa. It is known for its big pyramids.

Cleopatra became queen when she was 18 years old. First she
ruled with one of her brothers. Later she went to war against him.
She won!

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Cleopatra was a strong queen. She spoke many languages. Some

say she had beauty and charm. Egypt became richer under her
rule.

At last Cleopatra's rule ended. Egypt was attacked by Rome. The

Romans were a powerful people in Cleopatra's time. Egypt lost.

Cleopatra died soon after. Nobody is sure how.

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. Cleopatra was a queen of

A. Egypt
B. Africa

2. Cleopatra became queen at the age of

A. 18
B. 30

3. What kind of queen was Cleopatra?

A. strong
B. weak

4. Cleopatra knew many

A. songs
B. languages

5. Why did Cleopatra's rule end?

A. Egypt lost to the Romans.
B. Cleopatra was a strong queen.

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 Colombian Oblea

Colombian Oblea
by ReadWorks

William Neuheisel, CC BY 2.0

Photograph of a woman eating an oblea

Obleas are delicious dessert sandwiches. They are made with large
wafers. Wafers are thin and crispy cookies. Caramel and jam are
spread inside of the two wafers. Cheese is sometimes added to the
oblea too. Do you think that cheese would taste good with caramel
and jam? If you said yes, then you should visit Colombia! Many
people in Colombia also think it's delicious. If you do not think it
would taste good, that is okay. There are many different kinds of
obleas. Some of them are filled with fruit. Some of them are filled
with cream. What would you like in your oblea sandwich?

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. Where do people make oblea?

A. Canada
B. America
C. Colombia

2. How does this text describe a wafer?

A. a thin and crispy cookie
B. a sandwich with jam and caramel
C. a mixture of fruit and cream

3. Read this sentence from the text.

"There are many different kinds of obleas. Cheese is

sometimes added to the oblea."

What does this tell us about oblea?

A. Oblea sandwiches are always made with cheese.

B. Sometimes, people add cheese to their oblea
sandwich.
C. Oblea sandwiches are never made with cheese.

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4. What is the main idea in "Colombian Oblea"?

A. Oblea sometimes has cheese.
B. If you like cheese, caramel, and jam you should visit
Columbia.
C. Oblea is a delicious dessert made in Colombia.

5. When do people eat oblea?

People eat oblea for __________.

6. What did you learn from "Colombian Oblea"?

7. Class Discussion Question: Describe how people

make Oblea. Use information from the text to support your
answer.

8. Draw a picture of an oblea.

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 Cool in the Hot Desert

Cool in the Hot Desert

by ReadWorks

It is a very hot day in the African desert. The sun is shining. The
sand is hot and the air is dry. A fennec fox stays deep in its hole
under the ground. That hole is called a den. The den is cool. Later,
the sun sets. It begins to get dark. The sand cools off. Now the
fennec fox can go out to find food.

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. What is the weather like in the African desert during the

day?
A. cold and snowy
B. rainy
C. sunny, hot, and dry

2. Where is the setting, or place, where it is cool in the

desert during the day?
A. under a tree
B. in a river
C. the fox's underground den

3. Why does the fennec fox wait until night to find food?
A. It is afraid something will eat it.
B. It is too hot during the day.
C. It can see better at night.

4. What is passage mostly about?

A. the animals that live in the African desert
B. how a fennec fox stays cool when it is hot in the
African desert

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C. how the fennec fox is always hot in the African desert

5. According to the passage, where would you probably

find a fennec fox during the day?

6. What did you learn from "Cool in the Hot Desert"?

7. Class Discussion Question: Explain whether a fennec

fox in Africa looks for food during the day or at night.

8. Draw a picture of a fennec fox in the desert during the

day.

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 Covers

Covers
by Nikki Giovanni

Glass covers windows

to keep the cold away

Clouds cover the sky

to make a rainy day

Nighttime covers 5
all the things that creep

Blankets cover me
when I'm asleep

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 Covers - Comprehension Questions

Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. What does glass cover?

A. the sky
B. windows
C. things that creep

2. Some words in this poem rhyme. What are two words in

the poem that rhyme?
A. "sky" and "covers"
B. "me" and "asleep"
C. "away" and "day"

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3. Read these lines from the poem:

Clouds cover the sky

to make a rainy day

Nighttime covers

all the things that creep

What can you conclude from these lines about when

things creep?

A. Things creep at night.

B. Things creep in the afternoon.
C. Things creep in the morning.

4. What is "Covers" mostly about?

A. things that creep at night
B. things to do on a rainy day
C. things that cover other things

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5. What covers the speaker of the poem when the speaker

is asleep?

The speaker is covered by

6. What did you learn from "Covers"?

7. Class Discussion Question: What mood does this

poem create? Support your answer with information from
the text.

8. Draw a picture of the speaker of the poem sleeping.

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 Day to Night

Day to Night
by ReadWorks

Photo Credit: FotoSleuth

Sunlight is shining through my window. It wakes me up. Morning is

here!

My mom calls out to me, "Justin! Breakfast is ready!"

I get up and get ready for school. We learn science and math. After
lunch, we go outside to play. The sun is high in the sky. It feels
warm.

The rest of the day goes by quickly. I get on the bus to go home.
The sun is lower in the sky. It feels colder outside. My family eats
dinner.

Now it is dark outside. The sun has set. I look out the window. I can
see the moon and stars. It is time for bed.

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 Day to Night - Comprehension Questions

Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. What wakes up Justin and lets him know that morning

is here?
A. It feels colder outside.
B. The sun shines through his window.
C. The moon and stars are in the sky.

2. In what part of the passage is the sun lower in the sky?

A. the beginning
B. the middle
C. the end

3. When the sun is high in the sky, it feels warm. When the
sun is lower in the sky, it feels colder outside. What does
this information tell us?
A. The position of the sun in the sky affects the
temperature.
B. The position of the sun in the sky does not affect the
temperature.
C. The position of the sun in the sky does not change.

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4. What is the theme in "Day to Night"?

A. what students do in school
B. how the sky changes from day to night
C. how the sun warms the Earth

5. Why does it get dark outside after Justin's family eats

dinner?

6. What did you learn from "Day to Night"?

7. Class Discussion Question: Describe how the sky

changes from morning to night (i.e., from the beginning of
the passage to the end of the passage).

8. Draw a picture of Justin looking at the sky after dinner.

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 Deep Ocean Explorers

Deep Ocean Explorers

NOAA

Two men going to the Challenger Deep in a submarine in 1960

The ocean is very important. But people do not know a lot about it!
We have studied some parts of it, like the shallow areas. But we
have a lot to learn about the deep parts.

The deepest part of the ocean is called Challenger Deep. It is part

of a deep, narrow ditch in the ocean floor. People have only gone
there twice. The first time was in 1960. Two men went there in a
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submarine. But they could not collect any samples. And they could
not take pictures.

The second time was in 2012. That year, a man went there by
himself. He collected rocks and animals. He also took video. With
that information, we can start to learn more about the deepest part
of the ocean.

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. What parts of the ocean have been studied most?

A. shallow parts
B. deep parts
C. warm parts

2. This text describes two voyages to Challenger Deep.

What did scientists collect on the second voyage?
A. plants and pictures
B. they could not collect any samples
C. rocks and animals

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3. Read these sentences about the ocean:

"We have studied some parts of it, like the shallow areas.
But we have a lot to learn about the deep parts."

What does this tell us about studying the ocean?

A. It is easier to study deep parts of the ocean than

shallow parts.
B. It is easier to study shallow parts of the ocean than
deep parts.
C. It is just as easy to study deep parts of the ocean as
shallow parts.

4. What is "Deep Ocean Explorers" mostly about?

A. everything we know about Challenger Deep
B. an expedition to Challenger Deep in 1960
C. how people have studied Challenger Deep

5. What do we call the deepest part of the ocean?

The deepest part of the ocean is a ditch called

__________.

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6. What did you learn from "Deep Ocean Explorers"?

7. Class Discussion Question: Compare the two

voyages to Challenger Deep. Use information from the
text to support your answer.

8. Draw a picture of scientists traveling to Challenger

Deep.

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 Desert or Rain Forest?

Desert or Rain Forest?

by ReadWorks

Photo Credit: Duggar11 Photo Credit: John Fowler

Deserts are special places in our world. Tropical rain forests are
special places too. Both places are homes to animals. Both places
are homes to plants.

How are these places different from each other? Deserts are dry
places. They get very little rain. Few plants grow there.

Rain forests are wet, warm places. Rain forests get a lot of rain.
Many trees and other kinds of plants grow in the rain forest. The
trees' leaves make a kind of cover over the other plants. That is
called the canopy.

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. Which place gets very little rain and has few plants?
A. the desert
B. the rain forest
C. both the desert and rain forest

2. This passage compares deserts and rain forests. What

is the same about deserts and rain forests?
A. Both are dry, get very little rain, and have few plants.
B. Both are special places that are homes to animals and
plants.
C. Both are warm, wet, and have many trees and plants.

3. Many trees and plants grow in the rain forest, but only a
few plants can grow in the desert. We also know that rain
forests get a lot of rain but deserts are dry. What does this
tell us about what helps plants grow?
A. Plants grow best in dry places.
B. Plants grow best in wet places.
C. Plants can help each other grow.

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4. What is "Desert or Rain Forest?" mostly about?

A. how deserts and rain forests are the same and
different
B. the characteristics of rain forests
C. how deserts and rain forests are the same

5. The trees' leaves make a kind of cover over the other

plants in the rain forest. What is this part of the rain forest
called?

6. What did you learn from "Desert or Rain Forest"?

7. Class Discussion Question: As a class, fill out a Venn

diagram comparing deserts to rain forests. Use
information from the passage to help.

8. Draw a picture of the rain forest. Be sure to draw the

canopy.

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 Diving Into the Ocean

Diving Into the Ocean

The ocean is huge. Parts of it are very deep. Imagine diving into the
ocean and going down to the deepest parts. You'd see and feel
things changing as you went down!

Near the top, you'd be able to see. Light can get through the water
near the top of the ocean. So can heat. You'd see many animals in
this part of the ocean.

Then, you'd go down further. There would be less light. It would get
colder as you went down. The animals here would be different.

Then, you'd go even further down. There would be almost no light

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at all. But some of the animals would give off light! You'd also feel
more pressure from all the water above you. And it would be very
cold.

Further down, you wouldn't be able to see a thing. There would be

almost no animals. The water would be freezing. You would be
crushed under the water!

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. What can you see near the top of the ocean?

A. Animals that give off light
B. Ants and horses
C. Light and animals

2. What does this text describe?

A. How to travel across the ocean
B. The plants in the ocean
C. What you see and feel in the ocean

3. There are almost no animals in very deep parts of the

ocean. What parts of the text explain why?
A. "Light can get through the water . . . So can heat."
B. "The animals here would be different."
C. "The water would be [Link] would be crushed
under the water!"

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4. What is the main idea in "Diving Into the Ocean?"

A. As you dive deeper into the ocean, you see many
interesting animals.
B. As you dive deeper into the ocean, the ocean
changes.
C. As you dive deeper into the ocean, you have more and
more fun.

5. What do some animals give off in deep, dark parts of

the ocean?

In the deep, dark parts of the ocean, some animals give

off __________.

6. What did you learn from "Diving Into the Ocean"?

7. Class Discussion Question: How does the ocean

change as you go deeper into the water?

8. Draw a picture of the top of the ocean.

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 Does the Moon Really Shine?

Does the Moon Really Shine?

by Susan LaBella

The moon is a dark place. It does not make its own light. So why do we see a bright moon in the night
sky?

Here is what really happens. The sun's light shines on the moon and then bounces off the moon. The
moonlight that we see is really just sunshine lighting up the moon.

The moon is not the only thing that shines because of the sun. Have you seen pictures of Earth taken from
space? The earth looks as if it is shining, too. But of course Earth does not make its own light, either. Our
home planet is also lit by sunlight.

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 Does the Moon Really Shine? - Comprehension Questions

Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. What does the text say the moon does not make?
A. The moon does not make shadows.
B. The moon does not make its own light.
C. The moon does not make sunlight.

2. How is the moon described in the text?

A. The moon is a dark place.
B. The moon is as bright as the sun.
C. The moon looks like it is made out of cheese.

3. Without the sun, we would not see the moon. What part
of the text tells us that this is true?
A. "The moonlight that we see is really just sunshine
lighting up the moon."
B. "Our home planet is also lit by sunlight."
C. "Why do we see a bright moon in the night sky?"

4. What is "Does the Moon Really Shine?" mostly about?

A. This text mostly explains what a full moon is.
B. This text mostly explains why the sun is so bright.
C. This text mostly explains why the moon looks bright in
the night sky.
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5. Where does the sun's light shine on?

The sun's light shines on the

6. What did you learn from "Does the Moon Really Shine"?

7. Class Discussion Question: In the text, we read the

following question, "So why do we see a bright moon in
the night sky?" What is the answer to this question? Use
information from the text to support your answer.

8. Draw a picture of sunlight shining on the moon.

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 Dragon Fruit

Dragon Fruit

A cactus is a kind of plant that grows in dry places. These plants do

not have leaves. Instead, many of them have spines. The spines
are sharp needles.

Some cacti grow fruit. One kind of fruit that grows on cacti is the
dragon fruit.

The dragon fruit does not look like many other fruits. It can be bright
pink. It is the size of a grown-up's hand. And it has green spines!
This fruit's spines are not sharp like the ones on a cactus. They are
bendy. They curve down over the fruit's skin.

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. What plant has spines and grows in dry places?

A. a cactus
B. a dragon fruit
C. a tree

2. This passage compares dragon fruit to other fruits. How

is dragon fruit different from other fruits?
A. It does not smell like many other fruits.
B. It does not taste like many other fruits.
C. It does not look like many other fruits.

3. Read this sentence about cactus spines.

"The spines are sharp needles."

What does this information tell us about a cactus?

A. Cactus plants grow well in the desert.

B. It might hurt to touch a cactus.
C. Cactus plants look shiny.

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4. What is "Dragon Fruit" mostly about?

A. cactus plants
B. the desert
C. dragon fruit

5. What are cactus spines?

Cactus spines are sharp __________.

6. What did you learn from "Dragon Fruit"?

7. Class Discussion Question: List several

characteristics of dragon fruit? Use information from the
text to support your answer.

8. Draw a picture of a cactus.

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 Drinking Fountain

Drinking Fountain
by Marchette Chute

When I climb up
To get a drink,
It doesn't work
The way you'd think.

I turn it up, 5
The water goes
And hits me right
Upon the nose.

I turn it down
To make it small 10
And don't get any
Drink at all.

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From Around and About by Marchette Chute, published 1957 by E.P. [Link] renewed by Marchette Chute, 1985. Reprinted by permission of Elizabeth
M. Weinrich.
 Drinking Fountain - Comprehension Questions

Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. Why does the speaker of the poem climb up?

A. to go down a slide
B. to get hit in the nose
C. to get a drink

2. Some words in this poem rhyme. What are two words in

the poem that rhyme?
A. "down" and "any"
B. "small" and "all"
C. "up" and "right"

3. The speaker of the poem has trouble using a drinking

fountain.

What information from the poem supports this statement?

A. When the speaker turns it down, the water of the

drinking fountain becomes too small to drink.
B. When the speaker climbs up to the drinking fountain,
the speaker is not tall enough to reach the water.
C. When the speaker turns it up, the water of the drinking
fountain becomes too small to drink.

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4. What is "The Drinking Fountain" mostly about?

A. someone who is too short to use a drinking fountain
B. someone who has trouble getting a drink from a
drinking fountain
C. someone who likes to drink water but does not like to
drink milk

5. What happens when the speaker of the poem turns the

water up?

The water hits the speaker on

6. What did you learn from "The Drinking Fountain"?

7. What does the word "it" refer to in this poem? Support

your answer with information from the poem.

8. Draw a picture of what happens when the speaker turns

the water up.

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 Durians

Durians

Have you ever had an apple? How about a banana? Both of these fruits are easily found in the United
States.

Have you ever had a durian? This is a fruit that isn't often found in the U.S. This kind of fruit grows in
some warm countries in the eastern half of the world.

Durians are big fruits. They are about the size of a football. They are brownish green and hard on the
outside. And they are covered with spikes!

On the inside, the fruit is yellow-ish white. It feels creamy. And it tastes a little sweet. But the fruit doesn't
smell sweet... it smells very, very strongly. Some people don't mind the smell. But many people do. In fact,
some places don't allow durians in because of their strong smell!

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 Durians - Comprehension Questions

Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. Where do durians grow?

A. Some warm countries in the eastern half of the world
B. The United States
C. Some warm countries in the western half of the world

2. How does this text describe the durian fruit?

A. On the inside, it is yellow-ish white and creamy. It
tastes a little sweet.
B. On the outside, it is white, soft, and dotted with tiny
seeds.
C. On the inside it is hard, black, and [Link] is very
stinky.

3. Some people do not allow durians in some places.

What information from the text explains why?
A. "The fruit is yellow-ish white."
B. "It tastes a little sweet."
C. "It smells very, very strongly."

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4. What is "Durians" mostly about?

A. Apples and bananas
B. Grocery stores
C. the durian fruit

5. How big is a durian?

A durian is about the size of a __________.

6. What did you learn from "Durians"?

7. Class Discussion Question: Would you try a durian

fruit? Please explain why or why not using information
from the text.

8. Draw a picture of a durian fruit.

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 Earth's Moon

Earth's Moon
by Rachelle Kreisman

Earth has one moon. Our moon is thousands of miles away. It travels around Earth. How long does the
trip take? The moon goes around Earth in about one month.

The moon looks bright. But it does not give off light. It reflects light from the sun. You can sometimes see
the moon during the day. The best time to see the moon is at night.

Wait for the sun to set. It will get dark soon. Look up in the sky. Can you see the moon?

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. How long does it take for the moon to travel around the
earth?
A. about one day
B. about one year
C. about one month

2. The text describes the moon. What makes the light that
reflects off of the moon?
A. the earth
B. a flashlight
C. the sun

3. The moon is not a place on Earth. What part of the text

shows us this is true?
A. The moon looks bright.
B. The moon travels around Earth.
C. Earth has one moon.

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4. What is "Earth's Moon" mainly about?

A. the solar system
B. Earth's moon
C. flying to the moon

5. How many moons does the earth have?

The earth has

6. What did you learn from "Earth's Moon"?

7. Class Discussion Question: Use information from the

text to explain why we would not be able to see the moon
without the sun.

8. Draw a picture of the earth and its moon.

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 Earthworms Do Good Work

Earthworms Do Good Work

by ReadWorks

Photo Credit: Earthdirt

Earthworms live underground. Do you know how wiggly worms help

plants?

Earthworms dig tunnels in the dirt. The tunnels help bring air and
water into the dirt. That keeps the dirt wet and healthy.

Earthworms eat dirt and leaves as they make tunnels. They leave
their droppings in the dirt. Those droppings help the dirt stay
healthy. Plants grow well in healthy dirt.

Some people buy earthworms to put in their gardens. Those people

want to keep the dirt healthy!

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. What lives underground, is wiggly, and helps plants

grow?
A. grubs
B. birds
C. earthworms

2. What does this passage want you to know about

earthworms?
A. Earthworms do good work because they help plants
grow.
B. Earthworms are slimy and disgusting. Never touch
them.
C. Earthworms are bad for your garden because they eat
your plants.

3. Earthworm tunnels and droppings keep dirt wet and

healthy. Plants grow well in healthy dirt. What does this
information tell us about what plants need to grow?
A. Plants need to eat earthworm droppings to grow.
B. Plants take in water and other things from the dirt to
grow.
C. Plants need to eat earthworms to grow.
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4. What is the main lesson in "Earthworms Do Good

Work"?
A. Earthworms keep dirt healthy, which helps plants grow.
B. Earthworms live underground and they eat dirt and
leaves.
C. Earthworms are dangerous, especially to plants and
people.

5. What do earthworms make that help bring air and water

into dirt?

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6. What did you learn from "Earthworms Do Good Work"?

7. Class Discussion Question: Explain why someone

might want to buy earthworms for his or her garden.

8. Draw a picture of an earthworm in the dirt.

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 Egyptian Basbousa

Egyptian Basbousa
by ReadWorks

Photo Credit: Aldousari, CC BY-SA 3.0

Close-up photograph of basbousa with almonds

Basbousa is a popular dessert in Egypt. It is a cake made from

semolina. Semolina is a flour made from wheat. Semolina is yellow,
so the basbousa cake is also yellow. Semolina is also used to make
pasta and pizza crust.

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Photo Credit: Guillaume Paumier, CC BY 3.0

Photograph of semolina flour

Basbousa cakes are covered in syrup. The syrup makes it taste

sweet. Some syrups taste like sugar. Other syrups taste like fruits
or spices. Orange syrup is very popular in basbousa cake. Another
syrup that tastes delicious on basbousa cake is syrup with
cinnamon. What kind of syrup would you like on your basbousa
cake?

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Photo Credit: Alpha, CC BY-SA 2.0

Photograph of basbousa and two other desserts

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. Where is basbousa a popular dessert?

A. America
B. Egypt
C. Mexico

2. How does this text describe semolina?

A. a yellow flour made from wheat
B. a popular dessert in Egypt
C. a sweet syrup that tastes like oranges

3. Read this sentence from the text:

"Orange syrup is very popular in basbousa cake."

With this in mind, how often is basbousa cake made with

orange syrup?

A. People make basbousa cake with orange syrup all of

the time.
B. People make basbousa cake with orange syrup
sometimes.
C. People never use orange syrup to cover their
basbousa cake.
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4. What is the main idea in "Egyptian Basbousa"?

A. Semolina is used to make pasta and pizza crust.
B. Basbousa is a popular Egyptian dessert made from
semolina flour.
C. Basbousa cakes are covered in syrup.

5. What do people cover basbousa cake in?

Basbousa cakes are covered in __________.

6. What did you learn from "Egyptian Basbousa"?

7. Class Discussion Question: Explain how to make

basbousa cake. Use information from the text to support
your answer.

8. Draw a picture of a basbousa cake. Be sure to label

what kind of syrup it has!

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 Egyptians and the Nile River

Egyptians and the Nile River

NASA

View of the Nile River from space

In Egypt, there is a river. This river is called the Nile. It goes from the south to the north.

People began living near the Nile thousands of years ago. Over time, a civilization formed in Egypt. It was
very powerful. And the Nile was very important to it.

Every year, the Nile flooded. The water washed over the nearby land. It left behind soil that was good for
planting. So farmers were able to grow crops there.

People in Egypt also traveled on the Nile. They used boats to move people and things through Egypt.

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. Where is the Nile River?

A. Egypt
B. America
C. England

2. Every year, the Nile flooded in Egypt. The water washed over the nearby land. It left
behind soil that was good for planting. What happened because of this flooding?

A. All the animals near the river were washed away.

B. People began to move away from the Nile River.
C. Farmers were able to grow crops in the land near the river.

3. The Nile River helped farmers grow crops in the land near it. People also traveled on the
Nile River. They used boats to move people and things through Egypt.

What does this information tell us about the Nile River?

A. It was not very important to the people of Egypt.

B. It was very important to the people of Egypt.
C. It hurt the people of Egypt.

4. What is the main idea of this text?

A. The Nile flooded every year.

B. People in Egypt traveled on the Nile.
C. The Nile River was very important to the Egyptians.

5. How did people travel on the Nile?

To travel on the Nile, people used __________.

6. What did you learn from "Egyptians and the Nile River"?

7. Class Discussion Question: Discuss why the Egyptians were probably happy that the
Nile flooded every year. Use information from the text in your answer.

8. Draw a picture of the Nile River.

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 Firefighters Are Helpers

Firefighters Are Helpers

by ReadWorks

Photo Credit: Earthdirt

Firefighters work hard. They work to keep us safe from fire.

If a fire starts, firefighters help us. They rush to the fire in fire
engines. They spray water with big hoses. The water helps put out
the fire.

Firefighters save people from burning buildings. They save pets

from burning buildings too.

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. What does a firefighter do?

A. keep us safe from fire
B. burn things down with fire
C. save pets from tall trees

2. This passage describes a firefighter's job. What parts of

a firefighter's job does this passage explain?
A. how they put out fires and rescue people and pets
B. how they teach their community about fire safety
C. how they help when there is a car accident

3. If you are stuck in a burning building, a firefighter will go

into the building to find you and get you out. What part of
the passage tells us that this is true?
A. "Firefighters work hard."
B. "Firefighters save people from burning buildings."
C. "Water helps put out the fire."

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4. What is the main idea in "Firefighters Are Helpers"?

A. You need to be brave if you want to be a firefighter.
B. Spraying water on a fire puts it out.
C. Firefighters put out fires and save people and pets.

5. What do firefighters use to put out fires?

6. What did you learn from "Firefighters Are Helpers"?

7. Class Discussion Question: Explain what a

firefighter's job is and why this work is hard.

8. Draw a picture of firefighters fighting a house fire.

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 First Grade Chooses a Snack

First Grade Chooses a Snack

by ReadWorks

Miss Herrera talked to her first-grade class.

"Tomorrow we are going to have a special snack. The class will choose it. I will name two snacks. Each of
you may vote for one. The snack with the most votes wins."

Miss Herrera said, "The first choice is apple slices. Hold up your hand if you want apple slices."

Miss Herrera counted nine hands in the air.

"The second choice is banana slices. Hold up your hand if you want those."

Miss Herrera counted six hands in the air.

"Tomorrow our special snack will be apple slices!" she said.

"Good job, class!

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. What is Miss Herrera's class doing in this passage?

A. deciding what game to play
B. voting for a special snack
C. choosing a name for their class mascot

2. When in the story do we learn what special snack the

class votes for?
A. the beginning
B. the middle
C. the end

3. Nine students raise their hand to vote for apple slices.

Six students raise their hand to vote for banana slices.
Why will the special snack be apple slices?
A. Fifteen students in the class voted.
B. Each of the students voted for either banana slices or
apple slices.
C. More students voted for apple slices than banana
slices.

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4. What is "First Grade Chooses a Snack" mainly about?

A. Miss Herrera's class voting to choose a snack fairly
B. using voting to make a decision in your classroom
C. a Valentine's Day party in Miss Herrera's class

5. How do the students in Miss Herrera's class show what

they want to vote for?

6. What did you learn from "First Grade Chooses a

Snack"?

7. Class Discussion Question: Explain how to vote for

something and why voting is a fair way to make a class
decision. Use details from the passage to support your
answer.

8. Draw a picture of Miss Herrera's class voting for their

special snack.

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 Florence

Florence

Manjula Raman

This is a view of Florence and The Duomo.

Florence is a city in Italy. It is known for its art and its beautiful, famous buildings.

Many famous and important artists in history lived in Florence. One of these artists was Michelangelo.
Have you heard of him? He made sculptures and paintings that still amaze people today. Some of these
pieces of art can still be seen in Florence.

Florence's buildings are amazing, too. One of the most famous buildings there is the Duomo. It is a
cathedral. It has a huge dome. A dome is a roof that is shaped like an upside-down bowl.

People can climb up many stairs to get to the top of the Duomo. From there, they can see a lot of the city.
They can see the red-tiled roofs of all the other buildings. The view is beautiful!

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 Florence - Comprehension Questions

Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. Where is Florence?
A. Italy
B. America
C. Africa

2. This text describes the artist Michelangelo. What kind of

art did Michelangelo make?
A. pottery and drawings
B. beautiful buildings
C. sculptures and paintings

3. Read these sentences about the Duomo:

"People can climb up many stairs to get to the top of the

Duomo. From there, they can see a lot of the city."

What does this tell us about the cathedral?

A. The Duomo is smaller than most buildings in Florence.

B. The Duomo is more beautiful than most buildings in
Florence.
C. The Duomo is taller than most buildings in Florence.

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4. What is "Florence" mostly about?

A. the artist Michelangelo
B. why Florence is famous
C. the Duomo cathedral

5. What is the name for a roof shaped like an upside-down

bowl?

A roof that is shaped like an upside-down bowl is called a

__________.

6. What did you learn from "Florence"?

7. Class Discussion Question: What makes Florence a

famous city? Use information from the text to support your
answer.

8. Draw a picture of the roof of the Duomo in Florence.

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 Fly Our Flag for Veterans Day

Fly Our Flag for Veterans Day

by ReadWorks

November 11 is a special day called Veterans Day. Every year on

that day we think about men and women who are veterans.
Veterans are people who have served in the U.S. Army, Navy, Air
Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.

Veterans worked to help our country in many ways. Some worked

on ships to keep our oceans and coasts safe. Some were doctors
or nurses who cared for people who were hurt or sick. Some
veterans flew planes or helicopters.

People across our country have parades to honor veterans. Fly our
flag and thank our veterans on Veterans Day!

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 Fly Our Flag for Veterans Day - Comprehension Questions

Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. What do we call people who have served in the U.S.

Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard?
A. soldiers
B. veterans
C. heroes

2. The passage describes Veterans Day. When is

Veterans Day?
A. everyday
B. December 25th
C. November 11th

3. Veterans worked to help our country in many ways.

Which information from the passage shows how Veterans
worked to help our country in many ways?
A. November 11 is a special day called Veterans Day.
B. Some veterans cared for sick people and other
veterans kept our oceans safe.
C. People across our country have parades to honor
veterans.

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4. What is the main idea of "Fly Our Flag for Veterans

Day"?
A. Veterans worked on ships and flew planes or
helicopters.
B. Veterans worked hard to help our country so we
should honor them on Veterans Day.
C. People across our country have parades to honor
veterans.

5. What is one way that people honor veterans on

Veterans Day?

6. What did you learn from "Fly Our Flag for Veterans
Day"?

7. Class Discussion Question: Explain why Veterans

Day is special.

8. Draw a picture of people honoring veterans.

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 Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Associated Press

Photo of Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt was president of the United States. He was president for 12 years. He was
president during a very hard time in the country.

During this time, many people did not have jobs. Many people didn't have enough money. They had a
hard time buying food for their families. So Roosevelt came up with plans to add more jobs. He hoped to
give jobs to people so they could make enough money to live. Today, some people think his plans worked
well. Other people don't think they worked very well.

Roosevelt was also president when the United States went to war. You may have heard of this war. It was
called World War Two. Many men had to go to Europe to fight the war. Many women started to work the
jobs left by the men who went to war.

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. How long was Roosevelt president?

A. 4 years
B. 8 years
C. 12 years

2. This text describes Franklin D. Roosevelt. Who was

Franklin D. Roosevelt?
A. president of the United States
B. a famous movie star
C. a solider in World War Two

3. Many people did not have enough money to live when

Roosevelt was president. What part of the passage shows
us that this is true?
A. "Today, some people think his plans worked well."
B. "They had a hard time buying food for their families."
C. "He was president during a very hard time in the
country."

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4. What is the main idea in "Franklin D. Roosevelt"?

A. President Roosevelt was the best American president.
B. Roosevelt was president during a very hard time in
America.
C. Roosevelt made plans to add more jobs that didn't
work very well.

5. What war were Americans fighting in when Roosevelt

was president?

When Roosevelt was president, Americans were fighting

in __________.

6. What did you learn from "Franklin D. Roosevelt"?

7. Class Discussion Question: Why were times hard

when Roosevelt was president? Use information from the
text to support your answer.

8. Draw some people who were alive when Roosevelt was

president.

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 Frog or Toad?

Frog or Toad?
by Rachelle Kreisman

Can you tell a frog from a toad?

Frogs and toads are alike in many ways. They both start their lives
in water. Later, both can live on land or in water. Grown frogs and
toads use lungs to breathe.

Frogs and toads are also different. Frogs have narrow bodies.
Toads have wide bodies. Most frogs have smooth, wet skin. Most
toads have dry, bumpy skin.

Frogs jump using their long back legs. Toads walk and hop using
their short back legs.

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. Where do both frogs and toads start their lives?

A. on land
B. in water
C. in trees

2. What two animals does this text compare?

A. insects and amphibians
B. frogs and toads
C. tadpoles and fish

3. Frogs and toads are different in some ways. What

information from the text shows us this is true?
A. Later in their lives, both frogs and toads can live on
land or in water.
B. Grown frogs and toads use lungs to breathe.
C. Frogs have narrow bodies. Toads have wide bodies.

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4. What is "Frog or Toad?" mainly about?

A. "Frog or Toad?" is mainly about how toads and frogs
are alike and different.
B. "Frog or Toad?" is mainly about the characteristics of
toads.
C. "Frog or Toad?" is mainly about the characteristics of
frogs.

5. What do grown frogs and toads use to breathe?

To breathe, grown frogs and toads use

6. What did you learn from "Frog or Toad"?

7. Class Discussion Question: Use information from the

text to compare and contrast frogs and toads.

8. Draw a picture of a frog next to a toad.

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 From Calf to Camel

From Calf to Camel

by ReadWorks

Camels are animals with long necks and long legs. Camels have humps on their backs. Some camels
have one hump. Other camels have two humps. The hump is filled with fat.

A newborn camel is called a calf. The calf does not have a hump on its back. The hump will grow when
the calf starts eating solid food.

A calf might be born with a white coat. The coat will turn brown as it grows.

Sometimes a calf has trouble standing up. Its legs may be a little wobbly. Calves stay with their mothers
until they are five years old.

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. What is a camel's hump filled with?

A. water
B. fat
C. baby camels

2. How does this passage describe camels?

A. tall animals with brown spots and a long, sticky tongue
B. animals with long necks, long legs, and one or two
humps on their backs
C. small animals with soft white fur and a long fluffy tail

3. A calf might be born with a white coat, but it will turn

brown as the calf grows. What does this information tell us
about the fur color of most grown camels?
A. Most grown camels have white fur.
B. Most grown camels have brown fur.
C. Most grown camels have spotted fur.

4. What is "From Calf to Camel" mainly about?

A. camels and their growth from calf to camel
B. the characteristics of grown camels

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C. the characteristics of baby camels

5. What is a newborn camel called?

6. What did you learn from "From Calf to Camel"?

7. Class Discussion Question: Explain how calves are

different from camels.

8. Draw a picture of a calf.

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 Fruits Have Seeds

Fruits Have Seeds

by Linda Ruggieri

Fruits grow in different ways. Apples grow on trees. Grapes grow on vines. Blueberries grow on bushes.

All fruits have something special. Do you know what that is? Seeds! Some fruits have one seed. Others
have many seeds.

A peach has one seed. A coconut has one seed too. A pumpkin has many small seeds. A strawberry has
many tiny seeds. They are on the outside of the fruit.

Seeds are important because they can grow into new plants.

What happens when seeds fall to the ground? Plants grow. Those plants will have stems, leaves, flowers,
fruits-and more seeds.

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. What can fruit grow on?

A. Fruit can grow on seeds, stems, and leaves.
B. Fruit can grow on trees, vines, or bushes.
C. Fruit can grow on rocks, dirt, and water.

2. The text describes fruits. What do all fruits have in

common?
A. All fruits have many seeds.
B. All fruits grow on vines.
C. All fruits have at least one seed.

3. Different fruits have different numbers of seeds. Which

information from the text shows us this is true?
A. A coconut has one seed. A pumpkin has many small
seeds.
B. Apples grow on trees. Grapes grow on vines.
C. Seeds are important because they can grow into new
plants.

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4. What is the main idea in "Fruits Have Seeds"?

A. Coconuts have only one seed.
B. Fruits grow in different ways.
C. All fruits have seeds.

5. What can seeds grow into?

Seed can grow into

6. What did you learn from "Fruits Have Seeds"?

7. Class Discussion Question: Seeds from fruit can

grow into new plants. What must happen first before these
seeds can grow into new plants? Use information from the
text to support your answer.

8. Draw a fruit mentioned in the text that has one seed

and a fruit that has many seeds. Be sure to label each
fruit.

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 Funicular Railways

Funicular Railways

Many places around the world have steep hills. It can be hard to get
up and down these hills safely. So how can people get up and
down these hills?

In some places, people can take a funicular! This is a special kind

of railway. It is made to go up and down steep hills.

The parts of the funicular that go up and down a hill are called the
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cars. One car gets pulled up the hill. It is pulled by a strong metal
rope. On the other end of the rope is another car. That car goes
down the hill at the same time. The two cars balance each other
out. That way, the car going down the hill doesn't go too fast. And
the car going up the hill can make it to the top!

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 Funicular Railways - Comprehension Questions

Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. What is a funicular?
A. a car that goes up and down
B. a special kind of railway
C. a very steep hill

2. What problem do people solve with funicular railways?

A. how to pull a car with a strong metal rope
B. how to safely get up and down steep hills
C. how to travel long distances

3. A strong metal rope is attached to both cars in a

funicular railway. What part of the passage shows us that
this is true?
A. "On the other end of the rope is another car."
B. "The two cars balance each other out."
C. "Many places around the world have steep hills."

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4. What is the main idea in "Funicular Railways"?

A. Funicular railways can be found in many places
around the world.
B. Funicular railways need two cars to work.
C. Funicular railways are a safe way to get up and down
steep hills.

5. What kinds of hills can funicular railways help people

get up and down safely?

Funicular railways help people get up and down hills that

are __________.

6. What did you learn from "Funicular Railways"?

7. Class Discussion Question: Why do funicular

railways need two cars? Use information from the text to
support your answer.

8. Draw a funicular railway car.

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 Garbage in the Ocean

Garbage in the Ocean

by Kate Paixão

Kevin Krejci (CC BY 2.0)

The ocean is full of garbage. Most garbage comes from land. How
does garbage get into the ocean? Wind blows litter there. Rivers
also carry trash to the ocean.

The garbage collects in gyres. A gyre is a place where water moves

in a circle. The garbage cannot escape the gyre. It builds up. When
that happens, it is called a "garbage patch."

Fish and birds eat the garbage. Eating the garbage makes them
sick. Ocean garbage is bad for animals and Earth.

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 Garbage in the Ocean - Comprehension Questions

Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. How does most garbage end up in the ocean?

A. The wind and rivers carry garbage from land to the
ocean.
B. Garbage trucks dump trash in the ocean.
C. Animals carry garbage to the ocean.

2. The text explains that the ocean is full of garbage. Why

is it a problem that the ocean is full of garbage?
A. Garbage in the ocean is bad for bugs and plants.
B. Garbage in the ocean is bad for the weather.
C. Garbage in the ocean is bad for animals and Earth.

3. What part of the text tells us why ocean garbage is not

healthy for animals?
A. The garbage makes them sick.
B. Wind blows litter there.
C. The garbage collects in gyres.

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4. What is the main lesson in "Garbage in the Ocean"?

A. Garbage in the ocean is bad.
B. Fish and birds like to eat garbage.
C. Garbage cannot escape a gyre.

5. How does water move in a gyre?

Water in a gyre moves in

6. What did you learn from "Garbage in the Ocean"?

7. Class Discussion Question: Fish live below ocean

water, but birds live above it. Both fish and birds eat the
garbage in the ocean, though. What does this information
tell us about where garbage is in the ocean?

8. Draw a garbage patch.

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 George Washington

George Washington

Painting of George Washington

George Washington was a very important man. He was the United States' first president.

George Washington was a leader in the American Revolutionary War. American colonists fought against
the British in that war. The American colonists won. So they made a new country called the United States
of America.

George Washington became president of this new country. He was president for eight years. After he was
done, he moved to Virginia. When he died, many people were very sad. They remembered the president
as a great leader.

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. Who was George Washington?

A. the leader of the British army
B. the founder of Google
C. the United States' first president

2. This text gives a sequence of events in George

Washington's life. What did Washington do first?
A. move to Virginia
B. lead in the American Revolutionary War
C. serve as president of the United States of America

3. George Washington stopped being president of

America before he died. What part of the passage tells us
that this is true?
A. "He was president for eight [Link] he was done,
he moved to Virginia."
B. "When he died, many people were very sad."
C. "They remembered the president as a great leader."

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4. What is "George Washington" mostly about?

A. the American Revolutionary War
B. George Washington's death
C. George Washington's life

5. Who did the American colonists fight against in the

American Revolutionary War?

In the American Revolutionary War, American colonists

fought against the __________.

6. What did you learn from "George Washington"?

7. Class Discussion Question: Why was George

Washington a very important man? Use information from
the text to support your answer.

8. Draw a picture of George Washington.

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 Getting Around Cities

Getting Around Cities

Lots of people live in a city. These people need to get around the city easily. They need to go to school or
work. Some people need to go into and out of the city for work or school!

Many cities have ways to help people get around. They have public transportation. Something that is
public has to do with all the people in a community. And transportation is how people and things get from
one place to another.

There are many kinds of public transportation. Some cities have buses. These buses stop at certain
places to pick people up and drop them off. Some cities have trains. They bring people into or out of the
city. And some cities have underground trains. These are called subways. People take them to get around
the city quickly.

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. What is transportation?
A. how people and things get from one place to another
B. a place where many people live and work
C. the way people make cars, buses, and trains

2. What does the text list and describe?

A. different kinds of cities
B. different kinds of cars
C. different kinds of public transportation

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3. The word "public" means having to do with all the

people in a community.

Transportation is how people and things get from one

place to another.

What does "public transportation" mean?

A. Public transportation is something all the people in a

community can use to learn.
B. Public transportation is something all the people in a
community can use to get from one place to another.
C. Public transportation is something all the people in a
community can use to cook food.

4. What is the main idea of this text?

A. Subways are the fastest way to get around a city.
B. People use public transportation to get around cities.
C. Lots of people live in a city.

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5. What kind of public transportation stops at certain

places to pick people up?

A kind of public transportation that stops at certain places

to pick people up is a __________.

6. What did you learn from "Getting Around Cities"?

7. Class Discussion Question: Describe at least two

kinds of transportation described in the text. Use
information from the text in your answer.

8. Draw a picture of a person using public transportation.

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 Geysers in Iceland

Geysers in Iceland

Geyser in Iceland

Do you know what a geyser is?

A geyser is a natural pool of hot water that sometimes erupts. When a geyser erupts, it sends a tall jet of
water and steam into the air.

The English word "geyser" comes from the Icelandic word "geysir." In fact, Iceland has a geyser that is
named Geysir. This is the world's oldest one! It does not erupt anymore.

Another geyser can be found nearby, though. This one is called Strokkur. Strokkur erupts every few
minutes. The hot water from Strokkur can reach as high as 40 meters. That's really high!

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. What is a geyser?
A. a natural pool of hot water that sometimes boils
B. a natural pool of hot water that sometimes erupts
C. a pool of water where people can swim

2. The text describes what happens when a geyser erupts.

What happens when a geyser erupts?
A. The geyser sends a tall jet of water and steam into the
air.
B. The geyser dries up and lights on fire.
C. The geyser moves to another spot.

3. It is dangerous to be close to a geyser. What part of the

text shows us that this is true?
A. "A geyser is a pool of hotwater that sometimes erupts,
sending water and steam into the air."
B. "The English word 'geyser' comes from the Icelandic
word 'geysir.'"
C. "Geysir is the world's oldest geyser."

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4. What is this passage mostly about?

A. The geyser Strokkur
B. Geysers in Iceland
C. The word geyser

5. How high can the hot water from Strokkur reach when it
erupts?

The water can reach as high as __________.

6. What did you learn from "Geysers in Iceland"?

7. Class Discussion Question: Compare and contrast

Geysir and Strokkur. Use information from the text to
support your answer.

8. Draw a picture of Strokkur erupting.

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 Glaciers

Glaciers

Manjula Raman

This is part of a glacier in Iceland.

Imagine a huge piece of land covered in very thick ice. The ice can be white. It can even be blue. The ice
may be spiky. Or it may have huge cracks in it. And the ice does not melt away when spring comes. The
land stays covered in ice for many, many years.

What you're thinking of is a glacier! A glacier is a large area of thick ice that stays frozen over the years.
The ice moves very slowly over the land.

You could see a glacier in many different countries. Iceland is one country that has many glaciers. Many
people go to see the glaciers in Iceland. Some of them even go hiking on the ice!

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. What do some people do when they visit glaciers in

Iceland?
A. take pictures
B. go ice skating
C. go hiking

2. This text describes glaciers. What is a glacier?

A. a large area of thick ice that stays frozen over the
years
B. a country with lots of frozen land
C. a huge piece of land with blue and white flowers

3. Glacier ice is not stuck to the land it covers; it is just on

top of it. What part of the text shows us that this is true?
A. "The ice does not melt away when spring comes."
B. "Imagine a huge piece of land covered in very thick
ice."
C. "The ice moves very slowly over the land."

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4. What is "Glaciers" mostly about?

A. Iceland
B. glaciers
C. hiking

5. What is one country that has many glaciers?

One country that has many glaciers is __________.

6. What did you learn from "Glaciers"?

7. Class Discussion Question: What are some

characteristics of a glacier? Use information from the text
to support your answer.

8. Draw a glacier.

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 Great Giraffes

Great Giraffes
by Linda Ruggieri

What has four long legs and a long neck, and is the tallest land animal in the world? A giraffe!

Giraffes live in groups called herds. The herds are found in the savannas of Africa. Savannas are warm
places that have grasses and trees.

A giraffe spends a lot of time eating. It likes fresh leaves that grow on trees. The giraffe's long, black
tongue helps it pull leaves off tree branches.

Giraffes usually sleep standing up. Sometimes, however, they do lie down. A giraffe can tuck its legs
under its body and then rest its head on its back.

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. Where do giraffes live?

A. savannas of Africa
B. rain forests of Brazil
C. mountains of America

2. How does the text describe giraffes?

A. Giraffes have six legs and small black bodies, and they
are the strongest animals in the world.
B. Giraffes have yellow and orange hair on their bodies,
and they have a long, skinny neck.
C. Giraffes have four long legs and a long neck, and they
are the tallest land animals in the world.

3. The African savanna is a good home for giraffes

because there are lots of trees that the giraffes can eat.
What part of the text tells us that this is true?
A. The giraffe's long, black tongue helps it pull leaves off
tree branches.
B. Savannas are warm places that have grasses and
trees.
C. Giraffes live in groups called herds.

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4. What is "Great Giraffes" mostly about?

A. the African savanna
B. what giraffes eat
C. characteristics of giraffes

5. How do giraffes usually sleep?

Giraffes usually sleep

6. What did you learn from "Great Giraffes"?

7. Class Discussion Question: Use information from the

text to discuss how a giraffe's long neck and tongue help it
survive.

8. Draw a picture of two giraffes sleeping, one standing up

and one lying down.

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 Greek Melomakaronas

Greek Melomakaronas
by ReadWorks

Alpha, CC BY-SA 2.0

Close-up photograph of a melomakarona cookie

Do you like Christmas cookies? If you said yes, then you would
love melomakaronas. Melomakaronas (meh-loh-mah-KAH-roh-nah)
are Greek Christmas cookies. People from Greece love to eat
these at holiday parties. They also like to eat them with coffee.

Melomakarona cookies are made from semolina. Semolina is a

flour made from wheat. After they are done baking, the
melomakarona cookies are dipped in syrup. The syrup is sweet
and tastes like honey. The cookies are also covered with walnuts.
The nuts make the cookies crunchy. Do you think you would like
melomakaronas?
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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. What are melomakaronas?

A. a Greek holiday party
B. Greek Christmas cookies
C. a flour made from wheat

2. How does the text describe melomakaronas?

A. they are sweet like honey
B. they taste like coffee
C. they are crunchy

3. Read these sentences from the text:

"People from Greece love to eat these at holiday parties.

They also like to eat them with coffee."

Based on that information, when do people usually make

melomakaronas?

A. People usually make melomakaronas in the summer.

B. People usually make melomakaronas for birthday
parties.
C. People usually make melomakaronas in the winter.

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4. What is the main idea in "Greek Melomakarona"?

A. Nuts make cookies crunchy.
B. Melomakaronas are delicious Greek Christmas
cookies.
C. You would love to eat melomakaronas.

5. What do people from Greece like to eat melomakaronas

with?

People from Greece love to eat melomakaronas with

__________.

6. What did you learn from "Greek Melomakarona"?

7. Class Discussion Question: Describe how to make a

melomakarona cookie. Use information from the text to
support your answer.

8. Draw a person eating a melomakarona.

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 Groundhogs Are Diggers

Groundhogs Are Diggers

by ReadWorks

Groundhogs are furry animals. They like to eat grass and other
plants. Groundhogs live in homes called burrows. The burrows are
under the ground. Groundhogs dig long tunnels into their burrows.
Then they dig special rooms in the burrows. Some rooms are for
groundhog babies. Some rooms are for sleeping. Some rooms are
bathrooms. Groundhogs are clean animals. They keep their
burrows clean too.

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. What animal is this passage about?

A. groundhogs
B. snakes
C. dogs

2. Where is the place that groundhogs live?

A. in tall grass
B. underground
C. in trees

3. Why do groundhogs dig a special room for their

bathroom?
A. Groundhogs are clean animals.
B. Groundhogs are dirty animals.
C. Groundhogs are hungry animals.

4. What is "Groundhogs are Diggers" mostly about?

A. groundhog homes called burrows
B. what groundhogs eat
C. how groundhogs keep themselves clean

5. What special rooms are in a groundhog's burrow?

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6. What did you learn from "Groundhogs are Diggers"?

7. Class Discussion Question: Explain why groundhogs

live underground. Use evidence from the passage to
support your answer.

8. Draw a picture of a groundhog burrow.

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 Hanukkah

Hanukkah
by Dan Stahl

Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday. It lasts for

eight days. On each day a candle is lit.
The candles are in a candleholder called
a menorah.

Candles are lit because of a Jewish Dov Harrington

story. It is about a time long ago. Jewish
Menorah
people were in a temple. They had to
light a menorah using oil. They only had
enough oil for one day. But somehow it lasted eight days!

The days of Hanukkah change every year. Sometimes it starts in

November. Other times it starts in December.

People celebrate Hanukkah in several ways. They sing songs.

They play games. One game is played with a toy called a dreidel.

People also celebrate by eating latkas. Latkas are potato pancakes.

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. Who celebrates Hanukkah?

Christians

Jews

2. How long is Hanukkah?

one week eight days

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3. In the story of Hanukkah, how long was the menorah oil

supposed to last?

one month

one day

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4. Does Hanukkah come at the same time every year?

yes no

5. What do people do every day during Hanukkah?

On each day of Hanukkah, a candle is __________.

6. What did you learn from "Hanukkah"?

7. Draw people celebrating Hanukkah.

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 Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday
by ReadWorks

Photo Credit: Humphreys

"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you..."

You sing that song many times throughout the year. People around the world sing it in different languages.
Some people have birthday cakes and candles too. Some celebrate their birthdays in other ways.

In China, children and their families eat noodles for a long life.

In India, a child gives chocolates to everyone.

In Mexico, a child breaks open a piñata. Everyone shares the candies inside.

In Russia, a child might have a birthday pie with a birthday wish cut into the crust.

Birthdays are fun around the world!

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. What celebration is this passage about?

A. July 4th
B. birthdays
C. New Year's

2. This passage describes how people celebrate birthdays

around the world. What birthday tradition is described at
the beginning of the passage?
A. breaking open a piñata and eating candy
B. celebrating with cake and candles
C. singing the song "Happy Birthday to You!"

3. Not everyone in the world celebrates their birthday with

cake, candles, and the birthday song. Which sentence
tells us this is true?
A. "You sing that song many times throughout the year."
B. "People around the world sing it in different
languages."
C. "Some celebrate their birthdays in other ways."

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4. What is the theme of "Happy Birthday"?

A. how birthdays are celebrated around the world
B. where the words for the happy birthday song are from
C. what people eat when they celebrate their birthday

5. What do children in China eat on their birthday?

6. What did you learn from "Happy Birthday"?

7. Class Discussion Question: Describe the different

ways that people celebrate birthdays in India, Mexico, and
Russia. Then describe how you celebrate your birthday.
Compare and contrast how birthdays are celebrated
around the world.

8. Draw a birthday celebration in China.

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 Hearing

Hearing

How do you hear? With your ears, of course! Hearing is one of your five senses.

There is sound all around you. Your ears help you take in those sounds. That way, you know more about
what is happening around you.

The part of the ear that you can see is called the pinna. This is the part that gathers sounds. From there,
the sound goes further into your ear.

When the sound goes further in, it reaches your eardrum. Your eardrum is not a real drum! It's a piece of
skin. The sound makes your eardrum shake. And that makes other parts far inside your ear move, too.
When that happens, your brain knows that you heard a sound. It tells you what you heard!

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. How do you hear?

A. with headphones
B. with your five senses
C. with your ears

2. This text explains the sequence of events that occurs

when we hear. What happens after sound hits your
eardrum?
A. other parts inside the ear move
B. the pinna gathers sounds
C. your brain tells you what you heard

3. Sound is a thing that the pinna can catch and gather.

What part of the text shows us that this is true?
A. "The sound makes your eardrum shake."
B. "This is the part that gathers sounds."
C. "Your eardrum is not a real drum!It's a piece of skin."

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4. What is "Hearing" mostly about?

A. how our ear hears sounds
B. the five senses
C. how the eardrum works

5. What part of your ear can you see?

The part of the ear that you can see is called the
__________.

6. What did you learn from "Hearing"?

7. Class Discussion Question: How does your eardrum

help you hear? Use information from the text to support
your answer.

8. Draw a person's head. Be sure to include and label the

pinna.

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 Helping Drivers See Safely

Helping Drivers See Safely

by ReadWorks

Photo Credit: Mailinaccier

Long ago, Mary Anderson took a ride in a streetcar. It was a rainy

day. The driver could not see through the front window. He had to
stop the streetcar and go outside to clean the window. When he
came back, he was all wet.

Anderson thought of a way to clean the window from inside the car.
She made a handle with a rubber blade at the end. The driver could
move the handle from inside a car. The handle pushed the blade
across the window. She called her invention the windshield wiper.
Now people stay safe and dry when driving in the rain!
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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. What kind of weather makes it hard to see through the front window of cars and
streetcars?
A. sunny weather
B. windy weather
C. rainy weather

2. This passage discusses Mary Anderson. She invented the windshield wiper to solve a
problem that she noticed. What problem did Mary Anderson solve with her invention?
A. People were not following the speed limit when they were driving.
B. Streetcar drivers got wet when cleaning their front windows in the rain.
C. Rain leaked into cars making drivers wet.

3. Driving in the rain can be dangerous. What part of the passage shows us that this is true?
A. The driver "had to stop the streetcar and go outside to clean the window."
B. "It was a rainy day. The driver could not see through the front window."
C. "Now people stay safe and dry when driving in the rain."

4. What is the main lesson in "Helping Drivers See Safely"?

A. Mary Anderson invented the windshield wiper.
B. Streetcar drivers cannot drive safely in the rain.
C. Drivers should always wear glasses to help them see.

5. Where did Mary Anderson put the handle of her windshield wiper?

6. What did you learn from "Helping Drivers See Safely"?

7. Class Discussion Question: Explain how Mary Anderson's invention solved two
problems.

8. Draw a picture of a streetcar with a windshield wiper invented by Mary Anderson.

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 Henry's Homework Folder

Henry's Homework Folder

by ReadWorks

Henry has a problem. He keeps forgetting his red homework folder.

Sometimes he leaves it in the classroom. Sometimes he leaves it at
home.

His teacher Mr. Lopez is not happy. Henry has forgotten the red
folder three times this week.

Henry looks at his big blue binder and gets an idea. He asks his
father for the hole puncher. His father helps him punch three holes
in the side of the red folder. Henry puts the red folder in his blue
binder.

He always has his blue binder with him. Now he will always have
his red homework folder too.

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. What is Henry's problem?

A. He keeps forgetting his homework folder.
B. He needs a hole puncher.
C. He doesn't like his teacher.

2. Who is the main character in this passage?

A. Henry
B. Mr. Lopez
C. Henry's father

3. Now, Henry will always have his red homework folder.

Which information from the passage shows this is true?
A. Henry asks his father for the hole puncher.
B. Henry puts his homework folder in a binder that he
always has with him.
C. Henry gets an idea when he looks at his big blue
binder.

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4. What is "Henry's Homework Folder" mostly about?

A. why Mr. Lopez is not happy
B. the different folders and binders Henry has
C. how Henry figures out a way to not forget his
homework folder

5. Henry solves his problem by putting his red homework

folder in which place?

6. What did you learn from "Henry's Homework Folder"?

7. Class Discussion Question: Explain how looking at

his big blue binder helps Henry solve his problem.

8. Draw a picture of Henry solving his homework folder

problem.

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 Hit a Piñata!

Hit a Piñata!

Have you ever hit a piñata? This game comes from Mexico. Piñatas are decorated containers with candy
and fruit inside. People hang them up. Then, kids tie blindfolds around their eyes. They break open the
piñata with a stick. Candy comes falling out!

Piñatas have a long history. They have been important in Mexico for a long time. Some Native American
groups had games like piñatas long ago. Then, Spanish people came to Mexico. They used piñatas to
teach the Native Americans about the Catholic religion. Different parts of the game stood for evil, hope,
and faith.

Today, the piñata is still used in Mexico. But now it's just used for fun! It can be found at parties and
celebrations.

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. What is inside of a piñata?

A. evil, hope, and faith
B. candy and fruit
C. games and toys

2. This text describes how to play piñata. What is the stick

used for in the piñata game?
A. to hit your friends
B. the stick stands for evil
C. to break open the piñata

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3. Read these sentences about the Spanish who came to

Mexico:

"Then, Spanish people came to Mexico. They used

piñatas to teach the Native Americans about the Catholic
religion."

What does this tell us about the Spanish people who

came to Mexico?

A. The Spanish were always kind to the Native

Americans.
B. The Spanish loved the piñata game.
C. The Spanish were Catholic.

4. What is the main idea in "Hit a Piñata!"?

A. Piñatas is a fun game with a long history.
B. Piñatas were used to teach the Native Americans
about Catholicism.
C. Piñatas can be found at parties and celebrations.

5. When do people use piñatas now?

People like to use piñatas at __________.

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6. What did you learn from "Hit a Piñata!"?

7. Class Discussion Question: Discuss how piñatas

have changed over time (i.e. how are they used differently
now than in the past?) Use information from the text to
support your answer.

8. Draw a picture of children playing piñata.

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 Horses, Carriages, and Wagons

Horses, Carriages, and Wagons

by ReadWorks

Many years ago, people used horses to get from one place to another. Sometimes, people rode on the
backs of the horses. Other times, horses were used to pull carriages.

The carriages carried people where they wanted to go. The roads were made mostly of dirt. The ride was
bumpy. But the people got where they wanted to go.

When people wanted to move things, they used wagons. The wagons carried food, milk, ice, and other
things. Horses pulled the wagons too. A driver held the reins and guided the horses. That was long ago.

Today, some people still use horses, carriages, and wagons. But now many people use trains, cars, and
planes.

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. What animal did people use to pull carriages and

wagons?
A. dogs
B. horses
C. cows

2. The passage describes how people traveled from one

place to another. When did people use horses to get from
one place to another?
A. in the past
B. in the present
C. in the future

3. When people wanted to move things, they used wagons

instead of carriages. What does this information teach us
about wagons?
A. Wagons are smaller than carriages.
B. Wagons and carriages are almost the same.
C. Wagons have more space than carriages.

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4. What is "Horses, Carriages, and Wagons" mostly

about?
A. how people traveled in the past
B. how horses helped people in the past
C. the oldest roads in America

5. What do most people use to travel now?

6. What did you learn from "Horses, Carriages, and

Wagons"?

7. Class Discussion Question: Describe a carriage ride

and discuss how comfortable a carriage ride probably
was.

8. Draw a picture of people traveling in the past.

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 How Animals Stay Safe

How Animals Stay Safe

by Kate Paixão

All animals have ways to protect themselves.

Turtles have hard shells that keep them safe. Many turtles can pull
their bodies inside their shells. That makes it harder for other
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animals to hurt them.

Walking sticks are insects. They look like sticks. That makes them
hard to see. A predator may never notice the insect.

Puffer fish can swallow a lot of water. The extra water makes them
look very big. Puffer fish also have spines that can hurt predators.

Animals protect themselves in many ways. Can you think of others?

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. What does a turtle have that protects it from predators?

A. good hearing
B. a hard shell
C. spines

2. This text describes how some animals protect

themselves from predators. How do turtles stay safe?
A. They swallow lots of water.
B. They look like sticks.
C. They pull their bodies inside their shells.

3. This text is about how different animals protect

themselves from predators. The text says that walking
sticks look like sticks. That makes them hard to see. How
might this help the walking sticks?
A. If the walking stick looks like a tree, it doesn't need to
build a house.
B. The walking stick's predators won't hurt the walking
stick because they won't notice it.
C. Looking like a stick can help the walking stick find new
food.

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4. What is "How Animals Stay Safe" mostly about?

A. how turtles use their shells to protect themselves from
predators
B. food that animals eat to stay healthy
C. things that animals do to protect themselves from
predators

5. What does a puffer fish do to make itself look very big?

To make itself look very big, a puffer fish

6. What did you learn from "How Animals Stay Safe"?

7. Class Discussion Question: Discuss how swallowing

lots of water helps a puffer fish protect itself from enemies.

8. Draw a puffed up puffer fish.

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 How Big Is the Moon?

How Big Is the Moon?

by Kate Paixão

The moon is Earth's nearest neighbor in space. The moon is millions of miles closer to Earth than any of
the planets.

You might think the moon is as large as the sun. After all, the full moon looks very big when it is in the
night sky. Actually, the moon is tiny compared with the sun. You could fit millions of moons inside the sun.
The only reason the moon looks big to us is because it is so close to Earth.

In fact, the moon is much smaller than Earth, too. Our home planet is nearly four times larger than our
moon!

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. What is Earth's nearest neighbor in space?

A. the sun
B. the moon
C. a planet

2. What is the size of the moon compared with the size of

the sun?
A. The size of the moon is tiny compared with the sun.
B. The size of the moon is huge compared with the sun.
C. The size of the moon is about the same as the sun.

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3. Read this paragraph from the article:

"You might think the moon is as large as the sun. After all,
the full moon looks very big when it is in the night sky.
Actually, the moon is tiny compared with the sun. You
could fit millions of moons inside the sun. The only reason
the moon looks big to us is because it is so close to
Earth."

What can you tell about how big something looks based
on this information?

A. How close or far something is has no effect on how big

it looks.
B. The farther away something is, the bigger it looks.
C. The closer something is, the bigger it looks.

4. What is this article mostly about?

A. the size and distance of the sun
B. the number of moons that could fit inside the sun
C. the size and distance of the moon

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5. The moon is closer to Earth than any of the planets are.

How much closer is the moon?

The moon is millions of

6. What did you learn from "How Big Is the Moon"?

7. Class Discussion Question: How big is Earth

compared with the sun? Support your answer with
information from the article.

8. Draw a picture of Earth and the moon.

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 How Did Pilgrim Children Live?

How Did Pilgrim Children Live?

by ReadWorks

The Pilgrims came to America nearly 400 years ago. They came to be free to worship and live in their own
way. Pilgrim families brought their children with them. What was life like for Pilgrim children?

At a young age, they had to work to help their families. Young children could carry wood for fires. Some
learned to cook. Older children helped plant crops for food.

Pilgrim children learned to read and write. Their parents taught them at home. But it was not all work for
Pilgrim children!

They had some time to play. They played games like leapfrog or marbles. Some children had dolls made
of cloth. They called the dolls "poppets."

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. What did Pilgrim children need to do to help their

families?
A. work
B. play
C. go to school

2. The passage gives information about Pilgrims. When

did the Pilgrims come to America?
A. last year
B. nearly 1000 years ago
C. nearly 400 years ago

3. Pilgrim children played games like leapfrog or marbles.

Pilgrim children also played with dolls called poppets.

What does this information tell us about how Pilgrim

children lived?

A. Pilgrim children didn't like playing games.

B. Pilgrim children never got to play because they
worked.
C. Pilgrim children had time to play.
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4. What is the passage mostly about?

A. games Pilgrim children played
B. how Pilgrim children came to America
C. what life was like for Pilgrim children

5. Name one of the three ways that Pilgrim children

helped their family.

6. What did you learn from "How did Pilgrim Children

Live"?

7. Class Discussion Question: Explain what important

role Pilgrim children had in their families. Use information
from the passage to support your answer.

8. Draw a picture of Pilgrim children helping their family.

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 How Do Apples Get to You?

How Do Apples Get to You?

by ReadWorks

Apple farmers grow apple trees in orchards. Sometimes the apple

trees stand in rows.

In the fall, the trees have apples on them. That is when the apples
are picked. Sometimes workers pick the apples. Sometimes big
machines pick the apples.

Next, the apples go into bins. The bins are put into cool
warehouses. Then workers pack clean apples into boxes. Big
trucks take the boxes of apples to grocery stores.

People shop in those stores. They buy apples to eat.

The apples can be red, green, or yellow. Why not have an apple?
Crunch!

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. What food is this passage about?

A. apple cider
B. cookies
C. apples

2. The passage describes how apples end up in our

stores. Where do apples grow?
A. in cities
B. in orchards
C. in the store

3. Apples that are warm go bad. Apples that stay cool are
safe to eat and can be taken to grocery stores. What
information shows us that this is true?
A. "Apples can be red, green, or yellow."
B. "Workers pack clean apples into boxes."
C. "The bins are put into cool warehouses."

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4. What is "How Do Apples Get to You?" mainly about?

A. how apples get from an orchard to stores
B. who picks apples from trees
C. the different kinds of apples you can buy

5. How are apples picked?

6. What did you learn from "How Do Apples Get to You?"

7. Class Discussion Question: Describe how apples get

from an orchard to your home.

8. Draw apples being picked.

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 How Does a Cell Phone Work?

How Does a Cell Phone Work?

by ReadWorks

Photo Credit: MO Stevens

Many people have cell phones. How do the phones work? They work by sending signals to special cell
phone towers.

Let's say you want to call Sam. You dial his phone number. Your phone sends a message to a cell phone
tower near you. The message travels by radio wave.

The tower receives the message with the code for Sam's phone. It sends a message to a tower near Sam.
That tower then sends a message to Sam's phone.

His phone rings. Now you can talk to him. Hi, Sam!

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. What technology is this passage about?

A. computers
B. cell phones
C. radio towers

2. When you call a friend from a cell phone, what happens

right after you dial your friend's phone number?
A. Your phone sends a message to a cell phone tower
near you.
B. A cell phone tower near you sends a message to a
tower near your friend.
C. Your friend's cell phone rings.

3. Each phone has a special code. What part of the

passage shows this is true?
A. Messages sent by phones travel to cell phone towers
by radio wave.
B. The tower receives the message with the code for
Sam's phone.
C. Cell phones work by sending signals to special cell
phone towers.

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4. What is the main lesson in "How Does a Cell Phone

Work?"
A. You need a cell phone to call your friends.
B. Cell phones work by sending messages to special
towers.
C. Cell phone towers send messages to cell phones.

5. How do messages from cell phones travel to cell phone

towers?

6. What did you learn from "How Does a Cell Phone

Work?"

7. Class Discussion Question: Explain how cell phones

work.

8. Draw cell phone towers receiving messages from cell

phones near them.

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 How Moccasins Were Made

How Moccasins Were Made

by Linda Ruggieri

Since long ago, Native Americans have been wearing shoes made
of soft leather. These shoes are known as moccasins (MAH-kuh-
suhns). A lot of moccasins are made from the skin of a deer or a
moose. But moccasins long ago were made differently than
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moccasins today.

Long ago, members of the tribe dried the animal skin, turning it into
leather. Then the members shaped the leather to cover their feet.

Each tribe had its own decorations for moccasins. Some tribes
used beads. In other tribes, members painted symbols onto the
animal skins.

Some moccasins had hard bottoms. They were good for walking on
sharp stones or prickly cacti. Moccasins with soft bottoms were
best for walking in leaves.

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. What do we call Native American shoes made of soft leather?
A. slippers
B. moccasins
C. sneakers

2. The text explains how the Native Americans made moccasins long ago. What did Native
Americans do first to make moccasins?
A. First, Native Americans dried the skin of an animal to turn it into leather.
B. First, Native Americans shaped leather to cover their feet.
C. First, Native Americans decorated their moccasins with beads and symbols.

3. Sharp objects could not break through moccasins with a hard bottom. What part of the
text tells us that this is true?
A. Some moccasins had hard bottoms.
B. Moccasins with soft bottoms were best for walking in leaves.
C. Moccasins with hard bottoms were good for walking on sharp stones or prickly cacti.

4. What is "How Moccasins Were Made" mostly about?

A. the Native Americans
B. moccasins
C. making leather

5. What did some tribes paint onto their moccasins?

Some tribes painted

6. What did you learn from "How Moccasins Were Made"?

7. Class Discussion Question: Use information from the text to explain how Native
Americans made moccasins long ago.

8. Draw a pair of moccasins made long ago. Be sure to show how the moccasins were
decorated.

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 How Owls See

How Owls See

by Susan LaBella

Owls have claws and beaks. They have big eyes that see very well in the dark. But owls cannot move
their eyes from side to side. An owl can only look straight ahead. So how does it see something that is
behind it? The owl turns its head all the way around!

Humans can't do that. If people want to see what is behind them, they have to turn their bodies around.
But an owl can rotate just its head to look in the opposite direction. Owls can even turn their heads upside
down!

The owl's big eyes and amazing turning head make it a great night hunter.

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. What can owls NOT do with their eyes?

A. look straight ahead
B. move their eyes from side to side
C. see in the dark

2. How does the text describe an owl's eyes?

A. An owl's eyes can move in all directions.
B. An owl's eyes are small, brown, and watery.
C. An owl's eyes are big and can see very well in the
dark.

3. Owls are great night hunters. What information from the

text shows us this is true?
A. Owls have very big eyes that see very well in the dark.
B. Owls can only look straight ahead.
C. Humans can't turn their heads all the way around.

4. What is "How Owls See" mostly about?

A. what owls do at night
B. how owls can see things
C. how humans can see things

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5. What part of its body does an owl move to see

something that is behind it?

The owl moves

6. What did you learn from "How Owls See"?

7. Class Discussion Question: Use information from the

text to compare how humans and owls look at something
that is behind them.

8. Draw a picture of an owl looking at something that is

behind it.

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 How Plastic Is Recycled

How Plastic Is Recycled

by ReadWorks

Things made of plastic can be recycled. They can be made into something new.

People put plastic into bins. Workers take the plastic to a factory. The plastic is sorted. It is washed. Then
it is chopped. The pieces are dried. They are heated and they melt. Finally, they are put into water to cool.

Now the plastic is new again! It can be used to make new things.

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. If you want your plastic to be recycled, where should

you put it?

a trash can a bin

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2. What happens to the plastic first when it gets to a

recycling factory?

It is put in water.

It is sorted.

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3. What do workers do to the plastic pieces after the

plastic is washed and chopped?

play with them

dry them

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4. Where do the workers put the plastic pieces to cool

them?

in water

the freezer

5. What can you make with recycled plastic?

6. What did you learn from "How Plastic is Recycled"?

7. Draw a picture of plastic being recycled in a factory.

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 How the Ocean Helps

How the Ocean Helps

Many people love the ocean. They like to go there to see the beach. They like swimming in the water.
Some people like sailing or fishing in the ocean.

But the ocean isn't just a fun place to visit. It's also important to our earth!

How does the ocean help our earth? It stops the earth from getting too cold. Here's how it does that. First,
the sun shines on the ocean. The ocean's water can take in the heat from the sun. Then, that water flows
around the world. It moves that warmth around the world. Because this warmth gets spread around, more
parts of Earth can have living things. That's a big help!

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. What do people like to do at the ocean?

A. heat up the water
B. drive their car
C. swim, sail, or fish

2. The text describes how the ocean helps our earth. How
does the ocean help our earth?
A. The ocean stops the earth from getting too cold.
B. The ocean stops the earth from getting too hot.
C. The water from the ocean can be used to grow plants.

3. Living things need warmth.

What part of the text shows us that this is true?

A. "The ocean's water can take in the heat from the sun."
B. "How does the ocean help our earth? It stops the earth
from getting too cold."
C. "Because this warmth gets spread around, more parts
of Earth can have living things."

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4. What is the main idea of "How the Ocean Helps"?

A. The ocean helps our earth by spreading warmth.
B. Many people like to visit the ocean.
C. The ocean's water can take in the heat from the sun.

5. What do people like to see at the ocean?

Many people like to see the __________.

6. What did you learn from "How the Ocean Helps"?

7. Class Discussion Question: How does the ocean

spread warmth around the earth? Use information from
the text to support your answer.

8. Draw a picture of people enjoying the ocean.

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 How to Draw a Map

How to Draw a Map

by ReadWorks

Photo Credit: Dan Foy

Did you ever have new students in your class? New students need
to learn everyone's name. They need to know where things are in
the classroom too.

You can help by drawing a map of the classroom. Use a pencil and
a large piece of white paper. Draw a square or rectangle.

Mark the places a new student may need to find. Draw a desk to
show where your teacher sits. Show where the reading center is.
Show where the science center is. Draw an X to show the door.

Now your new friends will have a map of their classroom.

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. How might a map of the classroom help a new student?

A. It helps them learn everyone's name.
B. It shows them where things are in the classroom.
C. It teaches them the classroom rules.

2. This passage describes how to make a map of a

classroom. What does the passage suggest you include in
a map of your classroom?
A. the office, gym, lunch room, and playground
B. where you can find pencils, paper, crayons, chairs,
and desks
C. the teacher's desk, reading center, science center, and
door

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3. Read the following sentences from the passage: "You

can help by drawing a map of the classroom. Use a pencil
and a large piece of white paper. Draw a square or
rectangle. Mark the places a new student may need to
find."

What does the square or rectangle show?

A. your classroom
B. your teacher's desk
C. the science center

4. What is "How to Draw a Map" mostly about?

A. how to help a new student
B. how to draw a map of your classroom
C. how to find materials in your classroom

5. What centers in your classroom could you show on your

map?

6. What did you learn from "How to Draw a Map"?

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7. Class Discussion Question: Will a map of your

classroom look exactly like the classroom? If not, how will
it be helpful to the new student?

8. Draw a map of the classroom from the passage.

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 How to See Sound

How to See Sound

by ReadWorks

Sounds are all around. Sounds are inside and outside. Sounds can
be loud or soft. Sound can make things vibrate, or move.

You can hear sounds, but can you see them? Yes! Try this to see
how sounds can make things move.

First, tape a piece of thread onto the speaker of a radio. Let the
thread hang down in front of the speaker. Next, turn on the radio.
Watch the thread carefully.

Does the sound make the thread move? If not, turn up the volume
to make the sound louder. The sound from the speaker should
make the thread move.

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. According to the passage, what can sound make things

do?
A. vibrate, or move
B. break
C. make music

2. The passage describes sound. How is sound

described?
A. Sound is only loud.
B. Sound can be loud or soft.
C. Sound is only soft.

3. An experiment is described in the passage. This

experiment shows the sound from the speaker can make
the thread move. Which evidence from the passage
shows this is true?
A. The radio should be turned on.
B. Tape is used to place the piece of thread onto the
speaker of the radio.
C. The volume of the sound can be turned up to make
the thread move.

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4. What is "How to See Sound" mostly about?

A. what sound does
B. where you can hear sounds
C. an experiment that you can do to see sound

5. What can you do if you do not see the thread move

when you turn on the radio?

6. What did you learn from "How to See Sound"?

7. Class Discussion Question: Explain how the sound

makes the thread move.

8. Draw a picture of sound making the thread move.

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 How Your Ears Work

How Your Ears Work

by Rachelle Kreisman

What do you hear? You may hear people talking. You may hear a
car or the wind or music. Your ears help you hear those sounds.

Sound travels in waves. The waves go into your outer ear. That is
the part you see. Inside your ear, sound waves go through a tiny
tunnel. It is called the ear canal.
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Those waves hit stretched-out pieces of skin called eardrums. The

eardrums vibrate. That means they shake back and forth.

Your inner ear turns those vibrations into a signal. That signal goes
to your brain. The brain understands that the signal is a sound.
What is the result? You hear something!

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. What part of your body helps you hear?

A. your hands
B. your tongue
C. your ears

2. This text explains how your ears hear sounds. When

sound waves reach your body, what part do they go into
first?
A. the outer ear
B. the eardrum
C. the ear canal

3. When the eardrum in your inner ear vibrates, a signal

goes to your brain. What does this information tell us
about how our ears are connected to our brains?
A. The outer ear is connected to the brain.
B. The ear canal is connected to the brain.
C. The inner ear is connected to the brain.

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4. What is "How Your Ears Work" mostly about?

A. how we can hear sound
B. different things people can hear
C. how sound travels in waves

5. How does sound travel?

Sound travels in

6. What did you learn from "How Your Ear Works"?

7. Class Discussion Question: Use evidence from the

text to explain what you make when you talk or make a
sound.

8. Draw a picture of something mentioned in the text that

makes sound waves that travel to your ears.

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 I am a Robin

I am a Robin
by ReadWorks

Photo Credit: Alan Vernon

Chirp. I am a young robin. My parents are robins. I hatched from

an egg. I have brothers and sisters. We lived together in a nest.

My parents fed me and my brothers and sisters. We ate

earthworms. After about two weeks, my brothers and sisters and I
left the nest. My parents followed us around for a few days. They
kept feeding us.

Then Mom left to build a new nest. Dad stayed with us. He made
sure we knew where to roost at night. I rested in a tree with other
robins. Soon, I was ready to be on my own.

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. Who is the main character in this passage?

A. a young robin
B. a baby chick
C. an adult robin

2. The passage describes how the young robin's mom and

dad care for the robin and his siblings. How do robin
moms and dads care for their babies just after they leave
the nest?
A. They let them live on their own.
B. They help them hatch from their eggs.
C. They follow them around and feed them.

3. The young robin telling the story hatched from an egg.

What does this tell us about how his brothers and sisters
were born?
A. They were probably brought by a stork.
B. They probably also hatched from eggs.
C. They probably came out of their mom's belly.

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4. What is "I Am a Robin" mainly about?

A. a robin growing up
B. the food robins eat
C. the adventures of a robin named Chirp

5. What do robins eat?

6. What did you learn from "I Am a Robin"?

7. Class Discussion Question: How do mom and dad

robins prepare their children to be on their own?

8. Draw a new robin family in its home.

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 Iceland

Iceland

Have you heard of the country Iceland?

Iceland is a small island country. It is located in the North Atlantic

Ocean. It is pretty far north!

Iceland may sound like it's a very icy place because of its name.
But it is a place with lots of different types of land. There are places
with lots of ice. Those places are called ice caps or glaciers. There
are also places with lots of green grass and moss. And there are
places covered in lava that's turned into rock. That lava came from
volcanoes that erupted in the past. Iceland has many volcanoes!

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. What small island country is located in the North

Atlantic Ocean?
A. America
B. Iceland
C. Canada

2. This passage compares the different types of land in

Iceland. How does the land in Iceland differ?
A. Iceland has land that is covered in different things (ice,
grass, rock).
B. Iceland has land that is many different heights
(mountains and valleys).
C. Iceland has land that is many different shapes (round,
pointy, flat).

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3. Read these sentences about Iceland:

"There are places with lots of ice. There are also places
with lots of green grass and moss."

What does this tell us about temperatures in Iceland?

A. Iceland is always freezing cold.

B. Iceland is always very hot.
C. Iceland is both warm and cold.

4. What is "Iceland" mostly about?

A. volcanoes
B. the types of land in Iceland
C. ice caps or glaciers

5. Where did the lava rock on Iceland come from?

The lava rock on Iceland comes from its many

__________.

6. What did you learn from "Iceland"?

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7. Class Discussion Question: Describe the different

types of land that you can fine in Iceland. Use information
from the text to support your answer.

8. Draw a picture of a place in Iceland that is very green.

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Iceland's Glacier Lagoon

Manjula Raman

This is a glacier lagoon in Iceland.

Iceland has many glaciers. Glaciers are large areas of thick ice that move very slowly across land. These
can be found in different parts of Iceland. The biggest glacier in Iceland has parts that go near the sea.
Near one of these parts is a glacier lagoon.

A lagoon is a shallow body of water that may open into a bigger body of water. The glacier lagoon in
Iceland starts at the tip of the glacier. It opens into the sea. It is called Jökulsarlon. It used to be covered in
ice from the glacier. Then, the glacier started to move back. It left the lagoon behind.

The lagoon is a blue-green color. It is filled with large chunks of ice from the glacier. It is beautiful!

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. What do we call a large area of thick ice that moves

very slowly across land?
A. a lagoon
B. a sea
C. a glacier

2. How does this text define a lagoon?

A. a large area of thick ice that moves very slowly across
land
B. a shallow body of water that may open into a bigger
body of water
C. a blue-green sea that is near the ocean

3. Read these sentences about the glacier lagoon:

"The biggest glacier in Iceland has parts that go near the

sea. Near one of these parts is a glacier lagoon."

What does this tell us about the glacier lagoon?

A. The glacier lagoon is changing size.

B. The glacier lagoon is bigger than the glacier.
C. The glacier lagoon is smaller than the glacier.
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4. What is "Iceland's Glacier Lagoon" mostly about?

A. Glaciers
B. Jökulsarlon
C. Iceland

5. What is the name of the glacier lagoon in Iceland?

The glacier lagoon in Iceland is called __________.

6. What did you learn from "Iceland"?

7. Class Discussion Question: What is a glacier lagoon?

Use information from the text to support your answer.

8. Draw a picture of Jökulsarlon.

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 Jackfruit

Jackfruit

Have you ever seen a jackfruit?

A jackfruit is a kind of fruit. It grows on trees. The fruit's skin is

covered in bumps. When it is young, the skin is green. When it gets
older, the fruit gets ripe. Then, the skin turns yellow.

The jackfruit is very large. They can grow to be two feet long. Just
one of these fruits can weigh up to 40 pounds!

This fruit grows in Africa and Asia. It can grow in other places, too.
All the places where it grows have hot, wet weather. The jackfruit
needs hot, wet weather to grow.

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. Where does jackfruit grow?

A. Africa and Asia
B. America and Europe
C. The North Pole

2. How does this text describe the skin on a young

jackfruit?
A. smooth and yellow
B. bumpy and green
C. smooth and green

3. Read this sentence from the text:

"The jackfruit needs hot, wet weather to grow."

What does this tell us about places where jackfruit grows?

A. Jackfruit grows in places that are hot and dry.

B. Jackfruit grows in places that are sunny.
C. Jackfruit grows in places that are rainy.

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4. What is this text mostly about?

A. Africa
B. the jackfruit
C. the weather in Asia

5. How much can just one jackfruit weigh?

One jackfruit can weigh up to __________

6. What did you learn from "Jackfruit"?

7. Class Discussion Question: Discuss how a jackfruit

changes as it grows. Use information from the text in your
answer.

8. Draw a picture of a jackfruit.

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 James Madison

James Madison

Painting of James Madison

James Madison was the fourth president of the United States. He was president about 200 years ago.

James Madison is also remembered as the "Father of the Constitution." People call him this because he
helped write the United States Constitution. The Constitution is a document that lists the laws of the
country. It explains how the government should work. It is a very important document.

When Madison was a child he loved to learn about new things. He loved to study. He loved learning about
math, geography, and languages.

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. Who was James Madison?

A. Father of America
B. the fourth president of the United States
C. a geography and math teacher

2. How does this text define the U.S. Constitution?

A. a school where you study math, geography, and
languages
B. a document saying that the colonists will not listen to
the British king anymore
C. a document that lists the laws of the country and
explains how the government should work

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3. Read this sentence about James Madison:

"James Madison is also remembered as the 'Father of the

Constitution.' People call him this because he helped write
the United States Constitution."

What does this tell us about who wrote the Constitution?

A. James Madison wrote the U.S. Constitution with

several other people.
B. James Madison wrote the U.S. Constitution by himself.
C. James Madison did not help to write the U.S.
Constitution.

4. What is "James Madison" mostly about?

A. James Madison as a child
B. the U.S. Constitution
C. President James Madison

5. What did Madison love to learn about as a child?

When Madison was a child, he loved to learn about

__________.

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6. What did you learn from "James Madison"?

7. Class Discussion Question: Why was James

Madison an important person in the history of the United
States of America? Use information from the text to
support your answer.

8. Draw a picture of James Madison.

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 Jane Goodall

Jane Goodall

Scientists have very important jobs. They help us learn about the
world around us.

Jane Goodall is a very important scientist. She has helped us learn

a lot about chimpanzees.

Jane has studied chimpanzees in Africa. She sits and watches

them. She studies the way they eat. She studies the way they act.
She even studies the way they tell each other things.

Jane has learned that chimpanzees are very smart. They use grass
as a tool to catch insects to eat. They talk with one another using
sounds. They can even get happy, mad, or sad.

This chimp looks sad. Two chimpanzees sitting together

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. Who is Jane Goodall?

a firefighter
a scientist

2. What did Jane Goodall help us learn about?

chimpanzees
plants

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3. What can chimpanzees use to catch insects?

grass

a net

4. What do chimpanzees use sounds for?

to talk
to eat

5. Where did Jane go to study chimpanzees?

Jane studied chimpanzees in __________.

6. What did you learn from "Jane Goodall"?

7. Draw a picture of Jane Goodall studying chimpanzees.

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