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More ELPA Reading Fun!

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Multiple Select

Read the sentences below. Select the TWO (2) sentences that have errors in them according to the information in the graph.

(1) There are four 5th grade teachers at this school. (2) Mr. Graham has the highest number of boys in 5th grade. (3) Mr. Lee has the most girls in his class. (4) Mrs. Rice has 10 boys and 9 girls in her class.

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Multiple Choice

One way to see more birds is to attract them to your home. You can do this by putting a bird feeder with seeds outside your window. Some feeders are fancy, with perches for the birds to rest on while they eat birdseed. Some feeders are not as fancy, and use sticks or unsharpened pencils as perches.

What does the word perch mean?

• something to use for a nest

• something to stand on

• something to eat

• something to write with

Multiple Choice

Which phrase from the paragraph best helps the reader understand the meaning of perches?

• “Some feeders are fancy...”

• “...putting a bird feeder with seeds outside your window.”

• “One way to see more birds is to attract them to your home.”

• “...for the birds to rest on while they eat birdseed. Some feeders...use sticks or unsharpened pencils...”

Multiple Choice

In the fall, a brown bear will eat around the clock-- up to 90 pounds of food each day. It eats a lot in order to stock up for the four to seven months when it will have to live off of stored body fat as it hibernates (sleeps) during the winter. The fattened bear will make its way into a den, such as a cave, for the winter when the weather turns cold.

What does the word den mean as it's used in the passage?

• a small, quiet room in a house

• a name for a group of kids who learn important life skills

• a place where a bear rests

• a place where an animal keeps it's food

Multiple Select

Which TWO words from the passage support the meaning of the word den?

• sleeps

• stocks

• cave

• eats

Multiple Choice

The giant panda has an insatiable appetite for bamboo. It typically eats for half a day and will eat up to 28 pounds of bamboo just to feel full! That’s because bamboo, which includes its leaves and stems, contains a small amount of nutrients. Pandas will eat small birds and rodents, but not often.

What does the word insatiable mean as it is used in the paragraph?

• healthy

• never-ending

• small

• meat-eating

Multiple Choice

Which detail from the paragraph provides the best clue for the meaning of the word insatiable?

• "... contains a small amount of nutrients.”

• “...will eat small birds and rodents, but not often.”

• “...typically eats for half a day and will eat up to 28 pounds of bamboo...”

• “...bamboo, which includes its leaves and stems...”

Multiple Choice

One day, a sneaky fox noticed a delicious-looking bird sitting and

chirping in a tree. The fox said, “Good morning, friend. I heard

your beautiful voice and it made my heart sing. Why don’t you

come down onto the grass? We can take a stroll through the park

and enjoy the day together.” But the bird said, “Um, no thanks.

My feet hurt and you probably just want to eat me.” The bird

then flew away.

Click on the sentence that explains how the bird knew the fox was sneaky.

• The fox said, "Good morning, friend."

• "We can take a stroll through the park and enjoy the day together."

• "My feet hurt and you probably just want to eat me."

• "Why don't you come down on the grass?"

Multiple Choice

Living things are able to get energy in many different ways. Living things known as decomposers feed off of the waste of dead animals. Plants are able to get energy through a process known as photosynthesis. Animals known as consumers obtain the energy they need by eating other animals.

What is the main idea of the paragraph?

• Animals known as consumers obtain the energy they need by eating other animals.

• Plants are able to get energy through photosynthesis.

• Living things get energy in many ways.

• Decomposers feed off of the waste of dead animals.

Multiple Choice

One day, a lion caught a mouse and was about to eat it. Before the lion opened its mouth, the mouse exclaimed, "Wait! If you allow me to live, I will one day do you a big favor.“ The lion laughed at the thought that a weak little mouse could ever help a lion. However, because the lion was not hungry and since what the mouse said was funny, the lion smiled and let his dinner go.

Select the word that is closest in meaning to "exclaimed" as it is used in the paragraph

• shouted

• whispered

• cried

• complained