Helping out in the community

Helping out in the community

Helping out in the community

Doug Long has been riding bikes for a long time. He

took a solo bike trip at age 16. Doug rode alone. He rode

his bike across the United States. That’s a big journey!

Now Doug often rides with a group of children. He

works with a volunteer group. The group sets up bike

rides for city kids. The children get bikes to ride and

helmets to wear. Then they go to a park or a nature

area. The children get time to appreciate and

enjoy nature. 

The children saw a caterpillar on one trip. They

weren’t sure if it was safe to touch it. Doug picked it up.

Then the children were certain it was harmless. They all

took turns holding it.

The children can learn how to fix bikes. They can

work at a bike workshop. This earns them points. They

can use the points to g et their own bike.

Doug Long likes to ride his bike. And he likes to help

out. He makes his community a better place

Multiple Choice

Reread the passage. Work with a partner to answer

the questions.

1. An author’s purpose is the main reason an author writes the text.

What does the author want you to know about Doug Long

when he was 16?

• Doug rode his bike in the city.

• Doug rode his bike across

  the United States alone

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2. What does the author want you to know about Doug’s work with

a volunteer group?

• Doug rides bikes with children.

• Doug fixes cars.

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What is the author’s purpose for writing this passage?

• to tell how Doug Long

  helps his community

• to tell about Doug Long’s bike trips.

Multiple Choice

Look for the synonym of the underlined word.

He took a solo bike trip.

• alone

• with friends

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That’s a big journey!

• trip

• plane

• bike

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Doug often rides with children.

• kids

• friends

• his parents.

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They weren’t sure if it was safe.

• certain

• happy

• sad

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Children knew it was harmless.

• safe

• quiet

• fun

Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings. Hot and

cold are antonyms.

Multiple Choice

Read each sentence. Choose the word that is an antonym

for the underlined word.

An ice hotel is like a big igloo.

• huge

• small

• pretty

• beautiful

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They build in the winter.

• summer

• fall

• winter

• spring

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They use snice to keep the blocks from coming apart

• together

• alone

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The temperature inside must stay below freezing.

• above

• under

• on

• in

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The ice hotel melts in the spring.

• freezes

• shines