Reading: End-of-year Review #3

LA: End-of-year Review #3

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Multiple Choice

A photographer named George R. Lawrence took one of the most famous pictures of all time--one of San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake. This clever photographer did it with the help of navy kites that lifted a giant camera above the city. The camera had a bird’s-eye view of the ruined city. What a prize that picture turned out to be!

The paragraph tells mainly

• How to take a picture.

• What the city of San Francisco looks like.

• How a famous picture was taken.

• How kites help us.

Multiple Choice

In the 1700’s, Americans had many different flags. In 1777, they decided on a national flag. It had 13 red and white stripes and 13 stars on a blue background. Soon, Vermont and Kentucky joined the nation. Two stripes and two stars were added. Today’s flag has only 13 stripes but 50 stars--one star for each state.

The paragraph tells mainly

• What flags looked like in the 1700s.

• Why America’s flag is red and white.

• When Vermont and Kentucky joined the nation.

• The history of America’s flag.

Multiple Choice

“I can’t sleep well on the sofa, “ complained Mark. “It’s too bumpy and uncomfortable.”

“You’ll have to sleep on the sofa for only one more night,” said his mom. “Uncle Steve will be going home tomorrow. Then you’ll be able to sleep in your own bed again.”

Mark liked sleeping on the sofa.

• True

• False

• Inferred

Multiple Choice

“I can’t sleep well on the sofa, “ complained Mark. “It’s too bumpy and uncomfortable.”

“You’ll have to sleep on the sofa for only one more night,” said his mom. “Uncle Steve will be going home tomorrow. Then you’ll be able to sleep in your own bed again.”

There aren’t any extra beds in Mark’s house.

• True

• False

• Inferred

Multiple Choice

“I can’t sleep well on the sofa, “ complained Mark. “It’s too bumpy and uncomfortable.”

“You’ll have to sleep on the sofa for only one more night,” said his mom. “Uncle Steve will be going home tomorrow. Then you’ll be able to sleep in your own bed again.”

Mark can sleep in his own bed tomorrow night.

• True

• False

• Inferred

Multiple Choice

“I can’t sleep well on the sofa, “ complained Mark. “It’s too bumpy and uncomfortable.”

“You’ll have to sleep on the sofa for only one more night,” said his mom. “Uncle Steve will be going home tomorrow. Then you’ll be able to sleep in your own bed again.”

Uncle Steve slept in Mark’s bed.

• True

• False

• Inferred

Multiple Choice

“A hurricane may be coming,” said Julian anxiously.

“Oh, good!” said Kate. “We could use a little excitement in this town. Nothing ever happens around here.”

“You can’t mean that,” said Julian. “Hurricanes are bad storms! They are very destructive. You may have to leave your home, and it might not be there when you return.”

“Oh, I didn’t realize a storm could be that bad,” said Kate. “We surely don’t need that kind of excitement around here.”

Julian said that hurricanes are very destructive.

• True

• False

• Inferred

Multiple Choice

“A hurricane may be coming,” said Julian anxiously.

“Oh, good!” said Kate. “We could use a little excitement in this town. Nothing ever happens around here.”

“You can’t mean that,” said Julian. “Hurricanes are bad storms! They are very destructive. You may have to leave your home, and it might not be there when you return.”

“Oh, I didn’t realize a storm could be that bad,” said Kate. “We surely don’t need that kind of excitement around here.”

Kate was bored.

• True

• False

• Inferred

Multiple Choice

“A hurricane may be coming,” said Julian anxiously.

“Oh, good!” said Kate. “We could use a little excitement in this town. Nothing ever happens around here.”

“You can’t mean that,” said Julian. “Hurricanes are bad storms! They are very destructive. You may have to leave your home, and it might not be there when you return.”

“Oh, I didn’t realize a storm could be that bad,” said Kate. “We surely don’t need that kind of excitement around here.”

At first, Kate was sorry to hear about the storm.

• True

• False

• Inferred

Multiple Choice

“A hurricane may be coming,” said Julian anxiously.

“Oh, good!” said Kate. “We could use a little excitement in this town. Nothing ever happens around here.”

“You can’t mean that,” said Julian. “Hurricanes are bad storms! They are very destructive. You may have to leave your home, and it might not be there when you return.”

“Oh, I didn’t realize a storm could be that bad,” said Kate. “We surely don’t need that kind of excitement around here.”

Kate didn’t know how dangerous hurricanes can be.

• True

• False

• Inferred

Multiple Choice

Ryan’s teacher wants her students to read for 20 minutes every evening. Ryan used to like watching television before bedtime, but his parents wanted him to spend his time reading instead. Now that reading is routine for Ryan, his parents must repeatedly ask him to turn off his bedroom light at night.

After being required to read, it became a routine for Ryan.

• True

• False

• Inferred

Multiple Choice

Ryan’s teacher wants her students to read for 20 minutes every evening. Ryan used to like watching television before bedtime, but his parents wanted him to spend his time reading instead. Now that reading is routine for Ryan, his parents must repeatedly ask him to turn off his bedroom light at night.

Ryan does his nightly reading in his bedroom.

• True

• False

• Inferred

Multiple Choice

Ryan’s teacher wants her students to read for 20 minutes every evening. Ryan used to like watching television before bedtime, but his parents wanted him to spend his time reading instead. Now that reading is routine for Ryan, his parents must repeatedly ask him to turn off his bedroom light at night.

Reading is a regular assignment for Ryan.

• True

• False

• Inferred

Multiple Choice

I think autumn is the most beautiful season, when the leaves turn gold, red, and bronze. This change happens because with fewer hours of daylight in autumn, the leaves stop making green pigment. Without this green pigment, other colors begin to show. After a few weeks, the leaves die and fall to the ground.

Which fact below best supports the opinion that autumn is the most beautiful season?

• Leaves turn gold, red, and bronze in autumn.

• There are fewer hours of daylight in autumn.

• Leaves stop making green pigment in autumn.

• Leaves die and fall to the ground in autumn.

Multiple Choice

Voters do not directly elect the president of the United States. Instead, a group of people in each state make up what is called the Electoral College. The number of members in each state’s Electoral College is equal to its number of U.S. senators plus its number of U.S. representatives. I don’t think it is fair that California gets more votes than New Hampshire.

It is an opinion that

• The president is not directly elected by the voters.

• A group of people in each state make up the Electoral College.

• It is not fair that California gets more Electoral College votes than New Hampshire.

• The Electoral College directly elects the president of the United States.

Multiple Choice

Paul Revere lived in Boston, a very interesting city. He disagreed with the British tax rates because he had to pay high taxes on goods he imported for his business. Revere rode through the countryside on April 18, 1775, warning people that British soldiers were advancing. You must go to Boston and see Paul Revere’s home and museum.

It is a fact that...

• Paul Revere lived in Boston.

• Boston is a very interesting city.

• Paul Revere’s museum is fascinating.

• Everyone should visit Boston.

Multiple Choice

Clara Barton was a teacher. She was also a nurse. During the Civil War she gathered medicines. She took them to the Union Army. After the war, she helped find missing soldiers. She knew how to help others. She lived a life of service and is best known for founding the American Red Cross.

Clara Barton is best known because

• She was a teacher and a nurse.

• She lived a life of service.

• She knew how to help others.

• She founded the American Red Cross.

Multiple Choice

President Teddy Roosevelt liked to hunt. Once when Teddy and his friends came upon a bear cub, he refused to harm it. His friends told others about how Teddy saved the cub. A cartoon about it was in the newspaper. Then a toymaker made some stuffed bears. He called them “teddy bears.” They have been popular toys ever since.

Everyone found out about the bear cub because

• A toymaker made stuffed animals.

• A cartoon appeared in the newspaper.

• The stuffed animals are popular toys.

• Teddy Roosevelt liked to hunt.

Multiple Choice

Bella loves in-line skating. Sadly, she won’t be skating for while. Yesterday she was skating with friends. She isn’t quite sure what happened, but she ended up on the ground. She has a badly sprained ankle. Bella will catch up on her reading while she heals.

Bella’s catching up on her reading is an effect of

• Her love of in-line skating.

• Her spraining her ankle.

• Her friends going skating without her.

• Her liking to skate alone.

Multiple Choice

The golf course always gives people permission to go sledding after a big snowstorm. Most of the course is flat, but there is one hill that is really steep. Of course, that’s exactly where we wanted to go. It was almost like riding a roller coaster. We had a great time, even though we kept falling off our sleds.

They went sledding on the golf course because

• A little snow had fallen.

• It has one really good hill.

• Most of the course is flat.

• There aren’t any steep hills.

Multiple Choice

On May 10, 1908, Ms. Anna Jarvis introduced Mother’s Day. She suggested that this day be set aside to honor her own mother, who had died in Philadelphia in 1905. In 1914, the President of the United States set aside the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day.

You can tell that Ms. Jarvis’s idea

• Was never accepted.

• Did not catch on right away.

• Was disliked.

• Will never become popular.

Multiple Choice

How many uses the letter X has! X marks the spot on pirate maps for buried treasure. X is the unknown number to be solved in arithmetic problems. X can represent a kiss. Wishing isn’t complete without crossing your fingers into an X. X can be a signature, a Roman numeral, a mark in a tick-tack-toe game, or a warning on a railroad crossing or bottle of poison.

You can tell that X sometimes represents

• Danger

• Happiness

• Confusion

• Nature

Multiple Choice

About a million earthquakes occur each year, but you may never feel one. Deep in the earth, the heat makes rocks buckle and bend. They wrinkle up like fried bacon. If the earthquake is a big one, the ground buckles so much that is makes big cracks in the earth. Then the earthquake will roar louder than any thunderstorm.

The earthquakes you are most likely to be aware of

• Are directly below you.

• Are down deep in the earth.

• Bend rocks.

• Make openings in the ground.

Go to Canvas to read the passage.

Multiple Choice

Army ants live in

• Europe

• Antarctica

• Asia

• Africa

Multiple Choice

In length, the ants are closest to

• An inch

• A yard

• One foot

• One mile

Multiple Choice

Army ants eat only

• Vegetables

• Plants

• Meat

• Fruit

Multiple Choice

When the army ants come along, the elephant

• Hides

• Runs

• Fights them

• Eats them