Friday Fun Day

• Fact/Opinion - "The Music Revolution"

• Inferences - "A Changeable Pet"

• Cause & Effect - "Skywalkers"

Friday Fun Day

Read "The Music Revolution"

Multiple Choice

Which statement tells how the writer feels?

• Edison invented the phonograph.

• Records could be easily scratched.

• The sound quality was not good.

• Many MP3s can fit in your hand.

Multiple Choice

One fact from the passage is --

• a CD player uses a laser

• an audiotape is better than a record

• records have good sound quality

• MP3s are better than CDs

Multiple Choice

Which word in the first paragraph helps to tell how the writer feels?

• recording

• scratching

• invented

• terrible

Multiple Choice

How does the writer feel about MP3s?

• The writer thinks they are not as good as CDs.

• The writer thinks they are annoying.

• The writer doesn't care about them.

• The writer thinks they are great.

Read "A Changeable Pet"

Multiple Choice

When the lizard gets warm, it --

• turns yellow

• turns green

• eats a cricket

• jumps onto the floor

Multiple Choice

In the second paragraph, when the writer says, "Nothing happened," he means the lizard did not --

• change color

• eat

• move

• jump onto the floor

Multiple Choice

Why did the writer scoop up the lizard?

• He thought the lizard was cold and wanted to warm it up.

• He didn't think his mother would want it on the kitchen floor.

• He thought the lizard was hungry.

• He was bored watching the lizard.

Multiple Choice

What are the crickets for?

• They keep the lizard company.

• They keep the aquarium clean.

• They are the writer's other pets.

• They are food for the lizard.

Read "Skywalkers"

Multiple Choice

Why are the Mohawk workers called Skywalkers?

• They walked on forest paths.

• They worked in New York City.

• They worked at great heights without fear.

• They were paid high wages for taking risks.

Multiple Choice

The Mohawks agreed to let the railroad company use their land when --

• the bridge was almost finished

• they had a good reputation

• the company went to New York

• the company offered them jobs

Multiple Choice

Why were the Mohawks workers admired?

• They were brave on the job.

• They relocated hundreds of miles.

• They built the Empire State Building.

• They still work today.

Multiple Choice

Why were the Mohawks working on buildings in the United States?

• They liked building skyscrapers.

• They had a reputation for being fearless.

• They accepted low pay.

• They wanted to relocate in New York City.

Multiple Choice

How did the conditions of the job affect the wages that the Mohawks men received?

• The conditions made the wages high.

• The conditions made wages low.

• The conditions made wages late.

• The conditions made the wages hard to earn.