Reading Comprehension 1

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Blood is a miracle liquid.  It flows to every part of the body.  Some blood cells carry food and oxygen to body organs.  Other blood cells kill germs and help stop cuts from bleeding.  People can die if they lose a lot of blood or if their blood cells get sick.  Doctors sometimes give people fresh blood to save their lives.  This paragraph mainly tells:

• how many blood cells are made by the body
• how important blood is
• why people can die from loss of blood
• why sick people are sometimes given blood

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CCSS.RI.4.2

People do not really use music to charm snakes.  Snakes have no ears, so the snake can't hear a flute.  The snake charmer startles the snake by waving a hand near it.  The snake lifts its head to look around.  The charmer then says back and forth or moves the flute.  The snake moves its head to keep an eye on the movement.  This paragraph mainly tells:

• why flute music charms snakes
• why snakes can't hear sounds
• how people really charm snakes
• why snakes have no ears

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

A bat can fly at night or even with its eyes closed.  But if you cover its ears, it can't fly very well.  Bats make sounds that people can't hear.  The bats find their way by listening to these sounds as they echo off things.  Bats even locate insects to eat by following the sounds that bounce off the bugs.  People use their eyes, but bats use their ears to know where they're going.  This paragraph mainly tells:

• how bats use sound
• what things bats often eat as food
• how bats fly toward people
• how people can hear the sounds of bats

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CCSS.RI.4.2

Some people say that the White House has ghosts.  The most famous ghost is Abraham Lincoln.  He is often seen standing in his room looking out the window.  Even Eleanor Roosevelt said that she saw him.  There is a legend that old Abe walks back and forth all night before something terrible is about to happen.  This paragraph mainly tells:

• what Lincoln's ghost is like
• when Eleanor Roosevelt's ghost walked
• how many ghosts the White House has
• how ghosts show when something will happen

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CCSS.RI.4.2

Do you want to work while you're a student?  If you are younger than 16, some states may limit what you can do.  Some state laws say that you can work only after school hours.  Also, you cannot work at dangerous jobs such as mining.  Most states won't let students under 14 hold regular jobs.  This paragraph mainly tells:

• which jobs are dangerous
• why school is more important than work          
• about state laws
• about some state laws that affect working students

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CCSS.RI.9-10.2

Two young people set up an amazing domino tumble.  They used more than a quarter of a million dominoes.  They worked five weeks to arrange the little blocks in long rows, circles, and other patterns.  It took almost an hour for all the dominoes to fall.  But there were some fancy tricks in this clever show.  The dominoes pushed eggs into hot frying pans and even set off rockets!  This paragraph mainly tells:

• how to play dominoes for five weeks
• how a special domino tumble was made
• how to make patterns with dominoes
• how to fry eggs and shoot rockets

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CCSS.RI.9-10.2

Have you ever heard of a flea market?  It's a shopping place where people may find bargain prices.  Many markets are held outdoors.  There are all kinds of surprise goodies  for sale.  A flea market can be a real adventure!  This paragraph mainly tells:

• that many flea markets are held outdoors
• how there are all kinds of surprise goodies
• how a flea market can be dull
• how a flea market is a place where people may find bargains

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CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

There could be a treasure in your attic!  Did your parents or grandparents save their old toys?  Old dolls, train sets, games, and some comic books could be worth a lot of money now.  However, just any old toys won't do.  Collectors especially want toys that are hard to find and in good conditions.  This paragraph mainly tells:

• how to find a treasure in your attic
• where to get old toys
• how many different kinds of toys are in the attic
• which old toys collectors want to buy

Dolphins are very smart animals.  They even have their own language.   They talk to each other with clicks, whistles, and grunts.  Scientists have been studying this dolphin language.  They hope that in the future, people and dolphins will be able to talk to each other. This paragraph mainly tells:

• how dolphins talk to people
• how smart dolphins are 
• how dolpins are different from fish
• which scientists are studying languages

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2