Comp 4-3

Passage 9 - From Gaggle to Gang
1. The main idea of this paragraph is

• meanings of collective nouns
• a knot is a group of toads
• different kinds of groups
• how to use collective nouns

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2. A supporting detail is

• ants live in a colony
• a gang is a group of elk
• words with two meanings
• singular and plural nouns

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3. The best word for the blank in this paragraph is

• suggest
• define
• question
• answer

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4. An example of an opinion from the paragraph is

• Gaggle is a collective noun because it names a group.
• The you saw a skulk.
• Some of these nouns are pretty amusing.
• If you're talking about toads, then a know is a group of them.

Passage 10 - Spinning Spin
5. The title that best summarizes this paragraph is

• How Spiders Find Food
• Spinning Silken Clothes
• A Spider's Use of Silk
• Outwitting Spider Enemies

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6. Fact or opinion
Spiders also use their silk to make webs or homes.

• fact
• opinion

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7. Fact or opinion
And clever spiders spin beautiful traps and nets to catch their dinner.

• fact
• opinion

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8. Fact or opinion
They line the entrances to these places with silk.

• fact
• opinion

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9. From this paragraph, you can conclude that

• spiders like to eat their silk
• spiders use their silk for survival
• spider enemies try to steal the silk
• spider silk is weak and flimsy

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10. In this paragraph, the word line means

• connect
• persuade
• win over
• cover