Bat Loves the Night

What does the word twitches mean in the sentence below?
His nose twitches when he smells the apple pie in the oven.

• gets itchy
• starts hurting
• becomes stuffy
• moves suddenly

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does the word slithers mean in the sentence below?
The snake slithers away.

• bounces
• slides
• turns
• walks

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does the word swoop mean in the sentence below?
The birds swoop and land on a branch.

• look quickly
• turn around
• find food
• fly down

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does the word dozes mean in the sentence below?
The baby dozes, but starts to cry when she hears a noise.

• gets dirty
• rolls over
• sleeps lightly
• looks around

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does the word snuggle mean in the sentence below?
The mice snuggle in their nest.

• is closely against each other
• keep each other safe
• make loud noises
• fall down

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does the word understandable mean in the sentence below?
Billy thought the directions were understandable so he got started right away.

• not understood
• can be understood
• to be understood again
• a person who understands

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does the word excitable mean in the sentence below?
The small child was very excitable.

• easily excited
• excited before
• a person who is excited
• to be excited many times

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does Bat do at the START  of the story?

• wakes up
• finds a cave
• catches food
• feeds her babies

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What does Bat do BEFORE she starts to fly?

• shouts loudly
• looks for food
• finds her babies
• unhooks her toes

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

Read this sentence from the article.
Bat is at home in the darkness as a fish is in the water.
How does the author connect information in the sentence above?

• by ordering two events
• by comparing two ideas
• by showing a cause and effect
• by showing a problem and its solution

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5