Reading Comprehension

(1) Becky wanted to supplement her income, so she decided to buy items at garage sales and then sell them in an online auction.  (2) She woke up early on Saturday morning and traveled around the city, stopping at nearly two dozen garage sales.  (3) She spent $250 at the sales.  (4) After spending just a few hours setting up the auctions online, Becky sat back and watched. (5) When the auction concluded three days later, Becky had sold all of her items for a total of $1,565.
In sentence 1, the word "supplement" means

• Distribute
• Increase threefold
• Add to
• Decrease

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(1) Becky wanted to supplement her income, so she decided to buy items at garage sales and then sell them in an online auction.  (2) She woke up early on Saturday morning and traveled around the city, stopping at nearly two dozen garage sales.  (3) She spent $250 at the sales.  (4) After spending just a few hours setting up the auctions online, Becky sat back and watched. (5) When the auction concluded three days later, Becky had sold all of her items for a total of $1,565.
Which of the following conclusions can be made based on the information in the passage?

• Becky was out of work before she started her online business.
• Becky made more from her auctions than she did from her other job.
• Becky is a poor businesswoman.
• Becky made back all the money she invested.

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Soccer is known in some countries as football. It is a popular sport across the world, with over 200 countries playing the sport. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games from 1900 to 1928 and from 1936 to today.
 What is the main idea?

• Soccer is important at the Olympics.
• Soccer is a worldwide sport.
• Soccer is also called football.
• Soccer is played by men and women.

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Lucy was furious about her spelling grade. She kicked her desk and ran out of the classroom.
Why does the author use the word furious instead of mad in the example above?

• Furious is a fancier word than mad.
• Lucy was really upset.
• Lucy wasn't that mad at all.
• Lucy was going home.

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Floods can cause tremendous damage.  They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind.  It can take months to clean up after a flood.
 What is the main idea?

• Floods can cause a lot of damage.
• Floods cause mudslides.
• Floods damage houses and roads. 

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Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.

Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?

• Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is

• Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way

• Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short

• They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area

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Theme is the author's 

• story
• message
• characters
• setting

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When finding the theme, you have to _________________ because the author will NOT come out and tell you the theme.

• predict
• natural resource
• infer

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Before the United States was a country, it was a group of English colonies.  Until 1793, England didn't really bother the American colonists.  The people handled their business the way they wanted.  However, England had a lot of war debts to pay.  Some of the money was owed because England had defended the colonies in the French and Indian War.  Citizens who were living in England wanted taxes to be lowered.  The king decided to take more control over the colonies to get the money to pay off the debts.  He started a new tax for the colonies.  After being left to make their own decisions for so long, some of the colonists did not want to give up control  They did not want to pay high taxes.  Why did England start demanding taxes in America?

• They are mean and nasty and just wanted the Americans to suffer
• England needed to sell more tea to the Colonies
• England had a lot of debt from wars
• The American Colonies were not making enough money for England

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Every day after work Paul took his muddy boots off on the steps of the front porch.  Alice would have a fit if the boots made it so far as the welcome mat.  He then took off his dusty overalls and threw them into a plastic garbage bag; Alice left a new garbage bag tied to the porch railing for him every morning.  On his way in the house, he dropped the garbage bag off at the washing machine and went straight up the stairs to the shower as he was instructed.  He would eat dinner with her after he was "presentable," as Alice had often said.  
What type of person is Alice?

• Care free and calm
• meticulous and controlling
• messy and sloppy
• sad and angry

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