Reading Skills #1

If Janie went to the zoo, which of these scenarios would most closely resemble what happened at the beach?

• Janie and her mom will have an argument about her breaking the rules.

• Janie will accidentally leave her souvenir from the gift shop at the picnic table because she is so excited about going to the snake house after lunch.

• Janie's face will turn red with embarrassment when the presenter chooses her to pet the boa constrictor.

• Janie will have a great time with her friends until somebody ends up in tears.

When Debbie tried to pass off what she told the kids as a "tall story," this was most like...

• Paul Bunyon having a big blue ox named Babe

• All the apple trees in the United States being descendants of those planted by Johnny Appleseed

• Telling a lie but saying it was a tall tale

• John Henry driving steel so fast he beat a machine

What is Kelly most likely planning to do?

• Bring the eggs inside and nestle them in a shoe box near the heating vent in her bedroom until they hatch

• Take the eggs to school and ask her science teacher if they may dissect them to learn more about how birds develop

• Take the cat to school and ask the science teacher if they can keep it as a class pet

• Take the eggs to school and ask her science teacher if she can put them in the incubator

This story mostly...

• tells how inline skates were invented

• compares and contrasts roller skates and rollerblades

• provides information on how skating has changed since rollerblades have come along

• tries to persuade the reader how great rollerblading is

A money order is sometimes used to pay for something when it's not wise to use cash. What might Paula have done that would have worked just as well as a money order?

• Mailed a $10 bill with four $1 bills with her form

• Given her mom $14 and asked her to write a check for the subscription

• Mailed her mom's credit card with the form (with permission)

• Gone to the store for the magazine each month