ELA QUIZ

An elephant is the largest animal that lives on land. A grown elephant can weigh from 6,000 to 14,000

pounds. The tallest elephant in the world was over 13 feet tall. Elephants also live for a long time, about 65 years.

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When it is born, an elephant calf weighs about 200 pounds. In the wild, a male calf stays with his mother

until he is about 14 years old. A female calf lives with her mother until the mother dies.

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Because they are smart animals, elephants are easy to teach. Maybe you have seen them do tricks at a

zoo or circus. In some parts of the world, elephants are used as workers. For an elephant, the chore of pushing

over a giant tree is almost too easy!

What does the word chore mean in paragraph 3?

• job

• idea

• trick

• mistake

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2. What is paragraph 1 mostly about?

• Elephants are land animals.

• Elephants are old animals.

• Elephants are tall animals.

• Elephants are large animals.

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The picture best shows which fact from the text?

• Earth's largest animal is an elephant.

• Elephants weigh a lot.

• An elephant calf stays with its mother.

• Elephants are very smart.

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Why did the author write this text?

• to teach you about elephants

• to tell what elephants look like

• to show why elephants are large

• to tell you how to train elephants

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How are female calves different from male calves?

• They learn circus tricks faster.

• They stay with their mothers until the mothers die.

• They work by pushing over trees.

• They leave their mothers when they are 14 years old.

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How much does a baby elephant weigh when it is born?

• about 100 pounds

• about 200 pounds

• about 300 pounds

• about 400 pounds

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If I Could Read

by L. Lee Smith

If I could read, I would know what to do

When my little brother decides to eat glue.

Or when my Aunt Alice has to call

For directions to our house from the mall.

5 I'd never think about what's on TV,

From television shows I would always be free.

By looking things up on the World Wide Web,

I would be able to use my head,

And solve any problem that comes my way.

10 I'd be my own hero every day!

How are the poet's little brother and aunt alike?

• Both need help.

• Both eat glue.

• Both like to shop.

• Both enjoy reading.

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Which lines rhyme with each other?

• lines 1 and 3

• lines 3 and 4

• lines 4 and 5

• lines 6 and 7

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Why did the poet write this poem?

• to explain how to pick TV shows

• to tell you to use the World Wide Web

• to show that reading skills are useful

• to teach you how to read online

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Jellyfish aren't made of jelly. They aren't even fish. They are animals that live in the sea.

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Some jellyfish are smaller than a button. Some are much bigger than you.

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Jellyfish are shaped like bells or umbrellas. Like worms, jellyfish have no bones. But be careful! A

jellyfish can sting you.

What does the word careful mean in paragraph 3?

• slow

• awake

• safe

• open

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