Thursday Reading test 4th grade

What is the MAIN IDEA??

Tommy ran down the street chasing his dog. “Bobby! Bobby!” he yelled. He knew he should have checked the gate before letting Bobby into the back yard. His mother has told him a hundred times. How had he forgotten? If he had closed it, Bobby would still be in the back yard.

• Bobby ran away.

• Tommy forgot to close the gate, so Bobby got out of the gate.

• Tommy was forgetful.

• Tommy's mother was bossy.

What is the meaning of DEPEND in the sentence?

All living things on the planet depend on one another for

their survival.

• need

• water

• dog

• funny

Almost all energy on Earth comes from the ___________.

• dog

• zoo

• sun

• face

Plants are eaten by animals and humans who use the energy the plants created to flourish.

What does flourish mean in the sentence?

• flow

• change

• grow

• to floor it

Earth is the only planet that has life. All living things on the planet depend on one another for

their survival. The energy that living things need to survive is taken from other things. The roles

of all living things are divided into three categories: producers, consumers, and decomposers.

EXPLAIN how living things

survive on Earth.

Earth is the only planet that has ________.

All living things on the

planet rely on one another

for their survival.

What does rely mean?

• want

• purple

• pretty

• depend

The roles of all living things are divided into three categories: ____________,___________, and _________.

• hair, bugs, and nails

• boat, car, bus

• producers, consumers, and decomposers.

• smile, happy, and hurt

The sun sends its _____________ through space and is

used by plants on Earth to grow.

• hair

• energy

• run

• computer

This flow of energy is known as the _______________.

• home

• friend

• food chain or food web.

• paper