Gr8 Reading Practice

Janet looked out her bedroom window and saw the beautiful, new, white snow covering the ground outside. She quickly got dressed and ran out the front door to make the first snowman of the season. “Don’t forget your gloves! Your fingers will freeze!” called her mother, as the door slammed. “Don’t need them! No time!” yelled Janet as she jumped into the snow. After about 5 minutes of working in the ice-cold snow with her bare hands to make the snowman, Janet

realized that her fingers were so cold they were starting to hurt.

What will Janet most likely do next?

• Go back in the house for her coat.

• Go back in the house for her gloves.

• Take off her coat and boots.

• Ask her mother to help her make the snowman.

Then here comes Mr. Pearson with his clipboard and his cards and pencils and whistles andsafety pins and fifty million other things he’s always dropping all over the place with his clumsy self. He sticks out in a crowd because he’s on stilts. We used to call him Jack and the Beanstalk to get him mad. But I’m the only one that can outrun him and get away, and I’m too grown for that silliness now.

Why does Mr. Pearson stand out in the crowd?

• He has a clipboard.

• He is wearing a bright shirt

• He is always dropping things

• He is on stilts.

Leaves often change color before they fall. As autumn approaches, chlorophyll, the green pigment used in photosynthesis, breaks down. As chlorophyll is lost from leaves, other yellow and orange pigments are revealed. These pigments were always present in the leaves but were hidden by the green chlorophyll. Some leaves also have red pigments, which also become visible when chlorophyll is broken down.

What causes green leaves to change color in the fall?

• the amount of orange pigment increases.

• chlorophyll breaks down

• chlorophyll changes into red pigment

• the amount of yellow pigment stays the same

Read the passage.“My father in his early manhood,” Grandpa began, “made a vision quest to find a spirit guide for his life. You cannot understand how it was in that time, when the great Teton Sioux were first made to stay on the reservation. There was a strong need for guidance from Wakantanka, the Great Spirit. But too many of the young men were filled with despair and hatred. They thought it was hopeless to search for a vision when the glorious life was gone and only the hated confines of a reservation lay ahead. But my father held to the old ways.”

What caused the young men to be “filled with despair and hatred?”

• they were made to stay on the reservation

• the Teton Sioux had guidance from the Great Spirit

• they quit having visions

• their fathers did not hold to the old way

A substance made up of one type of atom is called an element. When two or more atoms join together, they form what is called a molecule.

How do molecules and elements differ?

• Molecules contain two or more atoms, and elements contain one atom.

• Molecules are made up of elements.

• They have the same number of atoms.

• Elements do not have atoms

The difference between day length and night length is an important environmental stimulus for many plants. This stimulus can cause plants to begin reproducing. Some plants flower only in late summer or early autumn, when the night length is long. These plants are called short-day plants. Examples of short-day plants include poinsettias, ragweed, and chrysanthemums. Other

plants flower in spring or early summer, when night length is short. These plants are called longday plants. Clover, spinach, and lettuce are examples of long-day plants.

Short-day plants flower in the summer or early autumn. Long-day plants:

• flower in winter

• flower at night

• flower in spring or early summer

• flower all year round

Information found in Section 3 includes:

• The scientific method.

• How to form a hypothesis

• Definition of life science.

• Uses of X-rays, CT scans, and MRI.

If you’re looking for a recipe for fish, the best chapter to look in is_______________.

• Cakes for All Occasions

• Tried and True One-Dish Classics

• Treasures from the Sea

• Party Fare and Thirst Quenchers

What is the last page of Chapter 2?

• 2

• 96

• 27

• 61

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