3rd Term Reading Comprehension #1

A word may be boldly darkened for the reader to identify important words.

• True

• False

In the Amazon Rainforest lives the Yellow Anaconda. She is ready to shed her skin. With her yellow and black keeled scales, she slithers out of the water. She finds a sharp, rough log to rub her old skin on. As she rubs her skin off, humans run to get her skin. Yellow Anaconda is scared and slowly she slithers in the Amazon river and camouflages. She waited for everyone to leave and then she poked her head out.

*Why do you think they change the color of the word camouflage to red?

• To be pretty

• To show an important detail

• They just wanted to.

• Red is a bright color

In the Amazon Rainforest lives the Yellow Anaconda. She is ready to shed her skin. With her yellow and black keeled scales, she slithers out of the water. She finds a sharp, rough log to rub her old skin on. As she rubs her skin off, humans run to get her skin. Yellow Anaconda is scared and slowly she slithers in the Amazon river and camouflages. She waited for everyone to leave and then she poked her head out.

*Which two words gives you the feel of the log.

• Smooth

• Sharp

• Rough

• Hard

In the Amazon Rainforest lives the Yellow Anaconda. She is ready to shed her skin. With her yellow and black keeled scales, she slithers out of the water. She finds a sharp, rough log to rub her old skin on. As she rubs her skin off, humans run to get her skin. Yellow Anaconda is scared and slowly she slithers in the Amazon river and camouflages. She waited for everyone to leave and then she poked her head out.

*What colors were the Anaconda's scales.

• Red

• Black

• Green

• Yellow

In the Amazon Rainforest lives the Yellow Anaconda. She is ready to shed her skin. With her yellow and black keeled scales, she slithers out of the water. She finds a sharp, rough log to rub her old skin on. As she rubs her skin off, humans run to get her skin. Yellow Anaconda is scared and slowly she slithers in the Amazon river and camouflages. She waited for everyone to leave and then she poked her head out.

* Select another word that can mean the same as camouflage.

• Smile

• smell

• hide

• run

In the Amazon Rainforest lives the Yellow Anaconda. She is ready to shed her skin. With her yellow and black keeled scales, she slithers out of the water. She finds a sharp, rough log to rub her old skin on. As she rubs her skin off, humans run to get her skin. Yellow Anaconda is scared and slowly she slithers in the Amazon river and camouflages. She waited for everyone to leave and then she poked her head out.

*What did Yellow Anaconda do when everyone left?

• Stayed in the water

• Poked her head out

• Slithered down further into the Amazon River.

• Nothing

Select the best conclusion for each situation.

I began to cry because _________________

• I love to cry

• I got stung with a bee

• Crying makes me sing

Select the best conclusion for each situation.

Bee like flowers because ____________________

• they get nectar from them

• they are colorful

• bees have no sense

Select the best conclusion for each situation.

Ken knew it was time for bed when _____________________

• he heard yelling

• it got dark

• he felt like it

Select the best conclusion for each situation.

Rabbits likes carrots because___________

• they have big teeth

• they have big ear

• they taste goo