The Lure- Reading Practice

Read the sentence from the passage.

Tyler read every entry, learning about Jimmy’s life.

What does the word entry mean as it is used in the sentence?

• book

• drawing

• record

• trip

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

This question has two parts. First, answer part A. Then, answer part B.

Part A

Which word best describes Tyler?

• artistic

• brave

• determined

• imaginative

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Part B Which sentence from the passage best supports the answer to part A?

• Tyler admired a realistic drawing of a boy and a man standing by a river

• Tyler closed the book but kept thinking about Jimmy and his fishing holes—they seemed so real, almost like he’d seen them before.

• He understood there was only a slim chance that the twisted trees still existed and that the lure was still there, but he had to try.

• With pride, Tyler presented the antiques to Jimmy’s descendant, who carefully picked up the journal.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Read the sentences from the passage.

Tyler would rather be fishing. The river would be dancing on a breezy day like this, the sun sparkling on its surface.

What does the underlined part of the sentence suggest?

• The sun would make the water warm.

• The sun would make the fish sparkle.

• The wind would make the people sway back and forth.

• The wind would make the water move in many directions.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which sentences from the passage show how surprised Tyler was to find where the lure was hidden?

Choose two answers.

• The sun flashed on Ellie’s spinner lure as her line arced out and landed with a plunk.

• Tyler stretched out and yawned—then stared, gaping at the wide-spreading tree above them and the rock Ellie was resting against.

• This must be the spot!

• They ran back to the house to grab a small shovel. Once they started digging, it wasn’t long until Tyler’s shovel struck metal.

• With Ellie’s assistance, they unearthed a tin can wrapped in a waterproof cloth. Inside, wrapped in a square of blue velvet, was a copper fishing lure.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.2