Sloths are the slowest mammals on earth. It takes a full minute for a sloth to move 6 feet across the ground. You probably couldn’t move that slowly if you tried! The sloth’s body is about 2 feet long. It has long legs, and curved claws that are 3 to 4 inches long. Their claws and their long legs help them climb trees and hang from tree branches. They spend almost their entire lives hanging from tree branches. The life of a sloth is not very exciting. WHAT IS THE MAIN IDEA OF THE FIRST PARAGRAPH?

Sloths are the slowest mammals on earth.

It takes a full minute for a sloth to move 6 feet across the ground.

The sloth’s body is about 2 feet long.

The life of a sloth is not very exciting.

Sloths have a round head, small ears, a stubby tail, and sad-looking eyes set in a dark-colored “mask.” The shape of a sloth’s mouth makes it look like it is always smiling. It has extra bones in its neck that make it possible for it to turn its head almost all the way around. Sloths are very cute to look at, but they don’t put on much of a show. WHAT IS THE MAIN IDEA OF THE SECOND PARAGRAPH?

Sloths are very cute to look at.

Sloths have a round head, small ears, and sad-looking eyes.

The shape of a sloth’s mouth make it look like it is always smiling.

A sloth can turn its head almost all the way around.

Sloths are home to other plants and creatures. Tiny plants grow on the sloth’s fur, making the animals appear to be green. This green color makes the sloths almost invisible against the green leaves of the trees they live in. Moths and insects also live in the sloth’s fur. Maybe the sloths move so little and so seldom that the small creatures that live on them don’t even know they are animals. WHAT IS THE MAIN IDEA OF THE THIRD PARAGRAPH?

Sloths are home to other plants and creatures.

Tiny plants grow on the sloth’s fur.

The plants that grow on the sloth make the sloth green.

Moths and insects live in the sloth’s fur.

laces on earth, including North America. Today, sloths can be found in the tropical forests of Central and South America. They eat leaves and berries. A sloth can stick its tongue out 12 inches. Maybe they developed this skill so they wouldn’t have to move to reach the tasty leaves and berries around their resting spot. Their main enemies are jaguars, eagles, and snakes. Many tropical forests are disappearing, along with the sloths that live there. It would be a sad thing if these fascinating little animals became extinct. WHAT IS THE MAIN IDEA OF THE LAST PARAGRAPH?

It would be sad if sloths became extinct.

Today, sloths live in the tropical forests of Central and South America.

Sloths the size of elephants once lived on earth.

The energy that drives the water cycle is heat. When heat is added to ice, the ice melts into water. When heat is added to water, the water evaporates, turning from liquid into gas. What is the author’s purpose for writing?

to convince us to believe or do something

to surprise us or make us laugh

If you’ve tried and have not won, Never stop for crying. All that’s great and good is done Just by patient trying. What is the author’s purpose for writing?

to convince us to believe or do something

to surprise us or make us laugh

A student is writing a research report about silent movies. Read the sentences from her report and the directions that follow. "The first motion pictures, or movies, were invented in the late 1800s. These were not movies that told a story, though. They were moving pictures of scenes from real life. The first movie that told a story was The Great Train Robbery. This movie was made in 1903, and it was about eleven minutes long. Like all early movies, it was a silent movie. This means that it had no sound." Which source would most likely give the student more information about the ideas she has written

a chapter called “Silent Movies” in the book A History of Movies

a book called The Greatest Movies of the Last Ten Years

a magazine article called “How to Make Your Own Movie”

a dictionary that has the meanings of the words “silent” and “movie”

What is the meaning of the word gem?

something that is valued for its beauty and worth

something that only a few people know about

Which line BEST supports the theme “There is beauty in the wild”?

A small paradise on earth, a nature-lover’s dream.

All gathering here with their sons and daughter

So that they can eat lunch, then go off to explore.

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They went to visit _____ aunt.

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I love winter, _____ the best time of the year!

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I need _____ ice cubes in my drink.

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Where the feet are put on a bike to move it forward is called..

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At night, you _____ down in bed.

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Which one is NOT a type of sentence?

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They went to visit _____ aunt.

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I need _____ ice cubes in my drink.

Where the feet are put on a bike to move it forward is called..

A location is called..

At night, you _____ down in bed.

Which one is NOT a type of sentence?

I eat ... apple every morning.

What is the past tense of put?

Its my first time playing football. Which word is incorrect?

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