1. The Snowman's Gift

How do the details in paragraph 4 support the main idea of the passage?

• by telling how ice and water are different

• by telling how heat causes crystals to form

• by telling how ice and crystals are alike

• by telling how heat causes snow to become water

Which sentence best states the main idea of the passage?

• snow is made up of crystals

• snow disappears in the heat

• melted snow gives water to plants

• melted snow helps flowers become colorful

Which sentence best explains the relationship between the sun and the ice?

• The sun turns the ice into crystals

• the sun turns the ice into water

• the sun makes the ice seem colder

• the sun makes the ice go into the ground

Part A

How does the author support the point that the snowman's gift lasts all year?

• The author tells how the snowman's gift helps plants grow.

• The author tells how the snowman's gift keeps the ground dry.

• The author suggests that the snowman's gift makes people happy.

• The author suggests that the snowman's gift causes ice to form.

Part B

Which sentence from the passage supports the answer to Part A?

• "We can't see heat, but we know it's there because we feel the warmth on our hands and faces." (paragraph 2)

• "If you look carefully at snow, you'll see that it's actually small pieces of ice (called crystals) that are stuck together." (paragraph 4)

• "When they get warm, the crystals change from ice into water." (paragraph 4)

• "The water might find grass roots, flower bulbs, or tree roots." (paragraph 5)

According to the process described in the passage, what happens after the ice crystals change into water?

• the sun heats up the water

• the water lasts all year long

• the sun makes the snowman melt

• the ground soaks up the water

Part A

Which sentence would the author most likely agree with?

• Building a snowman makes the winter more fun.

• A melting snowman is bad for plants.

• A snowman is useful even after it melts.

• Warmth from the sun changes a snowman into ice crystals.

Part B

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

• "It has to be warm outside for a snowman to melt." (paragraph 2)

• "As the sun shines, it makes heat." (paragraph 2)

• "The snowman gets smaller and smaller as it melts, until we can't see it at all." (paragraph 3)

• "As the water seeps into the ground, it finds lots of things that are thirsty." (paragraph 5)

Read this sentence from the passage.

To find out what this gift it, let's take a closer look at what happens to the snowman.

Which word best replaces the phrase take a closer look at in the sentence?

• observe

• compare

• explain

• guess

What is the correct way to divide the word together into syllables?

• tog/eth/er

• to/gether

• to/geth/er

• tog/ether