IREAD Practice Test 1 Section 2

Most penguins live in a land of snow and ice. They have feathers, wings, and a beak like other birds. But they are different in two important ways. Penguins cannot fly. A penguin body is too heavy. Its wings are small, flat, and stiff. The feet of a penguin are made for swimming, not walking. Penguins look funny as they waddle across land. If they want to move quickly on land, they flop down on their bellies and slide. In the water they use their webbed feet to help them swim. The way penguins use their wings in different, too. They use their flat, stiff wings as flippers to help them swim swiftly through the cold water. They swim as well as the fish, seals, and whales. When a penguin is hungry, it dives into the ocean and hunts for food. Penguins eat shrimp like animals called krill. They also eat squid and fish. Penguins lay eggs like all birds. Some kinds of penguins make a nest of pebble. One kind holds the egg on its feet. The penguin covers the egg with a flap of skin to keep it warm. Penguin chicks are covered with fluffy feathers when they hatch. Both the mother and father penguin feed the baby. When the chick grows adult feathers, it will go to the ocean to get its own food.

Which of these sentences from the passage does NOT tell how penguins move.

• Penguins look funny as the waddle across land.

• If they move quickly on land, they flop on their bellies and slide.

• Some kinds of penguins make a nest of pebbles.

• In the water, they use their webbed feet to the help them swim.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

Most penguins live in a land of snow and ice. They have feathers, wings, and a beak like other birds. But they are different in two important ways. Penguins cannot fly. A penguin body is too heavy. Its wings are small, flat, and stiff. The feet of a penguin are made for swimming, not walking. Penguins look funny as they waddle across land. If they want to move quickly on land, they flop down on their bellies and slide. In the water they use their webbed feet to help them swim. The way penguins use their wings in different, too. They use their flat, stiff wings as flippers to help them swim swiftly through the cold water. They swim as well as the fish, seals, and whales. When a penguin is hungry, it dives into the ocean and hunts for food. Penguins eat shrimp like animals called krill. They also eat squid and fish. Penguins lay eggs like all birds. Some kinds of penguins make a nest of pebble. One kind holds the egg on its feet. The penguin covers the egg with a flap of skin to keep it warm. Penguin chicks are covered with fluffy feathers when they hatch. Both the mother and father penguin feed the baby. When the chick grows adult feathers, it will go to the ocean to get its own food.

The author writes that penguins use their flippers "to help them move SWIFTLY through the cold water." Which of these words means the same as SWIFTLY?

• carefully

• quickly

• slowly

• safely

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Most penguins live in a land of snow and ice. They have feathers, wings, and a beak like other birds. But they are different in two important ways. Penguins cannot fly. A penguin body is too heavy. Its wings are small, flat, and stiff. The feet of a penguin are made for swimming, not walking. Penguins look funny as they waddle across land. If they want to move quickly on land, they flop down on their bellies and slide. In the water they use their webbed feet to help them swim. The way penguins use their wings in different, too. They use their flat, stiff wings as flippers to help them swim swiftly through the cold water. They swim as well as the fish, seals, and whales. When a penguin is hungry, it dives into the ocean and hunts for food. Penguins eat shrimp like animals called krill. They also eat squid and fish. Penguins lay eggs like all birds. Some kinds of penguins make a nest of pebble. One kind holds the egg on its feet. The penguin covers the egg with a flap of skin to keep it warm. Penguin chicks are covered with fluffy feathers when they hatch. Both the mother and father penguin feed the baby. When the chick grows adult feathers, it will go to the ocean to get its own food.

The word krill means:

• penguin eggs

• a type of fish

• shrimp like animals

• penguin babies

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Most penguins live in a land of snow and ice. They have feathers, wings, and a beak like other birds. But they are different in two important ways. Penguins cannot fly. A penguin body is too heavy. Its wings are small, flat, and stiff. The feet of a penguin are made for swimming, not walking. Penguins look funny as they waddle across land. If they want to move quickly on land, they flop down on their bellies and slide. In the water they use their webbed feet to help them swim. The way penguins use their wings in different, too. They use their flat, stiff wings as flippers to help them swim swiftly through the cold water. They swim as well as the fish, seals, and whales. When a penguin is hungry, it dives into the ocean and hunts for food. Penguins eat shrimp like animals called krill. They also eat squid and fish. Penguins lay eggs like all birds. Some kinds of penguins make a nest of pebble. One kind holds the egg on its feet. The penguin covers the egg with a flap of skin to keep it warm. Penguin chicks are covered with fluffy feathers when they hatch. Both the mother and father penguin feed the baby. When the chick grows adult feathers, it will go to the ocean to get its own food.

Which of the following is a true fact about penguins?

• Penguins are not good swimmers.

• Penguins are exactly like other birds.

• Penguins use their wings to help them swim.

• Penguins are only raised by their mothers.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Which of the following words from the passage has a suffix, and only a suffix, underlined?

• swiftly

• walking

• cannot

• covered

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CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

Most penguins live in a land of snow and ice. They have feathers, wings, and a beak like other birds. But they are different in two important ways. Penguins cannot fly. A penguin body is too heavy. Its wings are small, flat, and stiff. The feet of a penguin are made for swimming, not walking. Penguins look funny as they waddle across land. If they want to move quickly on land, they flop down on their bellies and slide. In the water they use their webbed feet to help them swim. The way penguins use their wings in different, too. They use their flat, stiff wings as flippers to help them swim swiftly through the cold water. They swim as well as the fish, seals, and whales. When a penguin is hungry, it dives into the ocean and hunts for food. Penguins eat shrimp like animals called krill. They also eat squid and fish. Penguins lay eggs like all birds. Some kinds of penguins make a nest of pebble. One kind holds the egg on its feet. The penguin covers the egg with a flap of skin to keep it warm. Penguin chicks are covered with fluffy feathers when they hatch. Both the mother and father penguin feed the baby. When the chick grows adult feathers, it will go to the ocean to get its own food.

Why can't a penguin fly?

• They do not have wings.

• They weigh too much.

• They would rather swim.

• They are too tall.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Most penguins live in a land of snow and ice. They have feathers, wings, and a beak like other birds. But they are different in two important ways. Penguins cannot fly. A penguin body is too heavy. Its wings are small, flat, and stiff. The feet of a penguin are made for swimming, not walking. Penguins look funny as they waddle across land. If they want to move quickly on land, they flop down on their bellies and slide. In the water they use their webbed feet to help them swim. The way penguins use their wings in different, too. They use their flat, stiff wings as flippers to help them swim swiftly through the cold water. They swim as well as the fish, seals, and whales. When a penguin is hungry, it dives into the ocean and hunts for food. Penguins eat shrimp like animals called krill. They also eat squid and fish. Penguins lay eggs like all birds. Some kinds of penguins make a nest of pebble. One kind holds the egg on its feet. The penguin covers the egg with a flap of skin to keep it warm. Penguin chicks are covered with fluffy feathers when they hatch. Both the mother and father penguin feed the baby. When the chick grows adult feathers, it will go to the ocean to get its own food.

Which of the following is NOT true about penguin chicks?

• They hatch from eggs.

• They are fed by both the mother and father.

• They care covered in feathers.

• They must find their own food as soon as they are born.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Orville and Wilbur Wright are famous American brothers. They owned a bicycle shop in Dayton, Ohio. Although they were interested in bicycles, they also loved the idea of flying. In 1899, they began to experiment, or try new ideas, with flight. They started by testing kites and then gliders, which are planes without motors. These tests taught them how an airplane should rise, turn, and return back to the ground. The brothers made over 1,000 glider flights at a field in Kitty Hawk, a village on the coast of North Carolina. This was fun but not good enough for them. Orville and Wilbur put a small engine on a plane they named Flyer. On December 17, 1903, Orville took the first motor-powered flight. It lasted 12 seconds. The brothers continued to experiment until they could stay in the air for over and hour.

What is the main idea of the story?

• Testing new ideas is not important.

• The Flyer was the first airplane.

• The Wright brothers were early pilots.

• The Wright brothers owned a bicycle shop in Ohio.

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

Orville and Wilbur Wright are famous American brothers. They owned a bicycle shop in Dayton, Ohio. Although they were interested in bicycles, they also loved the idea of flying. In 1899, they began to experiment, or try new ideas, with flight. They started by testing kites and then gliders, which are planes without motors. These tests taught them how an airplane should rise, turn, and return back to the ground. The brothers made over 1,000 glider flights at a field in Kitty Hawk, a village on the coast of North Carolina. This was fun but not good enough for them. Orville and Wilbur put a small engine on a plane they named Flyer. On December 17, 1903, Orville took the first motor-powered flight. It lasted 12 seconds. The brothers continued to experiment until they could stay in the air for over and hour.

What does the word experiment mean?

• to try new ideas

• to test kites

• to stay in the air for one hours

• to fly an airplane

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Orville and Wilbur Wright are famous American brothers. They owned a bicycle shop in Dayton, Ohio. Although they were interested in bicycles, they also loved the idea of flying. In 1899, they began to experiment, or try new ideas, with flight. They started by testing kites and then gliders, which are planes without motors. These tests taught them how an airplane should rise, turn, and return back to the ground. The brothers made over 1,000 glider flights at a field in Kitty Hawk, a village on the coast of North Carolina. This was fun but not good enough for them. Orville and Wilbur put a small engine on a plane they named Flyer. On December 17, 1903, Orville took the first motor-powered flight. It lasted 12 seconds. The brothers continued to experiment until they could stay in the air for over and hour.

How did the brothers learn about what makes planes work?

• by reading books

• by learning from others

• by testing kites and gliders

• by using an airplane with a small engine

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2