3rd Grade Reading Bank 12

Base your answers on the the passage "Say Yes to Dogs on the Beach."

Which detail shows the author's perspective about whether dogs make messes at the beach.

• Many stores downtown allow leashed dogs to come inside with their owners.

• If our beach has the same rules, we can have the same success.

• Finally, some say that dogs can be a bother to others.

• We might as well close the beach entirely.

Select one sentence from paragraph 4 that describes a rule that dog owners must follow in the community.

• Finally, some say that dogs can be a bother to others.

• Our town already has laws that all dogs must be on a leash in public.

• Dogs do not run free down the streets and they won't at the beach either.

• We should give dog owners the chance to be reponsible rather than banning dogs at the beach.

Which sentences from the passage best supports that the author lives in a dog-friendly community?

• A better option is to make rules for dog owners to follow at the beach.

• Many stores downtown allow leashed dogs to come in with their owner.

• Dogs do not run free down the streets and they won't at the beach either.

• The beach should be a place to gather and celebrate community.

Why does the author include a description of how the group Friends of the Park helped fixthe problem at the downtown park?

• to show why dogs should be on a leash in public places

• to show why rules for dog owners are sometimes broken

• to show why it can be expected that dog owners will obey beach rules

• to show what happens when people in the community work together to accomplish a goal

What does the author want to the community to do besides allow dogs on the beach?

• have a parade at the beach

• bring their dogs daily to the beach for walks

• ignore people who think that dogs are bothersome

• make it easy for dog owners to clean up at the beach

Base your answers on "Islands" passage.

How do rising seas create islands?

• They wash coral reefs up from below the surface of the water.

• They break a large area of land into pieces and move the pieces apart.

• They cover low parts of the large land area so that only some parts are above water.

• They cool melted rock and let it form layers that build up and rise above the sea.

What are two things that have to happen in order to form islands from melted rock?

• Melted rock has to go below the bottom of the ocean.

• Liquid rock has to become solid rock by cooling.

• Layers of rock have to build up on top of each other.

• The sea level has to get lower to let the rock stick out.

• Tiny sea animals has to become attached to melted rock.

What information about the islands of the far North and South can be found in the paragraph "Islands of the Far North and South?"

• how big they are

• what they are made of

• how long it takes them to form

• plants and animals that live on them

What does the word trace mean in this sentence from the passage?

"Because they are so small, each coral skeleton contains only a trace of limestone."

• very small

• slowly growing

• heavy

• thick

What is the central idea of this passage?

• Islands are usually surrounded by water.

• Islands are formed in one of five different ways.

• Islands are more alike than they are different.

• Islands and home to rare sea creatures and corals.