October, Week 4, FRIDAY: 3rd Daily Reading Ready Test

Name (First and Last)

1. An antonym for the word startled in paragraph 2 is – (TEKS: 3.3D, CCSS: L.4.5.C)

• alarmed
• shocked
• comforted
• frightened

2. Which words in paragraph 2 help the reader understand the meaning of minor? (TEKS: 3.3B, CCSS: RI.3.4)

• nothing too bad
• home suffered
• important thing
• alive and alright

3. Which sentence from the selection BEST helps the reader visualize the earthquake? (TEKS: 3.10D, CCSS: RI.4.1)

• The family was startled awake by a loud noise, and their beds were shaking violently.
• Ansel’s family built a house that faced the Pacific Ocean and was surrounded by beautiful green plants.
• They could hear the waves crashing against the shore through the broken glass windows.
• When the earthquake stopped, there was a quietness that surrounded them.

4. Ansel’s family moved to San Francisco because they – (TEKS: 3.7C, CCSS: RI.4.1)

• were tired of experiencing earthquakes at night
• decided to build a house on the Atlantic Ocean
• tried to get to an area that would have nice places to take pictures
• wanted to be in a healthier and more attractive environment

5. What is one theme presented in the selection? (TEKS: 3.8A, CCSS: RI.4.2)

• What you think is beautiful may turn out to be ugly.
• Earthquakes are not as bad as other types of storms.
• Photography is not as easy as it may look.
• Something difficult can inspire something beautiful.

6. In paragraph 1, the reader can use the suffix –ful to know that the word beautiful means – (TEKS: 3.3C, CCSS: RF.3.3.A)

• beautiful again
• without beauty
• full of buty
• a lack of beauty

7. The author wrote this selection most likely to – (TEKS: 3.10A, CCSS: RI.4.1)

• explain to the reader how devastating earthquakes can be
• tell the reader about the early life of a famous photographer
• entertain the reader with an interesting story
• teach the reader how to escape an earthquake safely

8. The family first realized an earthquake was beginning when they – (TEKS: 3.7C, CCSS: RI.4.1)

• noticed a broken window in the living room
• were awakened by a loud noise
• heard crashing waves against the shore
• saw the Pacific Ocean from the mountaintop

9. The author included paragraph 2 mainly to show – (TEKS: 3.10B, CCSS: RI.4.5)

• the things Ansel accomplished in his adult life
• what Ansel experienced as a young child
• how Ansel became a well-known photographer
• why Ansel’s family moved to San Francisco