Reading Plus Close Reading Beginner Skills Practice

A king lived long ago. Many people worked for the king. A page worked for the king. The page was a young boy. He sat outside the king’s room. He had to be ready to help the king at any time. One night, the king stayed up late. He had to write letters. The page was kept busy. He had to carry letters to people. He had to carry letters all through the land. He worked all night.

The story says that a page worked for the king. The page was:

• a piece of paper

• a young boy who helped the king.

• a friend who lived in another kingdom.

• a type of letter.

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A king lived long ago. Many people worked for the king. A page worked for the king. The page was a young boy. He sat outside the king’s room. He had to be ready to help the king at any time. One night, the king stayed up late. He had to write letters. The page was kept busy. He had to carry letters to people. He had to carry letters all through the land. He worked all night.

One night, the king stayed up late. He had to write letters. How did the page help the king?

• The page carried the letters all through the land.

• The page brought the king food when he was hungry.

• The page told the king to stay up late.

• The page showed the king how to write a letter.

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Ding dong! Mr. Moon hurried to answer the doorbell. Very few people came to his house by the lake. Who could it be?

“Hello. I am Zap. I am your new robot.” Green lights flashed across the robot’s chest.

“But I ordered a rowboat!” said Mr. Moon.

“You will like me better than a rowboat,” Zap said. “I’m strong and fast and smart. I delivered myself!”

“Can you float?” asked Mr. Moon.

“No,” said Zap. “I leak.”

In this story, Mr. Moon gets a surprise. What is the surprise?

• He gets a robot by mistake.

• His house has a new doorbell.

• He gets a visit from an old friend.

• His doorbell rings by itself.

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Ding dong! Mr. Moon hurried to answer the doorbell. Very few people came to his house by the lake. Who could it be?

“Hello. I am Zap. I am your new robot.” Green lights flashed across the robot’s chest.

“But I ordered a rowboat!” said Mr. Moon.

“You will like me better than a rowboat,” Zap said. “I’m strong and fast and smart. I delivered myself!”

“Can you float?” asked Mr. Moon.

“No,” said Zap. “I leak.”

Zap is sure that Mr. Moon will like having a robot better than having a rowboat. Why?

• Zap is strong and fast and smart.

• Zap can float better than a rowboat.

• Mr. Moon lived in a little house.

• Mr. Moon was afraid to go in the lake.

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Pete doodled in his notebook. He was trying to think. He had a problem. He had very little money. And his mom’s birthday was coming. What was he going to do? Mom always said homemade gifts were best. But all the stuff he made seemed to fall apart. “As an arts-and-craftser, I’m a disaster,” he said out loud. Hey, that rhymed! Sort of. Maybe he could write a poem for Mom.

Pete needed a birthday gift for his mom. What idea did he have for a gift?

• He could buy his mom a notebook.

• He could sing a song for his mom.

• He could give his mom flowers.

• He could write a poem for his mom.

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When did people start keeping cats? More than 4,000 years ago! A cat had a job to do. Long ago, people grew their own grain. They used the grain to make bread. But who else liked to eat grain? Mice! So a cat was a big help. It would hunt the mice.

The text states that long ago, a cat was a big help. Why?

• It played with young children.

• It hunted mice that ate people’s grain.

• It kept itself very clean.

• It brought good luck to a family.

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What does your skin do? It protects your body. It holds your body fluids in. It keeps bad germs out. Your skin also lets you feel things. It lets you feel heat and cold. It lets you feel pain. How does your skin do it? Your skin is full of nerve endings. Nerves let you feel things.

Skin has many jobs. Based on the text, what is one thing skin does?

• It helps you smell things.

• It makes you feel hungry.

• It helps you see things.

• It protects your body.

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What does your skin do? It protects your body. It holds your body fluids in. It keeps bad germs out. Your skin also lets you feel things. It lets you feel heat and cold. It lets you feel pain. How does your skin do it? Your skin is full of nerve endings. Nerves let you feel things.

The text states that your skin is full of nerve endings. What do nerve endings do?

• They let you feel things.

• They let you see at night.

• They help you hear sounds.

• They help you stay healthy.

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Tic-tac-toe is an old game. It is played by two people. It uses a grid. A grid is a set of lines. Tictac-toe uses four lines. Two lines go up and down. Two lines go from side to side. These lines make square spaces. Tic-tac-toe uses the letters X and O. How do you play? You choose to play either X or O. Say you choose to play X. You put an X in a space. The other person plays O. He or she puts an O in a space. You both put Xs and Os in the spaces. How do you win? You must get three Xs (or Os) in a row. 3.

The text states that tic-tac-toe uses a grid. A grid is:

• an old game played by two people.

• anything that goes up and down.

• sets of lines that make square spaces.

• anything that goes from side to side.

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Tic-tac-toe is an old game. It is played by two people. It uses a grid. A grid is a set of lines. Tictac-toe uses four lines. Two lines go up and down. Two lines go from side to side. These lines make square spaces. Tic-tac-toe uses the letters X and O. How do you play? You choose to play either X or O. Say you choose to play X. You put an X in a space. The other person plays O. He or she puts an O in a space. You both put Xs and Os in the spaces. How do you win? You must get three Xs (or Os) in a row. 3.

To win a game of tic-tac-toe, a player must:

• put an X or an O in a space.

• be faster than the other player.

• hide all of the game pieces.

• get three Xs or Os in a row

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