Salmon Creek Comprehension Test

The following question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B. Part A What did Sumi and the other fry eat in the creek?

• moss and fern

• green algae

• maple leaves

• insects and larvae

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

Part B Which sentence from the story best supports your answer for Part A?

• Dragonflies and mayflies fed there, and the fry fed on insects and larvae.

• As the days became warmer, Algae grew on Salmon Creek.

• A windstorm shook the last of the map

• She widened her nostrils, memorized each scent: moss and fern and cedar, maple and damp earth!

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.W.5.9A

Which of these is a fact from the selection?

• The raccoon was the greatest danger.

• Sumi was not so pretty without her stripes.

• Algae grew on Salmon Creek.

  
  

• Being in the sea was the most fun.

.Which of these is an example of a simile?

• schools of silver fry

• as small as a pine needle

• mayflies fed there

• racoon crept slowly

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does it mean to be "followed by a school of fry?"

• To follow a school.

• To find fish eggs.

• To be followed by fish.

• To be followed by fries.

Compare and Contrast Sumi and her mother

Groups:

(a) Compare

,

(b) Sumi

,

(c) Mother

• Inside an egg

• Live in the creek

• Salmon

• blind

• Adult salmon

• Singing

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.W.5.9B

Complete the food chain:

• Heron

• insects and larvae

• Sumi

Compare and Contrast the River and Creek

Groups:

(a) River

,

(b) Compare

,

(c) Creek

• rapids

• currents

• banks

• water

• shallow

• Strong rapids

• Deep

• Steep bank

• small banks

• fish

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

What caused Sumi to change to a brilliant pink?

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

How did the salmon change when they returned to freshwater? Select all that apply.

• Males grow fangs and fierce hooked

• They become transparent and invisible.
• They shrink in size and become smaller.
• They undergo physical changes such as a change in coloration and the development of a crown.