Reading Comprehension Quiz

Read the sentence from Paragraph 4 of the story. "Far north lives fierce Ice Man, who sends our frozen season . . ." What do the underlined words in the sentence mean?

• winter

• spring

• summer

• autumn

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

How does the author mostly organize the passage?

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

What caused Ice Man to become angry?

• The fire hissed and laughed at him.

• The flames of the fire ate the snow.

• The people sat in their lodges and cried.

• The people doubted he could help them.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

Which of the following questions is answered in Paragraph 4?

• What does Fire look like?

• Where does Ice Man live?

• When does the deep hole form?

• How does the little man make snow?

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Read the sentence from the passage: "He mixed sleet with the heavy rain and shook down snow." Which sentence uses the word heavy the same as it is used in the sentence above?

• I could hardly lift the heavy package.

• Larry chose a heavy topic for his report.

• The ship was tossed about on the heavy seas.

• Marion was so tired that her eyelids felt heavy.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

The purpose of the illustration in the passage is to show

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

The story provides an explanation for

• how Ice Man gets his name.

• where the people live.

• why Fire scorches the ground.

• how lakes are formed.

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

The chart below shows how Ice Man changes the weather. Which words should be placed in the empty box?

• heavy snow

• light rain

• dark clouds

• hot steam

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Why did the author write this story?

• to share a Native American folktale

• to advise the reader to be careful around fires

• to explain unusual events that take place in nature

• to encourage the reader to study Native American folktales

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6