Reading Comprehension Quiz

Why does the author include the information in paragraph 1?

• To define an unfamiliar word

• To suggest a place to visit

• To present a problem that needed to be solved

• To describe where the events occurred

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CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

The selection “Prince of Central Park” is mostly about —

• where people go to see red-tailed hawks

• how red-tailed hawks care for their babies

• what happens when two hawks make a nest near Central Park

• why some people did not want hawks to live near Central Park

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Which sentence best completes the diagram?

• The building’s owners removed the nest.

• Bird-watchers took pictures of the nest.

• People living in the apartment building moved to another location.

• Bird-watchers met with building owners to discuss a plan.

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

In paragraph 7, the word lure means to —

• rush

• tempt

• swing

• push

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which section explains why Pale Male was permitted to rebuild his nest on the

side of the apartment building?

• An Unlikely Habitat

• An Unusual Place to Raise Youngsters

• Challenges for the Hawks

• Solving One Problem

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Based on the selection, what is unusual about the hawks’ nest?

• The materials used to make the nest

• The place the birds chose to build the nest

• The size of the nest the birds created

• The number of eggs that hatched in the nest

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What is the best summary of the selection?

• A hawk named Pale Male and his mate built a nest near Central Park. Before

  long, they were raising baby hawks in their nest. Some people had a problem

  with the hawks and wanted the family of birds to find a new home.

• People were happy when a hawk chose to make his home in a city where

  hawks are not commonly seen. Some residents living near Central Park were

  upset when the hawk and his mate built a nest on their building. Finally New

  Yorkers found a solution that worked for humans and hawks.

• Some people in New York City were upset about a hawk family that lived near

  them. After they complained, building owners tried to make the hawks move

  away from Central Park. But the hawks rebuilt a nest in the same place.

• A hawk named Pale Male found a mate and built a nest near Central Park.

  Soon the hawks had a family. The bird-watchers in the area were thrilled to

  have a hawk family to observe. They cheered while viewing the hawks and

  wanted to help them stay.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

After the hawks rebuilt their nest, fewer people complained most

likely because —

• the sidewalk below the nest stayed clean

• they realized that the hawks were not going to leave

• they were tired of explaining their concerns to others

• the nest was not as large as the first nest the hawks had built

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1