Hop to It!

What is the most likely reason the author includes the photograph of the Cottontail rabbit?

• To suggest the rabbit is running from danger.

• To show the softness of the rabbit’s fur.

• To suggest that the rabbit’s breed runs the fastest.

• To show the reader how the rabbit is able to leap forward with the help of their back legs.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Which phrase in paragraph 4 helps the reader understand the meaning of thump?

• When danger is near

• legs on the ground

• When they feel

• ran for shelter

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which sentence from the selection is an opinion?

• However, these very cute and cuddly animals can give us a run for our money—literally! (paragraph 1)

• They can leap forward great distances with a single push from their back legs. (paragraph 2)

• Rabbits have 4 toes on their hind feet that are long and webbed to keep them from spreading as they jump. (paragraph 2)

• A rabbit shows it's happy or excited by leaping into the air and twisting its body. (paragraph 6)

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Paragraph 5 is mostly about –

• the early history of rabbit hopping

• how rabbits participate in the competitive sport of kaninhop

• the different categories and lengths of time rabbits compete in

• the world’s fastest rabbit

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Read this sentence from paragraph 6. "If a rabbit anticipates eating, or it has been fed its favorite food or treat, you can expect a full on blinky." Based on information in this sentence, the reader can conclude that rabbits—

• love to eat carrots

• are enthused when they eat

• don’t like eating

• are sad when they eat bad foods

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CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

What is the best summary of the selection?

• Rabbits are typically the symbol for spring or Easter.

• Humans were born to walk, rabbits were born to hop.

• Hind legs are an important body part of a rabbit, which allows them to hop, defend themselves, communicate, compete in sports, and express themselves.

• A rabbit’s strong hind legs allow them to be the fastest animal in the world.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2