QTR 4 test

Daniel stared out the window, watching the road. Finally, the mail truck pulled up, and Daniel ran out the door and down to the mailbox. He quickly sorted through the new mail and then frowned.

What can you conclude from the text?

• Daniel forgot to mail something.

• Daniel did not get the mail he expected.

• Daniel got junk mail.

• Daniel was mad at his mom.

Finn put on the crown and fixed his robe. He stood near the curtain, peeking out at the crowd. When the music began, he cleared his throat and stepped onto the stage.

• Daniel was sick.

• Daniel went to school.

• Daniel was not ready to go outside

• Daniel was in a play.

Camille's feet throbbed. She'd hurried from the kitchen to the dining room so many times it felt as though she'd run ten miles. It didn't help that she'd kept forgetting cream for the coffee and jam for the toast. To top it all off, her new uniform was stained.

What can you conclude from the text?

• Camille loves long races.

• Camille ate dinner.

• Camille started working in a restaurant.

Look at these details from a paragraph about the same topic:

1) An ant can lift things up to fifty times its own weight.

2) To prepare for winter, some ants collect extra food and store it for later. 3) Most ants spend their lives gathering food, building colonies, and protecting the queen ant.

Choose the main, or central, idea that ties all the details together.

• Ants are strong hardworking insects.

• Worker bees and ants work hard to protect their queen.

• Ants spend most of their lives working.

• Ants are cool animals.

Look at these details from a paragraph about the same topic.

1) Touching and removing coral can damage coral reefs.

2) Also, coral is hurt when humans fish an area too much.

3.) In addition, chemicals dumped into the ocean are dangerous to coral.

Choose the main, or central, idea that ties all the details together.

• When people fish in an area too much, it is dangerous to coral.

• Coral is important to the ocean.

• Coral reefs are pretty.

• Coral reefs face many threats.

Read the paragraph. One sentence does not support the topic sentence in uppercase letters. THE AMERICAN FLAG HAS CHANGED OVER TIME. At first, it was red, white and blue and only had 13 stars. The French flag is also red, white and blue. Today, the colors on the American flag are the same, but more stars.

• At first, it was red, white and blue and only had 13 stars.

• The French flag is also red, white and blue.

• Today, the colors on the American flag are the same, but with more stars.

Use the text to put the events in order:

Have you ever seen a lava lamp? You can make something that looks like one at home. First, fill a tall, clear drinking glass with water. Make sure to leave an inch of room at the top. Next, slowly add a quarter cup of vegetable oil. Finally, sprinkle a pinch of salt on top. The "lava" will begin moving up and down in the glass.

• 1) Leave an inch of room at the top. 2) Put oil in the glass. 3) Sprinkle salt into the glass.

• 1) Put oil in the glass. 2) Put water in the glass. 3) Sprinkle salt into the glass.

• 1) Put water in the glass. 2) Put oil in the glass. 3) Sprinkle salk into the glass.

Use the text to put the events in order.

When Illinois became a state in 1818, it was mostly unsettled prairie. Only about thirty-five thousand people, mostly farmers, lived in the state. Soon, though new shipping lanes brought moe supplies and made farming there easier. By 1840, as more people moved to northern Illinois, Chicago had become a big city.

• 1) Farming gets easier. 2) Chicago becomes a big city. 3) Illinois becomes a state.

• 1) Chicago becomes a big city. 2) Farming gets easier. 3) Illinois becomes a state.

• 1) Illinois becomes a state 2) Farming gets easier 3) Chicago becomes a big city.

People sometimes call their house cats "little tigers". This is because house cats and tigers are alike in many ways. House cats have 30 teeth, and tigers do, too. They both love to climb. However, unlike tigers, house cats don't roar. They purr instead! Tigers, on the other hand, cannot purr. Based on the text, determine which detail is true.

• Both house cats and tigers purr.

• Only tigers have 30 teeth.

• Both cats and tigers love to climb.

Cookies and muffins are two tasty baked treats. To make cookies, you start with dough. To make muffins, though, you start with batter. When cookie dough is ready, you bake it on a cookie sheet. When muffin batter is ready, you bake it in a muffin tin. Based on the text, which is true?

• Only muffins start with batter.

• Both muffins and cookies are made from dough.

• Only cookies are tasty baked treats.

• Only cookies start with dough.