Reading Comprehension

Situation

Daughter: Mom, I'm going shopping with my friends at Chatuchak Weekend Market.

Mother: Beware of pickpockets. There are a lot of people there.

Daughter: Thank you, mom.

The mother says that because _____?

• she wants her daughter to take good care of her purse

• she doesn't want her daughter to go there

• she doesn't want to let her daughter go there alone

Juju went to the store with his mom and bought a toy car. He picked a green car because green is his favorite color. What color is the car that Juju bought?

• Red

• Blue

• Orange

• Green

1. Katie jumped out of bed when she realized the sun was shining bright through her window. Everyone was already gone! She quickly got dressed, brushed her teeth, and grabbed her book bag. When she got to school she was completely out of breath and the class was already at specials.

What can you infer about Katie?

• Katie over slept and was late to the movies.

• Katie over slept and was late to school.

• Katie over slept and was late for church.

• Katie over slept and was late to friend's house.

The marching band looked amazing on the football field. Each member played their instruments perfectly. The audience loved the performance.

The reader can conclude...

• The band must have practiced a lot.

• The football field was very big.

• The audience was full of parents.

• More people wanted to join the band.

Fact or opinion:

Kids are not responsible on the internet and need to be watched.

• Fact

• Opinion

The waters of Fram Strait lie between Greenland and Norway’s Svalbard islands. In this dark and icy place, the bowhead whales are singing.

The article tells about Fram Strait. How does the map help readers understand what a strait is?

• by showing the number of whales in Fram Strait

• by showing the water temperature in Fram Strait

• by showing that Fram Strait is near many big rivers

• by showing that Fram Strait is a narrow body of water

The bowhead has 11 inches of fat, or blubber, under its skin. This makes it the only baleen whale that can live in the Arctic all year round. During the winters, it stays under the ice. It uses its huge head to break breathing holes through the frozen water when needed. It spends the summers swimming through ice that is broken or melting.

what is one effect of bowhead whales’ thick blubber?

• The whales are not easy to hunt.

• The whales do not need any teeth.

• The whales can live in cold water all year long.

I can't wait until this weekend! We’re going to my grandparents’ house and my entire family will be there. I will spend most of my time playing games with my cousins. We always have such a good time together! The day goes by so fast, and by the end we are all exhausted... but we still don’t want to leave!

What is the main idea?

• Weekends are times to travel.

• The author enjoys spending time with her family.

• The author's grandparents live far away.

It was backward day at school. The students had to do things backward. Some of them wore their T-shirts backward. They took a test before they studied the lesson. Dessert was served first instead of last. They tried to walk home backward, but they bumped into each other and fell down.

What is the main idea?

• Dessert is supposed to come last.

• The students had a backward day.

• It is hard to do things backward.

What can you infer about the following:

The little boy looked sheepishly down at the ground. His mom clenched her teeth together. She couldn't believe what he had just done!

• He has created a beautiful painting for her.

• He has eaten the pie she baked for supper.

• He smiled at her and said, "I love you, mama."

• He ate his lunch of peanut butter and jelly.