Reading Comprehension Quiz

Which word best helps the reader understand the meaning of the word consistent as it is used in paragraph 1?

• settled

• result

• reliable

• control

How does the graph support a main idea of the passage?

• It shows that the amount of fish produced by fish farms has grown steadily since 1990.

• It shows that total fish farm production is measured in metric tons.

• It shows that fish farming wasn’t as important in 2015 as it was in 1990.

• It shows that fish farming became a major source of food worldwide in only twenty-five years.

Which statement is supported by the information presented in the graph?

• There were no fish farms in the world before 1995.

• The number of fish farms has doubled since 1990.

• In 2015, there were more than 70 million fish farms in the world.

• In 2010, the world produced nearly 60 million metric tons of farmed fish.

Fill in the bubble in the correct box in the chart to select YES if the sentence describes a result of the growing demand for fish or NO if it does not. Fish farming is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world.

• YES

• NO

Fill in the bubble in the correct box in the chart to select YES if the sentence describes a result of the growing demand for fish or NO if it does not. People settle down and begin raising food on farms.

• YES

• NO

Fill in the bubble in the correct box in the chart to select YES if the sentence describes a result of the growing demand for fish or NO if it does not. More than 40 percent of all fish produced for food come from fish farms.

• YES

• NO

Fill in the bubble in the correct box in the chart to select YES if the sentence describes a result of the growing demand for fish or NO if it does not. Fish are used for other purposes besides food.

• YES

• NO

Fill in the bubble in the correct box in the chart to select YES if the sentence describes a result of the growing demand for fish or NO if it does not. Fish farms can raise thousands of fish at a time.

• YES

• NO

What are two main ideas from "A New Crop for Farmers"?

• Introduction of a new crop

• Challenges faced by farmers

• Benefits of the new crop

• Historical background of farming

Read the sentence from paragraph 3. "For example, precise feeding is an important component of successful fish farming." Which phrase best helps the reader understand the meaning of the word component in paragraph 3?

• factors in the process

• successful fish farming

• uneaten food

• fish waste