Reading Bank 12

Which detail shows the author’s point of view about whether dogs will make messes at the beach? Base your answer on the passage “Say Yes to Dogs on the Beach.”

• Many stores downtown allow leashed dogs to come inside with their owners.

• If our beach has the same rules, we can have the same success.

• Finally, some say dogs can be a bother to others.

• We might as well close the beach entirely.

Select one sentence from paragraph 4 that describes a rule dog owners must follow in the community.

• Finally, some say that dogs can be a bother to others.

• This ignores an important fact.

• Our town already has laws that all dogs must be on a leash in public.

• Dogs do not run free down the streets, and they won’t at the beach either.

• We should give dog owners the chance to be responsible rather than banning dogs from the beach.

Which sentence in the passage best supports the idea that the author lives in a dog-friendly community?

• A better option is to make rules for dog owners to follow at the beach.

• Many stores downtown allow leashed dogs to come inside with their owners.

• Dogs do not run free down the streets, and they won’t at the beach either.

• The beach should be a place to gather and celebrate community.

Why does the author include a description of how the group Friends of the Park helped fix a problem at the downtown beach?

• to show why dogs should be on a leash in public places

• to show why rules for dog owners are sometimes broken

• to show why it can be expected that dog owners will obey beach rules

• to show what happens when people in the community work together to accomplish a goal

What does the author want the community to do besides allow dogs on the beach?

• have a parade at the beach

• bring their dogs to the beach daily for walks

• ignore people who think that dogs are bothersome

• make it easy for dog owners to clean up at the beach

How do rising seas create islands? Base your answers on the passage “Islands.”

• They wash coral reefs up from below the surface of the water.

• They break a large area of land into pieces and move the pieces apart.

• They cover low parts of a large land area so that only some parts are above water.

• They cool melted rock and let it form layers that build up and rise above the sea.

What are two things that have to happen in order for islands to form from melted rock? Base your answers on the passage “Islands.”

• Melted rock has to go below the bottom of the ocean.

• Liquid rock has to become solid rock by cooling.

• Layers of rock have to build up on top of each other.

• The sea level has to get lower to let the rock stick out.

• Tiny sea creatures have to become attached to melted rock.

What information about islands of the far North and South can be found in the sidebar? Base your answers on the passage “Islands.”

• how big they are

• what they are made of

• how long it takes for them to form

• plants and animals that live on them

What does the word trace mean in this sentence from the passage? “Because they are so small, each coral skeleton contains only a trace amount of limestone.” (paragraph 4)

• very small

• slowly growing

• heavy

• thick

What is the main idea of the passage?

• Islands are usually surrounded by water.

• Islands are formed in one of five different ways.

• Islands are more alike than they are different.

• Islands are home to rare sea creatures and corals.