Beatrix Potter

Which sentence BEST describes the main idea of the article?

• Beatrix Potter had many animals that she loved to draw.

• Beatrix Potter loved animals and wrote stories about them.

• Beatrix Potter liked the country because she could play freely.

• Beatrix Potter wrote a story to a sick little boy to cheer him up.

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Which sentence from the article BEST supports your answer to the main idea of the article?

• She lived in a large house in London, England

• All the time, Beatrix and Bertram drew pictures of everything they saw.

• Noel was sick, and she wanted to cheer him up.

• She made up stories about ducks, hens, dogs, mice, kittens, and cats.

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Read the sentences from the article.

But when Bertram was six, he went away to school. After that, Beatrix was very lonesome since her parents did not allow other children to play with her.

Which word shares the same root as lonesome?

• escape

• lonely

• longhand

• oneself

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Which THREE sentences belong in a summary of the article?

• Beatrix explored forests as a child.

• Beatrix wrote many books for children.

• Beatrix had a brother named Bertram.

• Beatrix became a skilled artist.

• Beatrix loved nature and animals.

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Read the sentence from the article.

Beatrix and Bertram kept a collection of the animals in her schoolroom in London.

What does the word collection tell about the animals?

• They were all small

• They were all pretty

• There was a group of them

• There were very few of them

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Which word has the same root as collection?

• collector

• color

• contribution

• corruption

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