Reading Test

Mark wanted to be a great skater. But he didn't want to spend the hours practicing. He wished he could just do the tricks easily. Mark's dream was to have everyone stop and stare when he entered the skate park. He wanted them to say, "Mark is the best skater in the whole world."

What is the main idea?

• Mark wants everyone to think he's a great skater without doing the hard work.

• Mark practices very hard to become a great skater.

• Mark is the best skater at the park.

• Mark wants to learn how to skate so he can compete.

Which sentence is a supporting detail that recycling is important?

• There are many landfills available for waste.

• Clean jars before recycling them.

• Recycling paper saves trees from being cut down.

• Separate your paper, cans, and glass jars before recycling.

Jill makes a smoothie for breakfast every morning. First, she get her blender and all her ingredients out on the counter top. Then, she puts some milk in the blender. Next, she adds a banana and some frozen berries. Then she turns on the blender until it is smooth. After that, she pours it into a big cup. Last, she drinks her smoothie, she puts her cup in the dishwasher.

What does Jill add to her smoothie first?

• Banana

• Berries

• Milk

• Juice

Jill makes a smoothie for breakfast every morning. First, she puts some milk in the blender. Next, she adds a banana and some frozen berries. Then she turns on the blender until it is smooth. After that, she pours it into a big cup. After she drinks her smoothie, she puts her cup in the dishwasher.

How is the paragraph organized?

• as a list of steps to show how Jill makes her smoothie

• as a list of facts to show how important smoothies are

• as a description of a delicious smoothie

• as a set of opinion statements to show smoothies are the best

Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures that help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold and warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.

Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?

• Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is

• Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short

• Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way

• They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area

Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures that help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold and warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.

Choose the best conclusion to the statement: Weather men have a lot of information to share, so they

• need to know where the warm and cold air is.

• share the information in long news reports.

• use pictures to share the information in a faster way.

• look at the sky and guess what might happen.

Their reports need to be correct.

The word "reports" means

• clouds

• information

• pictures

• help