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The word stocky means

• skinny and long

• stubborn

• thick and sturdy

• colorful

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

What is the author's purpose of this text?

• Entertain

• Persuade

• Inform

• PIE

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

The Muskrat says that the disease is “real bad.”What evidence in the story supports his statement?

• T.J. wants to go into town even though The Muskrat has advised people to stay in their homes.

• After The Muskrat warns people about the disease, an old Earl Scruggs song comes on the radio.

• The Greersons tell the boys not to worry, saying that the disease will end soon.

• The disease is very contagious, and doctors have not been able to figure out a cure.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.4.8

What does the word symptoms mean?

• fears of getting sick

• signs of a disease

• serious injuries

• suggestions that doctors give to patients

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

What is the author's purpose?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Tammy's family is worried about the Shelby Farm hay maze. What evidence from the passage supports this conclusion?

• Mr. Shelby questions Tammy about why she is at the farm.

• Tammy's father send Tammy to get information about Shelby Farm.

• People who visit Little Acres complain about the lack of pumpkins.

• The funny thing about Little Acres is that it's actually enormous.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

Clouds are not entirely made up of water droplets. What evidence from the text supports this statement?

• "Most of the water vapor in the air comes from the oceans. This happens when liquid water toward the surface of the oceans is warmed, usually by the sun."

• "There are always small particles of water in the air that people can't see. A lot of these tiny particles of water are in the form of a gas called water vapor."

• "In the air, liquid water can stick to specks of dust, water drops, or ice crystals. This forms cloud droplets. Lots of cloud droplets together form clouds."

• "To make clouds, the water particles in the air have to come together, but they can't come together as water vapor."

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Read these sentences: "In the air, liquid water can stick to specks of dust, water drops, or ice crystals. This forms cloud droplets. Lots of cloud droplets together form clouds." As used in these sentences, what does the word "form" most nearly mean?

• destroy or harm

• make or create

• show or display

• train or guide

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the main idea of this passage?

• Clouds can be different shapes, but they are all mostly made of water.

• To make clouds, the water particles in the air have to come together.

• Most of the water vapor in the air comes from the oceans.

• Clouds are formed when water vapor in the air turns into liquid water that can stick to specks of dust, water drops, or ice crystals

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

Why is condensation necessary for clouds to form? Use evidence in the text to support your answer.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.4.5