NWEA MAP Informational Text 22

The idea that your skin is the largest organ is best supported by the fact that-

• A.   You lose about 9 pounds of skin cells each year

• B.   The skin is made up of 3 layers

• C.  Your skin would cover an area of about 21 square feet

• D.  You see your skin every day

Which detail would best belong in a summary of this article?

•          A. Enzymes in the skin gives it color.

•          B. On average, hair grows 0.3 mm per day.   

•          C. Nails grow from nail roots.  

•          D. The epidermis is only as thick as two sheets of paper.    

How is the information in paragraph 4 best organized?

•          A. Listing

•          B. Compare and Contrast

•          C. Cause and Effect

•          D. Question and Answer

Complete the cause and effect chart.

• creates goosebumps when your scared

• allows your skin to stretch

• you can shed more skin cells

• keeps your body warm

Read this sentence from the story:

The hypodermis is the subcutaneous layer lying below the dermis.

Which word uses the prefix sub- as it is used in the word subcutaneous?

• subconscious- After the ball hit him in his head, he was subconscious and he needed medical attention.

• subtle - The changes he made to his bedroom where so subtle, we couldn't tell the difference.

• subject - We study fives subjects in school which are math, science, ELA, and Virginia Studies.

• subs- I had ham, turkey, cheese, and lettuce on two of my subs.

Which detail completes these notes?

How Our Skin Helps to Keep Our Bodies Healthy

·      Keeps fluid inside your body.

·      Protects your body against dirt, germs, or burns.

·      Creates a barrier against allergens

·       ?

• making our bodies tough

• helps you stretch

• shedding skin cells

• makes sweat glands