U1W1/2 PMA: Cause and Effect, Homographs

Why does Billy swim to Byrd's ship a second time?

• He thinks swimming in the Hudson River is a fun adventure.

• He wants to prove his strong desire to go on the expedition.

• He plans to show Byrd that he is a very strong swimmer.

• He hopes to prove to his parents that he is a hard worker

What is one effect of Billy joining Byrd's crew?

• He has difficulty gaining the crew's trust.

• He no longer stays in touch with his parents.

• He takes Byrd's place as captain of the ship.

• He gains experience that helps him later in life.

Read the paragraph from the text.

Let us go back in time to the 1940s. The artist Georgia O’Keeffe is camping in the desert. It is her favorite place to be, and she welcomes the heat and wind of the New Mexico landscape. As a child, she did not know that she would love the desert. She did know, however, that she would become a painter. She got the idea when she was just twelve.

Which word from the paragraph is a homograph of a word that means “to move in a twisting course”?

• back

• desert

• wind

• would

Read the sentence from the text.

She lives in a house in a quiet retreat called Ghost Ranch.

What is the meaning of retreat as it is used in this sentence?

• house

• withdraw or move back

• place of quiet privacy

• slope back

Read the sentences from the text.

Blood tests hint that Phoebe’s new calf might arrive soon. They have created a safe

indoor space for Phoebe to give birth alone. The care team thinks Phoebe will have

her baby in the evening or overnight, like Asian elephants usually do in the wild.

Why did the author most likely include this information?

• to explain the concern that everyone had that something would go wrong

• to explain the different tasks that the veterinary and animal care teams had

• to show where the newborn elephant would live after it was born

• to show why the keepers were surprised Phoebe gave birth in the afternoon

Read the sentences from the text.

She lifts one back leg and then the other, and then she flicks her tail and flaps her

ears. This makes Connie curious, so she comes near Phoebe to check. Suddenly,

something appears on Phoebe’s underside. Within a few minutes, a large sack-like

object falls from her stomach to the ground, along with a large amount of blood.

Which word from the sentences is a homograph of a word that means “a slip

of paper listing the amount owed”?

• leg

• tail

• check

• object

Read the sentence from the text.

She uses her trunk to investigate him and clean him off.

What is the meaning of the word trunk as it is used in the sentence?

• body

• river

• vehicle

• plant

Which sentence from the text helps the reader understand why visitors think Phoebe is acting strangely?

• "She lifts one back leg and then the other, and then she flicks her tail and flaps her ears."

• "Within a few minutes, a large sack-like object falls from her stomach to the ground, along with a large amount of blood."

• "Suddenly, Connie begins making strange noises and flapping her ears."

• "Phoebe’s baby tries standing again and again."

Choose the correct meaning of each underlined word as it is used in the text.

"The veterinary and animal care teams are keeping a close eye on Phoebe."

• shut

• near

Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word as it is used in the text.

"Blood tests hint that Phoebe’s new calf might arrive soon."

• baby animal

• part of the leg