WorksheetsReading #1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3hrs 16mins
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Class
Date
1.
Floods can cause tremendous damage. They can ruin houses, roads, and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand, and debris behind. It can take months to clean up after a flood.
What is the main idea?
What is the main idea?
a)
Floods can cause a lot of damage.
b)
Floods cause mudslides.
c)
Floods damage houses and roads.
d)
Sand is debris
2.
Soccer is known in some countries as football. It is a popular sport across the world, with over 200 countries playing the sport. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games from 1900 to 1928 and from 1936 to today.
What is the main idea?
What is the main idea?
a)
Soccer is important at the Olympics.
b)
Soccer is a worldwide sport.
c)
Soccer is also called football.
d)
Soccer is played by men and women.
3.
Which sentence suggests that Joanna rode her bike to school?
a)
Joannaʼs hair was a little messy when she got to school.
b)
Joanna crossed three streets on her way to school.
c)
Joanna went four blocks on her way to school.
d)
Joanna had to put her helmet inside the classroom closet.
4.
The desert is a very hot, dry place. How might a coyote stay cool?
a)
Sleep during the day and hunt at night
b)
Take a bath in the lake
c)
Grow thicker fur
d)
Build a new home out of cactus
5.
My family went to the circus. We saw the funny clowns. We watched the lion act. We ate a lot of treats and popcorn. This story is about __________.
a)
eating treats and popcorn
b)
clowns
c)
going to the circus
d)
lions
6.
Do you enjoy kites? If you order right away, we will give you directions for making kites out of all kinds of materials-sticks, straws, socks, and more. All of this for only $10.95. Hurry! Time is limited.
What is this ad trying to get the reader to do?
What is this ad trying to get the reader to do?
a)
Buy information about sticks and straws.
b)
Buy information about sock puppets.
c)
Buy information about kite making.
d)
Buy a read-to-fly kite.
7.
Amy opened the door to the bathroom. “What is that dripping sound? Why is the carpet wet and squishy all around the bathtub? The rest of the carpet is dry. Oh no!”
What is the problem?
What is the problem?
a)
The TV is broken.
b)
The bathtub is overflowing.
c)
There is no soap in the bathroom.
d)
The stove was left turned on.
8.
Mary was standing on the sidewalk. Then, she saw a butterfly. She got a net. She chased the butterfly. What might happen next?
a)
Mary will try to catch a spider.
b)
Mary will run and play.
c)
Mary will try to catch the butterfly in her net.
d)
Mary will try to catch a moth.
9.
Which of the following sentences gives a description of the sky?
a)
Planes fly in the sky.
b)
Birds fly in the sky.
c)
The vast sky is full of white fluffy clouds.
d)
What do you see in the sky?
10.
I have a dog who is playful but he is not eating or playing anymore. What is wrong with my dog.
a)
Scared
b)
Sick
c)
Not real
d)
None of the above
11.
Not all animals help old animals. Some animals drive the old or sick relatives away or even kill them. Young elephants have been known to feed blind old elephants who can't find food. Pictures have been taken of young elephants actually putting food into an old elephant's mouth. You can infer that:
a)
some young animals are kind
b)
all young animals are cruel
c)
many elephants go blind
d)
elephants don't like their picture taken
12.
It is said that a million matches can be made from one tree. It is also said that one match can destroy a million trees. This has happened. One careless person with one little match has destroyed in a very short time what nature has taken many years to make. You can infer that:
a)
one match can do more good than one tree
b)
one tree can do more good than one match
c)
one match can do a great deal of harm
d)
none of the above
13.
Not all birds have the same number of feathers. The little hummingbird may have about fifteen hundred during the summer. A bigger bird such as a robin may have twice that many feathers. Large birds may have twenty thousand feathers or more. The number of feathers must have something to do:
a)
with the bird's size
b)
with the bird's age
c)
with the weather
d)
none of the above
14.
There is a strange little worm in South America called the railroad worm. This little animal looks as if it is divided into parts. A light is on each part. When we look at the worm at night, it looks like a number of lighted train windows. The railroad worm must also look somewhat like:
a)
a street light
b)
an automobile
c)
a lighted bus
d)
all of the above
15.
Very few early Americans used rugs on their floors. Instead, the floors were painted with colorful designs. Some homeowners covered their floors with tiny drops of paint. Other Americans painted canvas "carpets," to make the floors look like costly rugs. Rugs for many early Americans were probably:
a)
too expensive
b)
of little interest
c)
used to hide fine wooden floors
d)
none of the above
16.
It is not difficult for fish living in deep waters to find food. When shallow-water fish die, some of them sink to deeper levels or even to the bottom. There is a never-ending rain of food from above. You can infer that:
a)
all dead fish sink to the bottom
b)
all dead fish sink just a little bit
c)
some dead fish don't sink
d)
none of the above
17.
Rain is the biggest danger to baby birds. During rainy weather, the parents have to leave the nest in search of food. The baby birds are left uncovered. The babies get chilled. Thousands have been known to die during long rainstorms. Most of the time baby birds are covered mainly:
a)
by the trees
b)
by the nest
c)
by their mothers and fathers
d)
there furry coat
18.
What is setting?
a)
a person place or a thing
b)
time and place
c)
2 or more people talking
d)
express strong feelings
19.
Can setting be a noun?
a)
yes
b)
no
c)
sometimes
d)
always
20.
What is the theme of this story?
a)
Don't steal
b)
Look both ways before crossing the street.
c)
Necessity is the mother of invention.
d)
One good turn deserves another.
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