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 presented in this passage?

We're Racing, Racing Down the Walk

We're racing, racing down the walk,

Over the pavement and round the block.

We rumble along till the sidewalk ends-

Felicia and I and half our friends.

Our hair flies backwards. It's whish and whirr!

She roars at me and I shout at her

As past the porches and garden gates

We rattle and rock

On our roller skates.

What makes the sound of 'whish and whirr'?

Brittany's mom walks into the kitchen wearing her sun hat and a pair of old shoes. “Those vegetable plants are growing by leaps and bounds!” she exclaims to Brittany, as she takes off a dirty glove and wipes a smudge of dirt off her face.

Where was Brittany's mom?

What are those little green lights floating on the grass and flying in the yard? Are they monsters? Are they UFOs? No, they aren’t monsters and they aren’t UFOs. They’re fireflies.

Fireflies are little insects that glow with a cool green light. If you touch one it won’t burn you. Some fireflies glow to warn other animals that they don’t taste good. Frogs, bats, and birds do not like to eat animals that glow. The glow helps keep fireflies safe.

Sometimes we call fireflies glowworms. You can catch fireflies in a jar. Don’t forget to let them go again.

What color are fireflies when they glow?

What are those little green lights floating on the grass and flying in the yard? Are they monsters? Are they UFOs? No, they aren’t monsters and they aren’t UFOs. They’re fireflies.

Fireflies are little insects that glow with a cool green light. If you touch one it won’t burn you. Some fireflies glow to warn other animals that they don’t taste good. Frogs, bats, and birds do not like to eat animals that glow. The glow helps keep fireflies safe.

Sometimes we call fireflies glowworms. You can catch fireflies in a jar. Don’t forget to let them go again.

Fireflies are sometimes called

What are those little green lights floating on the grass and flying in the yard? Are they monsters? Are they UFOs? No, they aren’t monsters and they aren’t UFOs. They’re fireflies.

Fireflies are little insects that glow with a cool green light. If you touch one it won’t burn you. Some fireflies glow to warn other animals that they don’t taste good. Frogs, bats, and birds do not like to eat animals that glow. The glow helps keep fireflies safe.

Sometimes we call fireflies glowworms. You can catch fireflies in a jar. Don’t forget to let them go again.

If you touch a firefly, it will burn you?

What are those little green lights floating on the grass and flying in the yard? Are they monsters? Are they UFOs? No, they aren’t monsters and they aren’t UFOs. They’re fireflies.

Fireflies are little insects that glow with a cool green light. If you touch one it won’t burn you. Some fireflies glow to warn other animals that they don’t taste good. Frogs, bats, and birds do not like to eat animals that glow. The glow helps keep fireflies safe.

Sometimes we call fireflies glowworms. You can catch fireflies in a jar. Don’t forget to let them go again.

If you catch a firefly in a jar, you should...

What are those little green lights floating on the grass and flying in the yard? Are they monsters? Are they UFOs? No, they aren’t monsters and they aren’t UFOs. They’re fireflies.

Fireflies are little insects that glow with a cool green light. If you touch one it won’t burn you. Some fireflies glow to warn other animals that they don’t taste good. Frogs, bats, and birds do not like to eat animals that glow. The glow helps keep fireflies safe.

Sometimes we call fireflies glowworms. You can catch fireflies in a jar. Don’t forget to let them go again.

When is the best time to catch fireflies?

Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the 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?

Dolphins are very smart animals. They even have their own language. They talk to each other with clicks, whistles, and grunts. Scientists have been studying this dolphin language. They hope that in the future, people and dolphins will be able to talk to each other.

This paragraph mainly tells:

In winter, the wind can be as cold as ice.

What is the wind being compared to?

Leaves from the ground fly like butterflies.

What are leaves being compared to?

What is comprehension?

I can't wait until this weekend! We’re going to my grandparents’ house and my entire family will be there. I will spend most of my time playing games with my cousins. We always have such a good time together! The day goes by so fast, and by the end we are all exhausted... but we still don’t want to leave!

What is the main idea?

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:

Thomas Alva Edison was one of the greatest inventors of all times. He lived from 1847 until 1931. He was born in Milan, Ohio, in 1847. In 1854 his family moved to Port Huron, Michigan. When he was 12, he got very sick. As a result he became partially deaf. He attended school for only three months there. So, his mother taught him reading, writing, and arithmetic at home.

In 1862, Edison saved a boy from being run over by a train. The boy’s father operated a telegraph machine. As thanks, the father taught Edison how to operate the telegraph. Later, Edison made improvement to the telegraph.

In 1876, Edison started the first industrial research laboratory at Menio Park, New Jersey. One of his inventions is the long – lasting light bulb. Thomas Alva Edison died in 1931. When he died all electric current in the country was turned off. Although he died not have enough formal education and was deaf, he became a famouse inventor. Once he said, 'Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety–nine percent perspiration.'

Where was Thomas Alva Edison born?

Thomas Alva Edison was one of the greatest inventors of all times. He lived from 1847 until 1931. He was born in Milan, Ohio, in 1847. In 1854 his family moved to Port Huron, Michigan. When he was 12, he got very sick. As a result he became partially deaf. He attended school for only three months there. So, his mother taught him reading, writing, and arithmetic at home.

In 1862, Edison saved a boy from being run over by a train. The boy’s father operated a telegraph machine. As thanks, the father taught Edison how to operate the telegraph. Later, Edison made improvement to the telegraph.

In 1876, Edison started the first industrial research laboratory at Menio Park, New Jersey. One of his inventions is the long – lasting light bulb. Thomas Alva Edison died in 1931. When he died all electric current in the country was turned off. Although he died not have enough formal education and was deaf, he became a famouse inventor. Once he said, 'Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety–nine percent perspiration.'

When was Thomas Alva Edison born?