WorksheetsGr8 Reading Practice
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Janet looked out her bedroom window and saw the beautiful, new, white snow covering the ground outside. She quickly got dressed and ran out the front door to make the first snowman of the season. “Don’t forget your gloves! Your fingers will freeze!” called her mother, as the door slammed. “Don’t need them! No time!” yelled Janet as she jumped into the snow. After about 5 minutes of working in the ice-cold snow with her bare hands to make the snowman, Janet
realized that her fingers were so cold they were starting to hurt.
What will Janet most likely do next?
Go back in the house for her coat.
Go back in the house for her gloves.
Take off her coat and boots.
Ask her mother to help her make the snowman.
Then here comes Mr. Pearson with his clipboard and his cards and pencils and whistles andsafety pins and fifty million other things he’s always dropping all over the place with his clumsy self. He sticks out in a crowd because he’s on stilts. We used to call him Jack and the Beanstalk to get him mad. But I’m the only one that can outrun him and get away, and I’m too grown for that silliness now.
Why does Mr. Pearson stand out in the crowd?
He has a clipboard.
He is wearing a bright shirt
He is always dropping things
He is on stilts.
Leaves often change color before they fall. As autumn approaches, chlorophyll, the green pigment used in photosynthesis, breaks down. As chlorophyll is lost from leaves, other yellow and orange pigments are revealed. These pigments were always present in the leaves but were hidden by the green chlorophyll. Some leaves also have red pigments, which also become visible when chlorophyll is broken down.
What causes green leaves to change color in the fall?
the amount of orange pigment increases.
chlorophyll breaks down
chlorophyll changes into red pigment
the amount of yellow pigment stays the same
Read the passage.“My father in his early manhood,” Grandpa began, “made a vision quest to find a spirit guide for his life. You cannot understand how it was in that time, when the great Teton Sioux were first made to stay on the reservation. There was a strong need for guidance from Wakantanka, the Great Spirit. But too many of the young men were filled with despair and hatred. They thought it was hopeless to search for a vision when the glorious life was gone and only the hated confines of a reservation lay ahead. But my father held to the old ways.”
What caused the young men to be “filled with despair and hatred?”
they were made to stay on the reservation
the Teton Sioux had guidance from the Great Spirit
they quit having visions
their fathers did not hold to the old way
A substance made up of one type of atom is called an element. When two or more atoms join together, they form what is called a molecule.
How do molecules and elements differ?
Molecules contain two or more atoms, and elements contain one atom.
Molecules are made up of elements.
They have the same number of atoms.
Elements do not have atoms
The difference between day length and night length is an important environmental stimulus for many plants. This stimulus can cause plants to begin reproducing. Some plants flower only in late summer or early autumn, when the night length is long. These plants are called short-day plants. Examples of short-day plants include poinsettias, ragweed, and chrysanthemums. Other
plants flower in spring or early summer, when night length is short. These plants are called longday plants. Clover, spinach, and lettuce are examples of long-day plants.
Short-day plants flower in the summer or early autumn. Long-day plants:
flower in winter
flower at night
flower in spring or early summer
flower all year round
Information found in Section 3 includes:
The scientific method.
How to form a hypothesis
Definition of life science.
Uses of X-rays, CT scans, and MRI.
If you’re looking for a recipe for fish, the best chapter to look in is_______________.
Cakes for All Occasions
Tried and True One-Dish Classics
Treasures from the Sea
Party Fare and Thirst Quenchers
What is the last page of Chapter 2?
2
96
27
61
What is a benefit of AFLAC insurance?
It is the most inexpensive insurance plan you can buy.
AFLAC pays cash directly to you to help with the loss of income.
This plan is comprehensive and you do not need another insurance plan.
An AFLAC associate will answer your questions on Thursday.
Where should donated books be taken?
to the NIE office
to 333 Southgate Mile
to Jeanette Edmister
to the Post Register Circulation Department
This is an advertisement for:
to learn professional tennis and resort management skills.
a tennis camp
a place to take professional tennis lessons
tickets for grand slam tennis tournaments
Choose the correct statement.
The golden retriever was lost in Idaho Falls.
The black lab found in Shelley is a female dog.
The dog was found wearing a purple collar.
The black lab is around six months old
Ingredients: tomato puree (water, tomato paste), high fructose corn
syrup, wheat flour, salt, spice extract, vitamin C (ascorbic acid), citric acid.
According to the soup label, tomato soup mainly contains
sweetener
tomato paste and water
vitamin C
citric acid
The best source of information to determine the date Pearl Harbor was bombed would
be:
picture book
encyclopedia
catalog
advertisement
Information in a bibliography is organized:
alphabetically by the author’s last name
alphabetically by publishing company
alphabetically by chapter title
numerically by copyright date
Read the following bibliography entry.
Dickens, Charles. A Tale of Two Cities. United States of America: Tom Doherty Associates, 1998.
This is a bibliography entry for a:
magazine
internet source
book
personal interview
Which bibliography lists magazines?
Ockerman, T., Survival Skills for Dummies. Clearinghouse Books, New York, 1999. Trank, W., Surviving in the Outdoors. MacMillan, Chicago, 2001.
Abrams, D., “Life in the Wilderness.” Outdoor Life, March 18, 2000, pp. 62-65. Jones, M., “Outdoor Survival.” Boy’s Life, June 5, 1999, pp. 12-18.
“Wilderness Survival.” http://www.wildsurv.com.
“Living Outdoors.” http://www.liveout.com.
Brown, O., Thriving in the Outdoors. Merrill, Dallas, 1998.
Webb, C., On My Own. Prentice-Hall, San Francisco, 1999.
What information is given in the vocabulary list for Chapter 11 Highlights?
the correct definition
chapter summary
the location of the vocabulary definition
the illustration corresponding with the vocabulary word
What type of chocolate is suggested for this recipe?
Baker’s Unsweetened
Ghirardelli Dark
Hershey’s Milk
Drste Cocoa
