WorksheetsTerra Nova Practice - READING
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 45mins
Read the paragraph.
Some people don’t like to use computers. They think that it is too hard and they break down too often. Don’t they realize that computers save us time and effort? Surely, these anti-computer people are confused.
What assumption is underlying this paragraph?
Most computers don’t break down.
Everyone should use and appreciate computers.
People are breaking the computers.
Computers can help educate students.
Read the paragraph.
Cells make up all living things. There are millions of different types of cells in the human body. Scientists believe that further study of the make-up of cells can lead to a cure for cancer. Scientists continue their research in laboratories everyday.
Which sentence best describes an assumption in this paragraph?
Cells make up all living things.
Scientists believe that further study of the make-up of cells can lead to a cure for cancer.
Scientists continue their research in the laboratories everyday.
There are millions of different types of cells in the human body.
Which sentence is not a fact, but an opinion?
Adventure films are much better than love stories.
There is no school next Monday.
We’re going to see an adventure film.
I’m going to a movie with my best friend.
Read the passage.
Golf is a great sport. The goal is to hit a ball into eighteen small holes in with least amount of shots as possible. Talented golfers can usually complete each hole with three to five hits, but amateurs like me take nine or ten shots per hole. It’s best to play on a warm, sunny day, but many golfers go out as soon as the snow melts in the spring. It’s unsafe to play golf during a rainstorm because there have been instances where lightning has struck a golfer’s club.
Which of the following is a provable fact based on the preceding paragraph?
It’s safe to play in the rain if you don’t see lightning.
There are eighteen holes in a game of golf.
Good golfers never hit more than three shots per hole.
Golfers get their best scores on warm, sunny days.
Read the passage.
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 yellow pigment stays the same
chlorophyll breaks down
chlorophyll changes into red pigment
the amount of orange pigment increases
Read the passage.
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.
They have the same number of atoms.
Elements do not have atoms.
Molecules are made up of elements.
Read the passage.
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 long-day 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 spring or early summer
flower at night
flower in winter
flower all year round
Read the passage.
Wolves are carnivorous, predatory animals. They live together in packs with an alpha male who is the dominant leader. Wolves hunt mostly at dusk, and they prey on elk, deer, coyotes, rabbits, and other animals in their habitat. Sometimes, they even prey on moose.
What is the alpha male?
the pack
the leader
the elk
the prey
Read the passage.
Once the flower buds are formed, it doesn’t matter if the plant is kept indoors or in deep shade. Full sun tends to fade the flowers faster, while cool temperatures prolong their staying power. Although a light frost won’t harm most mums, play it safe and bring them indoors if a cold snap threatens.
In the passage, the phrase “full sun” means:
cool temperatures
deep shade
light half of the day
no shade
Read the non-fiction passage.
One difference between insects and all other animals is the number of legs they have. Only insects have six legs in the entire animal kingdom. Adult insects have four wings and two antennae on their heads.
If this is true, you can conclude that:
A grasshopper is an insect.
Insects are only found in North America
All animals are insects.
Spiders have wings; therefore, they are insects.
Read the passage.
Mafatu opened one of the green drinking nuts and tilted back his head to let the cool liquid trickle down his parched throat; more refreshing than spring water, cool on the hottest days, and as sustaining as food. The boy scooped out the gelatinous meat for Uri and the dog ate it gratefully.
After Mafatu drank, what did he do for his dog?
He played with him.
He petted him.
He gave him a drink.
He fed him.
Read the passages.
Thomas practiced his piano Monday through Friday for 45 minutes each day. On Monday, he practiced at 5:30 a.m. On Tuesday, he practiced at 8:00 a.m. On Wednesday, he practiced right before breakfast. On Thursday, he practiced after school, but before soccer. On Friday, he practiced at 6:00 a.m. and then again at 2:30 p.m.
Angie practiced her piano Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday for 45 minutes each. On Monday, she practiced after dinner. On Tuesday, she practiced at 6:30 a.m. She skipped Wednesday and practiced on Thursday at 6:00 a.m. and then again at 8:00 a.m. On Friday, she practiced at 3:30 p.m. Then, on Saturday, she practiced at 2:00 p.m.
Who put in the most time practicing in the morning?
Angie practiced three more times.
Thomas practiced one more time.
Thomas practiced less time.
Angie practiced one more time.
Read the poem.
Fame is a bee.
It has a song—
It has a sting—
Ah, too, it has a wing.
This is an example of:
mood
simile
metaphor
irony
Read the passage.
Now, the Star-Belly Sneetches
Had bellies with stars.
The Plain-Belly Sneetches
Had non upon thars.
Those stars weren’t so big. They were really so small
You might think such a thing wouldn’t matter at all.
But because they had stars, all the Star-Belly Sneetches
Would brag. “We’re the best kind of Sneetch on the beaches.”
With their snoots in the air, they would sniff and they’d snort.
“We’ll have nothing to do with the Plain-Belly sort!”
And whenever they met some, when they were out walking,
They’d hike right on past them without even talking.
When the Star-Belly children went out to play ball,
Could a Plain Belly get in the game . . .? Not at all.
You only could play if your bellies had stars
And the Plain-Belly children had none upon thars.
What is the problem and possible resolution for this passage?
The Star-Belly Sneetches and the Plain Belly Sneetches are good friends, and they should make plans together.
The Plain Belly Sneetches don’t like the Star-Belly Sneetches because they act funny, and they should tell them to leave them alone.
The Star-Belly Sneetches don’t like the Plain Belly Sneetches because they are shorter, and they should move to another part of the country to avoid them.
The Star-Belly Sneetches don’t like the Plain Belly Sneetches because they look different, and they should learn to accept them and not judge them.
Read the story.
Mary left her pencil case in a classroom. The next day it was in the lost and found. All the pencils were gone.
What does Mary know for sure about her pencil case?
Someone stole it and then returned it.
It was turned in to lost and found.
It was dropped in the hall.
Her pencils are all broken.
