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Reading Warm Up (October 18-22nd)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano Eruption Creates Spectacular Lava Lake:


Which question would NOT be helpful for a reader to ask while reading this selection?

a)

What causes Kilauea to erupt?

b)

What is the population of Hawaii?

c)

Why was Pele exiled to Hawaii?

d)

Why did Namaka battle Pele?

2.

Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano Eruption Creates Spectacular Lava Lake:


According to local folklore, why did Pele create volcanoes when she arrived in Hawaii?

a)

She wanted to be known for something.

b)

She was angry about being kicked out of Tahiti.

c)

She wanted to hurt her sister.

d)

She really enjoyed volcanic eruptions.

3.

Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano Eruption Creates Spectacular Lava Lake:


What change, if any, should be made in the selection?

a)

Change Kilauea's to Kilaueas

b)

Change went to goes

c)

Change maui to Maui

d)

Change Halema'uma'u Crater to Halema'uma'u crater

4.

California Company Hopes to Pave the World's Roads with Recycled Plastic:


Which detail does NOT support the inference that plastic-repaved roads are better?

a)

more resistant to potholes and cracking

b)

last about three times longer

c)

saving cities and states a substantial amount of money

d)

the rock is simply a filler

5.

California Company Hopes to Pave the World's Roads with Recycled Plastic:


The reader can infer that Weaver is biased in favor of plastic-repaved roads because...

a)

he cannot stand plastics in landfill

b)

he does not want to deplete a natural resource, rocks

c)

his company makes money from plastic-repaved roads

d)

potholes once ruined his car

6.

California Company Hopes to Pave the World's Roads with Recycled Plastic:


What changer, if any, should be made in sentence selection?

a)

Change potholes to potwholes

b)

Change longer to longest

c)

Change citys to cities

d)

Change filler to filer

7.

The World's Smallest-Known Reptile is About the Size of a SunFlower Seed!


Which detail supports the inference that the island of Madagascar is very unique?

a)

an island off the coast of Africa

b)

about 75 percent of its animals are only found there

c)

long-necked giraffe weevil

d)

new reptile species

8.

The World's Smallest-Known Reptile is About the Size of a SunFlower Seed!


The reader can infer that the animals on Madagascar are only found there?

a)

the air is not polluted

b)

there is a great deal of fresh water

c)

it has an environment with many trees

d)

the animals are unable to travel across water

9.

The World's Smallest-Known Reptile is About the Size of a SunFlower Seed!


What change, if any, should be made in the selection?

a)

Chage Madagascar to madagascar

b)

Change africa to Africa

c)

Change long-necked to longer-necked

d)

Change and to or

10.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz


Which element from the selection could be found in either fiction or non-fiction?

a)

Munchkins

b)

Wicked Witch of the East

c)

cyclone

d)

a character who kills a wicked witch

11.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz


Which of the following are NOT characteristics of fiction?

a)

setting

b)

characters

c)

facts

d)

problem

12.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz


What change, if any, should be made in the passage?

a)

Change Munchkins to munchkins

b)

Change East to east

c)

Changed carried to carryed

d)

Change nothing to anything

13.

Athletes to Watch at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics


What identifies this selection as a non-fiction?

a)

The events that take place cannot really happen.

b)

The author tells about a person in history.

c)

The author tells about real events.

d)

The author includes information about skateboarding.

14.

Athletes to Watch at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics


Why does the author include Sky's age in years and days?

a)

The author wants to be very precise.

b)

The author shows that Sky is 32 days younger than the last record holder.

c)

The author is amazed that someone is so young can be included in the Olympics.

d)

The author shows that Sky is 32 days older than the last record holder.

15.

Athletes to Watch at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics


What change, if any, should be made in the selection?

a)

Change competed to competes

b)

Change swimmer to swimer

c)

Delete the comma after Amsterdam

d)

Change further to father