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WorksheetsELA Thursday Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 24mins
Just then, Victor pulled up a chair and sat down. Sandra introduced him to me as our client. Victor adjusted his glasses, looked down at the ground, and took a deep breath. He explained that library books were disappearing each night, especially new releases. The only people who had keys were the librarians and the library helpers. The librarians were beginning to blame the library helpers for the missing books, thinking that they weren't locking the library doors properly. This obviously didn't sit well with Victor, and one librarian in particular had him worried. Wilma always stayed until the last minute and left without checking anything out. The next day, the books were gone.
I raised my eyebrows and rubbed my hands together in anticipation. I had misjudged the situation, thinking it would be easy. Instead, this puzzle would require all of my detective skills.
Why were Wilma's actions suspicious?
Wilma didn't check any of the books out because she was at the library every day.
Wilma had to be taking the books and blaming the library helpers to cover up.
Wilma never took any books out because she had big fines on her library card
Wilma stayed late and left without checking out books, so she could be taking them.
Sandra and I looked at each other. Sandra's fists were bowling balls. I tapped my index finger against my pursed lips, thinking that the evidence was beginning to come together. I withheld my suspicions about our client from Sandra and whispered, "I think it's time for a stakeout."
What text evidence shows Sandra is angry?
(a)
Detective, sidekick, both confused,
Sandra, for the stakeout, used
Clear powder to cover the box,
While Dennis hid, eyes like a hawk's.
When Sandra left, he heard a squeak,
The bang of books. He dared to peek.
What does the simile eyes like a hawk's mean as it is used in the poem
free
observant
invisible
puzzles
Spiders are very interesting. Some spin silk webs to catch and eat prey, while others attack their prey. Some spiders, like tarantulas, are large enough to eat lizards and mice! Many people are afraid of spiders because they bite. Most spiders, however, will only bite if they think they are danger and most are harmless. Spiders are actually helpful to people because many eat insect pests like cockroaches and mosquitoes.
What are spiders called?
Lobsters have five pairs of legs, three of which are claws. The front claws, sometimes called pincers, are larger than the others. Scientists believe lobsters can live up to 70 years!
People love to eat lobsters! The state of Maine is famous for the lobsters found along its Atlantic coast. Here, lobsters are often served with melted butter, corn on the cob, and French fries. Did you know that lobsters only turn red after they are cooked? In the wild they can be grayish, yellow, green, blue or multi-colored.
In what paragraph does the author discuss how people eat lobsters?
Did you know that there are double rainbows? In a double rainbow, light reflects twice inside water droplets and forms two arcs. In most double rainbows, the colors of the top arc are opposite from those in the bottom arc. In other words, the order of colors starts with purple on top and ends with the red on bottom. In addition, rainbows sometimes appear as white arcs at night. These rainbows are called moonbows and are so rare that very few people will ever see one. Moonbows are caused by moonlight (rather than sunlight) shining through drops of water.
Rainbows are often seen ___________.
After Harriet became free, she helped her family members and other slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad. Southern slave owners were very angry with Harriet, and offered large rewards for anyone who could capture her. Harriet, however, was never captured. In all, she helped over 300 slaves to freedom in the North. Former slaves called her “Moses.” That is one reason why Harriet will be known forever as the Conductor of the Underground Railroad.
What did Harriet Tubman do after she became free?
Three butterflies notice an overturned honey pot. Two of the butterflies decide to land in the honey and start eating it. But the oldest butterfly stays back. The two butterflies tease the older butterfly, but then get stuck in the honey. What is the moral of this story?
Overeating leads to illness.
The first to try something gets rewarded.
Some treats aren't worth risking your safety.
Dolphins are regarded as the friendliest creatures in the sea and stories of them helping drowning sailors have been common since Roman times. The more we learn about dolphins, the more we realize that their society is more complex than people previously imagined. They look after other dolphins when they are ill, care for pregnant mothers and protect the weakest in the community, as we do. Some scientists have suggested that dolphins have a language but it is much more probable that they communicate with each other without needing words. Could any of these mammals be more intelligent than man? Certainly the most common argument in favor of man's superiority over them that we can kill them more easily than they can kill us is the least satisfactory. On the contrary, the more we discover about these remarkable creatures, the less we appear superior when we destroy them.
It is clear from the passage that dolphins ----.
don't want to be with us as much as we want to be with them
are proven to be less intelligent than once thought
have a reputation for being friendly to humans
are the most powerful creatures that live in the oceans
are capable of learning a language and communicating with humans
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?
Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is
Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way
Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short
They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area
