WorksheetsGrade 5 ELA- Read Informational Texts (IAB)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
#1 - 28207
Read the sentences from the text.
I once watched a hummingbird do a really special aerial maneuver. It
dived down through a small swarm of insects, then flew back up to
dive through the swarm over and over again.
Which phrase best states the meaning of “aerial maneuver” in the
text?
A. a series of actions performed by the hummingbird while flying
B. a series of actions performed by the hummingbird while hovering
C. a series of beak movements that help hummingbirds catch insects
D. a series of wing movements that help the hummingbird use
energy skillfully
A. a series of actions performed by the hummingbird while flying
B. a series of actions performed by the hummingbird while hovering
C. a series of beak movements that help hummingbirds catch insects
D. a series of wing movements that help the hummingbird use
energy skillfully
#2 - 28203
The author suggests that careful study of hummingbirds has helped
scientists understand how they eat. Select two sentences from the
text that best support this conclusion.
I found a report from two scientists who took repeated moving
pictures of a hummingbird catching a fruit fly. The pictures showed
that the beak could be opened so far that the mouth became extra
wide. The base of the hummingbird’s beak is bendy and can also open
extra wide. Most insects were caught in the widest place at the base of
the beak and not by the long thin parts.
Everyone can see that the hummingbird beak is beautifully shaped to
reach deep inside flowers for their nectar. Now we know that the beak
also has a special way to open extra wide for catching insects.
The base of the hummingbird’s beak is bendy and can also open
extra wide.
I found a report from two scientists who took repeated moving
pictures of a hummingbird catching a fruit fly.
Now we know that the beak
also has a special way to open extra wide for catching insects.
Everyone can see that the hummingbird beak is beautifully shaped to
reach deep inside flowers for their nectar.
#3 - 28215
Why did the author choose to end the text with the statements about
the different uses of the hummingbird’s beak?
A. to balance the end of the text with the introduction
B. to stress the importance of hummingbirds catching insects
C. to add additional pieces of evidence to support the author's
argument
D. to make a final statement that restates the points made earlier in
the text
A. to balance the end of the text with the introduction
B. to stress the importance of hummingbirds catching insects
C. to add additional pieces of evidence to support the author's
argument
D. to make a final statement that restates the points made earlier in
the text
#4 - 28205
Which statement best summarizes the main idea of the text?
A. The hummingbird's most important feature is its wide-mouthed
beak.
B. People observe the behavior of hummingbirds for many different
reasons.
C. Scientists now understand how the hummingbird is able to catch
insects for food.
D. The hummingbird's unique beak enables it to get both nectar and
insects for energy.
#4 - 28205
Which set of sentences from the text best supports your answer in
part A?
A. “There is another part of a hummingbird’s eating habits that is
not so showy and has not received much attention.
Hummingbirds must also eat some other kind of food.”
B. “Sometimes a bird is lucky and finds its insects in a swarm. I
once watched a hummingbird do a really special
aerial maneuver.”
C. “I wondered then how a hummingbird could catch insects with its
long pointy beak. Most insect-eating birds have wide mouths that
look a lot better for catching insects as they fly.”
D. “Everyone can see that the hummingbird beak is beautifully
shaped to reach deep inside flowers for their nectar. Now we
know that the beak also has a special way to open extra wide for
catching insects.”
#5 - 28217
Read the sentence from the text.
The hummingbird has been called “Nature’s Top Athlete” because it
can keep this up all day long.
What effect does the author create by using the phrase Nature's Top
Athlete in the text? Select three choices.
A. to suggest that it takes strength and agility to hunt insects
B. to create an image of a strong, skillful hummingbird in the
reader’s mind
C. to suggest that hummingbirds have more endurance than other
birds
D. to suggest that the hummingbird is displaying, or showing off, its
abilities
E. to explain why hummingbirds should be admired for their physical
abilities
#6 - 28211
Part A
Read the paragraph. Then complete the task.
There is another part of a hummingbird’s eating habits that is not so
showy and has not received much attention. Hummingbirds must also
eat some other kind of food. Sugar is a great source of energy, but
that’s not enough. Every animal needs a source of protein that it can
break down and use to repair its muscles and other tissues.
Click on the statement that best describes what the author most
likely intended by comparing the way hummingbirds feed on nectar
with that of insects.
A. The author intended to suggest that the diet of the hummingbird is
of little interest to people.
B. The author intended to suggest that people know little about the
ways in which hummingbirds feed.
C. The author intended to introduce the hummingbirds’ habit of
feeding on the nectar contained in flowers.
D. The author intended to suggest that people have paid more
attention to the way hummingbirds eat nectar.
#6 - 28211
Part B
Click on the sentence from the text that best supports your answer in
part A.
There is another part of a hummingbird’s eating habits that is not so
showy and has not received much attention. Hummingbirds must also
eat some other kind of food. Sugar is a great source of energy, but
that’s not enough. Every animal needs a source of protein that it can
break down and use to repair its muscles and other tissues.
There is another part of a hummingbird’s eating habits that is not so
showy and has not received much attention.
Hummingbirds must also
eat some other kind of food.
Sugar is a great source of energy, but
that’s not enough.
Every animal needs a source of protein that it can
break down and use to repair its muscles and other tissues.
#7 - 36763
How do Dr. Sullivan's ideas about practicing dentistry develop from the
beginning of the text to the end?
A. Dr. Sullivan at first was nervous about working with animals, but
later was thankful for the experience.
B. In the beginning, Dr. Sullivan was annoyed by having to work
with animals, but later was glad he had the opportunity.
C. Dr. Sullivan was excited to become a veterinarian, but decided to
become a dentist so that he would only work with people.
D. Dr. Sullivan was disappointed he could not become a veterinarian,
but later was excited because he became a dentist who worked
on animals.
#8 - 36759
Read this paragraph from the text.
On most days, Dr. Sullivan tends to his human patients, teaching them
how to brush and floss and care for their teeth. A few patients cry.
Occasionally one may bite. But, all in all, there isn't much for Dr.
Sullivan to be wary of in his practice.
In the paragraph, what is the meaning of the word wary?
A. cautious
B. excited
C. nervous
D. unconcerned
#9 - 36767
Read the paragraph from the text.
While most of Dr. Sullivan's patients have little idea that he spends
some of his time working with large, dangerous animals, it's most
likely good practice for him. After all, sometimes a busy dentist's office
can be a real zoo.
Select the statement that best explains why the author chose to
include this paragraph.
A. The author chose to include this paragraph to tell the reader how
Dr. Sullivan spends his time.
B. The author chose to include this paragraph to tell the reader how
unmanageable Dr. Sullivan's office is.
C. The author chose to include this paragraph to tell the reader that
Dr. Sullivan is a dentist to humans.
D. The author chose to include this paragraph to conclude the
passage with details about Dr. Sullivan's practice.
#11 - 26487
Read the paragraphs from the text and the directions that follow.
The first is a long, thin, black insect. He walks on top of the water,
looking like a needle on legs. He is sometimes called a "needle-bug,"
but more often a "water-measurer," because he seems to measure the
water with his legs as he runs.
He has very fine hairs under his body and on his legs. The air between
these hairs prevents him from getting wet and being drowned. He has
two long feelers, and a long thin beak. His legs and body are a reddish
color and his wings a glossy black.
If you watch him, you will see him start all at once across the pond.
He is catching a water-fly. Then he will hold it in his front claws, and
suck the juice out of its body. Though the water-measurer has wings,
he does not often fly.
What does the use of the sentence “Though the water-measurer has
wings, he does not often fly” add to the paragraphs about the water-
measurer?
A. It gives a description of the water-measurer’s wings.
B. It proves that the water-measurer’s wings are too narrow to be
useful.
C. It shows that the water-measurer mainly gets around by running
on the surface of the water.
D. It explains that the water-measurer beats its wings as it runs
across the surface of the water.
#12 - 27817
Read the paragraph from the text. The author uses a word in the
paragraph which means a part used for holding or gripping. Click on
the word in the paragraph that best represents this idea.
The next water-bug is not so thin. He is about an inch long, and has a
flat body with grey wings folded across it. He has only very short
feelers, and his front legs are thick and strong, with pincers at the
end, and this is why he is called the “water-scorpion.” He uses these
pincers to seize the insects in the water, and sucks them dry through
his sharp beak.
wings
pincers
seize
beak
#13 - 27823
Read the sentence from the text and the directions that follow.
He walks on top of the water, looking like a needle on legs.
What does the phrase “like a needle” suggest about the information in
the text? Select two choices.
A. It suggests where the needle-bug gets its name.
B. It suggests that the needle-bug has a pointed tip.
C. It suggests that the body of the needle-bug is silver.
D. It suggests that the needle-bug is dangerous to catch.
E. It suggests that the body of the needle-bug is long and thin.
#14 - 26477
The reader can infer that the water-boatman is a common insect.
Select the two sentences from the text that best support this
inference.
A. “When you go home from school, if you pass a pond, you are
almost sure to be able to find one, or more, of the three water-
bugs of this lesson, and I want you to look at them.”
B. “You may catch him too when he comes up to get air.”
C. “The last water-bug I am sure you know.”
D. “He is a little fellow, rather like a beetle, with six legs, two of
them being very long ones; and he swims upside down, rowing
himself along with these two legs, as if they were oars.”
E. “He is always swimming in the water, or crawling in the mud.”
