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Each year a tree grows a layer of new wood just under the bark. When the trunk or branches are cut, the layers look like rings. Each ring shows one year of growth. To tell how old a tree is, count the rings.
The story mainly tells:
a. how to tell the age of a tree
b. how to cut a tree
c. How many rings a tree has
a. how to tell the age of a tree
When it is hot in India, people have a tasty way to stay cool. They eat mangoes. The mango is a fruit. It looks something like an apple. On the inside the mango is soft and yellow. In India the mango gives relief even when the temperature is higher than 100°.
You can tell that
a. Indians like apples
b. mangoes probably sell well in India when it's hot
c. mangoes grow in cool climates
b. mangoes probably sell well in India when it's hot
A bat can fly at night or even with his eyes closed. If you cover its ears, it can't fly very well. Bats make sounds that people can't hear. The bats find their way by listening to these sounds as they echo off things. Bats even locate insects to eat by following the sounds that bounce off the bugs. People use their eyes, but bats use their ears to know where they're going.
The story mainly tells:
a. how bats use sound
b. what things bats often eat as food
c. how bats fly toward people
a. how bats use sound
What drink do we like on a hot day? Lots of people drink lemonade. The sweet and sour drink cools us off. Children set up stands to sell it. Families take it on picnics. Neighbors sip it on porches. Lemonade is popular in America. It was first made in Paris, France, in 1630.
From the story you can tell that:
a. most lemonade comes from Paris, France
b. more lemonade is sold in summer than in winter
c. lemonade is a healthy drink
b. more lemonade is sold in summer than in winter
Deer are the only animals with bone sticking out of their heads. Some animals have horns, but horns aren't bones. They are more like fingernails. Deer have true bones. Every year two new bones grow from the top of a deer's head. At first the bones are soft and covered with skin. Later the skin dries up. The deer rubs off the skin. The bones get hard. The deer uses these horns for fighting.
The story mainly tells:
a. what deer like to use for fighting
b. how deer grow bones out of their heads
c. why deers have fingernails
b. how deer grow bones out of their heads
The dandelion is a common weed. It has a bright yellow flower. The leaves are shaped like lion's teeth. It's name comes from three French words, dent de lion. Those three words mean "tooth of the Lion."
The story mainly tells:
a. about common weeds
b. how's the dandelion got its name
c. about lion's teeth
b. how's the dandelion got its name
A crazy quilt is a work of art. People sew together odd sized pieces of cloth. They don't use any special patterns. They use many different shapes and fabrics. After a backing is attached, the quilt is finished. It looks like a large, beautiful puzzle. Maybe a crazy quilt should have a nicer name.
The story mainly tells
a. that a crazy quilt is a work of art
b. how odd sized pieces of cloth are used
c. how a backing is attached
a. that a crazy quilt is a work of art
Long ago, Spanish ships sailed to America. They landed in a warm part of the country. The sun shone brightly there. Flowers bloomed even in the winter. There wasn't any snow. The Spanish people called the land Florida. It is a Spanish word for "Blooming". That's how the state got its name.
From this story you can tell that:
a. American states can have Spanish names
b. the Spanish people came in the Spring
c. Florida means "snow" in Spanish
b. the Spanish people came in the Spring
For years people longed to fly in space. They wanted to visit the moon. In 1957, the Soviet Union launched a satellite. Its name was Sputnik. The name means fellow Wayfarer. Sputnik was the first spacecraft to orbit Earth. Sputnik had no crew but it paved the way for later spaceflights.
The story tells that Sputnik:
a. was the first satellite in space
b. was full of potatoes
c. crashed when it was launched
a. was the first satellite in space
The moon has one sixth the gravity of Earth. Everything weighs six times Less on the moon. One woman weighs 120 pounds on Earth. On the moon, the same woman would weigh only 20 pounds. She could jump higher on the moon than she could on Earth. A blue whale weighs 150 tons. If a blue whale could go to the Moon, it would weigh just 25 tons.
The story mainly tells
a. how to get to the moon
b. about weight differences on Earth and the Moon
c. what a woman weighs on the moon
b. about weight differences on Earth and the Moon
Clownfish are small, colorful saltwater fish. They are bright orange with black and white stripes. These fish are found in warm waters of the Pacific Ocean near coral reefs. They live among sea anemones, which protect them.
This story does not tell:
a. the colors on the body of a clownfish
b. where Clownfish live
c. how the sea anemones protect the clownfish
c. how the sea anemones protect the clownfish
Birthdays are celebrated in many ways around the world. In Thailand children give gifts to others on their birthdays. A child may give food to a monk. In Mexico a blindfolded child uses a stick to break open a pinata. A pinata is a hollow, paper figure. It is filled with gifts.
Story mainly tells
a. about birthday celebrations in different countries
b. about the best way to celebrate a birthday
c. about birthdays in Thailand
a. about birthday celebrations in different countries
Millie frowned as she looked up at the sky. She pulled up the neck of her jacket and hunched down inside it. Despite the heavy air, the wind was rough. As Millie crossed the street, the first drops began to fall. She quickened her pace in the darkening day.
In this story the weather is:
a. snowy
b. stormy
c. sunny
b. stormy
Many American children love peanut butter. Many adults like it too. Peanut butter is served for lunch at many schools. Some people like it for a snack, and others have it at breakfast.
From the story you can tell that peanut butter:
a. sticks to the roof of your mouth
b. is popular with all ages
c. is best as a lunch food
b. is popular with all ages
Laughing makes people feel great. Some people think that laughing is the best thing in life. Now scientists have shown that laughing is good for the body too. Laughing makes a heartbeat faster. It brings more air into the body. Many people keep fit by running, but laughing is easier on the feet!
From this story you can tell that:
a. laughing is good for your health
b. crying is like laughing
c. laughing makes a heartbeat slower
a. laughing is good for your health
Ranchers in Texas had a problem. Coyotes and other wild animals were killing their sheep and goats, so some ranchers began using donkeys to protect the herds. The donkeys do a good job. The coyotes are terrified of the teeth and sharp hooves of the donkeys.
You can tell when donkeys see coyotes they:
a. Kick and bite
b. run away
c. tell the ranchers
a. Kick and bite
Bees talk to one another by dancing. When one bee finds flowers for food, it flies back to the hive. The movement it makes tells the bees where the flowers are. If the bee moves in a small circle, the flowers are close. A bee moves slowly in a figure eight when the flowers are more than 100 yards away. Bees may tell about food that is as far as 6 miles away.
The story mainly tells:
a. how far bees may fly searching for food
b. how bees talk with each other
c. what kind of flowering plants bees prefer
b. how bees talk with each other
Tugboats help link the city of Seattle to the sea. The small, strong tugs guide large ships into and out of the harbor. Without the tugs the big ships could not make the trip safely. To honor the tugs, Seattle holds tugboat races each spring. At that time the harbor is full of stubby boats splashing in the water like playful whales.
You can tell that tugs are:
a. used only in the spring
b. hard to steer
c. necessary
c. necessary
Computers read signals that travel along wires. These signals move very fast . They move as fast as light. Signals that travel on very long wires sometimes get mixed up. When this happens, the computers don't work anymore. New computers use shorter wires. This keeps them from having so many problems.
From the story you can tell that:
a. computers can read better than people
b. computers move faster than light
c. the length of computer wires is important
c. the length of computer wires is important
Serious dancers begin their training when they are very young. By the age of three, these dancers have already begun to learn a few dance steps. Dancers spend years learning how to move smoothly. They practice for hours each day. Still, young dancers must go to school like other children. The only time they can practice dance is after school.
From this story you can tell:
a. most dancers never learn spelling
b. learning how to dance is a secret
c. dancers have to work very hard
c. dancers have to work very hard
He heard the steady drumming sound he made on the pavement. One foot was becoming sore, but he didn't let himself feel the pain. At last he passed the park bench with a broken seat." One more mile to go," he thought.
From this you can tell that the man:
a. is running in a gym
b. is running along a route he often takes
c. has a broken foot
b. is running along a route he often takes
How do people put out forest fires? Machines are used to knock down trees that aren't burning. Other machines remove the fallen trees. This clears some of the land. The fire can't cross this land because there is nothing to burn. The firefighters also start small fires nearby to clear more land. Airplanes help to put out the bigger fires by pouring clay on them.
From this story you can tell that
a. it is easy to stop a big fire
b. clay burns very easily when it gets hot
c. there are many ways to fight forest fires
c. there are many ways to fight forest fires
May 6th is a special day for the people of Northville, New York. Every year on that day, a flock of swifts return to the town. The birds fly to Northville from their winter home in Peru. They circle over a large chimney in a vacant factory. Then they settle into the chimney as people watch.
After the Swifts arrive, they probably:
a. look for smoke
b. go back to Peru
c. build nests
c. build nests
Twins are born in one out of every 80 births. There are two kinds of twins. The most common twins are fraternal twins. They look no more alike than most other brothers and sisters. One fourth of all twins born are identical twins. Identical twins look just alike.
The story mainly tells:
a. how many twins there are
b. about two kinds of twins
c. how fraternal twins look
b. about two kinds of twins
The man wriggled his toes in the sand and then returned to the towel on the ground. He picked up the pair of binoculars by the towel and looked through them. The ship in the distance didn't have an American flag. But he couldn't tell what country's flag the ship was flying.
You can tell that the man:
a. is a spy for a foreign country
b. is standing on a beach looking out in the ocean
c. doesn't have very much money
b. is standing on a beach looking out in the ocean