Informational Texts
What is the main idea of Bugalicious?
A. People eat differently in other parts of the world.
B. Honey ants in Australia drink sweet liquid from plants.
C. Some people enjoy putting insects on their pizza.
D. Young people in Japan are not very eager to eat insects.
A. What is people eat differently in other parts of the world.
Place the details in the correct order that they happen in the passage.
A. Whirlwind wins his first race.
B. Whirlwind loses many races.
C. Mr. Linley considers selling Whirlwind.
D. A chicken moves into Whirlwind’s stall.
E. Rob comes up with two ideas to help Whirlwind relax
B, C, E, D, A
"The little boy's shout was like a lion's roar."
A. The little boy looks like a lion
B. The little boy's shout was loud
C. The little boy's shout was a lion's roar
D. The little boy's shout was dangerous
B
In “Good Enough to Eat,” what does the word nutritious mean as it is used in paragraph 6?
A. fresh
B. plentiful
C. low cost
D. healthy
D. What is healthy
Which change, if any is needed in the underlined text?
Seeds can be many diffrent sizes.
A. different
B. differnt
C. diferint
D. No change
A. What is different
Based on the passage, Hurricanes, which weather condition would most likely result in a hurricane?
A. Fast winds start blowing during a summer storm.
B. Thunder and lightning are heard and seen in a storm.
C. A storm grows over the Gulf of Mexico.
D. A storm moves over a farm in the Southeast.
C. What is the storm growing over the Gulf of Mexico
What did the author use to organize this story?
A. chapters
B. lines
C. paragraphs
D. scenes
B. What I lines
What key words are used in a simile?
A. like and as
B. There and their
C. Like and was
D. none of these
a
Which phrase helps the reader understand the meaning of the word "swirling" as it is used in paragraph 1 from the reading, "Hurricanes"
A. “big twisting tops or giant snails”
B. “big, dark clouds”
C. “crackles and booms”
D. “lights up fierce clouds”
A. What is big twisting tops or giant snails.
Which change, if any is needed in the underlined text?: "The big seed in the world can weigh 60 pounds."
A. The bigger seed in the world can weigh 60 pounds.
B. The most biggest seed in the world can weigh 60 pounds.
C. The biggest seed in the world can weigh 60 pounds.
D. No change
C. What is the biggest seed in the world can weigh 60 pounds.
What does the picture of the hurricane help the reader understand?
A. how fast the winds of a hurricane are
B. how a hurricane drops large amounts of water
C. what an eye of a hurricane looks like
D. what type of destruction a hurricane causes
In “Good Enough to Eat,” how do the details in paragraphs 7 through 9 develop an important idea in the passage?
A. They explain why insects taste better than animal meat.
B. They warn people to stop wasting so much food.
C. They show how insects can feed a growing population.
D. They describe how to begin raising insects for food.
C. What is they show how insects can feed a growing population.
In paragraph 9, what does the phrase “the dying sun’s rays” suggest about the setting of the story?
A. The weather is getting very hot.
B. Smoke is blocking the sun.
C. The day is coming to an end.
D. A tree is hiding the light.
C. What is the day is coming to an end.
What does the word "swarm" suggest about the fish in paragraph 9 of “Cool Jobs: A Whale of a Time”?
A. There were different kinds of fish.
B. The fish moved together as a group.
C. There were separate groups of fish.
D. The fish swam in different directions.
B. What is the fish moved together as a group.
Which change, if any is needed in the underlined text? "There’s new information about seeds."
A. They’s new information about seeds.
B. Theirs new information about seeds.
C. There are new information about seeds.
D. No change
D. What is no change.
Read the sentence from the section “Sound Effects” in The Secret Lives of Dolphins.
"When a dolphin is swimming deep in the dark ocean or finding its way in muddy river waters, it is often impossible for it to see clearly."
How does this sentence help develop the ideas in the passage?
A. The sentence shows that dolphins can be found in strange places.
B. The sentence explains how lack of clear waters has harmed dolphins.
C. The sentence shows why the ability to see with sound is so important.
D. The sentence describes some of the problems people have caused dolphins.
B. What is the sentence explains how lack of clear waters has harmed dolphins.
The following item has two parts. Answer Part A and then answer Part B.
Part A Which lesson did Charles learn?
A. Events we fear can turn out okay after all.
B. Winning is not as important as trying.
C. Going to camp is a great way to spend family time.
D. Telling your parents about your dreams is a good idea.
Part B
Which event in the story best supports the correct answer to Part A?
A. Charles and his parents ride to camp together.
B. Charles is afraid of what camp will be like.
C. Charles has always wanted to learn to swim.
D. Charles makes a new friend.
Part A. A. What is events we fear can turn out okay after all.
Part B. D. What is Charles makes a new friend.
The following is an example of what type of figurative language?
The wind screeched as the storm brewed throughout the night.
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Personification
D. Onomatepia
C
Read the sentence from the section “Working Together” in The Secret Lives of Dolphins.
"ln shallow waters, dolphins drive fish toward the shore where they have a better chance of catching them than they do in deep water."
Which sentence uses the same meaning of the word "drive" as it is used in the sentence above?
A. This cough will drive me mad.
B. My mom will drive me to school in the morning.
C. If the rain continues, it will drive the players off the field.
D. On the last day of school, the rain was driving down hard.
C. What is If the rain continues, it will drive the player off the field.
Which change, if any, is needed to the underlined text?
"zipping unzipping digging and shaking"
A. zipping, unzipping, digging, and shaking
B. zipping unzipping, digging and shaking
C. zipping unzipping digging, and shaking
D. No change.
A
The following item has two parts. Answer Part A and then answer Part B.
Part A
Which sentence best states the author’s point of view about hurricanes?
A. They are dangerous but necessary.
B. They are mainly positive forces.
C. They are fun to watch.
D. They are wild and unsafe.
Part B
Which detail from the passage best supports the answer to Part A?
A. “. . . stretches 300 miles (483 km) across.” (paragraph 1)
B. “. . . usually 100 to 200 miles per hour (163 to 322 kph).” (paragraph 1)
C. “. . . forms a ring around the eye.” (paragraph 2)
D. “. . . crops would die without it.” (paragraph 5)
Part A: A. What is they are dangerous but necessary.
Part B: D. What is crops would die without it.
Direction: read each passage and identify how the information is being organized.
1. Ice-cream is a delicious frozen treat that comes in a many different colors and flavors. Two of my favorite flavors are strawberry and chocolate. Though both of these flavors are delicious, strawberry may contain pieces of fruit while chocolate usually will not. Even though more chocolate ice-cream is sold across the country annually than strawberry, each flavor tastes great inside of a milk shake.
a. cause and effect
b. compare and contrast
c. chronological
d. spatial / descriptive
e. sequence / process
B. What is compare and contrast
Read this excerpt from line 3 of the drama.
"OLYMPOS: Well, I was en route with the treaties, and someone smelled them out—true Acharnian elders, they were: the real thing, hearts of oak, ribs of rock ."
The author uses these metaphors to indicate that the Acharnians are
M. good at cultivating the earth.
P. very resistant to change.
R. prejudiced against outsiders.
S. physically imposing in person.r
S
What does the word source mean as it is used in paragraph 1 of Bugalicious?
A. something used to flavor food
B. where something comes from
C. method for preparing a meal
D. description of something new
B. What is where something comes from
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
A. Hillary said I love Nashville so much
B. Hillary said "I love Nashville so much"
C. Hillary said "I love Nashville so much."
D. Hillary said, "I love Nashville so much!"
D