Asking Questions
1. What is dirt?
a. Dirt is inside of topsoil
b. Dirt is weathered rock.
c Dirt is soil that is out of place.
d. Dirt is inside of subsoil.
c. Dirt is soil that is out of place.
6. Which paragraph tells what grows in topsoil?
paragraph 5
1. What conclusion can you make about the children who worked in the coal mines?
a. They were lazy.
b. They played a lot.
c. They liked hard work.
d. They had hard lives.
d. They had hard lives.
6. Based on the passage, what is a conclusion you can make?
a. People never move when they sleep.
b. Everyone moves around when they sleep.
c. People move around when they can't sleep.
d. It is not normal for people to move around when they sleep.
b. Everyone moves around when they sleep.
2. Soil is made from which four things?
a. weathered rock e. humus
b. mud f. dirt
c. air
d water
a. weathered rock
c. air
d. water
e. humus
7. Soil with a lot of ________ is said to be rich soil and good for plant growth.
a. weathered rock c. humus
b. air d. water
c. humus
2. After reading paragraph 2, you can infer that coal mines are
a. bright and warm
b. are like big, open fields
c. scary and dangerous places
d. exciting and fun places to work.
c. scary and dangerous places
1. What is the main idea of this passage?
c. Granville Woods invented a lot of things in his career.
3. Which paragraph tells what breaks down bedrock into tiny pieces?
paragraph 2
8. Which paragraph tells what makes up a lot of Earth's crust?
paragraph 1
3. After reading paragraph 2, you can infer that these children
a. liked working from sunrise to sunset
b. got a lot of rest and had fun working in the mines
c. didn't get much rest and didn't have any fun
d. liked working in dark, underground tunnels
c. didn't get much rest and didn't have any fun
Which sentence supports the main idea?
d. " During his career, he registered over fifty different patents on his inventions." (paragraph 2)
4. Soil is made up of ________ layers.
a. 3
b. 5
c. 2
d. 4
a. 3
What conclusion can you make after reading paragraph 3?
a. Today's laws make it easy for children to go to school and earn a little money.
b. Today's laws stop children from having paper routes or doing yard work.
c. Today's laws make it easy for children to be forced to work in coal mines.
d. Today's laws make it hard for children to go to school and earn any money.
a. Today's laws make it easy for children to go to school and earn a little money.
Which sentence best states the main idea of the passage?
c. "There are many ways to make a sandwich more interesting."
5. According to the passage, what word describes how water soaks into the soil?
drainage
5. What is an inference you can make after reading this passage?
a. The students will put together an exit plan.
b. The students will quietly and quickly exit the school.
c. The teacher will have the students complete their work.
d. The voice on the intercom will announce that it is all a joke.
b. The students will quietly and quickly exit the school.
Which three sentences support the main idea?
Sentences 2, 3, 4