Comprehension
Turn to page 288.
What does stalk mean?
A stalk is the main stem of a plant.
What is the central idea of pages 294-295 in your mybook?
To show how apple juice is made.
Turn to page 312 in your Mybook.
What best describes how the text is organized?
A. Problems and solutions about raisins
B. Opinions about raisins
C. Questions and answers about raisins
D. Lists steps about raisins
C. Questions and answers about raisins
Look at this Simile:
The skyscrapers were tall like mountains over a valley.
What does this simile show about the skyscrapers?
A. The buildings are actually mountains
B. The skyscrapers are very tall and big.
C. That mountains are shaped like skyscrapers
B. The skyscrapers are very tall and big
Read this sentence:
Since Robert had not been practicing soccer, his first game was rough.
What is the meaning of rough as it is used above?
A. busy
B. exciting
C. hard
D. lonely
C. hard
Turn to page 290 in your mybook.
What happens to the milk after the cheese makers warm it up?
They add bacteria to make it turn sour and thick
What is the central idea of the passage How Do You Raise a Raisin on pages 311-319 in your mybook?
How raisins are grown and how they get to us to eat.
Under what heading would you find how what happens to wheat after it is cut?
How did the bread in your sandwich get in your lunchbox?
What does this Simile mean?
During her race, Sarah ran like the wind.
A. It was a windy day for a race.
B. Sarah is light like wind
C. Sarah is fast like wind
C. Sarah is fast like wind
Read the sentence:
Mary had a memory of being at this park before.
Think about the Latin root mem. What is the meaning of memory above?
A. something important that people are taught
B. something that happens that bothers people
C. something that people know without looking it up
D. something from the past that people still think about
D. something from the past that people still think about
someone who is burly is big and strong
A. How to pick the vegetables
B. How the fruits and vegetables are used and cooked to eat
C. Pizza is delicious and it disappears fast.
B. How the fruits and vegetables are used and cooked to eat
Turn to page 327 in your mybook.
What would be a good heading for this page?
A. Using Compost
B. How to plant seeds
C. Harvesting
D. Designing a garden
A. Using Compost
What does this simile mean?
The water sparkled like a diamond.
The water was sparkly, bright, and shiny from the light or sun.
Read the sentence:
At night, the cat would roam the streets looking for food.
What is the meaning of roam as it is used above?
A. keep warm
B. move around
C. live inside of
D. grow bigger
B. move around
Turn to page 317 in your mybook.
What makes raisins sweet?
A. Raisins are naturally sweet
B. They are dipped in honey
C. Suger is added
A. Raisins are naturally sweet
What is the central idea of the story How Did that get in my Lunchbook on Pages 285-300?
To learn how different foods are grown, made, and processed for us to eat.
Turn to page 382in your Mybook.
What best describes how the text is organized?
A. Problems and solutions for school gardens
B. Opinions about school gardens
C. Questions and answers about school gardens
D. Lists steps about school gardens
B. Opinions about school gardens
What does this simile mean?
I went to sit on the couch, but it was as hard as a rock.
The couch was uncomfortable and hard.
Read the sentence:
Since it is warm year-round in the desert, scorpions' behavior does not change much in the winter.
What is the meaning of behavior as it is used above?
A. the places the scorpions live
B. the way the scorpions look
C. the things the scorpions do
D. the food the scorpions eat
C. the things the scorpions do
Turn to page 329 in your mybook.
Why was a teepee made of bamboo poles placed in the middle of the garden?
Pole-been seeds were planted next to the teepee and they will grow up the teepee and sprout their pods.
What is the central idea of the story on page 282?
To convince us that Washington Elementary needs a greenhouse.
Turn to page 295 in your Mybook.
What best describes how the text is organized?
A. Problems and solutions for apple juice
B. Opinions about apple juice
C. Questions and answers about apple juice
D. Lists steps for making apple juice
D. Lists steps for making apple juice
Find the simile in the sentences below:
Brittany went to see her grandparents in busy New York City. She hadn't seen them in two years! Beep Beep! There were cars all over the crowded city. When she got to their apartment, her grandmother embraced her in a warm hug. "My, you sure are growing like a weed!" her grandma exclaimed. Brittany smiled and was glad to be with her grandparents again.
growing like a weed
Read the sentence:
The more people learn about Elephants, the more likely it is that they will take action to help keep them safe and healthy.
Think about the suffix -ion. What is the meaning of action above?
A. the way in which something works
B. the most exciting part of something
C. something that is done to cause a change
D. something that is happening at this moment
C. something that is done to cause a change