Woolly Weather Woes
RL 4.2 What is the theme of the passage?
A It is important to show kindness to those in need.
B Raising animals can be both challenging and exciting.
C One will feel a sense of pride after making an item by hand.
D Sometimes people must get creative when dealing with challenges.
D Sometimes people must get creative when dealing with challenges.
RL 4.2 Part A What is the theme of the poem?
A One’s most important questions about life may never get answered.
B Music can help improve one’s mood after experiencing difficult times.
C One may discover a special talent when one least expects it.
D It is important for one to have a positive attitude when facing a problem.
RL 4.1 PART B Which set of lines from the poem best supports the answer to Part A?
A “So Connor tried one last thing/To take the itch away./He rubbed both wings together.” (lines 9-11)
B “But something special happened/When Connor scratched his itch./His wings produced a lullaby,” (lines 13-15)
C “Crickets still play Connor’s song,/From many moons ago.” (lines 17-18)
D “Do all the crickets have an itch?/I guess we’ll never know.” (lines 19-20)
A One’s most important questions about life may never get answered.
D “Do all the crickets have an itch?/I guess we’ll never know.” (lines 19-20)
RI 4.3 How did Cassini collect data for scientists?
A Cassini scooped dirt from Saturn’s moons.
B Cassini took pictures of Saturn and its moons.
C Cassini recorded video of Saturn’s magnetic fields.
D Cassini took measurements inside a storm on Saturn.
B Cassini took pictures of Saturn and its moons.
RI 4.2 Which choice provides a summary of the text?
A Acorns were first eaten by the ancient Romans, but they were also eaten by Native Americans in North America. Animals also eat acorns. Some animals store the acorns to eat them later, but some small insects are able to make acorns their homes by living inside them.
B Acorns were an important food to people in the past, but the acorns had to be prepared properly in order to taste good. People also had creative uses for acorns, including using them as medicine. Animals also use acorns as food, but some even live inside them.
C Acorns were the easiest food for people in the past to collect and eat, but sometimes the acorns did not taste good. People learned that putting them in streams made them taste much better. They also discovered that acorns made them feel better if they were sick.
D Acorns were first gathered and eaten by Native Americans, and they then showed the Pilgrims how to prepare and eat acorns properly. These early people put their acorns in the mud to make them taste better. They would then eat the acorns or grind them to make bread.
A Acorns were first eaten by the ancient Romans, but they were also eaten by Native Americans in North America. Animals also eat acorns. Some animals store the acorns to eat them later, but some small insects are able to make acorns their homes by living inside them.
Woolly Weather Woes
Which quotation from the passage describes what is shown in the image?
A “Early every autumn, Humphrey and Hildy would herd their sheep into the shearing pen beside the big, yellow barn.” (paragraph 2)
B “Then Humphrey would hold each sheep tightly while Hildy’s steady hands zzzzzed off each fleece.” (paragraph 2)
C “They had saved all the wool from the last four shearings, and now they finally had enough.” (paragraph 3)
D “The silky wool flashed through her fingers, twisting and winding itself into thick, fuzzy yarn.” (paragraph 4)
B “Then Humphrey would hold each sheep tightly while Hildy’s steady hands zzzzzed off each fleece.” (paragraph 2)
RL 4.3 Part A How does Hildy feel about the sheep being allowed in the house?
A She is bothered by the sheep being in the house and wants them out.
B She is concerned that the sheep will be too cold and wants to keep them in the house longer.
C She is troubled by the sheep sleeping on the blankets in the house.
D She is saddened that the sheep must stay in the house because they have no wool.
RL 4.1 Part B Which quotation from the passage best supports the answer to Part A?
A “‘We cannot keep six sheep in the kitchen!’ Hildy yelled a day later, shoving a lamb off the breakfast table and tugging her prize philodendron away from a black-faced ewe.” (paragraph 16)
B “‘Until their wool grows in, it’s just too chilly for them out there.’ A young ram chomped a corner of his newspaper.” (paragraph 17)
C “‘If only we hadn’t sheared them,’ she said sadly, ‘there’d be no problem at all. If we could just give them back their wool...’” (paragraph 18)
D “Her eyes fell on the bright piles of blankets they’d finished knitting the day before.” (paragraph 18)
A She is bothered by the sheep being in the house and wants them out.
A “‘We cannot keep six sheep in the kitchen!’ Hildy yelled a day later, shoving a lamb off the breakfast table and tugging her prize philodendron away from a black-faced ewe.” (paragraph 16)
RL 4.4 What does the poet mean by the phrase “many moons ago” in lines 2 and 18?
A a dream about the past
B the moment before
C a long time in the past
D the night before
C a long time in the past
RI 4.4 Read the sentence from paragraph 1.
"NASA had lost all signals from Cassini."
What does the author mean by the sentence?
A The spacecraft was missing in space.
B The spacecraft was dropping some of its equipment.
C The spacecraft was no longer sending information to scientists.
D The spacecraft was moving too quickly to be seen by scientists.
C The spacecraft was no longer sending information to scientists.
RI 4.3 Why did people first start eating acorns?
A They did not know how to grow crops yet.
B They found acorns buried in the ground.
C They did not know how to hunt for food yet.
D They watched squirrels gathering acorns for winter.
A They did not know how to grow crops yet.
An Itchy Cricket
RL 4.1 How did Connor finally scratch his itch?
A He used a twig.
B He waved a leaf.
C He tapped his legs to make a song.
D He rubbed his wings against each other.
D He rubbed his wings against each other.
RL 4.1 What do Hildy and Humphrey do with the wool they gather from the sheep?
A They store it in the barn for later.
B They separate it into piles based on color.
C They spin it into yarn to knit blankets.
D They stuff it into blankets to stay warm.
A They store it in the barn for later.
RL 4.4 What does the poet mean by the phrase “it bugged him so” as it is used in line 4?
A Connor did not like his wings.
B Connor was bothered by the itch.
C Connor could not figure out what caused the itch.
D Connor was sad that he had trouble making music.
B Connor was bothered by the itch.
22. Which two phrases from paragraph 4 help the reader determine the meaning of the word sensors?
A “...scientific instruments.”
B “...tiny bits of ice and dust...”
C “...13-year mission...”
D “...flew by its moons...”
E “...collected lots of data.”
A “...scientific instruments.”
E “...collected lots of data.”
RI 4.3 How do acorn weevils help other creatures?
A They cause acorns to fall from the trees so that other creatures can use them in their nests.
B They make large holes in acorns so that other creatures are able to carry them more easily.
C They collect large numbers of acorns so that other creatures do not have to hunt for food.
D They leave acorns with holes in them so that other creatures can use them for shelter.
D They leave acorns with holes in them so that other creatures can use them for shelter.
RI 4.1 Which quotation supports the inference that the atmosphere of Saturn is dangerous?
A “The 3.9-billion-dollar spacecraft fell into Saturn’s thick atmosphere.” (paragraph 1)
B “Letting Cassini burn up in Saturn’s atmosphere was the easiest way to prevent that.” (paragraph 2)
C “Chemical sniffers looked at tiny bits of ice and dust from Saturn’s rings and atmosphere to see what they are made of.” (paragraph 4)
D “Huygens parachuted to Titan’s surface, measuring the atmosphere on the way down.”
B “Letting Cassini burn up in Saturn’s atmosphere was the easiest way to prevent that.” (paragraph 2)
RL 4.3 How do the LeGrands change from the beginning of the passage to the end?
A from calm to upset
B from content to worried
C from excited to confused
D from hardworking to tired
B from content to worried
RL 4.3 Which two choices tell how crickets today are like Connor?
A They enjoy playing music for others.
B They do not know how to get rid of itches.
C They make music with their bodies.
D They have itches that need to be scratched.
E They play the same song.
C They make music with their bodies.
E They play the same song.
RI 4.5 What text structure is used in the section titled “The End”?
A The author uses cause and effect to explain what happened to Cassini when scientists could no longer afford its high cost.
B The author uses chronological order to explain what scientists learned about Saturn based on the data collected by Cassini over many years.
C The author uses compare and contrast to explain the differences between images taken by Cassini when it launched and those taken as it crashed.
D The author uses problem and solution to explain the reason that scientists made the decision to crash Cassini into Saturn.
D The author uses problem and solution to explain the reason that scientists made the decision to crash Cassini into Saturn.
26. What does the author mean by the phrase “cozy winter cabin” in paragraph 8?
A home in which to keep warm
B home that is too small
C nice place to visit with friends
D secret place that is hard to find
A home in which to keep warm
Amazing Acorns:
RI 4.4 What is the meaning of the word drill as it is used in paragraph 7?
A turn
B smell
C poke
D look
C poke
RL 4.1 Which quotation supports the inference that Hildy and Humphrey were shocked by the change in the weather?
A “They finally finished on a crisp, fall evening.” (paragraph 7)
B “Twenty-three bright, woolly blankets lay in cheerful piles around the kitchen.” (paragraph 7)
C “‘The earliest cold snap in history,’ the announcer said, ‘has brought a furious freeze to our area!’” (paragraph 9)
D “The LeGrands stared at each other in horror.” (paragraph 10)
D “The LeGrands stared at each other in horror.” (paragraph 10)
RL 4.1 What can the reader infer about Connor?
A He did not know what would happen when he rubbed his wings together.
B He taught all the younger crickets how to play his special song.
C He learned creative ways to solve other problems as well.
D He never had another itch after that day.
A He did not know what would happen when he rubbed his wings together.
RI 4.2 What is the main idea of the text?
A Cassini was a spacecraft that was used by scientists to take numerous pictures of Saturn and its many rings and moons.
B Cassini was a spacecraft that spent many years gathering images and large amounts of data about Saturn for scientists.
C Cassini was a spacecraft that studied Saturn for a short time and helped scientists discover that it had numerous interesting moons.
D Cassini was a spacecraft that carried many scientific instruments and helped scientists learn about the changing weather patterns on Saturn.
RI 4.1 Part B: Which quotation from the text best supports the answer in Part A?
A “During its 13-year mission, Cassini orbited Saturn 294 times and flew by its moons 164 times. It took 450,000 pictures and collected lots of data.” (paragraph 4)
B “Cassini watched storms appear and change. It took pictures of the north pole hexagon, a huge circling storm that never ends.” (paragraph 7)
C “Cassini took close-up pictures of Saturn’s amazing rings. It measured the chunks of ice and dust that make them up.” (paragraph 8)
D “It discovered seven moons that had never been seen from Earth. Cassini found that each moon is different and special.” (paragraph 9)
B Cassini was a spacecraft that spent many years gathering images and large amounts of data about Saturn for scientists.
A “During its 13-year mission, Cassini orbited Saturn 294 times and flew by its moons 164 times. It took 450,000 pictures and collected lots of data.” (paragraph 4)
RI 4.8 Part A: What point does the author make about how acorns were helpful to people?
A Acorns were used to heal people who had become ill.
B Acorns were easy to find when people were very hungry.
C Acorns were used to keep people safe from dangerous insects.
D Acorns were easy to store for long periods of time in order to eat later.
RI 4.1 Part B: Which quotation from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
A “Acorns were actually one of our earliest foods. They date back to prehistoric times when people had not yet learned to grow crops.” (paragraph 2)
B “They discovered baskets of roasted acorns buried in the ground by Native Americans.” (paragraph 3)
C “The bitterness comes from tannins—chemicals that help protect acorns from insects.” (paragraph 4)
D “Some Native Americans even used acorns for medicine. Acorns were thought to soothe the throat, so a sick person might suck on a single tanbark acorn like a cough drop.” (paragraph 5)
A Acorns were used to heal people who had become ill.
D “Some Native Americans even used acorns for medicine. Acorns were thought to soothe the throat, so a sick person might suck on a single tanbark acorn like a cough drop.” (paragraph 5)
How does the information in “Amazing Acorns” compare to the information in “Acorns: An Important Food”?
A “Amazing Acorns” is a secondhand account because it provides information gathered by someone who researched the history of acorns. “Acorns: An Important Food” is a firsthand account because it provides details from a person who made a chuckah for acorns.
B “Amazing Acorns” is a firsthand account because it provides the author’s own words about watching animals use acorns. “Acorns: An Important Food” is a secondhand account because it provides researched information about how people once stored acorns.
C Both “Amazing Acorns” and “Acorns: An Important Food” are firsthand accounts because they are written by people who lived during the time that acorns were an important food.
D Both “Amazing Acorns” and “Acorns: An Important Food” are secondhand accounts because they are written by people who researched the history of the importance of acorns.
D Both “Amazing Acorns” and “Acorns: An Important Food” are secondhand accounts because they are written by people who researched the history of the importance of acorns.