Strategies
Myrtle Beach
by Tirzah Tyler
(1) People have lived in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, since the 1500s. Myrtle Beach became a town in 1938. Then it became a city in 1957. It was named after the wax myrtle plant that grows there.
(2) The city used to have an Air Force base. Now the place where the Air Force base used to be is called The Market Common. That place has places to eat and shop.
(3) People like to take vacations at Myrtle Beach. People enjoy the warm weather. Myrtle Beach also has fun events every year. Some of the events are a beard contest and a race.
The main idea of the third paragraph is that
A. Myrtle Beach is a great place to take a vacation.
B. people like to run in Myrtle Beach's yearly race.
C. Myrtle Beach has a beard contest every year.
D. people have lived in Myrtle Beach since the 1500s.
A. Myrtle Beach is a great place to take a vacation.
In a dictionary, which word would be on the page with guide words king and kitten?
A. kit
B. knew
C. key
D. keen
A. kit
Once, Abraham Lincoln was riding his horse with some friends. He stopped near a bunch of wild plum trees and got off his horse. The others didn't know where he had gone. One of his friends asked if the others had seen Lincoln.
Another friend said, "When I saw him last, he had caught two young birds that the wind had blown out of their nest. He was looking for the nest to put them back again."
When Lincoln came back, the friends teased him about what a soft heart he had. He said to them, "I just wanted to bring those little birds back to their mother."
adapted from Abraham Lincoln by Noah Brooks
This story is mostly about
A. Lincoln wanting pet birds.
B. Lincoln riding his best horse.
C. Lincoln's friends teasing him.
D. Lincoln saving two little birds.
D. Lincoln saving two little birds.
Here is a list of four names.
Carlos, Austin, Dina, April
If these names were in alphabetical order, which one would come FIRST?
A. Carlos
B. Dina
C. April
D. Austin
C. April
Chippy the squirrel knew all the tricks.
He went half-way down the tree trunk. He looked to the right and the left. He made sure no one was around. He made a quick leap over to the porch railing.
Then it was just a few running steps and a quick jump. He would be flying through the air toward a pole that held a bird feeder.
The bird feeder hung on a metal pole. It had a tray hanging under it. The tray caught all the bird seeds the birds dropped while they were eating.
Chippy pulled himself up the pole. He sat on the tray. He ate until he was stuffed full with bird seed.
adapted from "Chippy the Squirrel" by Judith Miller
What is this story mostly about?
A. Chippy knows how to get to the bird feeder tray.
B. Chippy eats bird seed until he is stuffed.
C. Chippy makes sure no one is watching him.
D. Chippy climbs half-way down the tree trunk.
A. Chippy knows how to get to the bird feeder tray.
Which list of words is in alphabetical order?
A. harp, hear, hold, hurry
B. hear, hold, hurry, harp
C. hurry, harp, hear, hold
D. hold, hurry, harp, hear
A. harp, hear, hold, hurry