Testing Strategies
The Chicken and the Egg
Mother Cats and Their Kittens
Compare/Contrast
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1. What strategy is useful for questions that ask for the best summary? A The B-M-E strategy B The donut strategy C UNRAVELING strategy D Finding context clues
A The B-M-E strategy
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5. The life cycles of chickens and vegetables are different. What evidence from the passage supports this statement? A Chickens lay eggs, but vegetables do not. B Plants and animals have life cycles that repeat. C Plants get bigger and stronger as they grow. D Kit’s parents talk to her about chickens and vegetables.
A Chickens lay eggs, but vegetables do not.
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8. Kittens need to receive a lot of help from their mothers when they are born. Which evidence from the text supports this conclusion? A Kittens spend a lot of time playing and fighting with each other. B A mother cat will carry her kittens to their new home in her mouth C Kittens will sometimes bite or scratch to protect themselves against harm. D. Sometimes cats give birth inside human homes.
B A mother cat will carry her kittens to their new home in her mouth
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11. How is "Mother Cats and Their Kittens" different from "The Chicken and the Egg"? a. "Mother Cats and Their Kittens" is literary while "The Chicken and the Egg" is informational. b. "Mother Cats and Their Kittens" is informational while "The Chicken and the Egg" is fictional. c. "Mother Cats and Their Kittens" is informational while "The Chicken and the Egg" is a drama. d. "Mother Cats and Their Kittens" is tries to convince the reader to do something while "The Chicken and the Egg" tries to entertain the reader.
b. "Mother Cats and Their Kittens" is informational while "The Chicken and the Egg" is fictional.
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2. What strategy is helpful for questions that ask for the main idea? A The B-M-E strategy B The donut strategy C UNRAVELING strategy D Finding context clues
B The donut strategy
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6. Annabelle has special feathers called “down” to keep her warm as a chick. Later on, she sits on her eggs to keep them warm. What does this information from the story suggest? A Kit’s parents think it is important for Kit to understand the life cycle of a chicken. B Warmth is important to the life cycle of a chicken. C Annabelle likes to run around and peck at things when she is out of her coop. D Plants need a lot of water to grow and produce flowers.
B Warmth is important to the life cycle of a chicken.
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9. Why are the games that kittens play together important? A They help kittens get to know each other. B They are fun and keep the kittens from getting bored. C They help develop skills that they will need later on. D They entertain the kittens' mother.
C They help develop skills that they will need later on.
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12. How are "Mother Cats and Their Kittens" and "The Chicken and the Egg" alike? a. Both passages express the importance of respecting animals' safe spaces. b. Both passages explain how the life cycle of animals repeats and repeats. c. Both passages discuss the work involved in caring for newborn animals. d. Both passages tell stories about baby animals.
c. Both passages discuss the work involved in caring for newborn animals.
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3. What does the "L" in UNRAVEL stand for?
Look for text evidence
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7. What is this story mainly about? A the life cycle of a chicken being raised by a girl B two parents who try to make their daughter happy by giving her a chicken C how a plant goes from being a seed in the ground to producing fruit and flowers D the differences between the hamster in Kit's classroom and the chick in her home
A the life cycle of a chicken being raised by a girl
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10. What is this passage mostly about? A How a mother cat raises her kittens B The way that cats learn to fight C How to adopt a kitten as a pet D The way that animals survive in the wild
A How a mother cat raises her kittens
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13. The writers of "Mother Cats and Their Kittens" and "The Chicken and the Egg" would probably agree that… a. Animal mothers are very dedicated to caring for their young. b. Animal mothers may attack humans that come near their young. c. Animal babies become harder to play with as they get older. d. Animal play has a serious purpose.
a. Animal mothers are very dedicated to caring for their young.
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4. What is the correct process for answering questions about two passages IN A ROW? A Read both passages, then answer all of the questions B Read the first passage and answer questions about the first passage. Then read the second passage and answer questions about the second passage. Finally, reread both passages and answer the compare/contrast questions. C. Read both passages and answer the compare/contrast questions. Then, reread the first passage and answer questions about the first passage. Finally, reread the second passage and answer questions about the second passage. D. Read the first passage and answer questions about just the first passage. Then read the second passage and answer compare/contrast questions. Finally, answer questions about just the second passage.
B Read the first passage and answer questions about the first passage. Then read the second passage and answer questions about the second passage. Finally, reread both passages and answer the compare/contrast questions.
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