AUTHOR’S PURPOSE
Question: What is the author’s purpose for writing Passage C?
A. To entertain readers with a story about recess
B. To explain how brain breaks can help students
C. To persuade students to stop doing schoolwork
D. To describe a playground
Answer: B — To explain how brain breaks can help students
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Question: What is the author’s message in Passage A?
A. Gardens should only grow tomatoes.
B. Working together can help accomplish a goal.
C. Pulling weeds is the best school activity.
D. Everyone should have a garden at home.
Answer: B — Working together can help accomplish a goal.
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Question: What can you infer about the weather in Passage D?
A. It is becoming stormy.
B. It is snowy and cold.
C. It is sunny and warm.
D. It has not rained in weeks.
Answer: A — It is becoming stormy.
$100 — Synonym
Question: Which word is a synonym for quick?
A. slow
B. fast
C. quiet
D. heavy
Answer: B — fast
$100 — Personal Connection
Question: What is a personal connection a reader could make to Passage A?
A. “I have helped take care of plants before.”
B. “Tomatoes can grow in gardens.”
C. “The students watered the plants.”
D. “The garden was beside the school.”
Answer: A — “I have helped take care of plants before.”
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Question: What is the author’s purpose for writing Passage E?
A. To explain what library helpers do
B. To entertain readers with a funny library story
C. To persuade readers to buy books
D. To describe the history of libraries
Answer: A — To explain what library helpers do
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Question: What is the author’s message in Passage B?
A. Toys should always be red.
B. Dogs should not play inside.
C. Keep looking when you are trying to find something.
D. Toy baskets are hard to use.
Answer: C — Keep looking when you are trying to find something.
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Question: What can you infer about Pepper in Passage B?
A. She does not care about her ball.
B. She really wants to find her ball.
C. She wants a new toy.
D. She is afraid of the toy basket.
Answer: B — She really wants to find her ball.
$200 — Antonym
Question: The library helpers keep the area neat.
Which word is an antonym for neat?
A. clean
B. organized
C. messy
D. careful
Answer: C — messy
$200 — Personal Connection
Question: What is a personal connection a reader could make to Passage B?
A. “Pepper has a red ball.”
B. “I once had to search for a toy I lost.”
C. “I had a dog named Pepper.”
D. “The ball was in the basket.”
Answer: B — “I once had to search for a toy I lost.”
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Question: Why does the author include the sentence “Students took turns watering the plants and pulling weeds” in Passage A?
A. To show how students helped care for the garden
B. To explain where tomatoes come from
C. To show that students did not like gardening
D. To persuade readers to grow peppers
Answer: A — To show how students helped care for the garden
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Question: Which message best matches Passage C?
A. Short breaks can help you get ready to focus again.
B. Students should take breaks all day.
C. Walking is better than learning.
D. Schoolwork should always be easy.
Answer: A — Short breaks can help you get ready to focus again.
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Question: Which sentence BEST retells Passage B in order?
A. Pepper finds her ball, searches the room, and then loses it.
B. Pepper searches several places and finally finds her ball in her toy basket.
C. Pepper plays with her ball and then goes to sleep.
D. Pepper looks inside her basket before searching anywhere else.
Answer: B. - Pepper searches several places and finally finds her ball in her toy basket.
$300 — Context Clue
Question: Noah heard thunder in the distance.
What does distance most likely mean?
A. nearby
B. far away
C. very loudly
D. inside the house
Answer: B — far away
$300 — Text Evidence
Question: Which sentence from Passage D BEST supports the idea that a storm is coming?
A. “Dark clouds covered the sky.”
B. “Noah hurried home.”
C. “He quickly stepped inside.”
D. “Noah heard lightning.”
Answer: A — “Dark clouds covered the sky.”
Author’s Purpose — $400
Question: Why does the author include examples like stretching, walking, and taking deep breaths in Passage C?
A. To show different ways students can take a brain break
B. To explain why students should exercise all day
C. To persuade students to stop doing schoolwork
D. To describe what students do at recess
Answer: A — To show different ways students can take a brain break
Author’s Message — $400
Question: What message could a reader learn from Passage E?
A. Libraries should have more books.
B. Helping with a job can make things easier for everyone.
C. Students should only read at school.
D. Library helpers should choose which books students read.
Answer: B — Helping with a job can make things easier for everyone.
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Question: Which sentence BEST retells Passage A in order?
A. Students shared vegetables, planted a garden, and then watered it.
B. Students planted a garden, cared for it, and later shared the vegetables.
C. Students bought vegetables and planted them beside the school.
D. Students pulled weeds before planting a garden.
Answer: B. Students planted a garden, cared for it, and later shared the vegetables.
$400 — Context Clue
Question: Pepper spotted her ball inside the toy basket.
What does spotted most likely mean?
A. saw
B. carried
C. hid
D. dropped
Answer: A — saw
$400 — RACE Response
Question: Use RACE to answer:
How did the students help the garden grow in Passage A?
Sample Answer:
The students helped the garden grow by taking care of the plants.
Author’s Purpose — $500
Question: Why does the author include the sentence “Their work makes it easier for everyone to find the books they need” in Passage E?
A. To explain why library helpers are important
B. To show that the library is difficult to use
C. To persuade students to become library helpers
D. To describe where books are kept
Answer: A — To explain why library helpers are important
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Question: Which sentence BEST states a message from Passage B?
A. Always put toys in a basket.
B. Do not give up too quickly when solving a problem.
C. Dogs like red toys best.
D. Looking behind curtains is helpful.
Answer: B — Do not give up too quickly when solving a problem.
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Question: Which sentence BEST retells Passage D in order?
A. Noah hears thunder, sees dark clouds, and then leaves his house.
B. Rain begins before Noah notices the wind.
C. Noah notices signs of a storm, hurries home, and gets inside before the heavy rain.
D. Noah stays outside to watch the storm.
Answer: C. Noah notices signs of a storm, hurries home, and gets inside before the heavy rain.
$500 — Context Clue
Question: Students borrow books from the library and return them later.
What does borrow most likely mean?
A. keep something forever
B. use something for a while and give it back
C. throw something away
D. buy something at a store
Answer: B — use something for a while and give it back
$500 — RACE Response
Question: Use RACE to answer:
How do you know Pepper did not give up looking for her ball?
Sample Answer:
I know Pepper did not give up because she kept searching for her ball.