Show:
RL.1.1; 1.2; 1.3
RI.1.1; 1.2; 1.3
RL.2.4; 2.5; 2.6
RI.2.4; 2.5; 2.6
RI.3.7; 3.8; 3.9
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According to the poem, what causes the speaker's mother to laugh in the kitchen?
What is The burned toast.
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What can you infer from the information found in paragraph 2?
What is Parts of the United States and China are the only places that meet the needs of alligators.
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What do the words I and my reveal about the poems's speaker?
What is It is told from her perspective.
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Read the sentences below. These reptiles can be aggressive. They might attack or chase anyone who gets too close. What does the word aggressive mean as used in the text?
What is Ready or likely to attack.
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What do you learn from the picture and caption in "Amazing Alligators"?
What is Alligators are good swimmers.
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What picture does the author paint in the readers mind in stanza 2?
What is Her mother is an amazing person.
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Which statement explains how crocodiles are cold-blooded animals based on the information in "Meet the Crocodile"?
What is Crocodiles cannot control their body temperature.
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Read the lines from the poem. I stand on the shore and listen to the sound of joy Which word could best replace joy without changing the meaning of the lines?
What is Happiness.
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What does the word mounds mean as it is used in "Amazing Alligators"?
What is A rounded mass projecting above a surface.
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Which sentence from "Meet the Crocodile" explains how crocodiles are able to stay in the water for a long time?
What is They are not only good swimmers, but they can also hold their breath for more than an hour."
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Which statement correctly summarizes the poem? "I love to her my mother laugh". "I stand on the shore and listen". "She laughs happily". "How does she do it".
What is I love to hear my mother laugh.
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What is the main idea of paragraph 3 in "Meet the Crocodile"?
What is Crocodiles are carnivores.
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What key idea is presented in the first stanza?
What is Her mother's voice brings her joy.
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What information can be found in the diagram on page 43?
What is The chart provides a quick summary of the information found in paragraphs 5 and 6.
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Why did the author of "Meet the Crocodile" include the chart at the end of the article?
What is To summarize paragraphs 5 and 6.
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Which sentence shows how the author feels in stanza 2?
What is How does she do it?
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Why is paragraph 5 important to text B?
What is It explains how crocodiles are similar and different from alligators.
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How are stanzas 1 and 3 alike?
What is Compares her mother's laugh to the sounds of joy.
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Which statement explains how crocodiles keep themselves cool or warm based on the information in "Meet the Crocodile"?
What is Crocodiles might lie in the shade or cool off in the water to keep their bodies from getting too hot.
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What is the relationship between paragraphs 3 and 4 in the text?
What is Paragraph 3 explains what they eat and paragraph 4 how they catch their prey.
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What does the narrator say that helps the reader understand the theme of the text?
What is I stand on the shore and listen to the sound of joy.
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What would happen if paragraph 3 in "Amazing Alligators" was not in the text?
What is We would have not known that that alligators are excellent swimmers.
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How does the speaker's point of view affect the descriptions of events in the text?
What is She describes the event based on her opinion.
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Which sentence from "Amazing Alligators" reflects the author's opinion? "Fish and frogs are a big part of alligators' diets." "If you had a race with an alligator, the alligator would win!" "In time, however, the young alligators will go off and start their own families." "These reptiles live near fresh water, and they are found in only two countries."
What is If you had a race with an alligator, the alligator would win!
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Explain what similar information can be found in both "Amazing Alligators" and " Meet the Crocodile".
What is Alligators and crocodiles are both part of the reptile family.