Comprehension 1
What is "Experiment with What a Plant Needs to Grow" MOSTLY about?
a. which plants can be planted indoors
b. which plants are the strongest
c. types of flowers that bloom in different seasons
d. what plants need in order to grow
d. what plants need in order to grow
Under the heading "Think It Through", what softens the seed coat so that the seed can sprout?
a. air
b. water
c. sprouts
d. minerals
b. water
When plants begin to grow
a. moisten
b. sprout
c. seedlings
d. spiky
b. sprout
Which word is the adjective?
Frank has brown hair.
Read the sentence so everyone can hear you.
I like to learn in __________.
a. about
b. music
c. school
d. floor
c. school
Under the heading "What Are Plants?", what does it say that plants need in order to grow?
a. fertilizer, water, oxygen
b. air, water, minerals, food
c. water, wood, medicine
d. soil, fuel, green leaves
b. air, water, minerals, food
Look at the experiment on page 110-111. What is the cause of some of the leaves wilting?
a. The leaves were near the bottom of the plant.
b. The plant got way too much sun.
c. The plant was not watered at all.
d. The petroleum jelly kept some of the leaves from letting air in and out.
d. The petroleum jelly kept some of the leaves from letting air in and out.
A series of steps that happen in order
a. minerals
b. fuels
c. process
d. provides
c. process
Which word is the adjective?
I dropped one glove.
one
Read the sentence so everyone can hear you.
What kind of ________ do you like to listen to?
a. about
b. music
c. school
d. floor
b. music
How do you know that this is an informational text?
a. It teaches the reader a lesson about hard work.
b. It gives real information and has photographs to help the reader understand.
c. It is a fun story that makes the reader laugh.
d. It tells about a real person's life events.
b. It gives real information and has photographs to help the reader understand.
Some pages from " Experiment with What a Plant Needs to Grow" have numbered steps. Why do you think the author chose to organize the text this way?
a. to help the reader make predictions about plants
b. to make the steps easier to follow in order
c. to have a contest
d. to show the reader the most important parts of the experiment
b. to make the steps easier to follow in order
To give something that is needed
a. minerals
b. fuels
c. process
d. provides
d. provides
Which adjective tells how many?
a. blue
b. twelve
c. pretty
d. silly
b. twelve
Read the sentence so everyone can hear you.
You will be 3rd Graders _____________!
a. food
b. knew
c. through
d. soon
d. soon
What might happen if a plant does not get enough water?
a. It could sprout.
b. It could grow strong and sturdy.
c. It could die.
d. It could use a cotton ball in a bowl.
c. It could die.
Look at the chart on page 112.
What tool of measurement would you use to measure the length of a bean seedling?
a. a calendar
b. volume
c. a ruler
d. a scale
c. a ruler
When something gives power to something else
a. minerals
b. fuels
c. process
d. provides
b. fuels
Which word is correct?
Find someone with _____ hands to open the jar.
a. strongly
b. strong
b. strong
Read the sentence so everyone can hear you.
My favorite _____________ is pizza.
a. food
b. knew
c. through
d. soon
a. food
What is a label?
a. words on a diagram that name parts of a picture
b. a made-up story
c. a type of seed
d. the title on a page
a. words on a diagram that name parts of a picture
Which part of the plant collects the plant's energy from the sun?
a. root
b. stem
c. flower
d. leaf
d. leaf
Natural substances that do not come from plants or animals
a. minerals
b. fuels
c. process
d. provides
a. minerals
Which word tells you what kind?
A broken dish was on the table.
broken
Read the sentence so everyone can hear you.
She _____________ her spelling words because she studied.
a. food
b. knew
c. through
d. soon
b. knew