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Which question is answered in paragraph 1?
It was a glorious day for the annual family picnic.  Every year, Dave’s relatives gathered on the Fourth of July to celebrate not only the nation’s birthday, but his grandfather’s birthday as well.  An all-day picnic at Brookside Park, followed by fireworks down by the lagoon, had become a family tradition.

• How many years has the family picnic tradition been happening?
• Who gets to light the candles on Grandpa’s birthday cake?
• During which month does the family hold the picnic?
• What game do the children play during the family picnic?

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What would be an appropriate question for this image?

• Where is grandma?

• Where are they traveling to?

• What's for lunch?

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Read this sentence:

Sprinkle the graham cracker crumbs on top of the JELL-O.

What does the word sprinkle mean?

• scatter

• pull

• hang

• clean

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CCSS.RL.3.4

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5 What is truly remarkable is that these markers are visual. Wood mice have large eyes. They rely on their vision to find their way. House mice, by contrast, follow their own scent to get back to their nests. However, leaving a scent trail in an open field could be very dangerous. Enemies might use it to track down the little mice. Wood mice do not have to worry about this. Other animals do not know what their markers mean, and the wood mice are not telling!

39 According to paragraph 5, how are wood mice different from house mice?

• Wood mice have a better sense of smell.

• Wood mice do not mark their paths.

• Wood mice use visual clues.

• Wood mice live in nests.

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CCSS.RL.3.2

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23 That afternoon, Maria stopped at the pet store on her way home from school. Ben was always asking their mother for some guppies to add to his aquarium, and as she watched the fish on display, she could see why he liked fish so much. She bought a bright yellow male and two darker-colored females to give to Ben. They took most of her allowance, but he needed something to cheer him up.

Which question is answered in paragraph 23?

• Why does Ben miss the play?

• How does Ben like the guppies?

• What does Maria name the fish?

• What does Maria buy for Ben?

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CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RL.3.1

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You should determine the main idea by combining the supporting details.

• True
• False

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Aaron and Angel are friends. They look alike. They talk alike. Sometimes the dress alike. People think Aaron is Angel. People think Angel is Aaron. The boys think it is funny.

• Aaron and Angel are alike in many ways.
• Aaron is older than Angel.
• Angel is bigger than Aaron.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

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Jenny visited her grandmother in the hospital.  She saw how kind and helpful the nurses were to her grandmother.  Now she wants to be a nurse when she grows up.  She wants to help sick people get well. 
What is the main idea?

• Jenny got sick.
• Jenny wants to be a nurse.
• Her grandmother was in the hospital.
• Jenny was glad the nurses were being kind to her grandmother.

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CCSS.RL.3.2

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I can't wait until this weekend! We’re going to my grandparents’ house and my entire family will be there. I will spend most of my time playing games with my cousins. We always have such a good time together! The day goes by so fast, and by the end we are all exhausted... but we still don’t want to leave!
What is the main idea?

• Weekends are times to travel.
• The author enjoys spending time with her family.
• The author's grandparents live far away.
• The author is sad to leave her cousins.

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CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.2