Reading Compression

Floods can cause tremendous damage. They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind. It can take months to clean up after a flood.

What is the main idea?

• Floods can cause a lot of damage.

• Floods cause mudslides.

• Floods damage houses and roads.

Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.

Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?

• Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is

• Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way

• Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short

• They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area

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The peregrine falcon is a beautiful wild bird. It is also one of the fastest. In 1978, the peregrine falcon was placed on the endangered species list. The main reason the peregrine falcon was dying out was the use of pesticides. 
Which of the following is NOT a supporting detail? 

• The peregrine falcon is one of the fastest wild birds
• It was placed on the endangered species list
• It was dying out because of pesticides
• The peregrine falcon is an amazing bird

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The peregrine falcon is a beautiful wild bird. It is also one of the fastest. In 1978, the peregrine falcon was placed on the endangered species list. The main reason the peregrine falcon was dying out was the use of pesticides. 
Which of the following is NOT a supporting detail? 

• The peregrine falcon is one of the fastest wild birds
• It was placed on the endangered species list
• It was dying out because of pesticides
• The peregrine falcon is an amazing bird

Which sentence best describes a difference between the nonfiction text "Immigrants Today" and the poem "Eyes of an Immigrant"?

• The poem describes what a refugee is, while the nonfiction text does not. 
• The nonfiction text discusses the journey, while the poem does not. 
• The nonfiction text describes the hardships of immigrants, while the poem describes the process immigrants must go through.
• The nonfiction text consist of factual information, while the poem allows for a deeper understanding of an immigrants experience.

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The fiction story "A Picnic in October" and poem "Eyes of an Immigrant" both 

• explain the process immigrants must go through.
• explain the journey of getting to America.
• share the hopefulness of immigrants.
• give information about a family

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The fiction story "A Picnic in October" and poem "Eyes of an Immigrant" both

• explain the process immigrants must go through.

• explain the journey of getting to America.

• share the hopefulness of immigrants.

• give information about a family

Traditional stories are _________