Instructions for Fly-Fishing

8. Before you begin fly-fishing, you should do all of the following EXCEPT

• A. wear waders to stay dry.

• B. find insects to use for bait.

• C. get a fly-fishing rod and reel.

• D. decide which flies you will use.

9. Which BEST matches the meaning of the word fly as it is used in this passage?

• a fishhook

• a kind of insect

• a hook made to look like an insect

• a technique used by fly fishers to catch fish

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

10. Based on the hatch chart, which insects would you MOST LIKELY see in August?

• damselflies

• dragonflies

• mayflies

• water boatmen

11. Based on the numbered list, all of the following steps help protect the fish EXCEPT

• A. pulling up sharply on the line.

• B. keeping the fish in the net underwater.

• C. carefully taking the fly out of the fish's mouth.

• D. touching the fish as little as possible.

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

12. The word markings in step 6 of the list means

• A. types of fish.

• B. size and shape.

• C. what animals eat.

• D. patterns and designs.

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

13. The numbered list MAINLY helps the reader understand how to

• A. learn fly-fishing.

• B. catch and release a fish.

• C. identify the fish that has been caught.

• D. choose the correct type of fly for the fish.

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

14. Based on the numbered list, what is the first thing you should do after reeling in a fish? What should you do right after that?

• A. First you should cast the line, then you should net the fish.

• B. First you should hook the fish, then you should remove the fly from the fish's mouth.

• C. First you should net the fish, then you should remove the fly from the fish's mouth.

• D. First you should identify the fish, then you should release the fish.

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5