Monday, April 11th MCA Reading Practice

Read this sentence from paragraph 4. This sentence helps the reader know that the train company —

• treats Tama well

• has too much food

• does not think Tama looks healthy

• wants to find a new home for Tama

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Throughout the selection, the author describes Tama as being —

• adventerous

• brave

• friendly

• clever

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Throughout the selection, the author describes Tama as being —

• The train company was unable to find a person who wanted the job of stationmaster.

• The people who came to the train station were there only to see the stationmaster cat.

• The train station was located in an area where people did not want to work.

• The train company was not earning enough money to pay people.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Tama has been given two cat assistants because she —

• is too busy to work

• is too famous to work

• needs more time to rest

• needs more time to eat

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

The reader can tell that Tama is allowed to stay at the station because she —

• cares for other cats

• walks people to the train

• sits inside the ticket booth

• attracts more passengers

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

In paragraph 7, the word promoted means —

• finished with a task

• discussed by others

• required to work more hours

• given a better job

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which sentence shows that people are interested in learning about Tama?

• She spent most of her time at Kishi Station.

• She walks around the station in her uniform and greets passengers

• Tama has been featured in many newspaper and magazine articles as well as on television shows and in video clips.

• From stray cat to famous stationmaster, life is sweet for Tama!

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

In what way does Tama’s presence at the train station help the nearby town?

• People in the town want to work at the train station.

• People in the town enjoy taking pictures with the visitors.

• People who come to see Tama often spend money in the town.

• People who come to see Tama want to move to the town

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

The author wrote this selection most likely to —

• show the reader how cats are different from other animals

• explain why some stray cats like to be around people

• share an opinion about why cats make great pets

• inform the reader about a special cat that lives in an unusual place

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6