Reading Skills Review

I wish I had a time machine. If I had a time machine, I would be able to travel back into the past. I would love to see the world before I was born! I could also visit the future. Where would you go if you had a time machine? I wish I had a time machine. What is the main idea?

• It would be great to visit the past and the future.

• Inventors should make a time machine.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Trees are very important. They provide food, paper, and products we use everyday. The wood from trees provides shelter. Trees also provide oxygen. Trees are very valuable to our environment. What is the main idea?

• Trees are very pretty.

• Trees are important to humans.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Sam went to the beach for vacation. He did not like to swim in the ocean. Instead, Sam liked to fin seashells on the beach. He collected many different types of shells. Sam would put the shells in his bucket and bring them home to show his friends. What did Sam like to do at the beach?

• Sam likes to swim at the beach

• Sam likes to collect seashells at the beach.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth president of the United States. He had black hair and dark eyes. He was six feet four inches tall. He loved to read and acquire knowledge. He worked on a farm as a child. True or false, Abraham Lincoln was the fifteenth president?

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Some people say that bats make their nest in hair. Other people say that bats make people sick. This is not true. In fact, bats do things that help people. Bats eat insects and help bananas, dates, and figs grow. Bats eat up to 600 insects in one hour. What can you infer about bats?

• Bats are helpful to humans.

• Bats are not helpful to humans.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Bats are mammals. They have fur. Bats are the only mammals that can fly. Did you know that bats fly by using sound? Bats make a small noise and then listen to that noise. The sound hits something and bounces back to the bat. This is how the bat knows where things are. How does the bat know where to fly?

• Bats look around to know where to fly.

• Bats use noise to know where to fly.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Did you know that all spiders make silk? The spider makes its web out of the silk it produces. The web traps insects and small animals for the spider to eat. Is a spider's web important to its survival.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Rain forest are found near the center of the Earth. They are usually near the equator. This area is called the tropics. The tropics stay hot all year. The rain forest gets between 160 and 400 inches of rain per year. There are all types of wildlife in the rain forest. A word that means the same as the center of the Earth is called?

• equator

• animal

• tropic

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Rain forest are found near the center of the Earth. They are usually near the equator. This area is called the tropics. The tropics stay hot all year. The rain forest gets between 160 and 400 inches of rain per year. There are all types of wildlife in the rain forest. Which of the following statements is true?

• It gets very cold during the winter in the rain forest.

• It stays warm all year in the rain forest.

• The rain forest gets very little rain.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Hurricanes have a clear set of characteristics. A hurricane is a low pressure system. A hurricane has a whirling band of wind and rainstorms. What is the center of a hurricane called?

• The wind

• The eye

• The rain

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1