ELA Unit 5 Test Reading Comprehension

Which sentence BEST states the main idea of this article?

• It's nice to take a walk by a canal.

• Polluted water can cause many problems

  for people.

• Floating gardens are becoming popular all

  over China.

• A city used science and nature to clean a

  polluted canal.

Which detail from the article supports the idea that the water in the canal had been badly polluted?

• It made people sick.

• It ran through a large city.

• It flowed into a large river.

• It was near a fishing community.

The roots of plants in the floating garden help

get rid of pollution because they ---

• keep the garden in place.

• provide a home for the bacteria.

• send air through the ecosystem.

• trap garbage and waste.

What did the floating garden most likely mean for the nearby fishing communities?

• Their fishing methods changed.

• They were able to fish again.

• Their way of life was threatened.

• They chose to fish in other places.

Why do Narcissus' parents warn him that beauty is not everything?

• They are jealous of Narcissus' beauty.

• They want Narcissus to get a job.

• They believe Narcissus should spend time with friends.

• They worry that Narcissus focuses too much on his books.

Why can't Narcissus stop looking at the face in the pool?

• He is enchanted by its beauty.

• He wants to please his mother.

• He needs a drink of water.

• He wants to change how he looks.

Which sentence BEST expresses a theme of

this story?

• Nature can heal all ills.

• Self-discovery can happen at any age.

• Too much self-love can destroy people.

• Children can repeat the mistakes of their

  parents.

What did Indra feel when she was a child listening to the traveling merchants?

• 1. fear

• 1. shame

• disgust

• excitement

Indra is surprised at the end of the story because at the beginning she ---

• 1. thought water was scary.

• 1. cleaned her face with sand.

• wanted to travel to new places.

• wanted to help her father buy cloth.

At the beginning of the story, how is Indra different from her father?

• 1. She has never seen a rainbow.

• 1. She plans to join a caravan.

• She cannot ride a camel.

• She lives in the desert.