Why the Sea is Salty

What is the author's main message in paragraphs 1-3?

• People may try to balance bad deeds with good deeds.

• Happiness comes from within, not from the things you own.

• Traveling is a good way for you to learn about the wider world.

• Even when their wishes come true, people sometimes want more.

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CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What mistake does the young husband make when he overhears the old couple talking?

• He runs home too soon

• He refuses to believe them

• He tells no one what he learns

• He expects his wife to listen instead

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CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Based on the prefix dis-, which means 'opposite of,' what does distrusted mean in paragraph 5?

• expected

• believed

• doubted

• invited

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Read the sentence from paragraph 6: 'Along the way, the anxious wife said, 'Are you really sure this mill will give us anything we want?' Read the analogy: Greedy is to satisfied as anxious is to _____. Which word best completes the analogy?

• cozy

• tired

• steady

• carefree

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Read the sentences from paragraph 13: "Mill, please stop grinding!" he commanded. "Mill, please stop grinding salt! Mill, stop grinding! Mill, grind no more!" What do these sentences show the reader about the husband's character?

• He is starting to feel worried about what he has done.

• He thinks he should have wished for something else.

• He believes he will soon remember what to say.

• He is angry that the old couple has tricked him.

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CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

Read the sentence from paragraph 15: The mill went flying, somersaulting as it sailed through the air, finally sinking and settling deep into the sea. What is the purpose of using repeated /s/ sounds in the sentence?

• It tells how things may sound when they bounce downhill.

• It echoes the sound of the young couple as they argue.

• It shows that the young husband and wife feel ashamed.

• It creates rhythm and is similar to the sound of salt pouring.

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

Read sentence 2: "For example, the tower at 233 S. Wacker Driv. in Chicago was once the tallest building in the world." What is the correct way to write the underlined part of the sentence?

• D.

• Dr.

• Dri.

• No change is needed.

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.3

Read sentence 6: "At only 160 mtrs tall, its amazing curve leans 18 degrees." What is the correct way to write the underlined part of the sentence?

• m

• ms

• mts

• No change is needed.

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Read sentence 9: "I'd love to see a leaning building here in the Us, too, maybe even in Chicago." What is the correct way to write the underlined part of the sentence?

• u.s.

• U.S.

• U. States

• No change is needed.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A