Nwea Reading

The number of tigers in the wild are getting low. For years, people hunted tigers. They cut down many trees in the forest. Now, there are very few of these beautiful animals in the wild. You might be able to see one of these cats in the zoo. Bu the jungle is their true home. What is the main idea of the passage?

• Tigers are beautiful.

• You should go to the zoo.

• The jungle is a great place to live.

• The number of tigers in the wild are getting low.

Susie had been raking the leaves for her grandmother. She raked all the leaves into a large pile and then she put the rake back in the garage. She looked up at the sky and saw it was getting dark. Jack, the boy who lives on her street, saw the leaves. He came running up behind Susie and kicked all the leaves, so they fell across the lawn. Susie started to cry, “All that work, and you ruined it!”

Which is NOT true?

• Susie raked the leaves.

• It was getting dark.

• Jack kicked the leaves.

• All Susie’s neighbors are mean.

Read the analogies and fill in the blank.

Bird is to fly

Fish is to swim

Boy is to ____________.

• girl

• play

• walk

• talk

Read the passage.Susie had been raking the leaves for her grandmother. She raked all the leaves into a large pile and then she put the rake back in the garage. She looked up at the sky and saw it was getting dark. She decided she had better start to head home. All of a sudden, a gust of wind hit her face and raindrops splattered on top of her head. What information tells you that Susie is about to be caught in a storm?

• She had finished raking leaves.

• The sky was dark.

• The wind began to gust.

• The sky was dark, the wind began to gust, and raindrops splattered her head.

Read the passage.Learning to read is important for everyone. Reading is important if you want to learn how to put something together. Some people read for fun. But everyone needs to read if they want to be successful in getting a job. This passage is an example of what type of writing?

• fiction

• fantasy

• nonfiction

• legend

Read the list: raccoon, deer, antelope, moose. Which of the following animals does not belong in the above group?

• raccoon

• deer

• antelope

• moose

Read the short story.The small green toad hopped frantically from lily pad to lily pad trying to catch the fly. The fly landed on a log. Suddenly, lightning hit the sky and thunder roared through the forest. When the toad looked at the log, the fly had turned into a beautiful princess. She carefully lifted the toad and merrily skipped away. Which sentence tells the reader this story is fiction?

• lightning hit the sky and thunder roared

• the fly had turned into a beautiful princess

• the princess merrily skipped away

• the fly merrily skipped away

Directions: Read and answer the question.

Soccer is my favorite sport. I like to play soccer with my friends at recess. You have to kick the ball into the goal to score a point. Our goalie is really good. I think we can win every time.

Which statement is a fact?

• Our goalie is really good.

• Soccer is my favorite sport.

• I like to play soccer with my friends at recess.

• You have to kick the ball into the goal to score a point.

Mary Ann worked all afternoon to clean the house. She folded the clothes and put her little brother’s toys away. She washed and put away all of the dirty dishes in the sink. She even vacuumed the carpets in the house. When her mother came home she said, “I am so happy you cleaned the house! You are such a good daughter!” Mary Ann’s face beamed! What word best describes how Mary Ann feels?

• tired

• hungry

• sleepy

• happy

Rachel was ecstatic when she won the prize at the fair. In the sentence, ecstatic means:

• scared

• sad

• happy

• worried