Practice Reading Comprehension

Read this sentence from paragraph 3.

"They can get all the nutrients they need from the soil."

Nutrients must be....

• substance that's important for growth and life

• food

• oils

• minerals that help keep soil dry

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Read this sentence from paragraph 1.

"In a marsh somewhere in North Carolina, a hungry fly is looking for a meal."

A marsh must be...

• a mountaintop

• a wet field

• a tree

• a bush

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

The word nutrients is spoken with extra stress on the...

• first syllable

• second syllable

• third syllable

• fourth syllable

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Read the first step and the third step of Venus flytrap eating:

1st: The leaves of the Venus flytrap are covered with small hairs.

3rd: In less than a second, the leaves snap shut. The insect is trapped.

What is the second step?

• The Venus flytrap doesn't feel anything.

• The Venus flytrap stays open and purrs.

• The Venus flytrap senses the insect when it touches the hairs.

• The Venus flytrap moves up and down to get rid of the insect.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

Why can Venus Flytraps grown in North Carolina's marshes?

• they are strong

• they get their nutrients from insects

• they are fast

• they are wet

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

What word is a synonym for senses?

• likes

• sees

• hears

• to be aware

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Based on the passage, why does a fly land on the leaf in the first place?

• it senses the sweet juice

• it needs to rest

• it senses bright colors

• it is hungry

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

After reading the passage, which can you infer about the Venus Flytrap?

• True: It is alive

• False: It is dead

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

In paragraph 1, the writer makes the following comparison:

Its leaves, which grow in pairs like a clam's shell, shine with a sweet juice.

Which figurative language technique did the writer use here?

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

• personification

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What can you infer about the Venus Flytrap after reading the passage?

• it closes up quickly to trap the insect

• it stinks

• it is starving

• it is beginning to dry out

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2