U5 W4 Reading Test 5th GR 4/11

Choose the correct syllabication of the word that contains a schwa sound:

• de/vel/op/ing

• ex/per/i/men/tal

• ne/ces/si/ty

• com/men/ta/tor

The syllables that make up the word refrigerator:

• refrig/era/tor

• re/frig/er/a/tor

• ref/riger/ator/

The syllables that make up the word commentator:

• comm/ent/at/or

• com/men/ta/tor

• commen/tat/or

There are few ______ plants in the forest.

• edible

• eattible

• plantts

They spread the _______ before plowing the fields in the spring. 

• ost

• compost

• commeppostt

• tospmok

How to Make Compost

  

1. Making compost is easier than you think. Start by collecting “green” materials like yard waste and kitchen scraps. Avoid including dairy products, meat, or oil. Store the green materials in a large container with a lid that you can either spin or shake, such as a plastic trash can.
    

2. Next, you’ll need to add “brown” materials such as shredded paper and dried leaves. You want to have about equal amounts of green and brown materials. Sprinkle enough water into the container to make everything inside it damp.
    

3. At least once a week, spin the container so that the materials mix together. Moving them around helps them break down into compost more quickly. It also prevents them from developing a terrible odor.
    

4. After some time, when the compost is dry and brown, it will be ready to use.

How Composting Helps

 

1. Compost is natural material that we can add to the soil to help plants grow.
    

2. Plants need minerals and other nutrients to grow. The soil by itself does not always give plants these things. That’s where compost can help. Compost can improve the quality of the soil, which leads to healthier plants. Compost also helps keep away diseases that can harm plants in your garden.
    

3. Composting helps the environment in several ways. First, most of the materials we use to make compost are wastes that would end up in the garbage. Kitchen scraps and yard waste are the main materials used in composting. Instead of that waste going into a landfill or the ocean, it goes back into the earth. Compost also makes the soil better, so you need less water to make your garden grow. Composting is helpful for your plants and for the planet.

Which sentence from “How Composting Helps” contains a specific detail that is also found in “How to Make Compost”?

• Compost can improve the quality of the soil, which leads to healthier plants.

• Compost also helps keep away diseases that can harm plants in your garden

• Kitchen scraps and yard waste are the main materials used in composting.

How to Make Compost

  

1. Making compost is easier than you think. Start by collecting “green” materials like yard waste and kitchen scraps. Avoid including dairy products, meat, or oil. Store the green materials in a large container with a lid that you can either spin or shake, such as a plastic trash can.
    

2. Next, you’ll need to add “brown” materials such as shredded paper and dried leaves. You want to have about equal amounts of green and brown materials. Sprinkle enough water into the container to make everything inside it damp.
    

3. At least once a week, spin the container so that the materials mix together. Moving them around helps them break down into compost more quickly. It also prevents them from developing a terrible odor.
    

4. After some time, when the compost is dry and brown, it will be ready to use.

How Composting Helps

 

1. Compost is natural material that we can add to the soil to help plants grow.
    

2. Plants need minerals and other nutrients to grow. The soil by itself does not always give plants these things. That’s where compost can help. Compost can improve the quality of the soil, which leads to healthier plants. Compost also helps keep away diseases that can harm plants in your garden.
    

3. Composting helps the environment in several ways. First, most of the materials we use to make compost are wastes that would end up in the garbage. Kitchen scraps and yard waste are the main materials used in composting. Instead of that waste going into a landfill or the ocean, it goes back into the earth. Compost also makes the soil better, so you need less water to make your garden grow. Composting is helpful for your plants and for the planet.

Which statement explains how the two selections are similar?

• They explain how compost should look when applying it to plants.

• They suggest that compost is good for the environment and plants.