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pawns)onSTART.2. Playerstaketurnschoosingacard,readingashortpassageandthenansweringthe
questionbasedonwhattheyhaveread.3. Iftheplayeranswersthequestioncorrectly,shemovesforwardonespace.4.Playthencontinuesasplayerstaketurns.5.Thefirstplayertoreachthemovietheaterattheendofthepathwinsthegame!
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Which one of these could really happen?
a. The car walked dow
n the street.b. The car raced dow
n the street.c. The car skipped dow
n the street.
Answ
er: b. The car raced dow
n the street.
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Jenny saw five happy puppies as she looked in the
window
of the pet shop. Jenny’s mom
was busy
talking to a friend, so Jenny went inside to pet the
puppies. Jenny really wanted to ow
n a puppy, but her parents didn’t think she w
as capable of caring for a puppy on her ow
n yet. Jenny hoped they would
change their minds w
hen they saw these cute little
puppies.
The main idea of this paragraph is:
a. Jenny wanted a puppy.
b. Jenny’s parents didn’t like dogs.c. Jenny w
ent shopping with her m
om.
Answ
er: a. Jenny w
anted a puppy.
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Kara planted one w
hite flower, four purple
flowers, and tw
o pink flowers.
What color flow
ers did Kara plant?
a. white, purple, and pink
b. purple and pinkc. w
hite, pink, yellow, and purple
Answ
er a. w
hite, purple, and pink
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Troy put on his pajamas and brushed his teeth.
What does the preceding sentence suggest to you?
a. It was tim
e for bed. b. It w
as time for school.
c. It was tim
e to walk the dog.
Answ
er: a. It w
as time for bed.
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Eric’s grandmother w
as teaching him how
to make
bread. They mixed the ingredients and kneaded
the dough. Then, they waited for the dough to rise.
Finally, they shaped it into loaves and put it in the oven. It seem
ed like a lot of work to Eric. A
t last, the bread w
as ready. When Eric bit into a slice of bread
that was still w
arm, it w
as worth all the effort!
What is the preceding passage m
ostly about?a. Eric’s grandm
otherb. hard w
orkc. cookingd. m
aking bread
Answ
er: d. m
aking bread
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Which of these statem
ents is a fact?
a. Earth is round.b. C
ats make the best pets.
c. Baseball is a great sport.
Answ
er: a. Earth is round.
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Wayne G
retzky started playing hockey when he w
as very young. H
e joined a professional team w
hen he w
as only 18. Gretzky becam
e the youngest player ever to score 50 goals in one season. Before he retired, he broke alm
ost every hockey scoring record. N
o wonder his fans called him
“The Great O
ne”!
What is the m
ain idea of this passage?a. H
ockey players should start at a young age.b. W
ayne Gretzky retired too early.
c. Wayne G
retzky was a great hockey player.
d. Hockey players usually have nicknam
es.
Answ
er: c. W
ayne Gretzky w
as a great hockey player.
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Many birds get hurt w
hen they crash into window
glass that they cannot see. Som
e scientists are looking for w
ays to make buildings safer for birds.
One answ
er is to use glass covered with tiny dots.
People do not notice the dots, but birds can see them
and avoid the window
s.
Choose the correct cause and effect com
bination.a. Scientists are m
aking window
s safer. / Birds get hurt.
b. Birds can’t see glass. / Birds crash into window
s. c. Birds fly into w
indow glass. / People don’t notice
dots on glass. d. Birds see dots on glass. / Scientists can m
ake w
indows safer.
Answ
er: b. Birds can’t see glass. / Birds crash into w
indows.
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Sage wanted to buy a book for her sister, but she didn’t
have enough money. To earn extra cash, Sage did chores
for her neighbors. She walked their dogs and pulled w
eeds. Finally, she had enough m
oney to buy the book. Her sister
said it was the best gift ever.
Which cause and effect com
bination does not apply to the passage above?
a. Sage needed money for a book. / Sage did chores for
cash.
b. She gave a book to her sister. / Her sister said it w
as the best gift ever.
c. Sage and her sister pulled weeds. / Sage bought a dog.
Answ
er: c. Sage and her sister pulled w
eeds. / Sage bought a dog.
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Ms. A
bdul’s class couldn’t agree on what class pet to get.
Should it be a lizard, a fish, or a hamster? They decided
to find out how m
uch care each animal needs. Students
researched and took a vote. The next day, Ms. A
bdul’s class got a ham
ster.
Choose the correct cause and effect com
bination.
a. The students couldn’t agree on a pet. / They got a ham
ster.
b. The students couldn’t agree on a pet. / They decided to find out m
ore about the pets.
c. Students researched pets. / They couldn’t agree on a pet.
d. Students voted on which pet to get. / They got four
different pets.
Answ
er: b. The students couldn’t agree on a pet. / They decided
to find out more about the pets.
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My sister loves her cat, Shadow
, but I can’t see w
hy. Shadow sheds fur everyw
here. He claw
s the furniture legs, and once he claw
ed my legs, too.
When he’s inside, he cries to go out. W
hen he’s outside, he cries to com
e in. Shadow is m
ore like a pest than a pet.
Which sentence from
the paragraph is an opinion?
a. When he’s inside, he cries to go out.
b. Shadow sheds fur everyw
here.
c. He claw
s the furniture legs, and once he clawed
my legs, too.
d. Shadow is m
ore like a pest than a pet.
Answ
er: d. Shadow
is more like a pest than a pet.
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spaces.
Choose w
hether the passage below is fact or
opinion.
Every class should go on a field trip once a month.
Field trips make learning a lot m
ore interesting. Students learn m
ore on field trips than they do sitting in the classroom
.
a. fact
b. opinion
Answ
er: b. opinion
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Troy went hiking w
ith his friend Jim, an experienced
hiker. Jim told Troy not to w
ander off the path. Once
you wander off the path, it’s easy to get poison ivy
or run into a snake. A few
miles into the hike, Troy
spotted a beautiful deer drinking from a stream
. Jim
was hiking ahead of Troy, and, forgetting w
hat Jim
had told him, Troy decided to leave the path. A
s he w
atched the deer and crouched quietly in a bunch of
leafy plants, he felt the skin on his legs begin to itch.
Choose the correct cause and effect com
bination.
a. Jim told Troy not to w
ander off the path. / Troy w
andered off the path.
b. Troy went off the path. / Troy got poison ivy.
c. Troy listened to his friend Jim. / They had fun hiking.
Answ
er: b. Troy w
ent off the path. / Troy got poison ivy.
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A snow
storm had arrived, and the snow
was falling
heavily. When C
arlos looked out the window
, all he could see w
as a thick wall of w
hite. The snowstorm
w
as supposed to last all day, so the city schools w
ere closed. The next morning, C
arlos looked out the w
indow again. It had stopped snow
ing, and the ground looked like a thick, soft, w
hite blanket. It was a
perfect day for sledding!
Choose the correct cause and effect com
bination.
a. There was a big snow
storm. / C
arlos went to school.
b. It stopped snowing. / C
arlos saw a w
all of white
through the window
.
c. There was a big snow
storm. / The snow
on the ground w
as perfect for sledding.
Answ
er: c. There w
as a big snowstorm
. / The snow on
the ground was perfect for sledding.
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spaces.
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Exploration is one of the oldest human endeavors.
Early explorers searched for new lands to settle, as
well as gold and riches. D
ue to the courage of early explorers, m
ost of Earth’s surface was know
n to the w
orld by about 1900. Since then, explorers have traveled as far dow
n as the Mariana Trench in the
ocean and as high as the peaks of Mt. Everest!
Explorers must be _____ individuals.
a. shy
b. adventurous
c. humorous
Answ
er: b. adventurous
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Weeds are often thought of as a nuisance, but m
any people don’t realize that w
eeds are important. They
help the soil and can act as shelter for animals. In
addition, animals and hum
ans actually eat some kinds
of weeds. For exam
ple, the comm
on dandelion is rich in vitam
ins A and C
. Chickw
eed is another example of
a very nutritious plant. Its leaves can be cooked like spinach.
The main idea of this paragraph is:
a. Weeds are m
essy.
b. Anim
als benefit from som
e weeds.
c. Weeds are im
portant for many reasons.
Answ
er: c. W
eeds are important for m
any reasons.
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spaces.
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Answ
er: a.
baseball
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Tara always looked forw
ard to Saturday mornings,
and this Saturday was no different. She liked being
part of a team. A
s Tara stood in the outfield, she sm
elled the leather of her glove. Then, she knelt dow
n to feel the soft, cool grass. Seconds later, Tara heard the crack of the bat and the roar of the crow
d. She im
mediately stood up and w
as ready to catch the ball.
Tara was playing _____.
a. baseball
b. football
c. hockey
Eric’s dad asked him to m
ow the law
n, and Eric said he w
ould do it later. Then, Eric’s mom
asked him to
clean his room, and he told her that he w
ould clean it in a m
inute. Next, Eric’s dad told him
to complete his
chores and take out the trash. Eric said he would do
it in a second, after he finished playing his computer
game. Tw
o minutes later, Eric’s m
om cam
e in and turned off his com
puter. Eric knew he w
as doomed.
Eric’s parents probably thought he was being _____.
a. fun
b. sm
art
c. lazy
Answ
er: c.
lazy
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spaces.
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At 15, Frank w
as big and strong enough to work in his
father’s furniture store. So, Frank’s dad hired him to
help out after school and on Saturdays. One day, he
helped his dad deliver a sofa to a customer’s house.
The wom
an told Frank’s dad, “That’s quite a helper
you’ve got there.” “That’s my boy, Frank,” his dad
replied.
How
does Frank’s dad feel about his son?
a. embarrassed
b. proud
c. disappointed
d. amused
Answ
er: b. proud
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Choose w
hether the passage below is fact or opinion.
Golf is the hardest sport to play. Basketball is m
uch easier. You should stop playing golf and start playing basketball.
a. fact
b. opinion
Answ
er: b. opinion
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