Reading Comprehension Skills and Strategies - Level 5

5. cemetery


6. boat


7. car race track


8. zoo


9. outer space


10. school
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    answer.
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11. Old West


12. March 15, 44 BC


13. Revolutionary War


14. Prehistoric


15. Civil War


16. 1960s


17. 1492


18. 1990s


19. Future


20. Present
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21. Cinderella


22. Romeo & Juliet


23. ET


24. Snow White


25. Little Mermaid


26. Pinocchio


27. Dr. Dolittle


28. Lion King


29. Robin Hood


30. Tarzan
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    Who:Daniel Webster
    What:Orator and politician
    Where:New Hampshire
    Important Information:
    Webster was in Congress
    and in the Senate. He ran
    for president but lost the
    nomination.
    What I Learned:Answers
    will vary.
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31. suspenseful, serious


32. Adam’s mother was
    frantic and when she found
    Adam she was mad.


33. Adam was in trouble
    and his mom was mad.


34. Answers will vary.


35. Answers will vary.


36. happy


37. Carlotta and her
    grandfather are working
    together to plant the garden.


38. A happy girl and her
    grandfather planting the
    garden.


39. Answers will vary.


40. Answers will vary.

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1. balanced meals and
   exercise


2. grains, vegetables, fruits,
   milk-products, meats, fish,
   poultry, and dry beans


3. Foods high in fats or
   sugars.


4. Play supervised team
   sports and wear protective
   gear.


5. Kids do these sports
   without the proper safety
   gear.


6. Answers will vary.


7. Answers will vary.


8. Answers will vary.
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9. T-Rex lived 65 million
   years ago.


10. T-Rex bones have been
    found in Montana.


11. T-Rex could run about 30
    miles per hour.


12. When T-Rex lost a tooth,
    another quickly grew in its
    place.


13. T-Rex is similar to reptiles
    because it laid eggs, like
    reptiles.


14. Answers will vary.
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15. Dogs are helpful to
    humans in many ways.


16. Water helps people
    function.


17. Practice helps people
    become proficient at
    something they want to
    learn.


18. The boys have different
    tastes in movies. The video
    store offers many movie
    options.
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19. Katie’s mom entered the
    cookoff.


20. Mrs. Frank cooked all
    morning.


21. Katie tasted the chili.


22. Mrs. Frank place her chili
    in front of #29 at the
    contest.


23. The judges tasted the chili
    from all the other
    contestants.
    6. The judges wrote their
    comments on clipboards.
    7. Mrs. Frank’s chili earned
    the second place ribbon.
    8. Katie told her mom she
    would always be #1 to her.
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    Main Characters:father
    and child
    Setting:outdoors in the
    yard.
    Plot:Father and child work
    in the yard together.
    Main Events:father and
    child cut the grass. Father
    edges the lawn with the
    trimmer.
    Climax:The father teaches
    and gives the child a
    chance to finish cutting the
    lawn.
    Resolution:The child did
    such a good job that the
    child now can add cutting
    the lawn to his/her chore
    list.
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    Setting:home and school
    Main Characters: child and
    mom
    Plot:The child gets new
    sneakers and gets them
    dirty the first day.
    Events:The child wears the
    new sneakers to school. The
    child plays chase before
    school and gets them dirty.
    Climax:The child realizes
    the shoes are permanently
    stained.
    Resolution:Mom explains
    the new sneakers are just
    for play, so it is alright if
    they got dirty.
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    Narrator:boy
    What:Mice invade the
    house.
    When:in the fall
    The problems:
    
    
    1. Mom and sister do not
       like mice.
    
    
    2. Mice come into the house
       from the field.
       Problem building up:Mice
       come into the house each
       fall and the boy has to find
       a way to get them out.
       Problem to a head:Mom and
       sister are scared of the mice
       and the boy has to get the
       mice safely out of the house.
    
    
    
    

Problem Resolved:The

boy makes a live mouse

trap with Swiss cheese, then

releases the captured mice

into the field.

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1. Rented snorkeling gear.


2. Took a snorkeling training
   course.


3. Headed to the beach.


4. Mom spread our gear on
   the beach and we got
   dressed.


5. We got in the boat.


6. We jumped in the water
   and snorkeled.


7. The boat returned us to
   the beach, and we napped
   in the afternoon.
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8. Prepare for history test.


9. Reread notes and
   assignment.


10. My sister quizzed me.


11. Review my notes again.


12. Went to bed early.


13. Began taking the test.


14. Noticed Ryan glancing at
    my paper.


15. Changed desk and
    finished my test.
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    The “Real” Secret: The
    school is rewarding good
    behavior with a sundae
    party.
    Jamie told Corey about the
    sundae party for good
    behavior.
    Corey told the secret to
    Daniel.
    Daniel told Matt that Jamie
    was having a party on
    Sunday.
    Matt asked Jamie if he could
    come to Jamie’s Sunday
    birthday party.