Reading Comprehension Skills and Strategies - Level 7

3. 225 years (accept 225-

4. in 2002: 1982, in
   2003: 1983, in 2004:
   1984, in 2005: 1985, in
   2006:1986


5. fall/autumn


6. 64


7. 1850 or mid 1800s


8. 120
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9. a storage area


10. a woman


11. true


12. The meeting was
    prearranged.


13. Story doesn’t say


14. In a new way
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15. thick; dense


16. no; baffling


17. plenty; bountiful


18. pictures; hieroglyphics


19. yes; influence


20. little; mystery
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    (Wording will vary).


21. daydreaming


22. unexpectedly


23. family trait


24. serious; responsible


25. a long time


26. illogical


27. joyful; elated


28. wasn’t important
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29. Arctic/Arctic foxes; far
    north


30. Not
    white/distinguished from
    other owls


31. Both/diurnal


32. Carnivore/eats
    animals


33. Yes/weighs 4 pounds
    and can carry more than
    its weight
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1. a society of Native
   Americans


2. make you aware of
   climb


3. sand/dirt mixture


4. for safety; to prevent
   strangers from entering


5. They were brought
   inside.
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   (Drawn and labeled).


6. crutch


7. crown


8. radio


9. canteen


10. apron


11. calculator
    Page 55


12. Chapter 2


13. 7-10


14. yes


15. Dias


16. After


17. sailed around the
    world


18. Pre-1500 to 1700


19. It did not occur until
    after 1700


20. Social Studies,
    Geography, or History
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21. Nile Crocodile


22. By its teeth


23. Africa


24. Meat


25. Reptile


26. Yes


27. No


28. Yes


29. Yes
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    1. graph
    
    
    2. Colorado
    
    
    3. Congo
    
    
    4. Longer
    
    
    5. Volga
    
    
    6. Volga and Mississippi;
       Amazon and Nile
    
    
    7. Amazon and Nile
    
    
    8. yes
    
    
    9. yes
    
    
    
    


30. no


31. no


32. yes
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    Main idea: though Morse
    is considered...


33. Yes
    2. No
    3. No
    4. Yes
    5. Yes
    6. No
    7. Yes
    8. No
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    1. to bite and chew food;
       the first step in digestion
    
    
    2. incisors, canines,
       molars
    
    
    3. Front teeth are sharp
       for tearing; back teeth
       are flat for chewing.
    
    
    4. Nerves
    
    
    5. Sweet, sour, salty,
       bitter
    
    
    6. The sense of sweet is
       detected on the tip of the
       tongue.
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       (A)
    
    
    7. MI
    
    
    8. D
    
    
    9. D
       (B)
    
    
    10. MI
    
    
    11. D
    
    
    12. D
        (C)
    
    
    13. D
    
    
    14. MI
    
    
    15. D
        (D)
    
    
    16. D
    
    
    17. D
    
    
    18. MI
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        (A) 1. Underlined: Latin
        is an ancient language...
    
    
    19. Crossed out: Some
        English words also come
        from other...
    
    
    20. Answers will vary.
        (B) 1. Underlined:
        Ceramics is the shaping
        and heating...
        2.Crossed out: Native
        American pottery is
        among...
    
    
    21. Answers will vary.
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        Main idea: But this day
        was...
    
    
    22. Washington state
    
    
    23. Earthquake
    
    
    24. Volcano
    
    
    25. 123 years
    
    
    26. They’d been warned.
    
    
    
    

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1. Answers will vary.


2. to relieve his boredom;
   he was amused; a wolf
   had come


3. They didn’t believe
   him.


4. aid dull
   tending amused
   forest rushing


5. Answers will vary.
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6. 2 nights


7. $15


8. 4 months


9. $75


10. a. Part of the cost
    would be wasted.
    b. A baby would not
    appreciate some of the
    activities.


11. Answers will vary.
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    Main idea: Rattlesnakes
    are among...


12. True


13. True


14. Doesn’t say


15. Doesn’t say


16. True


17. False


18. True


19. Doesn’t say
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    Answers will vary.
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    I. A President
    C.
    
    
    1. Command armed
       forces
    
    
    2. Set foreign policy
    
    
    3. Veto laws from
       Congress
       II. Legislative Branch
       B. Represents general
       population
       C.
    
    
    4. Impeach the
       President
    
    
    5. Declare war
       III A. Supreme Court
       C. Main powers of
       Judicial Branch
    
    
    6. Declare laws
       unconstitutional
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       A. The ideology
    
    
    
    

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