Reading Comprehension Skills & Strategies - Level 6

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  2. 182

  3. 180

  4. 181

  5. 178

  6. 182

  7. 180

  8. other

  9. 179

  10. 178
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    (Wording of meanings
    will vary.)



  • aesthetics

  • prestige

  • focal

  • myriad

  • integral
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  1. present from Grandma

  2. his Uncle Jack

  3. laundry

  4. noodles

  5. his pet rabbit

  6. a suit

  7. a photo album

  8. four grandparents
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  9. pouch

  10. claws

  11. nose

  12. tail

  13. bean

  14. back

  15. possums

  16. possum
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    (Answers will vary)
    suggested:

  17. a sudden realization

  18. in trouble

  19. respect my privacy

  20. by a narrow margin

  21. write a note/letter

  22. quickly/accurately

  23. seems to go by swiftly

  24. spend time with

  25. got my attention

  26. agree on things
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  27. metaphor

  28. metaphor

  29. neither

  30. simile

  31. simile

  32. simile

  33. neither

  34. simile

  35. metaphor
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  36. butterflies

  37. tree bark

  38. to blend in with their
    environment

  39. when they are at rest

  40. cocoons

  41. They both have
    antenna.
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  42. in the 1950s

  43. a surfer

  44. young people

  45. in pedestrian traffic
    areas

  46. 55 MPH
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Page 35
(Accept any logical
conclusion.)


  1. towels; the rest are
    used for washing

  2. nests; the only one not
    enclosed

  3. yogurt; the only one
    not a liquid

  4. lamp; the only one
    not wooden

  5. soup; the rest are
    sandwich fixings

  6. screwdriver, the only
    item not a garden tool
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    1. strings

    2. actor

    3. fly

    4. man

    5. taste

    6. holiday

    7. planet

    8. flower

    9. puppy



  7. mice

  8. garage

  9. water
    13. tree
    14. bakery
    15. dirt
    Page 37

    1. chili

    2. twelve

    3. success

    4. eat

    5. bright

    6. him

    7. slept

    8. sheep

    9. vegetable

    10. books

    11. Chinese

    12. minister

    13. herb

    14. scarlet

    15. grimace

    16. remote

    17. lean

    18. pavement
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    19. Fact

    20. Opinion

    21. Fact

    22. Opinion

    23. Opinion

    24. Fact

    25. Fact

    26. Opinion
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      Math:interest rate,
      multiplication,
      percentage
      Science:endangered
      species, parllel circuit,
      transpiration, static
      electricity, carnivore
      Measurement:
      centimeter, right angle
      Social Studies:
      unconstitutional,
      legislature, Civil War,
      veto
      Geography:hemisphere,
      compass rose, Europe,
      territory, cartographer,
      isthmus
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      Diet:insects, fruit,
      pollen, reptiles, fish,
      small animals
      Body Parts:sharp claws,
      sharp teeth, wings
      Characteristics:flying
      mammal, astute hearing




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  1. True

  2. False

  3. Doesn’t say (but could
    be inferred as true)

  4. True

  5. Doesn’t say (but could
    be inferred as true)

  6. True

  7. False

  8. Doesn’t say
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    A, B, A, B, A, B, A, B, B, A
    Page 43

  9. B

  10. B

  11. D

  12. P

  13. B

  14. D

  15. D

  16. P
    Page 44
    (Questions will vary but
    must refer to missing
    information.)

  17. Who do I contact?

  18. What is its age and
    condition?

  19. What is for sale?

  20. How much do they
    cost?

  21. What size are they?

  22. What is the age or
    condition?
    Page 45

  23. sausage, hotdogs (or
    frankfurters)

  24. detail

  25. Answers will vary.

  26. Paragraph 1

  27. Answers will vary.

  28. Answers will vary.
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  29. a cellular phone

  30. popcorn

  31. a cat

  32. pudding

  33. a tooth

  34. hair

  35. a turtle

  36. a comb

  37. a carrot
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    1 we took him to the vet.

  38. she had to pay a fine.


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