Reading Comprehension Skills & Strategies - Level 6

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  1. Yes

  2. Yes
    Page 71

  3. Abby

  4. September

  5. Abby’s dog

  6. Collingsville

  7. Abby’s grandparents

  8. Abby to visit

  9. Liz misses Abby

  10. Answers will vary.
    Page 72

    1. Unknown

    2. Yes

    3. No

    4. Yes

    5. Yes

    6. No

    7. Unknown

    8. Yes

    9. Unknown



  11. Yes

  12. Yes

  13. No
    Page 73

  14. through the leaves

  15. through the roots

  16. It produces its own
    food.
    Page 74

    1. 70

    2. 180

    3. 72%

    4. 35

    5. 48

    6. less

    7. low

    8. 350

    9. 12



  17. 5

  18. saturated fat 20
    Page 75
    Answers will vary.
    Page 76


Page 77


  1. F

  2. T

  3. T

  4. T

  5. T

  6. F

  7. F

  8. T
    Page 78
    (checked)
    The Harlem Globetrotter
    team was founded...
    The Globetrotters have
    played...
    Their theme song is...
    The Globetrotters scored
    8,829...
    It took a team of retired
    NBA players...
    The players were known
    for their...
    The Globetrotters have
    also been...
    Page 79
    (A)

  9. underlined: The word
    sphinx refers to an
    imaginary...

  10. crossed out: The
    pyramids are very old.

  11. False
    (B)

  12. underlined: Death
    Valley seems like a harsh
    name...

  13. crossed out: Not many
    people live there.

  14. name
    Page 80
    (A)

  15. underlined: Molting is
    the name of...

  16. crossed out: It is really
    weird to...

  17. Student adds title.
    (B)

  18. underlined: But mint
    is actually...

  19. crossed out:
    Peppermint is a...

  20. Answers will vary.
    Page 81
    (A) I 3; The paragraph
    describes parakeets , not
    where to buy one.


II a. true, Sentence 1
b. true, Sentence 4
c. false, Sentence 2
(B) I 5; The paragraph is
about the flounder, not
all animals that use
camouflage.
II a. false, Sentence 2
b. true Sentence 3
c. true, Sentence 4
Page 82


  1. newspaper

  2. thesaurus

  3. schedule

  4. letter

  5. dictionary

  6. novel

  7. manual

  8. recipe
    Page 83
    (Reasons will vary.)

  9. fantasy

  10. realistic fiction

  11. historical fiction

  12. biography
    Page 84

  13. Silk cloth has been...

  14. silk thread is made by
    worms

  15. silkworms

  16. millennium

  17. yes

  18. mulberry leaves

  19. natural
    Page 85

  20. She said she was
    having lots of fun, but
    the best...

  21. New Mexico

  22. hot-air

  23. just after sunrise

  24. ascent, descent

  25. answers may vary.
    Page 86
    (A)

  26. D

  27. MI

  28. D
    (B)

  29. MI

  30. D

  31. D
    (C)

  32. D

  33. D

  34. MI
    (D)

    1. D

    2. MI

    3. D
      Page 87
      Crossed out: Butterflies
      are prettier than moths.
      Can you tell butterflies
      and moths...
      Both are insects...
      Butterflies rest their
      wings...
      Butterflies have slender...
      It should be easy to tell...
      Page 88
      (A)

      1. D

      2. MI

      3. D
        (B)

      4. MI

      5. D

      6. D
        (C)

      7. D

      8. MI

      9. D
        (D)

      10. D

      11. D

      12. MI
        Page 89
        Labeled: clam, chiton,
        conch, tusk

      13. Seashells come in a
        wide variety. People
        admire...

      14. Four basic kinds...
        Univalves...

      15. They were created by
        mollusks.

      16. external

      17. kind
        Page 90
        Answers will vary.
        Page 91

      18. both

      19. orange

      20. neither

      21. orange

      22. both

      23. apple

      24. apple

      25. apple
        Page 92
        Alike:bats, mammals,
        front and back legs
        Different:squirrel can






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