Reading Comprehension Skills & Strategies - Level 6

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8. Yes


9. Yes
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10. Abby


11. September


12. Abby’s dog


13. Collingsville


14. Abby’s grandparents


15. Abby to visit


16. Liz misses Abby


17. Answers will vary.
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    1. Unknown
    
    
    2. Yes
    
    
    3. No
    
    
    4. Yes
    
    
    5. Yes
    
    
    6. No
    
    
    7. Unknown
    
    
    8. Yes
    
    
    9. Unknown
    
    
    
    


18. Yes


19. Yes


20. No
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21. through the leaves


22. through the roots


23. It produces its own
    food.
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    1. 70
    
    
    2. 180
    
    
    3. 72%
    
    
    4. 35
    
    
    5. 48
    
    
    6. less
    
    
    7. low
    
    
    8. 350
    
    
    9. 12
    
    
    
    


24. 5


25. saturated fat 20
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    Answers will vary.
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1. F


2. T


3. T


4. T


5. T


6. F


7. F


8. T
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   (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...
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   (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
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    (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.
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    (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

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1. newspaper


2. thesaurus


3. schedule


4. letter


5. dictionary


6. novel


7. manual


8. recipe
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   (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
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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.
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    (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
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       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...
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       (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
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           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
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           Answers will vary.
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       18. both
       
       
       19. orange
       
       
       20. neither
       
       
       21. orange
       
       
       22. both
       
       
       23. apple
       
       
       24. apple
       
       
       25. apple
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           Alike:bats, mammals,
           front and back legs
           Different:squirrel can
       
       
       
       
    
    
    
    

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