Reading Comprehension Skills & Strategies - Level 6

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only glide

Squirrel has furry flaps

instead of wings.

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1. True


2. False


3. False


4. False


5. False


6. True


7. True


8. False


9. False
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10. Fact


11. Doesn’t say


12. Opinion


13. Fact


14. Fact


15. Fact


16. Fact*


17. Fact*


18. Fact
    May be considered
    opinions because the
    story infers the
    information but does not
    give it as direct fact.
    Page 95
    Answers will vary.
    Page 96


19. rode his bike through
    some puddles.


20. overslept this
    morning.


21. forgot my lunch
    money.


22. didn’t have a map.


23. was making noise in
    the library.


24. was sold out.


25. needed the number for
    Pizza King.


26. moved last month.
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    1. affect
    
    
    2. effect
    
    
    3. effect
    
    
    4. effect
    
    
    5. affect
    
    
    6. effect
    
    
    7. effect
    
    
    8. affect
    
    
    9. affect
    
    
    
    


27. effect


28. affect
    12. affect
    13. effect
    14. affect
    15. affect
    16. effect
    17. effect
    18. affect
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    1. the horse/Lisa’s dad
    
    
    2. understanding;
       supportive
    
    
    3. She was mad.
    
    
    4. woman
    
    
    5. No/reasons will vary.
    
    
    6. Answers will vary.
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    7. thoughtful
    
    
    8. The letter went to her
       granddaughter.
    
    
    9. They allowed him to
       write the letter to Ellie
       Rivers.
    
    
    10. He wrote the letter.
    
    
    11. He was trying to solve
        a mystery and find a
        particular person.
    
    
    12. Answers will vary.
        Page 100
    
    
    13. Story does not say.
    
    
    14. We don’t know.
    
    
    15. An unknown human
        narrator.
    
    
    16. Medicine.
    
    
    17. Answers will vary.
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    18. from someone who
        lives in L.A.
    
    
    19. The author likes L.A.
        He/she thinks the airport
        is great.
    
    
    20. Answers will vary.
    
    
    21. Answers will vary.
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    22. True
    
    
    23. Can’t be determined
    
    
    24. Can’t be determined
    
    
    25. True
    
    
    26. Can’t be determined
    
    
    27. False
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    28. All use electricity in
        some form.
    
    
    29. to kill prey or defend
        itself
    
    
    30. Yes/The story says it
    
    
    
    

has predators.

4. surprising; electrical
   stimulation


5. strong; good sized


6. Answers will vary.
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7. castle


8. a pelican


9. a star


10. a bike


11. an army


12. a roast


13. the phone


14. a jacket


15. his little sister
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16. 2, 1, 3


17. 3, 2, 1


18. 1, 2, 3


19. 2, 3, 1


20. 2, 1, 3


21. 2, 3, 1


22. 3, 1, 2


23. 3, 1, 2
    Page 106


24. what each individual
    boy’s time was


25. how long each stop
    was


26. what size battery her
    toy takes


27. how many total
    attended the picnic
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28. True


29. Doesn’t say


30. False


31. Doesn’t say


32. True
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33. G


34. NG


35. G


36. G


37. G


38. NG


39. NG


40. G


41. NG
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42. 24


43. breastbone


44. False


45. spine


46. false ribs
    6. invertebrate
    7. the upper 3 sets of
    false ribs
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    1. swaggering
    
    
    2. the sunshine
    
    
    3. mixture
    
    
    4. true
    
    
    5. The weather in
       southern California...
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    6. Japan
    
    
    7. The author enjoys
       grow bonsai trees.
    
    
    8. Bonsai trees are
       considered a symbol of
       immortality. Bonsai is
       the Japanese art of
       producing miniature,
       fully formed trees.
    
    
    9. harmony, balance,
       beauty, and simplicity
    
    
    10. Answers will vary.
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    11. a cute neighborhood
        cat
    
    
    12. a nice lady who
        doesn’t bother him
    
    
    13. It was secluded and
        comfortable.
    
    
    14. She remained still so
        she would not be
        noticed.
    
    
    15. She was worried Gus
        would attack the dove’s
        nest.
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    16. man: frustrated,
        angry; donkey: stubborn,
        hungry
    
    
    17. man: to sell his wares;
        donkey: vegetables
    
    
    18. man: I’ll never make
        money; donkey: I’m not
        moving.
    
    
    19. Man: Get moving!;
        donkey: I’m tired!
        Answers will vary.
        Page 114
    
    
    20. future
    
    
    21. present
    
    
    22. past
    
    
    23. past
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        1 camping in the woods