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.
    Page 97

    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
    Page 98

    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.
      Page 102

    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.


  1. surprising; electrical
    stimulation

  2. strong; good sized

  3. Answers will vary.
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  4. castle

  5. a pelican

  6. a star

  7. a bike

  8. an army

  9. a roast

  10. the phone

  11. a jacket

  12. his little sister
    Page 105

  13. 2, 1, 3

  14. 3, 2, 1

  15. 1, 2, 3

  16. 2, 3, 1

  17. 2, 1, 3

  18. 2, 3, 1

  19. 3, 1, 2

  20. 3, 1, 2
    Page 106

  21. what each individual
    boy’s time was

  22. how long each stop
    was

  23. what size battery her
    toy takes

  24. how many total
    attended the picnic
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  25. True

  26. Doesn’t say

  27. False

  28. Doesn’t say

  29. True
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  30. G

  31. NG

  32. G

  33. G

  34. G

  35. NG

  36. NG

  37. G

  38. NG
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  39. 24

  40. breastbone

  41. False

  42. spine

  43. 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...
      Page 111

    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.
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    20. future

    21. present

    22. past

    23. past
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      1 camping in the woods



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