Reading Comprehension Skills & Strategies - Level 6

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2. in King Arthur’s Court


3. in the outback of
   Australia


4. the top of Mt. Everest


5. in the heart of Africa
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6. 1610 A.D.; crude
   telescope


7. prehistoric; wooly
   mammoth


8. 1999 A.D.; space


9. 1492 A.D.; ship,
   Native American,
   European
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   Sun: made a card
   Mon: got an A on the
   test
   Tues: got invited to a
   party; made a cake
   Wed: Mom’s birthday;
   Dad cooked
   Thurs:
   Fri: math quiz; went to
   the mall
   Sat: Jenny’s party
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   Answers will vary.
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10. A girl gets a birthday
    surprise.


11. It was her birthday.


12. in the evening


13. her feelings


14. middle child


15. disappointed
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    Answers will vary.
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16. same


17. different


18. happy


19. new, silly, sweet,
    barefoot


20. sad


21. heavy, sagging,
    drooping, thirsty


22. summer
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23. False


24. False


25. True


26. False


27. True


28. False
    7. True
    The Celts were a network
    of tribes...
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    1. Tina Meller being
       absent for...
    
    
    2. Imperfect Timing
    
    
    3. to entertain the reader
    
    
    4. a surprise turn in a
       direction...
    
    
    5. Answers will vary.
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    6. Yes
    
    
    7. No
    
    
    8. No
    
    
    9. Yes
    
    
    10. No
    
    
    11. No
    
    
    12. Yes
    
    
    13. No
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        Answers will vary.
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    • Their pictures were on
      the walls...
    
    
    • He asked Dad if they
      could...
    
    
    • Sure enough, he got to
      see...
    
    
    • “How did they
      know...?” he asked.
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      Underlined:when it
      comes to building
      things...
      Crossed out:Uncle Cal is
      my
      Order:
      When it comes to
      building things...
      Once, uncle Cal built a
      shed...
      Then he made a super
      doghouse...
      Plus, when Grandma
      wanted...
      And, he does all this on
      weekends...
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    1. at an airport
    
    
    2. Josh was going to visit
       his dad.
    
    
    3. traveling alone
    
    
    4. He had mixed
       feelings.
    
    
    5. to show he was brave
       6. for the weekend
       7. Answers will vary, or
       to make him feel at ease
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       1. C; the Mayfly
       
       
       2. A; how long
          something lives
       
       
       3. B; birds live longer
       
       
       4. A; a few months
       
       
       5. C; Fact
       
       
       6. B; Humans
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          (A)
       
       
       7. false
       
       
       8. false
       
       
       9. true
       
       
       10. true
           (B)
           Answers will vary.
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       11. Lasers organize
           irregular...
       
       
       12. Different types of
           lasers...
       
       
       13. The first laser was
           small...
       
       
       14. Lasers have a wide
           variety...
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           Ancient times: people
           passed time making
           word squares
           Arthur Winn: created
           new kind of word square
           Dec. 21: first crossword
           puzzle appeared in the
           paper
           1924: first book of
           crosswords published
           Today: crossword puzzles
           very popular
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           1519: fleet from Spain set
           out...
           1520: Magellan named
           the Pacific Ocean.
           1521: Magellan died in
           battle.
           1522: Victoria made it
           back to Spain.
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           Jobs held:author
           newspaperman
           steamboat pilot
       
       
       
       
    
    
    
    

gold miner

Names:Mark Twain

Samuel Clemens

Famous Works:Tom

Sawyer, The Adventures of

Huckleberry Finn

1. another name


2. Mark Twain
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   Order: 4, 2, 5, 7, 1, 6, 3, 8
   Illustrations and answers
   will vary.
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   Order: Ken, Rose, Josh,
   Ned, Dave, Lynn
   Order: Jim, Betty, Phil,
   To m