Reading Comprehension Skills & Strategies - Level 3

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1. Father


2. neat


3. dashed


4. sick


5. talk


6. over


7. large


8. put


9. mistakes


10. small
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11. head


12. stay, play


13. moon


14. night, hum


15. quiet, wet


16. sweet
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    Synonyms


17. a


18. c


19. c


20. b


21. b
    Antonyms


22. a


23. b


24. b


25. b


26. c
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27. teach


28. help


29. clue


30. art


31. arrive


32. laugh


33. build


34. long


35. ask


36. farm


37. flower


38. branch


39. brave


40. number


41. kind


42. miss


43. tree


44. small


45. voice


46. church


47. friend


48. fool


49. pay


50. own


51. low


52. place


53. table


54. start


55. short


56. sleep
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    part, Africa, free, horse,
    day, short, large, bark,
    stripe, kill, skin, hunt


57. Africa


58. Equus


59. Answers will vary.


60. Making wildlife
    preserves
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    out, yell, school, right,
    clock, twisting, brushing,
    books, milk, seat, melted,
    take
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    unreal, uncertain,
    unhappy, unhappy,
    ungrateful, unnecessary,
    unfriendly, unequal,
    uneasily, unkind,
    unpredictable, unlucky,
    and unloved
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    A.


61. quietly


62. quietness
    B.


63. activities


64. actively
    C.


65. lighten


66. lightly
    D.


67. bravest


68. bravery
    E.


69. adding


70. addition
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71. colder, quickly


72. Flaking, itching


73. cleaning


74. Bathing


75. showering


76. shorter


77. wearing


78. Drinking


79. Using


80. higher


81. badly
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82. Atlantic Ocean and
    Caribbean Sea


83. San Juan


84. Spain


85. rainy and clear


86. a territory island


87. Hispanic
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88. upper arm


89. femur—upper leg


90. patella


91. holds all of the body
    organs in place—
    structure


92. important minerals
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    love (10), game (3),
    played (4), need (8),
    by(5), middle (1), five (7),
    hit (13), point (2),
    over (6), out (11), in (12)
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93. anteater


94. tarantula


95. mountain lion


96. leopard


97. coyote
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98. U. S. lands that are
    not states


99. ownership of land


100. ran in panic


101. men who keep an eye
     out for trouble


102. deep grooves
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103. heat energy from the
     sun


104. gather on one source
     or place


105. People can use solar
     panels.


106. oil, gasoline, wood


107. They are closer to the
     sun.


108. Dark colors absorb
     more heat.
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109. seal (c)


110. raise (b)


111. ruler (c)


112. object (d)


113. collect (a)
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     drop, behind, smarts, cost,
     and period
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114. tie


115. pet


116. point


117. set


118. faint


119. faint


120. pet


121. point


122. set


123. tie
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     grave, light, right, left,
     and ball
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124. first


125. next


126. always, before


127. after


128. then


129. last
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     First: A computer signal
     tells the engine driver the
     location of the fire.
     Second: The firefighters
     rescue people in danger.
     Third: When everyone is
     safe, then firefighters
     focus on managing the
     fire.
     Fourth: Firefighters use
     strong blasts of water to
     knock down the flames.
     Fifth: The final step is
     overhauling: searching
     through cinders to find
     remaining flames.
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130. A


131. B


132. B


133. A


134. C


135. B


136. A


137. C
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     snowman

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