Reading Comprehension Skills & Strategies - Level 3

3. yes
   Felix and the Magical
   Frogs:


4. true


5. true


6. yes
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7. 2


8. You must buy a full-
   priced refrigerator and
   microwave oven.


9. You do not qualify for
   the free television set.


10. A handling charge on
    the free television set.


11. No.


12. 
    
    
    
    0. 
       
    
    
    
    


13. Saturday.


14. Answers will vary.
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15. Three mice were
    blinded by a farmer’s
    wife.


16. The Daily Bugle


17. The Daily Times


18. Answers will vary.
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    1. rainy
    
    
    2. rainy
    
    
    3. a rubber slicker
    
    
    4. 5:45
    
    
    5. school bus driver
    
    
    6. red
    
    
    7. Friday
    
    
    8. Swim races and a
       picnic
    
    
    9. Yellow
    
    
    
    


19. Disappointed
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    The blue whale is an
    amazing animal.
    eat krill—tiny shrimp-
    like creatures—four tons
    a day
    endangered species—
    heavily hunted—nearly
    extinct
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20. Listen to the advice of
    local officials and
    evacuate only if they tell
    you to do so.


21. Fill your car’s gas
    tank.


22. Stock up on essential
    medications.
    4. Store valuables and
    personal papers in a
    safety deposit box in a
    water proof container on
    the highest level of your
    home.
    5. If you come upon a
    flooded road, turn
    around and go another
    way.
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    Answers will vary.
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    1. false
    
    
    2. eating, resting, and
       traveling
    
    
    3. plants
    
    
    4. up to 15 percent of
       their body weight
    
    
    5. surface to breathe
       often
    
    
    6. in rivers, estuaries,
       saltwater bays, canals,
       and coastal areas
    
    
    7. migratory
    
    
    8. Florida
    
    
    9. Virginia, Carolinas
    
    
    10. true
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    11. freedom, fun, grace,
        compassion, intelligent
        (any three)
    
    
    12. true
    
    
    13. true
    
    
    14. up to 30 pounds of
        fish
    
    
    15. They both have two
        stomachs.
    
    
    16. up to 30 minutes
    
    
    17. 20 feet
    
    
    18. They are born bottom
        first rather than head
        first.
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        1. The following words
           should be highlighted:
           sugar, corn syrup (twice),
           fructose, dextrose, and
           sucrose (6)
        
        
        2. Power Punch
        
        
        3. Smash
        
        
        4. Bubba Juice
        
        
        5. Juicy Goose
        
        
        6. Smash
        
        
        7. Power Punch
        
        
        8. Bubba Juice and Juicy
           Goose
        
        
        9. 530 calories
        
        
        
        
    
    
    19. Juicy Goose
    
    
    
    

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1. 120 calories


2. 1 gram


3. 35%


4. vitamin C and
   vitamin D


5. false
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   Answers will vary.
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6. 1st quarter


7. $50


8. 3rd quarter


9. $50


10. $25


11. $45


12. $30
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13. crocodiles’


14. alligators


15. false


16. true


17. false


18. They live where the
    water meets the land.


19. a crocodile’s
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    Answers will vary.
    pumpkin pie difference:
    has a crust and tastes
    spicy
    butterscotch ice cream
    difference: frozen with a
    sweet flavor
    same: both are sweet and
    creamy desserts
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    1. carrots
    
    
    2. orange juice
    
    
    3. carrots and spinach
    
    
    4. milk
    
    
    5. water
    
    
    6. milk
    
    
    7. orange juice
    
    
    8. carrots
    
    
    9. water
    
    
    
    


20. spinach
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    1. Fantastic Female
    
    
    2. Fantastic Female
    
    
    3. Catman
    
    
    4. Superdude
    
    
    5. Lake Lady
    
    
    6. joined the federation
       in 1971
    
    
    
    


21. both can fly


22. Catman


23. Lizardman


24. Fantastic Female
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25. opinion


26. fact


27. fact


28. opinion


29. opinion


30. fact


31. fact


32. opinion


33. opinion


34. opinion


35. fact


36. fact


37. opinion


38. fact


39. fact
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    Circle:

• Super C Juice contains
  1,000 mg of vitamin C.


• Vitamin C can be
  found in oranges and
  other citrus fruit.


• Super C Juice also
  contains distilled water.


• Distilled water is water
  that has been boiled in a
  special way.


• Water is something
  that every living creature
  needs to survive.
  Underline:


• Super C Juice will make
  you feel like the
  healthiest person in the
  world.


• If you drink Super C
  Juice every day you’ll be
  as strong as a gorilla.


• The scientist who
  invented Super C juice
  tested it for about a
  million years to make
  the recipe perfect.


• Super C Juice is like
  drinking water with
  sunshine in it.
  Answers will vary with
  the last two questions.
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  Underline and write:
  My neighbor is making
  me angry.
  He grows big tomatoes in
  his garden.