Reading Comprehension Skills & Strategies - Level 6

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5. 179


6. 182


7. 180


8. 181


9. 178


10. 182


11. 180


12. other


13. 179


14. 178
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    (Wording of meanings
    will vary.)

• aesthetics


• prestige


• focal


• myriad


• integral
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1. present from Grandma


2. his Uncle Jack


3. laundry


4. noodles


5. his pet rabbit


6. a suit


7. a photo album


8. four grandparents
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9. pouch


10. claws


11. nose


12. tail


13. bean


14. back


15. possums


16. possum
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    (Answers will vary)
    suggested:


17. a sudden realization


18. in trouble


19. respect my privacy


20. by a narrow margin


21. write a note/letter


22. quickly/accurately


23. seems to go by swiftly


24. spend time with


25. got my attention


26. agree on things
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27. metaphor


28. metaphor


29. neither


30. simile


31. simile


32. simile


33. neither


34. simile


35. metaphor
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36. butterflies


37. tree bark


38. to blend in with their
    environment


39. when they are at rest


40. cocoons


41. They both have
    antenna.
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42. in the 1950s


43. a surfer


44. young people


45. in pedestrian traffic
    areas


46. 55 MPH
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(Accept any logical

conclusion.)

1. towels; the rest are
   used for washing


2. nests; the only one not
   enclosed


3. yogurt; the only one
   not a liquid


4. lamp; the only one
   not wooden


5. soup; the rest are
   sandwich fixings


6. screwdriver, the only
   item not a garden tool
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   1. strings
   
   
   2. actor
   
   
   3. fly
   
   
   4. man
   
   
   5. taste
   
   
   6. holiday
   
   
   7. planet
   
   
   8. flower
   
   
   9. puppy
   
   
   
   


7. mice


8. garage


9. water
   13. tree
   14. bakery
   15. dirt
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   1. chili
   
   
   2. twelve
   
   
   3. success
   
   
   4. eat
   
   
   5. bright
   
   
   6. him
   
   
   7. slept
   
   
   8. sheep
   
   
   9. vegetable
   
   
   10. books
   
   
   11. Chinese
   
   
   12. minister
   
   
   13. herb
   
   
   14. scarlet
   
   
   15. grimace
   
   
   16. remote
   
   
   17. lean
   
   
   18. pavement
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   19. Fact
   
   
   20. Opinion
   
   
   21. Fact
   
   
   22. Opinion
   
   
   23. Opinion
   
   
   24. Fact
   
   
   25. Fact
   
   
   26. Opinion
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       Math:interest rate,
       multiplication,
       percentage
       Science:endangered
       species, parllel circuit,
       transpiration, static
       electricity, carnivore
       Measurement:
       centimeter, right angle
       Social Studies:
       unconstitutional,
       legislature, Civil War,
       veto
       Geography:hemisphere,
       compass rose, Europe,
       territory, cartographer,
       isthmus
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       Diet:insects, fruit,
       pollen, reptiles, fish,
       small animals
       Body Parts:sharp claws,
       sharp teeth, wings
       Characteristics:flying
       mammal, astute hearing
   
   
   
   

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1. True


2. False


3. Doesn’t say (but could
   be inferred as true)


4. True


5. Doesn’t say (but could
   be inferred as true)


6. True


7. False


8. Doesn’t say
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   A, B, A, B, A, B, A, B, B, A
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9. B


10. B


11. D


12. P


13. B


14. D


15. D


16. P
    Page 44
    (Questions will vary but
    must refer to missing
    information.)


17. Who do I contact?


18. What is its age and
    condition?


19. What is for sale?


20. How much do they
    cost?


21. What size are they?


22. What is the age or
    condition?
    Page 45


23. sausage, hotdogs (or
    frankfurters)


24. detail


25. Answers will vary.


26. Paragraph 1


27. Answers will vary.


28. Answers will vary.
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29. a cellular phone


30. popcorn


31. a cat


32. pudding


33. a tooth


34. hair


35. a turtle


36. a comb


37. a carrot
    Page 47
    1 we took him to the vet.


38. she had to pay a fine.

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