Reading Comprehension Skills & Strategies - Level 4

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1. a, d


2. b, c, d


3. a, d


4. a, b, d


5. d
   Answers will vary.
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   Answers and their order
   will vary.
   Compare:
   They are both sports.
   Both sports use a ball.
   Both are played by two
   teams of 11 players.
   The object of both games
   is to move the ball into
   the opponent’s goal.
   Contrast:
   They use different-shaped
   balls.
   Football players wear
   padding all over their
   bodies.
   Each game began in a
   different century.
   The players do not carry
   the ball in their hands
   during a soccer game.
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   Great Salt Lake: Utah,
   2,300 square miles, brine
   shrimp, birds, the Bear,
   the Weber, and Jordan
   Rivers, saltwater
   Lake Okeechobee:
   southern Florida, 663
   square miles, large-
   mouth bass, fish, deer,
   turkeys, wild boars, and
   ducks, Kissimme River,
   freshwater
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   Stomach
   yes
   yes
   no
   no
   no
   yes
   yes
   no
   yes
   no
   yes
   no

Heart

yes

no

yes

no

yes

no

no

no

yes

yes

no

yes

Lungs

yes

no

no

yes

yes

no

no

yes

yes

no

no

no

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5. yes


6. yes
   Paragraph 2


7. yes


8. yes


9. no


10. yes


11. no


12. yes
    Paragraph 3


13. yes


14. no


15. yes


16. no


17. yes


18. no
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19. Starts with storage of
    water in ocean, lakes,
    rivers.


20. Sored water
    evaporates. Changes into
    water vapor. Rises into
    atmosphere.


21. Water vapor forms
    clouds. Clouds release
    precipitation.


22. Precipitation fills
    ocenas, rivers, and lakes.
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23. She went to live with
    someone called a puppy
    raiser.


24. Advanced training to
    become a service dog.


25. Ziggy was ready to
    become a loyal friend
    and constant companion.
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    Order: 3, 7, 6, 2, 1, 4, 5
    Summaries will vary.
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    Order: 6, 1, 4, 5, 2, 7, 8, 3
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    People have found ways
    to battle erosion; 3
    The Grand Canyon is a
    magnificent example of
    erosion; 6
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    Each year countless
    numbers of old phone
    books get recycled into
    new phone books.


26. D


27. D


28. It is my judgement


29. In my view


30. I think


31. should be


32. Answers will vary.


33. Answers will vary.
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34. Everyone in the
    county


35. flashing sign on his
    head


36. Even a jet couldn’t
    catch up with him.


37. eyes just about
    popped out of her head


38. to make the leaves
    fall off the trees


39. several years to get it
    done


40. died laughing


41. feet as big as a boat


42. I’ll never smile again.


43. hamer faster than
    lightning


44. boiling mad


45. it caused the water in
    a nearby lake to vaporize
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46. R


47. I


48. R


49. R


50. I


51. I


52. R


53. I
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    Delete: Free delivery
    available, Set your watch,
    Cakes with whipped
    cream frosting are better,
    Matinee movie $5.00,
    Visit a college that looks
    exciting, Visit us on the
    world-wide web to place
    your order, The wild
    squirrels that live on the
    roof need to be left alone.
    We are number one in
    clean used cars.
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    Paragraph 1


54. yes


55. yes


56. no


57. no


58. D


59. T


60. D


61. D
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62. b, c


63. a, c


64. a, b


65. a, c


66. a, b
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67. yes


68. yes


69. no


70. yes


71. yes


72. no


73. yes


74. no


75. yes


76. no
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    Main idea: My school has
    an alien bully.
    Answers will vary.
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    1959: Alaska became the
    49th state.
    1977: A huge pipeline
    was completed to carry
    oil to Valdez.
    1896: Gold was
    discovered in Alaska.
    1964: A powerful
    earthquake rocked the
    south-central part of the
    state.
    1968: A huge oil deposit
    was discovered in the
    Prudhoe Bay area.
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77. A, D


78. D, A


79. D, A


80. A, D


81. D, A


82. A, D


83. D, A


84. D, A


85. A, D


86. A, D


87. D, A


88. A, D


89. D, A


90. A, D