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You can guess that Curtis is:---A. methodical.--- B. unhelpful.--- C. sarcastic. --- D. bullying.---

A. methodical.

Which of these adjectives best describes Javier?--- A. bashful--- C. calm ---B. forgetful ---D. fierce---

B. forgetful

What is the best title for this story? ---A. “Fun on the Computer” ---B. “A Valuable Scarf” ---C. “Three Friends” ---D. “Lost and Found”---

D. “Lost and Found”

What did Javier do after he stopped by Coach Corran’s office?---A. He went home. ---B. He went to the store. ---C. He went to the deli. ---D. He went to Curtis’s house.---

B. He went to the store.

You can conclude from this story that ---A. the maharaja had Sessa thrown into prison. ---B. Sessa knew something about math.--- C. chess is not popular in India today. ---D. ancient Indians didn’t grow rice.---

B. Sessa knew something about math.

According to the story, how many grains of rice go in the fourth square of the chessboard? ---A. two ---B. four ---C. eight--- D. twelve

C. eight

In this story, humble means ---A. small. ---B. shallow.---C. grand. ---D. bold.

A. small.

The purpose of this story is to ---A. entertain. ---B. advertise.---C. persuade. ---D. protest.

A. entertain.

Billy Campbell brought the speech directly to Abraham Lincoln. ---TRUE or FALSE---

FALSE, Billy Cambell was just one rider of many in the pony express.

What is the best title for this passage? ---A. “Special Delivery, 1861”--- B. “Abe Lincoln”--- C. “Horses”--- D. “U.S. Mail”---

A. “Special Delivery, 1861”

From this text you can guess that ---A. mail should be delivered by horse. ---B. Billy Campbell was not a good rider. ---C. Lincoln’s speech was very important. ---D. Lincoln’s speech was not important.---

C. Lincoln’s speech was very important.

Which of these is an opinion?--- A. Campbell had a very exciting ride. ---B. Campbell carried saddlebags. ---C. Campbell’s horse was exhausted. ---D. Campbell was traveling west.

A. Campbell had a very exciting ride.

What was Campbell carrying? ---A. a sidesaddle ---B. medical supplies ---C. food ---D. a speech

D. a speech

You can guess from this passage that ---A. a person can live without an appendix. ---B. a rabbit can live without an appendix. ---C. the appendix is important. ---D. humans never eat plants.

A. a person can live without an appendix.

The main idea of this passage is that ---A. humans and rabbits both have an appendix. ---B. an appendix can burst. ---C. the human appendix is not useful, but it is dangerous when infected. ---D. every organ has a job.---

C. the human appendix is not useful, but it is dangerous when infected.

Which of these is an opinion about plants? ---A. They take in gas. ---B. They look beautiful.--- C. They give out oxygen. ---D. They are found in some offices.---

B. They look beautiful.

Why can’t fresh air enter many newer buildings? ---A. They do not have enough spider plants. ---B. They are airtight and have a lot of insulation. ---C. They are too full of oxygen. ---D. They have too many people.---

B. They are airtight and have a lot of insulation.

Spider plants take in: ---A. oxygen. ---B. insulation. ---C. benzene. ---D. carbon monoxide.---

D. carbon monoxide

The purpose of this text is to ---A. inform. ---B. persuade. ---C. entertain. ---D. inspire.---

A. inform.

Right after you cover the pot with a lid, you should ---A. rinse the rice. ---B. turn down the heat. ---C. add water. ---D. fluff the rice with a fork.---

B. turn down the heat.

What is the best title for this text? ---A. “How to Cook Rice” ---B. “Using the Stove” ---C. “How to Serve Rice”--- D. “Slow Cooking”---

A. “How to Cook Rice”

You can guess from the passage that ---A. the Maya were smarter than other people. ---B. some Mayan hieroglyphs have been discovered. ---C. hieroglyphs are a lot like our own form of writing.--- D. hieroglyphs are colorful.---

B. some Mayan hieroglyphs have been discovered.

Hieroglyphs are: ---A. picture symbols. ---B. ornaments. ---C. pottery.--- D. letters.---

A. picture symbols.