5th Grade Reading Mastery Check #3

Evan

Evan and his parents arrived at the beach one sunny, bright June morning. The sand tickled their feet as they walked. The ocean was a sparkling topaz color in the distance. Waves crashed all around them as they made their way toward the shoreline.

1. Which best describes the structure of this paragraph?

A.Description

B.Problem/solution

C.Comparison/contrast

D.Sequence of events

Garrison

Garrison was angry as he walked toward the school building, he knew he had a decision to make. At recess he had lost his new baseball cap, although he thought someone had taken it, he wasn’t sure. If he told the teacher, the other kids might make fun of him. He decided to think about s choices before he acted. Suddenly he saw his best friend John wearing the baseball cap! Smiling, Garrison ran towards John.

2. What text structure is primarily used in this paragraph?

  1. Compare-contrast
  2. Problem-solution
  3. Description
  4. Sequence

The Storm

First, the wind starts to blow and swirl. Before long, bolts of lightning streak across the sky and thunder booms. Then, when enough electrical force builds up, a powerful current of electricity zigzags down an electrically-charged pathway between the two, causing the flash of lightning.

3. The structure of the selection above can best be described as

  1. Sequence
  2. Comparison/contrast
  3. Description
  4. Problem/solution

(Passage 1) Hare and Tortoise

One day, the hare bragged to the tortoise. "I run faster than anything," said the hare. "You are the slowest thing ever!"

"Oh really?" asked the tortoise. "Let's race to the other side of the meadow."

The hare laughed. "You must be joking! Let's race!"

"Okay," the tortoise said. He started walking slowly and steadily across the meadow. The hare laughed. "That slowpoke wants to race me!" he said. "I'll take a nap while he plods along. When I wake up, he'll only be halfway there."

Later, the hare woke up. He saw that while he was sleeping, the tortoise had won the race.
(Passage 2) Rabbit and Lion

One day, a rabbit met a hungry lion. The lion backed the rabbit against a rock. She couldn't run away.

The rabbit said, "I am so thin. I have had babies. I spend all day getting food for them."

The lion laughed and moved closer.

"Wait!" yelled the rabbit. "I can get you something better! There is a piece of cheese at the bottom of a well. Follow me!"

The lion followed her to the well. It looked like a piece of cheese was inside it. It was the moon's reflection. The lion didn't know this. He leaned over the well to look at the cheese. The rabbit pushed the lion in. "I am so clever," she thought and hopped home.

4. What is an important theme that the two passages share?

  1. If you are kind to others, they will be kind to you.
  2. Sometimes, the weak can beat the strong.
  3. Family is the most important thing.
  4. It is not good to brag about yourself.

5. Compare how the hare and the rabbit both thought they were so clever. ** Open Response **

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6. What contrast can be made between the tortoise and the rabbit?

  1. The tortoise wants to hurt the hare; the rabbit wants to help.
  2. The tortoise wins his race, but the rabbit loses her fight.
  3. The tortoise is slow and steady; the rabbit thinks quickly.
  4. The tortoise lies to the hare; the rabbit tells the truth.

The Heat Index

Have you noticed that you feel hotter on humid days than on drier days that have the same temperatuare? This is because not as much water leaves your skin on humid days. The air on these days is already wet or moist. The evaporation of perspiration is one way your body keeps cool. You feel hotter because less perspiration evaporates. The air does not need more moisture.

The heat index takes into account the given air temperature and the relative humidity. It is a measure of how hot the air feels to your body. The apparent temperature to your body can be higher or lower than the air temperature. For example, if the temperature is 90o Fand the relative humidity is 80%, then the heat indes is 113o F.

The heat index can have an effect on your body. High heat indexes can cause fatigue, heat exhaustion, and even death from heatstroke. Be careful when you exercise on humid days. However, wind, even on humid days, helps perspiration evaporate. This can help lower the heat index. From SRA Real Science

7. What can cause the heat index to lower?

  1. Fatigue
  2. Wind
  3. Heatstroke
  4. Heat exhaustion

8. What is the effect of a high heat index?

A. heatstroke

B. headache

C. Asthma attack

D. Sore throat

9. What causes your body to feel warmer on humid days than dry days?

  1. Perspiration can evaporate quickly from your body.
  2. The air temperature is hotter on humid days.
  3. Only a little perspiration evaporates from your skin.
  4. Your body produces more sweat.

10. Based on the story, what is the effect of perspiration on your body?

  1. Keeps your body cool.
  2. Keeps your body warm.
  3. You should wear deodorant.
  4. You should stay out of the sun.

11. Which weather factor may cause heat exhaustion?

  1. High winds
  2. Low heat index
  3. High heat index
  4. fatigue