SUPPORTING DETAILS

1. A tundra is a place

with very low

temperatures and very
little rain. Winters in the
tundra are long and
extremely cold. Summers
are short, mild, and cool.
Some animals living in
the tundra are prepared
for the cold weather. For
instance, foxes, reindeer,
caribou, and grizzly bears
all have thick fur. Their
fur protects them from
the cold.
There are very few plants
in the tundra. Most of the
soil in the tundra is
frozen. Plants can only
grow in the thin top layer
of soil. Only small, lowgrowing types, such as
grasses and small bushes
grow there. Trees cannot
grow in the tundra
because their roots
cannot grow deep
enough into the soil.
Which sentence from the
passage best supports
the idea that animals are
ready to live in the
tundra?
a. Plants can only
grow in the thin top
layer of soil.
b. Winters in the tundra are
long and extremely cold.
c. A tundra is a place with
very low temperatures
and very little rain.
d. For instance, foxes,
reindeer, caribou, and
grizzly bears all have
thick fur.
2. If you will find a map

of the West Indies in

your atlas or geography,

you will also find Puerto

Rico. It is one of the four
Greater Antilles Islands,
and lies east of Haiti and
farthest out in the
Atlantic Ocean.
It is over four hundred
miles from the east coast
of Cuba, one thousand
miles from Havana, and
about one thousand four
hundred and fifty miles
from New York.
In size, it is the smallest
of the group. Its area is
about three thousand
five hundred and fifty
square miles. Its average
length is about ninetyfive miles; its average
breadth about thirty-five
miles.
In shape, it resembles
the State of Connecticut,
though it is only threefourths the size of that
State.
According to the
passage, which
statement best describes
Puerto Rico?
a. A small island in
the Atlantic Ocean
b. An island shaped like
Connecticut found in the
Atlantic Ocean, about
1,450 miles from New
York
c. The smallest of the
Greater Antilles Islands
in the Atlantic Ocean
d. A part of the United
States that connects to
the Atlantic Ocean
3. Erica was excited. They

were going to have pizza

for dinner. Her favorite
kind of pizza was
pepperoni pizza.

However, her dad forgot

she liked pepperoni
pizza. He ordered plain
cheese pizza instead.
What kind of pizza did
Erica's dad order?
a. veggie pizza
b. pepperoni pizza
c. cheese pizza
4. Which sentence

provides another
supporting detail for the
paragraph?
The diamondback
rattlesnake is named for
the diamond-shaped
markings on its back and
the rattling sounds it
makes. The rattling
sounds are caused by a
loose rattle on the end of
its tail. Diamondbacks
are found in the
southeastern United
States and may grow to
a weight of 30-35
pounds.
a. The novel of A
Feast of Snakes
was written by
Harry Crews.
b. The first baby rattle
might have been a piece
of dried fruit.
c. The eastern diamond
back is also called the
water rattlesnake.
d. The snakemouth, with its
pink flowers, is found in
the eastern U.S.
5. Read the passage.

Choose the sentence that

does not belong.
The park is a wonderful
place for a picnic. People
sell tasty snacks. There
are picnic tables and
grills. I have a pet
hamster. The park has a

lot of fun things that we

enjoy doing.
a. The park has a lot
of fun things that
we enjoy doing.
b. People sell tasty snacks.
c. I have a pet hamster.
d. There are picnic tables
and grills.
6. Where we live, the

weather is always
changing. In the fall, the
weather can be cool and
crisp. In the winter, it is
cold and biting. In spring,
the weather starts to get
warmer and it is very
wet. In the summer, the
weather is hot and
humid.
What detail could the
author use to support the
description of winter
weather?
a. The temperature
can get close to
100 degrees.
b. It is very windy.
c. The temperature is often
below freezing.
d. Rain helps the flowers
bloom.
7. For each pie, take a tin

plate half the size of an

ordinary dinner plate.
Butter it and cover the
bottom with a puff
pastry, as you do for
pies. Lay on it five or six
select oysters, or enough
to cover the bottom.
Butter them and season
with a little salt and
plenty of pepper. Spread
over this an egg batter,
and cover with a crust of
the pastry, making small
openings in it with a fork.
Bake in a hot oven fifteen
to twenty minutes, or
until the top is nicely

browned.
What do you do first with
the tin pie plate?
a. Put the puff pastry
on the bottom
b. Lay on it five or six select
oysters
c. Butter it
d. Cover with a crust of the
pastry
8. Larry and Susan rode

their bikes to the library.

After parking their bikes
in a rack, they rushed
inside to hear the
librarian read a story.
Next, they checked out
some books and placed
them in their book bags.
Finally, they rode their
bikes back home. What
did they do just before
riding home?
a. They checked out
some books.
b. They put the books in
their book bags.
c. They parked their bikes.
d. They read the books.
9. Read the following

sentences about baking

cookies. Choose the step
you would complete first.
a. Bake the cookies
for 10 minutes.
b. Place the cookies on a
cookie sheet.
c. Mix all ingredients.
d. Prepare a grocery list of
cookie ingredients.
10. Read the sentences
below. Decide what is the
correct order of events.
Choose the letter that
shows the correct order
of events.
1. I don't want pizza
again for a long time.
2. I ate ten pieces of

pizza.
3. Later that night, I got
sick.
4. I felt very full.
a. 4, 2, 3, 1
b. 1, 2, 3, 4
c. 2, 3, 4, 1
d. 4, 1, 3, 2
11. After her retirement
from banking, Ms. Wong
decided to write books.
What did Ms. Wong do
BEFORE she wrote
mystery books?
a. She wrote
children's books.
b. She traveled.
c. She worked in banking.
d. She did not work.
12.
When he finally returned
home, he went to work
for another chemist for a
few months. One day he
cut his hand badly when
a glass bottle of
poisonous chemicals he
was holding broke. After
he was well again, his
father loaned him the
money to open his own
small chemist shop.
What is the text structure
of this paragraph?
a. Compare &
Contrast
b. Chronological Order or
Sequence
c. Cause and Effect
d. Problem Solution
13. Read the first part of
Mandy's directions for
making an apple cobbler.
(1)Slice six cups of
apples. (2)Put the crust
in the pie plate.
(3)Spread the sliced
apples over the crust.
(4)Put the sugar and
butter on top of the
apples.

Which of the following

directions could be added
between sentences 3 and
4?
a. Get out the sugar
and the butter.
b. Put the pie in the oven.
c. Cut the pie into six
pieces.
d. Put a crust on top of the
sugar and butter.
14. For each pie take a
tin plate half the size of
an ordinary dinner plate;
butter it, and cover the
bottom with a puff paste,
as for pies; lay on it five
or six select oysters, or
enough to cover the
bottom; butter them and
season with a little salt
and plenty of pepper;
spread over this an egg
batter, and cover with a
crust of the paste,
making small openings in
it with a fork. Bake in a
hot oven fifteen to
twenty minutes, or until
the top is nicely
browned.
When do you add the
oysters?
a. After buttering the
pie plate
b. After adding the puff
paste
c. After spreading the egg
batter
d. After baking it in a hot
oven
15. Jennifer wanted to
play in the school band.
First, she had to decide
which instrument she
wanted to play. She
talked with the band
teacher about different
instruments. Then, she
talked with her friends
who played in the band.

After she learned

everything she could
about different musical
instruments, she chose
the flute. Next, she
asked her parents to buy
her a flute. Jennifer
joined the band and
learned to read music.
She practiced every day.
Finally, she marched
proudly with the band.
Which words show order
of events?
a. order, happened,
decide, play
b. talked, friends, played,
band
c. first, after, next, finally
d. joined, practiced,
marched, instrument
16. Wash the tapioca and
soak over night in cold
water. Cook it and the
stock together very
gently for one hour. Cut
the onion and celery into
small pieces, and put on
to cook for twenty
minutes with the milk
and mace. Strain on the
tapioca and stock.
Season with salt and
pepper, add butter and
serve.
When do you cut the
onion and celery?
a. After cooking it for
twenty minutes
b. After cooking the tapioca
and stock
c. After washing the tapioca
d. After straining the
tapioca and stock
17. Read the following
letter Connie wrote to
her friend below.
Dear Julie,
(1)I am having a great
time visiting Aunt Sally.

(2)We went shopping the

other day at a threestory mall!(3)Yesterday,
we collected shells on the
beach.(4) Tomorrow we
are going swimming.(5)I
am having a lot of fun.
(6)But I miss you!
Where should the
sentence "I even found a
hermit crab!" be inserted
in the letter above?
a. After sentence 1
b. After sentence 2
c. After sentence 3
d. After sentence 4

18. Matt wrote about

how to make a sandwich.
What is the correct
sequence for his
sentences?
1 Finally, put your bread
together and take a bite!
2 Next, peanut butter
needs to be smoothly
spread on the bread.
3 First, you need to get
out two slices of bread.
4 Do you want to know
how to make a peanut
butter and jelly
sandwich?
5 Then, spoon some jelly
on top of your peanut
butter.
a. 3, 2, 5, 1, 4
b. 1, 5, 2, 3, 4
c. 3, 2, 5, 4, 1
d. 4, 3, 2, 5, 1
19. MAKING A BED
First, straighten the
sheets,
Next, add the bedspread
or comforter,
Then, put the pillow
shams in place,
Finally, add decorative
pillows.

What comes before you

put the pillow shams in
place?
a. Adding decorative
pillows.
b. Straightening the sheets.
c. Adding the bedspread or
comforter.
d. Adding the decorative
pillows.
20. Read this mixed up
story.
Mom went shopping
yesterday. Then she
found all the cold or
frozen things and put
them away. Finally, she
put away all the dry and
canned goods. First, she

carried the bags into the

house.
Choose the sentences
below that shows the
correct order for this
story.
a. Mom came home
from shopping.
First, she carried
the bags into the
house. Finally, she
put away all the
dry and canned
goods. Then she
found all the cold
or frozen things
and put them
away.
b. Finally, she put away all
the dry and canned
goods. First, she carried
the bags into the house.

Mom came home from

shopping. Then she
found all the cold or
frozen things and put
them away.
c. Mom came home from
shopping. First, she
carried the bags into the
house. Then she found all
the cold or frozen things
and put them away.
Finally, she put away all
the dry and canned
goods.
d. Mom came home from
shopping. Then she
found all the cold or
frozen things and put
them away. Finally, she
put away all the dry and
canned goods. First, she
carried the bags into the
house.