Nature's Patchwork Quilt

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Instructions

RI.3.1 Visualize Details; Author’s Purpose
RF.3.3c Contractions
L.3.1d Main Verbs and Helping Verbs
L.6 Vocabulary
W.3.2 Informative Writing

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Question 1

Which sentence best states the central idea of the selection?

In a habitat, such as a forest, animals and plants live together.

In a quilt, each piece has its own unique place in the desert.

A prairie is a grassland habitat.

Nature is like a patchwork quilt.

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Question 2

In paragraph 5, the word interdependence means -

when things do not depend or rely on one another.

a series of living things that depend on each other.

a quilt stitched together using thread.

different patches of different pictures in a quilt.

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Question 3

Look at the diagram below.

Which of the following choices completes the diagram?

Snakes get eaten by prairie dogs.

Prairie dogs get eaten by snakes.

Prairie dogs get eaten by hawks.

Hawks get eaten by plants.

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Question 4

According to the selection, long ago swimming birds were...

a different color than the ones today.

better swimmers than the ones today.

not as good swimmers as they are today.

bigger than the ones today.

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Question 5

Which sentence from the selection expresses an opinion?

When plants and animals are changed by people we call it domestication.

Domesticated plants like tomatoes, corn, and wheat also grow there.

When the last plant or animal of a species dies, the species is extinct.

A patchwork quilt has many pieces that fit together to make a beautiful blanket.

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Question 6

Which word is an antonym of camouflage in paragraph 13?

reveal

blend

disguise

hide

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Question 7

The author wrote this selection most likely to...

provide the reader with facts of different habitats.

explain to the reader how they can create quilts.

describe a quilt that the author created with pictures of different habitats.

persuade the reader to read more books about different habitats.

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Question 8

In paragraph 7, the author compares a quilt's unique piece to...

the role that each animal and plant plays in its habitat.

the habitat's food chain.

the adaptation that the animals go through in a habitat.

the different animals in each habitat.

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Question 9

What is the meaning of the word adaptations as it is used in paragraph 13?

The way an animal is treated in its environment

What an animal consumes in its habitat

Changes in plants and animals that help them survive

What color an animal changes in order to camouflage

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Question 10

10.

According to the selection, what are some things that environmentalists do to save the plant's and animal's habitat?

Study science, make movies, and build homes

Plant trees, watch movies, and paint pictures

Write books, give speeches, and persuade policy makers

Study science, plant trees, and organize parties with friends

Vocabulary 
Directions: For numbers 11-15, choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word or phrase.

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Question 11

11.

Many animals survive through interdependence.

relying on each other

moving away from each other

fighting over the same land for food

storing their food and then eating it in the winter

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Question 12

12.

Forest animals and plants are part of a food chain.

living things that share food with others

living things that communicate with each other

living things that protect their food from others

living things that depend on each other as food sources

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Question 13

13.

Spotted skin can camouflage a frog from its predators.

chase

hide

move

scare

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Question 14

14.

Animal adaptations take place over time.

food sources

slow movement

changes for survival

interdependent webs

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Question 15

15.

Which phrase is a synonym for biodiversity in the sentence below?
There is a great amount of biodiversity in the ocean.

level of water

water movement

change in temperature

many kinds of plants and animals

Word Study 
Directions: For numbers 16-20, choose the word that correctly shortens each boldfaced phrase into a contraction.

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Question 16

16.

do not

dont'

don't

don'ot

dono't

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Question 17

17.

you are

youre'

your'e

you're

youre

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Question 18

18.

can not

cant'

can't

cann't

canno't

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Question 19

19.

that is

thats

tha'ts

that's

thats'

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Question 20

20.

The contraction we're combines and shortens -

we are

we here 

we were

we where

Reading Comprehension 
Directions: Read the selection. Then answer each question.  

Now You're Hooked
1) There are many kinds of fruits and seeds-apples, berries, and acorns, to name a few. These fruits and seeds are tasty treats for all different kinds of animals. An animal sees the bright colors and eats the fruit, which contains seeds. But some fruits and seeds are not meant to be eaten by animals. Instead, the fruit becomes attached to an animal and catches a ride.

 2)  It is very difficult for two plants to grow in the same spot. They have to constantly fight for the same water, nutrients, and sunlight. Plants need their seeds to be spread around so that new plants can grow in different places. 

3)  But plants can't do this by themselves. They depend on other things to help them. Some plants depend on the wind to blow their seeds to new places. Some plants depend on animals to move their seeds to new places. When an animal eats a fruit such as an apple, it eats the seeds, too. The animal moves somewhere else as it continues to search for food. The seeds move through the animal and drop to the ground. Then the seeds can grow in a new place. 

4) Plants like Enchanter's Nightshade have a different kind of fruit. Their fruits are very small and furry, like a tear-shaped fluff ball. But the furry "hairs" on these fruits have tiny hooks. These hooks help the fruit attach to anything that passes by, such as a deer grazing on the grass or a rabbit hopping through the a field. The animal probably won't even know it-the fruit has gotten a free ride!

 5)  Soon, the deer or rabbit will move to a new place and the Enchanter's Nightshade fruit will fall off. The seeds inside the fruit can then grow into new plants. Plants spread their seeds in different ways, but the goal is always the same-to allow new plants to grow in many places.

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Question 21

21.

Which sentence or sentences from the selection best shows the author's purpose?

There are many kinds of fruits and seeds-apples, berries, and acorns, to name a few.

But plants can't do this by themselves. They depend on other things to help them.

Plants like Enchanter's Nightshade have a different kind of fruit.

Soon, the deer or rabbit will move to a new place and the Enchanter's Nightshade fruit will fall off. The seeds inside the fruit can then grow into new plants.

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Question 22

22.

Which sentence in paragraphs 2 and 3 does the author use to show why it is important that seeds do not land near each other?

They have to constantly fight for the same water, nutrients and sunlight.

But plants can't do this by themselves.

Some plants depend on the wind to blow their seeds to new places.

When an animal eats a fruit such as an apple, it eats the seeds, too.

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Question 23

23.

In paragraph 4, the author uses the simile "like a tear-shaped fluff ball" to -

show how the fruit can be fun to play catch with

help the reader visualize the fruit

show the reader why animals don't eat the fruit

help the reader imagine how good the fruit tastes

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Question 24

24.

Explain how the author's use of descriptive details and imagery add to this selection. Use text evidence from the selection in your explanation. Write your response below. Be sure to use complete sentences with correct capitalization and punctuation.

Writing - Informational

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Question 25

25.

Animals and plants rely on each other for many different reasons. Write a brief how-to article for a plant that explains how the plant might help an animal.
Be sure to include an introduction, a list of steps explaining how a plant might help an animal, and a conclusion.

Directions: Read the selection and answer the question.

Our Solar System
On a clear summer night, you can look up and see a blanket of stars covering the sky. If you are lucky, you will also be able to see a planet or two.
 
It may seem like the stars are just out of reach, but they are very far away. The closest star to us is the sun, which is the center of our solar system. The solar system is made up of the sun, eight planets, other objects going around it, and a whole lot of nothing in between. Let’s take a brief journey through our little corner of the universe.
 
The sun is the largest object in our solar system. It is so big, it could contain more than a million Earths. Each planet moves around the sun.
 
The smallest planet, Mercury, is at the front of the line. It only takes 88 days for Mercury to travel around the sun.
 
Venus is farther from the sun than Mercury, but it is the hottest planet. It is sometimes called “Earth’s sister” because it is close in size and shape to Earth. Earth, our home, is the only planet known to have life. The next planet, Mars, is known as the “Red Planet” because of its color.
 
Jupiter is the largest planet. It has a red spot that is roughly the size of Earth. Next comes Saturn. You might know about Saturn’s rings, but did you know they are made out of floating rocks and ice?
 
Uranus is the only planet that spins end over end, like a rolling soccer ball. Neptune is the farthest planet from the sun. It is dark and cold, and strong winds are always blowing. It takes Neptune 165 Earth years to go around the sun just once.

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Question 26

26.

The author includes the detail, “…it is so big, it could contain more than a million Earths” to make a comparison. This helps the reader to —

understand the size of the sun

know how the planets move around the sun

connect the location of the sun to Earth

recognize that the sun is at the center of the solar system

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Question 27

27.

What detail from the selection does the author use to describe all the planets in the solar system?

If you are lucky, you will also be able to see a planet or two.

Let's take a brief journey through our littler corner of the universe.

Each planet moves around the sun.

It takes Neptune 165 Earth years to go around the sun just once.

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Question 28

28.

Which sentence from the selection contains a detail about a planet that supports the author’s message that each planet is unique?

The closest star to us is the sun, which is the center of our solar system.

The solar system is made up of the sun, eight planets, other objects going around it, and a whole lot of nothing in between.

Each of them moves around the sun.

Uranus is the only planet that spins end over end, like a rolling soccer ball.

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Question 29

29.

The author most likely wrote the selection to —

compare the planets to the sun

describe what makes up our solar system

inform readers of the name of our solar system

explain how Earth is the most interesting planet

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Question 30

30.

Nature's Patchwork Quilt

Which sentence best states the central idea of the selection?

In paragraph 5, the word interdependence means -

Look at the diagram below. Which of the following choices completes the diagram?

According to the selection, long ago swimming birds were...

Which sentence from the selection expresses an opinion?

Which word is an antonym of camouflage in paragraph 13?

The author wrote this selection most likely to...

In paragraph 7, the author compares a quilt's unique piece to...

What is the meaning of the word adaptations as it is used in paragraph 13?

According to the selection, what are some things that environmentalists do to save the plant's and animal's habitat?

Many animals survive through interdependence.

Forest animals and plants are part of a food chain.

Spotted skin can camouflage a frog from its predators.

Animal adaptations take place over time.

Which phrase is a synonym for biodiversity in the sentence below? There is a great amount of biodiversity in the ocean.

do not

you are

can not

that is

The contraction we're combines and shortens -

Now You're Hooked

Which sentence or sentences from the selection best shows the author's purpose?

Which sentence in paragraphs 2 and 3 does the author use to show why it is important that seeds do not land near each other?

In paragraph 4, the author uses the simile "like a tear-shaped fluff ball" to -

Explain how the author's use of descriptive details and imagery add to this selection. Use text evidence from the selection in your explanation. Write your response below. Be sure to use complete sentences with correct capitalization and punctuation.

Animals and plants rely on each other for many different reasons. Write a brief how-to article for a plant that explains how the plant might help an animal. Be sure to include an introduction, a list of steps explaining how a plant might help an animal, and a conclusion.

The author includes the detail, “…it is so big, it could contain more than a million Earths” to make a comparison. This helps the reader to —

What detail from the selection does the author use to describe all the planets in the solar system?

Which sentence from the selection contains a detail about a planet that supports the author’s message that each planet is unique?

The author most likely wrote the selection to —

The selection states that our solar system has eight planets. How does that relate to the author’s purpose for writing the selection?

Look at the diagram below.

Which of the following choices completes the diagram?

Which phrase is a synonym for biodiversity in the sentence below?
There is a great amount of biodiversity in the ocean.

Animals and plants rely on each other for many different reasons. Write a brief how-to article for a plant that explains how the plant might help an animal.
Be sure to include an introduction, a list of steps explaining how a plant might help an animal, and a conclusion.