According to paragraphs 2 through 4 of the article “Human Homes that Master the Weather,” how does the sun affect the way people live in Matmata, Tunisia? Use two details from the article to support your response.
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Read this sentence from paragraph 6 of “Human Homes that Master the Weather.”
The homes in this “water village” stand on stilts several feet above the water.
How does this detail support the main idea of paragraphs 5 through 7? Use two details from the article to support your response
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What does the word “migrate” mean as it is used in paragraph 8 of the article? Use two details from the article to support your response.
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How does the information in paragraph 1 of “The Fox and the Crow” help the reader’s understanding of the rest of the story? Use two details from the story to support your response.
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What does the fox think about himself in “The Otters and the Fox”? Use two details from the story to support your response.
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In both “The Fox and the Crow” and “The Otters and the Fox,” one character plays a trick on other characters. Why does one character in each story play a trick on other characters? How are the tricks the characters play alike? How are the tricks the characters play different? Use details from both stories to support your response.
In your response, be sure to
explain why one character in each story plays a trick on other characters
describe how the tricks the characters play are alike
describe how the tricks the characters play are different
use details from both stories to support your response
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What is a theme of “The Otters and the Fox”? Use two details from the story to support your response
Read these sentences from paragraph 1.
Fathers come in all shapes and sizes. In the animal kingdom, fathers have some fascinating (and strange!) ways of helping their young.
How does the author support the information in these sentences?
by explaining that large and small father animals exist in the wild
by explaining that father animals can appear unusual
by showing that father animals know their babies change shape as they grow
by showing that father animals use different ways to care for their babies
Which statement supports a main idea found in both paragraph 4 and paragraph 6?
Father animals need help from the mother when they want to eat.
Father animals have many ways to provide food for their babies.
Father animals use their bodies to protect their babies from harm.
Father animals know that keeping the eggs warm is important.
What does the word “flap” mean as it is used in paragraph 6?
box closing
piece of fabric
loose covering
part of a book
According to the information in paragraph 7, which statement best explains something special the father red fox does for his kits?
He watches the kits as they learn to dig for food.
He stays in the den to make sure the kits are warm.
He hunts for food and then covers it so the kits have to find it.
He comes back to the den every few hours to check on the kits.
How does the table support the information in the article?
It compares father and mother animals. B CD
It shows the number of babies a father animal cares for.
It gives more information about the sizes of father birds.
It gives more examples of how animal fathers take care of babies.
Which statement best summarizes the main idea of the article?
Frog fathers sometimes care for a large number of babies.
Animal fathers have unusual ways of helping their young.
Animal fathers sometimes care for their young in groups.
Fox fathers need many skills to keep their kits healthy.
In paragraph 4 of the article, what is the most likely reason the author sends his work to an editor at Random House?
The author likes the illustrations in the story.
His second grade teacher suggests that he send the story to the editor
The author thinks his story is one that people would like to read.
His mother helps him send the story to the editor.
Read these sentences from paragraph 5.
Now I tell young writers, “Keep trying. If you work hard and make your writing the best you can, you’ll be published too.”
The author best supports these sentences by including
information about how he wrote stories for family members
the point about how the book he wrote in second grade was turned down
a story about why his brother draws for his books
the fact that he and his brother sent out four books before one was accepted
Read this sentence from paragraph 6.
Suddenly, I was a published writer!
What does “published writer” mean as it is used in this sentence?
someone who has original ideas when writing
someone who has written work printed to share with the public
someone who likes to retell written works by changing the events
someone who writes stories to give away as gifts
How is the information in paragraph 6 organized?
Details are presented in the order they happened.
An effect and its cause are mentioned.
Different events are compared and contrasted.
A problem and its solution are presented
The purpose of the information in paragraph 7 is to show that
the author continues to enjoy seeing his work in print and on the screen
the author’s favorite part of a movie is what happens at the end
the author wants his writing to be in magazines and newspapers
the author’s work is very good when his name appears on the screen
Which sentence from the article best supports the main idea of “Sharing My Story”?
“The editor at Random House didn’t buy my story.” (paragraph 5)
“I had my first story printed in a newspaper when I was in third grade.” (paragraph 6)
“However long it takes, there are great rewards.” (paragraph 7)
“I never met the editor who told me to keep writing, but she was a friend to me.” (paragraph 8)
