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Part 1: Reading Comprehension Passage 1 Prairies In many environments, changes, called succession, take place over time. One kind of plant succeeds another. Weeds start to grow. Then woody plants come. The woody plants take over. The environment becomes a forest. But trees do not survive fires. The lightning and the bison protected the prairie from those changes. So millions of acres stayed prairie. The animals that live in the prairie needed all that prairie to live. You can understand that when you look at one bird. The meadowlark is a bird that nests in the prairie. It gets its food there, too. In summer, it eats insects. In winter, it eats seeds. To stay alive, the meadowlark needs at least 20 acres of prairie land. If 100 meadowlarks live in one prairie, they need a 2,000 acre prairie. That s just one bird. The Henslow sparrow needs 80 acres to live. Some small farms are 80 acres. They produce a lot of food for the farm family. The family sells food to people in other places. What if the family buys another 80 acres of prairie to expand its farm. They will grow more food. At least one sparrow and four meadowlarks will lose their habitat. After the invention of the steel plow, farmers turned more prairie into cornfields. People built more homes and roads. Over time, what was left of the natural prairies were small and widely scattered pieces of prairie. Birds could not nest there. The seeds that the wind blew from the prairie plants fell on highways, in backyards, and in cornfields. The prairie land that was left lost the bison, and weeds began to move in. People did not like the changes that were happening to the prairie land. What was left of the prairie was in small patches, called remnants. People use the word remnant to talk about leftover pieces of cloth. When people make clothing, some cloth is left. People may use that cloth to patch clothing. Pioneers used remnant cloth to make quilts. But if a prairie remnant is only about ten acres, it has a limited future. What would the rest of the century bring for prairies? Each year, there were fewer and fewer acres, and in time only remnants of prairie remained in Illinois, the prairie state. Today, less than one percent of the original Illinois prairie is left.
Part 1: Reading Comprehension Passage 1 Prairies 1 Why did the author write Prairies? A. to explain how prairies have changed over time B. to show that prairies have not changed over time C. to describe different kinds of birds D. to encourage people not to live on prairies
Part 1: Reading Comprehension Passage 1 Prairies Which sentence from the selection is a statement of opinion? A. Today, less than one percent of the original Illinois prairie is left. B. The Henslow sparrow needs 80 acres to live. C. Birds could not nest there. D. People did not like the changes that were happening to the prairie land. 2
Part 1: Reading Comprehension Passage 1 Prairies What is the purpose of the second paragraph? 3 A. to explain what a meadowlark is B. to inform the reader the importance of having enough prairie land for animals C. to prove that the author knows much about prairie land D. to answer any questions the reader might have about prairies and animals
Part 1: Reading Comprehension Passage 1 Prairies What is the fourth paragraph mostly about? 4 A. the importance of farming B. the invention of the steel plow C. how prairie land has changed over time D. the development of prairie land
Part 1: Reading Comprehension Passage 1 Prairies According to the selection, what do prairie land and farm land have in common? A. spacious B. appearance C. location D. occupation 5
Part 1: Reading Comprehension Passage 1 6 Prairies Which one of the following would best help you prove the following statement of fact? Today, less than one percent of the original Illinois prairie is left. A.measuring tape B. land surveyor C. GPS D. map
Part 1: Reading Comprehension Passage 1 Prairies What is the main purpose of paragraph six? 7 A. to encourage people to visit the prairie state B. to show the importance of an animal s habitat C. to explain that there are fewer acres of prairie land in Illinois than there once was D. to prove that something should be done to preserve prairie land in Illinois
Part 1: Reading Comprehension Passage 1 Prairies What is the main idea of paragraph five? 8 A. Farmers have turned more prairie land into cornfields. B. Less than one percent of the original prairie land in Illinois is left. C. Remnant cloth was used by pioneers. D. Prairies have a limited future because of the small remnants.
Part 1: Reading Comprehension Passage 1 Prairies Which word best describes how changes take place over time? 9 A.produce B. pioneers C. remnants D. succession
Part 1: Reading Comprehension Passage 2 Tyrannosaurus Rex When most people refer to me, they call me by my nickname, T-Rex. My name, Tyrannosaurus, comes from the Greek words meaning tyrant lizard, while the word rex means king in Latin. I belonged to the largest meat-eating animal ever to roam Earth. Because of my size, there s no doubt I commanded respect! My size was relative to a bus measuring up to 42 ft. in length and weighed up to 7 tons! Unlike smaller dinosaurs, I wasn t tremendously fast on my huge feet. However, my strong thighs and long, powerful tail helped me move quickly when it was time to seize my prey. Typically, I strolled along at a walking speed of 2 to 3 mph, miles per hour; however, if I needed to sprint, I could reach a speed of 20 mph. Not bad, considering I had to pull along a body that weighed 14,000 pounds! Like other dinosaurs, I walked upright, balanced my 16 foot long head, and lifted my massive tail. I used my conical teeth to pierce and grip flesh. My brawny neck muscles would then allow me to pierce and rip flesh from my prey. Generally speaking, I could eat up to 500 pounds of meat in one bite. Compared to the rest of my body, my arms were small. However, don t underestimate how powerful they were with my two clawed fingers. I had to lower my massive head down to my short claws in order to put something in my mouth. Today, scientists speculate I would eat on the same piece of meat, usually the carcass of another dinosaur, for several weeks. Because of my low metabolism, I did not require very much food for survival. Then again, sometimes I would use my short claws to scratch nearby itches. Although I have been extinct for millions of years, people still find it interesting that I was one of the largest dinosaurs to ever live in North America.
Part 1: Reading Comprehension Passage 2 10 Tyrannosaurus Rex Who is the narrator of this selection? A.a zookeeper B. a dinosaur C. a scientist D. a forester
Part 1: Reading Comprehension Passage 2 11 Tyrannosaurus Rex Which of these would best help you prove the following statement of fact? Although I have been extinct for millions of years, people still find it interesting that I was one of the largest dinosaurs to ever live in North America. A.autobiography B. dictionary C. encyclopedia D. atlas
Part 1: Reading Comprehension Passage 2 12 Tyrannosaurus Rex What is one reason a Tyrannosaurus Rex was known as one of the largest dinosaurs? A. The Tyrannosaurus Rex was the size of a bus. B. The Tyrannosaurus Rex could sprint 20 mph. C. The Tyrannosaurus Rex had strong thighs. D. The Tyrannosaurus Rex had small arms.
Part 1: Reading Comprehension Passage 2 13 Tyrannosaurus Rex Based on the selection, you can generalize that A. all dinosaurs are strong. B. the Tyrannosaurus Rex is a carnivore. C. all dinosaurs are carnivores. D. most dinosaurs are herbivores.
Part 1: Reading Comprehension Passage 2 14 Tyrannosaurus Rex What made the Tyrannosaurus Rex so strong? A.It is not very fast. B. It is very large. C. It is extinct. D. Its strong neck muscles.
Part 1: Reading Comprehension Passage 2 15 Tyrannosaurus Rex What is the main purpose of the last paragraph? A. to inform the reader that a Tyrannosaurs Rex is extinct B. to explain that North America was a great place to roam C. to give reasons why a Tyrannosaurus Rex is known as the king of dinosaurs D. to give examples of how a Tyrannosaurus Rex captured its prey
Part 1: Reading Comprehension Passage 2 16 Tyrannosaurus Rex What caused the Tyrannosaurus Rex mentioned in the second paragraph to rip flesh from its prey? A. teeth B. neck muscles C. arms D. thighs
Part 1: Reading Comprehension Passage 2 17 Tyrannosaurus Rex According to the selection, a Tyrannosaurus Rex s short arms helped the dinosaur A. scratch places B. catch their prey C. run D. hold things
Part 2: Vocabulary 18 Which word fits best in the following sentence? However, my strong thighs and long, powerful helped me move quickly when it was time to seize my prey. A. tale B. tail C. tall D. tell
Part 2: Vocabulary 19 Which sentence is written correctly? A. Did you here that sound? B. Knock on my door when you get hear. C. Will you come over hear and help me? D. When you hear the bell, you can line up in your bus line.
Part 2: Vocabulary 20 What is the suffix of the word powerful? A. power B. pow C. ful D. wer
Part 2: Vocabulary 21 Think of a Tyrannosaurus Rex s brawny neck muscles. What is the meaning of brawny? A. strong B. weak C. courageous D. meaningful
Part 2: Vocabulary 22 Which meaning of the word piece is used in the following sentence? Today, scientists speculate I would eat on the same piece of meat, usually the carcass of another dinosaur, for several weeks. A. an example B. to assemble C. a figure D. a portion
Part 2: Vocabulary 23 What does the prefix un in unlike mean? Unlike smaller dinosaurs, I wasn t tremendously fast on my huge feet. A. little B. very C. before D. not
Part 2: Vocabulary 24 I had to lower my massive head down to my short claws in order to put something in my mouth. The word massive means A. crooked B. straight C. huge D. minimal
Part 2: Vocabulary 25 Compared to the rest of my body, my arms were small. In this sentence, what does rest mean? A. a motionless state B. a break C. to relax D. an object used to support something else
Part 3 Conventions 26 The Henslow sparrow 80 acres to live. A. need B. needs C. needing D. needed
Part 3 Conventions 27 The seeds that the wind blew from the prairie plants on highways, A. have fell B. fell C. fall D. are falling
Part 3 Conventions 28 Caleb the thought of making the A Honor Roll. A. is liking B. am liking C. are liking D. does liking
Part 3 Conventions 29 Jake and Tyler football players. A. are B. was C. am D. our
Part 3 Conventions 30 Which sentence is written correctly? A. The dog hides its bone and buries it in the backyard. B. The dog hiding its bone and bury it in the backyard. C. The dog hide its bone and bury it in the backyard. D. The dog will hide its bone and burying it in the backyard.
Part 3 Conventions 31 Which sentence is written correctly? A. They floats the barge down the river. B. They is floating the barge down the river. C. They floated the barge down the river. D. They have floated the barge down the river.
Part 3 Conventions 32 Which sentence is written correctly? A. Will you please bringed me a piece of cake? B. Will you please brings me a piece of cake? C. Will you please bringing me a piece of cake? D. Will you please bring me a piece of cake?
Part 3 Conventions 33 Which sentence is written correctly? A. He play the video game yesterday. B. She played the video game yesterday. C. They play the video game yesterday. D. We plays the video game yesterday.
1. A 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. A 6. B 7. C 8. D 9. D 10.B 11.C 12.A 13.B 14.D 15.A 16.C 17.A 18.B 19.D 20.C 21.A 22.D 23.D 24.C 25.D 26.B 27.B 28.A 29.A 30.A 31.C 32.D 33.B
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