Language Arts Reading Main Ideas/ Details

1. Some people keep skunks for pets. How do you think they do this? You know that skunks can smell very bad. If they are frightened they give off a liquid which has a strong smell. Skunks have little bags which hold this smelly liquid and these can be cut out by a doctor. Then the skunk can make a fine pet, like a cat or dog. Skunks give off a strong smell when they are a. sleeping b. running c. young d. frightened

2. Some people keep skunks for pets. How do you think they do this? You know that skunks can smell very bad. If they are frightened they give off a liquid which has a strong smell. Skunks have little bags which hold this smelly liquid and these can be cut out by a doctor. Then the skunk can make a fine pet, like a cat or dog. What would be a good title for this piece? a. Don’t Frighten the Skunk! b. Skunks as Pets c. Doctor’s Save the Skunk d. Giving Your Skunk a Bath

3. There are about 50 kinds of fish that can give off an electric shock. They can give a shock to another animal. In this way they can protect themselves. They can also hunt for food. The most well known electric fish is the electric eel. Some grow to be eight feet long. They are found in South America. Another kind of electric fish is the electric catfish. It is found in Africa. The electric catfish was drawn in Egypt over 4,000 years ago. What is the author’s purpose for writing this piece? a. to entertain the reader b. to persuade the reader to save the electric fish c. to inform the reader about electric fish

4. There are about 50 kinds of fish that can give off an electric shock. They can give a shock to another animal. In this way they can protect themselves. They can also hunt for food. The most well known electric fish is the electric eel. Some grow to be eight feet long. They are found in South America. Another kind of electric fish is the electric catfish. It is found in Africa. The electric catfish was drawn in Egypt over 4,000 years ago. The most well-known electric fish is the a. electric tuna. b. electric dogfish. c. electric catfish. d. electric eel.

5. There are about 50 kinds of fish that can give off an electric shock. They can give a shock to another animal. In this way they can protect themselves. They can also hunt for food. The most well known electric fish is the electric eel. Some grow to be eight feet long. They are found in South America. Another kind of electric fish is the electric catfish. It is found in Africa. The electric catfish was drawn in Egypt over 4,000 years ago. The electric eel is really _____________. a. a fish. b. a cat. c. very small. d. an eel.

6. Benjamin Franklin’s father wanted him to become a minister, but he himself wanted to be a sailor. He did neither; for when he was only ten years old he had to leave school and work in his father’s shop. But he never liked to make candles. He wanted to spend all his time reading. He read the few books which his father owned over and over again. He saved all his pennies to buy more books, and he borrowed many, which he tells us he returned “soon and clean.” He often read all night by the light of a candle. As an adult, Benjamin Franklin a. never read another book. b. continued to read a lot. c. liked to bake cookies. d. became a sailor.

7. Kelly had a big oak tree outside her window. A robin made her nest in the tree. Soon the nest had three beautiful blue eggs in it. Kelly could hardly wait for them to hatch. She would be able to watch the mother robin feed her babies. One morning Kelly woke to hear the mother robin’s cries. Kelly went to the window quickly. All that was left of the mother robin were some feathers. A cat had caught the bird. Now what would happen to the three blue eggs? Suddenly Kelly remembered the incubator in her science room at school. She quickly got a ladder and climbed the tree. What happened next in the story? a. Kelly watches the eggs in the incubator. b. Three baby robins were born. c. She takes the eggs to school. d. The cat catches the mother bird.