Read the story "Julies Race" and then answer Numbers 1 through 8 in the Answer Section.

h e dogs le d race w as abou t t o be gin . J u lie s te am of d og s was lin e d u p at th e s tartin g ga te . J u lie s tood be h in d th e m. Th e air w as s o cold th at s h e cou l d s e e h e r bre ath . O th e r te ams w e re lin e d u p, too, an d th e do gs we re e x ci te d. J u lie k e pt h e r e y e s on th e cloc k . At e x ac tly te n oclock , s h e an d th e oth e r race rs y e lle d, "Mu s h !" Th e dogs k n e w th a t m e an t "G o!" Th e y l e apt f orw ard an d th e race be gan ! J u l i e h ad train e d mon th s f or th is ra ce , an d s h e h ope d s h e an d h e r dogs wou l d win . H ou r af te r h ou r, d ay af te r day , J u l ie s dogs pu lle d th e s le d i n orde r to ge t in s h a pe f or th e race . N ow, th e y ran ov e r s n owy h i lls an d d own in to f ro ze n v a lle y s . Th e y s toppe d on l y to re s t an d e a t. Th e y w an te d t o s tay ah e ad of th e oth e r te ams . Th e race rs h ad t o g o a th ou s an d mile s ac ros s Ala s k a. Alas k a is on e of th e col de s t place s on Earth . Th e dogs t h ick f u r coats h e lp e d k e e p th e m war m i n th e cold win d a n d we ath e r. In m a n y place s alon g th e rou te , th e s n ow was de e p. Pie ce s o f ice we re as s h arp as a k n if e . Th e ice cou ld cu t th e dogs f e e t. T o k e e p th a t f rom h appe n in g, J u lie h ad pu t s pe cial boo tie s on th e i r f e e t. At f i rs t, th e d ogs s e e me d to pu ll th e s le d v e ry s lowly . Th e y we re s til l ge tti n g u s e d to th e race . Bu t on th e th ird day ou t, th e y be gan t o pu l l mor e qu i ck l y . Th e y work e d as a te am an d pas s e d man y of th e oth e r race rs . O n ce , on e of th e s le ds ru n n e rs s lid in to a h ole an d br o k e . J u lie cou l d h av e gi v e n u p th e n , bu t s h e didn 't. S h e f ixe d it an d th e y k e pt goin g. Wh e n th e y f in ally re ach e d th e f in is h lin e , th e y f ou n d ou t th a t th e y h ad come i n f irs t place ! It was a gre a t d a y f or J u lie an d h e r dogs .

Now answer Numbers 1 through 8. Base your answers on the story "Julies Race." The author of "Julies Race" wrote the story in order to describe how dogs stay warm in cold weather. tell about a dogsled race. explain how cold it can be in winter. entertain the reader with funny stories about dogs. Where does the dogsled race take place? in Antarctica on a track in Alaska in a field

What happened BEFORE the dogs began running? The dogs pulled the sled slowly. Julie and the dogs lined up at the starting gate. The runner on Julies sled broke. The dogs pulled the sled over hills and into valleys.

Read this sentence from the story. Julies team of dogs was lined up at the starting gate. What does team mean? friends and family to join together many dogs

a group working together Why dont the dogs freeze in the cold weather? Julie puts special booties on their feet. They sleep by the fire at night. Their thick fur coats keep them warm. It doesnt get very cold in Alaska.

Read this sentence from the story. The dogs thick fur coats helped keep them warm in the cold wind and weather. What does thick mean? thin hard fat skinny

Read the article "Outer Space" and then answer Numbers 9 through 16 in the Answer Section.

From far out in space, Earth looks like a blue ball. Since water covers three-fourths of the Earths surface, blue is the color we see most. The continents look brown, like small islands floating in the huge, blue sea. White clouds wrap around the Earth like a light blanket. The Earth is shaped like a sphere, or a ball. It is 25,000 miles around! It would take more than a year to walk around the whole planet. A spaceship can fly around the widest part of the sphere in only 90 minutes. Even though spaceships have traveled to the Moon, people cannot visit the Moon without special suits. The Moon has no air or water. Plants and animals cant live there either. Astronauts first landed on the Moon in 1969. After that, there were six more trips to the Moon. They brought back Moon rocks, which scientists are still studying. There are holes, or craters, all over the Moons surface. Scientists believe that meteorites smashed into the Moon millions of years ago and formed the craters. The Sun is the closest star to Earth. A star is a hot ball of burning gas. The Sun looks very big because it is so close. But the Sun is just a medium-sized star. Billions of far-away stars are much bigger than our Sun. The burning gases from the Sun are so hot that they warm the Earth from 93 million miles away! Even though the Sun is always glowing, the night here on Earth is dark. Thats because the Earth rotates, or turns around, every 24 hours. During the day, the Earth faces the Sun. Then we see light. During the night, the Earth turns away from the Sun. Then it faces the darkness of space. Each day we learn more about the Earth, the Moon, and the Sun. Why is blue the color we see most when looking at Earth from outer space? Because most of the Earth is covered in land. Because the Suns rays make the Earth look blue. Because most of the Earth is covered in water.

Because clouds wrap around the Earth. Read this sentence from the story. Scientists believe that meteorites smashed into the Moon millions of years ago and formed the craters. What does formed mean? hit made broke stopped

What causes daylight on Earth? The full Moon causes daylight. Daylight is caused by the Earth facing away from the Sun. The heat of the Suns rays causes daylight. Daylight is caused by the Earth facing toward the Sun. Which of the following sentences BEST describes the Sun? The Sun looks small because it is so far from Earth. The Sun is a ball of burning gases that gives the Earth heat and light. The Sun is a small star. The Sun is not as hot as it looks. Why did the astronauts bring rocks back from the Moon? Because they didnt know if they would return to the Moon ever again. Because they wanted to prove that they went to the Moon. Because they wanted to remember how the Moon looked.

Because they wanted to study them and learn more about the Moon. Describe some of the things we know about the moon.

What is the main idea of the article? Plants and animals cant live on the Moon. Without the Sun we would have no heat or light. We know a lot about the Earth, Moon, and Sun, but there is still more to learn. From outer space, the Earth looks tiny, even though it is thousands of miles around.