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Grade 4 Practice Passages A
Reading Passage 1 Authors Purpose, Main Idea, Supporting Detail
Do you remember when Mom, Dad, you, and I used to gather around the radio after dinner? That was the best. We would
listen to all those great shows with our favorite superheroes. We'd sing along to the theme songs we used to know by
heartin fa!t, I still know most of them. Then there were the s!ien!efi!tion shows, with all their marvelous sound effe!ts
and !ra"y situations. The !omedy shows were always Dad's favorite. #e would laugh enormously at every $oke, and get
the whole family laughing, too.
What is the author%s purpose? What is the main idea? What is the supporting detail?
a. to tell you a good story
b. to !onvin!e you to listen to the
radio
!. to share a memory
a. the whole family en$oyed
listening to the radio together
b. the whole family sang along with
the radio
!. Dad loved the !omedy shows
a. they gathered around the radio
before dinner
b. they gathered around the radio
after dinner
!. they gathered around radio after
the dishes were washed
Reading Passage 2 Using Context Clues, Synonyms and Antonyms
&efore the sun had even risen, I bundled up for a walk on a brisk winter morning. I put on my
warm boots, heavy $a!ket, and fur hat. It was refreshing to get up early and be outside in the !risp
mountain air. I always felt so happy and alive during those early morning walks where I !ould
appre!iate nature all by myself.
In the first senten!e, the word brisk
means '''''.
Whi!h word is an antonym for crisp? In this passage, what does the word
appreciate mean?
a. hot
b. warm
!. !old
d. rainy
a. !run!hy
b. !ool
!. warm
d. rainy
a. be grateful for
b. walk
!. build
d. destroy
Reading Passage 3 Summary, ext !rgani"ation, ext Purpose
(rin and her mother were busy making sugar !ookies for a party. (rin's mother was fo!used on
mi)ing ingredients, while (rin was !arefully !utting out various shapes in the rolledout dough. *n!e
(rin's mother had finished mi)ing the se!ond bat!h, she put the !ookies in the oven, as (rin on!e
again !ut shapes into the !ream!olored dough. They smiled at ea!h other. There was nothing (rin
loved more than !ooking with her mother.
+hoose the senten!e that best
summari"es what happens in the
passage.
#ow is this te)t organi"ed? What is the purpose of this te)t?
a. (rin and her mother bake !ookies.
b. +ookies are great at parties.
!. (rin and her mother get ready for
dinner.
d. ,amily a!tivities are important.
a. problem and solution
b. steps in order
!. !ause and effe!t
d. des!ription
a. to make you hungry for !ookies
b. to e)plain how to bake with your
mom
!. to tell a story
d. to persuade
Reading Passage - . heme, Main Idea, Authors Purpose
(veryone knows the story of the fisherman who one day pulled a magi! fish from the river. /ot
only was the fish huge, but it !ould also talk. It said in a small voi!e, 0,isherman, throw me ba!k
into the river, and I'll grant you three wishes.0
0I don't need any wishes,0 the man said. 0My life is great $ust the way it is.0 1nd he threw the fish
ba!k into the river.
The ne)t day another fisherman !ame along. 1gain, the magi! fish was !aught. 0,isherman,0 said the huge fish in a small
voi!e, 0throw me ba!k into the river and I'll grant you three wishes.0
0#mm, let's see,0 said the man. 0#ow about some lun!h, fresh bait for my hook, and a new pair of boots without holes in
them?0 The fish granted the man his wishes and leapt ba!k into the river.
The ne)t day yet another fisherman !ame along. /ews of the magi! fish had spread throughout the village. 1ll day he
fished, and he !aught lots of huge fish to feed his hungry family. &ut not a single one of them !ould talk.
1fter a while, he started getting hungry too. ,inally, he de!ided not to wait any longer. #e would $ust have to !hoose eat
well tonight or go hungry wishing for things he didn't have? When he thought about it that way, he de!ided to go home to
his family.
What is the main theme of this
passage?
+hoose the best title for this story. What is the author%s purpose?
a. 1 magi! fish tries to find the river
where it !ame from.
b. 1 kind fisherman helps a magi!
fish.
!. Three men get wishes.
d. 1 fisherman learns the value of
what he already has.
a. 1 /ew 2air of &oots
b. The Three ,ishermen
!. The Man Who Waited 3o 4ong
d. The Magi! ,ish, the Three
,ishermen, and The *ne Who
Went #ome
a. to persuade you to go fishing
b. to give an opinion
!. to tell a story that has a message
d. to give you fa!ts about fishing
Reading Passage 5 . #enre, $igurati%e &anguage, In'erence
2rin!ess Mysoon sighed as she stroked the fur of 2a), her uni!orn. The animal was as white
as snow, with a single horn rea!hing skyward from the spa!e between his forgiving eyes. #e
sensed Mysoon's fear.
4ately a wi!ked troll had been kidnapping the beautiful uni!orns from the forest, and Mysoon
was sure that her uni!orn was in danger. There must be some way to save him from the
terrible fate that awaited him. Though she loved the animal dearly, she knew that if 2a)
stayed here with her, he might be hurt. 3o Mysoon de!ided to send 2a) far away. The kind
prin!ess would miss him, but at least her mu!hloved pet would be safe.
What details show that this passage is
a fantasy?
Whi!h phrase is an e)ample of
figurative language?
What !an you infer about Mysoon?
a. The uni!orn and troll are fantasy
!hara!ters.
b. Mysoon and 2a) are !ommon
names in fantasy stories.
!. It is unrealisti! that Mysoon wants
to send her pet away.
d. 2rin!esses do not e)ist in real life.
a. single horn rea!hing skyward
b. beautiful uni!orns from the forest
!. he sensed Mysoon%s fear
d. as white as snow
What kind of figurative language is
this?
a. 3he will be!ome a 5ueen.
b. 3he will go to see her pet again
after the troll is gone.
!. 3he will !apture the troll.
d. 3he admires trolls.
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Grade 4 Practice Passages B
Reading Passage 6 . In'erence, Se(uence
It was late one night when I was walking home from seeing my grandfather. It was almost nine, and I
knew Mom was going to be mad. (ven though it was summer, she didn't like me staying out past
dark. 1nd I was going to be in even more trouble be!ause after pra!ti!e, I was so hungry that I spent
my allowan!e on a sandwi!h.
7ust as I was rea!hing the !orner of Maple 1venue, I heard a little s8ueak. It was a gray kitten tottering toward me. #e
must have been about five weeks old be!ause he !ould walk and his eyes were open, but he was still pretty small.
I really wanted to take him home, but I !ould already hear Mom saying that we !ouldn't afford to keep another !at. We
already had three, and Tiger was getting old. 4ast week we had to take him to the vet.
I didn't know what to do e)a!tly, so I took my sandwi!h out of the bag and set it on the sidewalk. The kitten ran away when
I unwrapped it, so I $ust left it there for him, hoping that he would !ome ba!k and eat the meat.
1ll night long I !ouldn't sleep be!ause I kept thinking about the kitten. I felt bad be!ause I should have done more to help
him. The ne)t morning on the way to s!hool I went past the !orner where I'd seen him, but he wasn't there. I $ust hope
someone is keeping him safe. 9esterday I found out about this neighborhood group that helps res!ue wild !ats. I think I'm
going to ask Mom whether I !an volunteer.
Why didn't the narrator take the kitten
home?
What !an you infer about Tiger? What happened after the narrator took
the sandwi!h out of the bag?
a. #e was worried about its health.
b. #e didn%t know whether he !ould
keep it.
!. #e felt sorry for his mom.
d. #e wasn%t sure he liked it.
a. The kitten !ame up to get a bite.
b. #e thought about what his mom
would say.
!. #e asked his mom if he !ould
volunteer to help wild !ats.
d. #e put the sandwi!h on the
sidewalk.
Reading Passage 2 Main Idea, ext !rgani"ation, Se(uence
4ast summer, 1lphonse worked at a bakery. #e had to get up early in the morning,
before sunrise, and walk to the bakery when the streets were still empty. #is $ob was
to help bake rolls and pastries. 1fter 1lphonse and the baker put the large metal trays
in the oven, the ri!h smell of rolls baking would fill the shop and make them hungry.
Then they would eat their breakfast together. The baker was a kind man, and the
pastries 1lphonse learned to make were deli!ious:
What would be a good title for this
passage?
#ow is this te)t organi"ed? What happened right after they put the
trays of rolls in the oven?
a. My 3ummer with 1lphonse
b. Working at /ight
!. 1lphonse%s 7ob 4ast 3ummer
d. Making ;olls and 2astries
a. +ause and effe!t
b. 3e8uen!e
!. 2roblem and 3olution
d. Des!ription
Reading Passage 3 heme, ype o' )riting, Antonyms
*ne day, a lion !aught a mouse and was about to eat it. 7ust when the huge teeth were
!losing over the little mouse, the mouse s8ueaked, 0Wait: If you allow me to live, I will one
day do you a great favor.0
The lion laughed at the thought that a weak little mouse !ould ever aid the king of beasts.
&ut sin!e the lion was not too hungry, and sin!e the mouse's suggestion amused him, the
lion smiled and let his dinner go.
3everal days later, the lion was trapped in a great net laid down by hunters to trap him. The lion roared and struggled, but
!ould not es!ape. (ven his might !ould not break the bonds that held him.
The mouse heard the lion's !ries and ran to help. #e gnawed at the net's ropes until they parted and the lion was free. 1s
the lion stepped away from the broken net, he thought to himself that even a small mouse !ould do a big favor.
What did the 4ion learn in this story? What type of writing is this? What is an antonym for the word
aid?
a. #e shouldn%t be so humble.
b. #e was not the king of beasts.
!. #e should be more !areful of hunters.
d. #e should have more respe!t for small !reatures.
a. Informative
b. 2ersuasive
!. /arrative
d. &iography
a. 3top
b. 1ssist
!. 2rove
d. +arry
Reading Passage - . Supporting Details, Main Idea, Context Clues
Dear Mom,
I'm writing you from the fabulous !ity of 3antiago. It's ama"ing to see the 1ndes Mountains !overed in
snow in 7une.
I am so happy to be staying with the 1lero family. Their house is on the outskirts of town, and it has a large yard where we
!an play outside on the days it isn't raining.
*utside my window I !an see a beautiful persimmon tree. The persimmons look like orange balls hung all over the tree. I
tried to eat a persimmon for dessert one night, but it made my tongue go numb: I don't think I'll try it again, but it was fun
to taste something that I'd only read about in books. It's not too !old here yet, but we've had a lot of rain.
I !an't wait to see you again when I get home. I hope your summer is warm and sunny:
With love from +hile,
;enata
Whi!h phrase best mat!hes ;enata's
des!ription of 3antiago?
What is ;enata%s letter mainly about? What is a synonym for outskirts as
used in this passage?
a. Warm and sunny
b. ;ainy and snowy
!. &right and wintry
d. ;ainy and not too !old
a. 3he is lonely and wants to !ome
home.
b. 3he is telling her mom about her
visit in 3antiago.
!. 3he wants her mom to !ome visit
the 1lero family.
d. 3he is giving an opinion about
3antiago.
a. *uter edge
b. +enter
!. Mountains
d. 2layground
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Grade 4 Practice Passages C
Reading Passage 6 . In'erence, Authors Purpose, Antonyms
*ne of the hardest things I've ever had to learn is to ride a horse. It doesn't help that my
!ousin 7ustin has been riding sin!e before he was si). #e and his pals have horses of
their own and they !an ride whenever they want all year long.
When we go to visit my aunt and un!le, I always get invited to ride with 7ustin. &ut they
give me a slow horse that they !all Molasses, and then they laugh at me when Molasses !an't keep up.
7ustin and his friends like to sprint out in the meadows and not stay on the trails. The only other time I've been riding has
been at a stable near our house where they only let you ride on trails and never do anything but walk. I'm always glad
when our week visiting my !ousins !omes to an end.
&ased on the narrator's des!ription,
where do you think he goes to ride
horses?
What is the author%s purpose? Whi!h word is an antonym for the word
sprint as used in this passage?
a. to a "oo
b. to the !ity
!. to a ran!h
d. underground
a. to entertain with a story
b. to e)press his feelings
!. to give information about horses
d. to talk you into riding a horse
a. walk
b. dash
!. ra!e
d. stop
Reading Passage 2 . Plot, In'erence, $igurati%e &anguage, Summary
;enae flopped down on the steps of the por!h. #er history test drooped in her hand like a wilting
flower. ;enae's tea!her, Ms. 4in, handed ba!k the paper hours ago< ;enae held on to it all the way
home. (very on!e in awhile she unfolded it and stared miserably at the grade branded a!ross the top
of the page.
0I meant to study for the test,0 ;enae thought to herself as she dragged her feet along the sidewalk.
The days leading up to the test had ra!ed by, and ;enae kept putting off studying. The night before the test, s!ared of
what might happen the following day, ;enae !rammed so mu!h information into her head, she felt as if her brain would
burst: This lastdit!h effort !ertainly did not pay off. ;enae was now very disappointed.
What is the problem or !onfli!t in this
passage?
What !an you infer about ;enae from
this passage?
,ind an e)ample of figurative language
from this passage and tell what it
means.
a. ;enae does not like history !lass.
b. ;enae is angry with Ms. 4in for
wrinkling her paper.
!. ;enae is glad that she has found a
fast study method.
d. ;enae is angry with herself for not
preparing for the test.
a. 3he wants to do well in s!hool.
b. 3he is la"y and !areless.
!. 3he always gets high grades.
d. 3he didn%t know there was a test.
Write a brief summary of this passage=
Reading Passage 3 . In'erence, Plot, Setting
7amal walked up the steps to the library, then stopped at the doors and sighed. The small red book seemed heavy in his
hand. #e looked up at the sky, then took a deep breath, pushed the doors open, and went inside.
7amal slowly walked to the !ir!ulation desk. Without looking at the librarian, he pla!ed the book on the desk. 07amal
+urtis?0 she said, while he stared at his shoes. 09ou do reali"e,0 she said, 0that this book isn't due for another week,
right?0 7amal looked up, his fa!e spreading into his usual outgoing smile.
7amal did not look at the librarian
be!ause ''''''''.
What was the !onfli!t in this passage? Whi!h phrase from passage gives you
a !lue about the mood?
a. he was distra!ted
b. he is a shy person
!. he was embarrassed
d. he was sad
a. 7amal did not like his shoes.
b. #e thought the librarian didn%t like
him.
!. The red book was too heavy.
d. 7amal thought he was returning
the book late.
a. walked up the steps to the library
b. stopped at the doors and sighed
!. pushed the doors open
d. pla!ed the book on the desk
Reading Passage 4 . *eadings, Authors Purpose
+uilding a +irdhouse
,eeling like this summer va!ation is for the birds? Wel!ome bluebirds, swallows, and !hi!kadees to your ba!kyard, fire
es!ape, front por!h, or window sill with an easytobuild birdhouse.
Selecting materials= 1 halfgallon milk !arton makes a sturdy body for your bird house. 9ou will also need a stapler, a roll
of masking tape, s!issors, a pen!il, a ruler, and a wire or a wire hanger. ,inally, !hoose paint in a !olor that resembles the
!olors of nature, su!h as green, tan, or brown.
Assembling the body= Make sure that your milk !arton is thoroughly washed and dried before stapling the top shut.
+over the !arton with masking tape, overlapping one to two in!h pie!es of tape until the entire !arton is !overed.
Painting your birdhouse= Though bright !olors might really spi!e up your birdhouse, you want the house to blend in with
the surroundings so that predators are not attra!ted to the house. 2aint the entire house in a naturefriendly !olor and let
the paint dry.
Making room for the occuants= +ut a 6.>in!h hole in the birdhouse si) in!hes above the floor. This will wel!ome your
birds to enter. ?se your pen!il to make several holes in the bottom and top of the !arton. The floor holes will allow
moisture and rain to drain, while the !eiling holes will keep the birds !ool.
!anging your house= +reate a hole through the top of the house near the staples. Weave a short pie!e of wire through
the hole to make a loop. #ang the birdhouse on a tree bran!h or railing.
"ife #ith the birds= ,ill your birdhouse with deli!ious birdseed and listen for the !all of bird song and the flutter of wings.
What is the purpose of the headings in the
arti!le about building a birdhouse?
Whi!h heading would be the best
pla!e for this senten!e?
Sread ne#saer on the floor
to rotect your ainting area$
a. #anging your house
b. 2ainting your birdhouse
!. 1ssembling the body
d. Making room for the
o!!upants
What is the author%s purpose?
a. The headings are in bold print.
b. The headings in!lude steps for sele!ting
materials, painting your birdhouse, and
hanging your house.
!. The headings !ompare birdhouses.
d. The headings summari"e all of the steps to
follow in the !onstru!tion of the birdhouse.
a. To give information about
birdhouses
b. To e)press the author%s
feelings
!. to e)plain how to make a
birdhouse
d. to share a personal story
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Grade 4 Practice Passages D
Reading Passage 6 . $igurati%e &anguage, Plot, Summary
3hane and 4uis de!ided to take a short!ut home from s!hool. There was a path that led
through the woods, right into 3hane's ba!kyard. Most of the boys @and all of the girlsA in their
!lass were afraid to take the path. The trees at its entran!e stood like soldiers guarding a
!astle. 1nd when the wind blew, it seemed that their arms !ould rea!h out and grab you:
&ut, they had no time to waste. If they were going to make it to 7ulie's party, they had to get home as fast as possible and
get all their homework done. 3o they mustered up some !ourage and headed into the woods. They ran as fast as !ougars
and made it home in re!ord time.
What are the trees !ompared
to in this passage?
,ind another e)ample of figurative
language from this passage.
What is the !onfli!t in this passage?
a. !ougars
b. arms
!. monsters
d. soldiers
What type of figurative language is
this?
a. The trees wanted to fight.
b. They had to do their homework.
!. They had to take a risky way home.
d. They did not want to go to 7ulie%s party.
Write a brief summary of this passage=

Reading Passage B . Authors Purpose, $igurati%e &anguage, In'erence
Dear &ian,
I never got a !han!e to thank you for the video game you gave me for my birthday. It's so mu!h fun. I've been playing it for
millions of hours,and it's one of my favorite gifts.
&y the way, I'm moving: ,rom now on, I'll be living on BBC Terra!e 1ve. near Third 3t., only about five minutes away from
my old house. I'm so e)!ited to live in the new house. It's a big, new, green house, and I'll get my own room. If you want to
!all me, my new number is >>>DBE-.
Thanks again,
4ester
Why did 4ester write this letter? Whi!h phrase from the passage is an
e)aggeration?
What !lue in the passage makes you
think &ian might !all 4ester?
a. To thank &ian for her gift
b. To give &ian dire!tions to his new
house
!. To thank &ian for her gift and tell
her about his new house
d. To apologi"e to &ian
a. only five minutes from my old
house
b. been playing for millions of hours
!. one of my favorite gifts
d. it%s so mu!h fun
a. &ian wants to play the video game.
b. 4ester will have his own room.
!. 3oon it will be &ian%s birthday.
d. 4ester is only moving five minutes
away.
Reading Passage C . Authors Purpose, ext !rgani"ation, Context Clues
Do all artists paint in the same style? Do you have the skills to paint like other artists?
3ome kinds of paintings are !alled landscapes, or pi!tures of the !ountryside.
4ands!apes, and paintings of houses and people, were very popular kinds of painting
in the 6FGGs.
In the 6EGGs, painting began to !hange. 2eople began to paint !olors and shapes. This
kind of painting is often !alled abstract.
If you look at paintings by 2iet Mondrian, you !an see e)amples of abstra!t painting. In his paintings, he uses bright !olors
and lines, re!tangles and s8uares. &ut that wasn't always the !ase. When he was young, he studied how to paint
lands!apes.
Maybe you'd like to try painting like Mondrian sometime. #ow would you start?
Why did the author write this te)t? #ow is this te)t organi"ed? What does the word landscapes
mean?
a. to tell a story about 2iet Mondrian
b. to suggest ways to paint
!. to e)plain !olors and shapes
d. to talk about artists she likes
a. problem and solution
b. !ause and effe!t
!. listing or enumeration
d. 8uestion and answer
a. pi!tures of the !ountry
b. paintings of houses
!. paintings from the 6FGGs
d. paintings of people
Reading Passage 4 In'erence
(ver sin!e I was a little kid, I've always loved going to movies. The first movies I ever saw were old bla!kandwhite
movies. My favorite stars were +harlie +haplin, the Mar) &rothers, and &uster Heaton. 3in!e then, I've seen hundreds of
movies. 1s mu!h as I love reading books and going to see plays and !on!erts, there's something magi!al in a movie
something that will hopefully still be around for years to !ome.
The author probably thinks that
''''''''.
What !an you infer about &uster
Heaton?
#ow does the author feel about
books?
a. Ioing to the movie theater is a
great e)perien!e
b. &uster Heaton and +harlie +haplin
are not very e)!iting
!. *ld movies will not last
d. &ooks are more interesting than
movies
a. #e is the narrator%s friend.
b. #e owns a movie theater.
!. #e is a movie star.
d. #e starred in bla!kandwhite
movies.
1. They are booooooring.
&. They are not the same as going to
a movie.
+. They are also bla!k and white.
D. They are better than plays and
!on!erts.
What !onne!tions !an you make with this passage?
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Grade 4 Practice Passages E
Reading Passage 1 In'erence, Main Idea
My friend ;andolph plays in the s!hool band with me and he is a lot of fun to have in !lass. #e distra!ts me from playing
sometimes and makes our tea!her, Mr. 1ntonio, get angry with us. &ut he makes me look forward to band rehearsal,
whi!h is not an easy thing to do at all.
;andolph and Mr. 1ntonio don't get along very well be!ause of ;andolph's anti!s. 7ust yesterday, Tammy, the girl that
plays trumpet with me and ;andolph, was being noisy in !lass. Instead of blaming Tammy for distra!ting the !lass, he
kept s!olding my friend. I didn't think it was very fair, and neither did ;andolph.
Who wrote this passage? What would be a good title for this
passage?
What !an you infer about the author?
a. ;andolph
b. ;andolph%s father
!. Mr. 1ntonio
d. ;andolph%s friend
a. ;andolph the Wise
b. &and ;ehearsal
!. Tammy and her Trumpet
d. My ,riend ;andolph
a. #e thinks ;andolph is funny.
b. #e gets in trouble $ust like
;andolph.
!. #e wishes he !ould be more like
;andolph.
d. #e is mad at Tammy.
Reading Passage 2 $igurati%e &anguage, Style, In'erence
The following lines are from the poem 0The Hind Moon0 by 3ara Teasdale
I think the moon is very kind
To take su!h trouble $ust for me.
#e !ame along with me from home
To keep me !ompany.
Whi!h of the following words from the
sele!tion rhymes with the word me?
What do you noti!e about the style of
writing in this poem?
Why does the author feel the moon is
kind?
a. kind
b. home
!. me
d. !ompany
a. The author used !omplete
senten!es.
b. The author made ea!h line rhyme.
!. The author used rhythm in this
poem.
d. (a!h line of the poem has the
same number of words.
a. it lights his way
b. it is his friend
!. it !hased away the storm
d. it kept him out of trouble
Reading Passage 2 $igurati%e &anguage, Style, In'erence he Ugly Duckling by !ans %hristian Andersen
05ua!k: 8ua!k:0 they said< and they all !ame 8ua!king out as fast as they !ould, looking all around them under the green
leaves< and the mother let them look as mu!h as they !hose, for green is good for the eye.
0#ow wide the world is:0 said all the young ones, for they !ertainly had mu!h more room now than when they were in the
eggs.
Whi!h word from the sele!tion imitates the sound that it des!ribes?
1. wide &. 8ua!k +. young D. eggs
1. What type of figurative language is this?
Reading Passage 3 $igurati%e &anguage
The Wind
I saw you toss the kites on high
1nd blow the birds about the sky<
1nd all around I heard you pass,
4ike ladies' skirts a!ross the grass
* wind, ablowing all day long,
* wind, that sings so loud a song:
I saw the different things you did,
&ut always you yourself you hid.
I felt you push, I heard you !all,
I !ould not see yourself at all
* wind, ablowing all day long,
* wind, that sings so loud a song:
* you that are so strong and !old,
* blower, are you young or old?
1re you a beast of field and tree,
*r $ust a stronger !hild than me?
* wind, ablowing all day long,
* wind, that sings so loud a song:
Whi!h lines from the poem !reate the sound of the wind? What type of figurative language
o!!urs often in this poem?
a. 1re you a beast of field and treeJ*r $ust a stronger !hild than me?
b. I saw the different things you did,J&ut always you yourself you hid.
!. 1nd all around I heard you pass.J4ike ladies% skirts a!ross the grassK
d. * you that are so strong and !old,J* blower are you young or old?
Reading Passage 4 $act,!pinion, Synonyms
1melia (arhart was the first woman to !ross the 1tlanti! *!ean by air. 3he was also the first woman to fly a!ross the
1tlanti! alone. 3he was born in 1t!hison, Hansas, and developed an interest in flying while working as a nurse's aide
during World War I.
In 6ECD, (arhart tried to fly around the world. *n the hardest leg of the trip, her plane vanished in the 2a!ifi! *!ean. /o
tra!e of (arhart, her navigator, or her plane has ever been found. 3ome people believe she drowned be!ause her plane
ran out of fuel. *thers believe she was !aptured and killed. (ven after all these years, there is no eviden!e to support
either belief.
Whi!h senten!e is a fa!t a!!ording to
the passage?
Whi!h senten!e is an opinion? Whi!h word is a synonym for %anished
as used in this passage?
a. (arhart tried to fly around the
world in 6ECD.
b. (arhart was !aptured and killed.
!. (arhart was the first woman to fly
a. 3he was the first woman to fly
a!ross the 1tlanti! alone.
b. 3he was !aptured and killed.
!. 3he developed an interest in flying
while working as a nurse%s aide.
a. mispla!ed
b. found
!. used up
d. gone
a plane.
d. (arhart is one of the most famous
pilots in the world.
d. 3he was born in 1t!hison, Hansas.