Reading Comprehension Directions: Read the story. Then answer the questions below.

First Prize My name is Tess and I ride horses. I ride them in the circus. I ride them in parades. I ride them in shows. I am riding in a horse show today. My horse runs. My horse jumps. My horse dances. I hold on My horse is the !est. I named her Twin. I "eel li#e the horse and I are the same when I ride her. My mother is not at the horse show. $he has to wor#. My "ather is there. %e claps. %e yells. %e smiles. The show ends. & man announces the winners. 'First Prize goes to Tess and Twin ' he says. %e gi(es me a !lue ri!!on. I am (ery e)cited. My dad gi(es me a hug. '*ou won ' he says. My dad and I go home. My dad tells my mom a!out my ri!!on. $he cries. $he gi(es me a !ig hug. *our hard wor# is showing+ she says. ,- .here does Tess ride her horse/ I. in shows II. at school III. on a "arm &. I only 0. I and II C. II and III 1. I+ II+ and III 2- .hat does Tess need to do while her horse runs and jumps/ &. dance 0. hold on C. sing 1. stand up 3- .hy did Tess pro!a!ly name her horse Twin/

&. !ecause Tess has a twin 0. !ecause there are two horses C. !ecause another horse loo#s (ery similar to Twin 1. !ecause Tess "eels the same as Twin when she rides her 4- .here is Tess5s mother during the show/ &. $he is at wor#. 0. $he is at the show. C. $he is at home. 1. $he is with Tess6 "ather. 7- .hy does Tess5s "ather yell/ &. %e is angry. 0. %e needs help. C. %e is surprised. 1. %e is e)cited. 8- .hat prize does Tess win in the horse show/ &. The 9old $tar 0. .inner6s Prize C. new riding !oots 1. First Prize :- .hat color ri!!on does Tess get/ &. green 0. !lue C. purple 1. red ;- %ow does Tess5s mom "eel a!out the ri!!on/ I. worried II. happy III. proud &. I only 0. I and II C. II and III 1. I+ II+ and III <<<<<<<<< .hat =um!er/ 0ecca and >ai played together all day. The two "riends played outside in the morning. They rode !i#es and scooters. They ate lunch on the porch. 0ecca6s mom made sandwiches and lemonade. They played hide?and?see# in the house right a"ter lunch. Then they did not #now what to do. I #now @et6s play the num!er game+ said 0ecca.

.hat num!er am I thin#ing o"/ Is it "i(e/ as#ed >ai. =o+ it is higher than "i(e+ 0ecca said. A#ay+ is it one hundred/ =o+ it is lower than one hundred+ 0ecca said. @et6s see+ said >ai. Is it si)ty/ 0ecca ga(e >ai a hint. It is between twenty and thirty. %mm+ is it twenty?"i(e/ =o+ !ut you are (ery close 0ecca said. .ell+ is it higher or lower than twenty?"i(e/ It is lower+ 0ecca said. A#ay+ I thin# I #now. Is it twenty?two/ *eah *ou guessed it. 0ecca said. 9ood jo! ,- .here did 0ecca and >ai play today/ &. at school 0. at the par# C. at >ai5s house 1. at 0ecca5s house 2- .hat did 0ecca and >ai do in the morning/ I. They rode !i#es. II. They played outside. III. They played hide?and?see#. &. I only 0. I and II C. II and III 1. I+ II+ and III 3- .here did 0ecca and >ai eat lunch/ &. in the #itchen 0. !y the swing C. at the par# 1. on the porch 4- .hose idea was it to play the num!er game/ &. It was >ai6s idea. 0. It was Mom6s idea. C. It was 0ecca6s idea. 1. It was >ai and 0ecca6s idea. 7- .hat was >ai6s second guess/ &. "i(e 0. twenty?two C. si)ty 1. one hundred 8- .hy does >ai guess one hundred/ &. It is lower than twenty?two. 0. It is higher than si)ty. C. It is higher than "i(e.

1. It is lower than si)ty. :- .hich is correct/ &. ,:; is lower than ,:: 0. ,:; is higher than ,:: C. ,:; is between ,:: 1. ,:; is the same as ,:: ;- .hich is correct/ I. 23B is lower than 24: II. 224 is higher than 278 III. 224 is between 22C and 23C &. I only 0. I and III C. II and III 1. I+ II+ and III B- >ai5s guess o" twenty?"i(e was close !ecause &. twenty?"i(e is a !ig num!er 0. it is near the num!er 0ecca was thin#ing a!out C. it is "ar away "rom the num!er 0ecca was thin#ing a!out 1. it is lower than the num!er 0ecca was thin#ing a!out ,C- .hat does it mean to gi(e someone a hint/ &. to gi(e someone a clue 0. to ma#e a Duestion hard C. to tell someone to gi(e up 1. to gi(e someone the answer ,,- .hat num!er was 0ecca thin#ing a!out/ &. nineteen 0. twenty C. twenty?one 1. twenty?two ,2- .hat other num!er could 0ecca ha(e !een thin#ing a!out/ &. ten 0. "i"teen C. twenty?three 1. twenty?eight <<<<<<<<<<< &n &d(enture Eaime is a !oy. Eaime li(es in a house. Eaime li(es in the country. Eaime li(es in a house in the country. Eaime has a dog. The dog is named 9o?9o. Eaime and 9o?9o are "riends. Eaime and 9o?9o are !ored. They want to do something new. They want to do something "un. They want to do something e)citing. Eaime and 9o?9o wal# out o" the house. They wal# across the yard.

They wal# across the "ield. They jump o(er the "ence. The "ence is on the other side o" the "ield. Eaime sees a mountain. The mountain is (ery tall. The top o" the mountain is in the clouds. Eaime loo#s at the mountain. .e are going to the top o" that mountain+ Eaime says. 9o?9o loo#s ner(ous. 1on5t !e ner(ous+ Eaime says. 9o?9o runs a"ter Eaime. They wal# toward the mountain. Eaime stops. %e loo#s !ac# at the house. I am a little tired+ Eaime says to 9o?9o. 9o?9o lic#s Eaime6s "ace. Eaime turns around. Come on+ 9o?9o. .e will clim! the mountain tomorrow+ Eaime says. Eaime starts to wal# home. 9o?9o runs a"ter Eaime. ,- .here does Eaime li(e/ &. %e li(es in a house in the city. 0. %e li(es in an apartment in the country. C. %e li(es in a house in the country. 1. %e li(es in an apartment in the city. 2- .hat #ind o" animal is 9o?9o/ &. a dog 0. a cat C. a pig 1. a !ird 3- In the middle o" the story+ they wal# across the "ield. This means they wal# &. under the "ield 0. close to the "ield C. away "rom the "ield 1. "rom one side o" the "ield to the other side 4- .hat does Eaime do at the !eginning o" the story/ &. go home 0. wal# out o" the house C. go "ishing in the ri(er 1. clim! a mountain 7- .hat does Eaime want to do at the end o" the story/ &. go home

0. clim! a mountain C. go "ishing in the ri(er 1. play a game with 9o?9o 8- .hy is 9o?9o ner(ous/ &. %e is hungry. 0. %e wants to play catch. C. %e doesn6t want to go home. 1. %e doesn6t want to clim! the mountain. :- Eaime says he will clim! the mountain tomorrow. Is this true/ &. pro!a!ly 0. pro!a!ly not