A Day at the Park Many sports are played with different

balls. You need a hard, white ball to play

baseball. You need a fuzzy, yellow ball
I slide.
to play tennis.
I go down the slide. I go up the
slide. You need a larger ball to play soccer. The
Jack swings. ball is black and white.
Jack goes up in the swing. Jack goes You need a smaller ball to play golf. The
high in the swing. ball is hard and white.
Ashley climbs.
Ashley climbs up the bars. Ashley 1) You need a fuzzy ball to play
climbs across the bars. A. Tennis
We run. B. Golf
We run up the hill. We run down the hill. C. Baseball
We play. 2) You use a ball that is black and white to play
We play all day at the park. We have fun! A. Golf
B. Tennis
1) How many people are playing in this passage? C. Soccer
A. one C. three 3) You use a small ball to play
B. two D. four A. Soccer
2) What other activity might the friends do at the park? B. Golf
A. play tag C. make a snack C. Baseball
B. watch TV D. eating burger 4) You use a hard ball to play
3) At the park, Ashley A. soccer and tennis
A. swings C. slides B. tennis and golf
B. climbs D. elevator C. baseball and golf
4) This passage was probably written by 5) Using information in the passage, we know that
A. William, a student C. Mr. Brown, a teacher A. golf is a dangerous sport
B. Connie, a police officer D. Bryan, a mechanic B. tennis is the only sport that you need a soft ball to play
5) The friends play at the park C. you need a ball to play many sports
A. after school C. all day long Gasoline
B. until it rains D. half way

Balls for Sports Machines need gasoline to work.

Cars and buses need gas. Without gas, they can't go anywhere. The trees have many green leaves. She sees bushes. The bushes
Airplanes need gas. Without gas, they can't fly. have small red berries.
Other machines like lawn mowers and farm tools also need gas. Karen loves her beautiful garden.
Gas makes machines work.
1) Karen is in a
A. car
1) What needs gas to work? B. garden
A. animals C. house
B. machines 2) What color are the flowers in Karen’s garden?
C. plants A. red and green
2) Why do airplanes need gas? B. yellow and white
A. It makes them fly. C. green and yellow
B. It makes them float. 3) Which type of flower might be in Karen’s garden?
C. It makes them fall. A. daffodils, which are yellow
3) What is an example of a machine? B. tiger lilies, which are orange
A. a bus C. violets, which are purple
B. a frog 4) Karen does not see
C. a person A. flowers
4) What is not a machine? B. bushes
A. a car C. airplanes
B. an airplane 5) Imagine you were going to plant your own garden. What
C. a cat would you put in your garden? Describe your ideas.
5) How would your life be different if there were no more
gas? What would change?

Amos Makes a Cake

My name is Amos. I am baking a cake. Here's how I do it.
Karen's Garden First, I put flour in a bowl. Then I add some sugar and a little bit
of salt to the bowl. Then I crack some eggs into the bowl.
Karen is walking through her garden. I mix it all together. It looks dry in the bowl, so I mix in some
She sees flowers. Many of the flowers milk. Now it looks better.
I put the cake mix in a baking pan, and then I put the pan in the
are yellow and white.
oven.
She sees trees.
 I look in the oven. Something looks wrong: A pig will eat almost anything!
the cake is not baking. I go looking for my
mom. 1) What does a snout look like?
My mom comes over. She laughs. "You A. small and fat C. long and thin
forgot to turn on the oven," she says. B. round and flat
I laugh, too. I turn on the oven. 2) According to the passage, how do pigs sound?
We wait together for the cake to be ready. A. funny C. loud
B. interesting
1) What is Amos doing in this passage? 3) According to the passage, what can a pig do if it is hot?
A.He is baking a cake. C. He is making cookies A. sit in the shade C. lie in the mud
B. He is cooking dinner. B. leave the barn
2) What does Amos do first? 4) What do pigs eat?
A. He turns on the oven. C. He puts the pan in the oven. I. eggs II. meat III. Carrots
B. He puts flour in a bowl.
3) What is wrong? A. I only
A. the cake is not baking C. Amos can’t find his mom B. I and II only
B. Amos forgot to add milk C. I, II, and III
4) What did Amos forget to do? 5) Which person is an omnivore?
A. he forgot to add milk C. he forgot to ask his mom for A. Tom, who eats two steaks every day
help B. Jane, who eats salad with rice and beans
B. he forgot to turn the oven on C. Harry, who eats ham with lettuce and tomato
5) How does Amos feel in the end?
A. angry C. sad
B. happy Three Boats

Pig Facts There are many kinds of boats.

Pigs are interesting animals. One kind of boat is called a sailboat. A

They have four legs and a small tail. sailboat uses the wind to move. The wind
They have a round; flat nose called a snout. pushes the sailboat by filling its sails. The
They make funny sounds. They grunt and sailboat moves when the wind blows.
squeal.
Another kind of boat is called a
They lie in the mud to keep cool.
motorboat. The motorboat moves when
Pigs are very intelligent. Many of them are as
the motor is running. The motor runs on fuel and makes a loud
smart as dogs.
noise.
Pigs are omnivores. This means they eat both plants and animals.
A third kind of boat is called a rowboat. People use oars to move a wonder what will happen if there is a fire and no working fire
rowboat. Oars are long poles with a flat end. The oars go into the station. Who will put out the fire?
water, and they push the boat forward when people move them.
1) How many firefighters work at Napford station?
1) Which boat uses the wind to move? A. 6 C. 8
A. a sailboat C. a motorboat B. 7 D. The passage does not give this
B. a rowboat information
2) Which boat makes a loud noise? 2) In paragraph 1, we learn that the firefighters who work at Napford
A. a sailboat B. a motorboat C. a rowboat station are volunteers. What is a volunteer?
3) What is used to move a rowboat? A. someone who fights fires
A. wind B. a motor C. oars B. someone who has a problem
4) According to the passage, oars are C. someone who works for free
A. short and fat at the end D. someone who needs help
B. long and flat at the end 3) What caused the damage at the fire station?
C. big and heavy at the end A. a fire started C. a truck crashed
5) This passage is mainly about B. a pipe burst D. a tube broke
A. different kinds of boats 4) The feeling at the end of the passage can best be described as
B. where to use a rowboat A. worried C. happy
C. how to build a boat B. hopeful D. excited
A Problem at the Fire Station
Eight firefighters work at Napford station. They
are volunteers. This means they work for free.
They don't get paid. The fire station gets money
from the government. It uses this money to take
care of the fire station and the fire truck.

The fire station has a problem. Last winter, a

pipe in the fire station froze. Then it burst. Water went
everywhere. There was a lot of damage. Now the building cannot
be used.

The fire station cannot be used until the damage is repaired.

Repairing the damage will cost money. But the fire station does
not have enough money. The people in town are nervous. They