Choose the best answer.

1. What is the main idea of the first paragraph?

a. Paris is the capital city of France.
b. This is the third time Uncle Ben has visited Paris.
c. The Avenue des Champs-Elysees is the most famous street in Pais.
d. There are many sidewalk cafes on the Avenue des Champs-Elysees.
2. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?
a. Uncle Ben had lunch at one of the sidewalk cafes.
b. Uncle Ben had a pastry for dessert.
c. The sidewalk café had escargot on the menu.
d. Escargot is snails.
3. What is the main idea of the third paragraph?
a. You can see the top of the Eifel Tower from anywhere in the city.
b. The Eiffel Tower is almost 1000 feet tall.
c. When you think of Paris, you probably think of the Eiffel Tower.
d. You can take an elevator to the top of the Eiffel Tower.
4. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
a. Uncle Ben is planning to visit the Louvre Museum.
b. The Mona Lisa is one of the paintings in the Louvre.
c. The Louvre is one of the largest museums in the world.
d. Many poems and songs have been written about the Mona Lisa.
5. What is this whole story mostly about?
a. The woodcutter was rewarded for his bravery.
b. The woodcutter was rewarded for his honesty.
c. The woodcutter dropped his axe into the river.
d. The woodcutter bought his axe.
6. Which of these is a small piece of information from the story that makes the story more interesting?
a. The woodcutter sat down by the river bank, his head in his hands, and began to cry.
b. The woodcutter got angry, and threw his axe into the deep waters of the river.
c. The woodcutter was frightened at the sight of a little man dress all in green.
d. The woodcutter was happy.
7. Which of these is a small piece of information from the story that makes the story more interesting?
a. The little man pointed to the river, and a golden axe rose up out of the water.
b. The little man waved his hand and a golden axe appeared.
c. The little man walked closer to the bank of the deep river and dived right in headfirst.
d. The little man slept near the bank river.

8. Which of these is a small piece of information from the story that makes the story more interesting?
a. The Mother Crab walked up and down the beach, looking for her son.
b. The Young Crab walked along to the left, then he walked along to the right.
c. The Young Crab sat by his mother, watching the lobsters walking around on the beach.
 d. The lobsters walked straight forward.
9. Which of these is a small piece of information from the story that makes the story more interesting?
a. The Mother Crab laughed when she saw her son walking sideways.
b. The Mother Crab told the lobsters that it would be better if they walked sideways.
c. The Mother Crab told her son that it would be better to walk straight forward.
d. The Mother Crab showed the Young Crab how to walk straight forward.

10. membrane 11. the hammer, the anvil, and the stirrup
a. …the eardrum… a. …three tiny bones…
b. …causing it to vibrate… b. …just behind the eardrum...
c. …thin layer of skin… c. …no larger than a pea…
d. …stretched tight… d. …spiral-shaped tube…

12. magma 13. erosion

a. …produces enough heat… a. ...transportation of the soil…
b. …melted rock… b. …sediment is pressed down…
c. …top crust of the earth… c. …more sediment on top…
d. …this kind of rock.. d. …process…
14. What is the author’s purpose for writing?
a. to give us information
b. to surprise us
c. to make us cry
d. to shoot us

15. What is the author’s purpose for writing this story?

a. to give us information
b. to teach us something
c. to make us laugh
d. all of the above
16. Put events from a text in logical order.
1. Maria went to the grocery store with her mom.
2. Maria looked in magazines to try to find ideas for a costume.
3. Maria asked her friends at school what they were going to be.
4. Maria’s mom bought her the pointed red hat.
5. Maria wished she had thought of a hot dog costume.
6. Maria tried on her new costume.
a. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 c. 4, 3, 2, 5, 1, 6
b. 2, 4, 6, 1, 3, 5 d. 4, 3, 1, 5, 2, 6

17. Put events from a text in logical order.

1. Andi tells Bruce about the little white dog and its puppies.
2. Andi finds the little white dog and its puppies in a closet.
3. Bruce and Andi let Red Rover stay at the dog hotel.
4. Aunt Alice introduces Bruce and Andi to Jerry.
5. Bruce and Andi find a house for the dog and her puppies.
6. Bruce tells Jerry he shouldn’t hit Red Rover with a stick.
a. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 c. 4, 6, 5, 1, 2, 3
b. 2, 4, 6, 5, 1, 3 d. 4, 6, 2, 1, 5, 3
18. Who is this story mostly about?
a. Bruce, Andi, and Aunt Alice c. Bruce and Andi
b. Bruce, Andi, and Jerry d. The dog, Jerry, and Bruce
19. Where are the characters when the story begins?
a. at school b. at Aunt Alice’s house
 c. at a hotel d. at the field
20. What problem do the main characters have?
a. Jerry is mean to Red Rover.
b. Aunt Alice is allergic to dogs.
c. Jerry is rude to Bruce and Andi.
d. Jerry helps take care of all the dogs at the dog hotel.
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