• Practice for every day of the school year • Help students prepare for standardized testing

 1.
 
What can be said about the animals that 
have lived at the White House?
A 
No wild animals have lived there.
B 
Wild and tame animals have lived there.
C 
Only small animals have lived there.
D 
Reptiles were never allowed.
 2.
 
What is probably true about the outdoor 
space at the White House?
A 
It is too small for large animals.
B 
It is made up of dirt and not grass.
C 
There is very little lawn space.
D 
The outdoor space is large.
 3.
 
Based on the passage, what can be said 
about presidents?
A 
They like pets just like most people do.
B 
They are too busy to have pets.
C 
They make their pets stay outdoors.
D 
They have powerful pets.
 4.
 
Which word best describes the animals 
that have lived in the White House?
A 
gentle
B 
friendly
C 
famous
D 
dangerous
STRATEGY PRACTICE
Write a question that you asked yourself as you read the passage.
Make Inferences
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Daily Reading Comprehension • EMC 3453 • © Evan-Moor Corp.
WEEK 27
DAY 4
READ THE PASSAGE
Find out what famous face is being written about.
A Face People Know
About 50 years ago, Harvey Ball was asked to make a drawing for a company. 
The company wanted its workers to be friendly and happy. Mr. Ball took a thin 
black marker and drew a circle on yellow paper. Inside the circle, he drew two 
small black ovals. Then he added a big, curved smile. Within minutes, he had 
created the smiley face. His smiley face drawing was made into 100 buttons. 
Soon, 10,000 more buttons were ordered.
A few years later, two brothers named Spain drew a smiley face. They added 
the words, “Have a nice day.” Millions and millions of their smiley face buttons 
were sold. And smiley faces appeared on all kinds of products, including stuffed 
smiley dolls.
Mr. Ball believed that a smiling face was important. In 1999, he began the first 
“World Smile Day.” He has brought a lot of smiles to the world.