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

SKILL PRACTICE
Read the question. Fill in the bubble next to the correct answer.
 1.
 
How is rice different from wheat?
A 
Rice is grown to eat, but wheat is not.
B 
Rice is a cereal grass, but wheat is not.
C 
Rice needs a lot of water to grow, 
but wheat does not.
D 
Rice can be made into other things, 
but wheat cannot.
 2.
 
How is wheat like rice?
A 
Both are used to make spaghetti.
B 
Both plants grow in water.
C 
The stems of both can be used as straw.
D 
Both are the most important foods.
 3.
 
From the passage, which one is true?
A 
Wheat and rice are grown in the 
same kinds of places.
B 
You can get lots of corn from only
a few corn plants.
C 
The stems of cereal grasses are 
thrown away.
D 
Places with low rainfall are likely
to grow wheat.
 4.
 
Rice, corn, and wheat 
.
A 
are all grown in the same way
B 
are all grains used as food
C 
all grow in fields called paddies
D 
are all made into rugs
STRATEGY PRACTICE
Have a partner ask you a question about the passage. Then answer it.
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Remind students that the characters are the people or animals in a passage or story, and the setting 
is where and when a passage or story happens. Say: Passages and stories often have more than one 
character. As we read, it is important to pay attention to what each character says and does. It is