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SKILL PRACTICE
Read the question. Fill in the bubble next to the correct answer.
 1.
 
What in the passage can happen?
A 
A plant can need water.
B 
A plant can drink from a straw.
C 
A plant can eat from a spoon.
D 
A plant can turn on a lamp.
 2.
 
What makes the passage a fantasy?
A 
A dad makes a deal with his
daughter.
B 
A plant listens to a girl.
C 
A girl wants a pet.
D 
A plant has purple flowers.
 3.
 
You would most likely find the
passage in a book 
.
A 
about violets
B 
about caring for plants
C 
about pets to own
D 
of silly stories
 4.
 
Which of Hannah’s actions was not real?
A 
wanting to get a kitten
B 
saying she could care for a plant
C 
giving orders to a plant
D 
choosing a violet
STRATEGY PRACTICE
Write three words or phrases from the passage that you visualized.
Fantasy vs. Reality
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WEEK 28
Character and Setting 
Fantasy vs. Reality
DAY 5
READ THE PASSAGE
Think about what can and cannot happen.
The Royal Family
Wendy and Mike sat on the warm sand as waves licked the beach. The kids 
scooped, flattened, and piled the sand. Hours later, a castle with towers and walls 
stood proudly. The kids finished as the sun seemed to slip into the sea.
Three hermit crabs peeked from behind a rock. The largest crab waved at the 
others to follow him. They paraded to the castle to check it out. Papa Crab kicked 
the castle with a claw. “It’s a well-constructed home,” he concluded.
“But all this brown is so dull!” complained Mama Crab.
“It just needs some kelp on the walls,” suggested Baby Crab. He was already 
in the castle, looking for a dungeon to play in.
“Then let’s move in!” Mama Crab shouted. “Right on!” said Papa Crab. Mama 
and Papa Crab gave a high-five with their antennas.
The hermit crabs became the royal family of the beach.