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DAY 4
1. B 
2. D 
3. C 
4. B
First, Now, Next, Then, Finally
DAY 5
1. B 
2. B 
3. C 
4. A
Sample answer: The 
honeybee sucks nectar out of 
flowers over and over again. 
She stores the nectar in a 
honey stomach. She flies the 
nectar back to her hive. She 
spits up the nectar. Another 
bee chews that nectar and 
then puts it in a cell. Other 
bees dry the nectar with their 
wings. The nectar gets sticky 
and turns into honey.
WEEK 20 
DAY 1
1. A 
2. C 
3. B 
4. A
Responses will vary.
DAY 2
1. B 
2. A 
3. C 
4. C
The second paragraph tells 
the effects.
DAY 3
1. B 
2. D 
3. A 
4. B
Answers should reference 
descriptive language from 
the passage.
DAY 4
1. B 
2. D 
3. A 
4. B
fact:
A fish’s nostrils do not 
breathe air. 
opinion:
That 
would be silly.
DAY 5
1. D 
2. D 
3. C 
4. A
Drawings should show most 
gas near the land and less 
gas higher in the sky.
WEEK 21 
DAY 1
1. B 
2. B 
3. C 
4. D
Questions will vary.
DAY 2
1. C 
2. C 
3. B 
4. A
Sample answers: 
same:
Both 
kinds of insects live
in communities called 
colonies. 
different:
Bees live 
in hives, but ants live 
underground.
DAY 3
1. C 
2. D 
3. D 
4. A
Responses will vary.
DAY 4
1. D 
2. B 
3. C 
4. D
Summaries should include the 
beginning, middle, and end of 
the story.
DAY 5
1. D 
2. D 
3. A 
4. C
Sample question: Where 
do redwoods and sequoias 
grow?
WEEK 22 
DAY 1
1. D 
2. D 
3. C 
4. B
Responses should show a 
thematic connection to 
the text.
DAY 2
1. A 
2. D 
3. B 
4. C
Responses should reference 
vivid language from the 
passage.
DAY 3
1. D 
2. B 
3. C 
4. A
Responses should reference 
a specific detail about Cocoa 
from the passage.
DAY 4
1. D 
2. D 
3. A 
4. B
Circled words and phrases 
should include adjectives 
and action verbs.
DAY 5
1. C 
2. D 
3. B 
4. A
Responses will vary, but 
student reasons should 
reference specific details 
about the character from the 
passage.
WEEK 23 
DAY 1
1. C 
2. B 
3. B 
4. A
Questions will vary.
DAY 2
1. D 
2. D 
3. A 
4. C
Guide students to connect 
projects and crafts to the 
author’s purpose of instructing.
DAY 3
1. D 
2. A 
3. D 
4. C
Questions should be 
answerable by reading
the passage.
DAY 4
1. B 
2. C 
3. B 
4. D
Responses will vary but 
should reference a specific 
detail about Hoover from the 
passage.
DAY 5
1. A 
2. C 
3. B 
4. B
Questions will vary.
WEEK 24 
DAY 1
1. C 
2. B 
3. A 
4. C
It was the first great white 
shark to eat in front of 
people.
DAY 2
1. B 
2. D 
3. B 
4. C
Sample answer: Readers can 
quickly know if the book 
appeals to them.
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DAY 3
1. D 
2. A 
3. C 
4. A
Students should be able to 
show a clear connection 
between their choice and the 
reasons why they made that 
choice.
DAY 4
1. A 
2. D 
3. B 
4. C
The timeline shows some of 
the kinds of toys that were 
invented and when these 
toys were invented.
DAY 5
1. D 
2. B 
3. B 
4. D
Sample answer: Groups of 
ants do different jobs to help 
the colony.
WEEK 25 
DAY 1
1. A 
2. D 
3. B 
4. D
Responses will vary. If 
students claim their minds 
did not wander as they read, 
have them share tips for 
staying focused.
DAY 2
1. B 
2. B 
3. C 
4. A
Details should cover the main 
idea—cactuses and how 
they use rain.
DAY 3
1. B 
2. D 
3. A 
4. D
Students should act out the 
sentences describing Jake in 
paragraphs 2 and 3.
DAY 4
1. D 
2. C 
3. A 
4. B
Uncle Gino’s steps:
1. shapes the pizza dough 
into a ball
2. removes watch and ring
3. dusts the dough with flour
4. presses dough into a 
flat circle
5. drapes the dough over 
his hands
6. flings dough into air
7. tosses dough over and 
over again
DAY 5
1. A 
2. B 
3. B 
4. D
Sample answer: Your 
digestive system breaks down 
food. Breaking down food 
begins with the mouth. The 
esophagus pushes food into 
the stomach. The stomach 
mixes the food. The intestines 
break down the food more.