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

Main Idea and Details
Students look for the central idea or message of a passage or story. They also 
find details that best support the main idea.
Sequence
Students look for the order of events or steps in a process.
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WEEK 13
DAY 1
READ THE PASSAGE
Check to see that you understand the details as you read.
A Success Story
When Benjamin Carson was in fifth grade, he had the worst grades in his 
class. His mother decided things had to change. She made Benjamin read two 
library books a week. And he had to do book reports, too. His brain became 
excited by what he read. “My imagination went wild,” said Benjamin. In a year, 
he was at the top of his class.
Today, Benjamin is Doctor Carson. He is one of the best brain surgeons in the 
country. He also wants to help kids to be the best they can be. He gives money 
to schools to create reading rooms, where kids can enjoy books. He also gives 
money to kids who come up with ways to help others.
Dr. Carson knows that the brain can do wonderful things. Dr. Carson says, 
“The brain remembers everything you’ve ever seen and everything you’ve ever 
heard. Whatever you can imagine, you can achieve.” He knows this to be true. 
After all, Dr. Carson had once been at the bottom of his class.
SKILL PRACTICE
Read the question. Fill in the bubble next to the correct answer.
 1. Which one is an important lesson 
that Benjamin Carson learned?
A 
You have to be rich to be smart.
B 
Anyone can do wonderful things.
C 
Libraries have good books.
D 
Everyone should be a brain surgeon.