• 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. Which of these is an opinion
about giraffes?
A 
Their saliva is amazing.
B 
They eat about 75 pounds
of leaves every day.
C 
Their tongues grab leaves.
D 
They live in the grasslands
of Africa.
 2. Why can giraffes eat thorny leaves?
A 
Their mouths are soft like cushions.
B 
Their necks can reach the leaves.
C 
They can spit out the thorns.
D 
Their saliva guards the insides
of their mouths.
 3. Because a giraffe is very big, 
it 
.
A 
can live in Africa
B 
needs a large heart
C 
has an interesting tongue
D 
does not eat meat
 4. Which one states a fact 
about giraffes?
A 
Their tongues are interesting.
B 
Giraffes live in Africa.
C 
Everything about giraffes is big.
D 
Being 16 feet tall is a good thing.
STRATEGY PRACTICE
Underline sentences in the passage that were easy to visualize. 
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WEEK
DAY
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Remind students of the 
Compare and Contrast
skill. Say: When we compare and contrast two or 
more people or things, we look for how they are alike and different. If necessary, review the skill 
by having students compare and contrast two objects in the classroom. Then remind students of the 
Ask Questions
strategy, which was taught during Week 5. Review that asking questions before 
reading helps to set a purpose for reading. Then read the instructions at the top of the page aloud. 
Have students write a question on the back of the page about eagle and/or human eyes they want 
answered. Then direct students to read the passage and to complete the skill practice activity. Review 
the answers together. For the strategy practice activity, pair students or complete it as a group.