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SKILL PRACTICE
Read the question. Fill in the bubble next to the correct answer.
 1. The main characters in the passage 
are 
.
A 
a coyote, a scientist, and a porcupine
B 
a porcupine and its quills
C 
a scientist and a coyote
D 
a porcupine and a scientist
 2. What do you learn about porcupines?
A 
If they are scared, they will shoot 
their quills.
B 
They can lose all of their quills.
C 
They give a warning before
they attack.
D 
They appear only in cartoons.
 3. Based on the passage, where might 
a porcupine live?
A 
in a desert
B 
in a forest
C 
in water
D 
on a beach
 4. What do you learn about coyotes?
A 
Coyotes can be hurt by porcupines.
B 
Coyotes stamp their feet.
C 
Quills do not stick in coyotes.
D 
Coyotes are easily frightened.
STRATEGY PRACTICE
Look back at the passage. Underline the words or phrases that
helped you visualize what you read.
Character and Setting
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WEEK 16
READ THE PASSAGE
Think about what can happen and what cannot happen.
Professor, the Cat
Rosa’s cat, Professor, looked like an ordinary cat. His fur was striped in gray 
and black, and his eyes were yellow and round. Professor meowed and scratched 
like most cats. And he liked to chase anything that moved. 
One night, Professor sat on Rosa’s desk. He watched Rosa struggle with her 
homework. Rosa yawned and rubbed her eyes. She could not stay awake to finish 
her homework. Rosa left the paper on her desk. She scratched Professor behind 
his ears and said good night. Soon, Rosa was fast asleep and softly snoring.
Professor looked at the arithmetic homework. With a proud meow, Professor 
picked up a pencil. The cat used his toes to count. The cat wrote in the answers 
and completed the page. Then Professor looked at Rosa and smiled. He liked 
being Rosa’s friend.