• 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. What in the passage can happen?
A 
A cap can shout in pain.
B 
Clothes can moan and groan.
C 
A girl can dress in a hurry.
D 
A sweatshirt can yell.
 2. What in the passage is fantasy?
A 
A girl is on a soccer team.
B 
A girl’s room is messy.
C 
Shoes land with a thump.
D 
Socks complain about the dark.
 3. Which word describes Jessie?
A 
serious
B 
careless
C 
careful
D 
helpful
 4. What is the setting of the passage?
A 
Jessie’s bedroom floor
B 
a wastebasket
C 
Jessie’s bedroom
D 
a soccer field 
STRATEGY PRACTICE
Tell a partner how your room compares to Jessie’s room.
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WEEK
DAY
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Remind students of the 
Author’s Purpose
skill. Say: When we know why an author wrote what we 
are reading, it is easier to understand the main idea of the passage or story. Remind students of 
the common author’s purposes: to explain, to persuade, to entertain, and to teach. Then read aloud 
the instructions at the top of the page. Have students read the passage. When students have 
finished, direct them to complete the skill practice activity. Review the answers together. For the 
strategy practice activity, remind students of the 
Ask Questions 
strategy, which was taught during 
Week 5. Say: Asking questions about the information you’ve read will help you remember it. 
Direct students to complete the strategy practice activity. Invite volunteers to share their questions 
and answers.