• 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 will probably happen next?
A 
Dad will throw a ball for Rusty 
to catch.
B 
Dad will feed Rusty dinner.
C 
Dad will teach Rusty a trick.
D 
Dad will take Rusty for a walk.
 2. What will Rusty probably do next?
A 
lie down and sleep
B 
walk to the door
C 
bite Dad
D 
take off her leash
 3. Why do you think that Rusty wakes up?
A 
She hears Dad pat his pocket
for his keys.
B 
She hears Dad call her name.
C 
She hears Dad whistle for her.
D 
She hears Dad open the drawer.
 4. Based on the passage, which one
is most likely true about Rusty?
A 
She is trained to obey.
B 
She always stays near Dad.
C 
She would rather sleep than 
take a walk.
D 
She can do a lot of tricks.
STRATEGY PRACTICE
Share with a partner what you know about dogs and the things
they can do.
Prediction
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WEEK 17
Author’s Purpose 
Prediction
DAY 5
READ THE PASSAGE
Ask yourself why the author wrote this and what will happen next.
Carla’s Treasures
Carla didn’t walk fast. She kept her eyes looking at the ground. Carla was 
always on the lookout for treasures. Her dad had built a bookcase to hold what 
Carla found. She had carefully organized the things.
The top shelf held bird treasures. Most items were feathers that Carla had 
found. Some were wing feathers and some were tail feathers. A nest of grass, 
string, and twigs lay at the end of the shelf. It had fallen from a tree in the park. 
Rocks and stones sat on the middle shelf. A few rocks were black and were made 
by volcanoes. Some of the pebbles were shiny. The bottom shelf held a variety of 
things. There were a few bones that were probably from a chicken. And there was 
a long piece of skin a lizard had shed.
Carla cleared a space on the bottom shelf. Today she was going to the beach!