• 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. The author wrote the passage 
to 
.
A 
tell about a girl and her hobby
B 
explain how to save things
C 
give facts about rocks
D 
tell you to walk slowly
 2. What will Carla probably place
on the space she cleared?
A 
stones from a river
B 
a beach ball
C 
leaves
D 
seashells
 3. What is the same about all of
Carla’s treasures?
A 
They are found in a park.
B 
They are from nature.
C 
They are from her backyard.
D 
They are from the beach.
 4. What would Carla probably say if she 
found a crab’s shell at the beach?
A 
“Yuck! Throw it away!”
B 
“This shell can go on the top shelf.”
C 
“I am going to bury it in the sand.”
D 
“I cannot wait to bring this home!”
STRATEGY PRACTICE
What are some questions you would ask Carla about her treasures?
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Daily Reading Comprehension • EMC 3453 • © Evan-Moor Corp.
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WEEK
DAY
1
Remind students that nonfiction text features are the pieces of text related to but different from 
the main body of text in a passage. Ask students to identify the nonfiction text features of the 
passage: title, two subheads, and word pronunciations. Read the instructions at the top of the page 
aloud. Then remind students of the 
Determine Important Information
strategy, which was taught 
during Week 4. Say: As you look at the different nonfiction text features on a page, make sure