• Practice for every day of the school year • Help students prepare for standardized testing

 3. What is the passage mainly about?
A 
where fossils can be found
B 
why sea fossils can be found
on mountaintops
C 
how fossils were formed long ago
D 
why Earth’s crust moves
 4. Which fact best explains the title 
of the passage?
A 
Earth’s crust is always moving.
B 
Large pieces of crust can collide.
C 
Rock layers contain fossils.
D 
Rock layers move up as mountains form. 
STRATEGY PRACTICE
Underline the words or phrases in the passage that helped 
you understand what the vocabulary words mean. 
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WEEK
DAY
1
Remind students of the 
Main Idea and Details
skill. Say: When we read, we look for the main idea 
to understand what a passage or story is mostly about. Details support the main idea and tell 
us more about the topic. Also remind students of the 
Monitor Comprehension
strategy, which was 
taught during Week 6. Review some of the ways students can monitor their comprehension (stop 
after each paragraph and think about the main idea; make mental images; ask themselves 
questions about what they have read; etc.). Read the instructions at the top of the page aloud. Then 
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, pair students or 
complete it as a group.
DAY
2
Remind students that fiction stories can have a main idea and important details, which are usually 
what a story is about and the important things that happen in the story. Tell students they will 
read a story about a family getting ready for a parade. Read the instructions at the top of the page 
aloud. Remind students of the 
Determine Important Information 
strategy, which was taught 
during Week 4. Say: Important ideas will be about the main idea of the passage. Then have 
students read the passage. When students have finished, direct them to complete the skill and 
strategy practice activities. Review the answers together.