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SKILL PRACTICE
Read the question. Fill in the bubble next to the correct answer.
 1. Which one best explains why 
Tiana’s ball was lost?
A 
No one lived in the house.
B 
She was not used to having 
neighbors.
C 
A man had taken the ball.
D 
Tall grass had covered the ball.
 2. At the end of the passage, which 
one is most likely true about
the blue house?
A 
Tiana has moved into the blue house.
B 
Tiana has new neighbors.
C 
The house is for sale.
D 
The house remains empty.
 3. What kind of van do you think was 
in front of the blue house?
A 
a van with furniture to buy
B 
a van carrying painters
C 
a moving van
D 
a school van
 4. Who will probably live next door 
to Tiana?
A 
a man by himself
B 
a family with many children
C 
a girl and her family
D 
a boy and his family
STRATEGY PRACTICE
Summarize the passage for a partner in four sentences or less.
Make Inferences
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WEEK 21
Compare and Contrast 
Make Inferences
DAY 5
READ THE PASSAGE
Ask yourself questions that help you understand the information.
Giants of the Forest
Redwoods and sequoias (suh-KOY-uhz) are the tallest trees in the world. Both 
kinds of trees are protected by a very thick, reddish-brown bark. Both can grow
to be thousands of years old and weigh over a million pounds each.
Redwoods and sequoias are found in California. Redwoods grow along the 
coast where there is fog. The trees take in the fog’s wetness as part of their water 
supply. Sequoias live inland, in places where the soil is moist.
Both kinds of trees have cones. The cones contain seeds from which new 
trees will grow. Redwoods grow from tiny round seeds. But redwoods can also 
sprout from their roots or from round bumps at the base of their trunks. Often, the 
sprouts grow in a ring around an older tree. The circle of trees is called a fairy ring. 
Sequoia seeds look like thin flakes. As squirrels munch the cones, the seeds fall to 
the ground. The seeds have to land in good soil, not on leaves, in order to grow.