• 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. Which one can really happen?
A 
A puppy can point with a paw.
B 
A puppy can boast.
C 
A puppy can wink.
D 
A puppy can be active.
 2. Which one is make-believe?
A 
A puppy misbehaves at home.
B 
A puppy wants to be the
best student.
C 
A puppy can go to dog school.
D 
A puppy can chew open a bag 
of treats.
 3. When do you first know that
the story is make-believe?
A 
when Cocoa goes to doggy school
B 
when Cocoa points to the dog treats
C 
when Cocoa nudges Princess 
and winks
D 
when Princess shakes her head
 4. Which one is true about dogs?
A 
They can follow commands.
B 
They make plans.
C 
They can spell words.
D 
They know about school.
STRATEGY PRACTICE
Tell a way that Cocoa behaves like a dog you know or have seen.
Fantasy vs. Reality
DAY 3
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Daily Reading Comprehension • EMC 3453 • © Evan-Moor Corp.
WEEK 22
DAY 4
READ THE PASSAGE
Visualize what is happening in the passage.
Zooktar from Jupiter
4-3-2-1 Liftoff! Sam was trying out his new computer game “Kids in Space.” He 
watched the monitor as flames and smoke shot out from the rocket boosters. 
Faster than real life, the shuttle was in orbit. Sam was ready for his first adventure 
in space.
“Watch out, Jupiter, here I come!” said Sam. “You’re the biggest planet, so you 
must be the best.” Sam moved the astronaut, who pushed buttons and flipped 
switches. The shuttle neared Jupiter. Sam had to steer in and out of Jupiter’s 
moons. His chair tilted from side to side, just like the spacecraft. Then the craft 
landed with a thump. Sam’s chair did, too.
A figure appeared on the screen. Its voice boomed. “Hello, Sam. I’m Zooktar.” 
Sam wondered how the game knew his name. Zooktar asked the boy a few 
questions. Sam’s voice shook as he answered. Then Sam’s mom called him for 
dinner. He shut down the program and looked at the game box. He saw the words 
in red, “WARNING: Play at your own risk. Real space travel may occur.”