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SKILL PRACTICE
Read the question. Fill in the bubble next to the correct answer.
 1. Which is true about computer games?
A 
They can tilt a boy’s chair.
B 
They can make a chair land with 
a thump.
C 
They can know a boy’s name.
D 
They can have scenes that look
like outer space.
 2. What in the passage is not real?
A 
A mom calls a boy to dinner.
B 
A boy enjoys a computer game.
C 
A planet has moons.
D 
A game and a boy talk to each other.
 3. Which one can be proved to be real?
A 
Jupiter has moons.
B 
The biggest things are the best.
C 
Zooktar lives on Jupiter.
D 
Zooktar speaks English.
 4. Which of Sam’s actions is not real?
A 
playing “Kids in Space”
B 
traveling to Jupiter
C 
watching smoke shoot out from
the rocket boosters
D 
reading a game box
STRATEGY PRACTICE
Circle descriptions in the passage that helped you visualize
what was fantasy.
Fantasy vs. Reality
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WEEK 22
Fantasy vs. Reality 
Character and Setting
DAY 5
READ THE PASSAGE
Notice where the passage becomes make-believe.
What a Baby Does
Sarah smiled at Jacob, her baby brother. He lay in his crib and smiled a 
toothless smile back at her. Jacob was very young. Sarah wiggled a stuffed dog 
in front of Jacob. He kicked his skinny legs and waved his tiny arms. Sarah set 
the dog inside the crib. Then she leaned over and kissed the baby’s head. “Good 
night, sleep tight,” whispered Sarah. Jacob cooed in reply.
Sarah closed the door as she left. Then Jacob stood up. He swung his legs 
over the crib. He climbed down and reached the floor in a flash. Jacob dragged 
a toy chest to his window. He stood on the chest and opened the window wide. 
“Whoo…whoo…whoo,” hooted Jacob. In moments, a barn owl silently glided into 
Jacob’s room. The owl stood on the floor while Jacob sat. The baby snatched a 
deck of cards from under the owl’s wings. “It’s my turn to deal,” said Jacob.