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© Evan-Moor Corp. • EMC 3453 • Daily Reading Comprehension 
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WEEK 24
DAY 1
READ THE PASSAGE
Look for the most important information.
What a Catch!
P
eople crowded in front of the huge tank of 
fish. They pointed to the gray fish with the 
white belly. It was a great white shark! A diver 
was feeding the shark. The year was 2004. 
The shark was a new exhibit at an aquarium. 
It was the first great white shark to eat in front 
of people. The shark lived in the tank with sea 
turtles, tuna, and other kinds of sharks. Six 
months went by, and about one million people 
came to see the shark. Then the great white 
began to hunt the other sharks. The aquarium 
released the great white shark into the ocean. 
SKILL PRACTICE
Read the question. Fill in the bubble next to the correct answer.
 1. How would you describe the 
information in the sidebar?
A 
It is a graph that goes with 
the passage.
B 
It is like a dictionary.
C 
It tells more about the main idea.
D 
It is a story about the passage.
 2. Which one tells why great white 
sharks should not be hunted?
A 
the passage
B 
the sidebar
C 
the title
D 
the passage and the sidebar
 3. Which one best explains why one million 
people visited the shark?
A 
to see it up close in an aquarium
B 
to see it use its sense of smell
C 
to feed the shark some meat
D 
to watch it give birth to 14 babies
 4. Which one is true about the information 
on the page?
A 
The information is made up.
B 
The sidebar is about one great white shark.
C 
The passage tells about one great 
white shark.
D 
The sidebar tells about every kind of shark.