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

 4. What information about a zooraffa 
is not given in the passage?
A 
what it is 
B 
how to clean it
C 
what to give it as a reward
D 
how to clean between its toes
Determine Important Information
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Daily Reading Comprehension • EMC 3453 • © Evan-Moor Corp.
WEEK 4
DAY 2
READ THE PASSAGE
Think about what the author wants you to know. 
How does the author give you this information?
Garcia Earns Trophy
 
n Saturday afternoon, four 
boys took part in the finals 
of the high jump. The exciting 
event took place at Breakers 
Stadium. Fans filled the stands 
to cheer for the boys. Each boy 
was allowed three jumps. All 
three jumps were averaged to 
decide the final scores. All four 
boys were good athletes. But 
Frankie Garcia’s skills topped 
the others’. He won the 
first-place trophy.
Athletes 
Scores
 
Garcia 
5 feet
Rashad 
4 feet 8 inches
Brenner 
4 feet 6 inches
Welsh 
3 feet 7 inches
STRATEGY PRACTICE
Circle two sentences in the passage that have the most important 
information about who won the high-jump event.
SKILL PRACTICE
Read each question. Fill in the bubble next to the correct answer.
 1. What information is in the picture
but not in the passage?
A 
who won the event
B 
who took part in the event
C 
where the event was held
D 
how many competed in the event
 2. What information is in the passage