• 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. What is the story mainly about?
A 
three boys playing together
B 
a boy’s baby-sitting problems 
C 
two little boys playing with 
their sitter
D 
a mom leaving her boys with
a sitter
 2. What two things does Liam do first 
with the boys?
A 
play a game, go for a walk 
B 
go for a walk, eat a snack
C 
eat a snack, hear a story
D 
walk the dog, eat a snack
 3. When does Liam bribe the boys?
A 
after they cry for their mom
B 
after they play hide-and-seek
C 
when they demand a story
D 
when they run outside
 4. What do Gus and Bret do when they 
play hide-and-seek?
A 
They count to 10.
B 
They cry and cry.
C 
They both hide under a chair.
D 
They hide in the same places
each time.
STRATEGY PRACTICE
Tell a partner three things Liam did with the boys in the order
that he did them.
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Daily Reading Comprehension • EMC 3453 • © Evan-Moor Corp.
8
WEEK
DAY
1
Introduce the skill to students. Say: Today we will be learning the 
Cause and Effect
 skill. When 
something happens, it is the 
effect.
 Why it happens is the 
cause.
Walk to the light switch and ask: 
What will the effect be if I flip the light switch? (The lights will go off.) Turn the lights off and 
then back on. Ask: What caused the lights to come back on? (You flipped the light switch again.) 
Tell students they will learn how an island forms. Read the instructions at the top of the page aloud. 
Then direct students to read the passage and to complete the skill practice activity. For the strategy 
practice activity, remind students of the 
Visualization
strategy, which was taught during Week 2. 
When students have completed the activities, review the answers together.