• 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. How are goats and sheep the same?
A 
They both have curly hair.
B 
They both have beards.
C 
They both give milk that
people drink.
D 
They both have wool.
 2. How are sheep different from goats?
A 
People eat sheep but not goats.
B 
Sheep’s hair can be made into yarn,
but goats’ hair cannot.
C 
Only sheep can climb rocky ledges.
D 
Sheep do not have beards, but goats do.
 3. How are goats different from sheep?
A 
Only goats like to stay together.
B 
The tails of goats go up, but the tails
of sheep go down.
C 
Only sheep’s milk is used for cheese.
D 
Goats are grazers, but sheep are not.
 4. Based on the passage, which one is most 
likely true about both goats and sheep?
A 
They are pests.
B 
They are useful to people.
C 
They should be kept in zoos.
D 
They make good pets.
STRATEGY PRACTICE
Write a question you had and the answer you found in the passage.
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Daily Reading Comprehension • EMC 3453 • © Evan-Moor Corp.
10
WEEK
DAY
1
Introduce the 
Character and Setting
skill to students. Choose a familiar story and say: The 
characters are the people or animals in the story. Ask students to identify the characters of the 
story you chose. Then say: The setting is where and when a story takes place. Where does [story 
name] take place? Does it happen long ago, in our time, or in the future? Tell students they will 
be reading about a special explorer. Read the instructions at the top of the page aloud. Then remind 
students of the 
Make Connections
strategy, which was taught during Week 1. Say: As you read,