• 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. The author wrote the passage to 
.
A 
tell a funny story
B 
explain how your body heals a cut
C 
teach how to care for a cut
D 
describe what a cut looks like
 2. The author uses the last paragraph 
to 
.
A 
explain how your whole body works
B 
tell how a clot forms
C 
explain the importance of a scab
D 
tell how blood cells heal a cut
 3. What probably happens after 
a scab falls off?
A 
Blood oozes out.
B 
The cut reopens.
C 
Platelets help form a clot.
D 
The skin feels soft and new.
 4. What would probably happen 
if you picked off a scab?
A 
The cut would be open to germs. 
B 
Platelets would attack you.
C 
New skin would grow.
D 
The cut would heal faster.
STRATEGY PRACTICE
Write a question you still have about the passage. 
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Explain to students what nonfiction text features are. Show them features such as bold print, lists, 
and headings in a textbook, or point out the nonfiction text features in the passage. Say: Remember 
that it is important to look at all the features on the page, not just the words in the story. Read 
the instructions at the top of the page aloud. Then remind students of the 
Determine Important 
Information
strategy, which was taught during Week 4. Say: We want to look at all the features on