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WEEK 12
DAY 2
READ THE INDEX
Notice how the index is organized.
Using an Index
Use this index from the book 
All About Pigs
to answer the questions.
barnyard
10
bearded pig
28, 29
giant forest hog
30–32
hooves
7
litter
15, 16
mud bath
9, 10
pig
as food
11, 22–24
as a pet
22, 25–27
piglet
15, 16, 31, 34
size
15, 28, 30, 33
snout
5
tail
6
wart
28, 30, 33
wart hog
33–35
Index
All About Pigs
SKILL PRACTICE
Read the question. Fill in the bubble next to the correct answer.
 1. Which of these pages would tell 
how big pigs can be?
A 
page 15
B 
page 5
C 
page 24
D 
page 31
 2. Which pages might tell why pigs
like mud?
A 
11, 22
B 
5, 7
C 
9, 10
D 
15, 16
 3. How many pages tell about 
pet pigs?
A 
three
B 
four
C 
two
D 
five
 4. On which group of pages can you 
read about parts of a pig’s body?
A 
6, 11, 15
B 
5, 9, 10
C 
5, 6, 7
D 
7, 30, 33
STRATEGY PRACTICE
How is an index arranged? Why?
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WEEK 12
READ THE PASSAGE
Use the information to help you understand the graph.
 Hearing Highs and Lows
Every sound has a 
pitch
. The 
pitch of a sound is how high or 
how low the sound is. Study the 
graph. Each bar shows the lowest 
pitch to the highest pitch heard. 
The numbers are given in a 
measurement called hertz. 
Pitches over 20,000 hertz are 
too high for humans to hear.
SKILL PRACTICE
Read the question. Fill in the bubble next to the correct answer.
 1. Which one best describes the purpose 
of the graph?
A 
to compare the pitches that living 
things hear
B 
to show the sounds that living 
things make
C 
to show the pitches that living 
things make
D 
to compare types of living things
 2. People hear sounds in a range
of about 
.
A 
20 to 200,000 hertz
B 
10 to 50,000 hertz
C 
10 to 10,000 hertz
D 
20 to 20,000 hertz
 3. Which of these can hear the
highest-pitched sounds?
A 
dogs
B 
people
C 
grasshoppers
D 
dolphins
 4. Which cannot hear the high-pitched 
sounds that people can hear?
A 
dogs
B 
grasshoppers
C 
dolphins
D 
people
STRATEGY PRACTICE
Circle the sentence in the passage that is needed
in order to understand the graph.
Visual Information
DAY 3
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10
100
1,000
10,000
100,000
hertz
Hearing Ranges
Cat
Dog
Dolphin Grasshopper Human
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WEEK 12
DAY 4
READ THE PASSAGE
Think about how the illustration helps you
understand time zones.
What Time Is It?
The world is divided 
into time zones. When you 
go from one time zone to 
another, the time changes. 
The map shows the time 
zones of the United States. 
In each zone, the time is 
one hour different from
the zones next to it. Use 
the map to answer 
the questions.
SKILL PRACTICE
Read the question. Fill in the bubble next to the correct answer.
 1. Which one is true about time zones 
in the United States?
A 
Each zone is the same size.
B 
The zone lines follow state borders.
C 
There are four time zones.
D 
There are six time zones.
 2. It is 2:00 
PM
 in the Mountain
time zone. What time is it in the 
Eastern time zone? 
A 
3:00 PM
B 
4:00 PM
C 
12:00 PM
D 
11:00 AM
 3. How many states have their own 
time zone?
A 
2
B 
48
C 
24
D 
3
 4. According to the text, how many hours 
are between each time zone?
A 
six
B 
two
C 
four
D 
one
STRATEGY PRACTICE
How is a map a better way to find out about time zones than text?