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Date:________________________
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Use the paragraph below to answer this question.
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A helicopter is one kind of aircraft. It can take off and land on very tiny patches of ground. Takeoff and
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landing are vertical (up and down). It can fly forward like an airplane, but it can also fly sideways and backwards
just as easily.
Which sentence below would be the BEST closing sentence for the paragraph above?
A. Helicopters can carry passengers.
B. Only helicopters can perform some tasks.
C. Early flight pioneers always wanted a vertical takeoff.
D. Helicopters fly slower than airplanes.
2.
Luanda gave a speech about dinosaurs. She talked about where the dinosaurs lived. She talked about how
big the dinosaurs were compared to humans. She ate lunch at a fast-food restaurant. She finished her speech
and showed pictures of the dinosaur bones.
Which sentence does NOT belong in this paragraph?
A. She talked about where the dinosaurs lived.
B. She talked about how big the dinosaurs were compared to humans.
C. She ate lunch at a fast-food restaurant.
D. She finished her speech and showed pictures of the dinosaur bones.
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My school has recess every day. I like to play on the swings and jungle gym with my friends. My friend Tom
went to the store. We like to laugh and run. Recess is my favorite time of the day.
Which sentence does NOT belong in the paragraph?
A. My school has recess every day.
B. I like to play on the swings and jungle gym with my friends.
C. My friend Tom went to the store.
D. We like to laugh and run.
4. Hector wants to write a research paper on the history of the automobile. Where should he look?
A. a dictionary
B. an atlas
C. an almanac
D. an encyclopedia
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Jack decided to make a card for his mother's birthday. First, he cut out the shape of a heart with scissors. He used
scissors to cut out the heart. Next, he colored the heart with crayons and wrote "Happy Birthday" on it. When the
card was finished, he gave it to his mother.
Which sentence is NOT needed in the paragraph because it repeats something that has already been said?
A. Jack decided to make a card for his mother's birthday.
B. He used scissors to cut out the heart.
C. Next he colored the heart with crayons and wrote "Happy Birthday" on it.
D. When the card was finished, he gave it to his mother.
6. Use the paragraph below to answer this question.
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There were many people swimming and having fun. It was a hot, summer afternoon, so the water was just the
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right temperature. I felt like I could swim forever. It was a great day, and I can't wait to go back.
Which sentence would BEST fit before sentence 1 in the paragraph above?
A. Swimming is a school sport.
B. The way I get exercise in the summer is to go swimming.
C. I always remember to bring sunscreen when I swim.
D. One of my favorite summer activities was swimming.
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Use the paragraph below to answer this question.
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The feathers on a hummingbird are very shiny. 2In the shade, the feathers look dark and dull. 3A hummingbird
has great eyesight. 4The feathers sparkle in the sunlight.
Which sentence should BEST be removed from the paragraph above?
A. sentence 1
B. sentence 2
C. sentence 3
D. sentence 4
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There were big, huge eighteen wheelers, tanker trucks, trucks carrying live chickens, moving trucks, and even
small delivery vans.
Which word is NOT needed in the sentence?
A. were
B. big
C. chickens
D. moving
9. Leonard wants to find out what books the library has about electric guitars. What category should he look under
when using the library database?
A. author
B. title
C. subject
D. call number
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Use the paragraph below to answer this question.
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Marco's team has won the soccer tournament two years in a row. 2The players on the team practiced very hard
and had great attitudes. 3Marco's team won the tournament two times. 4Marco's coach took the team out for ice
cream after both of the tournaments. 5Marco put his trophy from the tournament on his bookshelf.
In the paragraph above, what sentence should be removed because it states the same fact as sentence number 1?
A. sentence 2
B. sentence 3
C. sentence 4
D. sentence 5
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Answer Key
1. B) Only helicopters can perform some tasks.
2. C) She ate lunch at a fast-food restaurant.
3. C) My friend Tom went to the store.
4. D) an encyclopedia
5. B) He used scissors to cut out the heart.
6. D) One of my favorite summer activities was swimming.
7. C) sentence 3
8. B) big
9. C) subject
10. B) sentence 3
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