Unit 3, Week 3
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Comprehension
Vocabulary
Word Work
Grammar
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chair
A. chain
B. chair
C. charm
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Learned
Which verb is in the past tense?
A. Learn
B. Learning
C. Learned
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Giant clams
Scientists say that some giant clams live for
100 years. Giant clams live in warm waters.
A giant clam has a soft body inside a shell.
This paragraph is MOSTLY about___
A. scientists
B. shells
C. Giant clams
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late
When something is ancient, it is _____
A. new
B. old
C. late
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whale = /hw/
What is the beginning sound in
the word
?
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jumped
Which verb is in the past tense?
A. jump
B. jumped
C. jumps
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Dinosaurs being extinct
Have you ever seen a living dinosaur? Of
course not! Dinosaurs are extinct. They no
longer exist. All of the dinosaurs died about
65 million years ago.
This paragraph is MOSTLY about___.
A. 65 million years ago
B. living dinosaurs
C. dinosaurs being extinct
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show it to be true
When you want to confirm something,
you want to _______.
A. trap it
B. erase it
C. show it to be true
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shore = /sh/
What is the beginning sound
in the word
?
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I ran to catch up.
Which sentence is written in the
past tense?
A. I will run across the room to catch up.
B. I am running to catch up.
C. I ran to catch up.
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Wooly Mammoths
Like elephants, wooly mammoths had tucks and
a trunk. Unlike elephants, they had long, shaggy
hair all over their bodies. Wooly mammoths
lived during the Ice Age. Their long hair kept
them warm.
What is this paragraph MOSTLY about?
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Full of hope
When you are feeling hopeful,
you are _____.
A. full of hope
B. without hope
C. worried
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chimp
A.chip
A.chimp
A.shrimp
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I jumped higher than anyone else.
Which sentence is written in the
past tense?
A. I’ll jump the highest!
B. I jumped higher than anyone else.
C. I am jumping as high as I can.
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Most kinds of animals that lived a long time ago are no
longer living.
Most kinds of animals that lived a long time ago
are no longer living. Scientists think that
99.9 percent of all species that have ever lived are
extinct.
What is this paragraph MOSTLY about?
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valid
What word means
correct based on facts or proof?
A. confirm
B. unable
C. valid
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think
A. thank
B. think
C. thin
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Dear Beth,
What is the correct way to write a greeting?
A. Dear Beth!
B. Dear Beth,
C. Dear, Beth
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Living fossils are species that have survived for millions
of years and have not changed much.
There are some species that have survived for
millions of years and have not changed much.
Some people call them “living fossils.”
Like real fossils, living fossils can help us
learn about the past.
What are living fossils?
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can’t do it
If you are unable to do something,
you _________.
A. can do it
B. can’t do it
C. don’t want to do it
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