Name: _____________________________________ Teacher: _____________________ A.

Reading Comprehension
Grade & Section: ___________________________ Score: _______________________ Write the letter of the best answer to each question.
_____1. Why couldn’t Lucy win a prize?
a. She was a girl.
The Lucky Number b. She wasn’t in school
c. She was too old
1 It was the first Saturday in June. Billy and his little sister Lucy hurried to school. There _____2. Why did Billy hesitate to claim his prize?
was a big party that day, and they were going to it. When they reached the school field, a a. He thought the boys would laugh at him if he took a doll.
teacher greeted them. He gave Billy a ticket. b. He had his heart set on winning a hockey stick.
2 “Keep this,” the man said. “You may have a lucky number.” c. He didn’t want to win a prize if his sister couldn’t.
3 Quickly the children sat down on the grass. A band played; then some clowns did tricks. _____3. Why did Billy finally take the doll?
After that, the children played some games. a. He was a boy who liked to play with dolls.
“Now we’re going to draw the lucky numbers,” said a man. “Prizes are only for children b. It was the only prize offered to him.
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c. He knew his sister wanted the doll.
in school.”
_____4. How did the children feel about Billy at the end of the story?
5 Billy thought, Lucy can’t win a prize. She won’t go to school until next year. a. They admired him.
6 “The first lucky number,” the man called, “is ten. Who has ten? Please come and get this b. They thought he was a sissy.
prize.” he held up a hockey stick. c. They disliked him.
7 Billy looked at his number, 50. A girl ran up to the man. She gave him her ticket, and he _____5. Which of the following titles might best serve as another title for this story?
handed her the prize. Next, the man help up a toy dog. He read the number. A boy won that a. The Hockey Stick
prize. Then a boy won a cowboy hat, and a girl won a large rubber ball. The man help up b. A Brother’s Gift
the next prize. It was a big doll with curly hair. c. First Saturday in June
8 “Here is fine prize!” he called. “Does some lucky girl have number fifty?” Billy’s heart
jumped. He looked at his ticket. I was 50. B. Vocabulary
I. You can often tell the meaning of a word by reading the words around it. Look at each number in
9 “I’ve got it!” he cried. The boys around him began to laugh.
parentheses. Find the paragraph in the story with the same number. Then find the word that fits the given
10 “Go get your dolly,” one called. meaning. Write the word.
11 “Look who plays with dolls, shouted a second. 1. said hello to (1)
12 Billy sat down. If he went to get the doll, the boys would laugh at him. He couldn’t do it. 2. pick out (4)
Then he saw Lucy. Her brown eyes were fastened on the doll. Slowly Billy got up. He went 3. in place of this (13)
to get the doll. The children began to laugh. 4. seats (17)
13 The man looked at Billy. “Suppose we give you a hockey stick instead,” he said. 5. clap and shout (18)
14 Billy’s heart leaped up. Then he thought of Lucy. “No, thanks,” he said. “I’ll take the doll.”
15 He walked back to his place with the doll. Again, the children laughed, but Billy looked II. One good way to learn words is to use them. Look at each number in parentheses. Find the paragraph
straight ahead. in the story with the same number. Then find the best word to fill the blank. Write the word.
16 Then Lucy came running to meet him.
6. His mother gave a birthday _____ for Fred. (1)
17 Billy stopped. he gave the doll to her, and he took her hand. Together they sat down in their 7. Sis found a coin and thought she was _____. (2)
places. 8. The _____ needs a new drummer and a pianist. (3)
18 The laughing stopped. Then the children began to cheer. They cheered long and loud for 9. You need ice skates and a stick to play _____. (6)
Billy. 10. Billy and Lucy like to do things _____. (17)
Name: _____________________________________ Teacher: _____________________ A. Reading Comprehension
Grade & Section: ___________________________ Score: _______________________ Write the letter of the best answer to each question.
_____1. When does the story take place?
a. In the present
Mary Cassatt, Artist b. In the past
c. In the future
1 “Why do you want to go to France to paint? You can study art and painting here in the _____2. Why did Mary want to go to Paris?
United States.” a. Many great artists lived there
2 Mary Cassatt’s father did not like her plans. The year was 1868. At that time, young b. She wanted to learn how to speak French.
women stayed home. They did not go off to other lands to study. c. She wanted to leave her father.
_____3. Why was Mary an unusual woman for her time?
3 “You’re a grown woman now, Mary,” he added. “Isn’t it time for you to marry and have
a. Most women preferred music to painting.
children? You could do that and still paint.” b. Most women didn’t like the idea of visiting other countries.
4 “I could,” said Mary, “but that’s not what I want. I want to paint, and I want to paint well. c. Most women wanted to become wives and mothers instead of artists
I think I could learn to do that best in Paris. There are some great artists living there. Their _____4. What did Mary’s father want her to do?
work is fresh and new. I want to learn form them.” a. Go to France and study painting
5 “But what makes you think that they’d have time for you?” asked her father. b. Become a teacher of painting
c. Stay at home and get married
6 Mary did not know if they would help her. She did not want to hurt her father, but she had
_____5. Suppose you were looking at a Cassatt painting of some children. What would you most likely
made up her mind. see?
7 “I must go,” she said. “It is the right thing for me. I hope someday you will agree.” a. The lines in the painting would be sharp and hard.
8 Mary Cassatt did go to France. There she became friends with some great artists. Edgar b. The children would be running and jumping.
Degas was one of them. He taught her what he could. c. The children would be sitting quietly.
9 Cassatt was almost fifty years old when she had her first show. When people saw it, they
B. Vocabulary
were excited. Some people now think that Cassatt is one of America’s best artists. Her father
would indeed have been proud. I. You can often tell the meaning of a word by reading the words around it. Look at each number in
10 Cassatt’s work is very much her own. Her painting are filled with quiet, loving feelings. parentheses. Find the paragraph in the story with the same number. Then find the word that fits the given
She showed her feelings by what and how she drew. She drew mostly women and children. meaning. Write the word.
She placed them close to each other. Their bodies, hands, or heads often touched. 1. ideas for the future (2)
When Cassatt used chalks and paints, her pictures were filled with light. Her lines were 2. take a husband; become a wife (3)
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3. think the same thing (7)
not sharp, but soft. Each line she drew was curved and shaded. Heads curved. Backs and 4. filled with lively interest (9)
arms curved. Bodies looked soft and round. 5. short spaces of time; instants (12)
12 The children that Mary Cassatt drew were lovely. They had round, fresh faces. Cassatt did
not draw them playing. She showed them at rest. They sat still. Perhaps they were not always II. One good way to learn words is to use them. Look at each number in parentheses. Find the paragraph
like that. But for Mary Cassatt there was great beauty in such quiet moments. We still enjoy in the story with the same number. Then find the best word to fill the blank. Write the word.
that beauty today.
6. That’s no pup; that dog’s fully ____! (3)
7. Edgar Degas was one of the world’s greatest ____. (4)
8. Paris is the capital city of ____. (8)
9. It was so ____ you could hear people breathe. (10)
10. Be careful! You’re getting too ____ to the lion’s cage! (10)
Name: _____________________________________ Teacher: _____________________ A. Reading Comprehension
Grade & Section: ___________________________ Score: _______________________ Write the letter of the best answer to each question.
_____1. Linnette learned about Maud _____.
a. at her Aunt Fern’s
The First Words b. when she got home from Aunt Fern’s
c. from books about parrots
1 Linnette loved parrots. Linnette’s Aunt Fern had a big green parrot named Maud. Aunt _____2. Linnette’s father got her a parrot because _____.
Fern lived a long way off, so Linnette had visited her only once. That was when she met a. she kept asking for one
Maud. Maud had looked at Linnette for a long time. Then Maud had said, “Hi, there! You’re b. he wanted one
my pal!” c. she needed one
2 When Linnette got home, all she talked about was the parrot Maud. She began to save _____3. Linnette’s father came home with two parrots because _____.
pictures of parrots. She read about parrots. And she wanted a parrot of her own. a. they were the only pair in the pet shop
Every day at breakfast Linnette said, “Good morning. I wish I had a parrot.” At bedtime b. the pet shop owner gave him a good price
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c. he thought they looked nice together
she said, “Good night. I wish I had a parrot.”
_____4. The parrots would not talk to Linnette because _____.
4 At last Linnette’s father said, “Why not? you’re beginning to sound like a parrot. Maybe a. they didn’t know how
if you have one, you’ll think of something new to say.” b. she didn’t talk to them
5 So he went to the pet shop. When he came back, he had two parrots. c. they liked talking to each other best
6 “Meet Roy and Belle,” he said. “The man at the pet shop said they are a pair. They’re _____5. The parrots’ first word showed that they _____.
good friends. he didn’t want to sell just one. So he made me a good price for the two.” a. were ready to talk to Linnette
7 Linnette was delighted! b. still wanted to talk to each other
8 She began to try to teach them to talk. She’d say “Hi, there!” to Roy. Roy would look at c. didn’t like their cages
her. Then he’d turn to Belle and say “Squawk, squawk! Squawk?” And Belle would squawk
back. B. Vocabulary
9 Then Linnette would say “Hi, there!” to Belle. Belle would look at her. Then she’d squawk
I. You can often tell the meaning of a word by reading the words around it. Look at each number in
at Roy. They talked to each other all day, but they wouldn’t talk to Linnette. parentheses. Find the paragraph in the story with the same number. Then find the word that fits the given
10 Linnette read in her parrot book that parrots prefer to talk to other parrots. But if there is meaning. Write the word.
only one parrot, it will talk to people. 1. close friend (1)
11 So Linnette asked her father to get another cage. She put Belle in it. Then she put the cage 2. bird with hooked bill and bright feathers (2)
in the kitchen. Roy stayed in Linnette’s room. 3. set of two that go together (6)
12 Now, Linnette thought, Roy and Belle will talk to me! 4. greatly pleased; very glad (7)
13 And she was right. 5. like best (10)
14 One day Roy looked at her. Then he spoke his first words. He said, “Squawk! Where’s
Belle? Where’s Belle?” II. One good way to learn words is to use them. Look at each number in parentheses. Find the paragraph
in the story with the same number. Then find the best word to fill the blank. Write the word.
15 Then Linnette went to the kitchen, and Belle spoke her first words. She said, “Squawk!
Where’s Roy? Where’s Roy?” 6. If you _____ your money, you will be able to buy a toy. (2)
7. The _____ in the book were of wild animals. (2)
8. My _____ is eight o’clock if I have school the next day. (3)
9. Will you _____ your sister how to swim? (8)
10. When Mr. Andrews _____ to us, he said he needed our help. (15)
Name: _____________________________________ Teacher: _____________________ A. Reading Comprehension
Grade & Section: ___________________________ Score: _______________________ Write the letter of the best answer to each question.
_____1. What was the first thing the mind reader did?
a. He wrote numbers on slips of paper.
b. He asked people to call out numbers.
The Case of the Mind Reader c. He put the lips of paper in a bowl.
_____2. Which phrase describes the mind reader best?
1 Kate Holmes was a clever young detective. She had a friend, old Mrs. Sydney. One day a. A trickster or cheat
Mrs. Sydney said to Kate, “My mother wasn’t a detective. But she was good at spotting a b. A man of magical powers
trick. Let’s see if you’re as good at it as she was.” c. A funny clown
2 “All right,” Kate said. _____3. Who solved the case in this story?
“When I was young,” Mrs. Sydney said, “we didn’t have TV. But we had real shows. a. Mrs. Sydney’s mother
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b. Kate Holmes
Sometimes plays came to town. Sometimes it was music.
c. Both a and b
4 “One year a mind reader came. We all went to see his show. _____4. If the mind reader in this story told you that you would become very rich during the year, what
5 “He smiled and bowed. Then he said, ‘Will some of you please call out long numbers?’ should you believe?
6 “A lot of people called out numbers. The mind reader wrote each one on a slip of paper. a. That you will lose a lot of money during the year
He folded the slips. He put them in a bowl. Then he asked for someone to help him. b. That he was just making up a story
7 “My mother went. He asked her to take one of the slips out of the bowl. She held it behind c. That you really will become rich, just as he said
her back. he said a number. then mother read the number that was on her slip. It was the _____5. Suppose the number on the mother’s slip was 86795. What numbers might appear on two other
same. He had read it without seeing it. slips from the bowl?
8 “The mind reader tore up the other slips and threw them away. Then he said, ‘I am staying a. 86794 and 86796
in town. If you want me to read your mind, come to see me. I can also tell you if you will b. 78677 and 78678
c, 86795 and 86795
have good luck.’
9 “But my mother said, “I don’t believe you. I can do just what you have done.’ B. Vocabulary
10 “And she did! Everybody clapped. I. You can often tell the meaning of a word by reading the words around it. Look at each number in
11 “Then she said, ‘He can’t read minds. It’s a trick. But I can read his mind. He wants your parentheses. Find the paragraph in the story with the same number. Then find the word that fits the given
money. Don’t go to see him.’ meaning. Write the word.
12 “Now, Kate,” Mrs. Sydney asked, “What was the trick? How did my mother know?” 1. keen; sharp-witted (1)
13 “She used her brain,” Kate said. “The mind reader tore up all the slips except the one your 2. recognizing (1)
mother was holding. That told her how the trick was done. The mind reader had written the 3. small piece (6)
same number on every slip. he remembered it . It didn’t matter which slip your mother took. 4. struck their hands together to show approval (10)
They all had the same number on them! You mother was clever.” 5. part of the body often called the mind (13)
14 “Yes, and so are you,” Mrs. Sydney said.
II. One good way to learn words is to use them. Look at each number in parentheses. Find the paragraph
in the story with the same number. Then find the best word to fill the blank. Write the word.

6. He had a job as _____ on the police force. (1)

7. Mother put the apples in a glass _____. (6)
8. She didn’t _____ one word of his story. (9)
9. The magician’s best _____ was her disappearing act. (11)
10. Bob was _____ the pencil in his left hand. (13)
Name: _____________________________________ Teacher: _____________________ A. Reading Comprehension
Grade & Section: ___________________________ Score: _______________________ Write the letter of the best answer to each question.
_____1. Why did the author write this story?
a. To make the reader laugh
A Look Ahead b. To explain how people see into the future
c. To show that sometimes people see into the future
1 There are some people who have had a peek into the future. They have seen what was _____2. Look a paragraph 1. Why did the author write this paragraph?
going to happen before it did. How do they do it? No one knows. But such sights are not a. To show that the story is a joke
always pleasant. b. To tell what the story will be about
2 One night in 1939 a Swedish woman, Mrs. Wenner-Gren, was reading at home. Her c. Neither a nor b
husband was sleeping upstairs. It was late before she was ready for bed. Most of the house _____3. Which is the best summary of what happens in the story?
was in darkness. One small light burned at the top of the stairs. a. A woman sees a man and a child in her home, but they have disappeared forever.
She walked to the stairs and stopped. Something made her look up. There on the top stair b. A woman sees something that suggests what will later happen to her.
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c. A woman has a vision of her husband’s death in an accident.
stood a man. He seemed as real as life and he was soaked to the skin. He looked as though
_____4. What were the husband’s feelings when his wife first told him what she had seen?
he had been swimming. In his arms he held the body of a child. Across the child’s head was a. He was amused.
a deep cut. The cut was bleeding badly. b. He doubted her story.
4 The woman gasped at the sight. She shut her eyes. When she opened them, the man and c. He was angry at her for telling a lie.
child were gone. _____5. Why were the man and the child in the water?
5 She ran to take her husband. She tried to tell him calmly what she had seen. But her a. They had been swimming far out from shore.
husband didn’t know what to think of her story. he thought that his wife might have dreamed b. They had been in a boat, and it had turned over.
it all. he said that the light on the stairs was dim. The shadows might have made it seem as c. Their ship had been fired on, and it was sinking.
though a man were there.
But his wife said no. She had seen what she had seen. it was very real to her. She could B. Vocabulary
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not forget it. The days passed. But she was still deeply troubled.
I. You can often tell the meaning of a word by reading the words around it. Look at each number in
7 At last she said she had to get away from the house. So they went sailing in their small parentheses. Find the paragraph in the story with the same number. Then find the word that fits the given
boat on the Baltic Sea. meaning. Write the word.
8 One night they heard on their boat’s radio a ship’s call for help. World War Ii had broken 1. time yet to come (1)
out. The ship was one of the first to be fired on. The ship was not far off. So the Wenner- 2. the state of being without light (2)
Grens sailed towards the sinking ship. Soo they saw people swimming in the water. 3. completely wet; wet through (3)
9 The first person they pulled from the sea was a man. He was quite wet. In his arms he held 4. not bright; not clear (5)
the body of a child. There was a deep cut across the child’s head. The cut was bleeding badly. 5. going down (8)
Mrs. Wenner-Gren stared at the man and the child. She had seen them before. They had been
the ones at the top of her stairs that night. II. One good way to learn words is to use them. Look at each number in parentheses. Find the paragraph
in the story with the same number. Then find the best word to fill the blank. Write the word.

6. Swimming on a hot day is very _____. (1)

7. When he saw the ghost, he _____ with fright. (4)
8. The tree’s branches broke up the sunlight and cast _____ on the ground. (5)
9. The woman was _____ by many problems. (6)
10. If you will turn on the _____, we can listen to music. (8)
Name: _____________________________________ Teacher: _____________________ 10 A. Reading Comprehension
Grade & Section: ___________________________ Score: _______________________ Write the letter of the best answer to each question.
_____1. Who uses words to say things?
Does a Dog Talk? a. Dogs only
b. People only
1 A dog can’t speak words. But I can “talk”. It has feelings just as you do. At times it c. Both dogs and people
_____2. Who has feelings such as sadness and jealousy?
may feel angry or afraid. And it can tell you this. Watch a dog closely. You can find out a. Dogs only
what it feels. You can see what it is trying to tell you. b. People only
c. Both dogs and people
2 When you are afraid, you may look down shyly. You may feel like hiding. A fearful _____3. Who stares when angry?
a. Dogs only
dog looks away from you. It may run away, too. Some dogs slip their tails between their
b. People only
legs when they are afraid. Keep away from such a dog. It might bite you out of fear. c. Both dogs and people
_____4. Who can feel guilty?
3 When you are angry at people, do you stare at them and press your lips together? An
a. Dogs only
angry dog also stares. it may growl, too. The hair along its back might stand up. b. People only
c. Both dogs and people
4 Dogs love to play. They often show you that they want to play. They may bow their
_____5. Suppose you punish your dog for chewing up a shoe. What should you do the next time it
heads and wag their tails. At times they bark and pant with an open mouth. Try this with a chews a shoe?
a. Punish it again
friendly dog. Bow down. Look it in the yes and pant. Then see what happens! b. Pay no attention to it
5 Dogs need love and attention just as you do. some dogs become very unhappy when c. Speak nicely to it.

they are left alone for a long time. Dogs almost die from sadness when their masters die. A
dog that’s left alone all day may get angry. It may tear up the house to get even with you.
6 Do you feel guilty when you have done something you shouldn’t Dogs can feel guilty
too. At times when I come home, my dog gives me a guilty look. Then I know he’s done
something wrong.
7 Some dogs snaps if they don’t get enough attention. Some even becomes jealous. They
may not like it when another dog comes to their house.
8 You may have a dog or you may know a dog. You can have fun with it fi you treat it
well. Talk to the dog. Invent some games to play with it. Take it on walks. Remember to
treat it nicely but firmly. Don’t order it around too much. Try not to punish it one time and
not the next for doing the same thing.
9 Always remember, a dog has needs and feelings just as you do. Treat a dog the way
you would like to be treated. Talk to a dog. I bet it’ll talk to you.
B. Vocabulary
I. You can often tell the meaning of a word by reading the words around it. Look at each number in
parentheses. Find the paragraph in the story with the same number. Then find the word that fits the given
meaning. Write the word.
1. move smoothly (2)
2. notice from others (5)
3. owners (5)
4. sorry (6)
5. make up (8)
II. One good way to learn words is to use them. Look at each number in parentheses. Find the paragraph
in the story with the same number. Then find the best word to fill the blank. Write the word.
6. My _____ were hurt when the class laughed at my new shoes. (1)
7. When I heard Roscoe bark and _____. I guess that he wanted water. (4)
8. I felt _____ when I heard about Nora’s new bike. (7)
9. “Don’t ever come here again!” Steve said _____. (8)
10. I’m afraid my parents will me for spilling paint on the new rug. (8)