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Grade 4 - Reading - Challenge Me
After reading "Prairie Dog Warning," which summary is most accurate? A prairie dog standing near its burrow gave a sharp bark. Other prairie dogs froze, then hurried underground. Scientists watching the colony wrote that different calls can warn about different kinds of danger.
- Animals live in many kinds of homes.
- Prairie dogs bark only when they want to play together above ground.
- A prairie dog's bark warns the colony, and scientists note that calls can signal different dangers.
- Scientists watched prairie dogs near a burrow.
Which sentence best summarizes the whole passage "Solar Oven Test"?
- A pizza box can hold a cracker.
- Mara builds a solar oven, records how sunlight changes the melting time, and adjusts the foil for another test.
- The cheese melted slowly when clouds covered the sun.
- Mara writes numbers in a science notebook.
The passage says: At the observatory, Kenji drew Orion low in the winter sky. His guide showed him a summer chart where Orion was missing but Scorpius was visible. Kenji wrote that the night sky changes because Earth moves around the Sun. Which choice should be left out of a summary because it is an opinion?
- Kenji drew Orion in winter, but the summer chart showed Scorpius instead.
- Kenji learns that different constellations appear in different seasons.
- The summer chart showed Scorpius but not Orion.
- Orion is the most beautiful constellation in the sky.
Which detail belongs in a summary of "Market Garden Budget" because it helps explain the central idea?
- She saved two dollars for plant labels.
- The garden club sold vegetables at a market.
- A budget works best when every dollar is spent immediately.
- Bean plants are more interesting than carrot plants.
Read this possible summary of "Solar Oven Test": "Mara proves that clouds make food cook faster in a solar oven." Why is it weak?
- It leaves out only an unimportant adjective.
- It changes an important fact from the passage.
- It is too accurate to be useful.
- It includes the main idea and key details.
After reading "The Maple Tree Journal," which summary is most accurate? Every Friday, Tessa measured the maple twig taped beside her window. In March, the buds were tight and brown. By late April, each bud had opened into a small green leaf, and Tessa drew the change beside last month's sketch.
- Tessa watches a maple tree lose all of its leaves in autumn.
- Tessa tapes a twig beside a window.
- Tessa measures a maple twig weekly and records how brown buds become green leaves.
- Maple leaves are prettier than every other leaf.
Which sentence best summarizes the whole passage "Prairie Dog Warning"?
- A prairie dog's bark warns the colony, and scientists note that calls can signal different dangers.
- Prairie dogs bark only when they want to play together above ground.
- A burrow is a kind of animal home.
- Scientists watched prairie dogs near a burrow.
The passage says: Jonah began the debate sure that recess should be indoors on windy days. Then Anika showed a chart of wind speeds and playground accidents. Jonah crossed out his first reason and wrote a stronger one about checking the forecast before recess. Which choice should be left out of a summary because it is an opinion?
- Indoor recess is always more enjoyable than outdoor recess.
- Anika showed a chart of wind speeds and playground accidents.
- Jonah revises his debate argument after considering better evidence.
- After Anika showed the chart, Jonah crossed out his first reason.
Which detail belongs in a summary of "Library Mural Vote" because it helps explain the central idea?
- Ms. Patel painted the whole hallway by herself.
- The loudest group should always win a vote.
- Each group explained how its design welcomed readers.
- The bright reading lamp was the best part of the mural.
Read this possible summary of "Prairie Dog Warning": "Prairie dogs bark only when they want to play together above ground." Why is it weak?
- It is too accurate to be useful.
- It includes the main idea and key details.
- It changes an important fact from the passage.
- It quotes every sentence from the text.