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bas-lbdavis LA HW 3.30.15
Grannypartedthelacecurtainsatthelivingroomwindow.Shesaid,Lula,lets
watchthenightsky.Lulalookedoutside.Shesawthepasturecoveredwith
snow.Shesawthewell-litstars.Grannysaid,Withluck,wemayseethe
northernlights.
Whatarethenorthernlights?Lulaasked.
Theyareflyingcolors,Grannysaid.Suddencolorsthatstreaktheair.
4 Whatcausesthem,Granny?
Imnotcertain,Grannyreplied.Mymother,yourgreat-grandmother,often
toldmethatthenorthernlightsweremadebyapairofmagicalfoxes.The
foxeswaggedandwhiskedtheirtails.Theirtailsswishedsparksupintothe
atmosphereandcreatedfoxfires.
Foxfires,Lulasaid.
Yes,Grannyconfirmed.Thatiswhatmymothercalledthenorthernlights.
Lulaimaginedahandsomefoxwithrustyfur.Shepeeredhopefullyatthesky,
buttheairlookeddarkandordinary.
Grannywentintothekitchen.Onthestovetop,sheheatedateakettleof
water. Shepreparedatrayofteacupsandshortbreadcookies.Shebroughtthe
traytoLula.Lulawastooexcitedtosnack.
Grannynibbledatacookie.Shesaid,"Yourgreat-grandmothergrewupinthe
countryofFinland.Finlandhaslongwinternights.Ithashillsofsnowand
brightlypaintedbuildings.Thenorthernlightsarecommonthere."
10
Lulareallywantedtoseethelights.SheaskedGrannyiftheycouldgooutside
tolookatthesky.Grannysaid,"Ofcourse,butwemustbundleup."
Lulaputonherwarmcoat.Sheputonhermittensandwoolscarf.Sheand
Grannywentoutside.Theywalkedacirclearoundthehouse.Theyheardthe
far-offhootofasnowyowl.Lulasawdeerhoof-marksinthesnow.Shelooked
forpawprints,thetracksofthefoxes.Grannysaid,"Wewillwatchforthe
northernlightstomorrow.Thefoxesareveryunpredictablecreatures."
12 Lulawascoldanddisappointed.ShestartedtofollowGrannybacktothehouse,
butamovementinthefieldcaughthereye."Look,Granny,look!"Lulasaid.She
sawaredfoxtrottinginthedistance.Theskyfilledwithshiftinglight,magenta
andgreen.Theskywasbeautiful.
11
Whichsentencetellswhatishappeninginthepicturewiththestory?
Shepeeredhopefullyatthesky,buttheairlooked
A
darkandordinary.
Yourgreat-grandmothergrewupinthecountryof
B
Finland.
Theirtalesswishedsparksupintotheatmosphere
C
andcreatedfoxfires.
D Ithashillsofsnowandbrightlypaintedbuildings.
Inparagraph5,thewordwhiskedisusedfor
F amessage
G abodymovement
H ascent
J acookingword
Whatisthebestplacetolookformoreinformationonthenorthernlights?
A Amagazine
B Anatlas
C Adictionary
D Anencyclopedia
Whattakesplaceinparagraph1?
F Lulawalksoutofthehouse.
G GrannyandLulalookatthenightsky.
H GrannyandLulawatchafox.
J Grannyremembershermother'sstory.
Whatisthebasewordofwagged?
A agge
B ed
C wagg
D wag
Thisstoryismostlyabout
agreat-grandmotherinFinlandwhooftenseesthe
F
colorfulnorthernlights
agrandmotherwhosharesastoryabouthowfoxes
G
createthenorthernlights
twomagicalfoxesthatwagtheirtalestomakefox
H
firesthatlightupthenightsky
agirlnamedLulawholearnsaboutthenorthern
J
lightsandseestheminthenightsky
WhichwordisNOTacompoundword?
A atmosphere
B handsome
C teacups
D teakettle
HereispartofatableofcontentsinabookaboutFinland.
Whichchapterwouldmostlikelycontaininformationaboutwherevisitorscanview
thenorthernlights?
F ThingstoSeeWhenVisiting
G StoriesPeopleTell
H TheTownsofFinland
J FavoriteTeaTimeRecipes
Inparagraph10,thewordsbundleup
mean
A tietogether
B findsomething
C goquickly
D putonwarmclothes
10 Thisstorymostlikelytakesplacein
F summer
G spring
H winter
J fall
11 Readthissentence.
Lulaimaginedahandsomefoxwithrustyfur.
The-yinrustyisthesameasthe-yin
A
B
C
D
sky
granny
snowy
happy
12 WhichoftheseisNOTacompoundword?
F stovetop
G shortbread
H grandmother
J confirmed
13 Great-grandmother'sstoryofthemagicalfoxesisanexampleof
A
B
C
D
amyth
abiography
afairytale
atalltale
14 Readthissentence.
Shesawthepasturecoveredwithsnow.
Whichwordisanantonymforcovered?
F discovered
G recovered
H uncovered
J covering
15 Thisstoryis
A afairytale
B apoem
C fiction
D nonfiction
16 WhyisLuladisappointedinparagraph12?
F Shehadnotseenthenorthernlightsyet.
G Shedidnothavefoxeslivingnearherhouse.
H Shewantedtostayinsidewhereitwaswarm.
J ShewouldnotbeabletotraveltoFinland.
17 Howshouldtheword"sudden"bedivided?
A
B
C
D
su-dd-en
su-dden
sudd-en
sud-den
18 Theprefixinunpredictablemeans
F able
G full
H not
J again
19 Readthissentence.
Grannypartedthelacecurtainsinthelivingroom.
Inthissentence,partedmeans
A opened
B left
C cut
D putaway
20 Readthissentencefromthepassage.
"Lula,let'swatchthenightsky."
Whichoftheseisanotherwaytowritelet's?
F lets's
G lettingus
H letis
J letus
21 AllofthefollowinganimalslivenearGranny'shouseEXCEPT
A foxes
B lizards
C owls
D deer
22 Inparagraph12,whatdoesthewordmagentamean?
F
G
H
J
snow-filledclouds
toodarktosee
adarkgreencolor
apurplishredcolor
23 Whichquestionisansweredinparagraph11?
A Howdothemagicalfoxescreatethefoxfires?
InwhichcountrydidLula'sgreat-grandmothergrow
B
up?
WhatcolorsdidLulaseewhenshesawthenorthern
C
lights?
D WhattypesofanimaltracksdidLulaseeinthesnow?
24 Whichoftheseeventshappenedfirst?
F
G
H
J
Grannysharesgreat-grandmother'sstoryaboutthefoxes.
Lulaseesthenorthernlightsinthenightsky.
Grannypreparesteaandshortbreadcookies.
Lulalooksforpawprintsandanimaltracksinthesnow.
25 Basedonparagraph5,Lula'sgreat-grandmotherbelievedthenorthernlightswere
A
B
C
D
smoke
lights
shootingstars
foxfires
Imaginedrivingdownacountryroadpastahuge,openfieldwheregoatsare
grazing.Somearelazilymunchingonweeds,whileothersarehappilyrunning
andleapingabout.Suddenlyatruckbackfires.BOOM!Justassuddenly,the
goatsfalltotheground.
Afewmomentspass.Thegoatspopbackupontotheirfeet.Whatjust
happened?Well,thegoatswerescaredstiffanddroppedtotheground,butnot
allgoatsactlikethis.Thereisonlyonekindofgoatthatbehavesthiswaywhen
itissurprised.ItiscalledaTennesseeFaintingGoat.
Inthe1800samanarrivedinMarshallCounty,Tennessee.Peoplesayhecame
fromNovaScotia,Canada.Themanhadafewgoatsandonecow.Sincethe
mandidnottalkmuch,nooneknewwherehegotthesegoats.Whenheleft,he
tookthecow,buthesoldthegoats.
Thebehaviorofatleastoneofthegoatswasdifferentfrommostothers.Being
frightenedcausedthegoatsbodytogostiffandsometimesfallover.Noone
hadseengoatsdothisbefore.TheybegantocallthisnewgoataTennessee
FaintingGoat.
Thisspecialkindofgoatdoesnotactuallyfaint.Theyjustlookliketheydo.The
faintinggoatsstayawakeandnotallofthemreallyfallover.Thebabygoats,
however,usuallydofallover,butthegoodthingistheydonothavefartofall.
Someolderoneslearntostandnearsomethinglikeafenceoratree,justin
casetheyarefrightened.
NowthereareaboutthreethousandfaintinggoatsintheUnitedStates.People
whohavetheseanimalslovethem.Goatsofthiskindaregentle,smart,and
playful.Theyjustgetscaredstiffnowandthen.Themomentofstiffnessonly
lastsabouttenorfifteenseconds.Thenthegoatsarebackontheirfeet,goodas
new.
26 Whichsentenceshowssomethingbelongstoagoat?
F Thegoatsbodyissmall.
G Goatsaregrazinganimals.
H Itsafriendlygoat.
J Thegoatiseasilyscared.
27 WhichofthesewouldMOSTlikelycauseafaintinggoattofall?
A loudthunder
B pleasantsmell
C greenfield
D gentlebreeze
28 Whichsentencefromthearticleshowsthatfaintinggoatsmakegoodpets?
F Thegoatspopbackupontotheirfeet.
G Noonehadseengoatsdothisbefore.
H Thisspecialkindofgoatdoesnotactuallyfaint.
J Goatsofthiskindaregentle,smart,andplayful.
29 Inabookonfarmanimals,whichistheBESTwaytofindpagesaboutgoats?
A usetheglossary
B readthetitlepage
C lookintheindex
D checkeachchapter
30 Inparagraph4,behavioriswhatthegoat
F does
G eats
H sees
J hears
31 Inparagraph5,howdosomefaintinggoatskeepfromfallingtotheground?
A Theysitdowniftheyaresurprised.
B Theygathertogetherinlargegroups.
C Theystandclosetoatreeorafence.
D Theyruntotheirownerstofindhelp.
32 ThisarticleisMOSTLYaboutananimalthat
F sleepsduringtheday
G tripsinopenfields
H walkswithstifflegs
J actsinanoddway
1 PleasecanIhaveit?
2
Itfollowedmeallthewayhome.
Itseemssadandlonely.
Oh,please,canIhaveit?
Itsniceandcuddly.
Ivealwayswantedapetofmyown.
PleasecanIhaveit?
Itfollowedmeallthewayhome.
Imnotsurewhatitisexactly,butImsureitsharmless.
10
Oh,pleasecanIhaveit?
11
Itmustbesoscared.
12
Imsureitdoesnthaveahometocallitsown.
13
Icouldgiveitfoodtoeatandwatertodrink.
14
Itwillbemyresponsibility.
15
Ohlook!Italreadyknowswhattoeat.
16
Itisquitesmart!
17
Itshelpingitselftofoodonthecounter.
18
Itsdrinkingthemilk.
19
Nowitseatingthecookies.
20
Itlikesitherealready.
21
Itsonthetablenow.
22
Well,theregoesourdinner.
33 Whatdoesthespeakerwant?
A Cookiesandmilk
B Ahome
C Apet
D Dinner
34 Readthissentencefromthepoem.
Itwillbemyresponsibility.
Whichsentenceinthepoemhelpsthereaderknowwhatresponsibilitymeans?
F Itisquitesmart!
G It'sdrinkingthemilk.
H It'shelpingitselftofoodonthecounter.
J Icouldgiveitfoodtoeatandwatertodrink.
35 Onereasontoreadthispoemisto
A discoverthebesttypeofpettoown
B learnhowtopersuadeparents
C understandhowthespeakerfeels
D findoutaboutanentertainingexperience
36 Theparentsofthespeakerofthepoemwillmostlikely
F feedtheanimalmorefood
G givetheanimalabath
H notlettheanimalstay
J bringhomeanotheranimal
37 Whichwordbestdescribesthespeakerofthepoem?
A Thankful
B Caring
C Angry
D Scared
38 Whatisthemainproblem?
F Ananimalgetslostinthehouse.
G Achildletsananimalintothehouse.
H Ananimalruinsallofthefurnitureinthehouse.
J Achildkeepsananimalinthebedroom.
39 Lines13-22aremostlyabout
A
B
C
D
theanimaleatingallofthefamily'sfood
thesizeoftheanimal
howtheanimalgetstothefamily'shouse
whattheanimallookslike
40 Inlines21and22,whatismostlikelyhappening?
F Theanimaliseatingthefamily'sdinner.
G Thefamilyleavestobuyfoodfortheirdinner.
Theanimaliseatingleftoversfromdinnerthenight
H
before.
J Thefamilybeginseatingtheirdinner.
41 Whichlinefromthepoembestsupportstheideathatthespeakerisworriedabout
theanimal?
A It'sniceandcuddly.
B I'msureitdoesn'thaveahometocallitsown.
C Itfollowedmeallthewayhome.
D It'shelpingitselftofoodonthecounter.