What Happens to Broken Bones Reading

Comprehension
By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including
history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 4-5
text complexity band independently and proficiently (RI 5.10).

1) Part A: ​Reread these sentences from the book. ​(RI 5.4)

The place where two or more bones meet is called a joint. Without a joint, your
skeleton would be ridge and would not be able to move.

What does the word ​joint​ mean in this sentence?

a.​ ​Place where people meet.
b.​ ​Place where two or more bones meet.

c.​ ​Mineral the body needs to keep bones healthy.

d.​ ​Part of the body that carries signals.

2) Part B: ​ ​(RI 5.4)

Based on your understanding of how the word ​joint ​was used and defined in this book,
write your own sentence that similarly uses the word joint to demonstrate your
knowledge of the word’s definition.

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3) Part A: ​(​RI. 5.1)

Which textual detail shows that the idea that bones come in all different sizes and uses?
a.​ ​“Most people have very few broken bones during their lifetime.”
b.​ ​“Bones come in all shapes and size! The shape and size of a bone depends on the job it
has to do. Different bones are good at doing different jobs.”
c.​ ​“A broken bone is usually the result of an accident, such as falling off a bicycle or out of a
tree.”
d.​ ​“Most of your muscles are attached to bones by strong bands called tendons.”
4) Part B: ​(​RI. 5.1)
Explain why the detail you selected in Part A best supports the statement.
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5) Part A: ​(RI. 5.2)

According to the text, which of the following ​best ​summarizes which bone supports your
body.
a.​ ​Skeleton

b.​ ​Tendon

c.​ ​Thigh bone

d.​ ​Skull

6) Part B: ​(RI. 5.2)

Which evidence from the text ​best ​supports your claim in Part A?
a.​ ​“This supports the rest of your body”.
b.​ ​“Every break is different”.
c.​ ​“At the center of the bone is a softer, light material called spongy bone.

d.​ ​“Babies are born with more than 300 bones”.

7) Part A:​Reread these sentences from the text.​ (RI. 5.4)

Every break is different. Small bones ​mend ​more quickly than big bones. Simple
breaks ​mend​ more quickly than complicated breaks.

Circle ALL the Synonyms for the word ​mend​.

Destroy Improve Repair

Worsen Break Restore

8) Part B: ​What context clues from the text helped you determine the meaning of the
word? Write 1-2 sentences. ​(RI. 5.4)

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9) Writing Prompt: ​(W. 5.2)
Write a multi-paragraph essay explaining the overall main idea of the text. Include
information that provides reasons and evidence that supports your main idea. Make
sure to include information from at least three chapters of the book to support your
response.
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9 Continued) Writing Prompt: ​(W. 5.2)
Write a multi-paragraph essay explaining the overall main idea of the text. Include
information that provides reasons and evidence that supports your main idea. Make
sure to include information from at least three chapters of the book to support your
response.
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