Name_________________ Date________________ Reading COT 4 th six weeks-retest

1. Name_________________ Date________________ Reading COT 4thsix weeks-retest Read the poem and answer the questions. Bedtime Eleanor Farjeon Five minutes, five minutes more please! Let me stay five minutes more! Can’t I just finish the castle I’m building here on the floor? Can’t I just finish the story I’m reading here in my book? Can’t I just finish this bead-chain— It almost is finished, look! Can’t I just finish this game, please! When a game’s once begun It’s a pity never to find out Whether you’ve lost or won. Can’t I just stay five minutes? Well, can’t I just stay four? Three minutes then? two minutes? Can’t I stay one minute more? • What is the purpose of this text? • To inform • To entertain • To persuade • Name 3 things the child wanted to do before bedtime? • ____________________________________________________________________ • _____________________________________________________________________ • Which of these did the child want do right after she said “Can’t I finish this bead-chain”? • Reading a book • Finish a game • Build a castle

2. Name_______________________ Date _______________________ Read the poem and answer the questions. The Balloon Karla Kuskin I went to the park And I bought a balloon. It sailed through the sky Like a large orange moon. It bumped and it fluttered And swam with the clouds. Small birds flew around it, In high chirping crowds. It bounced and it balanced And bowed with the breeze. It skimmed past the leaves On the tops of the trees. And then as the day Started turning to night I gave a short jump And I held the string tight And home we all sailed Through the darkening sky, The orange balloon, the small birds, And I. • 4. In the poem the author says “swam through the clouds”. What did the author want you to picture when you read this? • The balloon was moving through the sky with the clouds. • The balloon was a cloud. • The balloon is shaped like a cloud. • None of the above 5. What time of the day is it at the beginning of the poem? Explain how you know. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ • What is a synonym for the word breeze? • Flew • wind • silence • Sat still

3. Name_______________________ Date _______________________ Read the text and answer the questions. George Washington Carver Loved Plants George Washington Carver was a small and sickly child. But he learned everything quickly. He loved growing plants. He studied science. When he grew up, Carver helped farmers to make their land better for farming. He told them to plant peanuts. He found more than 300 ways to use peanuts so the farmers would plant peanuts to help the soil. He made soap, ink, flour, and paint from peanuts. Because they planted peanuts the soil became richer. George Washington Carver was a man who looked at old things in new ways. • What is the purpose of this text? • To inform • To entertain • To persuade How many ways did Carver find to use peanuts. ________________________________ What does the word sicklymean in this story? a. In a slow way b. In a sick way c. In a quick way • What was the effect of the farmers planting peanuts? • The farmers became angry. • George Washington Carver was a sickly child. • He studied science. • The soil became richer.

4. Name______________________ Date____________________ Read the text and answer the questions Susie and her father woke up early. They put on warm clothing and hats. After quickly eating some breakfast, they went to the garage to get their fishing poles and a box of worms. They got into the car and drove to the lake. Soon they were sitting in a boat out on the water. Something tugged on Susie’s line. Suddenly the line fell into the water. Her father had to retie the line. When the fish started biting again, Susie’s father said, “Guess what we are having for dinner tonight!” What are they having for dinner? _______________________________ What is your evidence? _______________________________________________________ What does the word retie mean? a. Tie again b. Not tied c. Make a knot d. None of the above What was the weather like in this story? Explain how you know. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ What would be a good title for this story? a. Worms b. Going Fishing c. Night time on the Lake d. None of the above

5. Name____________________ Date______________________ Number the paragraphs. Write what each paragraph is mostly about in the square next to the paragraph. Why do you sleep? Your body likes to stay active. On a normal day, you might ride your bike to school. Later, you might play softball. Then you might walk to the store for some juice. But, at some point, your body needs rest. It begins to weaken. You don’t have the same amount of energy. This happens because your body must have food and sleep each day. Without these, your cells slow down. You can’t perform. You know when you are sleepy. Your eyes feel heavy. You want to lie down. You lose interest in what is happening around you. While you sleep, your muscles have time to get stronger. But your brain does not rest. It thinks about what happened that day. It also dreams. Your brain does all kinds of things that you don’t remember the next day. After eight hours of sleep, you feel ready to go again. You are refreshed. If you don’t get sleep, you feel grouchy. You might also start to see things that aren’t really there. That is your body’s way of saying, “Stop! I need a break.”

6. Name____________________ Date____________________ Read the question. Locate the answer in the text and underline it. Write the paragraph number next to the question number. Answer the question. 15. This story is mostly about: a. how much sleep you need b. why people snore. c. why we sleep. d. None of the above Paragraph #___ 16. What does your brain do when you go to sleep? a. Eyes get heavy b. Goes to sleep c. It dreams d. Your stomach growls Paragraph #___ 17. If I am feeling grouchy and I am seeing things that aren’t there, what might be the cause? a. Getting a cold b. Not enough to eat c. Not enough sleep d. Bad dreams Paragraph #___ 18. What are some effects of not getting enough sleep? ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________