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Read the story. Choose the answers to the questions. � The hummingbird is a tiny bird. It is so light it can sit on a flower. No other bird is so small. A hummingbird�s nest would fit into one side of a nut shell. It holds two eggs. The eggs are as tiny as bees. Four baby hummingbirds would fit in a teaspoon. It flies like a helicopter and its wings make a humming sound. That�s how it got its name. � 1. How many hummingbirds would one teaspoon hold?abcd a. 2���� b. 3������������� c. 4 ���������� d. 5 � 2. What word in the story means not heavy? a. small�������� b. light������ c. shell ����������������� d. fillabcd � 3. The main idea of the story is: a. living in a nut shell b. helicopters���������������������������������� abcd c. how hummingbirds fly d. the tiny hummingbird 4. Which bird is smaller than a hummingbird?��������������������� abcd a. robin��������b. wren������ c. none �������� b. bluebird������������ � Read the story. Choose the answers for the questions. � Most boys and girls love popcorn. At the movies and the circus, you will see children eating popcorn. Do you know why popcorn pops? Inside each kernel is a tiny bit of water. When the kernel gets hot, the water turns to steam. The steam pushes and pushes against the shell. Then � POP! goes the kernel. The steam pushes the popcorn inside out. � 1. What is inside each popcorn kernel? a. seeds������ b. salt���������� c. water�������������� d. heat������������������� abcd � 2. What is another word for kernel? a. hot����������������������������� b. seed���������������� c. shell ������� d. pop����abcd���� � 3. The main idea of this story is:������������������������������������������������ abcd a. how good popcorn is b. going to the circus c. what children eat d. why popcorn pops 4. What does water become when it�s heated?��������������������������� abcd a.�steam ��� b. popcorn������������� c. kernels ������������� d. dry � Read the story. Choose the answers to the questions. � Jack heard a strange sound. It came from the edge of the path. He walked toward the sound and saw a tiny gray kitten. Its back feet were caught in some string. He helped untangle the kitten and carefully carried it to a neighbor�s house. � 1. Where was the kitten?���������������������������������� a. in the neighbor�s yard.����������������������������������� abcd b. near the fence c. at the edge of the path d. at Jack�s house � 2. What made Jack notice the kitten?������������ abcd a. he saw the string b. he heard a strange sound c. the neighbor told him d. a dog was barking 3. What would be a good title for the story? a A Kitten�s Friend �������� b. How to Save String�������� c. Jack�s Path������ d. The Scary Sound����������� abcd � 4.What does untangle mean in this story? a. tie up ������ b. make a sound������ c. �take the string off ��� d. carry away�������������������������������������������abcd � Read the story. Choose the correct answers. � A starfish looks like a star. Most of them have five arms. Some have even more. At the tip of each arm is an eye. The starfish has as many eyes as it has arms! � 1. How many eyes do most starfish have? a. 2�������������� b. 4������������� c. 5����������� d. 7������������������������������������������� abcd � 2. Is it possible to find a starfish with seven arms? a. yes ����������������� b. no������������������������������������������������������������������������� ab �