Teacher OlayReading Comprehension
Autumn
Autumn is the season that falls between summer and winter. There are many changes that begin in this fascinating season. Days become shorter. Leaves of trees turn from green to vibrant red, yellow and orange. Trees need sunlight to keep their leaves a lively green. Without sunlight leaves turn colors. The grass is no longer blanketed with dew but with frost, almost every morning, as temperatures reach the freezing point. Animals start storing up a food supply to last through the long winter months. These changes occur as we adjust from the heat of the summer to the chill of the winter.
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:
1. Autumn occurs between summer and which other season?
a. January
b. spring
c. winter
d. solstice
2. Which of the following changes may occur during Autumn?
a. days become shorter
b. it becomes very hot
c. days become longer
d. there is more sunlight
3. Why do leaves change color during Autumn?
a. they don't get enough oxygen
b. they don't get enough light
c. they don't get enough water
d. they get too much oxygen
4. What do animals begin to do to prepare for the end of Autumn?
a. store extra body fat
b. eat less
c. shed fur
d. turn colors
Tiffany's Cookies
Tiffany started baking cookies when she was in fifth grade. By the time she reached seventh grade, her cookies were locally famous. All of her friends would beg her to make her famous chocolate chip cookies almost every week.
Then one day a local reporter wrote a story about her and her famous cookies. The story was later picked up by National Television news. The story talked about the number of different recipes Tiffany could make and how tasty her cookies were. Upon seeing the story, Coco Cookie Company called Tiffany to see if she would sell them her famous cookie recipe.
Tiffany sold them her oatmeal raisin recipe for twenty thousand dollars and her pudding cookie recipe for fifty thousand dollars, but she refused to sell them her chocolate chip recipe. She decided to keep this recipe and start her own company. On August 2002, she started Tiffany Boom Cookies Inc.
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
1. When did tiffany began to bake cookies?
a. third grade
b. fifth grade
c. seventh grade
d. eighth grade
2. What cookie recipe was Tiffany's most famous for?
a. sugar cookies
b. oatmeal cookies
c. raisin cookies
d. chocolate chip cookies
3. What news story really lead to her big success?
a. local news
b. county news
c. state news
d. school news
4. What company purchased some of Tiffany's recipes?
a. Alpo cookies
b. Bobo Cookies
c. Coco cookies
d. none of these
5. How much money did Tiffany make from selling two of her recipes?
a. $20,000
b. $40,000
c. $65,000
d. $70,000
Out To Lunch
All morning, all that Ted could think about was eating lunch. He got up late and did not get a chance to eat breakfast before the school bus arrived.
Ted was hoping to have a Ham sandwich. Ham is Ted's favorite lunchmeat. Ted also enjoys apples, but doesn't like the yellow or green ones.
At lunchtime Ted ran to the cafeteria. When he got in line he asked for Ham sandwich, but they only had Tuna and Turkey. Ted is allergic to Tuna, so he asked for the Turkey. He ate the sandwich so fast that he gave himself the hiccups.
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:
1. Why is Ted so hungry for lunch?
a. He hasn't eaten in days
b. He didn't eat breakfast today
c. He didn't eat lunch yesterday
d. He didn't eat dinner yesterday
2. What is Ted's favorite lunch meat?
a. ham
b. turkey
c. salami
d. bologna
3. What color apple might you find in Ted's lunch box?
a. yellow
b. green
c. red
d. Ted doesn't like apples
4. Which lunch item should Ted never eat?
a. ham
b. turkey
c. apples
d. tuna
Dancers
Dating back to ancient times, humans have expressed emotions, stories, and sounds through the movement of their bodies. They use a variety of dance movements that allow for self-expression. Many dances string several movements together.
Dancers perform in a variety of productions, such as musicals, folk, ethnic, tap, and pop culture. They also perform in a variety of venues such as theaters, television, movies, music videos, opera, and commercials. For the most part, dancers perform in groups. Top dancers do perform solos as well.
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:
1. About how old is the art of Dance?
a. from ancient times
b.fifty years
c. hundreds of years old
d. thousands of years old
2. What is a good quality to have as a dancer?
a. a high level of flexibility
b. a low level of flexibility
c. a loud voice
d. a soft voice
3. If you were a dancer, what television program would you be likely to find work on?
a. golf television
b. news television
c. business television
d. music television
4. Most dancers perform in __________.
a. department stores
b. solos
c. offices
d. groups
Tiffany's Cookies
Then one day a local reporter wrote a story about her and her famous cookies. The story was later picked up by National Television news. The story talked about the number of different recipes Tiffany could make and how tasty her cookies were. Upon seeing the story, Coco Cookie Company called Tiffany to see if she would sell them her famous cookie recipe.
Tiffany sold them her oatmeal raisin recipe for twenty thousand dollars and her pudding cookie recipe for fifty thousand dollars, but she refused to sell them her chocolate chip recipe. She decided to keep this recipe and start her own company. On August 2002, she started Tiffany Boom Cookies Inc.
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
1. When did tiffany began to bake cookies?
a. third grade
b. fifth grade
c. seventh grade
d. eighth grade
2. What cookie recipe was Tiffany's most famous for?
a. sugar cookies
b. oatmeal cookies
c. raisin cookies
d. chocolate chip cookies
3. What news story really lead to her big success?
a. local news
b. county news
c. state news
d. school news
4. What company purchased some of Tiffany's recipes?
a. Alpo cookies
b. Bobo Cookies
c. Coco cookies
d. none of these
5. How much money did Tiffany make from selling two of her recipes?
a. $20,000
b. $40,000
c. $65,000
d. $70,000
Out To Lunch
All morning, all that Ted could think about was eating lunch. He got up late and did not get a chance to eat breakfast before the school bus arrived.
Ted was hoping to have a Ham sandwich. Ham is Ted's favorite lunchmeat. Ted also enjoys apples, but doesn't like the yellow or green ones.
At lunchtime Ted ran to the cafeteria. When he got in line he asked for Ham sandwich, but they only had Tuna and Turkey. Ted is allergic to Tuna, so he asked for the Turkey. He ate the sandwich so fast that he gave himself the hiccups.
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:
1. Why is Ted so hungry for lunch?
a. He hasn't eaten in days
b. He didn't eat breakfast today
c. He didn't eat lunch yesterday
d. He didn't eat dinner yesterday
2. What is Ted's favorite lunch meat?
a. ham
b. turkey
c. salami
d. bologna
3. What color apple might you find in Ted's lunch box?
a. yellow
b. green
c. red
d. Ted doesn't like apples
4. Which lunch item should Ted never eat?
a. ham
b. turkey
c. apples
d. tuna
Dancers
Dating back to ancient times, humans have expressed emotions, stories, and sounds through the movement of their bodies. They use a variety of dance movements that allow for self-expression. Many dances string several movements together.
Dancers perform in a variety of productions, such as musicals, folk, ethnic, tap, and pop culture. They also perform in a variety of venues such as theaters, television, movies, music videos, opera, and commercials. For the most part, dancers perform in groups. Top dancers do perform solos as well.
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:
1. About how old is the art of Dance?
a. from ancient times
b.fifty years
c. hundreds of years old
d. thousands of years old
2. What is a good quality to have as a dancer?
a. a high level of flexibility
b. a low level of flexibility
c. a loud voice
d. a soft voice
3. If you were a dancer, what television program would you be likely to find work on?
a. golf television
b. news television
c. business television
d. music television
4. Most dancers perform in __________.
a. department stores
b. solos
c. offices
d. groups
Dancers
Dancers perform in a variety of productions, such as musicals, folk, ethnic, tap, and pop culture. They also perform in a variety of venues such as theaters, television, movies, music videos, opera, and commercials. For the most part, dancers perform in groups. Top dancers do perform solos as well.
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:
1. About how old is the art of Dance?
a. from ancient times
b.fifty years
c. hundreds of years old
d. thousands of years old
2. What is a good quality to have as a dancer?
a. a high level of flexibility
b. a low level of flexibility
c. a loud voice
d. a soft voice
3. If you were a dancer, what television program would you be likely to find work on?
a. golf television
b. news television
c. business television
d. music television
4. Most dancers perform in __________.
a. department stores
b. solos
c. offices
d. groups