Read the text

26. Read the text.

Alice Makes a Birdhouse

 

Winter was coming, and Alice wanted to make a home for the birds. She would make a birdhouse.

Alice and her mother got some wood. Next, Alice’s mother cut the wood for all of the sides of the birdhouse. Then she made a hole for the birds to get into the house.

Alice and her mother put the sides on the house. Then they put on the top. Alice ran to get food to put in the hole. Then the house was ready!

 

 

1 2 3 4 5 6

Number the sentences to show the order of things that Alice or her mother did.

 

_____ Alice’s mother cut wood for all the sides.

 

_____ Alice wanted to make a birdhouse.

 

_____ They put the sides together.

 

_____ Alice’s mother made a hole so that the birds could get in.

 

_____ Alice got food for the birds.

 

_____ They put the top on the house.

 

 

27. Read the text.

 

A Move to the City

 

When Nicky and his family moved to the city, Nicky was sad. He loved the country, but his mother and father took jobs in the city. Nicky’s father and mother did what they could to make him happy.

Nicky missed his friends more than anything. But on the way to his new school, a boy ran up to him. The boy said his name was Ted.

“I’ll show you around the school,” said Ted. He smiled at Nicky, and Nicky smiled back.

 

Write Yes or No on the line.

 

1. Nicky was happy to move.

__________

 

2. Nicky’s mother and father didn’t care[3] about Nicky’s feelings.

__________

 

3. Ted was nice to Nicky.

__________

 

4. Nicky was happy that Ted came by.

__________

 

 

28. Read the text.

 

Larry liked to do things that scared[4] people. He thought he was funny.

One day Larry waited in the back of the door. His little sister walked into the room. Then Larry jumped out at her. Larry’s sister cried out. Then Larry knew that he had not done anything funny. He had not thought of anyone but himself.

 

Write Yes or No on the line.

 

1. Did Larry want to be mean to others? __________

 

2. Did Larry think that he was funny when he scared people? __________

 

3. Did Larry’s sister think that he was funny? __________

 

4. Do you think Larry’s sister was silly to cry out? __________

 

5. Do you think Larry was sorry for what he did? __________

 

 

29. Read the text and answer the questions.

 

Ted thought he would like to be in the school band. But Ted also liked to play baseball. He played baseball everyday after school.

The time came for Ted to try out for the band. He didn’t do well. He was told that he couldn’t be in the band.

Ted got angry. He felt that the head of the band was not fair. When he told his friends, they said he had played too much baseball. So Ted got angry with them, too.

 

1. What did Ted do every day after school?

 2. What did the head of the band tell Ted?

3. Do you think Ted had a right to be angry with the head of the band?

4. Do you think that Ted’s friends wanted to be mean to him.

30. Read the text. Choose the best answer to each question.

 

The Stone Age was a period of history which began in approximately million B.C. and lasted until 3000 B.C. Its name was derived from the stone tools and weapons that modern scientists found. This period was divided into the Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic Ages. During the first period, (2 million to 8000 B.C.) the first hatchet and use of fire for heating and cooking were developed. As a result of the Ice Age, which evolved about 1 million years into the Paleolithic Age, people were forced to seek shelter in caves, and develop new tools.

During the Mesolithic Age (8000 to 6000 B.C.) people made crude pottery and the first fish hooks, took dogs hunting, and developed a bow and arrow, which was used until the fourteenth century A.D.

The Neolithic Age (6000 to 3000 B.C.) saw humankind domesticating sheep, goats, pigs, and cattle, being less nomadic than in previous eras, establishing permanent settlements, and creating governments.

 

1. Into how many periods was Stone Age divided?

(1) 2

(2) 3

(3) 4

(4) 5

 

2. Which of the following developed earliest?

(1) the fish hook

(2) the first hatchet

(3) the bow and arrow

(4) pottery

 

3. Which of the following developed earliest?

(1) farming

(2) clothing

(3) living outdoors

(4) using fire

 

4. Which period lasted longest?

(1) Paleolithic

(2) Ice Age

(3) Mesolithic

(4) Neolithic

 

5. Which of the following periods saw humankind developing a more communal form of living?

(1) Paleolithic

(2) Ice Age

(3) Mesolithic

(4) Neolithic

 

6. The author states that the Stone Age was named so because

(1) it was very durable.

(2) the tools and weapons were made of stone.

(3) there was little vegetation.

(4) the people lived in caves.