CONCEPTS OF COMPREHENSION: PREDICTING 4th GRADE UNIT

Reading Passage and Question Sheet

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A Duck Out of Water

_____ 1. This passage will be about
a. the awkward way that ducks walk on land.
b. someone that feels out of place.
c. the lack of water in some duck habitats.
d. a girl that is learning to swim.

The card arrived in the mail on Monday: Come to Melissa’s 10th

birthday party! Jenny was excited to receive the card. She didn’t know
Melissa too well. She was glad to think that Melissa wanted to be
friends.

Jenny tucked the card into her book bag. She showed it to her mother
after dinner. “It’s a swimming party, Jen,” her mother said. How could
she not have noticed? She grabbed it off the board and read each
word aloud. She stopped when she read where it would be: the Elm
Street pool.

_____ 2. How does Jenny feel about the party being at a pool?
a. Jenny is very excited to show off her swimming skills. She can't
believe her luck.
b. Jenny is embarrassed about how she looks in a bathing suit.
c. Jenny does not like to swim and is scared of the water.
d. Jenny didn't think that Melissa could swim and is very surprised
she would want to have her party at a pool.

Jenny didn’t even own a bathing suit. She liked skating. She played
baseball. She was very good at checkers. But swimming was for
ducks, and she wanted no part of it.

“This might be a good time to learn to swim,” her mother said. “I can
take you to the pool every day after school. Really, you might even
like it.”

Even the idea of swimming scared her. And right then, in her own
kitchen, Jenny felt like she was drowning.

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CONCEPTS OF COMPREHENSION: PREDICTING 4th GRADE UNIT

Reading Passage and Question Sheet

_____ 3. From this passage, we learn that Jenny's mother is very

a. encouraging.
b. good at swimming.
c. intelligent.
d. pretty.

_____ 4. This passage is an example of

a. historical fiction.
b. science fiction.
c. a short story.
d. a novel.

_____ 5. What do you think Jenny will do? Explain.

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