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Lesson 27
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Choose the best answer for each question.

1. How can readers tell that “Spiders and Their Webs” is

expository nonfiction?
It has facts and information about a subject.
The events could never happen in real life.
It has animals that act like people.
The plot teaches a lesson.

2. Why did the author write “Spiders and Their Webs”?

to explain how spiders change as they grow
to teach about different kinds of spiders
to warn that spiders are dangerous
to tell a scary story about a spider

3. How are most of the spiders described in the article ALIKE?

They catch insects.
They eat fish and frogs.
They live in Costa Rica.
They are very small.

4. What is unusual about the web of the golden orb weaver?

It is stretchy.
It is underwater.
It grows on leaves.
It can be different colors.

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5. Which spider lives in an air-bubble house? Lesson 27

ray spider
water spider
golden orb weaver spider
Hawaiian happy-faced spider

6. How are the webs of the cobweb spider and the Hawaiian
happy-faced spider ALIKE?
They are huge.
They are messy.
They last several days.
They are used like slingshots.

7. The author compares the web of a social spider to a

garbage truck to help you understand
what size the web is.
what color the web is.
what the web feels like.
what the web is shaped like.

8. The author thinks that spiders are

funny.
harmful.
amazing.
frightening.

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Lesson 27
READ
THINK
EXPLAIN Written Response

9. Why do spiders build webs? Use information and details from

“Spiders and Their Webs” to help you explain.

Selection Comprehension 282 TOTAL SCORE: /8 + /2

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Phonics/Spelling: V/V Syllable Pattern Lesson 27

1. Choose the correct way to divide the word into syllables.

ce-re-al
ce-real
cer-eal
c-er-eal

2. Choose the correct way to divide the word into syllables.

fl-uid
flui-d
flu-id
fl-ui-d

3. Choose the correct way to divide the word into syllables.

di-a-l
dia-l
d-ial
di-al

4. Choose the correct way to divide the word into syllables.

lio-n
l-ion
li-on
li-o-n

Phonics/Spelling: V/V Syllable Pattern 283 TOTAL SCORE: /4

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Focus Skill: Make Inferences Lesson 27

Read the passage. Then choose the best answer for

each question.

When Stacy woke up, it was still dark. She could have slept
late, but she was too excited to go back to sleep. She thought
hard as she ate breakfast. She had two entire weeks off from
school. What could she do with all that time? She saw her
library book on the table. She could go to the library and find
more books to read. Stacy loved checking out books from the
library. She’d have to wait for her mother to take her to the
library, though. What else could she do?
Stacy’s dog, Sniffles, put his head on Stacy’s knee. She could
take Sniffles for a walk. He loved going to the park. Stacy
looked out the kitchen window and saw her neighbor, Mrs.
Olsen, getting her newspaper. Mrs Olsen carried a beautiful
umbrella. Stacy decided that today wasn’t the best day for a
walk.
Stacy decided to make a list of all her favorite things to do.
She knew she’d have time to do them all over the next two
weeks!

1. What time of day does this story take place?

in the morning
in the afternoon
during the evening
late at night

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2. Why could Stacy sleep late? Lesson 27

She does not have to let her dog out.

She does not have to get ready for school.
She does not feel well and needs to rest.
She does not want to eat breakfast.

3. Why might Stacy look forward to checking library

books out?
Stacy is friends with the librarian.
Stacy knows how to use a computer.
Stacy wants to go to the park.
Stacy likes to read.

4. Why does Stacy decide that it is not a good day to

walk Sniffles?
It is too cold.
It is raining.
It is too hot.
It is very windy.

Focus Skill: Make Inferences 285 TOTAL SCORE: /4

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Multiple-Meaning Words Lesson 27

Read each sentence. Choose the best definition of

the word as used in the sentence.
1. Lamps light the park.
to start a fire
to make bright
weighing very little
made of thin material

2. My brother forgot his watch, so he asked me what time

it was.
a small clock worn on the wrist
to look at something closely
to guard something
a period of time

3. That test was a breeze after we had studied so much.

a gentle wind
to move quickly
very easy
dust from coal

4. I lost my key to the front door.

a list of symbols for a map
a piece of metal used to open a lock
a button on a computer
a list of answers

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5. The snow-covered mountains were a beautiful Lesson 27
sight.
the power to see
something interesting to view
to measure something
to notice someone

6. His teacher told Mark’s parents that Mark was a very

bright student.
smart
giving off light
colorful
a clear sound

7. The pitcher threw the ball to the catcher.

a container used to pour drinks
a baseball player
a small paving stone
a part of a leaf

8. The third graders file into the room when the second
bell rings.
a folder for papers
a tool for making things smooth
a piece of computer information
a line of people, one behind the other

Multiple-Meaning Words 287 TOTAL SCORE: /8

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Robust Vocabulary Lesson 27

Choose the word that best completes each sentence.

1. The fisher in the catch.
strands
obliges
reels
sways

2. Jack is friendly and is comfortable in any setting.

shallow
inventive
social
elaborate

3. Mrs. Jenks said that my science project was very .

inventive
shallow
social
elaborate

4. The river was easy to wade across.

elaborate
shallow
social
inventive

5. The hungry lion hunted for .

task
justice
nuisance
prey
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6. The painting had an design. Lesson 27

elaborate
obliges
invent
adamant

7. It takes hours to weave of wool into a rug by hand.

efforts
strands
tasks
nuisances

8. The staircase had a shape.

sedentary
social
spiral
sways

9. The judge worked to make sure there was .

justice
task
prey
nuisance

10. Making my bed is a I do every day.

prey
nuisance
justice
task

Robust Vocabulary 289 TOTAL SCORE: /10

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Grammar: Adverbs Lesson 27

1. What is the adverb in this sentence?

The dancer moved gracefully.

The
dancer
moved
gracefully

2. What is the adverb in this sentence?

My friends will be here tomorrow.

My
will
here
be

3. What is the adverb in this sentence?

I worked hard to prepare for the test.

I
worked
hard
to

4. What is the adverb in this sentence?

After the play, the crowd clapped loudly.

the
play
clapped
loudly

Grammar: Adverbs 290 TOTAL SCORE: /4

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Oral Reading Fluency Lesson 27

When Clarence was in first grade, he was not happy.

“I am the shortest boy in my class, and it’s terrible not
to be tall,” Clarence used to say to his parents during
dinner.
When Clarence was in second grade, he WAS taller,
much taller. Now, though, he was upset because he could
not run as fast as the other kids.
“I am so slow. Everyone passes me when we run in
gym class, and it’s awful to be slow,” he used to tell his
mom and dad during dinner.
In third grade, Clarence could run faster. He found out,
though, that he was not a very good speller.
“I have a difficult time with spelling. I never do well on
spelling tests, and it’s no fun being a terrible speller,” he
said.
Now in fourth grade, Clarence is the tallest kid and the
fastest runner in his class. He is also the best speller in his
entire school.
“How do you feel now, Clarence?” his father asked.
“You mean about being tall and running and spelling?
It’s no big deal,” replied Clarence.

Oral Reading Fluency 291 /WCPM

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