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3rd -
6thgrade
6th Grade Reading Comprehension Practice Test
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Read this sentence from paragraph 3.
"They can get all the nutrients they need from the soil."
Nutrients must be....
substance that's important for growth and life
food
oils
minerals that help keep soil dry
- 2. Multiple Choice
Read this sentence from paragraph 1.
"In a marsh somewhere in North Carolina, a hungry fly is looking for a meal."
A marsh must be...
a mountaintop
a wet field
a tree
a bush
- 3. Multiple Choice
The word nutrients is spoken with extra stress on the...
first syllable
second syllable
third syllable
fourth syllable
- 4. Multiple Choice
Read the first step and the third step of Venus flytrap eating:
1st: The leaves of the Venus flytrap are covered with small hairs.
3rd: In less than a second, the leaves snap shut. The insect is trapped.
What is the second step?
The Venus flytrap doesn't feel anything.
The Venus flytrap stays open and purrs.
The Venus flytrap senses the insect when it touches the hairs.
The Venus flytrap moves up and down to get rid of the insect.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Why can Venus Flytraps grown in North Carolina's marshes?
they are strong
they get their nutrients from insects
they are fast
they are wet
- 6. Multiple Choice
What word is a synonym for senses?
likes
sees
hears
to be aware
- 7. Multiple Choice
Based on the passage, why does a fly land on the leaf in the first place?
it senses the sweet juice
it needs to rest
it senses bright colors
it is hungry
- 8. Multiple Choice
After reading the passage, which can you infer about the Venus Flytrap?
True: It is alive
False: It is dead
- 9. Multiple Choice
In paragraph 1, the writer makes the following comparison:
Its leaves, which grow in pairs like a clam's shell, shine with a sweet juice.
Which figurative language technique did the writer use here?
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
personification
- 10. Multiple Choice
What can you infer about the Venus Flytrap after reading the passage?
it closes up quickly to trap the insect
it stinks
it is starving
it is beginning to dry out
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is the topic of the passage?
soil
North Carolina marshes
the Venus Flytrap
leaves
- 12. Multiple Choice
How does the suffix -ly change the word sweet?
It changes it from a noun to a pronoun.
It changes it from a noun to an adverb.
It changes it from an adjective to an adverb.
It changes it from an adverb to an adjective.
- 13. Multiple Choice
What is the genre of the passage?
Fiction
Non-Fiction
Fairytale
Realistic Fiction
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is the main idea of the passage?
Bye Fly!
the marsh in North Carolina
the Venus Flytrap is hungry and looking for a meal
North Carolina marshes are missing nutrients
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