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Name:________________________________ Date:___________________
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Directions Read the text and then answer
the questions.
SCORE

A snowy owl is a beautiful creature. The name of the 1._

owl is a good one because the owl is as white as snow.
A male snowy owl grows whiter with age. The females
have more dark spots. Snowy owls wait for prey. They 2._
have a keen sense of hearing that helps them catch their
next meal.

3._
1. What is the text 3. What is the root word
mostly about? in beautiful?

A A 4._
snowy owls tiful
B an owl’s diet B beauty
C snow C beau ____ / 4
Total
D an owl’s sense D ful
of hearing
4. What does the word
2. Why does a snowy prey mean?
owl’s name
make sense? A nocturnal animals

A They fly south, away

B smart animals
from the snow. C meat eaters
B They live in the snow. D animals hunted by
C They are as white other animals
as snow.
D They eat snow.

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2 Name:________________________________ Date:___________________

Directions Read the text and then answer

the questions.
SCORE

1._ The moon is always orbiting around Earth. The moon

goes through cycles, which means that our view of the
moon is changing even though a whole moon is always in
2._ space. Some nights, we see a full moon. Other nights, it is
a half-moon. A quarter-moon looks like a skinny sliver. On
some nights, we see no moon at all! This is called a new
moon.
3._

1. Which title best fits 3. How many syllables are

4._
the text? in the word orbiting?

A Things That Orbit A one syllable

____ / 4
B A Changing, B two syllables
Orbiting Moon
Total C three syllables
C Half Moons
D four syllables
D New Moons Are
No Moons
4. When might you
use the word half to
2. What does the cycles describe something?
of the moon mean?
A when reading a recipe
A We only see a full moon
B when discussing the
in the summer.
hoof of a horse
B Our view changes as
C when talking about
the moon orbits Earth.
something you own
C We see a different
D when describing the
moon than others.
playground at school
D The moon changes
over time.
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Name:________________________________ Date:___________________
3
Directions Read the text and then answer
the questions.
SCORE

The night sky is beautiful to watch. There are millions 1._

of stars. Some stars form pictures. People have named
those pictures. They are called constellations. They make
stargazing fun! 2._

1. What is the main idea? 3. Which word has

the same root word 3._
A Shooting stars are rare. as named?
B It is fun to look for A nominee
constellations in the 4._
night sky. B tamed
C There are millions of C rename
stars to see. ____ / 4
D medicine Total
D Constellations are
weird pictures.
4. What are
constellations?
2. Why is the night sky
beautiful to watch? A the night sky

A because stars are so

B the moon
far away C stars that form pictures
B because you never D stargazing
know what you will find
C because stars twinkle
D because you can see
constellations

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4–5 Name:________________________________ Date:___________________

What Comes Alive at Night?

It’s the middle of the night. Most people are home in bed.
A whole other world comes alive at night. These creatures
are alert. They are nocturnal. They stay awake at night and
sleep during the day.
Nocturnal animals have ways to survive at night. They
must find food. They also have to escape predators.
Nocturnal animals may have a strong sense of sight. This
helps them see things in the dark. Many nocturnal animals
also smell quite well. They can smell food. They can also
sense danger.
A cat is a nocturnal animal.
Cats can see well in the
darkness. This helps them
spot food. They have excellent
hearing, too. They can even
hear the high-pitched sounds
mice make. Humans cannot
hear these pitches.
An owl is also nocturnal. It
has strong hearing and vision,
too. This helps an owl swoop
down on its prey. Owls, like
cats, are good hunters.

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Name:________________________________ Date:___________________
4
Directions Read “What Comes Alive at Night?” and
then answer the questions.
SCORE

1. Which shows a 4. Which statement about 1._

connection to the text? owls and cats is true?

A My dog likes to go to A Owls and cats are

the dog park. good hunters. 2._

B I had an interesting B Owls and cats

dream last night. are nocturnal.
3._
C I have a cat that likes to C Owls and cats have
explore at night. strong hearing
and vision.
D I get scared by 4._
the dark. D all of the above

2. What can cats hear? 5. Which summary best 5._

describes the text?
A a high pits
B a high pitch
A Nocturnal animals ____ / 5
can only survive
Total
C a high stitch at nighttime.
D a high pit B Owls are nocturnal.
They are good at
hunting at night.
3. Where are most people
C
at night? Nocturnal animals
are awake at night
A in bed and sleep during
the day. They have
B in bid strong senses to help
C in bad them hunt.

D in bud D Owls and cats hunt at

night. This means they
are nocturnal.
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5 Name:________________________________ Date:___________________

Reread the text “What Comes Alive at Night?”

SCORE
___ / 4 Think about how different creatures are awake at
night while you sleep.
Write about a time when you noticed a nocturnal
animal. What did the animal look like? What was
it doing?

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