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Reading Comprehension:

Walking on the Moon When I was in 4th grade, I got to take a trip to the moon. I remember the day like it was yesterday. It was one of the strangest experiences I’d ever had. It all started when Miss Fritz, our fourth grade science teacher, was showing a video about the solar system and different planets. Halfway through the video, I noticed a sparkling metal disc, about the size of a quarter, lying on the floor.

I kept trying to pay attention to the video, but found myself reaching over to pick up the shiny disk that was next to my desk. As soon as I touched the metal disk, something strange happened. I wasn’t in the classroom anymore. I was hovering in the air, way above the school. I could see the whole town, or rather the rooftops of the whole town.

I was a little nervous, but also pretty excited. What was happening? How could I be floating? It was then I remembered the metal disk I’d picked up from the floor earlier. Did it have something to do with the strange things that were happening to me right now? I opened my palm and looked closely at the disk. On the disk were the words: “Floating through the air, like a helium filled balloon, your travels will not stop, until you reach the moon.” The next thing I knew, I was soaring through space, dodging satellites and asteroids. Oddly enough, I wasn’t cold and I was able to breathe just fine.

Before I knew it, I was standing on the moon. It was amazing! It looked very different than Earth. No trees, water, or houses. There wasn’t even any wind. For each step I took I would bounce way up into the air. Every step I took left a huge footprint in the dust. I had to be careful and make sure I didn’t jump into a crater because I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to get out. Sometimes I couldn’t even see the bottom.

I was bounding over to something in the distance that looked very out of place. When I got there, I realized it was a flag. On the flag were the words: “To go to Earth, close your eyes and think of what you’ve learned. You will find in no time at all, you will be returned.” I wasn’t sure I wanted to go back just yet, but I knew it might get dark soon and I didn’t want to be on the moon by myself in the dark.

I decided to close my eyes and think of the weather and other characteristics of the moon I’d learned that day. When I opened my eyes I was sitting in my desk in my science classroom. Miss Fritz was turning on the lights because the video was over. I sat there wondering about what just happened. I opened my hand to look at the metal disk, but it was gone! Did I really take a trip to the moon or was it just a dream?

What is the setting at the beginning of the story?

We had only one ________

The cast wanted to be on ________.

I will just watch you, _______ I don't know how to play.

We were invited to the ______ of Brian and Jody.

We accidentally left our _______ in the taxi.

The _______ that was over Detroit River, was made of steel and iron.

Read the passage and answer the questions.

The Amazon is the world's largest tropical rainforest. It covers an area of nearly 2.8 million square miles, which is nearly the size of the continent of Australia. The Amazon Rainforest gets its life from the majestic Amazon River, the world's second largest river, which runs directly through the heart of the region. The rainforest itself is simply the drainage basin for the river and its many tributaries. The vast forest itself consists of four layers, each featuring its own ecosystems and specially adapted plants and animals.

The forest floor is the lowest region. Since only two percent of the sunlight filters through the top layers to the understory, very few plants grow here. The forest floor, however, is rich with rotting vegetation and the bodies of dead organisms, which are quickly broken down into nutrients integrated into the soil. Tree roots stay close to these available nutrients and decomposers such as millipedes and earthworms use these nutrients for food.

The understory is the layer above the forest floor. Much like the forest floor, only about 2- 5 percent of the sunlight reaches this shadowy realm. Many of the plants in the understory have large, broad leaves to collect as much sunlight as possible. The understory is so thick that there is very little air movement. As a result, plants rely on insects and animals to pollinate their flowers.

The layer above the understory is the canopy. This is where much of the action in the rainforest occurs. Many canopy leaves have specially adapted leaves which form "drip tips". Drip tips allow water to flow off the leaves which prevents mosses, fungi, and lichens from occupying the leaves. Leaves in the canopy are very dense and filter about 80 percent of the sunlight. The canopy is where the wealth of the rainforest's fruits and flowers grow. Bromeliads, cup-like plants, provide drinking pools for animals and breeding locations for tree frogs.

The emergent layer is above the canopy, and is the top layer of the rainforest. Trees in the emergent layer break through the canopy and may reach heights of 200 feet. Leaves in the emergent layer are small and covered with a special wax to hold water. Seeds are blown to other parts of the forest. Trees which rise to the emergent layer are massive. Many are braced by huge buttress roots. Trunks can be 16 feet in circumference. Many animals that survive in the emergent layer never touch the ground.

The Amazon Rainforest covers an area nearly the size of the continent of __________________________.

Which of the following is not a layer of the rainforest?

Which layer of the rainforest is right above the forest floor?

Most of the fruits and flowers of the rainforest grow in its ______________.

____________________ provide drinking pools for animals and breeding locations for tree frogs.

Many trees in the ____________________________ of the rainforest are braced by huge buttress roots.

Animals that live in the ____________________ may never touch the ground.

Why do few plants grow in the understory?

Why do plants in the understory have to rely on insects to pollinate them?

Which of the following is NOT true?