Name Sailing Home Read the selection. Then answer the questions that follow. Would You Like Your Salad With Worms, or Without? There s a worm on my salad, Olympia said. Mike peered at the wriggling, green worm. Mama made a tsk sound as she took the salad away. Olympia and her brother had been doing chores all morning, and she was hungry. I ll eat that one, she said. I just don t want the worm. Mike snickered. Mama made a little o with her mouth and tossed the salad into a bucket for the hogs to eat later. Olympia s stomach growled. After what seemed like a long time, Mama set a fresh salad down. The new lettuce looked clean and fresh, but a ladybug walked out from beneath a leaf. Mike saw it and started to speak, but Olympia shook her head. She let the ladybug walk onto her fork, and then flicked it to the floor. Quickly, she ate her salad. Turn the page. Fresh Reads Unit 5 Week 1 SI 121
Answer the questions below. 1 Why did the author begin the story with the sentence, There s a worm on my salad? A to introduce the theme of the story B to make the story sound serious C to tell readers the story takes place on a farm D to grab the readers attention quickly 2 What did Olympia do after seeing the ladybug? F She told her mother about it. G She removed it and ate the salad anyway. H She tossed out the salad immediately. J She gave it to her brother. 3 What was the main reason the author wrote this story? A to describe life on a family farm B to give facts about eating fresh vegetables C to entertain readers with a story about a very hungry girl D to persuade readers that insects and worms are harmless 4 Would You Like Your Salad With Worms, or Without? is an unusual title. Why do you think the author chose it? 122 Fresh Reads Unit 5 Week 1 SI
Name Sailing Home Read the selection. Then answer the questions that follow. The Old Bookstore As I stand on the corner of Eighth Street and Walnut Avenue, a glass skyscraper towers overhead. Its shadow is deep and cool. It s an impressive building, but I remember something better. I ve lived in this neighborhood all my life, and I remember when a bookstore stood here. The front of the store was painted blue. A bell jingled when my friends and I shoved open the door. Inside, the air smelled like books and chocolate chip cookies. The display window always held an electric fan that blew that cookie-andbook smell into the street. The fan was the only fast-moving thing in the place. A black-haired woman and her tall husband sat on stools behind the counter, reading. How about a cookie? the woman always offered us, smiling and pointing to a glass platter on the counter. On Saturdays, there were storytellers in costumes of scientists, astronauts, or farmers. They stood in the middle of the shop spinning tales, and I sprawled on the floor with my friends, listening. It was the best way to spend a Saturday morning better than cartoons, better than sleeping late. This tall building, reflecting blue sky in its glass, is here now. This part of town has always been busy, an area where everything always moved fast. Cars zipped around this corner. Buses roared down the street. That s why the old bookstore was so great. It slowed life down for us, almost like something out of a science fiction novel. Turn the page. Fresh Reads Unit 5 Week 1 OL 123
Answer the questions below. 1 What words in paragraph 2 tell the reader that the bookstore was there before the skyscraper? A I ve lived in this neighborhood B I remember when a bookstore stood here C my friends and I shoved open the door D The front of the store was painted blue. 2 Why did the author describe how the store smelled? F to explain why the bookstore closed G to encourage readers to visit a bookstore H to make readers laugh at the idea J to make the store seem more appealing 3 The author probably chose the title The Old Bookstore because the story is mostly about A the importance of reading. B the smell of cookies. C a part of the past. D a busy street. 4 What was the main reason the author wrote this story? F to share a pleasant memory G to tell where the skyscraper stood H to entertain readers with a funny story J to convince readers to buy books 5 Why did the author include a description of the skyscraper? 124 Fresh Reads Unit 5 Week 1 OL
Name Sailing Home Read the selection. Then answer the questions that follow. The White House Home of the President The White House has survived fire, war, and more than two hundred years of use. John Adams was the first President to live there. In 1800, he and his wife moved in before the building was even finished. Work went on all around them. Destroyed by Fire During the War of 1812, the White House was burned by British troops. Some people thought it should be replaced with a new building, but President James Madison wanted the White House to remain unchanged. He wanted Americans to know their government was still strong. Since the outside walls were mostly still standing, the White House was rebuilt on the inside. Few changes were made to the outside. The West Wing In 1901, Theodore Roosevelt moved in with his wife and six children. At that time, the second floor held offices and living quarters for the First Family. The large Roosevelt family needed more room, so a new wing was built to hold offices. On the second floor of the old White House, the Roosevelt family slept, played with their many pets, and did homework. Much Needed Repairs By the time Harry Truman was elected President in 1945, the nearly 150-yearold White House desperately needed repairs. In fact, the President felt that the entire inside should be torn out and rebuilt. President Truman and his family lived in a building across the street, while bulldozers dug out a new basement for the White House. Air conditioning and heating equipment were added, as well as fire protection. Four years later, a new White House stood inside those old, old walls. Turn the page. Fresh Reads Unit 5 Week 1 A 125
Answer the questions below. 1 The inside of the White House has been rebuilt twice. What was the reason the first time? A A fire had destroyed the inside. B President Adams needed more office space. C The Roosevelt family needed more living space. D The building contained poor quality materials. 2 Why did the author include paragraph headings in this selection? F to show the reader when important events happened G to let the reader know what each section is about H to convince the reader that the author knows about the White House J to encourage the reader to read more slowly 3 What is the most likely reason the author wrote this selection? A to entertain readers with a sad story B to express love for the United States C to encourage readers to study history D to present facts about the White House 4 In more than two hundred years much has happened at the White House. Why did the author choose to include only these four events? 5 Why do you think the author organized information in chronological order? 126 Fresh Reads Unit 5 Week 1 A