Common Core: Kindergarten English Language Arts : Common Core: Kindergarten English Language Arts
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Example Question #6 : Identify Key Details
Baby Animals
Baby animals have many different names.
A baby cat is called a kitten.
A baby dog is called a puppy.
A baby chicken is called a chick.
A baby lion is called a cub.
A baby cow is called a calf.
A baby goat is called a kid.
A baby sheep is called a lamb.
A baby horse is called a foal.
A baby elephant is called a calf.
A baby bear is called a cub.
A baby fox is called a pup.
What is a baby cat called?
kid
kitten
cub
pup
kitten
In the text it says “a baby cat is called a kitten.”
Example Question #7 : Identify Key Details
Baby Animals
Baby animals have many different names.
A baby cat is called a kitten.
A baby dog is called a puppy.
A baby chicken is called a chick.
A baby lion is called a cub.
A baby cow is called a calf.
A baby goat is called a kid.
A baby sheep is called a lamb.
A baby horse is called a foal.
A baby elephant is called a calf.
A baby bear is called a cub.
A baby fox is called a pup.
Which two baby animals are called a cub?
bear and lion
dog and cat
elephant and bear
lion and dog
bear and lion
In the text it says “a baby lion is called a pup” and “a baby bear is called a cub.”
Example Question #8 : Identify Key Details
Penguins
Penguins are birds.
Like all birds, penguins have feathers and lay eggs.
Penguins live on land and in water. Some penguins live in cold places. Some penguins live in warm places.
Penguins can be different sizes. Some penguins are big. Some penguins are small.
Penguins can be different colors. Some penguins are black and white. Some penguins are blue and white. Some penguins are all black. Some penguins have yellow or orange spots.
Penguins are birds but penguins cannot fly.
Some penguins walk. Penguins can walk on ice.
Some penguins slide. Penguins can slide on snow.
Some penguins hop. Penguins can hop on rocks.
All penguins are good swimmers. Penguins use their wings to help them swim.
Penguins are amazing birds.
According to the text, where do penguins live?
in water
on a farm
on land
both on land and in water
on a farm
The text says “Penguins live on and land and in water.”
Example Question #151 : Common Core: Kindergarten English Language Arts
Penguins
Penguins are birds.
Like all birds, penguins have feathers and lay eggs.
Penguins live on land and in water. Some penguins live in cold places. Some penguins live in warm places.
Penguins can be different sizes. Some penguins are big. Some penguins are small.
Penguins can be different colors. Some penguins are black and white. Some penguins are blue and white. Some penguins are all black. Some penguins have yellow or orange spots.
Penguins are birds but penguins cannot fly.
Some penguins walk. Penguins can walk on ice.
Some penguins slide. Penguins can slide on snow.
Some penguins hop. Penguins can hop on rocks.
All penguins are good swimmers. Penguins use their wings to help them swim.
Penguins are amazing birds.
Based on the text, what is one way penguins DO NOT move?
walk
swim
fly
hop
fly
The book explains several ways that penguins move. The text says “Penguins are birds but they cannot fly.”
Example Question #152 : Common Core: Kindergarten English Language Arts
Penguins
Penguins are birds.
Like all birds, penguins have feathers and lay eggs.
Penguins live on land and in water. Some penguins live in cold places. Some penguins live in warm places.
Penguins can be different sizes. Some penguins are big. Some penguins are small.
Penguins can be different colors. Some penguins are black and white. Some penguins are blue and white. Some penguins are all black. Some penguins have yellow or orange spots.
Penguins are birds but penguins cannot fly.
Some penguins walk. Penguins can walk on ice.
Some penguins slide. Penguins can slide on snow.
Some penguins hop. Penguins can hop on rocks.
All penguins are good swimmers. Penguins use their wings to help them swim.
Penguins are amazing birds.
How do penguins use their wings?
to walk
to swim
to fly
to slide
to swim
The text says “penguins use their wings to swim.”
Example Question #153 : Common Core: Kindergarten English Language Arts
Animals That Swim
Many different animals can swim.
Fish can swim. Fish use their tails and fins to help them swim.
Ducks can swim. Ducks use their webbed feet to help them swim.
Penguins can swim. Penguins use their wings to help them swim.
Turtles can swim. They use their flippers to help them swim.
Sharks can swim. They use their tails and fins to help them swim.
Otters can swim. They use their feet and tails to help them swim.
Bears can swim. They use their paws to help them swim.
Seals can swim. They use their flippers to help them swim.
Snakes can swim. They use their bodies to help them swim.
Frogs can swim. They use their feet to help them swim.
What do ducks use to help them swim?
flippers
feet
tails
wings
feet
The text says “Ducks can swim. They use their webbed feet to help them swim.”
Example Question #151 : Common Core: Kindergarten English Language Arts
Grow Flower, Grow by Marie Smith
A flower starts out as a very small seed.
The seed gets planted in the dirt.
The seed needs lots of water to help it grow.
Soon, a green stem and green leaves will poke out of the dirt.
Then, a flower will start to bloom.
Water and sunlight are a flower's food.
So, water and sunlight will help keep a flower alive.
What does "bloom" mean?
To live
To eat
To have flower petals
To die
To have flower petals
To help us answer this question, we need to think about what we know about flowers.
They start as a seed. They have a stem and leaves. But what makes flowers pretty and colorful? Their flower petals.
The text says, "Then, a flower will start to bloom" This is the final step to grow a flower, and the petals are the final thing to show on a flower. The best answer, is "To have flower petals".
Example Question #1 : Craft And Structure
Adapted from Mother Goose in Prose by L. Frank Baum (1897)
The Black Sheep by L. Frank Baum
Baa, baa, black sheep,
Have you any wool?
Yes, sir, yes, sir,
Three bags full;
One for my master,
And one for my dame,
and one for the little boy
Who lives down the lane.
What is wool?
A house
Hair from a sheep
A bag
A house on a lane
Hair from a sheep
Wool is hair from a sheep. We can infer this from the poem because the man is asking the sheep for the wool. Based on our other answer choices, "Hair from a sheep" makes the most sense. Wool is not a bag or a house. A bag is something you carry full of things and a house is something we live in.
Example Question #2 : Understand Unknown Vocabulary
Baby Animals
Baby animals have many different names.
A baby cat is called a kitten.
A baby dog is called a puppy.
A baby chicken is called a chick.
A baby lion is called a cub.
A baby cow is called a calf.
A baby goat is called a kid.
A baby sheep is called a lamb.
A baby horse is called a foal.
A baby elephant is called a calf.
A baby bear is called a cub.
A baby fox is called a pup.
What is the title?
Baby Animals
Animal Babies
Animals and Their Babies
Babies
Baby Animals
The title is the heading of a text.
Example Question #3 : Understand Unknown Vocabulary
Which word does not belong?
Which word does NOT belong?
calf
lamb
cow
foal
cow
Cow is the adult animal name. The other words are baby animals.
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