Common Core: Kindergarten English Language Arts : Reading
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Example Question #4 : Understand Author And Illustrator
Penguins
I am black and white. I have wings and feathers but I cannot fly. I live in the Arctic but I do not get cold. I have a thick layer of fat that keeps me warm and my feathers are waterproof to keep me warm and dry when I go swimming. I am an amazing swimmer. I use my wings like flippers to help me move quickly through the water. When I am not swimming I have webbed feet to help me walk on the ice without slipping. When I want to get somewhere quickly I lay on my belly and slide on the ice. I am a penguin.
Who is telling the story?
A fish
A person
A penguin
An unknown narrator
A penguin
The narrator is the person telling the story. The story is told by a penguin.
Example Question #184 : Common Core: Kindergarten English Language Arts
When I Grow Up
Written by Bella and Illustrated by Neil
At first I am a small seed. I live in the dirt. When I am small I soak up water and break open. I start to grow roots. My roots will grow down into the ground. My roots are very important because they get water and vitamins from the soil to help me grow. I will grow taller and pop out of the ground. Now I will grow taller and taller. My leaves start to grow. My leaves help me catch more water and sunlight. I make food using energy from the sun. As an adult I can grow flowers or fruit. Then I will make my own new seeds and drop them into the ground to start growing.
Who wrote the story?
The illustrator
The reader
Bella
Neil
Bella
The author is the person who writes a story. The story is “written by Bella”
Example Question #185 : Common Core: Kindergarten English Language Arts
When I Grow Up
Written by Bella and Illustrated by Neil
At first I am a small seed. I live in the dirt. When I am small I soak up water and break open. I start to grow roots. My roots will grow down into the ground. My roots are very important because they get water and vitamins from the soil to help me grow. I will grow taller and pop out of the ground. Now I will grow taller and taller. My leaves start to grow. My leaves help me catch more water and sunlight. I make food using energy from the sun. As an adult I can grow flowers or fruit. Then I will make my own new seeds and drop them into the ground to start growing.
Who illustrated the story?
The author
The reader
Bella
Neil
Neil
The illustrator is the person who makes the pictures of a story. The story is “illustrated by Neil.”
Example Question #71 : Reading
Hickory Dickory Dock
By unknown
Illustrated by Denslow
Hickory, dickory, dock
The mouse ran up the clock
The clock struck one,
The mouse ran down,
Hickory, dickory, dock.
Who is the author of the story?
Denslow
Hickory
Unknown
A mouse
Unknown
The author is the person who writes a story. The story is “written by unknown” which means the person who wrote the story is unknown.
Example Question #72 : Reading
Hickory Dickory Dock
By unknown
Illustrated by Denslow
Hickory, dickory, dock
The mouse ran up the clock
The clock struck one,
The mouse ran down,
Hickory, dickory, dock.
Who is the illustrator of the story?
Hickory
A mouse
Unknown
Denslow
Denslow
The illustrator is the person who makes the pictures of a story. The story is “illustrated by Denslow”
Example Question #191 : 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.
How are turtles and penguins different?
Turtles use their flippers and penguins use their wings
Turtles use their feet and penguins use their wings
Turtles use their flippers and penguins use their feet
Turtles use their feet and penguins use their flippers
Turtles use their flippers and penguins use their wings
The text explains that turtles use their flippers to help them swim and penguins use their wings to help them swim. Turtles and penguins use different body parts to help them swim.
Example Question #1 : Compare And Contrast
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.
How are turtles and seals alike?
They both use their fins to help them swim
They both use their tails to swim
They both use their flippers to help them swim
They both use their feet to help them swim
They both use their flippers to help them swim
The text explains that turtles use their flippers to help them swim and seals use their flippers to help them swim. Turtles and seals use the same body part to help them swim.
Example Question #2 : Compare And Contrast
Animals That Swim
Many different animals can swim.
Fish can swim. Fish use their tail 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 tail 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.
Which animals use fins to help them swim?
Sharks and fish
Turtles and sharks
Fish and seals
Seals and turtles
Sharks and fish
The text says “Fish can swim. They use their tail and fins to help them swim.” It also says “Sharks can swim. They use their tail and fins to help them swim.” Both fish and sharks use their tails and fins to help them swim.
Example Question #3 : Compare And Contrast
Animals That Swim
Many different animals can swim.
Fish can swim. Fish use their tail 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 tail 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.
How are frogs and ducks the same?
They both use their wings to swim
They both use their fins to swim
They both use their feet to swim
They both use their paws to swim
They both use their feet to swim
The text says “Ducks can swim. They use their webbed feet to help them swim.” It also says “Frogs can swim. They use their feet to help them swim.” Ducks and frogs use the same body part, their feet, to help them swim.
Example Question #5 : Integration Of Knowledge And Ideas
Arctic Animals
The Arctic is one of the coldest places on Earth. It is covered in ice and snow and the temperature can drop below freezing. Living in the Arctic is very difficult but many animals call the Arctic home.
Arctic hares live in the Arctic. In the summer, the Arctic hare has brown fur. In the winter the hare’s fur grows thicker and warmer. Their fur also turns white in the winter.
Snowy owls live in the Arctic. They have small ears to keep in heat. Unlike most owls, the snowy owl hunts during the day.
Arctic foxes live in the Arctic. They have thick, white fur to keep them warm and stay safe from predators.
Wolves live in the Arctic. They have thick white and gray fur. Groups of arctic wolves hunt together in packs.
Harp seals live in the Arctic. Adult harp seals have a thick layer of fat, called blubber. Blubber keeps seals warm in the cold, icy arctic water. Baby seals have thick white fur.
Penguins live in the Arctic. Penguins have webbed feet to help them walk on the ice. Penguins are very good swimmers. They use their wings to help them swim. Penguins have a waterproof coat of feathers to help then stay dry and warm in the icy, Arctic water.
Polar bears live in the Arctic. Polar bears have thick, white fur to stay warm. They even have fur on the bottoms of their feet. Polar bears also have thick blubber.
What is different about the Arctic hare in the summer and the Arctic hare in the winter?
The Arctic hare has thicker fur in the summer than in the winter
The Arctic hare swims in the summer but not in the winter.
In the summer the Arctic hare has brown fur and in the winter the Arctic hare has white fur
In the summer the Arctic hare has white fur and the winter the Arctic hare has brown fur
In the summer the Arctic hare has brown fur and in the winter the Arctic hare has white fur
The text says in the summer, the Arctic hare has brown fur. In the winter the fur grows thicker and warmer and turns white. The color of the fur changes from brown to white. They also grow more hair in the winter when the temperature is colder.
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