Answer Key for Below-Level Reader Practice
Gardening with Grandpa
LR1
Cause and Effect, LR21. i 2. c 3. d 4. g 5. j 6. a 7. e 8. b 9. f 10. h
1. sprouting 2. humor 3. blooming 4. recognizing 5. showers
6. bulbs 7. beauty 8. doze 9. beauty 10. showers 11. bulbs 12. doze
13. blooming 14. humor 15. Recognizing
Author’s Purpose, LR11
Possible responses given. 1. to show that people working together
can accomplish great things; to entertain 2. They lived in what is now
Washington state; they hunted elk. 3. to show that they honored the
elk that they hunted 4. to make me laugh; to entertain 5. because no
one spoke the same language
Sentences will vary for 2, 4, 6, 8. 1. a; the horns on an animal’s
head 3. b; to form a mental image 5. a; the words people use to
communicate 7. b; to hear without the speaker’s knowledge
Paws and Claws: Learn
About Animal Tracks
LR19 Draw Conclusions, LR20
1. Tracks make patterns. 2. Many animal tracks show four toes.
3. Fireflies and bees don’t leave tracks.
Possible responses given. 4. Harry was sad. 5. Annie was afraid of
dogs.
1. notepad 2. blade 3. dew 4. budding 5. flutter 6. patch 7. Fireflies
8. hawkmoth 9–11. Sentences will vary.
Rescuing Stranded Whales
LR28 Generalize, LR29
Generalization: There are many things to do to help a stranded
whale. Possible responses given. Detail #1: pour water and ice on
beached whale Detail #2: herd whales and push into deeper water
Detail #3: take whales to aquarium first for care
1. chip 2. bay 3. melody 4. channel 5. surrounded 6. anxiously
7. blizzard 8. supplies 9. symphony
Do Animals Have
a Sixth Sense?
LR37 Compare and Contrast, LR38
1. howl 2. dig 3. hide 4. leave their hive
Possible responses given. 5. Animals behave unusually before a
natural disaster. 6. Some animals try to run away, other animals try to
find a safe place, and still other animals make noise.
1. f 2. g 3. h 4. i 5. e 6. a 7. b 8. c 9. d 10. earth + quake = earthquake;
11. fire + works = fireworks
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