What is the author’s purpose of this writing? a. To entertain b. To inform

1. Name___________________ Date_________________________ 5th six weeks COT Index What is the author’s purpose of this writing? a. To entertain b. To inform c. To persuade c. None of the above What information will I find on page 52? _____________________ On what page(s) will you find information on mucus? ___________ Lizards can be found on what page(s)? ______________________ If I want to know where an animal lives, what word should I look for? _________________ ______________ What page(s) should I look on?__________________________ What kind of newt will I find on page 8? _____________________ If I wanted to know how a frog grows up what word or words should I look under? _______________ Name one of the pages I would find information._________________________ Why is it important to be able to use an index? ________________ __________________________________________________________

2. Name__________________ Date__________________ Circle the topic sentence in each paragraph. Cross out the sentence that does not belong in the sentence. Robin The robin is probably the best-known bird in the United States. It can often be seen searching city lawns for insects and earthworms. Bluejays are blue. A robin is about eight to nine inches long. Both the adult male and adult female have orange-red breasts and gray backs. 2 A robin’s nest is usually a thick, round-shaped bowl. It is made of mud, twigs, and leaves. It is often lined with soft grass. Nests can be found in any kind of tree or on a building. Robins can fly. 3 Robins are usually one of the first signs of spring. Since robins go south for the winter, you know if you see one spring is on the way. Keep an eye on your lawns or sit in a city park. Robins like worms. You will be able to watch robins as they search for food.

3. Name__________________ Date__________________ • Answer the questions using the following passage. • Robin • 1 The robin is probably the best-known bird in the United States. It can often be seen searching city lawns for insects and earthworms. Blue jays are blue. A robin is about eight to nine inches long. Both the adult male and adult female have orange-red breasts and gray backs. • 2 A robin’s nest is usually a thick, round-shaped bowl. It is made of mud, twigs, and leaves. It is often lined with soft grass. Nests can be found in any kind of tree or on a building. • 3 Robins are usually one of the first signs of spring. Since robins go south for the winter, you know if you see one, spring is on the way. Keep an eye on your lawns or sit in a city park, and you will be able to watch robins as they search for food. • What is the topic sentence for paragraph one? • a. I like robins. • b. Both the adult male and adult female have orange-red breasts and gray backs. • c. The robin is probably the best-known bird in the United States. • d. None of the above • What sentence is not a detail for paragraph two? • Robins can fly. • It is made of mud, twigs, and leaves. • It is often lined with soft grass. • All of the above • What sentence does not belong in paragraph 1? • A robin is about 8-9 inches long. • Blue jays are blue • It can often be seen searching city lawns for insects and earthworms. • None of the above • 4. What is the topic for paragraph 2? • flying • spring • Leaves and grass • Nests

4. Name______________________ Date____________________________ Read the story, number the paragraphs, write the main idea of each paragraph next to it.  Blueberries By Wanda Hann Do you know how blueberries grow? They grow on bushes. Each blueberry is small and round. Many blueberries can grow on one bush. At first, the blueberries are green. The green berries are not ready to eat yet. They need a lot of sun and rain to help them become fat and sweet. When the berries turn blue, they are ripe and ready to be picked. Some farmers grow blueberries in big fields. The people who live nearby can earn money by helping to pick the blueberries. Each one takes a pail out to the field and fills it with blueberries. They work fast so that they can fill many pails. They want to earn as much money as they can. When they are done picking, their fingers are blue from the juice of the berries! After the blueberries are picked, they are put into boxes and sent to stores. People buy the blueberries and take them home to eat. Some people like to wash the berries and eat them one by one. Other people like to cook with blueberries. They make blueberry muffins and pancakes. No matter how you eat them, blueberries taste great!

5. Name__________________ Date__________________ • Answer the questions using the story “Blueberries”. Underline where you found the information in the text. Write the paragraph number next to your answer. • What could be another title for this story?a. “All About Blueberries” • “How to Cook with Blueberries” • “Eating Blueberries” • “All about Strawberries” • Where do blueberry pickers work? • In a barn • In a forest • In a field • Near a stream Effect Cause Lots of sun and rain • Which sentence belongs in the empty circle? • Turns the berries green. • Makes the berries fat and sweet. • Will destroy the crop. • Makes excellent blueberry muffins Paragraph 3 is mostly about…. a. How blueberries grow. b. How good they taste. c. How they are harvested. d. What people do with blueberries after they are picked.

6. Name______________________ Date____________________________ Read the story, number the paragraphs, write the main idea of each paragraph next to it.

7. Name__________________ Date__________________ • Answer the questions using the story “Star Llama”. Underline where you found the information in the text. Write the paragraph number next to your answer. • Why does the boy cry when the old llama dies?a. because he is afraid of the dark • because he is always sad • because the old llama is his only family • because he is lost • Paragraph 3 is mostly about… • The llama dying • The boy selling the shining wool. • The boy crying • The llama coming from the sky. • What happened BEFORE the llama died? • The boy bought two new llamas. • The boy and the llama walked many miles looking for a new home. • The boy collected the wool and sold it in the city. • The old llama fell to the ground in the shape of a star. Read this sentence from the story. As the Sun began to rise, the boy picked up the soft, warm wool. What does rise mean? a. Grow darker b. Come up c. Go down d. Take a step • From the information in the story you can tell that the boy probably… • was mean to the llama. • was greedy and never thought of anyone else. • treated the llama very well. • hated that he had to take care of the llama.