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Reading Comprehension                                                                                              Graphic Organizer & Summary





                  Choose the best answers.                                                                                          Step      Fill in the blanks with the words from the box.
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               1.  What is the main idea of this passage?
                                                                                                                                                                                In Spring
                  a. Spring has rainy weather.

                  b. Spring wakes many animals up.                                                                                              Weather                                      Animals

                  c. Spring brings new life.                                                                                                  gets                    Plants                  wake up from                 Birds


                                                                                                                                               warmer                  grow new                winter                fly north
             2.  When there is more sunshine and rain, plants                           .                                                       more rain          leaves and              naps                      build
                                                                                                                                                                                              have babies
                  a. dry out                    b. grow fast                c. need water                                                                              flowers                                        nests




             3.  What do many animals do in spring?

                  a. bloom                      b. have babies              c. sprout leaves




             4.  Where do many birds fly in spring?                                                                                                       warmer           nests         winter         flowers

                  a. east                       b. south                    c. north








                                                                                                                                    Step      Complete the summary with the words from the box.
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                  Check true or false.
                                                                                               T      F
                                                                                                                                          Spring is a very special         season    . In spring, the days are longer and
             5.  We get more rain in spring.
                                                                                                                                          warmer. There is also more              rain     . Trees have new leaves, and

             6.  Animals wake up from their summer naps.                                                                                  flowers      bloom      . Animals wake up from long winter                naps      .

                                                                                                                                          New baby animals are born. They have a lot to eat. Many birds fly


                                                                                                                                          north and         build     nests.
                  Write the correct answer.


             7.  What do many birds do in spring?
                                                                                                                                                          rain      build         naps       season      bloom
                  They build         nests       and have babies.



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