Read the following paragraph and answer the questions below: The Golden Fish Acts Wisely Upon a certain island in the middle of the sea lived a fisherman and his wife. They were so poor they often went without bread when the fishing did not go well. One day the man caught a small golden fish who begged to be let go. Because the man did let him go, the little…
Read the following paragraph and answer the questions below: The Golden Fish Keeps a Promise Upon a certain island in the middle of the sea lived a fisherman and his wife. They were so poor they often went without bread when the fishing did not go well. One day when the man had been fishing for many hours without any luck, he hooked a small golden fish with eyes as…
Read the following paragraph and answer the questions below: Patty the Milkmaid was going to market, carrying her milk in a pail on her head. As she walked along she began to plan what she would do with the money she would get for the milk. "I'll buy some chickens from Farmer Brown," she said to herself. "They will lay eggs each morning. Then I will sell the eggs to…
Read the following paragraph and answer the questions below: A Mother Crab was watching her son play on the beach. Like all crabs, the Young Crab walked along sideways. He walked along to the left, then he walked along to the right. The Mother Crab saw the lobsters on the other side of the beach. The lobsters were all walking straight forward. The Mother Crab said to her son, “Why…
Read the following paragraph and answer the questions below: Whales are the biggest creatures that have ever lived on the earth. They are even bigger than the biggest dinosaurs were. Scientists think that whales once walked on land. They believe this because whales are not fish—they are mammals. Not only are whales the biggest creatures on earth, they also are some of the smartest. They live in family groups. They…
Read the following paragraph and answer the questions below: Anthony’s teacher, Mr. Rivera, gave the class a different kind of homework assignment. The assignment was to watch the weather report on television every night for a week. Mr. Rivera told the students some things to listen for as they watched each night’s report. He also gave them a worksheet to fill out while they watched. Mr. Rivera said to look…