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Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Quiz
Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Quiz
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1
Which one is true about time zonesin the United States?
Each zone is the same size.
There are four time zones.
The zone lines follow state borders.
There are six time zones.
2
How many pages tell aboutpet pigs?
three
two
five
four
3
Which pages might tell why pigslike mud?
5, 7
11, 22
15, 16
9, 10
4
Which of these pages would tellhow big pigs can be?
page 15
page 31
page 24
page 5
5
What is the passage mainly about?
why Earth’s crust moves
how fossils were formed long ago
where fossils can be found
why sea fossils can be found on mountaintops
6
A chapter on landforms would probably use which glossary word?
equator
canyon
city
degree
7
Which of these shows matter in its three forms?
the illustration
the first paragraph
the words in bold print
the title of the passage
8
According to the text, how many hours are between each time zone?
two
six
four
one
9
Which cannot hear the high-pitched sounds that people can hear?
dolphins
people
dogs
grasshoppers
10
2. People hear sounds in a range of about _____.
10 to 10,000 hertz
10 to 50,000 hertz
20 to 20,000 hertz
20 to 200,000 hertz
11
What do the illustrations show?
how a fish forms a fossil
how a fish fossil ends upon a mountain
how a fish gets stuck in rock
how a mountain forms a fossil
12
Which glossary word describes the animals and plants of a desert?
equator
ecosystem
desert
canyon
13
What does illustration 1 show?
a fish on a mountain
fish swimming in sand
a dead fish in the ocean
a fossil buried in the sand
14
A chapter about reading a map would probably use which glossary word?
degree
ecosystem
compass rose
culture
15
Which one best describes the purpose of the graph?
to compare the pitches that livingthings hear
to show the pitches that livingthings make
to compare types of living things
to show the sounds that livingthings make
16
On which group of pages can youread about parts of a pig’s body?
5, 6, 7
7, 30, 33
5, 9, 10
6, 11, 15
17
How many states have their owntime zone?
3
24
48
2
18
Which of these can hear thehighest-pitched sounds?
people
dolphins
grasshoppers
dogs
19
Which of these would be the besttitle for the illustration?
“Forms of Matter”
“How Atoms Look”
“Shapes of Molecules”
“Ways Atoms Group Together”
20
Which fact best explains the title of the passage?
Earth’s crust is always moving
Rock layers contain fossils
Rock layers move up as mountains form.
Large pieces of crust can collide.
