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Smiling Sammy s Circus Begins Saturday! Six Huge Lions! A Dozen Elephants! Dancing Bears! (at the 2:00 P.M. show only) Children under 12... $2.00 Adults... $4.00 More than 30 CRAZY Clowns! FREE Balloons to the first 100 people at each show!! Cotton Candy only 25 SHOWS EVERY DAY AT 2:00 P.M. AND 8:00 P.M. 1. On what day will the circus begin? 2. How much do tickets cost for children under 12? 3. How many clowns are in the circus? 4. At what times can you see the circus? 5. How much is cotton candy? 6. When can you see the dancing bears? 7. How many people will get free balloons? Remedia Publications 1 Comprehension Collection 2

One Bite is like a MEAL The Snack of TODAY NO SUGAR! Made by YUMMY Co. Funny Joke on back! It will put you into ORBIT 8 bars $2.00 1. What is the cost of Space Food? 2. How much sugar is in Space Food? 3. How many bars are in the bag? 4. Who makes Space Food? 5. What is on the back of the bag? 6. Will Space Food make you full? Why or why not? 7. What will Space Food do to you? Comprehension Collection 2 2 Remedia Publications

Here are some of the parts of a car: Label the parts of the car. The round cover on the tire is the hubcap. The glass across the front is called the windshield. The top that covers the motor is the hood. At night, you turn on the headlights. The wide piece of metal across the front and back of the car is the bumper. The part above the tire is the fender. Remedia Publications 3 Comprehension Collection 2

The Woods Jan is lost in the woods. She has only an apple to eat. She is scared. She wants to get back to the ranch. The Robot Ray got out of his jet. He walked to the door of the moon room. What a mess! The robot was not working. It had not made Ray s lunch. The Garden Mike will work in the garden. He will pick some corn. It will taste good. He will cook it with salt and butter. What could he cook to go with it? 1. Who has a jet? 2. Who is a farmer? 3. Who has fruit? 4. Who will cook corn? 5. Who needs to find the ranch? 6. Who needs to fix a robot? 7. Who is scared? 8. Who is hungry? Comprehension Collection 2 4 Remedia Publications

Bob has a cat Who sleeps all day. When Bob wants to sleep, Sam wants to play. Pets Bill has a dog. His name is Mac. Each day at noon, He gets a snack. Sid has a bird. Its name is Peep. Soon after lunch, It goes to sleep. Do you have a pet? Is it fun to hug? Do you have a fish, A snake, or a bug? 1. What is Peep? 2. What is Mac? 3. What is Sam? 4. When does Sam play? 5. What does Mac get? 6. When does Peep sleep? Draw a picture of Peep s cage. Remedia Publications 5 Comprehension Collection 2

It s fun to be near the sea. If it s a hot day, you can feel cool. You can wade in the waves. The water will tickle your toes! Swim with a friend. Then you will be safe. The sun feels good on your wet skin. Be careful not to burn! Few fish are near the shore. When you swim, you scare them away. Take your lunch to the beach. In summer, it s a pretty place. Fun in the Sun Write a word from the story on each line. 1. You can feel at the beach. 2. The will tickle your toes. 3. Swim with a. 4. Few are near the shore. 5. Be careful not to! 6. You may eat your at the beach. 7. The beach is pretty in the. Comprehension Collection 2 6 Remedia Publications

Dear Tim, This note is to ask you if you want to go camping with me. We can go next Friday. I will bring the tent and the stove. My dog, Rex, will come with us. Ask your mother. Then call me. Can you bring apples and oranges? I will pick you up at 6:00. We will ride in my blue truck. Love, Uncle Roy May 5 1 Who wrote the note? 2. What date is on the note? 3. What day will Tim go camping? 4. What will Tim bring? and 5. What is Rex? 6. What will Uncle Roy bring? and 7. What color is Uncle Roy s truck? Remedia Publications 7 Comprehension Collection 2

Find a word on the anteater. Write the word on the line. tears as picnic puts eat like anteater tongue They What do you think anteaters eat? You re right. eat ants! They thousands of ants each day. They feed mostly on ants and termites. Anteaters are big as some bears. They do not have jaws. The mouth of the anteater is a tube. Inside the tube is a long, sticky tongue. When an is hungry, it goes to an anthill. It the anthill with its big claws. It its tongue inside. The ants get stuck to its. An anteater would be a good pet to take on a! How many ants will an anteater eat in a day? Comprehension Collection 2 8 Remedia Publications

Sleepy Facts You may yawn when you read this. When you read about yawns, you want to yawn. We yawn when we need more air. More air may help us think. If you move around, yawning may stop. If you take a drink of water, that will also help. Did you know that dogs, cats, and bunnies yawn? 1. When you read about yawns, what might you do? 2. Why do you yawn? 3. List two ways you can stop yawns. 4. What else yawns, besides people? Remedia Publications 9 Comprehension Collection 2

Find the word in the box. Write the word on the line. of is not popcorn steam gets Most people like to eat popcorn. It fun to see it pop. It makes a lot noise. What makes it pop and jump? Inside every kernel of, there is a small drop of water. When the kernel gets hot, this water hot, too. The water turns into steam. The makes the kernel pop. Just think. Popcorn is really cooked. It is steamed! 1. How much water is inside every kernel of popcorn? 2. When does the water get hot? 3. What happens to the water when it gets hot? Comprehension Collection 2 10 Remedia Publications

We won the race! said Nan. We are the champs! My shirt is inside-out, said Jim. All the kids are looking at me. A soft kitten! said Lee. It s what I wanted. Thank you! I m going to bed now, said Matt. I need to get more sleep. Grandma is sick, said Nick. She cannot come to see us. 1. Who feels silly? 2. Who feels surprised? 3. Who feels sleepy? 4. Who feels sad? 5. Who feels like jumping for joy? Write about when you were super happy! Remedia Publications 11 Comprehension Collection 2

Tons of Turtles Maybe you have seen a turtle in a pet store or at the zoo. Many turtles we see are about three inches long. Leatherback turtles are much bigger. They can grow to be eight feet long! They can weigh more than a horse. Leatherback turtles spend their lives in the ocean. Their front legs are like flippers. They are great swimmers. Leatherbacks can swim for miles in the ocean. 1. How far can a leatherback turtle swim? 2. How much can a leatherback turtle weigh? 3. What do the front legs of a leatherback turtle look like? 4. A leatherback turtle may grow to be how long? Draw and color a life-size picture of a turtle that you might have as a pet. Comprehension Collection 2 12 Remedia Publications

Whales The biggest animal is the blue whale. No land animal is as big as this animal. A school bus is smaller than the blue whale. The biggest whale was 106 feet long. One whale may be bigger than your house! The blue whale lives in cold seas. It eats krill. Krill are little pink animals in the sea. Read each sentence. If it is TRUE, circle the letter under T. If it is NOT TRUE, circle the letter under F. T F 1. A blue whale is not very big. C K 2. Other animals are bigger. A R 3. A school bus is smaller than a blue whale. I B 4. A blue whale lives in cold seas. L T 5. A blue whale eats apples. H L The letters I circled spell. are Remedia Publications 13 Comprehension Collection 2

Tail Tales Animals use their tails in many ways. A fish has a tail to help it swim. A monkey uses its tail to grab. A fox sleeps with its tail around its body. It keeps warm that way. Grab a lizard by its tail. The tail will come off! Think of that! A beaver slaps the water with its tail. The slap tells other beavers to look out! 1. What animal keeps warm with its tail? 2. Draw a picture of the animal that uses its tail to swim. 3. What animal slaps the water _ with its tail? 4. Draw a picture of the animal that grabs with its tail. 5. Grab a lizard by the tail. What happens? Comprehension Collection 2 14 Remedia Publications

Baby Talk Let s think of the names for baby animals. A fawn is a baby deer. A baby duck is a duckling. A piglet is a baby pig. Many baby animals are called cubs. Baby lions, baby tigers, and baby bears are cubs. A baby cat and a baby rabbit are kittens. What is a kid? A kid is a baby goat! Have you been called a kid? 1. What is a baby duck called? 2. What do you call a baby pig? 3. What is a fawn? 4. What baby animals are called cubs? 5. What is a kid? Remedia Publications 15 Comprehension Collection 2

Write the name of the sea animal under its picture. Color. 1. An eel looks like a snake. 2. An octopus has eight arms. 3. A shark has a pointed nose and a fin on its back. 4. A sea turtle has a shell on its back. 5. A starfish has five pointed arms. 6. A sea horse has a curved tail. Comprehension Collection 2 16 Remedia Publications

The circus moves from city to city. Look at the map. Draw railroad tracks to show how the circus train traveled. NORTH Big River Oakdale WEST Marlin EAST Pecos SOUTH York Hobbs 1. The circus started at Big River. Then it traveled east. To what city did it go? 2. From there, it traveled to Hobbs. What direction is that? 3. Then, the circus train went west to the next city. Name the city. 4. The last stop was in Marlin. What direction did the circus train go? 5. Which city did not see the circus? Remedia Publications 17 Comprehension Collection 2

Find the word in the box. Write the word on the line. snake its bigger skin out Tight Skin A snake has strange skin. It does not grow bigger as the snake grows. Instead, new skin grows under the old. When the old skin becomes too tight, the rubs its nose on a rock. This cracks the skin around mouth. Then the snake crawls through bushes and rocks and wiggles of the old skin. This snake is ready to shed its skin. Help the snake find a trail through the rocks. Color the picture. Comprehension Collection 2 18 Remedia Publications

Find the word in the box. Write the word on the line. who same fingerprints name like One of a Kind Your name tells who you are. Without a, it would be hard to tell people who you are. There is another way that tells you are. It is your fingerprint. No one in the world has fingerprints just yours. Someone might have the name as you, but that person would have different. Make pictures with these fingerprints. Press one of your fingers on an inked stamp pad. Then, lightly press that same finger inside this square. Don t forget to write your name below. This is s fingerprint. Remedia Publications 19 Comprehension Collection 2

A Tall Tale A giraffe was born in a London zoo. The zookeeper measured the new baby when she was born. She was 62 inches tall. The next day, they measured her again. She was 75 inches tall. The tallest giraffe on record was over 19 feet tall! 1. Where was the fast-growing giraffe born? 2. Who measured the baby? 3. How tall was she when she was born? 4. How tall was she when she was one day old? 5. How much had she grown in one day? 6. If she kept growing that fast, how tall would she be when she was two days old? 7. What would you name the new baby? 8. If you stood next to the tallest giraffe, how much shorter would you be than the giraffe? Remember: There are 12 inches in one foot. Comprehension Collection 2 20 Remedia Publications

Billy went to the beach on vacation. Decode the postcard he sent to his grandmother. Dear Grandmother, the beach! swimming in the. Yesterday, went = love = I = saw a. My friend dug up four = ocean s in the sand. On Wednesday, the = clam did not shine, and we thought it might, but it didn t. We are going ing on Friday. Love, Billy = fish = whale = sun = rain 1. Where did Billy swim? 2. What animals did he see? How many? 3. What did his friend dig out of the sand? 4. On what day was it not sunny? Did it rain? 5. What is Billy going to do on Friday? Remedia Publications 21 Comprehension Collection 2

The Pigpen Pigs like to sit in mud. People think they are dirty and not very smart. Pigs know what is good for them. The mud keeps them cool on a hot day. It protects their skin from the sun s rays. It helps keep off biting insects. Pigs really are pretty smart. 1. Where do pigs like to sit? 2. What do people think about pigs? 3. Write two things the mud does for pigs. 4. Which word means keeps from harm? Color. Comprehension Collection 2 22 Remedia Publications

Use complete sentences to answer the questions. The Mighty Twister A tornado is a strong windstorm. The fast-turning wind makes a funnel shape. The tip of the funnel moves along near the ground. The powerful wind can pull trees out of the ground. A tornado can move houses. 1. What is a tornado? 2. A tornado is shaped like what? 3. What can a tornado do to trees? 4. Which word means very strong? Color. Remedia Publications 23 Comprehension Collection 2

The Elephant and His Tail An elephant had a long, long tail. When he would walk, his tail would hit him in the face. This is not fun, said the elephant. I do not like to get hit in the face. One day, the elephant went for a walk. His tail hit him in the eye. Now he could not see. The elephant sat down. My eye hurts, he said. My tail is just too long. What can I do? A little cat came up to the elephant. I can help, she said. She did something to the tail of the elephant. Now it will not hit you in the face, she said. 1. What did his tail do when the elephant took a walk? 2. Did the elephant like to get hit in the face? 3. Who came up to help the elephant? 4. What is the name of the story? Comprehension Collection 2 24 Remedia Publications

Use complete sentences to answer the questions. Mallard Ducks Mallard ducks live in ponds. For food, they like insects, snails, and seeds. The brown male can change color. When he courts the female, his head turns green. His chest feathers become purple. 1. What kind of duck is this story about? 2. Where do these ducks live? 3. What part of a plant do they eat? 4. What color is the male most of the time? 5. What happens to his chest feathers when he courts the female? Remedia Publications 25 Comprehension Collection 2

Koko and the Kitty Koko has a pet kitten. Koko talks to his kitten with his hands. He makes signs that mean, Let s eat, or, Let s play ball. Koko is a gorilla. 1. Who has a pet? 2. What kind of pet is it? 3. How does Koko talk to his pet? 4. What does Koko make with his hands? 5. What do the signs mean? 6. What is Koko? 7. What is unusual about this story? Comprehension Collection 2 26 Remedia Publications

Rocky the Raccoon Raccoons live in the forest. Rocky is a raccoon. He has a striped tail. Black fur around his eyes makes him look like he has on a mask. Rocky sleeps in the trees during the day. At night, he looks for food near the river. Rocky will eat almost anything. He washes his food carefully before he eats it. Color Rocky brown with black stripes on his tail and a black mask. Color the tree green. Color the fish yellow. Color the water and sky blue. Color the rest of the picture. 1. Raccoons sleep in trees during the. 2. At night, raccoons look for. 3. Before eating, raccoons their food. Remedia Publications 27 Comprehension Collection 2

Bart the Bear Bart is a black bear. He lives in the tall, pine tree forests. Bart is very good at climbing trees. He spends his days looking for food. Bart scoops honey from beehives with his big paws. He eats berries off bushes. Bart likes to catch fish in the streams. Color Bart black. Color the beehive brown. Color the tree trunk gray. Color Bart s tongue pink Color the stream blue. Color the rest of the picture. 1. Black bears live in tall, forests. 2. The black bear is a good climber. 3. Black bears eat honey,, and. Comprehension Collection 2 28 Remedia Publications

The Bear and His Bed A big, brown bear had a big bed. He liked to sleep in his big bed. One night, he got into his bed. He could not sleep. The bear sat up. There was something in his bed. What is in this bed? asked the bear. The bear got up. He looked in his bed. He found something. The bear said, I can eat this. Then I can get into bed and go to sleep. He did. 1. What is the name of this story? 2. What did the bear like to do? 3. When did the bear get into his bed? 4. Where did he look for something? 5. What was in his bed? a stick? a ball? an apple? Remedia Publications 29 Comprehension Collection 2

The Black Hat A man had a big black hat. He put his hand into the hat and pulled out a little white rabbit. Good-bye, said the rabbit. Then the rabbit ran away. The man put his hand back into the black hat. He pulled out a little brown rabbit. Good-bye, said the brown rabbit. Then it ran away, too. The man said, I do not like this. The white rabbit ran away. The brown rabbit ran away, too. He put his hand into the hat again. This time, the man pulled out a little gray squirrel. Are you going away? asked the man. No, said the gray squirrel. There is a nut in your hat. I am staying right here. 1. What did the man pull out of his hat first? 2. What did the man pull out of his hat next? 3. What did the rabbits say? 4. What color was the squirrel? 5. Did the squirrel go away, too? Why or why not? Comprehension Collection 2 30 Remedia Publications

ANSWER KEY Page 1 1. Saturday 2. $2.00 3. more than 30 4. 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. 5. 25 6. 2:00 p.m. show 7. 100 Page 2 1. $2.00 2. none 3. 8 4. the Yummy Co. 5. a joke 6. yes; one bite is like a meal 7. put you into orbit Page 3 counter-clockwise from left: bumper, fender, hubcap, headlights, hood, windshield Page 4 1. Ray 2. Mike 3. Jan 4. Mike 5. Jan 6. Ray 7. Jan 8. all of them Page 5 1. a bird 2. a dog 3. a cat 4. at night 5. a snack 6. after lunch Page 6 1. cool 2. water 3. friend 4. fish 5. burn 6. lunch 7. summer Page 7 1. Uncle Roy 2. May 5th 3. Friday 4. apples; oranges 5. a dog 6. tent; stove 7. blue Page 8 They, eat, as, like, anteater, tears, puts, tongue, picnic thousands Page 9 1. yawn 2. need more air 3. move around; drink water 4. dogs, cats, and bunnies Page 10 is, of, popcorn, gets, steam, not 1. a small drop 2. when the kernel gets hot 3. it turns into steam Page 11 1. Jim 2. Lee 3. Matt 4. Nick 5. Nan Page 12 1. miles 2. more than a horse 3. flippers 4. eight feet Page 13 1. F 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. F KRILL KRILL are little pink animals in the sea. Page 14 1. fox 2. fish 3. beaver 4. monkey 5. the tail comes off Page 15 1. duckling 2. piglet 3. baby deer 4. lions, tigers, bears 5. baby goat Page 16 starfish, eel, octopus sea turtle, shark, sea horse Page 17 1. Oakdale 2. south 3. York 4. north 5. Pecos Page 18 bigger, skin, snake, its, out Page 19 name, who, like, same, fingerprints Pictures will vary. Page 20 1. a London zoo 2. zookeeper 3. 62 inches 4. 75 inches 5. 13 inches 6. 88 inches 7. & 8. Answers will vary. Page 21 I love, I, ocean, I saw, whale, clam, sun, rain, fish 1. ocean 2. whales, three 3. clams 4. Wednesday, no 5. go fishing Page 22 1. in mud 2. that they are dirty and not very smart 3. keeps them cool, protects skin, keeps off insects 4. protects Page 23 1. A tornado is a strong windstorm. 2. A tornado is shaped like a funnel. 3. A tornado can pull trees out of the ground. 4. Powerful is a word which means very strong. Page 24 1. hit him in the face 2. no 3. a little cat 4. The Elephant and His Tail Page 25 1. This story is about mallard ducks. 2. These ducks live in ponds. 3. They eat the seeds of a plant. 4. Most of the time the male is brown. 5. His chest becomes purple. Page 26 1. Koko 2. a kitten 3. with his hands 4. signs 5. Let s eat, or Let s play ball. 6. a gorilla 7. Answers will vary. Page 27 1. day 2. food 3. wash Page 28 1. pine tree 2. tree 3. berries/fish Page 29 1. The Bear and His Bed 2. sleep in his big bed 3. one night 4. in his bed 5. an apple Page 30 1. white rabbit 2. brown rabbit 3. good-bye 4. gray 5. no; it wanted the nut in the hat Comprehension Collection 2 ii Remedia Publications

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