MONEY

Money is what you use to buy things. You may earn money from completing household chores,
getting good grades, for your allowance, or for losing a tooth! Money is very important in our
world and comes in many different forms.
People have been using money for hundreds of years. Before money gave specific values for
things, people simply traded items. In the United States, we use the dollar as our currency or
money, but people in different parts of the world use different currencies, though some countries
also use or accept our dollars.
People earn money from the jobs they work and use that money to save for the future or pay for
their houses, cars, good, taxes, medical needs, and household items, among other things. Even
things such as turning the lights on, using the air conditioning or heat, and connecting to the
internet cost money.
1. What did people do before there was money?
People traded to get what they needed
They just never got what they needed
The story doesn't tell
They made everything themselves
2. The dollar .....
is not used very much in the United States.
is used in every country in the world
is never used in other countries.
is used in the United States.
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4.

How long have people used money?

They started recently
Since the beginning of time
Thousands of years
Hundreds of years

Select all of the things that money might be used for.

to buy thing
to save for the future
to pay you for doing your chores
to pay bills
5. According to the author of this story, money is ____________.
only used in America
not very important

only earned by adults

very important

PENGUINS
Penguins are among the most popular of all birds. They only live in and around the South Pole
and the continent of Antarctica. No wild penguins live at the North Pole. There are many
different kinds of penguins. The largest penguin is called the Emperor Penguin, and the smallest
kind of penguin is the Little Blue Penguin. There are 17 different kinds of penguins in all, and
none of them can fly.
Penguins have to be able to survive in the some of the Earth's coldest and windiest conditions.
They are great swimmers and have thick layers of fat to protect them from the bitter cold. Even
in their freezing cold habitats, penguins still have to watch out for predators such as killer whales
and seals.
1. Where do Penguins live?
2.

3.

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Penguins are....
all very large.
great at flying.
great at swimming.
How many different kinds of penguins are there?

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4. Which is the largest penguin?
5.

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Which is not a PREDATOR of penguins?
seal
killer whale
hawk

BUTTERFLIES
Butterflies are some of the most interesting insects on the planet Earth. There are more than
seventeen thousand different kinds of butterflies! Butterflies come in all shapes and sizes.
Butterflies go through four main stages of life. The first stage is the egg stage followed by the
larva stage. As a larva, or caterpillar, the future butterfly eats as much as possible. As it grows, it
sheds it outer skin, or exoskeleton. This may happen four or five times. After a few weeks, the
caterpillar enters the next stage of its life, the chrysalis stage. In the chrysalis, the caterpillar will
liquefy into a soup of living cells. Then, it will reorganize into a butterfly and the metamorphosis
is complete. In later parts of the chrysalis stage, you can see the forming butterfly through the
chrysalis.
When the butterfly emerges from the chrysalis, it pumps its wings to send blood through them so
that it can fly. Most butterflies only live a couple of weeks, just enough time to drink flower
nectar and to mate. Some, like the Monarch Butterfly, however, may live many months.
1. What is the second stage of life for a butterfly?
2.

3.

4.

5.

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Select ALL of the things that a butterfly does
mates
drinks nectar from flowers
sheds its skin
goes through metamorphosis
Which of the following is NOT true?
Butterflies must wait until blood drains into their wings before flying
Most butterflies live a short time
Caterpillars turn into a liquid in the chrysalis
The butterfly may shed its skin 8 or 9 times
In what stage does the metamorphosis happen?
Butterfly
Chrysalis
Caterpillar
egg
How many stages of life does a butterfly go through?
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6. Why does the caterpillar shed its skin?

8.

To defend itself against predators

It is hungry
It is growing
The butterfly is coming.
Which is true?

 There are more than a thousand different kinds of butterflies in the world.
There is only one kind of butterfly in the world.
There are about a thousand different kinds of butterflies in the world.
There are less than a thousand different kinds of butterflies in the world.
9. What is the third stage of life for a butterfly?
Butterfly
Chrysalis
larva
egg

Read the story, then answer the questions below.

At 9:00 A.M. on his first day of work at the supermarket, Josh was
given shopping cart duty. It was cold out, and Josh did not want this task,
but he was a good worker.
Josh started his search for carts by walking up and down the
supermarket parking lot. He started a train of shopping carts and after
an hour Josh had twenty-five carts. He pushed them all into the front
of the store.
Josh was about to go out for more carts when his boss called out to him,
Hold on there, Josh. Youre such a good worker that we are making you
a cashier. Come on in and start your training.
1. When does this story take place?
2. Where does this story take place?
3. Who is the main character in this story? How can you tell?
4. What is the fi rst important event in this story?
5. What is the last important event in this story?
Read the words in the first column. Use a word from the box
to make a compound word. Then write the compound word on
the line.

1. out
2. no
3. basket
4. birth
5. row
6. story

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