School District of Palm Beach County Elementary Curriculum

School District of Palm Beach County
Elementary Curriculum

Spring Practice
Grade Five Reading

Grade 5 ^ƉƌŝŶŐWƌĂĐƚŝĐĞ
Read “Pink Dolphins” and then answer questions 1 through 3.





Source of passage:

Grade 5
Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Treasures (reprinted with permission)

Now answer numbers 1 through 3. Base your answers on the passage “Pink
Dolphins”.

1. The information in this article would be MOST useful in creating

A. a pamphlet describing the Amazon Jungle.
B. a map showing all of the rivers in South America.
C. a chart listing the importance of hydroelectric dams.
D. a booklet telling about the characteristics of the boto dolphin.

2. What does the author use to support the information in the article?

F. scientific facts
G. stories from books
H. personal observations
J. interviews with experts

3. Which statement from the article does NOT support the author’s conclusion that
the world must find a balance between progress in the region and safety of the
boto?

A. Some botos are caught by accident in fishing nets.
B. The dams are good for people but they close the river and may trap the

dolphin.
C. Some native people believe that if they hurt a boto, their family members will

have health problems.
D. Pollution from agricultural and industrial progress along the rivers causes

health problems in the botos.

Grade 5 ^ƉƌŝŶŐWƌĂĐƚŝĐĞ
Read “Satellite” and then answer questions 1 through 3.

Source of passage:
Grade 5
Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Treasures (reprinted with permission)

Now answer numbers 1 through 3. Base your answers on the poem “Satellite”.

1. Read these lines from the poem.

This machine floats in the velvet night,
seemingly weightless as a child’s kite.

What characteristic applies to the satellite in the sky?

A. bulky
B. clumsy
C. feathery
D. swift

2. Read these lines from the poem.

Somewhere out in the ink of the night
Is a gleaming, silver satellite.

Why does the author compare the night to ink?

F. to indicate that night is dark
G. to imply that the night looks very dull
H. to express how the night looks shiny and wet
J. to suggest that the color of the night sky changes

3. Read these lines from the poem.

Its antennas stick out like strange looking limbs,
like a tiny toy top as above us it spins.

Why does the author compare the satellite’s antennas to strange looking limbs?

A. to show that they stick out everywhere
B. to show that they move around aimlessly
C. to indicate that they are very hard to break
D. to indicate that they are very high up in the sky