                                                                     Practice
 Name                                                                  Vocabulary



A. Write words from the box to complete the story.

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      Sasha found a little bone in her yard. The bone was covered in
  dirt as if it had been there for many years. It looked


                                 . Maybe it was a dinosaur bone! Sasha was


  excited and                                about this idea.


      “Let’s try to                             what it is,” Dad said. They
  looked at pictures in dinosaur books. They tried and tried but


  were                                to find a bone that looked like the one
  Sasha had found. Sasha still thought it was a dinosaur bone. Dad


  said, “Your idea might be                               . Or maybe you
  found a chicken bone from a picnic last summer!”


B. Use a word from the box to add another
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   sentence to the story.




      Meet the Super Croc
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                                                                                                        Practice
                                                                                                        Comprehension:
                           Name                                                                          Man Idea and
                                                                                                         Details Chart


                          As you read Meet the Super Croc, fill in the Main Idea and
                          Details Chart.


                                              Detail


                                                                                         Main Idea




                                              Detail




                                              Detail
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                          How does the information you wrote in this Main Idea and Details
                          Chart help you to better understand Meet the Super Croc?

                           At Home: Have your child use the chart to retell the story.
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                                                                            Practice
 Name                                                                      Comprehension:
                                                                         Main Idea and Details




   The main idea is the most important idea in a story.
   Details give more information about the main idea.

Read the passage. Then follow the directions.
      Spiders can grow new legs if their legs get hurt or lost. Lizards
  can grow new tails. Sharks lose thousands of teeth in their lives,
  but don’t worry, they also grow thousands of new ones. These are
  just a few of many animals that can grow new parts.

1. What is the main idea of this paragraph?
   a. Some animals can grow whole new animals.
   b. Some animals lose thousands of teeth.
   c. Some animals can grow new body parts.
2. Choose two details that tell about the main idea.
   a. Lizards can grow new tails.
   b. There are other animals that can grow whole new animals
      from body parts.
   c. Spiders can grow new legs.
3. Choose one detail that does not tell about the main idea.
   a. Sharks lose thousands of teeth but can grow them back.
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   b. If a spider loses a leg, it can grow it back.
   c. Whole animals can sometimes grow from a part of another
      animal.
4. Write a good title for this passage.



                                        At Home: Have your child make up two or more supporting
      Meet the Super Croc
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                                        details to tell about the main idea of the paragraph.


                                                                     Practice
 Name                                                                  Vocabulary



A. Write words from the box to complete the story.

  hopeful               unable        confirm       ancient       valid


      Sasha found a little bone in her yard. The bone was covered in
  dirt as if it had been