NameSelectionComprehensionChoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.1.Howdoyouknowthat“Mountains”isexpositorynonfiction?Ithasdetailsaboutsomeone’slife.Ithascharactersandreal-lifeevents.Ittellstheauthor’spersonalfeelings.Ithasfacts,photographs,andcaptions.2.Whydidtheauthorwritethisselection?toexplainhowmountainsformandchangetotellaboutanunderwatermountainchaintodescribetheworld’stallestmountaintocomparetwofamousmountains3.Whatcausesmostmountainstoform?Volcanoeseruptintheocean.Windblowssandintohighpiles.Largepiecesoftheearth’scrustmove.Glacierscarryawaysheetsofgranite.4.Whathappenswhenwaterfreezesincracksinrocks?Thecracksaresealed.Thecracksgetbigger.Therocksgetsofter.Therocksdissolve.5.Whathappenswhenafaultweakenstheearth’scrust?Hugerocksriseorfall.Mountainsbecomebare.Largeglaciersareformed.Soilspreadsoutinafanshape.WeeklyLessonTestLesson12©Harcourt•Grade4SelectionComprehension“Mountains”99Name6.WhichofthesewouldMOSTLIKELYbefoundonavolcanicmountain?limestonebaresoilcinderscaves7.Howaredomemountainsformed?Theyareformedwhentheearth’scrustexplodes.Theyareformedbyundergroundmagma.Theyrisefromtheoceandepths.Theyareformedbyvolcaniceruptions.8.WithwhichofthesesentenceswouldtheauthorMOSTLIKELYagree?Mountainrangescanriseupanywhere.Mountainscancausechangesinweather.Mountainclimbingisasportmostpeopleenjoy.Mountainsonlandlastlongerthanthoseunderwater.READTHINKEXPLAINWrittenResponse9.COMPARINGTEXTSComparetheinterview“TotheTopoftheWorld”withtheselection“Mountains.”HowarethesetextsALIKE?HowaretheyDIFFERENT?TOTALSCORE:/8+/2WeeklyLessonTestLesson12©Harcourt•Grade4SelectionComprehension“Mountains”100NameFocusSkill:TextStructure:CauseandEffectReadthepassage.Thenchoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.Marco’sBirdOneday,Marco’smothercamehomefromworkwithasurpriseforhimbecausehehadreceivedgoodgradesinallofhisclasses.Itwasaparrotwithbeautifulgreenfeathersonitswingsandroyalbluefeathersatopitshead.Theparrotalsohadabandofredfeathersacrossitschestandbrightyellowfeathersonthebackofit...
