NameSelectionComprehensionChoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.1.Theauthorwrote“TheLongBikeRide”MAINLYtogiveexamplesoffriendssupportingeachother.explainwhymarineanimalsgetcaughtinrocks.describewhattherockycoastofCaliforniaislike.tellaboutaboywhowantstohelpananimalintrouble.2.Michaelusuallydoesn’tgotothebeachbecausehelivestoofaraway.hisfriendsdon’tliketogo.hedoesn’tlikethewater.hissisterwasthere.3.Readthefollowingsentencefromthestory:“Thewatergurgledandchuggedasitsplashedintothenarrowpassagesbetweeneachrock.”Theauthorusesthewordsgurgled,chugged,andsplashedtocomparethewatertotherocks.describehowthewatersounds.tellhowthewaterfeels.exaggeratehowthewatermoves.4.Theauthorcomparesthesealion’swhiskerstoporcupinequillsinordertoexplainhowdangeroustheanimalis.howinterestingtheanimallooks.whytheanimalfeelsthreatened.whytheanimalfascinatesAntoine.5.WhatistheMOSTLIKELYreasonAntoineleavestogohome?Hedoesn’twanttobelate.Hisfriendslefthim.Heknowsthesealionwillfreeitself.Hissisterwilltellonhim.WeeklyLessonTestLesson12©Harcourt•Grade6107SelectionComprehension“TheLongBikeRide”NameTOTALSCORE:/8+/26.Theauthorsays“Dad’seyeswereonfire”inordertoshowthatlightwasreflectedinDad’seyes.Dadwasfeelingstrongemotion.Dadwasexperiencingahighfever.Dad’seyeswerestrainedandstinging.7.Whydoestheauthorcomparethestarfishtosunbathers?toindicatethatthewateriswarmtoexplainhowstarfishstretchedoutonrockstoshowthattheanimalsarebrightlycoloredtoexplainwhatkindofanimalsliveneartheoceanwater8.Attheendofthestory,Antoineisrelievedbecausethesealionescaped.hedidn’thavetobabysithissister.hisnamewasinthepaper.hisfriendsthoughthewascool.READTHINKEXPLAINWrittenResponse9.WhatistheMOSTLIKELYreasonDadisproudattheendofthestory?Usedetailsfrom“TheLongBikeRide”tosupportyouranswer.WeeklyLessonTestLesson12©Harcourt•Grade6108SelectionComprehension“TheLongBikeRide”NameFocusSkill:FigurativeLanguageReadthepassage.Thenchoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.NoRainTodayJuanlookedouthisrain-streakedwindowandsawthesunsmi...
