NameSelectionComprehensionChoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.1.Whatisthemainideaof“GrandCanyon”?TheGrandCanyonismorethanonemiledeep.TheGrandCanyonwasformedbytheColoradoRiver.PeoplevisitingtheGrandCanyonstayatcampgrounds.VisitorstotheGrandCanyonlearnabouttheearth’shistory.2.Howdoyouknowthat“GrandCanyon”isnonfiction?Ithasaplotwithabeginning,amiddle,andanending.Itgivesfactsaboutplacesandthingsthatarereal.Itgivesdetailsabouteventsintheauthor’slife.Ithasadifficultproblemthatmustbesolved.3.WhathelpedformthesidesoftheGrandCanyon?rockslidescreeksandstreamsweatheranderosiontrailscarvedbypeople4.WhatareyouMOSTLIKELYtoseeinthedeepestpartoftheCanyon?paintingsonaboulderlandcoveredbyaseacoyotesandpupsapredawnstorm5.WhatistheMOSTLIKELYreasontheAnasaziIndiansbuiltagranaryintotheCanyonwall?TheylikedtheviewfromtheCanyonwall.Theywantedtokeeptheirfoodsafefromenemies.TheywantedtopaintpicturesontheCanyonwall.Theyneededtokeepthesquirrelsawayfromthefood.WeeklyLessonTestLesson27©Harcourt•Grade4SelectionComprehension“GrandCanyon:ATrailThroughTime”227Name6.WhichsentencefromtheselectioncontainsanOPINION?ThousandsofvisitorsfromallovertheworldhavecometoviewthesplendoroftheGrandCanyon.Packmulesbeginafive-hourtripdownintotheCanyon.Cloudsofdustfollowthemasvoicesfromthetopfadeaway.Themulescontinuedownthetrailtotheinnergorge.7.HowisthisnonfictionLIKEexpositorynonfiction?Bothgivefactsandinformationaboutasubject.Bothhaveeventsthatcouldnotreallyhappen.Bothgivedetailsabouteventsinsomeone’slife.Bothshowcharacters’feelingsthroughdialogue.8.WhatcanreaderstellabouttheGrandCanyon?Ithasnopeoplelivinginit.Itwillnevergetdeeper.Itwasformedquickly.Itisstillchanging.READTHINKEXPLAINWrittenResponse9.DescribewhatyouwouldexpecttoseeifyouvisitedtheGrandCanyon.Usedetailsfrom“GrandCanyon:ATrailThroughTime”tosupportyouranswer.TOTALSCORE:/8+/2WeeklyLessonTestLesson27©Harcourt•Grade4SelectionComprehension“GrandCanyon:ATrailThroughTime”228NameWeeklyLessonTestLesson27FocusSkill:MainIdeaandDetailsReadthepa...
