Describe Connections Between Events or Concepts
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2nd Grade ELA › Describe Connections Between Events or Concepts
Read the passage: Both frogs and toads are amphibians, so they can live on land and in water. Both lay eggs in water. However, frogs usually have smooth, wet skin, while toads often have bumpy, drier skin. Frogs often have longer legs, so they can jump farther. Toads usually walk more than they jump. How are frogs and toads alike?
Frogs have bumpy, dry skin.
Toads jump farther than frogs.
Both lay eggs in water.
Explanation
This asks how things are alike. The passage says 'Both lay eggs in water.' This is something frogs and toads both do.
Read the passage: First, wash your hands with soap and water. Next, put a clean bandage on the cut to cover it. Then press gently with a cloth if it is still bleeding. After the bleeding stops, keep the bandage on so dirt stays out. Finally, tell an adult if the cut is deep or hurts a lot. What is the first step for a small cut?
Press gently with a cloth.
Tell an adult after it heals.
Wash your hands with soap and water.
Explanation
This asks about the first step. The passage starts with 'First, wash your hands with soap and water.' That's the very first thing to do.
Read the passage. First, a caterpillar hatches from an egg. Next, it eats many leaves, so it grows bigger. Then, it makes a chrysalis, which is a hard covering. After some time, the caterpillar changes inside the chrysalis. Finally, a butterfly comes out and dries its wings. What happens before the butterfly comes out?
It changes inside the chrysalis.
A caterpillar hatches from an egg.
It eats many leaves and grows bigger.
Explanation
This tests sequence of events. The passage says the caterpillar changes inside the chrysalis, then a butterfly comes out. Look for what happens right before the butterfly appears.
Read the passage: First, the sun warms water in lakes and oceans. Because the water gets warm, it turns into water vapor and rises. Next, the vapor cools high in the sky, so it changes into tiny drops. Then the drops join together and make clouds. After the clouds get heavy, rain falls to the ground. As a result, plants and rivers get fresh water again. What happens after clouds get heavy?
Water vapor rises from the lake.
The sun warms the water.
Rain falls to the ground.
Explanation
This tests finding what happens next. The passage says 'After the clouds get heavy, rain falls to the ground.' So rain falling is what happens after clouds get heavy.
Read the passage: First, a seed is planted in soil. Next, it gets water, air, and sunlight. Because it has what it needs, it sprouts a tiny root. Then a small stem grows up toward the light. After that, leaves open so the plant can make food. Finally, the plant grows bigger and may make flowers. Why does the seed sprout a root?
Because the plant makes flowers at the end.
Because it gets water, air, and sunlight.
Because leaves open to make food.
Explanation
This asks about cause and effect. The passage says the seed gets water, air, and sunlight. Then it says 'Because it has what it needs, it sprouts a tiny root.' So the seed sprouts because it gets what it needs.
Read the passage. First, mail is dropped into a mailbox. Next, a mail carrier picks it up and takes it to the post office. Then, workers sort the mail by city and street. After sorting, the mail goes on a truck or plane to the right place. Finally, a mail carrier delivers it to homes. What happens after workers sort the mail?
A mail carrier delivers it to homes.
Mail is dropped into a mailbox.
The mail goes on a truck or plane.
Explanation
This tests sequence of events. The passage says AFTER sorting, the mail goes on a truck or plane. The word 'after' helps us find what happens next.
Read the passage: In 1903, the Wright brothers built a flying machine called an airplane. They tested it many times because they wanted it to be safe. On December 17, 1903, they flew at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. After people saw the flight, more inventors tried to improve planes. Then airplanes could fly farther and carry more people. As a result, travel became faster for many families. What happened after people saw the first flight?
Travel became slower for many families.
The brothers built the airplane for the first time.
More inventors tried to improve planes.
Explanation
This asks about sequence of events. The passage says 'After people saw the flight, more inventors tried to improve planes.' So people trying to make better planes happened after the first flight.
Read the passage: First, Earth spins like a top. When Earth spins, the side facing the sun has daytime. At the same time, the other side has nighttime because it faces away. Then, as Earth keeps spinning, places move into sunlight. As a result, day turns into night, and night turns into day. Why does nighttime happen?
Because the sun moves closer to Earth.
Because a place faces away from the sun.
Because Earth stops spinning for a while.
Explanation
This asks about cause and effect. The passage says 'the other side has nighttime because it faces away.' Nighttime happens when a place faces away from the sun.
Read the passage: First, a seed is planted in soil. Next, it gets water and sunlight, so it can sprout. Then a small plant grows leaves to catch more light. After that, the plant grows taller and makes more leaves. Finally, it can grow flowers and make new seeds. What helps the seed sprout?
Water and sunlight.
Flowers growing on the plant.
The plant growing taller.
Explanation
This asks about cause and effect. The passage says the seed 'gets water and sunlight, so it can sprout.' Water and sunlight help the seed sprout.
Read the passage: First, people put paper, cans, and bottles into a recycling bin. Next, a truck picks up the bin and takes it to a recycling center. Then workers and machines sort the items by type. After that, the items are cleaned, so they are ready to be used again. Finally, factories turn them into new things, like boxes or cans. What is the first step in recycling at home?
People put items into a recycling bin.
Factories make new boxes and cans.
Workers sort items by type.
Explanation
This asks about the first step. The passage says 'First, people put paper, cans, and bottles into a recycling bin.' This is the first step at home.