Read Grade-Level Text With Understanding Practice Test

Read the passage.

Jamal wanted to make a bird feeder for his backyard. He asked his aunt for help, and she said yes. They gathered a pinecone, string, peanut butter, and birdseed.

First, Jamal tied the string around the pinecone. Next, he spread peanut butter into the pinecone’s cracks. Then he rolled it in birdseed until it was covered.

Finally, Jamal hung the feeder on a low tree branch. Soon, he heard soft chirps from nearby birds.

What happened last?

Read the passage.

Some rocks change over a long time. Heat and pressure deep inside Earth can squeeze rock until it becomes a new kind. This new rock is called metamorphic rock.

Metamorphic rocks often have layers or bands. Marble is one example. It can form when limestone changes.

People use marble to make tiles and statues. Even though it looks smooth, it began as another rock. Changes in Earth can make many new materials.

The author wrote this passage to explain what?