Reading nursery
- 1. Pre- reading stage 1. What do you think the article is about according to the following pictures… Warmth Sun Water Leaves
- 2. 2. Now… write your predictions about the reading. For instance, based on the pictures above, I think the story is about… ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 3. Confirm your predictions reading the following article.
- 3. Plant life cycles Every living thing goes through changes. Living things grow through different stages. Then they reach the end of their life cycles and die. There are manykinds of plants. Each kind has its own life cycle. Many plants start their life cycles as a seed. The seed needs certain things or it will not grow into a plant. Sometimes seeds wait in the ground until they can get the things they need. They wait for warmth from the sun. They wait for water. When they have what they need, they start to grow. A tiny little sprout will push out of each seed. The sprouts stretch up until they poke through the dirt and into the air. The plants continue to grow when they get sunshine and water. The stems grow taller and leaves unfold. More leaves and stems grow on the main stems. The adult plants grow flowers. The flowers of many plants make fruit. The fruit has seeds inside it so more new plants can grow. New plants look like their parent plants. Seeds from a parent plant will grow into the same kind of plant as the parent. When a seed begins to grow, it is the beginning of another plant life cycle.
- 4. 2. Now… write your predictions about the reading. For instance, based on the pictures above, I think the story is about… ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 3. Confirm your predictions reading the following article. After reading stage PRACTICE READING TEST ANSWER SECTION This is your Practice Reading Test Answer Section. The questions in this section are based on the stories in your practice Reading Section (above). You may go back to the Reading Section to help you answer the questions. Now answer Numbers 1 through 5. Base your answers on the story “Plan life cycles” 1) What is the process of living, growing, changing, and dying called? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 2) How do many plants begin? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 3) What two things does a seed need to have with it in the ground to be able to grow? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 4) Where can you usually find seeds in an adult plant? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________
- 5. 5) What kind of plant will a seed grow into? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________