8th Grade Reading Basic Set 4

Read the recipe.

If you choose not to bake this recipe, what alternative cooking method is recommended?

Read the label.

What percentage of this product is juice?

Read the label.

How many servings does this product contain?

Read the directions.

What should the measurements be of the bottom sashing unit?

Read the passage.
Once the flower buds are formed, it doesn’t matter if the plant is kept indoors or in deep shade. Full sun tends to fade the flowers faster, while cool temperatures prolong their staying power. Although a light frost won’t harm most mums, play it safe and bring them indoors if a cold snap threatens.
In the passage, the phrase “full sun” means:

Read the passage.
“A few days before leaving, make up a checklist of what you intend to take,” advises McAlpin. A day or two later, revise the list and cut it down. Then, as you pack, check off each item as you go. “Keep this checklist and use it as a guide for you r next getaway,” she says. “Build your wardrobe using one or two basic colors so that the same shoes and accessories can be worn with pretty much every thing,” recommends McAlpin. She suggests the combinations of black
and white, brown and beige, or black and beige. Also pack items that are multipurpose. For example, a large T-shirt can double as a nightgown and a beach cover-up; flip flops can double as slippers and casual shoes. “And make sure each item can be worn with at least two outfits.”

Why do the directions say to include one or two basic colors in your wardrobe selection?

Literal Reading Comprehension—Reading for Detail–RIT 201 – 210
1. Read the passage.
At the very time of the humiliation at Fort Duquesne—when George Washington, Daniel Boone, and General Edward Braddock were defeated by French and Indian foes—a Mohawk Indian was readying himself for a warriors’ dance. The Mohawk—name Warraghiyagey (war-rag-ee- YAH-gay)—painted bright designs on his naked chest, stepped into a deerskin kilt adorned with porcupine quills, and donned a cap topped with a single eagle feather. Tied to his wrists and
ankles were dried deer’s hoofs that rattled as he moved. He ate of ceremonial dog meat and threw a red-painted hatchet onto a war post. Soon he would lead the strenuous dance.

In the last three sentences to whom does “he” refer?

Read the passage.
Wolves are carnivorous, predatory animals. They live together in packs with an alpha male who is the dominant leader. Wolves hunt mostly at dusk, and they prey on elk, deer, coyotes, rabbits, and other animals in their habitat. Sometimes, they even prey on moose.
What is the alpha male?

Read the passage.

What is the clam’s body like?

Read the passage.
[Mother] went back to work, closing the door. At first the sound of the boy dragging brush annoyed her. Then he began to chop. The blows were rhythmic and steady, and shortly she had forgotten him, the sound no more of an interruption than a consistent rain. She supposed an hour and a half passed, for when she stopped and stretched, and heard the boy’s steps on the cabin stoop, the sun was dropping behind the farthest mountain, and the valleys were purple
with something deeper than the asters.

After the boy dragged the brush, what did he do?

Read the sentences.
a. Then, I fell twice, hard, once dropping my gun.
b. Later, we flushed a covey of qual and I killed two over the bank.
c. It was a bright, cold day, and the ground covered with a sleet that had frozen.
d. I took the young Irish Setter for a little walk up the road.
If these sentences made a story, which events would occur first and last?

Read the paragraph.
A few days ago Craig cleaned up the garage, and checked the tire pressure on his bike. Yesterday he washed his clothes. This morning he had to study. He studied from 10:00a.m. to 2:30p.m. He has to play basketball at 6:00p.m.
According to this paragraph, which statement is true?

Read the passage.
When I had made an end of these labors, it was four o’clock—still dark as midnight. As the bell sounded the hour, there came a knocking at the street door. I went down to open it with a light heart—for what had I now to fear? There entered three men, who introduced themselves, with perfect suavity, as officers of the police. A shriek had been heard by a neighbor during the night; suspicion of foul play had been aroused; information had been lodged at the police office, and they (the officers) had been deputed to search the premises.

What happens next?

Read the passage.
It looked like the end of Jason’s journey, and Amy was in tears as she climbed out of the plane. The principal of the Institute and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Shaw, brought Amy into their house and gave her some clean clothes; she had a bath and a meal, and then they went, carrying huge umbrellas, out into the rainy night, to look at Jason. They had to cross the field which was like a sea of mud: mud which had probably saved the plane from an even worse crash by slowing it down a bit.

What did Amy and the Shaw’s do after Amy’s bath and meal?

Read the passages.
Thomas practiced his piano Monday through Friday for 45 minutes each day. On Monday, he practiced at 5:30 a.m. On Tuesday, he practiced at 8:00 a.m. On Wednesday, he practiced right before breakfast. On Thursday, he practiced after school, but before soccer. On Friday, he practiced at 6:00 a.m. and then again at 2:30 p.m. Angie practiced her piano Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday for 45 minutes each. On Monday, she practiced after dinner. On Tuesday, she practiced at 6:30 a.m. She skipped Wednesday and practiced on Thursday at 6:00 a.m. and then again at 8:00 a.m. On Friday, she practiced at 3:30 p.m. Then, on Saturday, she practiced at 2:00 p.m.
Who put in the most time practicing in the morning?

Read the passage.
Mafatu opened one of the green drinking nuts and tilted back his head to let the cool liquid trickle down his parched throat; more refreshing than spring water, cool on the hottest days, and as sustaining as food. The boy scooped out the gelatinous meat for Uri and the dog ate it gratefully.

After Mafatu drank, what did he do for his dog?

Choose the best answer.
You will be making twenty squares, ten each of two different fabric combinations. Before you start sewing, coordinate fabrics for each combination. Keep track of combinations and use assembly-line sewing as you go. For each step, position pieces right sides together and line up all sets next to your sewing machine. Stitch first set together, then continue sewing without breaking your thread. Cut threads and press seams.
What do you do before you begin sewing?

Read the passage.
I’m not sure I can tell you what you want to know about my brother; but everything about the pet fox is important, so I’ll tell all that from the beginning. It goes back to a winter afternoon after I’d hunted the woods all day for a sign of our lost pet.
I remember the way my mother looked up as I came into the kitchen. Without my speaking, she knew what had happened. For six hours I had walked, reading signs, looking for a delicate print in the damp soil or even a hair that might have told of a red fox passing that way—but I had found nothing.

What was the first event that occurred?