1. Layout by orngjce223, CC-BY Finding the Main Idea By Miss Ruhlen

2. Layout by orngjce223, CC-BY Let's Go Bowling! It's a cold, rainy, winter day. You and your family are bored. You can't go outside. What can you do? Why not go bowling? Drive to the bowling alley and park the car. Inside, put on bowling shoes. These shoes have special soles and funny colors. Then choose a ball. Some balls are heavy. Other balls are light. The balls have three holes in them where you put your thumb and middle and ring fingers. Next, find an empty lane. A lane looks like a long, wooden hallway. It has a ditch, called a gutter, along each side. At the far end are ten wooden pins. You must try to knock the pins down. Pick up the ball and aim it at the pins. Roll the ball down the lane toward the pins. Hope it doesn't go in the gutter! Listen to the ball rumble as it rolls. Crash! It hits some of the pins. Down they fall. Hooray for you!

3. Layout by orngjce223, CC-BY What is the passage mostly about? a) wooden pins b) an indoor sport c) a ball with three holes d) a family that is bored Read the question and select the best answer.

4. Layout by orngjce223, CC-BY What do you try to do when you bowl? a) slide as fast as you can b) hit the pins with the ball c) stay out of the rain d) make noise with the ball Read the question and select the best answer.

5. Layout by orngjce223, CC-BY Which one is an important idea in the passage ? a) Bowling balls make lots of noise. b) There are gutters next to the lanes. c) People get bored when it rains. d) Bowling can be a fun thing to do. Read the question and select the best answer.

6. Layout by orngjce223, CC-BY What does a lane look like? a) a ditch b) a wooden pin c) a wooden hallway d) a small room Read the question and select the best answer.

7. Layout by orngjce223, CC-BY How to Wash a Car Washing a car is fun on a hot summer day. First, you must close the car windows. You don't want to get the seats wet! Next, make sure that the hose is long enough. It has to reach the car. Then, turn on the hose and get ready to spray. Spray water on the windows. Spray water on the doors. Spray water on the bumpers and wheels. Next, use a big, soapy sponge to rub the car all over. Rub, rub, rub! Rub the doors. Rub the windows. Rub the front and back. Then, it's time to rinse. It takes some time to get all the soap off. Use the hose to wash off all the soap. Start at the roof and go down. Soapy water will run down the windows. It will run down onto the ground. Last, get an old towel. Wipe the car to get it dry. Stand back and see yourself in the shiny paint. Wow! Good job!

8. Layout by orngjce223, CC-BY Which of these steps happen first? a) Get the car wet. b) Turn on the hose. c) Get the car soapy. d) Close the windows. Read the question and select the best answer.

9. Layout by orngjce223, CC-BY Right after you rub the car with soap, you _________. a) dry it with a towel b) rinse it with water from a hose c) close all the windows d) look at yourself in the shiny paint Read the question and select the best answer.

10. Layout by orngjce223, CC-BY When are the windows washed? a) after the car is shiny b) before the car is soapy c) before the car is sprayed d) when the car is washed Read the question and select the best answer.

11. Layout by orngjce223, CC-BY Which of these is used last? a) soap b) water c) a towel d) a sponge Read the question and select the best answer.