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Comprehension Helper �������� 6
1 Three Birthdays in One 20
2 Humpty Dumpty: The Truth 21
3 The Magic Show 22
4 Allie Gets Her Own Room 23
5 Trader Tom 24
6 Banana Peel Boy to the Rescue 25
7 Ugh! Braces! 26
8 The Sixth-Grade Champ 27
9 Just Chillin’ 28
10 Puffed-Up Pete 29
11 Not-So-Blue Monday 30
12 I’m the Best! 31
13 Missing Scooter 32
14 At the Snail Races 33
15 The Shadowy Figure 34
16 Fast Friends 35
17 The Worst Day Ever 36
18 Babysitting 37
19 Tortoise Time 38
20 My Baby Brother 39
21 Extreme Burger 40
22 The Myth of King Midas 41
23 A Change of Plans 42
24 Zack’s Sax 43
25 The Ants and the Grasshopper 44
26 All You Can Chew 45
27 The Boy Who Cried Wolf: An Aesop’s Fable 46
28 Best Friends 47
29 A Little Surprise 48
30 The Acrobat and the Apples 49
Sample Answers ������ 50
Translation �����g�� 54

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Making Inferences ���Ɣ� 4
1 Kids Help Pass Safety Laws 6
2 The Talking Otter 10
3 She Climbed to the Top 14
4 Who Says Ball Games Are for the Birds? 18
Identifying Main Idea & Details �R�e��ּ�ͼ��� 22
5 Astronauts Walk on the Moon 24
6 Rainforest Medicines 28
7 Baseball Is a Hit in Japan 32
8 May You Have a Long Life 36
Recognizing Causes & Effects �J�R����Pϵ 40
9 Americans Discover TV 42
10 Collectors Strike It Rich! 46
11 Victory at Sea 50
12 The Earth Heats Up 54
Identifying Problems & Solutions �R�e���}�ͽ�Q���� 58
13 Saving the Sphinx 60
Categorizing ��� 64
14 Unsolved Mysteries 66
Sequencing ���� 70
15 Life in the Comics 72
16 Driving Through Time 76
17 Marie Curie: A Woman Ahead of Her Time 80
18 Lost and Found: The First Fort 84
Comparing & Contrasting ���^�͌��� 88
19 Giving TV the Boot! 90
20 Sports: For Fun or Money? 94
21 The Water Festival 98
Summarizing �w�{���Y 102
22 Flying Friends of the Air Force 104
23 The Flying Machine 108
24 Fighting for Their Lives 112
Drawing Conclusions �ó��YՓ 116
25 Does Music Make You Smarter? 118
26 Grant Hill: Straight Shooter 122
27 Surf’s Up—Way Up! 126
28 Coral Crisis 130
Distinguishing Facts & Opinions �^���Œ����^�c 134
29 Faithfully Ours 136
30 Cleopatra’s City—Lost and Found 140
Sample Answers ������ 144
Translation �����g�� 148