This expository text packet is excellent reading comprehension practice and excellent standardized test practice for 4th graders. A teacher answer key is included for the five multiple questions that follow the passage. The following Common Core Standards are addressed:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.3
Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.4
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