ReadingJuiceforKidsSB2 TEST

Reading Juice for Kids Level 2
Mid-Term Test
[1-3] Fill in the blanks with the correct words.
break cells stings
An onion is made up of many 1. _______________. When you cut an onion, the cell
s 2. _______________ open. Then, a gas comes out of the cells. You cannot see the ga
s, but it 3. _______________ your eyes. Your eyes do not like the gas. They are trying t
o wash it away with tears. So you cry!
feeds shelters stray
Many cats and dogs live on the streets. They do not have homes. Nobody 4. ____
___________ them. Some are sick. Some are old. They are called 5. _______________ ani
mals.
Animal 6. _______________. are homes for homeless animals. Stray animals get food
and water there. They also get baths. They are safe in the shelter.
[7-8] Read and check True or False.

In the 1500s, people made blades. The blades were not flat. They had edges. The
y did not need poles. But people still tied the skates to their shoes.
Finally, in America, a man named Jackson Haines put a blade on a boot in 1865.
Now, we have skates!
7. In the 1500s, ice skate blades were flat.

□ True □ False
8. Jackson Haines made blade skates in 1865.

□ True □ False
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Skunks have two special pockets under their tails. Each pocket is filled with a sm
elly liquid.
Before spraying, a skunk stamps its feet. Then, it raises its tail. After that, the sku
nk will shoot out the smelly liquid. The spray is very strong and smelly. If it gets int
o an animal's eye, the animal cannot see for a while.
9. A skunk's spray makes other animals blind forever.

□ True □ False
10. A skunk's pocket is filled with smelly gas.

□ True □ False
[11-12] Read and choose the best answers.

A galaxy is a collection of stars, dust, and gas. There are over 200 billion stars in
our galaxy. At night, the stars look like white jewels. They look as white as milk. So
our galaxy is called the Milky Way.
The Milky Way is round and looks like a big watch. It moves like a wheel. Look
up at the sky again. Now, we know we are part of the Milky Way.
11. Which is NOT part of our galaxy?

□ a. dust
□ b. jewels
□ c. stars
12. What is the Milky Way?

□ a. the night sky
□ b. a galaxy
□ c. a white road
You can watch ants' tunnels in your room. First, get a large, clear jar. Next, fill th
e jar with earth. Then, dig up an ant nest outside. Get the ants. Put them in the jar.
Next, place a piece of damp paper on the earth. Add some food scraps. Ants need
water and food. Last, cover the jar with a piece of cloth. Hold the cloth with a rub
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ber band. The ants cannot go out.
13. Which is NOT needed for making the ants' tunnels?

□ a. a clear jar
□ b. a piece of cloth
□ c. a nail
14. How can ants get water in the jar?

□ a. from damp paper
□ b. from food scraps
□ c. from the earth
15. Why can the ants NOT get out of the jar?
□ a. Because the jar is covered with cloth.
□ b. Because the jar is too slippery for the ants.
□ c. Because the earth blocks the tunnels.
Answers: 1. cells 2. break 3. stings 4. feeds 5. stray 6. shelters 7. F

alse 8. True 9. False 10. False 11. b 12. b 13. c 14. a 15. c
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Reading Juice for Kids Level 2
Final Test
break fungi hope

needles palm recharge
1. One group of trees has long, thin leaves. These are called _______________.
2. Many small animals help. Bacteria and _______________ eat the scraps.
3. The tiny animals _______________ down the scraps in their bodies.
4. Anne wrote letters on Helen's _______________ with her finger.
5. Helen's story gave _______________ to other blind and deaf people.
6. The batteries do not last long. So drivers must _______________ them often.
[7-8] Read and complete the graphic organizer.
How Fossils Are Formed
Dinosaurs lived many years ago. We cannot meet them. But we can learn about t
hem through fossils. Fossils are special rocks.
First, a dinosaur dies.
Then, mud or sand covers its bones, teeth, or footprints.
Next, the mud or sand becomes hard.
After many years, the bones finally become a rock. This is a fossil.
First, a dinosaur dies.
Next, mud or sand 7. covers / breaks its bones, teeth, or footprints.
Then, the mud or sand becomes 8. soft / hard.
Finally, the bones become a rock.
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[9-10] Read and complete the graphic organizer.
Cars help us move fast, but they make fumes. The fumes make the air dirty. Scie
ntists are trying to make new cars to keep the air clean.
Some cars use very big batteries. The batteries make electricity. Electricity can ma
ke cars move. And it does not make any fumes. But there is a problem. The batterie
s do not last long.
Some cars use hydrogen! Hydrogen is a type of gas. Hydrogen cars do not make
any fumes. But there is a problem. Hydrogen costs a lot.
Main Idea
Scientists make new cars for clean air.
Detail 1: Battery Cars
• Good: They make no fumes.

• Bad: Batteries do not 9. last long / make any fumes.
Detail 2: Hydrogen Cars
• Good: They make no fumes.

• Bad: Hydrogen is 10. expensive / a type of gas.

Sounds travel like waves in the air. A sound hits something. It may be a wall or
a mountain. Then, the sound bounces back. The bouncing sound is an echo. Imagine
you throw a ball against a wall. The ball hits the wall. Then, it bounces back to yo
u. So an echo is like a bouncing ball. It is a sound bouncing back.
11. Sounds can bounce back.

□ True □ False
12. A bouncing wave is called an echo.

□ True □ False
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Scientists want to study white animals more. But most white animals die when th
ey are young. They stand out because of their color. So their enemies can easily hu
nt them. But his white penguin is a grown-up. So it is even more special.
13. White animals are easily hunted by other animals.

□ True □ False
14. There is no grown-up white animal.

□ True □ False

Let's make some compost outside. First, get a compost bin. The bin needs holes
for air. Next, put some food scraps into the bin. Dry leaves are also good. Then, stir
the pile. This lets air into the pile. Last, wait. It can take two months or more to m
ake compost.
Many tiny animals help. Bacteria and fungi eat the scraps. Snails and earthworms
eat them, too. The tiny animals break down the scraps in their bodies. They pass it
as waste. This waste is compost!
15. Which is NOT needed to make compost?

□ a. a compost bin
□ b. food scraps
□ c. some water
16. Why does the compost bin need holes?

□ a. to let air into the bin
□ b. to let tiny animals get into it
□ c. to let leaves dry
17. How do the tiny animals make the scraps into compost?
□ a. by eating them
□ b. by touching them
□ c. by piling them
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Helen Keller was born in June 1880 in the United States. Helen became blind and
deaf when she was a baby. The world was very dark and quiet for her.
When Helen was seven, she met a teacher, Anne Sullivan. Anne taught Helen ho
w to read. She wrote letters on Helen's palm with her finger. After two years, Helen
could read and write very well.
But Helen still could not speak. Helen had to learn it in a special way. She put t
he fingers on Anne's lips and felt the lips move. This made Helen finally speak.
18. How was the world for Helen until she met Anne?
□ a. dark and quiet
□ b. dark and noisy
□ c. shiny and beautiful
19. When did Helen meet Anne?

□ a. when she was a baby
□ b. when she was seven
□ c. when she was nine
20. What did Helen learn last?

□ a. how to write
□ b. how to read
□ c. how to speak
Answers: 1. needles 2. fungi 3. break 4. palm 5. hope 6. recharge

7. covers 8. hard 9. last long 10. expensive 11. True 12. False 13. True
14. False 15. c 16. a 17. a 18. a 19. b 20. c

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Reading Juice for Kids Level 2

break cells stings

[4-6] Fill in the blanks with the correct words.

feeds shelters stray

[7-8] Read and check True or False.

7. In the 1500s, ice skate blades were flat.

8. Jackson Haines made blade skates in 1865.

[9-10] Read and check True or False.

9. A skunk's spray makes other animals blind forever.

10. A skunk's pocket is filled with smelly gas.

[11-12] Read and choose the best answers.

11. Which is NOT part of our galaxy?

12. What is the Milky Way?

[13-15] Read and choose the best answers.

13. Which is NOT needed for making the ants' tunnels?

14. How can ants get water in the jar?

Answers: 1. cells 2. break 3. stings 4. feeds 5. stray 6. shelters 7. F

[1-6] Fill in the blanks with the correct words.

break fungi hope

[7-8] Read and complete the graphic organizer.

How Fossils Are Formed

First, a dinosaur dies.

Next, mud or sand 7. covers / breaks its bones, teeth, or footprints.

Then, the mud or sand becomes 8. soft / hard.

Finally, the bones become a rock.

Scientists make new cars for clean air.

Detail 1: Battery Cars

• Good: They make no fumes.

Detail 2: Hydrogen Cars

• Good: They make no fumes.

[11-12] Read and check True or False.

11. Sounds can bounce back.

12. A bouncing wave is called an echo.

13. White animals are easily hunted by other animals.

14. There is no grown-up white animal.

[15-17] Read and choose the best answers.

15. Which is NOT needed to make compost?

16. Why does the compost bin need holes?

19. When did Helen meet Anne?

20. What did Helen learn last?

Answers: 1. needles 2. fungi 3. break 4. palm 5. hope 6. recharge

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