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Practice - Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

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<strong>Practice</strong><br />

Name Fluency<br />

As I read, I will pay attention to the tempo.<br />

Have you ever asked yourself how birds and insects fly?<br />

10 Or why birds can fly, but other animals can’t? Human beings<br />

21 have long studied nature and its mysteries. Over time they<br />

31 have found some amazing ways to use what they have learned.<br />

42 Of course, human beings can’t fly. But they have reached<br />

52 the skies by using technology to invent flying machines.<br />

61 Some of these ideas for flying machines have come from<br />

71 animals like birds and insects.<br />

76 Birds are not the only animals that humans have tried to<br />

87 copy. Today we are able to track a plane from takeoff to<br />

99 landing thanks to a system that bats and dolphins use to<br />

110 navigate and hunt.<br />

113 There are other animals that are useful to people. Bees<br />

123 help people in lots of ways, providing them with many<br />

133 valuable products. In this book you will learn about some<br />

143 other ways in which humans have developed technology by<br />

152 imitating nature. 154<br />

Comprehension Check<br />

1. What is the main idea of this passage? Main Idea and Details<br />

2. How have other animals helped people to develop fl ying machines? Main<br />

Idea and Details<br />

Words Read –<br />

Number of<br />

Errors<br />

=<br />

First Read – =<br />

Second Read – =<br />

18<br />

Gecko Glue, Cockroach Scouts, and<br />

Spider Silk Bridges • Grade 6/Unit 1<br />

Words<br />

Correct Score<br />

At Home: Help the student read the passage, paying<br />

attention to the goal at the top of the page.<br />

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