Exploring Reading Easy Answer Key Unit 1: Inline Skates Unit 2: Be Quiet! What/Who? What/Who? Emma inline skates Jenny TV Main Idea Main Idea b a Details Details b a a b a b Inferential Question Inferential Question a a Words in Context Words in Context inline skates hard ride afraid easy pop concerts quiet shouts pop songs loud Listening Practice Listening Practice Mommy / up stand / skates She / weekend quiet / shouted too / loud likes / nights Writing Practice Writing Practice inline skates can / bike can / ride / a / horse TV stereo / loud radio / is / too / loud Exploring Reading Easy Answer Key Unit 3: The Magic Soup Unit 4: Pizza What/Who? What/Who? Michael’s mom Michael John pizza Main Idea Main Idea b a Details Details a a a b a b Inferential Question Inferential Question a a Words in Context Words in Context cook soup fever magic better Corn toppings add enough mushrooms Listening Practice Listening Practice magic / better Mom / fever cooked / better hungry / eat big / enough pizza / happy Writing Practice Writing Practice chicken can / vegetable / soup He / can / cook / vegetable / soup cheese wants / add / mushrooms She / wants / to / add / tomatoes Exploring Reading Easy Answer Key Unit 5: Baby Tigers Unit 6: Little Plant What/Who? What/Who? Sam’s dad Four new baby tigers Sarah the plant Main Idea Main Idea a b Details Details b b a b a a Inferential Question Inferential Question a a Words in Context Words in Context cute zoo female pet Male leaf bought growing tiny watered Listening Practice Listening Practice school / bought tiny / small good / care Writing Practice Writing Practice flower bought / pencil She / bought /a / toy Exploring Reading Easy Answer Key Unit 7: Jumping Rope Unit 8: Too short! What/Who? What/Who? everyone jumping rope Anne bangs Main Idea Main Idea b b Details Details a b a a b a Inferential Question Inferential Question a a Words in Context Words in Context rope rhythm inside own timing scissors mirror Snap bangs shorter Listening Practice Listening Practice Men / women own / groups Everyone / bangs / wants mirror / short worry / grow Writing Practice Writing Practice wash can / cook / on / own She / can / cook / on / her / own hair wants / to / cut He / wants / to / cut / some / paper Exploring Reading Easy Answer Key Unit 9: Spring Unit 10: Monday? Friday? What/Who? What/Who? many people the cherry trees Gina’s brother Paul’s friend Main Idea Main Idea a a Details Details a b a b b a Inferential Question Inferential Question a a Words in Context Words in Context Cheery leaves born blossom festival cartoon working important lessons depending Listening Practice Listening Practice cherry / tree take / photos Flowers / blossom today / Monday Friday / weekend on / Thursdays Writing Practice Writing Practice white Pink / blossom / in / spring Yellow / flowers / blossom / in / spring piano has / violin / lessons / on He / has / drum / lessons / on / Fridays Exploring Reading Easy Answer Key Unit 11: Teacher’s Day Unit 12: Digital Camera What/Who? What/Who? Harry Mr Park a photo the photo Main Idea Main Idea a b Details Details b a b a b a Inferential Question Inferential Question a b Words in Context Words in Context felt special painting kind gift popular screen wasting developed delete Listening Practice Listening Practice special / day teacher / likes gave / painting very / popular Many / people screen / another Writing Practice Writing Practice painting gave / the / pencil / to She / gave / the / shirt / to / him digital / camera used / a / cellular phone He / used / an / MP3 player Exploring Reading Easy Answer Key Unit 13 Soccer Mom Unit 14: Yellow Raincoat What/Who? What/Who? David David’s mom Angela Angela Main Idea Main Idea a a Details Detbails a a b b b b Inferential Question Inferential Question a a Words in Context Words in Context first half goal elementary grade cheer dropping rainy Splash rubber boots rainwater Listening Practice Listening Practice soccer / player scored / goal mom / cheered please / raining weather / rainy raincoat / wants Writing Practice Writing Practice soccer is / a / basketball / player She / is / a / tennis player coat wants / to / wear / a / dress He / wants / to / wear / a / blue / shirt Exploring Reading Easy Answer Key Unit 15: Talking Cake Unit 16: Dictionary What/Who? What/Who? John’s mom A special cake A dictionary Susan Main Idea Main Idea a b Details Details b a a a a b Inferential Question Inferential Question a a Words in Context Words in Context received expensive surprise company idea size dictionary useful meaning instead Listening Practice Listening Practice mom / Mother’s big / surprise special / cake meaning / dictionary very / useful color / picture Writing Practice Writing Practice present opened / a / box He / opened / a / letter computer to / use / computer She / likes / to / use / a / camera Exploring Reading Easy Answer Key Unit 17: Giant Panda Unit 18: Chopsticks What/Who? What/Who? Lucy Lucy’s sister Tom Tanya Main Idea Main Idea a a Details Details b b b b a a Inferential Question Inferential Question a a Words in Context Words in Context full forest China takes hours Asian teach practices countries chopsticks Listening Practice Listening Practice panda / China forest / breakfast eats / sleeps chopsticks / easy years / old Asian / countries Writing Practice Writing Practice eats study / hours / day She / sleeps / hours / a / day chopsticks is / at / using / fork He / is / at / using / a / knife Exploring Reading Easy Answer Key Unit 19: My Puppy Unit 20: Library What/Who? What/Who? Irene a puppy very big books Peter Main Idea Main Idea b b Details Details b a b a a b Inferential Question Inferential Question a a Words in Context Words in Context almost train paper attention carpet borrow Dinosaurs sat lift heavy Listening Practice Listening Practice puppy / named months / old walk / meeting borrow dinosaur old / big Writing Practice Writing Practice puppy named / kitten/ Tiger She / named / the / fish / Bubbles music needs / cook / book She / needs / a dinosaur / book 10