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READ THE rtlllEllNE Study the timeline to learn information about the history of surfing.

How much do you know about the history of surfing? The timeline belowshows how the sport grew from a Hawaiian tradition to a worldwide fad.

Europeanexplorersobservesurfing inHawaii.

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1. When did surfing probably become 3. According to the timeline, when was surfingwell-known to everyone in America? nof well-known in most places?

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@ Hawaiians moved to the United Statesand Australia.

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STRATEGY PRACTICE How would the timeline be helpful to someone writing a report on thehistory of sports? Explain your answer.

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READ rHE PASSAGE Ask yourself questions that help you understand the information.

Giants of the ForestRedwoods and sequoias (suh-KOY-uhz) are the tallest trees in the world. Both

kinds of trees are protected by a very thick, reddish-brown bark. Both can growto be thousands of years old and weigh over a million pounds each.

Redwoods and sequoias are found in California. Redwoods grow along thecoast where there is fog. The trees take in the fog's wetness as part of their watersupply. Sequoias live inland, in places where the soil is moist.

Both kinds of trees have cones. The cones contain seeds from which newtrees will grow. Redwoods grow from tiny round seeds. But redwoods can alsosprout from their roots or from round bumps at the base of their trunks. Often, thesprouts grow in a ring around an older tree. The circle of trees is called a fairy ring.Sequoia seeds look like thin flakes. As squirrels munch the cones, the seeds fall tothe ground. Thb seeds have to land in good soil, not on leaves, in order to grow.

SKILL PRAcrtcE Read the question. Fill in the bubble next to the correct answer.

1. Which is most likely the reason that fires 3. How are sequoias different fromdo not hurt redwoods and sequoias? redwoods?@ The trees are very tail.@ The trees grow in forests.

@ The trees are very old.@ The trees have very thick bark.

2. Why might you see a circle of redwoods?

@ because their seeds are round@ because they grow where there

is a lot of fog@ because fairies dropped the seeds

in the shape of a circle@ because their sprouts can grow

in a ring

@ e sequoia's seeds look like flakes.@ Sequoias grow in California.@ e sequoia can weigh a million

pounds.@ Sequoias need fog to grow.

4. How are sequoias and redwoods alike?

@ They both live inland fromthe coast.

@ They both depend on squirrelsto help new trees grow.

@ They are the tallest treesin the world.

@ They both die easily.

STRATEGY PFAcrleE Think of a question to ask a partner about the two kinds of trees.

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READ THE TAALE OF CONTENTS

Nonfiction Text Features

Study the table of contents, and then use itto answer the questions.

sKtLL PBAcrlcE Read the question.

1. How are the stories organized?

@ in alphabetical order@ in the order they appear in the book@ from the easiest stories to the hardest

@ from the hottest months to the coldest

2. If you are reading page 1Z which storyare you reading?

@ "The Goats in the Garden"@ "Over in the Meadow"@ "What a Skunk Needs to Do"@ "Little Spider Spins a Web"

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3. Which one would be best to addto the book?

@ directions for how to grow tomatoes

@ a story about a missing Penguin@ a page of diagrams about barn owls

@ an article about caves

4. Which of these is one reason to usea table of contents?

@ to look for hard words to read

@ to know who wrote the book@ to find out if the book interests you

@ to find the meaning of a word

srnArecy pRAcrrcg Why is the front of a book a good place for a table of contents?

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