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Name: WEEK 13

Main Idea and Details DAY 2


READ THE PASSAGE   Stop often to make sure you understand the main idea and important details.

Red Cow and Purple Whale


Imagine a zebra with horizontal stripes and plaid legs. Picture a red cow with a large
square body and bright green legs. Think about a giraffe that looks like a huge, fat, yellow
pencil. These animals actually exist. They’re just some of the figures on a fantastic
carousel, or merry-go-round, in a park in Harlem, New York.
The ride is called Totally Kid Carousel because the animals were designed by kids.
An artist named Milo Mottola was hired to make the merry-go-round. He invited children
to the park. Dressed in armor made of foam rubber, he explained that carousels go back
to the time of knights. He gave drawing lessons to the kids and told them to let their
imaginations loose.
Milo had a tough time choosing the winning drawings. Once he did, he made the
animal figures look exactly as they had been drawn. “I wanted the merry-go-round to be
as magical as the children who ride it,” said Mottola. Each original drawing hangs in a
frame over its animal figure on the carousel, and the kids’ signatures are carved into the
wooden floor.
So if you visit the carousel, climb onto the bright orange swordfish, or tickle the giant
purple whiskers of the pink cat. The Totally Kid Carousel is a totally fun ride.

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


 1.  What is the passage mostly about?  3.  What is the second paragraph mostly about?
A a park with an unusual carousel A how the carousel got its name
B the kids who created a carousel B how the figures were made
C an artist named Milo Mottola C how the animals were chosen
D a carousel designed by kids D how Mottola got kids involved

2.  Which one is true about the carousel?  4.  The animals on the carousel  . 


A No one knows who made the drawings. A look just like the kids’ drawings
B The animal figures are colorful and B can do magic
creative. C are all bright orange
C The animals look real. D come from the time of knights
D Mottola made the figures out of rubber.

STRATEGY PRACTICE   Draw one of the animals on the carousel that you visualized.

84 Daily Reading Comprehension • EMC 3454 • © Evan-Moor Corp.

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