APublishedbyMacmillan/McGraw-Hill,ofMcGraw-HillEducation,adivisionofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,TwoPennPlaza,NewYork,NewYork10121.Copyright©byMacmillan/McGraw-Hill.Allrightsreserved.Thecontents,orpartsthereof,maybereproducedinprintformfornon-profiteducationalusewithTreasures,providedsuchreproductionsbearcopyrightnotice,butmaynotbereproducedinanyformforanyotherpurposewithoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica123456789100061110090807NameDateFormatWeeklyAssessmentTESTEDSKILLSANDSTRATEGIES•VocabularyStrategies•ReadingComprehension•Spelling•Grammar,Mechanics,andUsageGrade4•Unit1•Week2©Macmillan/McGraw–HillDidyouknowthatthesunisreallyastar?Itisagiantstaratthecenterofoursolarsystem.Thesunisalargeballmadeofmanykindsofgases.Itgiveslightandheattotheplanetsthatmakeupoursolarsystemandspinaroundit.Thesunrisesintheeasternskyeachmorning.Itswallowsuptheeeriedarknessfromthenightbefore.Itchasesawaythemoonandstarsthatlurkinthenightsky.Theshimmerandsparkleofsunlightmarkthebeginningofanewday.Attheendoftheday,thesunsetsinthewesternsky.Then,nightreturnsandthestarscanbeseeninthedarkskyoverhead.WithoutthesuntherewouldbenolifeonEarthasweknowit.Therewouldbenospidersspinningtheirsilkenwebs.Therewouldbenoelephantslumberingacrossvaststretchesofland.Readthearticle“AGiantStar”beforeansweringNumbers1through9.AGiantStarTheplanetstravelaroundthesuninpathscalledorbits.FormatWeeklyAssessmentUNIT122FloridaWeeklyAssessment•Grade4•Unit1•Week22©Macmillan/McGraw–HillAlllivingthingsneedthesuntosurvive.Plantsusesunlighttomakefood.Whiledoingthis,theygiveoffoxygen.Animalsandpeopleeatplantsandbreatheinoxygen.Theybreatheoutcarbondioxide.Plantsusecarbondioxide,energyfromsunlight,andwatertomakemorefood.People,animals,andplantsarenottheonlythingsthatdependonthesun.Earth’sclimateandtemperaturedependonthesun,too.ThetemperatureofaplaceonEarthdependsonthepositionof...
