Comprehension Skill Builder - Grade 5

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1 Comprehension Skill Builder - Grade 5 Date: End Time : (WS#5CMP1011) 1 Name: Start Time : Comprehensionn Skill Builder Non-fiction What do we do that doesn t require electricity anymore? Today, we use electricity for soo many different things from lighting, heating, and cooling our homes to powering our computers and televisions. We often don t stop to think about thee beginnings of electricity. 2 Electricity has been around for billions of years. It was available long before the dinosaurs weree even alive! If you look up at the sky on a rainy night, you can see electricity in its most natural form as lightning. However, it wasn tt until recently that man was able to harness this electricity and use it for human purposes like heating and cooling homes. Ancient people in Greece knew that rubbing amber (a yellowish, fossilized tree sap) against animal fur created static electricity. Static electricity is what causes clothes to stick to each other whenn they are pulled from the dryer, but static electricity iss not powerful enough to be used for lighting homes or anything else. 3 Then in the mid-1700 s Benjamin Franklinn created the first object of real use. Franklin discovered that lightning was actually streaks of electricity moving acrosss the sky. His discovery led to his invention of the lightning rod which redirected electricity away from housess and other buildings and prevented them from getting struck by lightning. Franklin s discovery was followed by Michael Faraday s early invention of the electric motor. Faraday found that hee could create a steady flow of electricityy

2 by moving a magnet inside a coil of wire. Although Faraday s motor could not power a car, it did lead to further work and perfection on the motor. 4 In 1830, an American by the name of Joseph Henry discovered that he could make a bell ring a mile away byy passing an electric current throughh a mile-long wire that was attached to the bell. Henry s discovery launched a series of inventions that changed how messages could be sent. Samuel Morse perfected Henry s experiment with his inventionn of the telegraph machine, an electronic device that was able to make dots and dashes to communicate acrosss many miles. The dots and dashes could be decoded into messages. The telegraph machine was thee first electronic communication device and was later replaced by Alexander Graham Bell s invention of the telephone which allowed the human voice to be carried through miles of wire using electric currents. 5 While Alexander Graham Bell was making his mark on electrical history, another inventor, Thomas Edison, was also making great discoveries. Thomas Edison s light bulb and electrical generator shaped the way in which electricity was used in homes. Beforee Edison s light bulb, electrical lights were already being used, but these lights could only be used as street lamps and were not very efficient. Edison s light bulb made indoor lighting a possibility. His light bulb also burned longer than the ones usedd at the time. Edison s light bulb, combined with his generator (which was more powerful than anyy

3 invented before) allowed several homes to have indoor lighting. Edison went on to create the first electrical power plants in America and Europe. 6 The work of scientists and inventors like Thomas Edison paved the way for future generations of electrical inventors and researchers. Without these inventors and scientists, we could not enjoy all the wonderful benefits that come from electricity.

4 1) What is the best definition for the word beginnings in paragraph 1? A. Having little experience (adjective) B. Introductory ( adjective) C. Background or history (noun) D. The point in which something startss (noun) 2) In paragraph 2, the author writes: It was availablee long before the dinosaurs were even alive! What is the importance of this sentence? A. To show how long electricity has been around. B. This sentence has no importance and should be eliminated from the paragraph. C. To grab the reader s attention and persuade them to read on. D. To explain to the reader that theree are manyy things older than the dinosaurs. 3) What do you think is the best reason for why the telephone replaced the telegraph machine?? A. The telephone was a newer invention than thee telegraph. B. The telegraph was harder to use because someone still had to decode the dots and dashes to understand a message. C. The telephone was easier to make than the telegraph. D. The telegraph used more electricall energy than the telephone. 4) What was the author s purpose for writing this article? A. To entertain the reader with a funny story about an inventor. B. To persuade the reader to save electricity. C. To tell about the life of a famous inventor. D. To tell about electrical discoveries and inventions throughout the years.

5 5) What is the best definition for the word harness in paragraph 2? A. Straps used to fasten something to a person ss body (noun) B. Straps used to attach an animal to another object (noun) C. To attach an animal to an object (verb) D. To make use of (verb) 6) What did Benjamin Franklin discover? 7) Which sentence in paragraph 4 tells the main idea off that paragraph? 8) In paragraph 2, the author calls lightning electricity y in its most natural form. What do you think the author means by this? 9) What discovery led to the invention of the telegraphh machine?

6 10) In the last paragraph, the author says, Without these inventors and scientists, we could not enjoy all the wonderful benefits that come from electricity. Some say that a benefit of electricity is that we have many electrical equipment too help us do different things. What are some electrical equipment that you use? 11) Look at the electrical items that you listed above. How did the inventors and scientists discussed in this article help in creating the items thatt you listed? Please support your answer with details and examples from the reading. 12) Both Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison were great electrical inventors, but whose invention do you think was more important to people? Please support your answer with details and examples from the reading.

7 Name: Grammar Skill Builder - Grade 5 Date: Start Time : End Time : Grammar Skill Builder Possessive Pronouns (WS#5GRA1007) Possessive pronouns show ownership. Some are singular and others are plural. Some possessive pronouns are used before a noun while others are used alone. Singular Plural Used before Nouns my, your, his, her, its our, your, their Used alone mine, yours, his, hers ours, theirs, yours Directions: Read Talia's story below. Cross out the incorrect pronouns and write the correct form of the possessive pronoun on the lines below.. An example has been done for you. Me sister is going away to college next year and guess what... I am going to move into she room! I cannot wait! I already packed mine stuff into boxes. Sure, I am going to miss her but now that room belongs to my. My brother is jealous. He room is staying the same. It by my parent's room so he cannot play he music loud at all. They room can hear everything through the walls. Once, dad came home early from work and went into he office. Dad told my brother that if he wanted to listen to he music, he could go to ours garage. But I won't have that problem because I will be on the other side of ours house where no one can hear me or me music. Mom and dad say this house is thems but guess what, this room is mine! my

8 Grammar Skill Builder - Grade 5 Name: Date: Start Time : End Time : Grammar Skill Builder Idioms (1) (WS#5GRA1001) An idiom is a figure of speech that does not mean what it literally says. Don't add fuel to the fire. This idiom does not mean "don't add gasoline to a fire." It means do not say or do something that will escalate an existing argument. Directions: Match the idioms in column A to the correct meaning in column B. The first one has been done for you. Idiom Don't add insult to injury. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. A picture is worth a thousand words. Around the clock. Actions speak louder than words. White lie. Explanation Very sad or depressed. All the time. Not paying attention. Scream. It is good to save money. Sometimes words don't tell the whole story. Down in the dumps. It's all in your head. A penny saved is a penny earned. Yell at the top of your lungs. Something imagined. Being apart makes you closer. Don't make a bad situation worse. What you do is more important than what you say. Around the clock. A little untrue.

9 Grammar Skill Builder - Grade 5 Name: Date: Start Time : End Time : Grammar Skill Builder Metaphors (WS#5GRA1025) A metaphor compares two things by saying how they are alike or different. Metaphors are a way to say that one thing is another thing without really meaning it literally. Directions: Read the metaphors below. Identify the two things being compared. Example: The classroom was a madhouse when the teacher left. Classroom and madhouse. 1. Jackson is a wild monkey when he doesn't get sleep. 2. Some think that school is a prison. 3. Sheila is the glue that holds our group together. 4. After the snow storm the city was a ghost town. 5. The streets were a raging river after the rain. 6. It was a steal because the store was going out of business. 7. Our city is a melting pot of cultures. 8. Joanna was a bolt of lightning crossing the finish line. 9. The movie bombed in the theatres. 10. After the debate, my head was spinning.

10 Vocabulary Skill Builder - Grade 5 Name: Date: Start Time : End Time : Vocabulary Skill Builder Homograph (WS#5VOC1009) Homographs are words that are spelled exactly the same, but have different meanings and are pronounced a different way. Wind as in a breeze and Wind as in cranking up a toy or other object are examples of homographs. Match these homographs with their dual definitions. The first one has been completed for you. 1. Bow 1. Argue against something/ Compete in a match of skills 2. Combine 2. An ill person/ not valid 3. Contest 3. Multiple female deer/ to perform 4. Contract 4. Something perceptible/ to dissent 5. Does 5. A gift/ to give a talk or demonstration 6. Invalid 6. Front of a ship/a device to shoot an arrow 7. Lead 7. To make an agreement/ to shrink 8. Number 8. Piece of farming equipment/ to put together 9. Object 9. To guide/ a soft dense material 10. Present 10. A mathematical integer/ to deprive of further feeling

11 Word Study Skill Builder - Grade 5 Name: Date: Start Time : End Time : Word Study Clauses (WS#5WOR1007) A clause is a group of words that has a subject and a predicate. A clause can be either independent or dependent. An independent clause can stand alone but a dependent clause cannot. For Example: The coach helped the players. (Independent Clause) Write down my address so you don t forget it. (Dependent Clause) Directions: Read the sentences and look at the underlined subject and predicate. Then, on the line, write an I if the clause is independent or a D if the clause is dependent. 1. We practiced all summer. 2. I passed my spelling test. 3. I can t understand what you are saying. 4. Jake went swimming today. 5. The Coast Guard is on a rescue mission. 6. We will go to the park tomorrow if it is not raining. 7. Take notes so you don t forget. 8. My kite got hung in a tree. 9. The boat was sinking. 10. Milo wanted adventure.

12 Writing Skill Builder - Grade 5 Name: Date: Start Time : End Time : Writing Skill Builder How To Write a Book Report (WS#5WRT1006) A good book report should give other people a good explanation of what a book is about without giving away all of the details. A good book report should also tell how you feel about the book (e.g what you like or don t like about the book). There are many different ways to write a book report; however, the directions below describe some common parts of most book reports. Check with your teacher to see if he/she wants you to add other things to your book report. Introduction Start your introduction with a sentence that will grab your reader s attention. Then, somewhere in this section, tell your readers what the name of your book is and who the author is. Make sure you underline or italicize the title of your book, and make sure that every important word in your title starts with a capital letter. Tell what the genre of your book is and why you chose it.

13 Body This section is where you summarize or tell about the different parts in the book. Don t give out too many details. Remember that you are not rewriting the book. You are just giving your readers a basic idea of what the book is about. Do give enough information so that your readers won t feel lost when they read about your own thoughts on the book. If you are writing about a fiction book, you should include information on each of these components: Theme This is the main idea of the story. It is the overall message that the author is trying to tell through the use of characters and events in the story. An example of a theme might be: how courage can overcome natural disasters. Be sure to explain what you think the theme of the book is and why you think that is the theme. Setting The time and place in which a story takes place. Character(s) Who the story is about. The main character in a story is called the protagonist. Often times, there will be other characters in the book who either help or block the main character from accomplishing his/her goal. Plot This is what happens in the story from beginning, middle, to end. Every plot contains a conflict or problem that the main character must overcome. Be sure to explain what the conflict is.

14 The body of your book report is also where you tell about your own thoughts and feelings on the book. Some questions you might want to answer are: Did you like the book? Why or why not? Why did you choose to read this book? What was the most interesting thing about the book and why was it interesting? What was your favorite part of the book and why? Were you surprised by anything in the book? Why? Is the outcome of the story what you expected? Why? Would you recommend the book to others to read? Why or why not? Conclusion Use one or two sentences to briefly sum up your writing. Let your readers know what your final thought of the book is and what you will remember most about it.

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