Infographic: Would You Want a Robot for a Friend? p. 2. Nonfiction: The Snake That s Eating Florida, p. 4

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1 September 2016 Activities and Quizzes Answer Key Infographic: Would You Want a Robot for a Friend? p. 2 Guided Writing Can a Robot Be a Friend? Answers will vary but should be similar to: A. 1. I will write a letter to my parents telling them why I want a robot friend for my birthday. 2. I want a robot friend for my birthday because robots are very special in many different ways. B. 1. Robots are caring and can understand the look on my face. 2. Robots have computers for brains, so they re very smart and could help me with my homework. 3. My robot could help me with my chores. 4. Robots are athletic, so my robot friend could play sports with me. C. A robot would be a perfect friend for me for many reasons, and I would love to get one for my birthday. D. Answers will vary. Nonfiction: The Snake That s Eating Florida, p. 4 Vocabulary Invasive Vocabulary A. Answers will vary. B. Answers will vary. C. 1. climate 2. invasive 3. wetlands Extra practice: Answers will vary 1. Their jaws allow them to open their mouths wide and eat animals that are much larger than the snakes themselves are. (key detail) 2. People no longer wanted the pythons, so they let them loose. (cause and effect) 3. An invasive species is an animal or a plant that damages the animals and plants living in a new environment where it s introduced. These species are a problem because they can make those native species disappear forever. (cause and effect) 4. Their coloring makes them blend in with the wetlands. This makes it impossible to count them. (key detail) 5. One reason there are so many pythons in the Everglades is that a female Burmese python can lay as many as 100 eggs at once. (inference) 6. Answers may include that it s not wise to have a pet that can grow as large as a python can, because you may not be able to care for it. (cause and effect) Pause and Think 1. The visitors saw a python wrestling an alligator. 2. Burmese pythons got to Florida because people brought them to the U.S. to sell as pets. 3. People got them as pets but set them free in the wild when they got too big. A hurricane destroyed a building that had baby pythons in it, freeing them.

2 September 2016 Activities and Quizzes Answer Key, p. 2 Nonfiction: The Snake That s Eating Florida, p. 4, cont d. 4. An invasive species is a species that is put in a new area, takes over, and causes harm to the animals and plants that already live there. 5. Scientists are finding and trapping the pythons. People are reporting pythons they see in the park. People are hunting the pythons. Comprehension Skills Nonfiction Reading Kit I. Cause and Effect Event 2: The snakes got too big to be kept as pets. Event 3: People let the snakes loose in the wild. Event 4: The snakes do very well in the Everglades because the climate is perfect for them, and they have plenty to eat. Event 5: The snakes are eating many animals that live in the Everglades. II. Text Features 1. Answers will vary but should be similar to: The picture of the snake and the headline make me excited to read the article because I want to know how this snake is eating Florida. 2. I learned where the Everglades are in Florida. I learned that more than 750 animal species live there. The picture showed me how nice the Everglades are. 3. Answers will vary. III. Text Evidence 1. C 2. Burmese pythons are eating animals in the Everglades. Foxes, cottontail rabbits, raccoons, deer, opossums, and bobcats are disappearing. 3. A 4. Scientists are finding pythons and trapping them. People who see pythons are reporting them on a website. Other people are hunting the snakes as part of a python hunt. The Snake That s Eating Florida Quiz 1. D (text features; R.5) 2. C (word choice; R.4) 3. B (cause and effect; R.3) 4. D (detail; R.1) 5. A (detail; R.1) 6. C (text features; R.7) Short Answer: Answers will vary but should be similar to: Burmese pythons are taking over the Everglades. They re eating many of the animals that live in the Everglades, causing them to disappear. This is bad for the environment in the Everglades. (cause and effect; R.3) Fiction: The Big One, p. 10 Vocabulary 1. Definition: moved in small waves Pictures will vary. 2. Definition: pulled in Pictures will vary. 3. Definition: dirt Pictures will vary. 1. They re trying to act excited, but they re just not interested. You know this because they don t say anything else, and they don t ask any questions to learn more about what Joe is telling them. (inference) 2. Joe feels embarrassed because everyone else s parents are fishing, not inside the tent drinking hot chocolate. (character) 3. Joe s dad wants Joe to understand that the stuffed animal is special, even if it wasn t what he wanted to catch. The last three lines tell you that Joe s dad really did enjoy himself on the fishing trip. (plot) 4. Joe is surprised and happy. He didn t realize his father had such a good time on their trip that he would actually want to fish again. (character) 5. In this case, Joe s dad is The Big One. Joe caught him as a fishing partner. (inference)

3 September 2016 Activities and Quizzes Answer Key, p. 3 Fiction: The Big One, p. 10, cont d. 6. Joe s dad ended up having a good time on the first fishing trip with Joe. It didn t matter that they didn t catch any fish because they were talking and laughing and creating memories together. He wanted to do that again with his son. (character s motivation) Comprehension Skills Fiction Reading Kit I. Character 1. Joe feels like his family doesn t understand him. He loves fishing but nobody else in his family cares about it. 2. At first, Joe is excited about the ice fishing trip, and then he is nervous about asking his dad to come with him. 3. Joe feels angry at himself. 4. Joe feels happy because his dad loves fishing just as much as he does now. Write Now! Answers will vary but should be similar to: Before the ice fishing trip, I felt different from my family. None of them understood why I loved fishing. I was so excited when Mr. Pinkton told us we were going ice fishing, but I was nervous about asking my dad to come with me. When we were on the trip, my dad and I didn t catch anything and I felt angry at myself for making him come with me. I was embarrassed when I caught a stuffed elephant instead of a fish, but my dad made me feel better. In the car ride home, my dad and I laughed and talked, and I felt better. Now I m happy because my dad understands why I love fishing, and he loves it as much as I do! 3. Let s get this party started! He was trying to be funny. 4. My ears were burning with embarrassment. I was trying hard not to cry. 5. Joe s dad is The Big One. Pause and Think 1. People who fish are lucky if they catch a big fish someday. 2. Joe likes fishing, and the other people in his family don t. 3. Joe was afraid to ask his dad because he knew that his dad doesn t like fishing and probably wouldn t want to go on the trip. 4. Joe and his dad wake up, drive to the pond, and get ready to fish. 5. Joe is mad at himself because he took his dad fishing and they didn t catch anything. 6. Joe catches a pink stuffed elephant. He is upset and embarrassed. 7. Joe and his dad love fishing because it s an opportunity to talk and laugh and to bond with each other 1. D (interpreting text; R.1) 2. A (inference; R.1) 3. B (inference; R.1) 4. C (figure of speech; R.4) 5. B (inference; R.1) 6. A (figure of speech; R.4) Short Answer: Answers will vary. (cause and effect; R.3) II. Inference 1. Joe feels different from the rest of his family. 2. Joe thinks his dad will not be excited to go on the ice fishing trip with him.

4 September 2016 Activities and Quizzes Answer Key, p. 4 Paired Texts: Hottest/Coldest, p. 16 Vocabulary Hot and Cold Vocabulary Before Reading: Answers will vary. After Reading: 1. gold mines 2. acid 3. environment 4. salt mines 1. Dallol is very hot, water is hard to find, and acid comes up from the ground. Also, there are no schools, stores, doctors, or crops. (main idea and supporting details) 2. They go to Dallol to mine salt. They sell the salt to make money. (key details) 3. The inside of your nose could freeze, and your eyelashes could turn into icicles. (key details) 4. They went to live there because gold was discovered, and they wanted to make money from the gold. (cause and effect) 5. They are friendly. They take care of each other. (key details) 6. Both places are very hard places to survive in because of extreme temperatures. In both places, the people who live and work there stick together and help each other. Both places have mines where people work. (compare and contrast) 7. Dallol is very hot, and Oymyakon is very cold. Nobody lives in Dallol, and some people live in Oymyakon. (compare and contrast) Comprehension Skills Paired Text Reading Kit III. Compare/Contrast 1. Dallol: No; Oymyakon: No; Alike 2. Dallol: 125 degrees Fahrenheit; Oymyakon: 96 degrees below zero; Different 3. Dallol: No; Oymyakon: Yes; Different 4. Dallol: They work in salt mines; Oymyakon: They work in gold mines; Alike 5. Dallol: They depend on each other; Oymyakon: They care about each other; Alike You Write It! Answers will vary but should be similar to: Dallol and Oymyakon are two very different places, with some similarities. Dallol is very hot and Oymyakon is very cold. Dallol is so hot that nobody lives there, and Oymyakon is home to a small number of people. In both places, people work in mines. In both places, the people look out for each other and care about each other. II. Main Idea and Supporting Details Detail 1. The temperature in Dallol can get up to 125 degrees Fahrenheit. Detail 2. Nobody lives in Dallol because it s too hot. Detail 3. In Oymyakon, your eyelashes and the inside of your nose might freeze. Detail 4. It once got down to 96 degrees below zero in Oymyakon. A Hot & Cold Quiz 1. A (inference; R.1) 2. B (vocabulary; R.4) 3. C (detail; R.1) 4. B (detail; R.1) 5. D (text features; R.7) 6. C (text evidence; R.1) Short Answer: Answers will vary but should be similar to: People in Dallol and Oymyakon look out for each other because they all live in an extreme environment. They re all in it together so they help each other. They also look out for each other because there aren t many people where they live, so they know their neighbors well. (cause and effect, R.3)

5 September 2016 Activities and Quizzes Answer Key, p. 5 Play: Stone Soup, p No one in the other towns the soldiers have traveled through has shared food. The townspeople don t want to share with them because they re afraid of strangers and they don t have much food themselves. (cause and effect) 2. It means that when life is difficult, you re not always as caring and generous as you would be if things were easier. (figurative language) 3. The captain winks because there is no recipe, and he wants his soldiers to know he s got a plan to trick the townspeople into helping them make soup. (inference) 4. The villagers are starting to understand that in order to enjoy the soup, they ll all need to contribute. (theme) 5. The soldiers say you need only three small stones and the help of the entire village. (theme) 6. The stone soup was made because everyone worked together. They shared their food and supplies. And they had a fun night as a community because everyone wanted to participate. The lesson of the play is that good things can happen when you share and work together. (theme) Play Reading Kit II. The Big Idea 1. At the beginning: The villagers don t share with one another. They hide their food and never eat together or spend time with each other. At the end: The villagers all share their food and have a great time dining together. 2. At the beginning: The adults are afraid of the soldiers and want to send them away without giving them any food. At the end: The adults share their food with the soldiers and aren t afraid of them anymore. 3. At the beginning: Life in the village is hard. The villagers are all hungry, and so they don t share with one another. At the end: The villagers are happy and they have learned to share with one another and work together. 1. The soldiers have taught the villagers that it is important to share and work together, especially in hard times. 2. Sharing and working together in a community is important and makes everyone happy. Your Turn! The villagers enjoyed the stone soup because they all contributed ingredients to make it taste good. They also enjoyed eating together and talking to each other. They learned that in hard times, it s better to work together. II. Plot 1. The villagers and the soldiers are both hungry. 2. The villagers are afraid of the soldiers and don t want to share their food with them. 3. The most exciting part of the story is when everyone comes together to help make the stone soup. 4. The villagers are happy when they eat the stone soup together. 5. The soldiers aren t hungry anymore, and the villagers have learned to share. Stone Soup Quiz 1. B (cause and effect; R.3) 2. C (inference; R.1) 3. C (character s motivation; R.3) 4. A (vocabulary; R.4) 5. C (theme, R.2) 6. A (inference; R.1) Short Answer: Answers will vary but should be similar to: At the beginning of the play, the villagers are afraid of the soldiers and they don t want to share their food. By the end of the play, they have learned how important it is to share and work together, and they are happier. (how character changes; R.3)

6 September 2016 Activities and Quizzes Answer Key, p. 6 Debate: Are Trampolines Too Dangerous?, p. 26 Opinion Writing Write an Opinion Essay Answers will vary. See page T18 in the Teacher s Guide. Poem: September, p The poem is about the first day of school and the feeling of starting fresh. (main idea) 2. Examples include wearing hats, feeling brave, waiting, marching, and skating. (personification) 3. Words could include: yellow pencils, empty notebooks, chalk, board, and teacher. (word choice) 4. The pencils stand for the students. The chalk stands for the teacher. (personification) 5. In September, school starts in many places. (inference) Poetry Kit Write Your Own Poem Answers will vary.