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CONTENTS 1 FICTION: IDENTIFYING ADJECTIVES 2 POETRY: IDENTIFYING SYNONYMS 3 NONFICTION: COMPREHENSION 4 FICTION: GRAPHIC ORGANIZER 5 FICTION: FIND THE SEQUENCE 6 FICTION: CAUSE & EFFECT 7 NONFICTION: READING A LABEL 8 FICTION: COMPREHENSION 9 NONFICTION: USING CONTEXT CLUES 10 FICTION: WRITING 11.NONFICTION: READING & COMPARING LABELS 12.FICTION: CAUSE & EFFECT 13.FICTION: FINDING THE SEQUENCE 14.FICTION: READ & RESPOND 15.FICTION: USING CONTEXT CLUES 16.FICTION: GRAPHIC ORGANIZER 17.NONFICTION: COMPREHENSION 18.NONFICTION: NOTING DETAILS 19.POETRY: VOCABULARY 20.NONFICTION: COLLOQUIALISMS 21.POETRY: SIMILES 22.FICTION: WRITING 23.FICTION: VENN DIAGRAM 24.FICTION: PREDICTING 25.FICTION: CAUSE & EFFECT 26.NONFICTION: WRITING 27.NONFICTION: VENN DIAGRAM 28.NONFICTION: WRITING 29.FICTION: FINDING THE SEQUENCE 30.NONFICTION: FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS 31.NONFICTION: WRITING 32.NONFICTION: WRITING 33.FICTION: VOCABULARY 34.NONFICTION: WRITING 35.FICTION: SYNONYMS & ANTONYMS 36.FICTION: COMPREHENSION 37.FICTION: COMPREHENSION 38.NONFICTION: WRITING 39.NONFICTION: FACT OR OPINION 40.NONFICTION: FINDING THE SEQUENCE 41.FICTION: MAIN IDEA 42.FICTION: VOCABULARY 43.NONFICTION: COMPARE & CONTRAST 44.FICTION: CAUSE & EFFECT 45.FICTION: WRITING 46.FICTION: CAUSE & EFFECT 47.FICTION: FINDING THE SEQUENCE 48.NONFICTION: READING FOR INFORMATION 49.NONFICTION: READING AN INDEX 50.FICTION: COMPREHENSION 51.POETRY: USING CONTEXT CLUES 52.POETRY: USING CONTEXT CLUES 53.POETRY: VOCABULARY 54.FICTION: STORY RETELLING 55.POETRY: COMPREHENSION 56.FICTION: MAKING INFERENCES 57.NONFICTION: READING A MAP 58.NONFICTION: READING A RECIPE 59.NONFICTON: READING A MAP 60.NONFICTION: READING A MAP 61.FICTION: VOCABULARY Saddleback Educational Publishing Three Watson Irvine, CA 92618 (949) 860-2500
62.FICTION: SYNONYMS 63.FICTION: NOTING DETAILS 64.FICTION: COMPREHENSION 65.FICTION: SYMBOLISM 66.FICTION: SYMBOLISM 67.FICTION: IDENTIFYING ADJECTIVES 68.FICTION: VOCABULARY 69.FICTION: USING CONTEXT CLUES 70.FICTION: VOCABULARY 71.FICTION: NOTING DETAILS 72.NONFICTION: MAIN IDEA 73.FICTION: ANALOGIES 74.FICTION: IDIOMS 75.FICTION: HOMOGRAPHS 76.NONFICTION: HOMONYMS 77.NONFICTION: HOMONYMS 78.FICTION: ANTONYMS 79.FICTION: PUNCTUATION 80.NONFICTION: COMPREHENSION 81.NONFICTION: SUMMARIZING 82.FICTION: PLOT DIAGRAM 83.FICTION: IDENTIFYING ADJECTIVES 84.FICTION: GENRES 85.FICTION: COMPREHENSION 86.FICTION: SYNONYMS 87.FICTION: COMPREHENSION 88.FICTION: COMPREHENSION 89.NONFICTION: GREEK & LATIN ROOTS 90.NONFICTION: ABBREVIATIONS 91.NONFICTION: COMPARE & CONTRAST 92.NONFICTION: VOCABULARY & COMPREHENSION 93.FICTION: VOCABULARY & COMPREHENSION 94.FICTION: SIMILES 95.POETRY: COMPREHENSION 96.NONFICTION: VOCABULARY & COMPREHENSION 97.NONFICTION: USING ADJECTIVES 98.ACTIVITY: PREFIX 99.ACTIVITY: PREFIX 100. ACTIVITY: SUFFIX 101. ANSWER KEY Saddleback Educational Publishing Three Watson Irvine, CA 92618 (949) 860-2500
FICTION: Identifying Adjectives There was crisp, dry snow under his feet and more snow lying on the branches of the trees. Overhead there was a pale blue sky, the sort of sky one sees on a fine winter day in the morning. Straight ahead of him he saw between the tree trunks the sun, just rising, very red and clear. Everything was perfectly still, as if he were the only living creature in that country. From The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis 1. Adjectives are words that modify (describe) nouns. They make writing more interesting. Read the selection again. Notice how the adjectives help you see the setting more clearly. Then underline all the adjectives. 2. Now answer these questions. 1. On the line before each noun, write one adjective that describes it in the selection. snow day sky sun 2. Read the selection again, but this time skip over all the words you underlined. In other words, don t read the adjectives. How does this change the selection? Do you like it more or not as well? Explain your answer. 3. Write a description of one of your favorite places. Use adjectives to help your readers see the place. Continue on the back if you need to. 1
POETRY: Identifying Synonyms You now have learned enough to see That Cats are much like you and me And other people who we find Possessed of various types of mind. For some are sane and some are mad And some are good and some are bad And some are better, some are worse But all may be described in verse. From Old Possum s Book of Practical Cats, by T.S. Eliot 1. The word box contains a synonym for each word that is underlined in the selection. Write the synonym in the blank where it fits best. having mentality discover reasonable crazy felines tell portrayed poetry virtuous superior diverse humans naughty plenty apprehended You now have to That are much like you and me And other who we types of. For some are and some are And some are and some are And some are, some are worse But all may be in. 2. On the back of this sheet, draw illustrations for two of the synonyms. Then write a one or two sentence caption for your drawings. For example, to illustrate plenty you could draw a table full of food and write the caption, Look at all that food! These people will have plenty to eat tonight. 2
NONFICTION: Comprehension George Washington Carver was born a slave but became a world-famous scientist. He read a lot, studied hard, and got a Master s degree from Iowa State College. Later, he became director of agricultural research at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. Carver accomplished many things. With his knowledge of plant chemistry, he found unusual uses for common plants. He made more than 275 products from peanuts, including shaving lotion and ink. More important, he helped poor farmers in the South by teaching them to plant soybeans and peanuts. Carver knew that these crops would restore soil that was worn out from too many years of cotton crops. His efforts helped Southern farmers out of poverty. 1. Write as many questions as you can for which the answer is George Washington Carver. Continue on the back if you need more room. 2. Write a good question for each of the following answers. Question: Answer: He graduated from Iowa State College. Question: Answer: The Tuskegee Institute was in Alabama. Question: Answer: He made shaving lotion, ink, and many other products. Question: Answer: These two crops nourished the worn out soil. 3
FICTION: Graphic Organizer He was a mongoose, rather like a little cat in his fur and his tail, but quite like a weasel in his head and his habits. His eyes and the rest of his restless nose were pink; he could scratch himself anywhere he pleased with any leg, front or back, that he chose to use; he could fluff up his tail till it looked like a bottle-brush, and his war-cry as he scuttled through the long grass was : Rikk-tikk-tikki-tikki-tchk! From Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, by Rudyard Kipling 1. Reread the selection above. Then fill in the blanks in this graphic organizer to describe the animal s looks and actions. Some of the answers have been done for you. fur like a little cat (color) head (Looks) (Actions) (Type of animal) like a can scratch himself anywhere cried till it looked like a bottle-brush as he 2. On the back of this sheet, make a graphic organizer for an animal that lives in your area. Include at least two main descriptions of the animal s looks and two main descriptions of its actions. 4
FICTION: Find the Sequence Rikki-tikki had a right to be proud of himself; but he did not grow too proud, and he kept that garden as a mongoose should keep it, with tooth and jump and spring and bite, till never a cobra dared show its head inside the walls. From Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, by Rudyard Kipling 1. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is a story about a mongoose. The selection above is found at the end of the story. Below are some events from throughout the story. Work with a partner to number the sentences so that they tell the story in a way that makes sense. You will find clues in the sentences themselves. Once inside the bungalow, the big man told the boy to feed Rikki. Rikki soon found out about the snakes horrible plan to harm the family. Rikki liked the food they gave him, ate it all, fluffed his fur and sat in the sun so that it could dry. A summer flood washed Rikki-Tikki-Tavi down a ditch into the garden of a family with a small boy. As soon as he knew their plan, he quickly made his own plan to keep the family safe. The mother said, Let s take him in and dry him. Maybe he s not dead. Being a curious creature, and he because he liked it there so far, he decided to stay just to find out about them. The boy found Rikki there and thought he was dead. After his plan succeeded, Rikki was proud, but not too proud. It didn t take long until he discovered that two dangerous snakes lived in the garden. 2. Listen as your partner reads this out loud in order. Make sure both of you agree that the sentences are put in the order that makes the most sense. If not, go back and make corrections. Then read it to your partner to recheck. 5