Name:______Monday, March 23rd The Uninvited Guests BY KERRY MADDEN | ILLUSTRATIONS BY GERALD KELLEY
Making friends is hard for Lilly, especially when some creepy-crawly creatures come to visit
After school, the hallway swarms with kids heading in a million directions. Kneeling on the floor, I try my locker combination for the 10th time, hoping nobody will roll a wheelie backpack over my head. 7-27-17. Nothing. Why isn’t it working? I hate this school. I hate being new. Again. Why does my dad have a job that basically means a new school every September?
Charlotte, the girl with the locker above mine, looks down at me with pity. “Oh, Lilly, not again.” She opens her locker with three swift turns. Then she opens mine.
“How did you know my combination?” I ask her.
“You say it out loud every time you try to open it.”
“Oh.” My face turns candy-apple red.
“You’ll get it. See you in gym class.” She walks away. I nod, but in my brain I’m yelling, “Don’t go! Please, be my friend, be my friend, be my friend. I’m begging you!”
And then, a miracle! She turns around and says, “I’m having a sleepover with some girls at my house next Saturday. Want to come?”
I almost faint with joy. But somehow I manage to nod and say, “Yes!”
When I get home, I find my mom giving Emma a bath in the kitchen sink.
I drop my backpack and run over to give Emma a kiss. Then I tell Mom my amazing news.
“Guess what? I have a friend,” I announce. “Hooray!” Mom says. “Hooray!” Emma claps. “And she invited me for a sleepover!”
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“Great!” Mom says. “Great!” Emma claps. “Saturday night.” Mom gives me that look. “What?”
“Honey, it’s Sam’s birthday.”
At that very moment, my 8-year-old brother, Sam, bounces into the room.
“Lilly!” he says. “I’ve designed my cake, and it’s going to be the lost city of Atlantis—I want it to look like the bottom of the ocean, with sharks and castles. . . . I’m thinking chocolate pudding, gummy sharks, and rock candy. Lots!”
Emma says, “Happy birthday!” splashing in the water.
“That’s nice, Sam,” I say.
Mom gives me another look that says, “I’m sure you’ll make the right decision.”
What am I supposed to do? OK, so birthdays are huge in our family since we move all the time. It’s a tradition for our dad to dress up to make it “special.” At past parties, he’s been a pirate, a Neanderthal, a country witch, and Elvis.
Sam says, “Mom, I want Dad to be a mermaid this year.”
I almost laugh, knowing that Dad would never refuse Sam’s request.
But I’m too upset to laugh.
Sam goes on and on about his amazing plans, but I can’t listen. Somehow I’ll have to let him know in a nice way that I’m going to miss the celebration. Because there’s NO way I can miss out on going to Charlotte’s house.
That night, I’m doing homework and practicing the combination on my practice lock when Mom and Dad come into my room. Dad says, “Lilly, we need to talk to you.”
I know what’s coming: They’re going to make me miss the sleepover. I can’t even believe them! I get ready for a fight.
“The school called,” Mom said. “Apparently, there’s a lice problem over there.”
“Only the second-graders have it,” I say.
“The nurse said a fifth-grade girl has it too. She said we have to check your head because you could have been exposed.”
“I’m sure I’m fine,” I say. But I bend my head forward to get it over with. 2 Mom pulls my hair apart to check and jumps back.
Dad peers closer and says, “My goodness. Would you look at that?”
“What’s the matter?” I try not to freak out.
“Quit scaring me.” “Don’t be scared!” Mom plasters on a fake smile and hands Dad the car keys.
Dad speeds off to the store and comes home armed with three different lice shampoos and a special steel-toothed comb. He takes me into the bathroom and starts to pick the nits off my head like a mother gorilla. He says, “This could be a learning experience about not sharing combs or hats. Lice have a scientific name: Pediculosis.”
I grit my teeth. “I don’t share combs, and I don’t wear hats. And I don’t want to know the scientific name either. Make them go away.” I hate it when Dad tries to turn a disaster into “a learning experience.” How can I tell Charlotte? What will she say? Not only will I be the new girl, I’ll be the new girl with cooties. My life is over!
Mom uses the lice comb, which takes hours of combing and inspecting. Then Sam, who loves science, barges in, asking, “Ew, can I see the parasites?”
“Get out!” I yell, but does listen? “Cool!” Sam peers into the bowl of floating lice. “I know a girl who got lice, and her mom gave her a buzz cut. Another kid’s grandma tried using mayonnaise to kill them.”
“Mom, make him leave!” I shout.
Sam says, “By the way, that girl Charlotte called, but I said you couldn’t come to the phone because you had lice and—”
“YOU WHAT? HOW COULD YOU?”
“What?” Sam says. “Lots of kids get it. It’s no big deal.”
“SAM!” I try to reach for his throat to strangle him, but he ducks out fast.
Mom drags the comb through my hair searching for more creepy-crawlies. She says, “When I was little, I got lice too. You know what we called it? Motorized dandruff.”
“Is that supposed to make me feel better?” I try not to cry, but it feels like my whole head is itching and shimmying to a new dance called “The Pediculosis.”
The lice camp out on my head, so I don’t go to school for two days. I don’t call Charlotte back either. No way—not since she knows the disgusting truth about me.
In desperation, Mom washes my head in olive oil, a treatment from the olden days. My scalp dripping with olive oil, she wraps a plastic bag around my head on Wednesday morning
3 to wear until Thursday night. Then she ties a bandana over the plastic and assures me it will suffocate the lice. I pretend I don’t smell like salad dressing and that my life isn’t ruined.
Sam points a cardboard sword at my head and commands, “Die, lice, die!” Then he draws a picture of me as a blue octopus girl with giant tentacles and writes, “Sorry I told Charlotte about the you-know-what. Your brother, Sam.”
On Friday morning, Mom and Dad do another search and declare my head clean. At school, I see Charlotte at our lockers. I don’t talk to her, and she pretends not to see me. When I open my locker in three swift turns, Charlotte says, “That’s good, Lilly. First try.”
Then she whispers, “Are you mad? I hope you don’t think I gave you lice.”
“What? You had it too?”
“Yeah, my mom freaked out and sent me to a professional lice-picker. That’s why I called you, but when you didn’t call back I figured you hated me.”
“Wow. I thought I might have given it to you. How did we even get it?”
Charlotte says, “I bet it was those second- graders!”
“That’s right. Second-graders. Look at them. They’re everywhere,” I say as a posse of them scurries by.
“Do you still want to sleep over Saturday?” she says. “My other friends can’t come—their moms are scared of lice. But we could still get together.”
I open my mouth to say yes. Then I have an even better idea. “Hey, Charlotte,” I say. “Have you ever seen a grown man dressed up as a mermaid?”
4 Directions: Answer the following questions based on the story you just read, Uninvited Guests.
1. In the first section, what does Lilly mean when she says her face turns “candy-apple red”? A. She is happy. C. She is embarrassed. B. She is angry. D. She got candy apple all over her face.
2. What does Lilly want from Charlotte in the first section? A. She wants Charlotte to help her with her homework. B. She wants Charlotte to be her friend. C. She wants Charlotte to come to Sam’s birthday party. D. She wants to talk to Charlotte about the lice problem.
3. How does Lilly feel toward Sam when he tells her secret to Charlotte? A. angry C. disappointed B. loving D. worried
4. Which sentence from the story helps you answer question 3? A. “Dad speeds off to the store.” B. “It feels like my whole word head is itching.” C. “Mom uses the lice comb.” D. “I try to reach for his throat to strangle him, but he ducks out fast.”
5. What is “the gross truth” about Lilly? A. She has lice. C. She moves around a lot. B. She is sick. D. She left a sandwich in her locker.
6. How do Charlotte and Lilly feel about each other at the end of the story? A. They are angry at each other. C. Lily is upset that Charlotte gave her lice. B. They are happy to be friends. D. Charlotte is sad that Lily didn’t call her back.
7. How does Lilly feel about having to move every year because of her father’s job? A. She enjoys it. C. She is embarrassed. B. She dislikes it. D. She is jealous.
8. Read the following sentence. Dad peers closer and says, “My goodness. Would you look at that?” What does the word, peer, mean as it is used in the sentence above? A. a person who is close to your age B. to look at something C. to ignore something D. a person who is older than you.
5 Name:______Writing Assignment-Monday, March 23, 2020
Writing Assignment: Please respond to the prompt below in a paragraph. This should be completed on a separate sheet of notebook paper. Put the date at the top. Use the checklist on the cover letter as you write to make sure you include all requirements of a well-developed paragraph.
Writing Prompt: Lily has several big and small problems in the story. Pick one problem and explain how it was solved.
6 Name______Monday, March 23, 2020 A noun names a person, place, or thing.
Person Place Thing/Animal teacher school pencil students playground slide boy park ball cat Madison tree police officer mall pen
Underline the nouns in the sentences. Remember a noun names a person, place, or thing. 1. My family likes to go to the beach.
2. Mary is coming to dinner.
3. That is a beautiful picture.
4. The green grapes are delicious.
5. The fireman went to the house to rescue the cat.
6. My friend likes to read books from the library.
7. The little girl was on the swing in the park.
8. Mom and dad are going to the zoo.
9. The teacher gave us three worksheets to complete.
10. Your shoe has a hole in it.
7 Name______Monday, March 23, 2020 Underline the nouns in the sentences. Remember a noun names a person, place, or thing.
1. Frogs like to eat bugs.
2. The book has a blue cover.
3. Her hair is beautiful.
4. Goats like to eat paper.
5. Did your brother wash the dog?
6. Puppies are playful.
7. Ice cream is a great treat.
8. Vegetables grow in the garden.
9. The kids sat at the picnic table.
10. Frogs swim in the pond.
8 Name: ______Tuesday, March 24, 2020 Reading Assignment: Read the passage and answer the following questions.
Friends Helping Friends
1. Jared put on his coat and backpack and walked out of school to catch his bus home. His backpack weighed him down with all the materials he needed to finish his science fair project this weekend.
2. “Hey, Jared!” Carlos yelled, running up to him. “My dad’s running the park clean-up this weekend. Can you help out?”
3. “Um...” Jared knew he didn’t have time to help, but he didn’t want to disappoint Carlos. “I guess I can.”
4. “Great. Thanks!” Carlos said, waving goodbye.
5. Jared stepped onto the bus and took his seat. He was going to have to stay up late tonight to work on his project so he could assist Carlos in the morning with the park clean up.
6. “Jared,” Cindy said, sitting down next to him. “I’ve been looking for you. I have to walk Mrs. Smith’s dogs this weekend. Do you think you could help me?”
7. “Um...” Jared knew Mrs. Smith’s dogs had to be walked three times a day. How would he manage to fit that in on top of everything else? “I guess I can.”
8. “Great!” Cindy waved goodbye as the bus pulled up to their stop.
9. Jared’s backpack felt even heavier and he felt the weight of life on his shoulders as he walked into the house and flopped down on the couch.
10. “Rough day?” his mother asked.
11. “More like rough weekend. I have to finish my science fair project, help Carlos with the park clean-up, and help Cindy walk Mrs. Smith’s dogs.”
12. “Sounds like you agreed to too many things this weekend,” his mother said.
13. “I know, but Carlos and Cindy are my friends. I couldn't say 'no' to them. I didn’t want to let them down.” Jared stared at his mom. “What should I do?” 9 14. “I’m glad you want to help your friends, but you need to have time for your own things, too.”
15. Jared knew she was right. “Maybe I can tell Carlos I can only help for two hours in the morning. And I can probably help Cindy walk Mrs. Smith’s dogs early in the morning, but not at lunchtime or in the evening.” Jared’s stomach flopped. “Mom, do you think they’ll get mad?”
16. “They’re your friends. Tell them you need time to finish your science fair project. They’ll understand.”
17. Jared nodded and got the phone. He told Carlos and Cindy the truth. As soon as he hung up, he turned to his mom. “They’re fine with it, and they both offered to help with my project, too.”
18. “I knew it would work out,” Mom said.
19. Jared smiled. “Yeah, because friends help each other out.”
Directions: Answer the questions. Go back to the passage to help you find the answer. Underline where you found it.
1. PART A: How did Jared feel when he arrived home from school in paragraph 9? a. excited b. hurt c. angry d. overwhelmed (feeling stressed)
2. Jared knew he didn’t have time to help his friends. Why did he say he would help them anyway? a. He loves helping others. b. He didn’t want to disappoint them. c. He thought his mom would help him.
3. Why did Jared’s mom ask him if he had a rough day? a. He came home smiling from ear to ear. b. He came home crying about his day. c. He came home and flopped down on the couch.
4. What was Jared’s PROBLEM in the story? a. He had a fight with his friends. b. He didn’t get his science project done. c. He has too much to do and he’s afraid he can’t get it all done.
10 5. How did Jared SOLVE his problem? a. He decided to turn his science project in late. b. He decided to get everything done and go to bed late. c. He decided to call his friends and tell them he could only help a little.
6. Why was Jared nervous about calling his friends? a. He was afraid they would be upset with him for not helping enough. b. He was afraid they would ask him to do even more. c. He was worried that they would not help him with his science project. d. He was worried that his friends would not answer the phone.
7. PART A: What character trait describes Jared at the end of the story? a. anxious – feeling worried b. relieved - no longer feeling anxious c. sorrowful – feeling sad
8. PART B: What sentence from the passage supports your answer to Part A? a. Jared smiled. “Yeah, because friends help each other out.” b. “They’re your friends. Tell them you need time to finish your science fair project. They’ll understand.” c. Jared’s stomach flopped. “Mom, do you think they’ll get mad?”
9. Using your context clues, what do you think the word assist means as it’s used in the passage? a. stop b. hurt c. help
10. What is the Central Message/Theme of the passage? a. “Friends help each other out when they need it” b. “Friends stay mad at each other” c. “Friends only help when they are in a good mood”
11 Name______Tuesday, March 23, 2020
Journal Writing: You are now at home completing school. In the passage, Friends Helping Friends, Jared and his friends worked out a way to help each other out in the end. While you are at home, how can you work together to complete chores and help others in your house and in your neighborhood? Your journal writing should be answered in paragraph form.
Use the following check list to check over your writing. Place a check next to each item as you have checked your paper.
_____ Indented your paragraph; make sure it is written in paragraph form
_____ Have an introduction sentence
_____ Have a conclusion sentence.
_____ Have complete sentences.
_____ Spelled words correctly
_____ Used correct punctuation and grammar
_____ Circle your transition words and phrases
12 Name:______Tuesday, March 24, 2020 Language Assignment: REVIEW: Nouns: A NOUN is a person, place, or thing. COMMON NOUN: person, place, or thing Example: store PROPER NOUN: specific person, place, or thing Example: Kroger
PART 1: Circle or highlight every noun in the sentences below.
1. I will type the report on my computer. 2. Mom likes to bake fresh breads. 3. My teacher does not give us too much homework. 4. She likes dogs more than cats. 5. We had to buy a new car. 6. Kids should not watch too much television. 7. The artist gathered her paints and brushes. 8. Aiden read the entire book. 9. I answered the phone when it rang. 10. Every student will need a backpack and pencils.
PART 2: Is the underlined noun common or proper? Write common or proper in the blank. 1. My cousin lives in New York City. ______2. George is trying out for the soccer team. ______3. Cars pollute the air that we breathe. ______4. Dad went to Walmart to get bread. ______5. I love to have eggs and toast for breakfast. ______PART 3: Complete the chart with the correct type of noun Common Noun Proper Noun 6. girl 7. Fruit Loops 8. restaurant 9. Jupiter 10. store
13 Name:______Tuesday, March 24, 2020 Language Assignment
Directions: Color the common nouns red and the proper nouns blue. None of the words have been capitalized, so you must read carefully and decide if it is just naming a common noun or if it is a specific, or proper noun.
kroger boy jackson car
chair mrs. ball teacher basketball
mississippi river tree playground
house strawberry taco bell saturday park
store theater lake caroline boardwalk avenue
14 Name: ______Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Reading Assignment: Read the following story and answer the questions.
15 1. What does the author mean by the phrase “makes my mouth water just to think of it” in paragraph 3? A. Buster Bear was drinking water while thinking about berries. B. Buster Bear was talking very loudly. C. Buster Bear was too afraid to get the berries. D. Buster Bear was ready to eat some berries.
2. How do paragraphs 1 and 2 help the reader understand the text? A. Both paragraphs explain why Buster Bear is so hungry. B. Both paragraphs explain Buster Bear’s problem and show how it was solved. C. Both paragraphs give important background information about Buster Bear D. Both paragraphs show Buster Bear’s ideas for getting berries.
3. PART A: What is the meaning of the word lonesome as it is used in paragraph 2? He did it just to keep from being ______
A. alone B. generous C. hungry D. talkative
4. PART B: Which sentence from the text helps the reader understand the meaning of lonesome? A. “And suppose you had the habit of talking to yourself.” B. “Now Buster Bear had lived by himself in the Great Woods so long that this habit of talking to himself had ground and grown.” C. “I find my appetite isn’t what it ought to be.” D. “Of course, when he came down to the Green Forest to live, he brought all his habits with him.”
5. PART A: How do paragraphs 5 and 6 help the reader understand the text? A. They show the negative effect of Buster talking to himself. B. They show how Buster learns the importance of waiting over rushing. C. They show how Buster gets blueberries without being seen. D. They show the positive effect of Buster meeting a funny new friend.
16 6. PART B: Which quote from the text best supports the answer to Part A? A. “I know what I’ll do! I’ll go up there at the very first peep of day tomorrow.” B. “I can eat all I want and get back to the Green Forest before anyone will see me.” C. “Buster did not know it, but someone had been listening, and that someone was none other than Sammy Jay.” D. “When at last Buster lay down for a nap, Sammy flew away chuckling to himself.
7. PART A: Which action in the text causes Buster Bear to feel restless and unwilling to wait? A. He is very hungry to blue berries, but he cannot have any until the morning. B. He is trying to find something that he misplaced, but he cannot find it. C. He wants to have more friends, but he cannot meet anyone because he is shy. D. He wants to go to the Old Pasture, but he does not remember the way.
8. PART B: Which sentence from the text best shows that Buster Bear is restless and unwilling to wait? A. “‘There is something that I used to have and don’t have now.’” B. “‘There ought to be some up in the Old Pasture.’” C. “‘I’ll go up there at the very first peep of day tomorrow.’” D. “‘My, I wish tomorrow morning would hurry up and come.’”
9. PART A: What is the central message of the text? A. Always plan activities carefully. B. Do not wait until tomorrow to do something that can be done right away. C. Be careful when talking to yourself because others might hear. D. Shyness can prevent one from reaching one’s goals.
10. PART B: Which statement from the text supports the central message of the text? A. “And suppose you had the habit of talking to yourself. You might, without thinking, you know, tell that secret out loud to yourself, and someone might overhear!” B. “‘There is something I ought to have at this time of year, and I haven’t got it. There is something I used to have and don’t have now.’” C. “‘If I wasn’t afraid of being seen, I’d go up to the Old Pasture this very minute.’” D. “‘I know what I’ll do! I’ll go up there at the very first peep of day tomorrow.’”
17 Name:______. Wednesday, March 25, 2020 Writing Assignment
You have read, Buster Goes Berrying. Write a response to explain the central message that Buster learns and how his actions and thoughts show the central message. Make sure to use evidence from the passage to support your answer. Your answer should be written in paragraph form.
Use the following check list to check over your writing. Place a check next to each item as you have checked your paper.
_____ Indented your paragraph; make sure it is written in paragraph form
_____ Have an introduction sentence
_____ Have a conclusion sentence.
_____ Have complete sentences.
_____ Spelled words correctly
_____ Used correct punctuation and grammar
_____ Circle your transition words and phrases
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19 Name:______Wednesday, March 25, 2020 Language Assignment Plural Noun Practice
Directions: Choose the answer that uses the plural noun correctly.
1. A. I screamed when I saw all the spideres. B. The horsees galloped across the field. C. The bushes needed to be trimmed.
2. A. The children ran outside. B. The teacheres all had a meeting. C. The doges barked at the park.
Directions: Circle the correct word if the noun is singular or plural.
3. Foot Singular Plural
4. Pillows Singular Plural
5. Daisies Singular Plural
6. Pencil Singular Plural
7. Day Singular Plural
Directions: Make the singular nouns plural. REMEMBER OUR RULES!
8. Berry ______
9. Nest ______
10. Couch ______
11. Glossary ______
12. Map ______20 Name:______Wednesday, March 25, 2020 Language Assignment
Plural Noun Practice
Directions: Write the noun in its’ plural form. Next, write in a sentence. 1. Singular Plural
school
Sentence:______
2.
Singular Plural
boy
Sentence: ______
3.
Singular Plural
car
Sentence:______
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Singular Plural 4. brush
Sentence: ______
Singular Plural 5. candy
Sentence:______
Singular Plural 6. foot
Sentence:______
Singular Plural 7. tooth
Sentence:______
Singular Plural 8. student
Sentence:______22 Name: ______Thursday, March 26th, 2020
Reading Assignment: Read the following story and answer the questions.
“The Biggest Ship in the World”
1. In the early 1900s there were no airplanes. The only way to get across the ocean was by ship.
2. In 1906, a British company called the Cunard Line launched two new ships. The ships were large and comfortable. They could cross the Atlantic Ocean in five days. They quickly became the most popular ocean liners in the world.
3. A few years later, news of three new ocean liners began to spread around the world. These ships were being built for a company called the White Star Line. The White Star ships would not be quite as fast as the Cunard ships, but they would be much larger and fancier. Some people called them “floating palaces.”
4. One of these floating palaces was the Titanic.
5. It took more than two years to build the Titanic. When the ship was finished, it was as long as three football fields. It was as tall as an 11-story building. It had room on board for more than 2,500 passengers. It was the biggest ship in the world.
6. Much of the planning of the Titanic was done by a man named Thomas Andrews. Andrews tried to make the ship as comfortable for its passengers as possible. He included several dining rooms, restaurants, and cafes. One of the cafes had real ivy growing up the walls. Another looked just like a sidewalk cafe in Paris.
Glossary cafe-small places where people buy drinks and simple meals. ivy-climbing plant mechanical horses-machines for exercise that look and move like real horses. 7. The Titanic had a gym with exercise machines and mechanical horses. It also had its own swimming pool-one of the first ever on an ocean liner.
8. Thomas Andrews tried to make the Titanic as safe as possible, too. The ship was built with a double bottom. That meant that anything that hit the bottom would have to rip through two thick layers of steel to cause a leak.
9. The lower part of the ship was also divided into 16 parts, or compartments. If an accident caused a compartment to become flooded, it could be sealed off from the rest of the ship. Even if four compartments were flooded, the Titanic could stay afloat.
23 10. Andrews thought these safety features made the Titanic the safest ship on the ocean. Some people even called the Titanic “unsinkable.”
Glossary features-important parts
11. Once the Titanic was built, it had to be tested. On April 2, 1912, the captain and crew practiced turning the ship left, right, and in a circle. They practiced starting and stopping. After its sea trials, hundreds of workers got the Titanic ready for passengers. They finished painting rooms and laying carpets. They loaded tons of food and coal on board. Finally, on April 10, 1912, the Titanic was ready to sail.
24 Name:______Thursday, March 26, 2020
1. What is the main idea of the entire passage? a. The Titanic was the fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic Ocean in the early 1900s. b. The Titanic was a large ocean liner with many special details that made passengers feel happy and safe. c. The Titanic was an ocean liner that took Thomas Andrews over two years to build. d. The Titanic was an ocean liner that was tested for safety before being ready to sail in April of 1912.
2. According to the passage, which feature on the Titanic was one of the first to appear on an ocean liner? A. Café B. dining room C. gym D. swimming pool
3. Which quotation from the passage shows that the Titanic was designed to be “unsinkable”?
A. “It had room on board for more than 2,500 passengers.” (paragraph 5) B. “One of the cafeś had real ivy growing up the walls. Another looked just like a sidewalk cafe ́ in Paris.” (paragraph 6) C. “The Titanic had a gym with exercise machines and mechanical horses.” (paragraph 7) D. “The ship was built with a double bottom. That meant that anything that hit the bottom would have to rip through two thick layers of steel to cause a leak.” (paragraph 8)
4. According to the passage, how were White Star ships different from Cunard ships in the early 1900s? A. The White Star ships were faster. C. The White Star ships were plainer. B. The White Star ships were bigger. D. The White Star ships were lighter.
5. Read the sentence from paragraph 3. A few years later, news of three new ocean liners began to spread around the world.
What does the author mean by this sentence? a. All countries were visited by the new ocean liners. b. The new ocean liners were very large. c. The new ocean liners were fast. d. People everywhere heard about the new ocean liners.
25 6. Which quotation from the passage best describes what is shown in the photograph below? A. .“One of the cafes had real ivy growing up the walls.” (paragraph 6)
B. “Another looked just like a sidewalk cafe in Paris.” (paragraph 6)
C. “The Titanic had a gym with exercise machines and mechanical horses.” (paragraph 7)
D. “It also had its own swimming pool—one of the first ever on an ocean liner.” (paragraph 7)
7. Which statement describes how the sentences in paragraph 5 are connected? a. The paragraph uses comparison to show how the Titanic took the same amount of time to build as other ships. b. The paragraph uses comparison to show how the Titanic was similar in size to other large objects. c. The paragraph uses cause and effect to show how the builders of the Titanic were able to make the ship larger in order to fit more people. d. The paragraph uses sequential order to show the steps that were taken as the Titanic was being built.
8. What is the meaning of the word launched as it is used in paragraph 2? A. filled with supplies C. set forward in water B. looked for missing items D. shut down from use
9. PART A: What is meant by the phrase “sea trials” in paragraph 11? A. series of checks to make sure a boat is ready to sail B. the process of loading food and equipment onto a boat C. last-minute jobs to make sure a boat looks nice D. a search to find people who can sail a boat
10. PART B: Which phrase from paragraph 11 best supports the answer in Part A?
A. “...it had to be tested.” B. “...the captain and crew...” C. “...finished painting rooms...” D. “...tons of food and coal on board.”
26 Name: ______Thursday, March 26th, 2020
Writing Assignment:
You have read, The Biggest Ship in the World about the ocean liner called the Titanic. Write a paragraph explaining why the Titanic was different from the ocean liners that were built before it. Use evidence from the passage to support your response. Your answer should be written in paragraph form.
Use the following check list to check over your writing. Place a check next to each item as you have checked your paper.
_____ Indented your paragraph; make sure it is written in paragraph form
_____ Have an introduction sentence
_____ Have a conclusion sentence.
_____ Have complete sentences.
_____ Spelled words correctly
_____ Used correct punctuation and grammar
_____ Circle your transition words and phrases
27 Name: ______Thursday, March 26th, 2020
Language Assignment: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
Quick Review: An adjective is a word that describes a noun. Comparative adjectives compare two people or things. Superlative adjectives compare three or more people or things.
• For Comparative Adjectives-comparing two
• For Superlative Adjectives-comparing three or more
Examples: Comparative Superlative 1. Kara is taller than Amy. 1. Amy is the shortest girl in the class. 2. Yesterday was colder than today. 2. Mike is the youngest child in the family. 3. I think multiplication is easier than 3. He was the happiest baby at the birthday division. party. 4. The book is more interesting than the 4. I made the most delicious pie at the pie movie. contest.
28 Part 1 Directions: Identify the bolded adjective as comparative or superlative. Write your answer in the blank.
1. The fish I caught is bigger than the one you caught. ______
2. She is the prettiest girl I’ve ever seen. ______
3. That building is larger than one next to it. ______
4. That is the smallest umbrella I have ever seen! ______
5. Do you think a screwdriver is more useful than a hammer? ______
Part 2 Directions: Complete the sentences using the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives listed.
1. Kristen is ______than Todd. (fast)
2. The snow is falling ______now. (hard)
3. The movie was the ______movie I’ve ever seen. (sad)
4. The living room is ______than my bedroom. (cold)
5. Dad’s bag was ______than mine. (heavy)
6. Corey is ______than Logan. (short)
7. My tea is ______than Stacey’s tea. (hot)
8. The White House is ______than my house. (big)
9. Our school is the ______building on the street. (big)
10. This is the ______building in the city. (tall)
11. I got the ______grade in the class. (low)
12. This is the ______item on the menu. (expensive)
13. Clarissa is the ______person in the class. (helpful) 29 Part 3 Directions: Color the comparative adjectives red and the superlative adjectives green.
hottest happier kinder
busiest longer nicer
darkest coldest shorter
larger iciest angrier
30 Name:______Friday, March 27, 2020
Reading Assignment: Read the following story and answer the questions.
Wilma Rudolph is famous for being one of the world's fastest female runners. She even won Olympic gold medals! She had to overcome many challenges to meet her goals. The story of Wilma Rudolph is an inspiration to all. Wilma Rudolph grew up in the town of Clarksville, Tennessee. She was often sick as a child. When she was four years old, she caught polio. Polio is a virus that attacks the brain and spinal cord. It causes a high fever and sometimes paralysis (loss of movement). Polio damaged the nerves and muscles in Wilma's left leg. Her doctors worried that she might never be able to walk again.
1. Wilma wore a heavy metal brace on her leg for many years. Her mother and sisters rubbed her leg every day to make more blood flow to the muscles. One day each week, Wilma and her mother took a bus to Nashville. They went to a city hospital where Wilma learned exercises to strengthen her leg.…
Growing Up in the Segregated South
2. During these weekly bus trips, Wilma saw the effects of segregation. At this time, segregation laws kept people in the South separated by race. Wilma and other African Americans were forced to use different waiting areas, bathrooms, and drinking fountains than those used by white people. Black people also had to sit in the back of public buses.
Glossary
segregation-separation of people into groups.
3. When Wilma was nine years old, she shocked her doctors by walking without her leg brace. She wore special support shoes until she was 11. After that, she was completely healed. "By the time I was 12, I was challenging every boy in our neighborhood at running, jumping, everything," she remembered.
4. Wilma Rudolph went to school in Clarksville. Because of her illness, she did not start school until the second grade. She attended two all-black public schools, Cobb Elementary School and Burt High School. As she grew older, Wilma became a star basketball player. She averaged 32 points per game during her sophomore year of high school.
31 5. Wilma's speed on the court attracted the attention of Ed Temple. Temple was the women's track coach at Tennessee State University. He told Wilma that she had the talent to be a great runner. He invited her to train with his college team, the Tigerbelles, during the summer. The next year, Wilma joined her high school track team. She never lost a race in two seasons.
Running in the 1956 Olympics
6. Rudolph had never even heard of the Olympics until she met Ed Temple. She still managed to qualify for the 1956 Games in Melbourne, Australia. At 16, she was the youngest member of the U.S. team. Rudolph earned a bronze medal by helping the American women finish third in the 400-meter relay race. She knew at that time that she wanted to try for a gold medal in 1960.
7. In 1958 Rudolph enrolled at Tennessee State. She studied education and joined the Tigerbelles track team. She practiced hard and qualified for three events at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, Italy.
1960 Olympics
8. Rudolph's first event was the 100-meter sprint race. She won the gold medal easily, finishing three meters ahead of her closest competitor. A writer for Time magazine said that Rudolph's long, flowing strides "made the rest of the pack seem to be churning on a treadmill." Rudolph earned a second gold medal by winning the 200-meter race.
9. Then Rudolph joined three of her Tigerbelle teammates—Martha Hudson, Barbara Jones, and Lucinda Williams—in the 400-meter relay race. Each woman ran 100 meters and then passed a baton to the next woman. Rudolph ran the fourth, or anchor, leg of the race. When her turn came, she dropped the baton on 32 the ground. But she picked it up and passed three other runners to claim a third gold medal. Rudolph became the first American woman ever to win three Olympic gold medals in track and field.
Becoming a Star
10. Rudolph's amazing performance at the 1960 Olympics made her a star in Europe and the United States. Many people were touched by the story of how she overcame illness, poverty, and segregation to become the world's fastest woman. Rudolph appeared in parades, gave interviews on television, and even visited President John F. Kennedy.…
Helping Poor Children Enjoy Sports
11. Rudolph learned many important lessons by competing in sports. She wanted to share her experiences with others. She also wanted to help more children from poor families get involved in sports. "My life wasn't like the average person who grew up and decided to enter the world of sports," she explained.
12. In 1977, Rudolph wrote a book about her life, called Wilma. It was turned into a TV movie.… Rudolph also gave speeches and helped open sports clinics in cities across the county. In 1981 she started the Wilma Rudolph Foundation to promote amateur sports. Rudolph always taught children the value of working hard to overcome the obstacles in their lives.
Glossary
Treadmill-an indoor exercise machine where the user runs in place on moving belts
Poverty-having little or no money
Amateur-a young person who is involved in a sport but is not paid; not a professional
33 1. Why did Ed Temple invite Wilma Rudolph to train with his college team?
A. Wilma Rudolph went by the college on her way to the hospital. B. Wilma Rudolph challenged people in her neighborhood to races. C. Wilma Rudolph was a fast basketball player. D. Wilma Rudolph won Olympic medals.
2. What is meant by the phrase, “churning on a treadmill,” in paragraph 9?
A. Her competitors were angry because they lost the race. B. Her competitors were running too fast. C. Her competitors did not seem to be moving forward. D. Her competitors did not want to race.
3. What is the purpose of the glossaries in the passage?
A. They provide meanings of key words. B. They organize the passage into different sections. C. They link the reader to websites about the topic. D. They decide what can be viewed in the photographs.
4. Which statement describes the relationship between the sentences in paragraphs 7-8?
A. The sentences use comparison to show how Melbourne, Australia, and Rome, Italy were different. B. The sentences use cause and effect to show how studying education caused Wilma Rudolph to want to help children. C. The sentences use comparison to show how the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games were similar. D. The sentences use sequence to show the order of events that led to Wilma Rudolph’s appearance in The 1960 Olympic Games.
5. Part A: What is the main idea of the passage? A. Wilma Rudolph became a star who wrote a book that became a TV movie. B. Wilma Rudolph rose above the challenges in her life and became a gold medal athlete. C. Wilma Rudolph was a sick child who got to meet President Kennedy. D. Wilma Rudolph was the fastest but clumsiest runner in her U.S. Olympic team.
34 6. PART B: Which two statements from the passage best support the answer in Part A? A. “Rudolph ran the fourth, or anchor, leg of the race. When her turn came, she dropped the baton on the ground.” B. “Rudolph became the first American woman ever to win three Olympic gold medals in track and field.” C. “Many people were touched by the story of how she overcame illness, poverty, and segregation to become the world’s fastest woman.” D. “Rudolph appeared in parades, gave interviews on television, and even visited President John F. Kennedy.” E. “In 1977, Rudolph wrote a book about her life, called Wilma. It was turned into a TV movie.”
7. Read the sentence from paragraph 13. Rudolph always taught children the value of working hard to overcome the obstacles in their lives.
Choose the word that best replaces the word obstacles. A. athletes B. challenges C. exercises D. people
8. PART A: Based on what is written in the passage, which statement would the author most likely agree? A. Wilma Rudolph wanted to help young athletes. B. Wilma Rudolph wanted to be an Olympic athlete from the time she was nine. C. Wilma Rudolph wanted to be famous from the time she was a child. D. Wilma Rudolph wanted to travel the world.
9. Which two details from the passage best support the answer to PART A?
A. “Rudolph’s amazing performance at the 1960 Olympics made her a star in Europe and the United States.”
B. “Rudolph appeared in parades, gave interview on television, and even visited President John F.
Kennedy.”
C. “She also wanted to help more children from poor families get involved in sports.”
D. “In 1977, Rudolph wrote a book about her life, called Wilma.:
E. “In 1981, she started the Wilma Rudolph Foundation to promote amateur sports.”
10. Match each event next to the city where the event happened.
_____The 1956 Olympics A. Clarksville, Tennessee
_____ The 1960 Olympics B. Melbourne, Australia
_____Wilma Rudolph goes to the hospital C. Nashville, Tennessee
_____ Wilma Rudolph gets polio. D. Rome, Italy 35 Name:______. Friday, March 27, 2020 Writing Assignment
You have read, Wilma Rudolph. Describe, in chronological order, the events that led to Wilma becoming a famous, successful athlete. Make sure to use evidence from the passage to support your answer. Your answer should be written in paragraph form.
Use the following check list to check over your writing. Place a check next to each item as you have checked your paper.
_____ Indented your paragraph; make sure it is written in paragraph form
_____ Have an introduction sentence
_____ Have a conclusion sentence.
_____ Have complete sentences.
_____ Spelled words correctly
_____ Used correct punctuation and grammar
_____ Circle your transition words and phrases
36 Name:______Friday, March 27, 2020 Language Assignment
Review: An adjective is a word that tells something about a noun. When you write, you can use adjectives to help your reader picture what you are describing.
Some adjectives tell what kind. They describe how something looks, feels, sounds, tastes, or smells. In the example below, blue describes the noun ocean. Cold describes water. Example: We swam in the blue ocean. (blue describes ocean) The water was cold. (cold describes water)
Other adjectives tell how many there are of something. Example: We saw three whales (three tells how many whales) There were many dolphins (many tells how many dolphins)
Some more examples:
What kind old, calm, bright, damp, noisy, sour, smoky How many three, twelve, forty, many several, some
Part 1: Directions: Circle or highlight the adjectives in the sentences below. 1. I needed some cold water after eating the spicy salsa. (2)
2. A scary black cat crossed my path. (2)
3. He asked for a new puppy for his birthday. (1)
4. Cold lemonade sounds good on a hot day. (2)
5. The bride’s dress is beautiful! (1)
6. The little girl loved her new, pretty shoes. (3)
7. Ansley’s little brother is adorable. (2)
8. The three boys were excited to be able to play outside on the beautiful day. (2)
9. I like my popcorn to be salty and buttery. (2)
10. The white cat sat on the old fence and watched the silly squirrel for hours. (3)
37 Part 3: Color or highlight the boxes that contain an adjective.
table sat funny three
ran bed teacher soft
grumpy large school laughed
washed cleaned lazy machine
five yummy several lovely
shoes left lonely many
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