Name Date Extend 1 Problem and Solution In stories and in real life, people often face problems. Most of these problems have solutions. In a story, the problems and solutions may be part of the plot, or the plan of the story. Think of a character in a story you like. What problem does the character face? How does the character solve the problem? Read the problems below. Think about how you would solve each one. Then choose one of the problems and write a short story that includes the original problem and its solution in the plot. 1. You and your best friend are waiting in a crowd of people for a bus. The bus arrives and you get on. Your friend is left behind. 2. You wake up on Sunday morning and remember that it’s your friend’s birthday. You forgot to buy your friend a present, and the stores near your house are closed. 3. You promised your dad that you would paint the fence behind your house. Three of your friends come by and ask you to go bike riding with them. You want to go with them, but you have to finish painting the fence for your father. McGraw-Hill School Division Book 5/Unit 1 At Home: Keep a list of the problems you must face The Wise Old Woman during the week. Discuss how you solved each problem. 1 Name Date Extend 2 Vocabulary banner conquered prospered reluctantly scroll summoned Suppose that you are a warrior under the command of a Japanese warlord. Write a paragraph that tells what happens when you and the other warriors return to the warlord’s castle after a long journey. Use as many of the words in the box as you can. Extend 3 Story Comprehension At the beginning of “The Wise Old Woman,” the young farmer’s problem was how to protect his mother. Suppose that, instead of hiding her in a cave beneath his house, he and his mother ran from the village and started a new life in a faraway place. How might the plot of the story change? Write a new story that tells what happened to the village after the warriors arrived with the three impossible tasks. McGraw-Hill School Division At Home: Discuss the old woman’s ways of solving Book 5/Unit 1 problems. Were they practical? Could you do the same The Wise Old Woman 2–3 thing? Name Date Extend 4 Use Parts of a Book Title Page Title of book, name of author, publisher Table of Contents List of chapters in the book, with page numbers; list of illustrations, maps, and charts, if any Index List of specific information to be found in the book with page numbers Glossary A small dictionary giving definitions of some words found in the book Suppose you are using a book on Japanese history to find information on life in sixteenth and seventeenth century Japan. Where would you look to find information about the following subjects? 1. the main topics covered in the book 2. the meaning of the word samurai 3. information about the city of Kyoto index 4. the name of the book’s author 5. the list of chapter titles 6. information about Japan’s Edo period 7. the meaning of the word Shinto 8. information on Japanese religion index 9. the number of pages in a chapter 10. the meaning of the word shogun McGraw-Hill School Division Book 5/Unit 1 At Home: Look at several books and find the title page, The Wise Old Woman table of contents, index and glossary, if any. Talk about the information found in each part. 4 Name Date Extend 5 Problem and Solution The cruel young lord in “The Wise Old Woman” has a very difficult problem. He must solve three impossible tasks or he and his village will be conquered by another lord. The young lord makes four attempts to find a solution to his problem. Write what happens each time. 1. He summons the six wisest people in the village. The wise people cannot solve 2. The wise people ask the gods for help. 3. They ask the clever badger to help them. 4. The young lord offers gold to anyone who can solve the tasks. tells his mother, and she solves the tasks. McGraw-Hill School Division At Home: Talk about times when you have had to try more Book 5/Unit 1 than one way to solve a problem. The Wise Old Woman 5 Name Date Extend 6 Make Inferences An inference is a conclusion based on something you have read, seen, or heard. For example, when the old woman solves the three impossible tasks, we infer that she is a wise old woman. Read each sentence and think about what it tells you. Then write an inference you might make from each one. 1. Mr. Jones always has a smile on his face and a cheerful word for everyone he meets. 2. The cat rubbed its back against the refrigerator and meowed loudly. 3. Every morning, Joey races out of the house, and runs all the way to school. Answers will vary. Sample answer: Joey is always late for school. 4. After the soccer game, the two boys walked home slowly, looking sad. Answers will vary. Sample answer: The boys’ team lost the game. 5. Ellie ran into the house, waving her math test excitedly. Answers will vary. Sample answer: Ellie got a good mark on her math test. McGraw-Hill School Division Book 5/Unit 1 At Home: Choose a favorite story and read some The Wise Old Woman descriptive sentences from it. Talk about what you can infer from the sentences. 6 Name Date Extend 7 Synonyms and Antonyms Synonyms are words that have nearly the same meaning. For example, quickly and rapidly, funny and amusing, talk and speak are synonyms. Antonyms are words with opposite meanings. For example, hot and cold, fast and slow, good and bad are antonyms. Read the sentences. Then write synonyms for the underlined words. Synonyms 1. I think I’ll eat an apple before I begin this book. 2. “You are looking well,” said the doctor. 3. The test was really difficult. 4. “I traveled to Ohio for a joyful occasion,” said Molly. 5. “This neighborhood looks familiar,” said Jose. Write the sentences again, replacing each underlined word above with an antonym. Antonyms 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. McGraw-Hill School Division At Home: Make a list of words and then take turns finding Book 5/Unit 1 synonyms and antonyms for them. The Wise Old Woman 7 Name Date Extend 8 Story Elements Think about a story you have read. Write a paragraph about the character you find most interesting. (Characters are the people or animals in a story.) Describe what the character is like and what the character does. Describe the setting in which the character’s actions take place. (The setting is where and when the story takes place.) Write a short story about the character, but set your story in another time and place. Think about how your character might change if he or she lived in a different place or at a different time. McGraw-Hill School Division Book 5/Unit 1 At Home: Reread a favorite story.Talk about how the The Voyage of the Dawn Treader story would change if it were set in a different time and place. 8 Name Date Extend 9 Vocabulary approve bruised convenience offend presence vaguely Write a paragraph about a place you have visited and would like to visit again. Use as many vocabulary words from the box as you can. Remember to tell why you liked the place and why you might want to return. Extend 10 Story Comprehension “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader” is a tale about the enchanted land of Narnia. Think about whether or not you would like to visit this land. Write a paragraph explaining your decision and give three reasons for it. Use details from the story to support your decision. McGraw-Hill School Division At Home: Look at a map of the world or a globe. Choose a Book 5/Unit 1 place you would like to visit if you could go there by boat. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 9–10 Tell why you want to visit this place. Name Date Extend 11 Use a Glossary A glossary is a small dictionary at the back of a book. A glossary lists important words from the book. It gives their meaning and pronunciation. Look at the glossary at the back of your book to see how it is set up. In “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader,” there may be unfamiliar words. Make a glossary of your own, and write definitions and example sentences for the words shown in the box. You may also include other words from the story. Use a dictionary to help you. cinema delicacy glorious reception delay endeavors precious surge McGraw-Hill School Division Book 5/Unit 1 At Home: Start a writer’s notebook of interesting words The Voyage of the Dawn Treader you learn from your reading. 11 Name Date Extend 12 Story Elements Suppose you are a film director and want to make a short television movie about Eustace. If the movie is a success, the Eustace stories might even become a TV series! You decide that you need more characters in your movie—Eustace should have a little sister or brother, and perhaps a grandmother.