1. A computer is a computer that is very small.
a. auto- (self, or directed by itself) 2. The fi re fifi fighters got water from the
fi re
fi ant.
b. bio- (life or living thing)
3. You can use a scope to see things that are far away.
c. hydr- (water) 4. A logist studies living things. d. micro- (small) 5. The light is matic. It turns on by
itself when you enter the room.
e. tele- (far)
dismayed appealing occasion deserve actually
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Read “The Weekend Treat.” Then fi ll in the Persuasion Chart to helpfi you identify the techniques of persuasion.
Word or Phrase Technique
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Read the passage. Then complete the questions.
A Visit to Granddad
“Hi, Granddad!” Kelly shouted as she hugged him. Granddad was inactive and sick in bed, but he still found it appealing to get a family visit. Talking to Kelly was his favorite activity.
“Did you have fun this weekend?” he asked. Kelly reacted with a smile. “Actually, I did! We went to the Seaside Inn. It was a great occasion at a splendid location. When you get better, you should go, too! After all, everyone else has gone there.”
“I don’t like the beach very much,” said Granddad, dismayed.
“But maybe we can go to the music festival at the local theater next month. The music will make us feel like we’ve been away! And since we don’t have to spend much time traveling, we’ll feel twice as rested!”
1. Underline words that have the short esound.
2. Circle the words that contain the Latin rootloc, meaning “place.”
3. What techniques of persuasion does Kelly use in the second paragraph?
4. What technique of persuasion does Granddad use in the last paragraph?
5. The word means “interesting” or “attractive.”
appealing dismayed inactive
At Home:Reread the passage to a friend and talk about things you have been persuaded to do.
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To help you plan your writing, fill in a Venn diagram.fi
Alik e
Di ff ere n t
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A. Underline the words below with the short o sound, as in hop.
program flockedfl logo stones following
notes proper sloppy undergoes toast
B. Circle each word from Part A in the puzzle at right. Look for the letter o to help you.
C. Use the correct word from Part A to complete each sentence.
1. My room is so that I can’t fi nd anything in it! fi 2. That was the best one on TV last year.
3. The birds to the elm tree.
4. That store has a great on their Web site.
On the numbered spaces below, write the boxed letters from the numbered sentences above to find the answer to the question.fi
What insects were taken into space in 1999?
bugs 4 2 3 1
The letter ocan have the short o sound, as in hop, or the long o sound, as in home.
p f o l l o w i n g
r n o t e s y a t s
o f s t o n e s o l
g z s l n l t g a o
r f l o c k e d s p
a v a g b g n r t p
m p r o p e r p r y
g u n d e r g o e s
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A. Have a partner time you as you read the passage.
Record your scores below.
11 23 33 45 55 66 80 91 104 115 127
Hector felt bad for his friend Anton. Anton was about to move to a new city with his family. Hector knew that Anton would feel lonely and sad without his friends nearby. Hector wished he could help Anton somehow. What could he do for him?
For starters, Hector could help Anton pack. While he helped Anton pack, Hector found a chest made of wood. They learned that it belonged to Anton’s father when he was a kid. It stored a collection of gifts from his friends. Hector got a fine idea for how to help Anton feel like his friends were still with him.
Hector asked Anton’s friends to his house, and they put many things in a box to remind Anton of them. Wherever Anton went, he would have his memories with him. 134
Record Your Scores
First Read: Words Read Time
Second Read: Words Read Time
B. Partners Use this chart to check your partner’s reading.
Speed too slow too fast just right
Paid attention to periods, commas, end punctuation
never sometimes always
Accuracy skipped words self-corrected read every word
Read with feeling never sometimes always
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The prefixesfi il-, im-, in- and ir- are used to give some words the opposite meanings. For example, capable becomesincapable.
A. Fill in the missing parts to make the bold-faced word.
1. When Jethro wrote too quickly, his writing becameillegible.
il + = illegible
2. The colonists wanted their independence from British rule.
+ = independence
3. The schedule was not standard. It was irregular.
+ = irregular
4. Nobody can really be invisible.
+ =
5. My shirt was imperfect. The sleeve lengths were different.
+ =
B. Write two sentences about a holiday. Use the wordimpossible in one sentence. Use the word informallin the other.
1.. ________________________________________________________________
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2.. ________________________________________________________________
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A. Vocabulary Words Use the correct word from above to complete each sentence.
Mrs. McDougal and her family collect stamps. She is able to
1. how she started her 2. . She says
that the tiny pictures with sticky backs were 3. and that they can be worth more than their face value. Some of her favorite 4. are of receiving new stamps as gifts. She also has old stamps on which the writing is5. . Mrs.
McDougal knows that she is 6. of collecting every kind of stamp, but she still tries!