1. event holiday field trip fi normal
2. lessen create more reduce subtract 3. recital performers audience practice
4. increase decrease gain grow
5. opera reading singing music
6. Which would haveamused you more? Tell why on the lines below.
a. a funny movie b. waiting for a bus
B. Vocabulary Strategy: Dictionary/Homophones Look for the meaning of each bold-faced word in the list at the right. Draw a line from each sentence to the meaning that matches the bold-faced word.
Use a dictionary to help you.
1. He knows the word.
The dog’snose was cold.
a. what you breathe through b. a small stream
2. We went down to thecreek.
The door began tocreak.
c. to squeak d. failed to hit it 3. Themist rolled in.
Ted swung at and missed the pitch.
e. to understand f. fog
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Ling’s Dance Class
Ling was excited. Her first dance class would be starting soon.
Ever since Ling had seen a Chinese opera with her grandmother, she wanted to become a dance expert. Ling hoped she would be good enough to have a dance recital of her own someday. First, she needed to increase her skills. That is why she took a dance lesson.
The dance teacher, Ms. Woods, explained to the students which events would take place in the class. The class would have to read books about dancing and practice all the time, too. There was no excuse they could use to lessen their hard work. Ling smiled. She looked forward to becoming a great dancer.
1. Underline words that have the ooor ou sound, as in cookkor should.
2. Circle the words with the prefixfi ex-.
3. Which words in the passage show how Ling feels about her dance class?
4. What is the author’s perspective about learning to dance?
5. means to make larger or add more.
lessen increase dance
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A Helping Hand
There are many people in the world today who do not have enough food. Others are homeless, or are not able to take care of themselves. You can help!
Volunteering and writing letters to raise money are both great ways of helping. When you volunteer, you can collect food or help to build houses. This is a very quick approach to giving people help.
A second way to help is to write letters to government leaders.
Unlike volunteering, this way may not bring aid quickly. However, you may be able to help more people in the long run.
Both ways can help people in need. Volunteering and writing letters are also simple tasks that do not take a lot of time or money.
1. Underline the following signal words in the passage.
both also unlike however
2. Which sentences tell how volunteering and writing letters are different? Put a box around these sentences.
3. How are writing a letter to government leaders and volunteering the same?
This is a signal word.
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Staying Safe
Extreme sports are a lot of fun, but they are more dangerous than anything else. Safety equipment has been created to keep people from harm. Nothing is worse than getting hurt!
Different extreme sports use different types of safety equipment. Skateboarders and in-line skaters wear kneepads.
Snowboarders have goggles, and rock climbers use ropes.
The most important piece of equipment is the helmet. A helmet is used in many sports and protects a person’s head if he or she falls to the ground. A helmet prevents damage to the skull and brain.
1. Which sentence in the fi rst paragraph is a fact? Underline fi the sentence.
2. Which sentence in the third paragraph is an opinion? Put a box around the sentence.
3. Is the last sentence of the passage a fact or an opinion? How do you know?
This statement
is an opinion.
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A History Lesson
Jeff and his family went to see a film. It was a movie that everyone could enjoy. It told a true story that took place in the 18th century. That was an interesting time in American history. Jeff learned a lot about the people and events of the time period.
The film was about how the United States became a country. It showed that the American people fought for their freedom. Jeff liked learning about such people as Geo Washington and Benjamin Franklin. It was fun to see how was different back then.
1. Underline the sentence that tells how the author feels about the 18th century.
2. Which sentence tells what the author’s feelings are about the movie?
Put a box around the sentence.
3. Based on the story, what is the author’s perspective about learning about history?
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