B. Vocabulary Strategy: Thesaurus/Dictionary The words and phrases in the box were listed in a thesaurus as synonyms for the
1. What are two synonyms for timid?
2. What is another word that means locate?
3. What are two synonyms for frequently?
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The Barry Foundation
About 50 years ago, planes replaced Saint Bernards as the best way to rescue people in the Alps. Then, in the fall of 2004, the monks sadly announced they could not pay the nearly $3,000 a day needed to keep the Saint Bernards. They regretfully put the remaining 15 Saint Bernards up for sale.
In January 2005, a group of people started the Barry Foundation, named after the famous Saint Bernard. The foundation paid for the dogs and happily cares for them. Each summer they allow the dogs to return to the thankful monks for the crowds of tourists. As a result of the Barry Foundation, these delightful dogs can still be found in the Alps, and they are now in safe hands.
1. Underline words in the passage that have theou or ow diphthong. w 2. Circle the words in the passage that have the suffix-lyyy -ful, , or -fullyyy. 3. What happens now that the Barry Foundation has paid for the Saint
Bernards?
4. What events made the monks sell the Saint Bernards?
5. means “well-known.”
Drift Strange Famous
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Read the passage. Then complete the questions.
Lending a Hand
Lisa was always upset about what she saw on the news. There were so many people in her town who needed help. Lisa wanted to help make people’s lives better. Lisa’s mother told her about all of the clubs Lisa might join. Lisa’s mother said that most of them usually helped people in need.
Lisa signed up for a club that seemed to help the town the most.
They cleaned up parks so that every person would enjoy them. They also visited ill people in the hospital. Lisa thought she would never be able to help so many people, but she was proud that she had.
1. Underline the following clue words in the passage:
every never usually most all
2. Put a box around the sentence that has a generalization in it and explains why Lisa signed up for the club that she did.
3. Why might Lisa have thought that she would never be able to help so many people?
This is a clue
word.
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The Princess’s Party
The princess was sitting by herself at the table. She jabbed her plate with a knife. No one had shown up to her party! She asked the king to send someone to find out why. Right away, five men rode five white steeds out of the gate.
In a flash, one of the men rushed back and yelled, “It’s a dragon at the gate!” “So that’s why no one came to the party!”
said the princess. But it was just her pet dragon looking for fun, so she gave him his favorite toy. Once the dragon had a toy to keep him busy, the people were not so afraid. They all ended up at the princess’s party!
1. What attempt was made to solve the princess’s first problem?fi
2. Draw a box around the second problem in the passage.
3. What was the solution to the second problem?
This states a problem.
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Ready to Run!
Training sled dogs is hard work!
First, a trainer has to pick the right types of dogs. Then, the dogs should be trained to be relaxed with the ropes. Next, the trainer needs to find a lead dog. A lead dog is the one that listens to the trainer’s calls. These calls tell the lead dog to turn, stop, or go faster. A trainer must have a lot of
patience to get the dogs to work together. Finally, they will be ready to race!
1. Underline the following signal words in the passage:
fi nally next then fi
2. Put a box around each of the steps needed to train sled dogs.
3. What does the trainer do after he trains the dogs to be relaxed with the sled ropes?
This is a signal word.
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