words below. Then look up each word in the dictionary and copy the pronunciation key beside it.
Example:
exclaim [ek skla¯ m´]a 1. concerns
2. delight 3. engine
4. decide 5. glance
model device pack pilots hub citizen
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Pants That Walk!
Cindy’s science club decided to enter a space tools contest. A club member suggested that they invent space pants that walk for you. So they did it! The pants are a huge help for those in space. Their pace will no longer be a worry. The club made models to fit every type of shape.
The pants adjust to gravity, too.
These fancy pants are quite a device! They allow you to climb over fences and walk up hills without falling. They work great for pilots, passengers, or citizens in the Hub. They fit easily in a sp ace pack for your next trip to space!
1. Underline words in the passage that contain soft c or soft g.
2. Circle multisyllable words that begin with an open syllable.
3. How are the pants useful?
4. Why did the science club invent space pants?
5. People who fl y planes are .
citizens fathers pilots
6. How would the pants help you to walk on Mars and other planets?
At Home:Reread the passage and talk about what is most interesting to you about the passage.
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Read the passage. Then complete the questions.
Cleaning Up
A group of kids worked together to help clean Trent School. Everyone had a different job. Patrick picked up trash from the ground. Gabby washed windows. Kent swept the floor. Billy painted the walls. Sam dusted the closets and bookshelves. They spent all day cleaning and did not even complain.
When the kids were done cleaning, many people admired the school. They told the kids that they did a great job. The kids smiled at each other since they knew the reason for their success.
1. Underline the sentences that help you infer that Trent School looked good after it was cleaned.
2. Put a box around the clues that tell you that the group split the job into parts so that they could clean everything that was dirty.
3. What can you infer needed cleaning in Trent School before the kids began to work?
Based on this sentence, you can infer that the
school was not clean.
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Pluto Jupiter Mercury
Neptune
Saturn
Sun
Earth Mars Venus Uranus
Read the passage. Then complete the questions.
A Space Trip
Patty and Ron are going on a trip around the solar system in a rocket.
They will visit all eight planets. They may even visit Pluto.
First, their space ship will be arriving at a hub near Mars. The hub is called TR345. From there they will head to Mars and then on to Jupiter and Saturn.
Patty could not sit still as she put on her
seat belt. She kept looking out the window. As the clouds swept past, Patty looked at Ron. He was asleep. Patty gave her friend a shake to wake him.
1. Underline the sentences that help you infer that Patty is excited about the trip.
2. Put a box around the sentence that helps you infer Ron is not as excited about the trip as Patty.
3. Based on the passage, how do you think Patty will act when they reach Mars? Why?
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Digraphs are groups of letters that work together to make one sound. Examples are ch, as in chin, and tch, as in latch.
A. Circle the word that best completes each sentence.
Write the word on the line.
1. Rod likes to cars pass from his porch.
cross watch clutch
2. Mitch walked along the . beach speech reach
3. Jane told her dog, Patch, to the stick.
chirp chip fetch
4. Chase liked cooking in the more than Gretchen.
crunch kitchen hatch 5. Jill liked to eat chilled .
peaches beet chat
6. We looked for pumpkins in the pumpkin . notch patch itch 7. Charlie’s favorite dinner food is .
latch witch chicken
8. We to go to the store with him, but we did not have to go.
chose charm chat
B. Go back and underline the words in part A that have ch andtch digraphs.
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At Home: Reread the passage several times aloud to a family member or friend.