sub aqua
1. I have a necklace with a sea-green-colored marine stone.
2. I want to get a used bike, but I don’t want to get anything that is standard.
3. Last summer, I got to stand on an plane as Mom towed me in a motor boat.
4. We have thirty different fi sh in our rium.
5. If you tract too many bricks, the tower will fall down.
6. I went scuba diving and saw many tic plants in the sea.
investigate chemicals energy snatching damage request
aqua sub
aqua aqua sub
aqua
✓ ✓
✓ ✓
✓
Grade 5/Unit 6/Week 5 247
RI11_A_5_PB_U6W5.indd 247
RI11_A_5_PB_U6W5.indd 247 6/22/10 5:00 PM6/22/10 5:00 PM
© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Name
As you reread “Alvin: Underwater Exploration,” use the Summary Chart to write down the most important details. Use them to help you write a summary of the selection.
Comprehension:
Graphic Organizer
Summar y Mi ddle Be gi nn in g E nd
Sample responses are provided.
A lv in a n d i ts cre w ca n hel p teach us a b o u t t h e p la n ts a n d a n im a ls of t h e sea. The y ca n a ls o f ind o u t h is tor ica l i n fo rm a tio n a b o u t o ld s h ip wrec k s . Alvin is an und e rw ate r ship with claws th at e x p lores sea fl o o rs . A lv in has b e en used t o s tud y th e p la n ts a n d a n im a ls t h a t l iv e deep u n der w a ter . A lv in w a s a ls o used t o f ind a n d pho tograph th e Ti ta n ic wr e c k .
Grade 5/Unit 6/Week 5
248
RI11_A_5_PB_U6W5.indd 248
RI11_A_5_PB_U6W5.indd 248 6/22/10 5:00 PM6/22/10 5:00 PM
© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Name Comprehension:
Take-Home Story
Read the passage. Then complete the questions.
The Aquarius: An Undersea Laboratory
Most of what people could know about ocean life came from snatching glances. You could stay under water for only as long as you could hold your breath. The invention of air tanks changed all that. Air tanks hold chemicals that allow divers to submerge their bodies and stay under water for some time.
But diving has limits. To do longer studies of sea life, now there is an undersea lab called the Aquarius. It was built so that humans can live and work for weeks in a tank deep under water without damage to their bodies. Divers can leave and investigate reefs, for example. Humans can even stay dry while sitting outside on a “wet porch,” which is like an upside-down glass bowl.
The desire to learn more about our world keeps inventors busy.
Who knows what other ways we will find to study sea life?
1. Underline words in the second paragraph with long vowel sounds.
2. Circle multisyllable words with prefi xes and suffixes in paragraph one.
3. List two important details in the passage.
4. Use the details to write a summary of the passage.
5. When we want to know more about something we it.
request investigate damage
At Home: Reread the passage with a family member and talk about inventions that are helpful to you.
To learn more about sea life, people invented air tanks for diving and the sea lab Aquarius. Someday, another invention will help us learn more about sea life.
1. The invention of air
tanks allowed divers to stay under water. 2. To do longer studies of sea life, the sea lab Aquarius was invented.
Grade 5/Unit 6/Week 5 249
RI11_A_5_PB_U6W5_B.indd 249
RI11_A_5_PB_U6W5_B.indd 249 9/1/10 1:16 PM9/1/10 1:16 PM
© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Name Writing:
Graphic Organizer
To help you plan your writing, fi ll out a sequence chart.
Grade 5/Unit 6/Week 5
250
RI11_A_5_PB_U6W5.indd 250
RI11_A_5_PB_U6W5.indd 250 6/22/10 5:00 PM6/22/10 5:00 PM
© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Name
Read the passage. Then complete the questions.
Being a Mentor
Sometimes kids do not have adults they can talk to. For kids like these, a mentor can make a big difference. A mentor is a person who gives support to another person. He or she is an adult that a kid can trust. Studies show that mentors can have a good effect on young people.
A mentor is often a coach, a teacher, a friend’s parent, or another trusted adult. The kid and the mentor might meet at school or at a team practice, for example. They can talk about life, share a meal,
or do an activity. Just having someone to chat with can give a kid a real boost. When you are older, you might want to be a mentor.
1. Underline the fi rst fact about mentors in the fi rst paragraph.
2. The author says “a mentor can make a big difference.” How does the author support this opinion?
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
3. What is the writer trying to persuade the reader to do? How do you know?
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
Comprehension:
Persuasion Review
The author says that studies show that mentors can have a good effect on young people.
The author is trying to persuade readers to think about being mentors when they grow up. This is stated in the last sentence.
End-of-Unit Additional Instruction Grade 5/Unit 6/Week 3 251
RI11_A_5_PB_U6_EUAI.indd 251
RI11_A_5_PB_U6_EUAI.indd 251 6/22/10 5:00 PM6/22/10 5:00 PM
© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Name Comprehension:
Theme Review
Read the passage. Then complete the questions.
Visiting the Whales
When Jeff stayed at his grandfather’s beach house, huge
baleen whales often came close to the shore. “Look at the whales!”
his grandfather would say. “Whales have families, too.” Jeff did not see animals as being in families, not like his.
When Jeff got older, he missed watching whales with his grandfather. One weekend at the old beach house, Jeff watched the whales traveling south with their newborn calves. The baby whales stuck close by the bodies of their mothers. As Jeff watched, he thought, “They really are families.” He told his mom, “When I see the whales, I can think of my grandfather. I think of all of us together.”
1. Underline what Jeff’s grandfather tells him about whales in the story.
2. Put a box around what Jeff watches in the second paragraph.
3. What is the theme or message of the story? Use text evidence to support it.
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
What a character says
can help you fi nd the
theme.
The theme is that remembering what we shared with others can keep them close to us. Jeff says that when he sees the whales, he can think of his grandfather.
252 End-of-Unit Additional Instruction Grade 5/Unit 6/Week 4
RI11_A_5_PB_U6_EUAI.indd 252
RI11_A_5_PB_U6_EUAI.indd 252 6/22/10 5:00 PM6/22/10 5:00 PM
© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Name
Read the passage. Then complete the questions.
Training to Explore Space
Some people dream of diving in the sea, or taking a rocket into space. To explore the sea, you must learn how to sail and dive. If you want to be an astronaut, you have to learn how to live in space.
A big part of being an astronaut today is living on a space station. Astronauts study math and science and learn to be pilots. They must also be able to use many tools to make repairs.
Astronauts learn how to live in small spaces where there is no gravity. They also must work well in teams. If this kind of life sounds exciting, find out more. It is never too soon to start training!
1. Cross out the unimportant detail from the fi rst paragraph.
2. Underline the fi rst important detail from the second paragraph.
3. Use important details to help you summarize the passage.
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
Comprehension:
Summarize Review
To explore the sea you must learn how to sail and dive
Before you can explore space, you have to train to be an astronaut. Part of the long training is studying math and science, learning to be a pilot, and living in space.
End-of-Unit Additional Instruction 253
Grade 5/Unit 6/Week 5
RI11_A_5_PB_U6_EUAI.indd 253
RI11_A_5_PB_U6_EUAI.indd 253 6/22/10 5:00 PM6/22/10 5:00 PM