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Friday 8 December 2017

Reading Activity

|Rainy Day Rescue | The Endangered Manatee|
Moana
Friday 8th December

Write the letter of the best answer for each question.

1| What is this story mainly about.
  1. Champ chews on table legs and trees.
  2. Champ stays with Uncle Charlie in the country.
  3. Champ brings help to a mother and daughter caught in a storm.


2| What is the main idea of Paragraph 9?
  1. A fallen tree trapped Mrs. Martinez and Luz in the car.
  2. Mrs. Martinez and Luz saw a flash of lightning.
  3. The tree branches fell away the windshield.

3| Why did Mrs. Martinez want champ to go to Uncle Charlie’s hous3.
  1. Charlie was lonely and needed company.
  2. Champ didn’t like the apartment or the park.
  3. Champ chewed on the furniture and needed more room.

4| Why did Uncle Charlie look for Luz and her mother?
  1. Charlie heard Champ barking in front of the house.
  2. Charlie heard the tree fall.
  3. Charlie was worried because they were late.

5| Which is another good title for this story?
  1. A day with Uncle Charlie
  2. Champ saves the day
  3. A rind in the Country

Learn about words

  1. You can often tell the meaning of a word by reading the words around it.



Look at each number in the parentheses. Find the paragraph in the story with the same number. Then find the word that fits the given meaning. Write the word.

  1. Costly - The expenses of something.
  2. Harm - Hurting of someone or something.
  3. Gloomy/Sad - Upsetment of someone or something.
  4. Shrieking loudly - Screaming or blowing of wind.
  5. Part; Piece
  6. Jumped - Using force to get higher in the air.
  7. Well-known - When nearly everyone knows something.

Word study
  1. The hot iron was BURNING the blouse
  2. Large clouds began to BLOCK the sun
  3. The temperature QUICKLY dropped.
  4. I found myself shaking in the cooler air.
  5. Soon HUGE raindrops began to fall.
  6. I was standing in a pool of water.
  7. Champ likes to PLAY in rainy weather.
  8. Charlie RAN inside the house.

The opposite of something.

  1. You should always be KIND to puppies.
  2. Some puppies need special food.
  3. Champ likes pulling on a rope.
  4. Champ barks loudly when he sees Luz.
  5. The puppy will obey simple demands.
  6. Luz and Champ go everywhere together.
  7. We often walk to the part with Luz and Champ.

Each word below fits best in one or two categories. Mathematics and Science. Put a M by math and S  by science.

  1. Multiply - M
  2. Acids - S
  3. Remainder - M
  4. Numeral - M
  5. Beaker - S
  6. Atom - S
  7. Digit - M
The Endangered Manatee

Comprehension
Write Yes if the sentence gives a reason why Manatees are endangered. Write No if it doesn’t give a reason.

  1. More manatees die each year than born - Yes
  2. People are boating where manatees feed - Yes
  3. Manatees are related to elephants - No
  4. Seagrass beds are being destroyed - Yes
  5. Manatees are mammals - No
  6. Zoos care for endangered manatees - No

Learn about Words

You can often tell the meaning of a word by reading words around it. Look at each number in the parentheses. Find the paragraph in the story with the same number. Then find the word that fits the given meaning. Write the word.

  1. Animals that breathe air and nurse their young - That means that they are mammals.
  2. Manatees baby’s name - Calves
  3. At risk of becoming extinct - People are shooting them.


Word Study

What is a manatee?
Please don’t be late.
Was the play good?
We are going to fair.
I am coming with you.
Where have you been.
Were you going with her?
Janet is leaving at five o’clock.

Making sentences make sence.

  1. This is a good book - S
  2. Trip your tell me about - J
  3. Eat birds some plants - J
  4. Esther told a long story - S
  5. Look at these pictures - S
  6. Julie lives in a log cabin - S
  7. Flew birds the winter south the. - J
  8. The monkeys lived in trees - S

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