Animals READING WRITING LISTENING

Past and Present

SCHOOL YEAR 2008 - 2009
Student’s name: ________________________________________5th ___Grade

School’s name: ___________________________________________________

I. READING
a. Read. Write the number in the circle.

1 = white tiger 2 = leatherback turtle 3 = dinosaur 4 = armadillo 5 = blue whale

b. Read. Classify.

Extinct Endangered Word Bank

dinosaur
panda
Pyrenean Ibex
Przewalski’s horse
Komodo dragon

II. WRITING
a. Write the comparative form of the adjective.

tall taller 3. long

.
1. big 4. fat
2. heavy 5. thin
 Word Bank
b. Complete
slower * faster * blue whale * bigger * giraffe

1 An elephant is _____________ than a cow.

2 A ____________ is taller than a horse.
3 A ________________ is longer than a dinosaur.
4 A snail is _________ than a turtle.
5 A rabbit is _________than a dog.

II. LISTENING
a. Spelling b. Dictation

1. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
2. ___ ___ ___ ___
3. ___ ___ ___
4. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
5. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
1. _______________________________
2. _______________________________
3. _______________________________

c. Listen and circle.

II. BONUS

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Answer key
I. Reading
a. 5,4,2,1,3
b. Extinct: pyrenean Ibex, dinosaur
Endangered: Przewalski’s horse, panda, Komodo dragon

II. Writing
a. 1. bigger
2. heavier
3. longer
4. fatter
5. thinner

b. 1. bigger
2. giraffe
3. blue whale
4. slower
5. faster

II. Listening

a. Spelling

1. armadillo
2. tall
3. fat
4. dinosaur
5. slower

b. Dictation
1. What does the panda eat?
2. Why did the dinosaurs die out?
3. Where does the Komodo Dragon live?

c. Listen and Circle

1. Which animal is taller?
2. Which animal is fatter?