Maaz's Summer Study Plan

Maaz’s summer
study plan
Date Morning Afternoon Evening
21 June English vocab+essay Urdu imla + essay Maths workbook
22 June Comprehension+calligraphy Urdu workbook Science workbook
28 June You can do this! ★
1 July Comprehension+calligraphy Urdu workbook Science workbook
2 July English vocab+essay Urdu imla + essay Maths workbook
6 July Do this 100% ★
14 July Shabash Maaz!!! ★
22 July Work hard :))) ★
COMPREHENSION 1: HOW TO SKATEBOARD
Skateboarding is exhilarating-you can move quickly and fly through the air! Before you can do
amazing tricks in the air, though, you need to learn the basics of skateboarding, and be prepared
for a lot of trial and error.
The first thing you need to do is get a skateboard. It’s probably best to talk with a skateboarder
to find a store that sells good quality skateboards, not just toys. Many skateboarders create their
own “setup,” but for your first board, someone at a skate shop should be able to help you. A
helmet, elbow pads, knee pads, and wrist guards are important to get, as well. It is better to wear
all of those than to hurt yourself! Once you are ready to learn tricks, you might also need to buy
some skate shoes.
Then you’ll need to find a place to skateboard. An empty parking lot (with a safe adult around) or
your driveway are good places to start. Skate parks are popping up in many towns now, so try to
find one near you! Wherever you go, though, make sure it’s a place where skateboarding is allowed.
There are some basic movements you’ll need to learn in order to skateboard. The first movement
is to find your stance. Most skateboarders put their left foot towards the front of the board and
use their right foot to push themselves. If you’re left-handed, you might want to try standing in
a “goofy” stance, with your right foot towards the front of the board and using your left foot
to push. Make sure your foot isn’t all the way at the front of the board, or it will tip forward.
Next, you’ll want to practice how to push off the ground and glide along on the board. Make sure
most of your weight is over your front foot so that you can balance as your back foot pushes.
Push off of your back foot and balance as the board moves. Balancing on the board as it’s moving
might takesome time to get used to, so make sure you’re comfortable balancing before you move
on!
Once you get used to balancing with your weight over your front foot, you can practice shifting
your weight while you’re on the moving skateboard. After you push off, practice putting your back
foot on the board and shifting your weight so that you have equal weight in each foot. Then
practice shifting your weight back over your front foot so that you can push with your back foot
again.
Braking is another important movement. You use your back foot to brake, just like you use it to
push. Let the bottom of your back foot drag along the ground to slowly bring you to a stop. Make
sure you are moving slowly at first so that you get better at judging how much force youneed to
put on your back foot to brake.
Last, practice how to get off the board. Once your board is stopped, with your back foot on the
ground, transfer your weight to your back foot and take your front foot off the board. Ta-da!
You took your first ride on a skateboard! Keep practicing all of these basic movements slowly,
until you’re very comfortable doing them. Then, try them at a faster speed. Once you’re confident
in these basic moves, then you can start to learn cool tricks! Make sure that you’re always
wearing your protective gear, and that there is an adult nearby in case you fall. Happy
skateboarding!
Answer each question:
1.What are the basic movements for skateboarding?
2.Name another sport that is similar to skateboarding. How are they similar?
3.What does “exhilarating” mean in the 1st paragraph? How do you know?
4.Look at the 1st paragraph. Why do you think it says “be prepared for a lot of trial and error”?
5.Do you think skateboarding would be an activity you’d like to try? Why or why not?
COMPREHENSION 2: LEFT OUT
Trish was playing basketball with her brother outside when she saw a car pull up in Josie’s
driveway. Josie jumped out of the car, and Trish could hear a lot of voices laughing and saying
goodbye to Josie. Trish stopped dribbling the basketball and watchedas the car drove away and Josie
skipped to her front door. Trish could feel her body start to get uncomfortably warm, and her
eyes started to water.
“Hey, what’s wrong?” Daniel asked.
“Nothing. I don’t want to play anymore.” Trish stormedinside and slammed the door. She heard the
door open again behind her, but she didn’t turn around and went straight to her room. Trish could
hear Daniel talking to her mom downstairs, but she didn’t want to talk to anyone. How could Josie
do that do me? Trish thought. I thought we were friends.
**Please answer question 1 before finishing the passage**
She heard a knock on the door, but ignored it. Her mom called though the door, “Trish, are you
OK?” Trish ignored it and put her pillow over her head like earmuffs. “I’ll be downstairs if you
want to talk later. It’s a good choice to calm yourself down first.”
Eventually Trish calmed down and went to talk with her mom. Her mom always had some good ideas
to help her.
“What’s going on, Trish?” Mom asked when Trish appeared in the living room. Trish took a seat.
“Josie went somewhere with our friends and she didn’t invite me,” Trish said. “Why wouldn’t she
invite me? That’s not very nice. I thought we were friends.”
Oh, honey, I’m sorry. I’d be pretty upset too if I felt left out. Maybe Josie knew that you wouldn’t
like what they were going to do,” Mom suggested.
“Maybe...” Trish didn’t sound convinced.
“Why don’t you talk with Josie about it at school on Monday?” Mom said.
“I don’t want to talk to her, I’m mad! I’m just going to ignore her.”
“Well... sometimes ignoring another person is a good choice, but I don’t think this is the right
time for that solution. If you ignore her, how are you ever going to solve the problem? Not talking
about it is just going to make it worse, and might mean you could lose Josie as a friend,” replied
Mom.
“I still want Josie to be my friend, but talking about it is uncomfortable. I just want her to know
what’s wrong and say she’s sorry.”
“That might happen,but it might not. Josie might not realize that she did something wrong, so
then she’ll just get mad at you for ignoring her. I really think talking to her about how you feel is
the best way to solve the problem.”
“OK, Mom, I’ll talk to her at school. Thanks,” Trish said.
And guess what? Trish’s mom was right! Josie knew Trish didn’t like snakes, and sheand the other
girls had gone to the zoo to see the new snake exhibit. Trish was glad she’d talked to Josie to
solve the problem.
Answer each question:
1.Why do you think Trish is upset? How do you know?
2.Retell the story in your own words.
3.Describe Josie. What evidence from the text helps you describe her?
4.In the 3rd paragraph, the author could have said that Trish went inside instead of saying that
she stormedinside. Why do you think the author chose to use the word stormed?
5.Is there another way Trish could have tried to solve her problem? Do you think it would have
worked as well as talking with Josie?
COMPREHENSION 3: Liza’s First Spelling Bee
Liza has loved words for as long as she can remember. She loves the sounds words make, the shapes
of words,and the way letters are arranged in words.Some of her favorite words are lollipop, balloon
and purple. When Liza has free time at school, she likes to write down words and doodle on the
letters to create fun drawings. Sometimes she takes the drawings home to her parents, and
sometimes her teacher pins them to the classroom bulletin board.
One day, Liza’s art teacher, Mr. Jordan, walked into her classroom and noticed one of Liza’s recent
pieces of word art. He was very impressed with her creativity and her word choice. After all, not
many fourthgraders know the word sanctuaryand howto spell it, let alone know what it means.
Liza’s word art turned the word sanctuaryinto a beautiful imagewith birds, rabbits and butterflies
in a natural, undisturbed setting with trees and a pond.
Mr. Jordan waited until the class went to recess, andthen talkedto Liza’s teacher, Mrs. Roberts,
about Liza’s talent. Mrs. Roberts said, “She is a very good artist, and she is also quite talented at
spelling.”
“I’m sure the fact that she turns the letters of words into characters and images to form her
artistic pieces helps her remember the spellings.She could do very wellin a spelling bee, and her
doodling would help herstudy,” said Mr. Jordan.“I could help her too by creating word art with her,”
he added.
“That’s a great idea. I will ask Liza if she is interested in entering the spelling bee,” Mrs. Roberts
replied.“It is only three weeks away, so she would have to study pretty hard,” she added.
Later that day Mrs. Roberts asked Liza if she could stay for a coupleof minutes after class
dismissal. Liza asked Mrs. Roberts if she was in trouble, and Mrs. Roberts replied, “Quite the
contrary.”
Liza was still nervous, but she stayed to see what her teacher wanted. When Liza found out Mrs.
Roberts wanted her to enter the spelling bee, she was thrilled and honored. Usually only
fifthgraders enter the spelling bee. Liza was even more excited when she heard that Mr. Jordanwas
going to help her studywith the useof art.
Liza and Mr. Jordan met every day after school for the next three weeks. Mrs. Roberts had given
them word lists to study. Liza studied hard by turning each word into a drawing. When she wasn’t
sure what a word meant, Mr. Jordan would tell her and help her come up with an ideafor the word
art.
When the big day arrived, Liza felt well prepared, but she was still nervous. There were 26 fifth
graders and 3 fourth graders in the spelling bee.
After the first three rounds, there were still 21 contestants; Liza was one of them. Liza was
holding her own and continued to successfully spell difficult words including economy, avenue,
tissueand station over the next several rounds.She knew her word art was helping her succeed
because she could visualize the words.
After six more rounds, there were only three contestants remaining –Liza and two fifth graders.
It was Liza’s turn to spell. Her word was migration. She remembered drawing flying ducks for the
word.She pictured her art, and spelled the word correctly.One of the fifth graders wasn’t so lucky
during this round, and it was now down to Liza and one other contestant, a boy named Ben.
Ben went first in this round. He was given a word that Liza knew very well, valley. Ben knew the
word too and spelled it without a hitch.
Now Liza had to spell her word correctly to stay in the bee; otherwise, Ben would win. She
listened carefully as her word was announced. The word sounded familiar, but it wasn’t one of the
words she had studied. The word was tolerable. Liza thought about words that contained similar
sounds. She knew how to spell tolerate and notable. Could she use that knowledge to spell tolerable?
She did, and it worked. Liza made it to the next round.
Ben listened to his next word and hesitated for quite a while. He took his time and eventually
spelled ceremony correctly.
Liza’s next word was deception.This too was a word she had not studied. She thought and thought
about the word and listened to the sounds, but in the end, she was one letter off in her spelling.
Liza was slightly sad she didn’t win, but at the same time she was proud of herself for making it
this far in her first spelling bee. Plus she knew she could come back next year and try again.
Answer the Questions:

1.What are some similarities in Liza’s favorite words?
2. What do you think the word sanctuarymight mean based on Liza’s word art?
3. Why would turning letters into characters and images help Liza remember how to spell words?
4. How many students didn’t make it past the first three rounds?
5. Which word best defines the phrase without a hitch?

A. quickly B. effortlessly C. slowly D. smoothly
6. Which letter do you think Liza missed on her final word and what letter might she have used in
its place?

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1.What are the basic movements for skateboarding?

“Hey, what’s wrong?” Daniel asked.

Please answer question 1 before finishing the passage

“Maybe...” Trish didn’t sound convinced.

“OK, Mom, I’ll talk to her at school. Thanks,” Trish said.

Answer each question:

1.Why do you think Trish is upset? How do you know?

2.Retell the story in your own words.

She did, and it worked. Liza made it to the next round.

Answer the Questions:

5. Which word best defines the phrase without a hitch?

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