Vocab

post office Drive - drove

Fractions mail delivery

package
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For the day: the entire day
Neighborhood N: the area of a town
that surrounds someone's home,

stuff N: things that someone says

or does, when you are referring
to them in a general way without
saying exactly what they are.

Customer (N) :a person who buys

goods or services from a shop or
business.

Fill (V): cause (a bag or container)

to become full or almost full.

Large (ADJ): big

 Adam was going to work with Mom for the day. "Delivering mail will
be fun. said Adam. " A lot more fun than learning stuff at school." " you're
going to work hard, said Mom."And you'll still be learning, all about
helping customers." " That sounds better than learning about fractions!"
said Adam. At post office , Adam and Mom filled two large mailbags. Then
they drove to a busy neighborhood to deliver the letters and packages.
Read and answer:
1. Where was Adam going?
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2. for how long was Adam going to work?
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3. What does Adam think about delivering mails?
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4. which will be more fun delivering mails or learning stuff at school?
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5. What will Adam learn from delivering mail?
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6.Which does Adam prefer learning about fractions or helping customers?
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7. What did Adam and his Mom do at the post office?
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8. What did Adam and his Mom fill the bags with?
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9. Why did they fill the bags with letters and packages?
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10. What did they do after they had filled the bags?
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11. Where did they drive? why?
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Large -- neiighbourhood - filll - customer - stuff
for the day N: For the day:
Neighborhood Fill (V):

stuff N: Customer (N) : Large (ADJ):

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wipe Forehead inside

Sweat heavy top

steep hill
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Recess (N): in school, a period
of time between classes when
children do not study.

Precious (ADJ) : of great value

because of being rare, expensive,
or important:
Bark (V) : sound of a dog.

Chuckle (V): To laugh quietly

Dash (V) : to go somewhere quickly

Wide (ADJ) : used when

describing how long the distance
between the two sides of
something is
 Adam wiped sweat from his forehead. " My mailbag is so heavy. When's
morning recess?" Mom chuckled " there's no recess when you're working!"
she said. " But later we'll take a short lunch break. "She pointed up a steep
hill. " Follow me!" At the top of the hill, Adam carried a package to a
house. " Woof! WOof!" A dog barked from inside." Shh, Peanut! " said a
woman. She opened the door wider to get her mail, and the dog dashed
outside. "Oh no! My precious Peanut!" cried the woman.
Read and answer:
1. Why did Adam wipe his sweat?
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2. What was the mail bag like?
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3. What did Adam ask his Mom about? What was her answer?
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4. what is recess?
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5. Do people who work have recess?
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6.What did his Mom point at?
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7. What did Adam carry? to where?
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8. What did Adam hear when he arrived at the house?
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9. What was the dog's name?
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10. Why did the woman open the door wider??
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11. What happened when the woman opened the door?
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example for the following
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bark - forehead - wide - precious - dash
Chuckle
Neighborhood N: For the day: Fill (V):

stuff N: Customer (N) : Large (ADJ):

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Charge (V) : to hurry from one place to
another
yell (V) : to shout something
or make a loud noise.

race (V) : to move or go fast.

chase (V) :to hurry after someone or

something in order to catch him, her,
or it.
Sniff (V) :to smell something
by taking air in through your nose

Pounce (V) : to jump or move quickly

in order to catch or take hold of
something

Huff and puff (V) : to breathe loudly,

usually after physical exercise.

Groan (V) : ta deep, long sound

showing great pain or unhappiness
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Garbage truck mailbox

Skateboarder fire hydrant

Butterfly
 . Peanut charged after a garbage truck ." I'll get him !" Adam
yelled, running after the dog. the raced down the hill. Peanut
chased a butterfly and a skateboarder. finally he stopped to sniff
a fire hydrant. Adam pounced. Gotcha! When Adam came back
with peanut, he was huffing and puffing.
"good job, mom said. Now back to work!" Adam groaned and
followed his mother. Their last delivery was on chestnut street.
Adam started to put letters into the mailbox.

Read and answer:

1. What did Peanut charge after?
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2. Who will get Peanut?
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3. What did Adam and Peanut do on the hill?
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4. what did peanut chase?
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5. Where did Peanut stop at? Why?
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6.What did Adam come back like?
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7. What does to huff and puff mean?
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8. Why did Adam groan?
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9. Where was their last delivery?
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10. What did Adam start to put into the mailbox?
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Stomp (V) : to walk with intentionally
heavy steps, especially as a way of
showing that you are annoyed

Growl (V) : to make a low,

rough sound, usually in anger

Carrier (N) : a person or thing that

carries or delivers something.

Rude (ADJ) : behaving in a way that

hurts other people’s feelings; not polite

Polite (ADJ) : behaving in a way that is

socially correct and shows
understanding of and care for other
people's feelings:
 A man stomped angrily toward them. "My mail is late!" he
growled. "I've been waiting all afternoon!"
"Very sorry, Sir!" said mom politely. Adam and Mom drove back to
the post office. " That man was rude, Mom." Mom shrugged. "Mail
carriers have to be polite. That's a big part of the job." at home
Adam fell onto the sofa. "Phew!" "tired"? asked Mom.
"Yes!" said Adam. "Working was fun, but I can't wait to get back to
Read and answer: school.
1. How did the man stomp towards Adam and his Mom?
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2. Why was the man angry?
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3. For how long was he waiting for his mail?
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4. How did Adam's Mom replay the angry man?
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5. Where did Adam and his mom drive back?
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6.What did Adam think about that angry man?
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7. What should be the mail carrier? ?
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8. What do you think why is it important to be polite?
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9. Where was their last delivery?
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10. What did Adam start to put into the mailbox?
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11. What do you think which is easier working or studying?why?