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Index of Skills
Reading Grade 2
Numerals indicate the exercise pages on which these skills appear.
Vocabulary Skills Facts and Details 3, 15, 21, 25, 27, 35, 45, 49, 69, 77,
89, 95, 101, 113, 123, 125, 141, 135, 145
Abbreviations 81
Give Purpose for Reading all activity pages
Antonyms 11, 51, 65, 89, 117, 125, 149
Identify Purpose of Text (inform, entertain) 5, 17, 31,
Base Words and Endings 7, 23, 43, 67, 93, 127, 147
89, 97, 131
Blends 17, 23, 41, 87, 109, 139
Identify Supporting Information 7, 41, 59, 67, 73, 95,
Classification 13, 27, 61, 85, 111, 141 121, 143, 151
Compound Words 19, 31, 41, 69, 99, 137 Main Idea 5, 13, 23, 29, 33, 39, 47, 69, 77, 83, 91,
Consonant Digraphs 45, 61, 91, 119, 145 97, 101, 109, 123, 125, 139, 145, 147
Contractions 15, 43, 67, 95, 127, 151 Picture Clues 15, 25, 55, 63, 93, 119, 137, 151
Decode Multisyllable Words 59, 103, 133 Predicting Outcomes 23, 27, 55, 67, 85, 115, 129, 135
Final Consonants 9, 29, 65, 93, 123, 151 Reality and Fantasy 53, 65, 93, 99, 141
Initial Consonants 13, 31, 79, 107, 139 Recognize Storyʼs Problem 105, 135
Irregular Spellings 63 Sequence 11, 49, 53, 71, 75, 81, 105, 111, 131, 145
Long Vowels 25, 49, 83, 115, 143 Understand and Identify Simple Literature Terms 97,
135
Meaning From Context 3, 5, 15, 21, 27, 37, 39, 47,
53, 63, 79, 89, 97, 115, 125, 129, 131, 145, 147 Understand That Word Choice Can Shape Ideas,
Feelings, and Actions 83, 117, 129
Multiple Meanings 25, 39, 47, 57, 73, 91, 135
Use Prior Knowledge 5, 17, 31, 89, 97, 131
Possessives 35, 83, 107, 131
Word Referents 23, 57, 79, 133
Prefixes and Suffixes 45, 73, 99, 103, 121
R-Controlled Vowels 53, 77, 121, 143 Study Skills
Rhyming Words 29, 37, 55, 87, 105, 135 Alphabetical Order 19, 37, 75, 101, 107, 147
Short Vowels 21, 57, 69, 75, 101, 129 Following Directions all activity pages
Singular and Plural 5, 33, 49, 63, 81, 109, 123, 149 Interpret Information—diagrams, graphs, charts 71,
Syllables 55, 85, 117, 145 85, 111, 113, 125
Synonyms 33, 51, 71, 95, 119, 147 Use Titles, TOC, Headings to Locate Information 17,
33, 61, 63, 103, 139, 151
Variant Sounds 71, 133
Vowel Digraphs and Diphthongs 35, 59, 77, 97, 113,
141
Reading Skills
Ask Clarifying Questions 29, 87, 117
Cause and Effect 13, 43, 59, 65, 69, 113, 119, 129,
141
Character Analysis 9, 41, 67, 107, 115, 137
Comparison and Contrast 31, 61, 77, 103
Context Clues 19, 57 61, 73, 91, 109, 127, 137, 143
Drawing Conclusions 3, 9, 45, 47, 57, 63, 79, 99, 101,
121, 123, 133, 143, 147
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Table of Contents
Dadʼs First Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 One City Block. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Bridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 What Is a City? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Bridges to Remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Ant and Grasshopper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Moving-Out Day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 A Pleasant Tale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Moving-In Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Castles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Boxes, Books, and More . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Yard Sale Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
No Boxes Today . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Hard at Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
The Texas Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Open House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
San Antonio Today. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Making Flowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Paul Bunyan: A New Story . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Parts of a Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Afternoon Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 No Help for Allison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
What Is an Art Museum? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Can Central . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Animal Shelter News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Trading Favors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
The Case for a Cat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Counting Money . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Cats Long Ago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Spending Money . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Cats Every Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 You Can Recycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Comb the Cat, Please! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Pool Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Cat or No Cat? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Hot Wool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Choose a Cat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 From Sheep to Sweater . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Mouse in the House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Cotton: From Field to Closet . . . . . . . . . 132
A Letter From Kyle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Baxterʼs Shoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Kyle Gets Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Getting Ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Fitness for Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Post by Post . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Snow Rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Mixed-Up Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Wilson Bentley (1865–1931) . . . . . . . . . 142
Mountain Magic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Meal Mix-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Making Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Waiting Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
To the Zoo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Game Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Zebra News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Before There Were Lights . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Tiger Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Answer Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Only Owls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Remembering the Zoo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Waving Good-Bye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Games for a Rainy Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Clouds and Rain Today . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Shopping With Dad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Backyard Corn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Corn: How We Use It. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Something New for Gina . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Fruit Pizza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
New Neighbors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
The Sunflower House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Great Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Baseball Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Baseball Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Those Were the Days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Spectrum Reading Grade 2 Table of Contents

1
Dad’s First Day

Read to see why Dad is upset. 3
Dad is an excellent bridge
builder, even at home. Once,
1
I think Dad is nervous. At
we almost filled my whole room
breakfast, he almost poured
with bridges. We used boxes,
milk into his orange juice
blocks, pots, pans, and even
instead of into his cereal bowl!
the dog’s dish. It was great.
Mom doesn’t seem worried.
She knows why Dad is a little 4
I know Dad has tons of great
upset. Today is his first day at a bridge ideas, so he shouldn’t be
new job. nervous. I guess he just wants to
practice making one more
2
My dad builds bridges. Some
bridge before he goes
of them look heavy and strong.
to work.
Others look light, as if they are
just hanging in the air. Dad says
the light bridges are just as
strong as the heavy ones.
Spectrum Reading Grade 2

2
NAME ________________________________
Write the words from the story 1. What kinds of bridges does
that have these meanings. Dad build?
1. jumpy ____________________________
____________________________ ____________________________
(Par. 1)
2. very, very good 2. Why is Dad nervous?
____________________________ ____________________________
(Par. 3)
3. to repeat an action ____________________________
____________________________ 3. How does the boy know that

(Par. 4)
Dad is nervous?
____________________________
____________________________
4. What kind of bridge did the

boy and Dad make at
home?
____________________________
____________________________

3
Bridges
What kinds of bridges are there? bridge. The cables are then
attached to the land on either
1
Have you ever stepped on a
end of the bridge.
stone to get across a puddle or
stream? If you have, you were 3
Most bridges go over water,
using a bridge. but some bridges were made to
carry water. About 2,000 years
2
Bridges are different sizes
ago, the Romans built this kind
and shapes. Some bridges
of bridge. One such bridge, in
have straight “legs,” or supports,
France, had three levels. Water
called beams. Other bridges
flowed in the top level, and
have curved supports, called
people and carts traveled on
arches. Still others actually
the two lower levels.
hang from strong steel ropes,
or cables, that are strung
above the surface of the

4
NAME ________________________________
Add s to a word to show more 1. This passage is mostly about

than one.
______ old bridges.
1. one bridge
______ kinds of bridges.
two ________________________
______ making bridges.
2. one beam
2. The author wrote this
two ________________________ selection to
3. one cable ______ make you laugh.
many ______________________ ______ help you learn.
4. one year 3. Think about what you already

know about bridges. What
eight _______________________
are bridges for?
Circle the best word for each
____________________________
sentence. Then, write it in the
blank. ____________________________
5. A bridge’s supports might be 4. This passage tells about

called its ____________. another use for bridges. What
is it?
arms legs eyes
____________________________
6. A bridge with curves
underneath has ____________. ____________________________
arches cables beams

5
Bridges to Remember
Read to find out what is special A bridge there stands more
about these bridges. than a thousand feet above a
1
Some people do not like to river. A 75-story building could fit
drive across bridges. They look under that bridge!
straight ahead and try to hold 3
If you do not like to look
their breath until they get to the down, get in the middle lane of
other side. Good luck if those a bridge in Australia. It has eight
people are driving in Louisiana. lanes for cars, two train tracks, a
There is a 24-mile-long bridge bike path, and a sidewalk.
there! It takes about half an
hour to get across.
4
Finally, if you like crowds and
bridges, go to India. A bridge
2
If you like to look way, way there carries 100,000 cars and
down when you cross a bridge, trucks every day, plus thousands
you should go to Colorado. of walkers.

6
NAME ________________________________
The words walked, walks, and 1. How does the text help you
walking all have the same base understand how long a 24-
word, walk. Write the base word mile-long bridge is?
for each set of words below.
____________________________
1. looks, looked, looking
____________________________
____________________________
2. How does the text help you
2. crossing, crossed, crosses understand how high the
bridge in Colorado is?
____________________________
____________________________
3. driven, drives, driving
____________________________
____________________________
3. If you do not like to look over
4. carries, carried, carrying
the side of a bridge, why
____________________________ would the bridge in Australia
be a good one to cross?
____________________________
____________________________
4. Why is the bridge in India a

bridge to remember?
____________________________
____________________________
____________________________
____________________________
7
Moving-Out Day
Read to see how Emily feels one! It might break everything
about moving. else.” Mom and Emily frowned.
1
There goes another box, 4
An hour later, the boxes were
thought Emily. All my stuff is in still going past. One box had
boxes. It’s all getting squashed holes in it. Emily had made the
together. holes so her stuffed animals
2
Mom stood on the front steps. could get some air.
“Oh, be careful with that one!” 5
Finally, they all watched the
she cried. The movers nodded movers close up the truck. Ka-
as they went past. All my stuff is thunk went the big doors. Dad
in boxes, thought Mom. It might gave Emily a little hug. “One
all get broken. empty house and one full truck.
3
Dad came out of the That’s a good day’s work.”
garage. “Wow, this is a heavy

8
NAME ________________________________
The missing word in each 1. What do Mom and Emily

sentence ends with an s. Write worry about?
the correct word in the blank.
____________________________
1. The movers carried many
____________________________
heavy brown _____________.
2. Circle the word that best tells
2. Emily made _____________ in
how Emily feels about her
one box.
stuffed animals.
3. Emily thought her stuffed
hopeless caring harsh
_____________ might need air.
3. What word best tells how
Mom feels? Circle it.
relaxed worried careless
4. How do you think Dad feels

about moving day?
____________________________
____________________________
5. What clues in the story help

you know how Dad feels?
____________________________
____________________________

9
Moving-In Day
What does Emily think of her 5
Mom and Emily lifted out
new home? shapes wrapped in newspaper.
1
“Emily, would you go turn on One was the cookie jar. Another
the lights, please?” asked Mom. was a mug. Then, Mom
“The movers will need to see unwrapped a roll of paper.
when they bring our stuff in.” 6
“Oh, look, Emily! It’s the
2
“Sure, Mom.” Emily was picture you drew last summer!”
happy to check out the new Emily saw the picture she had
house. She turned on twelve made of her family. They were
lights, then went back to Mom. all smiling. The picture made
Emily smile, even here in the
3
“Why don’t you help me new house.
unpack this box?” asked Mom.
7
Mom smiled, too. “Let’s put it
4
“Sure, Mom,” said Emily. on the refrigerator,” they said
together. And they did.

10
NAME ________________________________
The meanings of new and old 1. Why was Emily happy to go

are opposite. Make a line from turn on the lights?
each word in the first list to a
____________________________
word in the second list with the
opposite meaning. ____________________________
1. unhappy frown 2. How did the picture make

Emily feel?
2. on summer
____________________________
3. winter glad
____________________________
4. smile off
3. How did Emily feel about her
new house?
____________________________
____________________________
4. Write 1, 2, and 3 by these

sentences to show what
happened first, next, and last.
______ Emily turned on the

lights.
______ Mom and Emily put a

picture on the refrigerator.
______ Mom and Emily

unpacked a box.

11
Boxes, Books, and More

How do Emily’s feelings about
the new house change?
1
Emily pushed a box across
the floor. Her room was so
empty! She didn’t like it. Her old
room had been pink. This one
was just plain white.
2
Emily’s mom poked her head
in. “Do you need any help?”
3
“No, I’m okay, Mom. I’m
going to unpack my books first.”
4
“That sounds good,” said
Mom. “I’ll just make up your
bed. Okay?”
5
“Thanks, Mom.” Emily put the
biggest books on the bottom
shelf. She put the medium books
on the middle shelf. She put the
smallest books on the top shelf.
It took a long time because she
stopped to read some of them
along the way.
6
Emily stepped back. All of her
books were in place. Her quilt
was on her bed. Everything
looked just right.

12
NAME ________________________________
Circle the three words in each 1. This story is mostly about

line that belong together.
______ Emily’s new room.
1. green book white blue
______ how busy Mom is.
2. skip walk run shoe
______ Emily’s toys.
3. tree bed pillow lamp
2. At the beginning of the story,
4. big top small medium what does Emily think about
her new room?
sentence. Then, write it in the ____________________________
blank.
____________________________
5. Emily’s new room is
3. What does Emily think of her
_______________.
room at the end of the story?
pink park plain
____________________________
6. Emily put her _______________
____________________________
on a shelf.
4. What happened to change
bed books boxes
Emily’s feelings?
7. Emily’s mom put a
____________________________
_______________ on the bed.
____________________________
quick quilt quiet
____________________________

13
No Boxes Today
Read to see what Emily learns 6
“Yes, there are, but I thought
about her new home. we might start at the Children’s
1
“Who is tired of unpacking Museum.”
boxes?” asked Dad at 7
Emily grinned. “There is a
breakfast. Mom and Emily museum just for me? Wow!”
laughed and raised their
hands high.
8
“And after that,” said Dad,
“we can ride in a river taxi.”
2
“Why don’t we go on a little
tour? We won’t even think
9
“Okay, let’s go!” said Emily,
about boxes today,” said Dad. jumping up from the table.
3
“What will we tour, Dad?”
10
Mom and Dad laughed.
asked Emily. “Maybe you should get dressed
first, Emily.”
4
“We’ll tour our new city. San
Antonio is an exciting place.”
5
“Are there old houses?”
asked Emily. She liked
old houses.

14
NAME ________________________________
6. town
____________________________
(Par. 4)
Sometimes a shorter word is
7. to begin
used to stand for two other
words. Write the shorter word ____________________________
(Par. 6)
from the box that stands for
8. a flowing body of water
the underlined words in each
sentence. ____________________________
(Par. 8)
don’t let’s
won’t we’ll
Look at each picture and circle

1. Let us get ready to go.
the sentence that goes with it.
____________________________
1. Emily is eating
2. We will not unpack today. breakfast.
____________________________ Emily is making
her bed.
3. I think we will have a good
time. 2. Dad is carrying
a box.
____________________________
Dad is unpacking
4. We do not want to miss the
a box.
taxi.
3. What meal is the family
____________________________
eating?
Write the story words that have
____________________________
these meanings.
4. Why can’t the family leave
5. worn out
right away?
____________________________
(Par. 1)
____________________________
15
The Texas Story

What do you know about What Comes From Texas?
Texas? Read to see what else
you can learn.
3
The huge state of Texas gives
us many things to eat and use.
How Big Is Texas?
Many farmers raise cattle for
1
Texas is the second-largest beef and milk. Other farmers
state in the United States. Only grow grapefruit, which is Texas’s
Alaska is larger. Texas is also state fruit.
second when it comes to the 4
There is much oil in Texas.
number of people living in the
Once oil is drilled out of the
state. Only California has more
ground, it is used to make many
people than Texas.
things, including gas for our cars
How Old Is Texas? and plastic.
2
On December 29, 1845, Texas
became a state. It was the
twenty-eighth state. In 2005,
Texas was 160 years old.

16
NAME ________________________________
2. List two new things you

learned about Texas.
Circle the best word for each ____________________________
____________________________
blank.
3. What question would you like
1. Texas is a large
to ask about Texas?
__________________.
____________________________
start salt state
____________________________
2. Grapefruit is a large yellow
__________________. 4. Why do you think the author
wrote this article about
frame fruit flow Texas?
3. Have you seen a grapefruit ______ to help me learn
__________________? something
grab growing green ______ to make me laugh
4. Oil is __________________ from
the ground.
drilled drink droop A heading is a short title that

gives a clue about something
that comes next.
1. Under what heading might

1. What did you know about
you find the size of Texas?
Texas?
____________________________
____________________________
2. Under what heading might
____________________________
you find the age of Texas?
____________________________
17
San Antonio Today

Do you think you would like to
visit San Antonio?
1
In San Antonio today, a visitor
can learn many things about
Texas’s past. Many old buildings
still stand. At the same time, it is
a modern city. People visit San
Antonio to eat, shop, go to
concerts, and see the sights.
The city’s River Walk is a
common place to go. The San
Antonio River flows right through
downtown. Along the river are
many shops and hotels.
Beautiful plants grow along the
River Walk, too. Many bridges
and stairways help people get
from one place to another.
2
If you don’t feel like walking,
you might choose to ride a
streetcar. You can see all of
downtown and the River Walk
from your seat. Or, if you like the
water, you can take a river taxi.
River taxis travel all along the 21
blocks of the River Walk.

18
NAME ________________________________
3. If you are tired,

_______________ in a river taxi.
Read each sentence and circle 4. People sleep in
the word that is made of two _______________ along the
shorter words. Write the two River Walk.
words on the lines.
1. To go up, use a stairway.
____________ ____________ Write each set of words in A-B-C

2. It’s fun to ride a streetcar. order.
____________ ____________ 1. many visit stand
3. The river runs through _______________

downtown. _______________
____________ ____________ _______________
2. place grow flows
_______________
Write each word in the correct
blank. _______________
city concert _______________

hotels ride 3. like taxi from
1. If you like music, go to a _______________

_______________. _______________
2. San Antonio is a large, _______________
modern _______________.

19
Paul Bunyan: A New Story

Read this tall tale to find out that he ran away. The next day,
how Paul Bunyan solves a Paul climbed the Black Hills to
problem.
see if he could see Babe. Then,
1
After the great race, he looked under the Mississippi
everyone in Minnesota was River, but Babe wasn’t there.
wondering what to do about all 2
At the end of the day, Paul
the holes that Paul and Babe’s
just sat down and cried. He
feet had made. In fact, they
cried so hard that all of those
were sort of angry about all
holes filled up with water. The
those holes. They said they
people in Minnesota got out
couldn’t plow their fields or walk
their boats and fishing poles.
through the woods any more.
They thanked Paul so loudly that
Every time they tried, they fell
Babe heard them and came
into one of those holes. Paul felt
home to Paul.
terrible, but Babe felt so badly

20
NAME ________________________________
Circle the word in each pair 1. How did Paul solve the
that has a short vowel sound like problem with the holes?
the sound in tip or jam.
____________________________
1. state sad
____________________________
2. pin pine
____________________________
3. made mad
2. Why did Babe run away?
4. hill hole
____________________________
5. bat boat
____________________________
3. What made Babe come
these meanings.
back?
6. mad
____________________________
____________________________
(Par. 1) ____________________________
7. went up
4. People who tell tall tales
____________________________ stretch the truth. List one idea
(Par. 1)
from the story that can’t be
true.
____________________________
____________________________
____________________________
____________________________

21
Afternoon Art
Read to see what Mom and 5
“That’s what I’m trying to
Matt draw. make it look like,” said Mom.
1
“May I have the green, “Drawing pretty flowers helps
please?” asked Matt. me remember them when the
flowers are all gone.”
2
“Sure,” said Mom. She
handed it over. “Are you
6
Matt nodded. “And drawing
making more trees?” this turtle helps me remember
the one we saw by the road
3
“No,” said Matt, “I’m done last week.”
with trees. I’m drawing a turtle
now. What are you working on?”
7
“May I have the orange,
please?” asked Mom.
4
Mom held up her paper.
A big orange flower filled the
8
“More flowers?” Matt asked.
page. Matt smiled. “That’s 9
“No. Cheese,” teased Mom.
the flower in Gram’s garden, “I’m trying to remember my
isn’t it?” lunch. I’m hungry.”

22
NAME ________________________________
Circle the best word for each 1. This story is mostly about
______ how to draw.
blank.
______ Matt and Mom drawing.
1. Matt uses ________________
for his turtle. ______ choosing colors.
blue green brown Words such as he, she, I, this,
and them take the place of
2. Mom wants to remember
other words. Read these story
Gram’s ________________.
sentences. Then, fill in the
flowers cheese trees blanks.
3. Matt and Mom enjoy 2. “May I have the green,
________________. please?” asked Matt.
brushes drawing train I stands for ____________.
Each of these words has an 3. “Sure,” said Mom. She
ending. Underline the base handed it over.
words.
She stands for ____________.
4. handed
4. “Drawing pretty flowers helps
5. drawing me remember them when
the flowers are all gone.”
6. trees
Them stands for ____________.
7. trying
Circle the best answer.
8. helps
5. What do you think Mom and
9. working
Matt will do next?
10. filled
get ready for bed
go to school
have a snack
23
What Is an Art Museum?

Read to find out what an art people who made it long,
museum is. long ago.
1
Art comes in all sizes and 3
Some museums take care of
shapes. It might be pretty, or it new art. New art helps us see
might be unusual. If you look for the world in different ways. It
it, you can see art all around might make us ask questions, or
you. It might be a building, a it might make us laugh.
picture on a poster, or a shape
in the sand.
4
Most big cities have art
museums. Some are big and
2
A place where people take famous. Others are small and
care of art so that other people not famous. All of them take
can see it is called an art good care of their art, though,
museum. Some museums take so that people can see it and
care of art that is very old. Old learn about it.
art helps us learn about the

24
NAME ________________________________
Put a check mark by the Look at each picture and circle

meaning that fits the underlined the sentence that goes with it.
word in each sentence.
1. The blue vase
1. It might be a building, a is broken.
picture on a poster, or a
The vase is
shape in the sand.
round and tall.
______ tiny bits of dirt
2. Sue was
______ to make wood smooth unhappy with
her picture.
2. It might make us ask
questions, or it might make us Sue’s picture
laugh. shows a house.
______ strength 3. What can we learn from

old art?
______ maybe
____________________________
Circle the word in each pair
that has a long vowel sound like ____________________________
the sound in case or fine.
4. Tell in your own words what
3. simple size an art museum is.
4. shape sharp ____________________________
5. past place ____________________________
6. take tack ____________________________

25
Animal Shelter News

What is Carly excited about? 4
“Yes,” said Mr. Mendez,
shaking his head. “She has been
1
Carly’s fork dropped against
working extra hours. The animal
her plate. She felt her face turn
shelter is so busy in spring.”
red. Her dad had invited a
friend from work for dinner. Mr. 5
“Why is it so busy?”
Mendez was right next to Carly. Carly asked.
She felt a little nervous. 6
Mr. Mendez looked down at
2
“Mrs. Blake,” said Mr. Mendez, Carly. “This is the time of year
“thank you for such a fine meal. when many kittens are born.”
I do wish my wife had been 7
“Kittens!” said Carly so loudly
able to come.”
that her face turned red again.
3
“You’re welcome, and so “Did you hear that, Mom?”
do we,” Mrs. Blake smiled. “Did
you say there was a problem
at work?”

26
NAME ________________________________
Write the story words that have 1. Why does Carly’s face turn
these meanings. red the first time?
1. uneasy, upset ____________________________
____________________________ ____________________________
(Par. 1)
2. a married woman 2. Why couldn’t Mrs. Mendez

come to dinner?
____________________________
(Par. 2)
____________________________
3. trouble
____________________________
____________________________
(Par. 3)
3. Why does Carly’s face turn
4. twelve months
red the second time?
____________________________
(Par. 6) ____________________________
Circle the three words in each
____________________________
5. plate fork meal rug
4. What do you think will
6. wife clerk sister uncle
happen next?
7. red said cried called
Mrs. Mendez will arrive.
8. chick dog kitten puppy
Carly will ask for a kitten.
9. spring yes summer winter
Carly’s cat will enter the room.

27
The Case for a Cat

What does Carly’s family talk 4
“Dad and I would like you to
about after dinner? have a pet,” explained Mom,
1
“Did you hear what Mr. “but our apartment is so small.”
Mendez said about the animal 5
“The Hamlins live just two
shelter?” Carly asked. “They apartments down. They have a
have too many kittens!” cat,” objected Carly.
2
Mom was washing dishes. 6
Mom frowned. She looked at
She didn’t turn around. “Yes, Dad. “Dad and I will have to
it’s sad that so many animals talk about it,” she said slowly.
don’t have homes.” “We need to think hard about
3
“We could give one a whether we are ready for a cat
home!” said Carly. Now, or not.”
Mom turned around, shaking 7
“Okay,” said Carly. Then, she
her head. grinned. “If you need any help,
let me know. I’ll help you think.”

28
NAME ________________________________
Circle the best word for each 1. This story is mostly about
______ cats and dogs as pets.
blank.
______ a girl who wants a
1. A pet needs a good
kitten.
________________.
______ doing chores at home.
roam home fame
2. Carly thinks getting a cat is a
2. Carly really wants a
good idea. What reasons
________________.
does she give?
pet meat boat
____________________________
3. Mom will ________________
____________________________
the dishes.
____________________________
cash wash fish
3. What reason does Mom give
4. Dad will ________________
for not getting a pet?
the dishes.
____________________________
dry why cry
____________________________
The missing word in each
sentence sounds like head. 4. What would you do if you
Change the first letter in head were Carly?
to br, l, or thr. Fill in the blanks. ____________________________
5. I love the smell of fresh ____________________________
________________.
____________________________
6. My spool of ________________
is empty.
7. I just broke my pencil
________________.
29
Cats Long Ago

Read to learn part of the history 3
The Egyptians grew grain for
of cats. food and to trade with other
1
Imagine that it is three people. They stored their grain
thousand years ago. You are in huge buildings. Rats and
visiting Egypt. You see a statue mice, in particular, also liked to
of a cat. You go into a building eat grain. Cats, which eat rats
and there are cats everywhere! and mice, were the best way to
People are feeding them and protect the grain.
taking care of them. Everyone 4
Cats became the most
seems to like cats. respected animal in Egypt.
2
“Why so many cats?” you When a family’s cat died, the
wonder. To answer that family members shaved their
question, we have to learn a eyebrows to show that a sad
little bit about Egypt. and important thing had
happened.

30
NAME ________________________________
Read each sentence and circle 1. The author wrote “Cats Long
the word that is made of two Ago” mostly to
shorter words. Write the two
words on the lines. ______ give information.
1. I saw cats everywhere! ______ make you laugh.
____________ ____________ 2. Compare what you know

about cats in Egypt with what
2. Everyone showed respect
you know about cats today.
for them.
One idea is written for you.
____________ ____________
In Egypt
3. They would shave their
cats were respected
____________________________
eyebrows.
____________ ____________ ____________________________
____________________________
sentence. Then, write the word Today
in the blank.
cats are usually well cared for
____________________________
4. In Egypt, people took
____________________________
_____________ care of cats.
____________________________
good goof goal
3. What is one difference
5. They stored _____________ in
between us and the people
huge buildings.
in Egypt long ago?
grain grim great
____________________________
6. The cats took care of the ____________________________
_____________ and mice.
real rain rats

31
Cats Every Day

What kind of care does a Other Needs
cat need?
4
If a cat lives indoors, it needs
1
Like all house pets, cats need a litter box. Cat litter costs
food, water, and a certain several dollars for a 10-pound
amount of attention every day. bag. The bag lasts for several
Food weeks. The litter box, however,
should be cleaned out almost
2
A cat needs its food dish filled every day.
every day. A box of cat food
costs several dollars. An adult
5
Once a cat becomes your
cat may eat a box in less than pet, it will depend on you for
two weeks. almost all of its needs. Are you
ready?
Water
3
A cat needs to have fresh
water each day. You will
probably have to fill the dish
twice a day.

32
NAME ________________________________
Find a word in the story whose 1. This article is mostly about

meaning is the same as these
______ cats in animal shelters.
words.
______ how cute kittens are.
1. grown up
____________________________ ______ daily cat care.
(Par. 2)
2. new, not stale 2. After reading the article, do

you think you could care for
____________________________ a cat? Why or why not?
(Par. 3)
3. in a house ____________________________
____________________________ ____________________________
(Par. 4)
4. nearly
____________________________
(Par. 4)
Add s at the end of a word to 1. Write one idea that you find
show that there is more than under each heading.
one. Write these words so that Food
they mean more than one.
____________________________
5. cat ________________________
Water
6. day ________________________
____________________________
7. week ______________________ Other Needs
8. pet ________________________ ____________________________
2. Why do you think the author

used headings in this article?
____________________________
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Comb the Cat, Please!

What does a cat need besides Health Care
food and water?
2
All kittens should visit a vet
Grooming and get several shots. These
1
Cats are very clean animals. shots help prevent common cat
They use their rough tongues to illnesses. An adult cat should visit
bathe themselves several times a vet once a year for a check-
a day. Sometimes they like help, up and to get booster shots.
though. To keep a cat’s coat in 3
Unless your family plans to
shape, it is a good idea to breed and raise cats, your cat
comb or brush the cat once or should have an operation so
twice a week. If you have a that it cannot have kittens. This
long-haired cat, you may need prevents unwanted kittens from
to brush it every day to keep its ending up stray or at the animal
fur neat. shelter.

34
NAME ________________________________
6. Shawna has a dog.
It is Shawna______ dog.
The missing words in these
sentences contain the letters
oa. Fill in the blanks.
1. Brush a cat’s ____________ to 1. What do cats do for

keep it shiny. themselves?
2. Under the chin is the ____________________________

____________. ____________________________
3. For a bath, use mild 2. What should a cat owner do
____________. once a year?
Read these words and look at ____________________________
the pictures.
____________________________
3. Why might a long-haired cat

need to be brushed more
often than a short-haired cat?
the cat’s bed Tasha’s cat
Add ’s to show that something ____________________________
belongs to something else or ____________________________
someone. Show that these pets
belong to their owners. 4. If you had a cat, would you
rather have a short-haired
4. Mel has a cat. cat or a long-haired cat?
It is Mel______ cat. Write why.
5. Cal has a rabbit. ____________________________
It is Cal______ rabbit. ____________________________

35
Cat or No Cat?
Will Carly’s hopes go up or down?
1
“Carly, would you and Mitch
come here, please? We want to
talk to you about something,”
Dad called from the kitchen.
2
“Coming, Dad,” said Carly. To
her little brother, she said,
“Come on, Mitch. Maybe this is
about a kitten!”
3
Mom and Dad were sitting at
the kitchen table. They looked
thoughtful. Carly and Mitch sat
down. Dad spoke first. Carly’s
hopes sank. Dad always gave
out the bad news. “Your mother
and I have been talking about
a cat.” Carly held on to a tiny
bit of hope.
4
Then, Mom spoke up. Carly’s
hopes perked up a little higher.
“We don’t think a kitten is a
good idea.” Boom! Carly’s
hopes landed on the ground.
5
Mom went on, “We think it
would be better if we got a
grown-up cat.”

36
NAME ________________________________
Circle the best word for each Write each set of words in
sentence. Then, write it in the A-B-C order.
blank.
1. something kitchen please
1. Carly has high ____________.
____________________________
hello hill hopes
____________________________
2. Carly ____________ her dad
____________________________
will say “no.”
2. table news first
thinks then throw
____________________________
3. Mitch also ____________ to
have a cat. ____________________________
went woke wants ____________________________
The missing word in each 3. higher kitten idea

sentence sounds like kite.
____________________________
Change the k in kite to b, wh, or
wr. Fill in the blanks. ____________________________
4. An unfriendly cat might ____________________________

____________.
5. I will ____________ and tell you

about my cat.
6. Snowball is a ____________
cat, of course.

37
Choose a Cat
Which cat will Carly and Mitch
choose?
1
“It’s our first pet, so we would
like to start with a grown-up
cat,” explained Mom.
2
Mrs. Mendez smiled. “I think
that’s a smart idea for a first pet.
It’s a little easier. Feel free to
look around. Just wave if you
have questions,” said Mrs.
Mendez as she turned away.
3
Carly and Mitch were already
looking around. An orange tiger
cat looked at Mitch, but then it
walked away. Carly saw a big
black cat. She held out her
hand. The cat hissed and
batted at her hand.
4
“You are not very friendly!”
cried Carly, pulling her hand
back. Just then, a gray cat with
white paws rubbed against
Carly’s ankles, then against
Mitch’s.
5
Mitch smiled at Carly. “This
one has picked us, Carly.”

38
NAME ________________________________
6. For lunch today, I had

an orange.
Write the story words that have ______ a fruit
these meanings.
______ a color
1. animal kept at home
____________________________
(Par. 1)
2. less hard 1. This story is mostly about

____________________________ ______ choosing a cat.
(Par. 2)
3. made a snake-like sound ______ Mr. Mendez’s work.

____________________________ ______ kittens who need
(Par. 3)
4. brushed against homes.
____________________________ 2. Why didn’t Carly choose the

(Par. 4)
big black cat?
Put a check mark by the
meaning that fits the underlined ____________________________
word in each sentence. ____________________________
5. One wave soaked me to ____________________________
the skin.
3. How did Mitch and Carly
______ to move the hand choose the gray cat?
back and forth
____________________________
______ movement on the
surface of a lake or ocean ____________________________
____________________________

39
Mouse in the House

Read about Mouse’s first day in 4
Carly passed through the
his new home. kitchen. “Mom, have you seen
1
Carly opened her eyes and Mouse?”
stretched. What was special 5
“Not since I gave him his
about today? breakfast,” she said over the
2
“Oh,” she cried, throwing newspaper. “Did you try the
back the covers. “Mouse! living room?”
Where are you? Here, kitty, kitty, 6
On the living room floor was a
kitty!” big patch of sunshine. Right in
3
It had been easy to pick a the middle was Mouse. He was
name for the new cat. He was curled up and sound asleep.
gray, and he made a tiny little 7
Mouse was at home.
mewing sound. “Mouse” was
perfect. But where was he now?
Carly looked under her bed.
Mitch looked, too.

40
NAME ________________________________
Read each sentence and circle 1. Which sentence best tells

the word that is made of two how Carly feels about today?
shorter words. Write the two
______ She is excited.
words on the lines.
______ She is worried.
1. Mom was reading the
newspaper. 2. What words or ideas in the
story helped you answer
____________ ____________
question 1?
2. Mouse liked the warm
____________________________
sunshine.
____________________________
____________ ____________
3. Where did Carly and Mitch
look first for Mouse?
blank. ____________________________
3. Carly knew today was 4. In what room did Carly

____________. find Mouse?
space special speed ____________________________
4. She found Mouse 5. Why was Mouse sleeping

____________ in the sun. there?
sleeping sliding slipping ____________________________
5. Carly was quiet so she ____________________________

wouldn’t ____________ the cat.
____________________________
scarf score scare
41
A Letter From Kyle

What news does Kyle send to his
grandparents?
Grandpa,
Dear Grandma and
ne . S ch oo l is ou t already. On our
fi
1
How are you? I am th e b as e ball field. It was
picnic ou t on
last day, we had a t of th e ra in. Even that was
to d as h ou
fun until we all had
.
kind of fun, though
D ad sa ys yo u’ re just getting
ping trip?
2
How was your cam ca re of S pa rk y for you. He
We took go od
back home today. on m os t nights. He and th
e
of m y b e d
sleeps at the foot on g. I th in k S no wy must have
n getting al
cat have even bee S no w y walks into the room
,
rk y. W h e n
had a talk with Spa
Sparky leaves!
ll yo u th at ou r ga rden is looking good
3
Dad says to te , especially on that
last
h ad lo ts of ra in
this year. We’ve
day of school.
to ge t S pa rk y? See you soon.
ing
4
When are you com
Love,
Kyle

42
NAME ________________________________
8. Later, I will write a letter.
____________________________
Each of these words has an
ending. Underline the base
words.
1. camping 1. Why was there a picnic on

the baseball field?
2. says
____________________________
3. sleeps
____________________________
4. getting
2. Why did everyone have to
5. leaves dash into the school?
Write the shorter word from the ____________________________
box that stands for the
underlined words in each ____________________________
sentence. 3. Why is Kyle’s family taking
care of Sparky?
I’ll we’ve
you’re ____________________________
6. Does Dad know when you ____________________________

are leaving? 4. Why does Sparky leave the
____________________________ room when Snowy comes in?
7. After we have had lunch, we ____________________________

will walk Sparky. ____________________________
____________________________

43
Kyle Gets Mail

What did Kyle’s grandparents
see on their camping trip?
Dear Kyle,
r f u l! W e ’r e a lr eady talking
was wond e
1
Our camping trip e n e x t y e a r . T h ere is so much
e same plac
about going to th a r e n ts w o u ld li ke it, too.
ou and your p
to see. I think y njoy looking
e n tu c k y . W e e
rove south to K
2
From Ohio, we d to g o to M a m moth Cave State
had decide d
at rocks, so we o ic e ! I ’v e n e v e r seen so many
the right c h
Park. We made
rocks!
d if f e r e n t c a v e . We saw narrow
ose a
3
Each day, we ch I n o n e c ave, we were
, high r o o m s .
places and huge
o u n d f o r m o r e than two miles.
underg r
n e x t w e e k e n d , if that’s okay.
et Sparky
4
We’ll come to g
h o p e h e h a s n ’t been unhappy.
We
Love,
andpa
Grandma and Gr

44
NAME ________________________________
Circle the best word for each 1. Where did Kyle’s

sentence. Then, write it in the grandparents go on their trip?
blank.
____________________________
1. Kyle’s grandparents were
____________________________
happy with their ____________.
2. Why did they go there?
choice check chart
____________________________
2. How ____________ those rock
walls must be! ____________________________
third thick thing 3. What did you learn about

Kyle’s grandparents by
3. Through some caves, a
reading their letter?
____________ flows.
____________________________
spring strong swing
____________________________
The prefix un- means not. Add
un to the beginning of these ____________________________
words to complete these
____________________________
sentences.
4. Kyle was _______able to find

Sparky.
5. Kyle hoped Sparky wasn’t

_______happy.
6. Snowy scratched Sparky, but

Sparky was _______hurt.

45
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky

What would you like to see at 2
If you go, you can follow a
Mammoth Cave? path that humans walked on
1
For natural beauty, there is no four thousand years ago. You
spot quite like Mammoth Cave can see crystals that are millions
National Park. Beneath the park of years old. If you’re lucky, you
lies the longest cave system on might see an eyeless fish.
earth. There are more than 350 3
Though the cave passages
miles of underground passages. are dark, more than 200 kinds of
That’s more than three times animals live in them. Many of
longer than any other cave we these use the cave only part of
know about. Some scientists the time. Some, however, can
think that there are hundreds of live only in the dark, cool cave.
miles yet to be found!

46
NAME ________________________________
Put each word in the right blank. 1. This article is mostly about
beneath cave ______ how caves are

underground formed.
______ the sights in Mammoth

1. One _______________ passage
Cave.
is very steep.
______ animals that live in
2. A huge room in the cave is
caves.
_______________ a hill.
2. What is special about
3. We know that humans were
Mammoth Cave?
in the _______________ long,
long ago. ____________________________
Put a check mark by the ____________________________

meaning that fits the underlined
3. Why might a fish that lives in
a cave not have any eyes?
4. We camped in a beautiful
____________________________
spot.
____________________________
______ a place
4. If you went to Mammoth
______ a stain
Cave, what would you most
5. Many people fish in like to see? Write why.
Kentucky’s lakes.
____________________________
______ to try to catch with bait
____________________________
______ an animal that lives
____________________________
in water
47
Post by Post
What is hard about painting 3
“I’ll get the old one from the
a fence? basement,” Michelle called out
1
“Is this everything we need, as she ran into the house. When
Dad?” Michelle looked at her she got back, Dad had stirred
dad in his painting hat. It was the paint. Now, he was staring
covered with so much paint at the fence. It went all the way
that you couldn’t see the words around the yard.
anymore. 4
“On each post,” Dad
2
Dad looked grim. “No. explained, “you have to do the
We need a radio. I can’t front, then both side edges.”
paint without some good 5
“The front, the edge, and the
painting music.” other edge,” repeated
Michelle. She made a little song
out of it. Then, she sang it so
many times she thought she
would blow up. And there were
still 472 posts to go!

48
NAME ________________________________
Circle the word in each pair 1. Write 1, 2, and 3 by these

that has a long vowel sound like sentences to show what
the sound in post or side. happened first, next, and last.
1. old got ______ Dad stirred the paint.
2. grim times ______ Michelle got the radio.
3. blow not ______ Dad and Michelle

painted.
4. still while
2. What does Michelle have to
Write these words so that they
do on each post?
mean more than one.
____________________________
5. post ________________________
____________________________
6. house ______________________
3. Why does Michelle think she
7. fence ______________________
will blow up?
8. edge ______________________
____________________________
9. song _______________________
____________________________
4. Have you ever done a task

that went on and on and on?
Write about it.
____________________________
____________________________
____________________________
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Mixed-Up Day
What goes wrong for Danny?
1
It all started at breakfast. The
milk jumped out of the jug and
flowed all over the table and all
over me. I barely had time to
clean up the table and put on
a clean shirt.
2
On the way to school, I saw
myself in a store window. Bed
head! My hair was sticking up
to the sky on one side, and the
shirt I had on did not match
my pants.
3
At school, I headed right to
the water fountain so I could
wet down my hair. I pushed the
button. Nothing happened. I
pushed again and looked
closely to see what was wrong.
All of a sudden, the water
spurted up into my face. My
hair was fixed, sort of, but now
my shirt was soaked.
4
I slid into my desk, hoping
no one would notice. Mr. Torres
looked right at me. “Oh,
Danny. Tomorrow is Mix-Up
Day, not today.”
50
NAME ________________________________
Write the story words that have Put each word in the right
the same meanings as these blank.
words. water hair milk
1. container 1. First, Danny spilled the

____________.
____________________________
(Par. 1)
2. Then, he had a problem with
2. dampen
his ____________.
____________________________
(Par. 3) 3. Next, he got sprayed with
3. incorrect ____________.
____________________________ 4. What did Danny look like

(Par. 3)
when he sat down in his
4. saw
desk?
____________________________
(Par. 4) ____________________________
In each row, circle the two
____________________________
words with opposite meanings.
5. Have you ever had a mixed-
5. jump clean dirty help
up day? Write about it.
6. left pants sticking right
____________________________
7. wet push looked dry
____________________________
8. closely spurted fixed broken
____________________________
____________________________
____________________________

51
Mountain Magic
How does the girls’ project turn 4
“That’s right,” said Megan’s
out? mom. “Are you ready for
1
“Oh, we missed a spot,” said the lava?”
Hailey, pointing. 5
“Ready!” they said together.
2
“Okay,” said Megan, 6
In went the baking soda. The
dabbing at the spot. “Are we girls held their breath. In went
done now?” She and her best the vinegar. It hit the soda and
friend, Hailey, had made a bubbled up, up, up, and over
volcano out of wet, sticky goop. the edge of the volcano.
They were painting it to look like
a mountain.
7
Megan and Hailey
clapped. “Yea, it worked!
3
The next day, they were Let’s do it again!”
ready for fun. Megan thought
out loud, “Mrs. Metzer said the
baking soda goes first, then the
vinegar. Right?”

52
NAME ________________________________
Write the story words that have 1. Write 1, 2, 3, and 4 by these

these meanings. sentences to show what
happened first, second, third,
1. touching lightly
and last.
____________________________
(Par. 2) ______ The girls painted the
2. a mass of land that rises volcano.
above the nearby area
______ The friends made a
____________________________ volcano.
(Par. 2)
3. rim ______ Bubbles came up out

of the volcano.
____________________________
(Par. 6)
______ Baking soda and
Circle the letters that complete vinegar went into the
each word. Then, write the volcano.
letters in the blank.
Some of these sentences are
4. Megan and Hailey were about real things. Write R by
ready to st______t. them. The other sentences are
ir ar or about make-believe things.
Write M by them.
5. The baking soda went in
f______st. 2. ______ The girls can build a
real volcano.
er ur ir
3. ______ A real volcano can be
on someone’s back
porch.
4. ______ The girls do projects
together.
5. ______ Mothers help with
projects.
53
Making Plans
Read to see what the Shaws 3
Lisa was a little bit glad. “Oh,
are planning. that’s good,” she said. Now, she
1
“Where will they sleep?” Lisa had another question. “What
asked her mom. Lisa was will they do?” Lisa was
wondering if she could fit two wondering if she had enough
cousins in her bed without dress-up clothes to go around.
hurting any stuffed animals. 4
“I’m not sure yet. They’ll be
2
“They’ll sleep in the green here for a week. We’ll have to
bedroom, just like last time,” plan some things,” said Mrs.
answered Mrs. Shaw. Shaw. “I thought we might
spend one day at the zoo.”
5
“I vote for the zoo, too,”
Lisa replied.

54
NAME ________________________________
A word part that makes one Look at each picture and circle
sound is a syllable. The word but the sentence that goes with it.
has one syllable. The word
button has two syllables. Words,
like button or melted, that have
two consonants between two
vowels, are divided between
the consonants: but / ton,
1. Lisa’s bed is neat.
mel / ted. Draw a line to divide
each word below into syllables. Lisa’s bed is empty.
1. j u m p e r
2. u n t i l
3. f o l l o w
4. b a t t e r
2. Lisa’s dress is too big.
5. p e r s o n
Lisa’s dress is short.
6. o r d e r
What do you think will happen
The missing word in each next? Circle the correct answer.
sentence sounds like sheet.
3. Lisa and her brother will go to
Change the sh in sheet to f or
bed.
gr. Fill in the blanks.
The cousins will arrive soon.
7. Lisa was happy to
____________ her cousins. Lisa will hide her dress-up
clothes.
8. Mom asked us to wipe our
____________.
55
To the Zoo
What would you want to see at
the zoo?
1
“Is everyone buckled in?”
called Mrs. Shaw.
2
“Yes, Mom. Hold on, tigers.
Here I come!” sang Jake from
the back seat.
3
“Ooh, tigers? You didn’t tell
me there were tigers there,”
said Charlie. “Here we come!”
4
Julia was very grown-up. “I
would rather spend my time
looking at animals that don’t
want to eat me. I like to watch
the owls.”
5
“An owl would eat you if you
were a mouse!” called Charlie.
Julia made a face.
6
“What about you, Lisa?” Mrs.
Shaw asked. “What do you
want to see?”
7
“Make mine zebras,” she
answered, after thinking for
a moment.
8
Mrs. Shaw laughed. “Zebras,
tigers, and owls—oh, my!”
56
NAME ________________________________
Words such as he, she, and I

take the place of other words.
Read these story sentences.
Put a check mark by the Then, fill in the blanks.
word in each sentence. 2. “Here I come!” sang Jake
from the back seat.
1. Let Mom watch the road.
I stands for _________________
______ see, look at
3. Julia was very grown-up. “I
______ a machine that keeps would rather spend my time
time looking at animals that don’t
2. This car seat is mine. want to eat me.”
______ a place for digging Me stands for _______________

rocks 4. “What about you, Lisa?” Mrs.
______ belongs to me Shaw asked.
Circle the word in each pair You stands for ______________

that has a short vowel sound like Write each word in the
the sound in men. correct blank.
3. yes seat buckled spend
4. tear tell 5. The car doesn’t go until
5. spend eat everyone is ____________ in.
6. Watch how much you
____________ at the zoo.
1. How does everyone feel 7. What animals would you like

about going to the zoo? to see if you went to the zoo?
______ They are tired. ____________________________
______ They are eager. ____________________________

____________________________

57
Zebra News
Read to learn about zebras. Other Zebra News
Where Zebras Live 3

How can you tell one zebra
from another? By their stripes, of
1
Wild zebras live only in Africa.
course. Each zebra’s stripes are
They choose open country that
different from every other
has some areas of trees and
zebra’s stripes. The animals’
grass.
stripes help them blend
How Zebras Live together when they are in a
herd. That makes it harder for
2
Zebras move together in
lions to single out and catch
large groups called herds. They
one zebra.
often travel with herds of other
animals, such as antelopes,
wildebeest, and gnus. Zebras
graze, or eat grass. When the
Africa
grass is gone in one area, the
herd moves to another area.

58
NAME ________________________________
Look at these words. They are 1. What is a large group of

broken into syllables. Sound out zebras called?
each syllable. Then, say the
____________________________
words aloud.
2. Why does a herd move from
1. antelopes
place to place?
an / te / lopes
____________________________
2. wildebeest
wil / de / beest ____________________________
The missing words in these 3. What are some other animals

sentences contain the letters oi. that move in groups?
Fill in the blanks.
____________________________
3. If the herd is running, you will
____________________________
hear the ____________.
4. Why do zebras’ stripes make
4. If I had a ____________, I
it hard for lions to catch a
would watch the otters.
zebra?
5. I hope the rain doesn’t
____________________________
____________ our trip.
____________________________
____________________________

59
Tiger Tips
Read to learn something new
about tigers.
Where Tigers Live

1
You might find a tiger on a
mountain, in a deep forest, or in
a wet, grassy area. You will
have to go to Asia, however, to
find one in the wild.
How Tigers Live

2
If you’re looking for a tiger in
the middle of the day, look in
cool places. Tigers stay out of
the heat by sleeping in caves or
by lying in thick grass or in
shallow water. After a day of
rest, the tiger is ready to hunt all
night. Once a tiger catches its
meal, it drags it to a quiet place
to eat in peace.
Other Tiger Tips

3
If you’re looking for a tiger
cub, look for its mother. A
mother tiger, or tigress, takes Asia
care of her cubs for more than

two years. She protects them,
brings them food, and teaches
them how to hunt.
60
NAME ________________________________
Circle the three words in each 1. In what three kinds of places

line that belong together. do tigers live?
1. river forest lake pond ____________________________
2. rock grass tree bush ____________________________
3. mountain hill swamp cliff ____________________________
Circle the best word for each 2. How are these places
sentence. Then, write it in the different?
blank.
____________________________
4. The lion is known as the
____________________________
____________ of the beasts.
____________________________
cling king thing
3. How does the author help
5. You may have to
you with the word tigress?
____________ all day to find
a lion. ____________________________
search touch pitch ____________________________
6. A cub stays with its

____________ for more than
two years.
1. Under what heading can you
mother father brother find information about when
a tiger hunts?
____________________________
____________________________

61
Only Owls
Read to find out about owls.
Feathers
1
Owls fly on silent wings. Their
feathers are so soft that they
make no noise during flight.
How does that help an owl? It
allows the owl to sneak up on its
prey, or the animals it hunts and
eats, such as mice, rats, rabbits,
small birds, and insects.
Eyes and Ears

2
Does an owl see well with its
large round eyes? Yes,
especially at night. Owls also
have excellent hearing. In fact,
they use their hearing, rather
than sight, to find their prey.
Feet
3
Why might a bird’s feet be
important? Owls have strong
three-toed feet with sharp
claws. To hunt, owls swoop
down and catch their prey with
their feet. Most owls then
swallow their prey whole.

62
NAME ________________________________
Some words change form when Use what you know or what you
they are made plural. Draw a just read about owls to answer
line from the singular form in the these questions.
first column to the correct plural
1. Would owls be able to live in
form in the second column.
a city? Explain.
1. one wing two feet
____________________________
2. one mouse two wings
____________________________
3. one foot three toes
2. What would happen if an owl
4. one toe many mice made noise as it flew?
Write the story words that have ____________________________

these meanings.
____________________________
5. quiet
3. This owl is asleep.
____________________________
(Par. 1) This owl is awake.
6. very, very good
____________________________
(Par. 2)
7. having a fine point 1. What do the three headings

have in common?
____________________________
(Par. 3)
____________________________
____________________________

63
Remembering the Zoo

What did the children like about 3
Jake was still ready for action.
the zoo? “Not me,” he spoke up. “I’m
1
“I wish I could sleep just like glad one of the tigers was
that big, old tiger,” said Charlie. awake. I wish I could climb
They had had a great day at rocks like he did.” Everyone
the zoo, but he sure was tired. nodded, thinking about the
He remembered the tigers and strong animal and how easily he
smiled though. had moved.
2
“He was lying in the dirt,” said
4
After a long time, Lisa had a
Julia, making a face. “I would question. “Mom?” she asked in
like to be up on a high branch. a small voice. “Do you think I
That’s where wise animals would look good in stripes?”
sleep.” She thought of the owls
and smiled.

64
NAME ________________________________
Circle the best word for each 1. Why didn’t Julia care for the
sentence. Then, write it in the sleeping tiger?
blank.
____________________________
1. Charlie wanted to
____________________________
____________.
2. Why does Lisa want stripes?
smart hear rest
____________________________
2. Julia wanted to ____________
in a tree. ____________________________
sleep mop trap Some of these sentences are

about real things. Write R by
3. Jake is still ready for
them. The other sentences are
____________.
about make-believe things.
spin noon action Write M by them.
4. Lisa was ____________ to ask 3. ______ Animals ride in car seats.

her question.
4. ______ Children sleep in beds.
shed afraid blend
5. ______ People climb rocks.
6. ______ Girls perch in trees.
5. awake wise foolish dirty
6. weak action strong tired

65
Waving Good-Bye
What does the boy remember
about his grandparents’ visit?
1
I stood on the porch for a
long time and waved. Gram
and Gramps had such a long
drive. They wouldn’t get home
until tomorrow.
2
Everything seemed quiet now
that they were gone. Gramps
wasn’t telling one of his stories.
The best one was about the fort
he and his brothers had built in
the hay barn. It seemed as if the
fort got bigger every time I
heard the story.
3
And Gram wasn’t in the
kitchen humming like she
always did. Every now and then,
she would even dance a little.
Then, she’d look up and laugh.
If anyone was watching, her
face would turn red.
4
I watched until their car was
just a dot. Then, I hummed a
little song and went to ask my
dad about the hay in the barn.

66
NAME ________________________________
Write the shorter word from 1. Which word best describes

the box that stands for the the boy’s feelings about his
underlined words in each grandparents?
sentence.
fond excited hopeless
she’d wasn’t wouldn’t 2. Why do you think the fort

“got bigger” every time
Gramps told the story?
1. Gram was not humming in
the kitchen. ____________________________
____________________________ ____________________________
2. If I caught her dancing, she 3. What do you think the boy

would turn red. might do next?
____________________________ ____________________________
3. Gramps would not stop ____________________________

telling stories.
4. Mark the sentence that is true.
____________________________
______ Gramps grew up on
Each of these words has an a farm.
______ Gramps grew up in
words.
the city.
4. waved
5. What information in the story
5. brothers helped you answer question 4?
6. seemed ____________________________
7. watched ____________________________

67
Games for a Rainy Day

What do Gina and her mom do
on a rainy day?
1
Rumble, rumble, rumble. The
afternoon thunder told me that
we would not get to go
swimming this afternoon. I went
looking for my mom just as the
first raindrops fell.
2
“What can I do, Mom?”
3
Mom looked up from her
book. I saw her eyes move to
the window, then she frowned.
“Hmm,” she said, “this looks like
a day for the game closet,
Gina. How about pick-up sticks?
Or hopscotch?”
4
I groaned. Those were little-
kid games. “Uh, anything else?”
I asked hopefully.
5
Mom shook her head. “Those
are good games. Let’s try them.”
We headed for the closet.
6
Mom and I played all
afternoon. Once we laughed
until we fell over. It was
pretty fun, even if they were
little-kid games.
68
NAME ________________________________
Read each sentence and circle 1. Gina knows she will not be
the word that is made of two able to swim this afternoon
shorter words. Write the two because ___________________.
words on the lines.
2. Mom frowned because
1. Gina and Mom filled a rainy
____________________________.
afternoon.
3. This story is mostly about
____________ ____________
______ the rules for playing
2. The raindrops told Gina that
hopscotch.
swimming was out.
______ cleaning out a closet
____________ ____________
full of games.
3. Was there anything besides
______ how a girl and her
kid games?
mom spend an
____________ ____________ afternoon.
Circle the word in each pair 4. Why didn’t Gina like her
that has a short vowel sound like mom’s ideas at first?
the sounds in fun and kid.
____________________________
4. clue rumble
____________________________
5. sticks slide
5. How did the afternoon turn
6. swim bite out for Gina?
____________________________
____________________________

69
Clouds and Rain Today

Read to find out why it rains. 3
When the water drops in the
cloud get too heavy, they fall
1
Water is all around us—in
back to the ground. The water
lakes, rivers, streams, oceans,
falls as rain, snow, hail, or sleet.
and even puddles. Heat from
Some of the water flows back
the sun causes tiny parts of that
into rivers, streams, and the
water to rise into the air. Those
ocean. The next time the sun
tiny parts are called water
shines, the cycle starts all over
vapor.
again.
2
Up in the air, the water vapor
forms clouds. The tiny parts of water drops
water in the vapor join to form become heavy
small drops of water in the
clouds. These drops may freeze
as the clouds rise. The higher
they go, the colder the air
becomes. rain falls
clouds form
water vapor rises
water flows back

into ocean

70
NAME ________________________________
______ Rain, snow, hail,

or sleet falls to
the ground.
In each row, circle the letters in
each word that make the same ______ Water vapor rises
sound you hear in the and forms clouds.
underlined word.
______ The sun’s heat
heat tree she leaf causes water to
form water vapor.
1. rain paper wait today
______ Water drops form
2. snow road drove echo
and become heavy.
3. cloud out brown how

the same meanings as these
1. Look at the picture of the
words.
water cycle. What do the
4. warmth ____________________ arrows above the ocean
(Par. 1)
tell you?
5. go up ______________________
(Par. 2)
____________________________
6. comes down _______________
(Par. 3)
____________________________
2. Explain the water cycle in

your own words.
1. Write 1, 2, 3, and 4 by these
sentences to show the ____________________________
correct order of the steps in
____________________________
the water cycle.
____________________________
____________________________
71
Shopping With Dad

What does Gina learn at 3
“Yes, that’s true, Gina,”
the store? agreed Dad, “but it’s nice to
1
I like shopping with my dad. see fresh food that was grown
The other day, we went to the nearby. Then, we know it’s
grocery store. I laughed so hard really fresh.”
I almost fell over. I learned 4
“Oh,” I said. I guess Dad
something, too. It all started could tell I didn’t get it.
when Dad got excited about He explained.
the corn on the cob.
5
“Some of the fresh food was
2
“What’s the big deal? There picked many days ago, maybe
is fresh food here all the time,” even weeks ago. Then, it
I said. probably got washed, put into
packages, loaded onto a truck,
and unloaded here.”
6
“Oh,” I said. We chose six
ears. It was the best corn I ever
ate. Now I get it.

72
NAME ________________________________
The prefix re- means again. Put each word in the right
Add re to the beginning of blank.
these words to complete these
excited fresh picked
sentences.
1. Dad got ____________ about
1. Dad had to ______write
the corn.
the list.
2. Have you ever ____________
2. Gina wanted to ______heat
corn?
her lunch.
3. Some people won’t eat
3. Mom had to ______wash
anything but ____________ corn.
the corn.
4. Why does Gina’s dad get
excited about the corn?
word in each sentence. ____________________________
4. All I could think about was ____________________________

sinking my teeth into that
5. Why isn’t some of the fresh
corn.
food really fresh?
______ a vegetable
____________________________
______ a sore spot on a toe
____________________________
5. I turned my ear in his
____________________________
direction.
______ a cob of corn
______ human organ related

to hearing
73
Backyard Corn
Learn how to grow corn by Your rows should be about 2
reading the passage below. feet apart. Keep the soil moist.
1
Corn is fairly easy to grow. You’ll have to wait for 10 to 15
Even in a small backyard days for the seeds to sprout.
garden, a family can grow Once they do sprout, water
enough corn for quite a number them (if it doesn’t rain), and
of yummy meals. keep the rows clear of weeds.
2
First, take care of the soil, just
4
About 70 to 90 days after you
like for any garden. Work it up plant your corn seeds, you will
as deeply as you can. Chop up be able to enjoy your first
clumps of dirt, and rake the harvest. Pass the butter and the
surface smooth. salt, please!
3
Next comes the planting.
Place seeds 2 inches deep and
about 12 inches apart.

74
NAME ________________________________
Circle the word in each pair Write each set of words in

that has a short vowel sound like A-B-C order.
the sounds in hot and ran.
1. corn garden backyard
1. do chop
____________________________
2. stop row
____________________________
3. pass day
____________________________
4. paint plant
2. soil dirt clumps
____________________________
____________________________
Write these steps in the correct
order. ____________________________
• watch plants grow 3. seeds rows weeds
• plant seeds ____________________________
• water soil ____________________________
• harvest corn ____________________________
• prepare soil 4. plant harvest days
1. ____________________________ ____________________________
2. ____________________________ ____________________________
3. ____________________________ ____________________________
4. ____________________________
5. ____________________________
75
Corn: How We Use It

What are some different uses
of corn?
1
There was a time when the
only use for corn was to eat it or
to feed it to the cattle or hogs.
Those days are long gone.
2
There may be as many as
four thousand products at your
grocery store that contain corn.
No, they’re not putting corn
kernels in your peanut butter.
But they might be sweetening
the peanut butter with corn
syrup. And there may be
another corn product—corn
starch—in items such as baked
goods and laundry soaps. If you
drive home from the store, you
could use a fuel made from
corn called ethanol.
3
About half of the corn that
American farmers grow is still
fed to cattle and hogs. The
other half, though, shows up
in everything from paper to
shampoo, from medicine to the
glue on a postage stamp.

76
NAME ________________________________
Circle the letters that complete 1. Today, corn is used in

each word. Then, write the thousands of products. How is
letters in the blank. that different from many
years ago?
1. Did you have c______n last
week? ____________________________
ur er or ____________________________
2. These muffins are sweetened 2. The article mentions two

with corn s______up. products that come from
corn. What are they?
yr ur ar
____________________________
3. Does your laundry soap
contain corn st______ch? ____________________________
ir ar er What are they used for?
The missing words in these ____________________________

____________________________
ou. Fill in the blanks.
3. Half of the corn grown in
4. The news ____________ the
America is fed to cattle and
corn crop is good.
hogs. Why is that important?
5. I can’t name four hundred
____________________________
things, much less four
____________ things made of ____________________________
corn!
____________________________
6. Listen to the ____________ of
the corn blowing in the wind.
77
Something New for Gina

Read to see what Gina learns at 3
“Um, no, thanks, Mom. I took
the picnic. some apple slices for my salad.”
1
Tonight was the Nolan Street I took other safe things, such
picnic. We have one every as potato salad and baked
year. Everyone takes one dish of beans. Then, my dad came up
food. Then, you go along the all of a sudden.
table and you wonder what to 4
“Gina, try this pizza. It is
try because some of it looks sort great!” he said. Before I could
of unusual. say anything, he popped a
2
“Gina, don’t you want some piece into my mouth.
of this salad? It has raisins in it.” 5
“Hey, Dad! This isn’t pizza.”
Mom never gives up.
6
“Ah, but it is. It’s fruit pizza,”
he said, grinning.
7
I asked for another piece.
Then, I asked Mrs. Taylor for
the recipe.

78
NAME ________________________________
Write the story words that have Words such as she, you, and it
these meanings. take the place of other words.
1. outdoor meal
Then, fill in the blanks.
____________________________
(Par. 1) 1. “Gina, don’t you want some
2. not common of this salad?”
____________________________ You stands for ______________.

(Par. 1)
3. dried grapes 2. “Gina, try this pizza. It is

great!” he said.
____________________________
(Par. 2)
It stands for ________________.
4. smiling widely
3. Which of these sentences
____________________________
(Par. 6) best tells how Gina feels
Circle the best word for each about food?
sentence. Then, write the word
______ If it’s food, I’ll try it.
in the blank.
______ I like to try new foods.
5. Gina was not eager to try the
____________ at the picnic. ______ I’ll try something only if
I know what it is.
salt salads sales
______ I like trying foods that
6. Gina was surprised to find
have fruit in them.
____________ on the pizza.
4. Did Gina like the fruit pizza?
fine faint fruit
How could you tell?
____________________________
____________________________
79
Fruit Pizza
Does this sound like something Directions
you would like to try?
1
On a cookie sheet or pizza
Ingredients pan, press cookie dough into a
• 1 package (20 ounces) thin circle about 12 inches wide.
sugar cookie dough Bake at 375° F for 12 minutes or
until golden brown. Cool. Place
• 8 ounces cream cheese, on serving tray.
softened
2
Combine cream cheese,
1
• —
3
cup sugar sugar, and vanilla. Mix until well
• 1
— teaspoon vanilla extract blended. Spread over crust.
2
Slice and arrange fruit over
1
• —
2
cup orange marmalade cream cheese mixture. Mix
• 2 tablespoons water marmalade and water. Pour
over fruit. Chill. Cut into wedges
• 4–6 types of fruit to serve.
(bananas, oranges,
blueberries, seedless
grapes, strawberries,
and so on)

80
NAME ________________________________
Recipes often use short forms Write these steps in the correct
of words called abbreviations. order. (Not all of the recipe’s
Match the abbreviations in steps are here.)
the box with their common
• chill
recipe words.
• bake dough
C. tsp.
oz. pkg. • press dough into circle
• slice and arrange fruit

1. teaspoon _________________
• make cream cheese
2. cup _______________________
mixture
3. ounce ____________________
1. ___________________________
4. package __________________
2. ___________________________
Write these words so that they
3. ___________________________
mean more than one.
4. ___________________________
5. ounce ____________________
5. ___________________________
6. teaspoon _________________
7. minute ____________________
8. tray _______________________
9. sheet _____________________
10. circle _____________________

81
New Neighbors
Read to see what Yuki discovers.
1
The grass looked shiny. It had
rained last night, but now the
sun was shining brightly. If Yuki
looked just right, she could even
see little sparkles. She waded
out into the grass to see if she
could catch one.
2
Just as she bent down near a
sparkle, she saw a girl looking at
her over the fence. Yuki
stopped. The girl waved her
fingers a little bit. Yuki waved
back a little bit and stood up.
3
Just then, Yuki’s mom
stepped out the back door.
“Oh, hello. Yuki, this must be
Roxie. I was just talking to her
mom in the front yard.” The girl
nodded.
4
“Do you want to see my
sunflowers?” asked Roxie. Yuki
looked at her mom, then
nodded. She went to the fence.
In the corner of Roxie’s yard,
she saw the tallest flowers she
had ever seen in her whole life.

82
NAME ________________________________
Some words make us feel better

than other words. For example,
Circle the word in each pair look at these sentences.
that has a long vowel sound like I had some mushy ice cream.
the sound in mean or phone. I had some soft ice cream.
1. seen sent If you’re like most people,
2. bus bone mushy ice cream doesn’t sound
3. worth whole very good to you. The word
mushy makes us think of rotten
4. getting green things.
Add ’s to show that something
Read each sentence below.
belongs to someone. Write the
Think about the underlined
new words.
words. Put a check mark next to
5. The grass belongs to Yuki. the sentence that gives you
It is ____________ grass. better feelings.
6. The house belongs to Mom. 2. ______ The grass looked shiny.
It is ____________ house. ______ The grass looked wet.

3. ______ Yuki’s mom stepped out.
______ Yuki’s mom stomped out.
4. ______ The flowers were skinny.
______ The flowers were
______ a girl playing in the narrow.
wet grass.
______ how a rain storm hurt
some plants.
______ two neighbor girls and
how they meet.

83
The Sunflower House

Can you imagine a sunflower 4. In your ditch, place one
house? sunflower seed about every
Follow these directions to nine inches. Go all the way
make your own sunflower around the circle. Then,
house. remove one seed. That spot
will be your doorway.
1. Choose a sunny space for a
garden. Get permission from 5. Brush soil over the seeds
a grown-up to use the space. with your fingers. Press gently
all around the ditch. Then,
2. Lay down a string to outline water and wait for your
your garden. You may make house to grow.
a round or square space.
3. Dig a small ditch around the

inside of your string. (You may
need a grown-up to help.)
Chop or rake the soil so it is
fine and smooth.
6 inches
5 feet

84
NAME ________________________________
A word part that makes one 1. What did you think of when
sound is a syllable. The word you read the title, “The
sun has one syllable. The word Sunflower House”?
funny has two syllables. Words,
____________________________
like funny or halted, that have
two consonants between two ____________________________
2. Was your idea anything like
the consonants: fun / ny,
the sunflower house
hal / ted. Draw a line to divide
described in the directions?
each word below into syllables.
Explain.
1. g a r d e n
____________________________
2. s u n n y
____________________________
3. v i l l a g e
4. b e r r y
Circle the three words in each 1. What information is given only

line that belong together. in the diagram?
5. round large square oval ____________________________
6. soil dirt mud seed ____________________________
7. sunflower bird rose daisy 2. Would you have been able

to follow the directions
8. rake hoe shovel bush
without the diagram? Explain.
____________________________
____________________________
85
Great Seats
What does David like best about 4
David and Grandfather ate
his day with Grandfather? popcorn and cheered for all of
1
People were rushing along their favorite players. They saw
the sidewalk. David stayed some great hits and some great
close to Grandfather. He kept plays. During some innings,
his eyes on the signs that read, nothing happened. They
“To Stadium.” cheered anyway.
2
“I’m afraid we don’t have
5
After the game, David
very good seats, David,” said walked next to Grandfather. He
Grandfather. “They’re quite high could still see the players out on
up in the stands.” the green grass. He could smell
the popcorn. He could hear the
3
“That’s okay, Grandfather,” smack as the ball landed in the
said David. He didn’t really care catcher’s mitt.
about good seats. He was just
glad to be here.
6
“Grandfather,” said David,
smiling, “you were right. Those
weren’t very good seats—they
were great seats.”

86
NAME ________________________________
The missing word in each 1. Why is David’s grandfather

sentence sounds like match. afraid?
Change the m in match to c, l,
____________________________
or p. Fill in the blanks.
____________________________
1. I watered the ____________ of
new grass. 2. How does David feel about
the seats at first, and then
2. Remember to close the
later?
____________.
____________________________
3. He didn’t make the
____________. ____________________________
Circle the best word for each ____________________________

3. What three things does David
blank.
remember?
4. The game began with, “Let’s
____________________________
____________ ball!”
____________________________
play plow plain
____________________________
5. The batter ____________ at
the ball. 4. What sights, smells, and
sounds do you remember
sled slowed swung
from a special day?
6. The game was a ____________
____________________________
come true.
____________________________
dream drew dress

87
Baseball Basics
What do you know about the may stop at first, second, or
game of baseball? third base and be “safe.” If he
1
To enjoy baseball, you need makes it all the way to home
to know a few things. base, he scores a run.
2
There are nine sections, or
4
If a fielder catches the ball
innings, in a game. During an before it bounces, the batter is
inning, each team gets a turn to “out.” If the ball touches the
bat and a turn to field. ground, a fielder must get the
ball and tag the runner or throw
3
When a team is at bat, one the ball to another fielder who
player at a time tries to hit the can do so. When three players
ball. When a player hits the ball, have made outs, the teams
he runs around the bases, trying trade places and the game
not to be tagged out by a goes on.
fielder with the ball. The runner

88
NAME ________________________________
Write the words from the story 1. What did you learn about
that have these meanings. baseball after you read
this article?
1. sections of a baseball game
____________________________
____________________________
(Par. 2)
____________________________
2. a group of people
____________________________
____________________________
(Par. 3)
2. What happens during an

3. springs back
inning?
____________________________
(Par. 4)
____________________________
Circle the word that is the
____________________________
opposite of the underlined word.
3. What can a runner do to be
4. enjoy dislike choose hope
safe?
5. lose hit win turn
____________________________
6. run tag walk trade
____________________________

wrote this article?
______ to give information
______ to entertain

89
Baseball Cards
Read to learn about collecting 2
As baseball grew and
baseball cards. changed, so did card
1
In1887, the first baseball cards collecting. As the game
were printed. The earliest fans of became more popular, it
baseball liked to collect the caught the interest of children,
cards of their favorite players. In and so did collecting cards. A
time, they collected cards of pack of cards and some candy
whole teams. Most of these cost just a few pennies in the
early collectors were adults. In early 1900s.
fact, they were businessmen 3
Today, some people pay
who had the time and money thousands of dollars for very
to go to games during the special or rare cards. For some,
week. though, it is still a thrill to pay a
few dollars for a pack of
baseball cards, just to see
what’s inside.

90
NAME ________________________________
5. I slept through the

____________ inning.
Check the meaning that fits the ninth truth cloth

underlined word in each
sentence.
1. The fans took their seats. Put each word in the right
blank.
______ machines that
blow air adults collect rare
1. How much is a ____________
______ people who support
card worth?
a team
2. Only ____________ could pay
2. He had ten sets of cards.
that much!
______ groups that fit together
3. Many people like to
______ parts of a tennis match ____________ cards.
Circle the best word for each 4. This article is mostly about
______ the greatest baseball
blank.
teams.
3. We waited eagerly for the
______ the history of baseball.
first ____________.
______ collecting baseball
inch pitch branch
cards.
4. I would be afraid to
5. Do you collect anything?
____________ and miss!
Write about it.
swing bring fling
____________________________
____________________________
91
Those Were the Days

What does Lorna learn about
the past?
1
“Who’s that in the picture?”
Lorna asked. She pointed to a
woman with white hair. Her
mother looked more closely.
2
“That’s your great-
grandmother Lucy.”
3
Lorna looked closer too. “How
did she ride her air scooter in
that thing she’s wearing?”
4
Lorna’s mother smiled. “That
‘thing’ is a dress. And they
didn’t have air scooters. People
drove cars to get around.”
5
“Oh, I remember reading
about those,” Lorna nodded.
“How did people get them up
to their houses?”
6
“Lorna’s mother smiled again.
“People’s houses were on the
ground back then.”
7
Lorna made a face. “That
would be weird.”

92
NAME ________________________________
Circle the best word for each Some of these sentences are
sentence. Then, write it in the about real things. Write R by
blank. them. The other sentences are
1. Great-grandmother Lucy had
Write M by them.
white ____________.
1. ______ Houses are not on the
pair flair hair
ground.
2. She wore a ____________.
2. ______ Children wear space
class dress miss suits.
3. Lorna didn’t understand 3. ______ People look at old

about the ____________. pictures.
blouse house mouse 4. What do you learn about

Lorna from the picture?
Each of these words has an
ending. Underline the base ____________________________
words.
____________________________
4. pointed
5. Why does Lorna ask about
5. closely getting a car up to a house?
6. wearing ____________________________
7. houses ____________________________
6. Look at the picture. What do

you like best about Lorna’s
world?
____________________________
93
One City Block

Read to see who lives on 3
Upstairs is Philip. He takes
Rachel’s block. dancing lessons. When I hear his
1
Mama says the whole world feet thumping in the morning, I
lives right here on our block. know it is time to get up.
Everyone is different, and I’ll 4
Next door is Mr. Tran’s
always like it that way. grocery. Mama sends me over
2
Right down the hall is Mrs. for fresh vegetables and fruit.
Rotollo. She and her husband Mr. Tran always picks out the
speak Italian, but when they see best ones for me.
me, they always say “hello” in 5
On the first floor of our
English. When Mama was sick building is Mrs. Moya’s shop. I
once, Mrs. Rotollo helped me love the colors! I always know
make dinner. It turned out when it’s going to rain because
yummy! she takes her piñatas down.

94
NAME ________________________________
Write the story words that have Write one thing you know about
the same meanings as these each of Rachel’s neighbors.
words.
1. Mr. and Mrs. Rotollo
1. entire
____________________________
____________________________
(Par. 1) ____________________________
2. good-tasting
2. Philip
____________________________
(Par. 2) ____________________________
3. unwell
____________________________
____________________________
(Par. 2) 3. Mr. Tran
4. new
____________________________
____________________________
(Par. 4) ____________________________
Write a word from the story that
4. Mrs. Moya
stands for each pair of words.
____________________________
5. I will ________________________
____________________________
6. it is _________________________
5. Look at the picture and the
story. Which neighbor seems
most interesting to you?
Write why.
____________________________
____________________________
95
What Is a City?
What kinds of people, buildings, theaters, and sports centers. The
and jobs make up your city? bigger a city is, the more things
1
A city is made up of people. there are to do. What is there to
They live and work in the city. do in your city?
Some of them work to make 3
If a city is going to be a nice
sure the city is a good place to place to live, the people who
live. They make rules for the live there must agree to follow
people in the city. One rule the city’s rules. They must also
might be, “Don’t throw trash in pay taxes. Taxes pay for things
the street.” What rules does your such as cleaning the streets,
city have? running schools, and filling the
2
Other people try to make public library with books. Is your
sure there are things to do in a city a nice place to live?
city. They run restaurants, movie

96
NAME ________________________________
Write the words from the article 1. This article is mostly about
that have these meanings.
______ what makes a city.
1. garbage
______ how to live in a city.
____________________________
(Par. 1) ______ America’s largest cities.
2. places to eat
2. What is your favorite thing to
____________________________ do in your city or in a nearby
(Par. 2)
city? Write about it.
3. go along with
____________________________
____________________________
(Par. 3)
____________________________
The missing words in these
sentences contain the letters ____________________________
oa. Fill in the blanks.
3. The person who wrote this
4. The mayor rode a article is the ____________.
____________ in the parade.
4. Do you think this article is
5. The street is lined with meant to give information or
____________ trees. to make you laugh? Write why.
6. Even the plow could not get ____________________________

up our icy ____________.
____________________________
7. We take our ____________ to
____________________________
the lake.
____________________________
____________________________

97
Ant and Grasshopper

What does Grasshopper learn? 4
So it went all summer.
Grasshopper called out
1
Ant hurried back and forth.
every day, and Ant answered
Each time he went, he carried
the same.
another small piece of food
back to his nest. I have to fill the 5
When the leaves had all
nest, I have to fill the nest, he fallen off the trees, a sharp wind
panted to himself as he worked. began to blow. Ant crawled
safely into his nest. Grasshopper
2
Grasshopper watched. He
had nowhere to go.
thought Ant was silly. “Come
watch the bugs skate on the 6
In spring, when fresh green
pond,” he called to Ant. buds came on the trees, Ant
came out of his nest.
3
Ant didn’t even stop. “Oh,
Grasshopper was nowhere to
no, I can’t. I must get more food
be found.
for winter. I have to fill the nest.”

98
NAME ________________________________
Read each sentence and circle Some of these sentences are

the word that is made of two about real things. Write R by
shorter words. Write the two them. The other sentences are
words on the lines. about make-believe things.
Write M by them.
1. In the story, who had
nowhere to go in winter? 1. ______ Ants gather food.
____________ ____________ 2. ______ Grasshoppers watch

baseball games.
2. Ant talked to himself as
he worked. 3. ______ Grasshoppers are lazy.
____________ ____________ 4. This story is called a fable.

Fables usually teach a lesson.
3. Grasshopper did not get
What lesson does this one
ready for winter.
teach?
____________ ____________
____________________________
The word ending -est means
____________________________
most, as in luckiest. Add est to
each underlined word to ____________________________
change its meaning.
5. If you were Ant, what
4. Ant was smart. ______________ would you have said to
Grasshopper?
5. Mole was soft. ______________
____________________________
6. Grasshopper could jump
high. _______________________ ____________________________
____________________________
99
A Pleasant Tale
Read to see what the princess 5
The next day, the princess
learns from the market girl. stood on the castle wall and
1
The king had made a law. waved. She even smiled. Down
The people in the town had to in the marketplace, the market
be pleasant to the princess. girl waved and smiled back. This
Each day, the princess stood on made the princess happy.
the castle wall so everyone
could be pleasant to her. Each
day, a few people looked up
pleasantly. No one waved or
smiled. This made the princess
sad and mad.
2
One day, she noticed a
market girl in the marketplace.
The market girl waved and
everyone she met waved back
to her. They smiled. They looked
pleasant. The princess had the
girl brought to the castle.
3
“Why do people wave and
smile at you? Why are they
pleasant?” demanded the
princess.
4
The market girl thought this
was a silly question. “Perhaps it
is because I wave and smile at
them,” she said pleasantly.

100
NAME ________________________________
3. What lesson did the princess

learn from the market girl?
Circle the word that has a short ____________________________

vowel sound like the one in the
____________________________
underlined word.
1. king smiled silly
2. castle waved happy Number the words to show

A-B-C order for each list.
3. met dress few
4. ______ pleasant
4. sad day mad
______ wave
______ market
1. How did the princess feel ______ sad

when she waved and no one
5. ______ smile
waved back?
______ princess
____________________________
______ castle
2. How did the princess speak to
the market girl? ______ happy
______ She spoke pleasantly.
______ She spoke angrily.
______ She begged her.

101
Castles
What do you already know Why do castle walls have
about castles? notches?
Why do castles have walls? 2
What if your enemies
1
Have you ever seen a castle attacked you? You couldn’t just
without walls? They all seem hide. You probably had to fight
to have them, don’t they? The back. So you sent your knights
walls are for protection. At least, or the townspeople up to the
they used to be. Hundreds of walls. They may have had rocks
years ago, the main reason for to throw or arrows to shoot.
building a castle was to protect Either way, they took aim
yourself from your enemies. through the openings, or the
lower parts of the notches.
They stood behind the higher
parts of the notches to protect
themselves from whatever the
enemy was throwing or shooting
back up at them.

102
NAME ________________________________
Look at these words. They are 1. How are castles different from
broken into syllables. Sound out our homes? List some ways.
Castles
words aloud.
Walls _______________________
1. protection pro / tec / tion
____________________________
2. enemies e / ne / mies
Purpose ____________________
The word ending -er means
more. So, higher means more ____________________________
high. Add er to each underlined Our Homes
word to change its meaning.
Walls _______________________
3. Our castle wall is thick.
____________________________
____________________________
Purpose ____________________
4. Their castle wall is tall.
____________________________
____________________________
2. Imagine that you are
5. His castle wall is strong. standing on the wall of the
castle shown on page 102.
____________________________
Describe what you see.
____________________________
____________________________
____________________________
____________________________

103
Yard Sale Day

How does this yard sale turn out? 3
I heard a door slam and
looked up. Mr. Piper from down
1
The day we had our yard
the street said it looked like we
sale is a day I’ll never forget.
needed some help. Soon, a
Early on that Saturday morning,
bunch of neighbors came to
we set everything out neatly on
help. I don’t remember how
tables. People started coming.
much we sold, but we ended
Some of them bought things,
up having the nicest
some didn’t.
neighborhood get-together
2
All at once, the sky got very ever! Maybe we should have a
dark. Mom took one look and yard sale again next summer.
told Nathan and me to get into
the garage. A big whoosh of
wind came. Over went the
bikes. Over went the tables.
Crash went an old lamp. Within
a few minutes, it was all over.
We walked out of the garage,
amazed by the huge mess.

104
NAME ________________________________
How it is solved _____________
____________________________
3. Write 1, 2, 3, and 4 by these
sentence sounds like sale.
sentences to show the
Change the s in sale to g, p, or
correct order from the story.
t. Fill in the blanks.
______ People began coming
1. The story made quite a
to the sale.
____________ to tell.
______ Neighbors came to
2. The strong wind might have
help.
been a ____________.
______ The storm blew
3. If you are afraid, you might
through.
be ____________.
______ The family set things
out on tables.
4. The person who tells a story is

1. What two things made this
the narrator. What did the
yard sale day a time to
narrator like best about the
remember?
yard sale day?
____________________________
____________________________
____________________________
____________________________
2. In the story, there is a
____________________________
problem. What is the problem
and how is it solved? ____________________________
Problem ____________________ ____________________________
____________________________ ____________________________

105
Hard at Work
Why are these students working
so hard?
1
Mrs. Davis looked around the
room at her students. “I think it
would be lovely for each of you
to have flowers on your desk for
the Open House.”
2
A hand went up. “Yes,
Caitlyn?” said Mrs. Davis.
3
“Can we give our flowers to
our parents when they come?”
4
Mrs. Davis smiled. “Yes, I think
that’s a fine idea, Caitlyn.”
5
Greg raised his hand. “Are
there any more green pipe
cleaners? I need some more
flower stems.”
6
“Yes, right here,” said Mrs.
Davis, and she handed more
stems to Greg. “Does anyone
need more coffee filters?”
7
No one answered. They were
all working so hard that no one
even heard the bell ring. School
was over, but the students were
all still hard at work.

106
NAME ________________________________
Circle the best word for each 1. Circle the word that best tells
sentence. Then, write the word about Caitlyn.
in the blank.
selfish thoughtful careless
1. The students were busy
making ____________.
about Mrs. Davis.
flowers flakes flutes
nice nervous angry
2. Greg asked for more
3. What parts of the story
____________ cleaners.
helped you learn about
point part pipe Mrs. Davis?
3. No one even heard the ____________________________

____________ ring.
____________________________
bark bowl bell

belongs to someone. Write the
Number the words to show
new words.
A-B-C order for each list.
4. The desk belongs to Mrs. Davis.
1. ______ desk
It is Mrs. ____________ desk. ______ students
______ room
5. The flower belongs to Greg.
______ flowers
It is ____________ flower.
2. ______ idea
6. The idea belongs to Caitlyn. ______ parents
______ hand
It is ____________ idea.
______ working
107
Open House
What is there to see at the 3
Ted led them around the
Open House? room to his butterfly model, his
1
“I want to show you my flower poster, his plant report,
butterfly, and my flower and his part of the butterfly life
poster, and….” cycle. At each stop, his parents
said, “What a great job, Ted!” or
2
“Hey, slow down, Ted. We’ll “That’s wonderful, Ted!”
look at everything. Don’t worry,”
said Ted’s dad. Ted grinned. He
4
At last, they stopped near
was excited about showing Ted’s desk. “These are for you,”
everything in his classroom to said Ted. He handed a handful
his parents. of coffee-filter flowers to his
mom. “Great job!” and “That’s
wonderful!” didn’t seem to be
enough, so Mom just gave Ted
a hug.

108
NAME ________________________________
To show more than one, add s. Put each word in the right
If a word ends in y, change the blank.
y to i and add es. So, one fly excited model poster
becomes two flies. Change the 1. The butterfly ____________
endings of these words to show even had wings that flapped.
that there are more than one.
2. Even Mrs. Davis was
1. one butterfly ____________ about the
two_________________________ Open House.
2. one lady 3. The picture on the
two_________________________ ____________ showed a
3. one city sunflower.
two_________________________ 4. This story is mostly about
Circle the best word for each ______ how hard Mrs. Davis
sentence. Then, write it in the worked.
blank.
______ Ted and his parents at
4. Unlike real flowers, fake the Open House.
flowers don’t ____________.
______ the parts of a butterfly.
draw droop drain
5. Have you ever been excited
5. Jenny used ____________ about an Open House or a
colors on her flower. school project? Write about it.
crazy crow cream ____________________________
6. Mom thought Ted’s work ____________________________
was ____________.
____________________________
grass great grin
____________________________
109
Making Flowers
Learn how to make flowers out Instructions
of coffee filters.
1. Gather all supplies. Cover
Supplies Needed your work area with
• white coffee filters newspapers.
• watercolor paints 2. Flatten a coffee filter. Drip

clean water onto the filter
• cup of water with a spoon.
• paintbrushes 3. Brush or drip watercolor
• spoon paints onto the coffee filter.
For bright colors, use more
• newspapers paint. For pale colors, use
• pipe cleaners more water.
4. Let coffee filter dry.
5. Gather center of coffee filter

and twist pipe cleaner
around it several times.

110
NAME ________________________________
Circle the three words in each 1. Which Reading Skills step

row that belong together. does the illustration show?
1. water milk cheese juice ____________________________
2. twist drip bend curl 2. How did the illustration help

you understand the project?
3. paper center edge corner
____________________________
____________________________
Write these steps in the correct ____________________________

order. (Not all of the steps are
____________________________
listed here.)
____________________________
• flatten coffee filter
____________________________
• drip paint onto coffee filter
____________________________
• let dry
____________________________
• gather supplies
____________________________
• wet down coffee filter
____________________________
1. ____________________________
____________________________
2. ____________________________
____________________________
3. ____________________________
4. ____________________________
5. ____________________________
111
Parts of a Plant
Can you name the parts of Flower
a plant? Flowers produce seeds. Flowers’
Root bright petals appeal to birds
The roots collect water and and butterflies. They spread
food, or nutrients, from the soil. pollen, which is needed to form
The plant cannot grow without the seeds.
roots or without the water Flower
and nutrients.
Stem
The stem carries nutrients from
Seed
the roots to the leaves.
Leaf
The leaves collect energy from
the sun. Using this energy, plus
the water and nutrients from
the roots, the plant makes its
own food.
Seed
In the center of the flower,
seeds form. Birds eat some of
them. Others drop to the Leaf
ground and sprout new plants
Stem
next year.
Root

112
NAME ________________________________
The missing words in these 1. What jobs do a plant’s

sentences contain the letters ee leaves do?
or ea. Fill in the blanks.
____________________________
1. Most plants begin from
____________________________
____________.
2. Write what nutrients are.
2. The biggest type of plant is a
____________. ____________________________
3. I don’t want to rake even ____________________________

one more ____________.
3. After the roots collect water
and nutrients, what happens?
____________________________
____________________________
1. The illustration on page 112

includes call-outs, short
pieces of information that
explain parts of an illustration.
How can you tell what each
callout is telling about?
____________________________
____________________________

113
No Help for Allison

Why can’t Mom help Allison? 3
Allison shuffled into the
kitchen. Mom looked up from
1
Allison was bored. She had
her cooking. “Oh, Ally, I’m glad
asked Mom to play a game
you’re here. Come next door
with her, but Mom said she
and help me cheer up Mrs.
was busy.
Baxter. She broke her leg last
2
Allison read for a while. Then, week, and I’m taking some food
she was bored again. Ugh, over to her.”
there’s nothing to do! she 4
“That’s why you were busy?”
thought. She asked for help with
asked Allison.
her weaving, but Mom was
busy. Why is Mom always busy 5
“That’s right. Why?”
when I need her? Now, Allison 6
“Oh, poor Mrs. Baxter,” said
was bored and grumpy.
Allison, suddenly feeling not so
grumpy. “I wanted you to help
me today, but it turns out you
were helping someone who
really needed it.”

114
NAME ________________________________
2. Why can’t Mom help Allison?
____________________________
Write the words from the article
____________________________
3. How does Allison feel when
1. feeling tired and unhappy
she finds out what her mother
____________________________
(Par. 1) was doing?
2. crabby
____________________________
____________________________
(Par. 2)
____________________________
3. dragged her feet
____________________________ Why do you think she feels
(Par. 3)
that way?
that has a long vowel sound like ____________________________
the sound of a-e in make or ee
____________________________
in seem.
Write T if the sentence is true.
5. help need
Write N if the story does not give
6. weaving else the information.
7. game said 4. ______ Mom is kind to a
8. day had neighbor.
______ Mom dislikes playing

games with Allison.
1. At the beginning of the story, ______ Mom is a great cook.

how did you think it would ______ Mom uses a nickname
turn out? for her daughter.
____________________________
____________________________
115
Can Central
What is Mark and Timo’s 2
At home, Timo was waiting
problem? outside the garage. He also had
1
Mark was used to people a basket full of cans on his bike.
staring. He stopped his bike, The boys nodded at each
picked up the soda can on the other, then opened the garage
sidewalk, and tossed it into the door. A mountain of black,
special basket on his bike. He can-filled garbage bags
flashed a smile at the people greeted them. Mark and Timo
staring, just to confuse them. had been here every day,
emptying their baskets into the
bags. Now, the summer was
almost over. It was time to figure
out how to get all of their cans
to the recycling center.

116
NAME ________________________________
A word part that makes one Some words create pictures in

sound is a syllable. The word but our minds. For example, look at
has one syllable. The word these sentences.
butter has two syllables. Words,
Mark rode his bike around
like butter, that have two
the block.
consonants between two
vowels, are divided between Mark zoomed his bike around
the consonants: but / ter. Draw the block.
a line to divide each word
Rode tells you what Mark did,
below into syllables.
but zoomed really tells you how
1. b a s k e t he did it and how he looked as
he did it.
2. c o r n e r
Read each sentence below.
3. c o n f u se
Think about the underlined
4. n o d d e d words. Make a check mark next
to the sentence that really tells
5. s u m m e r
you what the character did or
Circle the word that is the how something looks.
opposite of the underlined
1. ______ Mark put a can into
word.
his basket.
6. outside special inside every
______ Mark tossed a can into
7. opened closed filled tossed his basket.
2. ______ He flashed a smile.
______ He smiled.

117
Trading Favors
Read to see what Mark and 2
The boys offered to help. Mr.
Timo figure out. Timmons was very grateful.
1
It’s funny how things work out Then, it happened. He opened
sometimes. Mark and Timo had his garage and asked the boys
been stuck. They had all these if they could dump the grass
cans and no way to get them clippings into the back of his
to the recycling center. They truck. A truck!
went for a walk and ran into a 3
“Mr. Timmons,” said Mark,
neighbor, Mr. Timmons. He was “how would you feel about
stuck, too. He explained how he doing us a favor?” After Mark
had hurt his foot and had to use and Timo explained, Mr.
a cane. He was trying to figure Timmons said he would be more
out how to get his lawn mowed. than happy to trade favors.

118
NAME ________________________________
Write the story words that have 1. Why did the boys take a
the same meanings as these walk?
words.
____________________________
1. told
____________________________
____________________________
(Par. 1)
2. Why did Mr. Timmons need
2. thankful
help with his lawn?
____________________________
(Par. 2)
____________________________
3. put or throw
____________________________ ____________________________
(Par. 2)
4. act of kindness Look at the picture. Put a check

____________________________ mark by the two sentences that
(Par. 3)
tell about the picture.
blank.
5. Timo could not ____________

of a way.
thick think thank

3. ______ Mr. Timmons is asleep.
6. The boys ____________ the
clippings into the truck. ______ Mr. Timmons uses a
cane.
thing third threw
______ Mr. Timmons is wearing
7. They ran into Mr. Timmons by
jeans.
____________.
change chance chain

119
Counting Money
What will the boys do with the
money they earned?
1
It was a hot, muggy day.
Mark and Timo were glad they
weren’t lugging cans today.
Yesterday, it had taken hours to
get all of the cans they had
collected to the recycling
center. Mr. Timmons said his
truck hadn’t worked so hard in
a long time. He was laughing
when he said it, though.
2
Today, all the boys had to
do was count their money
and figure out what to do
with it. They talked about
bikes and basketballs. They
dreamed about rockets and
hot air balloons.
3
As they walked, Mark bent
over and picked up a can
without even thinking about it.
When he saw the can in his
hand, he laughed.
4
“Old habits die hard,” Timo
said. “Maybe we better buy
some more trash bags!”

120
NAME ________________________________
The prefix re- means again. Add 1. What did the boys do
re to the beginning of these yesterday?
____________________________
sentences.
2. Today, the boys are
1. The boys had to ______count
their money. ____________________________.
2. Maybe they should 3. How did Mr. Timmons feel

______cycle more cans. about helping the boys?
Circle the letters that complete ____________________________

each word. Then, write the ____________________________
4. What part of the story helped
3. Mark and Timo worked you answer question 3?
h______d on the lawn.
____________________________
ar er ur
____________________________
4. Timo could only imagine
5. After Mark picked up the
being in a hot a______
can, he laughed because
balloon.
____________________________
or ir ar
____________________________.
5. They will certainly need
m______e trash bags. 6. What does “old habits die
hard” mean? Do you think it
ar or er
is true?
____________________________
____________________________
121
Spending Money
Read to see what choice Mark 5
“Oh, they always need
and Timo make. help packing or unpacking
1
Mark and Timo were still cans of food,” Mr. Timmons
laughing about picking up explained. “The pantry helps
cans when they caught up those people who don’t have
with Mr. Timmons. the money to buy food
for their families.”
2
“Hi, Mr. Timmons,” smiled
Timo. “Where are you headed?”
6
“Not enough money for
food?” said the boys together.
3
Mr. Timmons seemed pleased They looked at each other
to see them. “Well, it’s Thursday, and nodded.
so I’m on my way to help at the
food pantry.”
7
“Can we come along, Mr.
Timmons?” asked Timo. “I think
4
“What goes on there?” we just figured out what to do
Mark asked. with our recycling money.”

122
NAME ________________________________
5. Mr. Timmons likes ____________.

_____________________________
Circle the best word for each 6. Many ____________ help at

sentence. Then, write it in the the food pantry. ____________
blank.
1. Mr. Timmons seemed

____________.
pleased ended bread
______ how a food pantry
2. He still needs his ____________. works.
tune shine cane ______ what Mr. Timmons

does in his free time.
3. Mr. Timmons is glad to
____________. ______ what the boys decide
to do with their money.
trap help drop
2. Mr. Timmons is going to
To show more than one, add s
to the word. Some words don’t ____________________________.
follow that pattern, though.
3. What will Mr. Timmons
Use the words in the box to
do there?
complete each sentence. Then,
write the singular form of the ____________________________
word on the line after each
4. Mr. Timmons says something
sentence.
that gives the boys an idea.
people children What does he say?
mice
____________________________
4. Mark saw two ____________ in ____________________________

the garage. ________________
123
You Can Recycle

Why is recycling a good idea?
1
Here’s a riddle. What can
you use over and over again?
An aluminum can.
2
In fact, about half of the
aluminum cans you see in the
grocery store are recycled. As
little as 60 days ago, that
aluminum can in the store could
have been part of some other
can in some other store. If you
buy that can, empty it, and
recycle it, it could be part of
another aluminum can 60 days
from now.
Amount of Energy to Produce One Aluminum Can (Percent)
100
3
Recycling aluminum cans 90
saves energy. Making a can 80
out of recycled aluminum uses 70
only a small part of the energy 60
it takes to make a can out of 50
new aluminum. 40
30
4
Recycling saves energy and 20
money, and it cuts down on 10
waste. Recycling aluminum 0
New Recycled
makes sense no matter how you Aluminum Aluminum
look at it.

124
NAME ________________________________
______ recycling aluminum

cans.
Circle the word that means the ______ how to recycle

opposite of the underlined aluminum.
word.
2. If you buy a can of
1. empty again use full lemonade, drink it, and
recycle it, how long will it take
2. save part waste buy
for that can to be recycled
Write the words from the article and made into new cans?
____________________________
3. one of two equal parts
3. It makes sense to recycle
____________________________ because ___________________
(Par. 2)
4. pay money for ____________________________.
____________________________
(Par. 2)
5. power
1. What does the graph show?
____________________________
(Par. 3)
____________________________
6. what is thrown away
____________________________
____________________________
(Par. 4)
2. Why do you think the

author included a graph
with this article?
1. This article is mostly about
____________________________
______ cans at the grocery
____________________________
store.

125
Pool Rules
What do the girls learn?
1
At eleven o’clock this
morning, the city pool opened
for the season. At two minutes
after eleven, Katie and Sara
were in the girls’ locker room.
They wanted to be the first ones
into the pool.
2
“I’ll race you!” yelled Sara as
she dashed out the locker room
door. Katie was right behind her.
They were halfway across the
hot cement when they heard
phweeeet! “Walk, please!”
3
Katie slowed and turned
toward the lifeguard. She felt
terrible. She knew they shouldn’t
have been running. At that
moment, her foot went out from
under her. Down she went,
backward and sideway all at
the same time. Ouch! Her
elbow scraped on the cement.
4
Sara and the lifeguard were
beside her in an instant. “Are
you okay, Katie?”
5
Katie made a face. “I think
so, but next time I think I’ll walk.”
126
NAME ________________________________
Each of these words has an Choose the best word to finish

ending. Underline the base each sentence below. Write the
words. word in the blank.
1. wanted 1. The girls want to be the
____________ ones into the pool.
2. yelled
dash first next
3. dashed
2. Katie slowed down when the
4. turned
whistle ____________.
For most words that end in e,
blew cool walk
drop the e before adding ed or
ing. Add the endings -ed and 3. Katie hurt her elbow when
-ing to these words. Remember she ____________.
to drop the e first. One is done
feet backward fell
for you.
4. What rule do you think Katie
scraped
scrape + ed ________________
and Sara were breaking?
scraping
scrape + ing ________________
____________________________
5. race + ed___________________
5. Why do you think most pools
race + ing __________________ have this rule?
6. trade + ed __________________ ____________________________
trade + ing__________________ ____________________________
Write a word from the story that 6. What else do you know
stands for each pair of words. about pool rules?
7. I will ________________________ ____________________________
8. should not __________________ ____________________________
127
Hot Wool
Why isn’t it a good idea to wear
a wool sweater on a hot day?
1
I peered into my drawer.
What should I wear today? Ah!
That’s it! I dove down to find my
favorite red sweater way at the
bottom. That sweater always
made me feel good. I pulled it
on and headed for the kitchen.
2
“Hi, Mom. May I go over to
Nick’s house?” I asked.
3
“Sure, Ryan,” she said, but
then she looked up. “Hey, do
you really think you need a
wool sweater today?”
4
I looked down. I loved this
sweater. Why did it matter that
it was wool?
5
“Wool clothing is made for
warmth,” Mom went on. “It’s 90
degrees out there. You’ll roast.”
I promised to come back and
change if I got hot. Mom raised
an eyebrow, but she said okay.
6
I was back in about five
minutes. Mom was right.

128
NAME ________________________________
Write the words from the story 1. What did you think as Ryan
that have these meanings. was finding his favorite
sweater? Did it seem like a
1. looked carefully
good idea?
____________________________
(Par. 1) ____________________________
2. most liked
____________________________
____________________________
(Par. 1) 2. Are there any clues in the
3. hair from sheep picture that tell you it is a hot
day? What are they?
____________________________
(Par. 3)
____________________________
4. an amount of heat
____________________________
____________________________
(Par. 5)
____________________________
In each sentence, circle each
word that has the same vowel 3. What causes Mom to raise
sound as the underlined word. her eyebrow?
5. headed ____________________________
Ryan’s favorite sweater was red.
____________________________
6. Nick
____________________________
This is Ryan’s friend.
4. Why does Ryan come back
7. Mom
home?
She thinks Ryan will get hot.
____________________________
8. back
Ryan was glad to change shirts. ____________________________

129
From Sheep to Sweater

What do you know about wool?
1
Have you ever wondered
how the wool gets from the
sheep to your sweater? Let’s
find out.
2
First, the sheep gets a haircut.
This is called shearing the sheep.
The wool from each sheep
comes off in nearly one big
piece, called a fleece.
3
The fleece is then washed.
Washing removes straw and dirt.
Washing also gets rid of a
special oil that helps keep the
sheep dry. When it is dry, the
clean fleece is combed, or
carded. Carding makes the
wool soft and fluffy.
4
Next, the carded wool is
made into yarn. This is done by
spinning, which twists the wool
into a long, thin strand. Finally,
someone can use the yarn to
knit your sweater.

130
NAME ________________________________
You will find the words below Write these steps in the
in bold print in the article. Find correct order.
the words and read carefully.
• Dry the fleece.
Then, write the meaning of
each word. • Shear the sheep.
1. shearing ____________________ • Card the fleece.
2. fleece ______________________ • Spin wool into yarn.
3. carded _____________________ • Wash the fleece.
4. spinning ____________________ 1. ____________________________
Add ’s to show that a thing 2. ____________________________

belongs to someone or
3. ____________________________
something. Write the new words.
4. ____________________________
5. The wool belongs to
the sheep. 5. ____________________________
It is the ____________ wool. 6. The author wrote this

article to
6. The oil belongs to the fleece.
______ give information.
It is the ____________ oil.
______ make you laugh.
7. The yarn belongs to
the spinner. 7. Choose the photo you like
best. Tell what is happening
It is the ____________ yarn.
in the photo.
____________________________
131
Cotton: From Field to Closet

Read to see how your cotton separated from the seeds. A
clothing is made. machine called a cotton gin
1
Are you wearing jeans or a does this. The ginned cotton is
t-shirt today? Chances are then pressed into 500-pound
good that some part of your bales and sent to a mill.
clothing is made out of cotton. 3
At the mill, the cotton is spun
How do those puffy little into yarn or thread. Then, huge
cotton balls out in the field get mechanical looms weave the
to your closet? thread into fabric. Finally, the
2
First, those white cotton balls cloth is cut and sewed to make
are, in fact, fine hairs growing a shirt or a pair of jeans, just
out of many tiny seeds. After the like yours.
cotton is picked, it is cleaned
and dried. Then, the cotton is

132
NAME ________________________________
In each row, circle the letters Words such as it, you, and they
in each word that make the take the place of other words.
same sound you hear in the Read these sentences. Then, fill
underlined word. in the blanks.
jeans feel sweet neat 1. After the cotton is picked, it is

cleaned and dried.
1. those coast owner goal
It stands for ____________.
2. seeds field wheel eager
2. Cotton pickers used to wear
3. pound crown ounce pout
gloves when they worked.
Look at these words. They are
They stands for ____________.
broken into syllables. Sound out
each syllable. Then, say the 3. Imagine that you are holding
word aloud. a cotton ball. It has many
little seeds in it. Does it seem
4. mechanical
as if it would be easy to get
me / chan / i / cal
those seeds out? Explain.
5. fabric
____________________________
fab / ric
____________________________
6. separated
sep / a / rat / ed 4. Before the cotton gin was
invented, people had to
remove cotton seeds by
hand. Would you want that
job? Write why or why not.
____________________________
133
Baxter’s Shoes
Where would you look for
missing shoes?
1
“I was sure I put them in my
closet,” I said to Mom.
2
“Well, maybe you should look
again,” Mom smiled, but she
didn’t get up to help. I knew the
rule. If the shoes go on your
feet, you keep track of them. I
guess she was right. She never
asked me where her shoes
were. I kept looking.
3
The front hall, the back
porch, and the basement were
next. Then, I looked under my
bed, in the corner of the
kitchen, and by the family
room sofa.
4
A thump from the corner
made me look over at Baxter.
He was on his bed thumping his
tail. And there under his paw
were my shoes!
5
“Baxter! Those are my shoes.
Why are you keeping track
of them?”

134
NAME ________________________________

sentence sounds like paw.
Change the p in paw to cl, gn,
or r. Fill in the blanks.
word in each sentence. 5. I hope Baxter didn’t
____________ on the shoes.
1. Well, I thought I looked there.
6. I think I see a
______ a hole for water
____________mark.
______ a word that people
7. Does Baxter like shoes
say when they begin
cooked or ____________?
speaking
2. The shoes were only a few

feet from me.
1. Most stories include a
______ a unit of measure
problem. What is this story’s
______ body parts problem?
3. He had to track his shoes to ____________________________

find them.
2. As you began to read
______ to follow a trail “Baxter’s Shoes,” who did you
think Baxter was?
______ a path
____________________________
4. He went back into the
kitchen. 3. The narrator is the person who
tells a story. Whom does the
______ to go again
narrator ask for help?
______ rear part of human
____________________________
body

135
Getting Ready
How does Andrea get ready for 3
“We can fix that,” said Mom,
the game? opening the back door.
1
Andrea’s teacher, Mrs. “Welcome to the backyard
McKay, was all excited about kickball field.” An hour later,
it. The yearly kickball game Andrea had practiced pitching,
against Mr. Haskins’ class was kicking, fielding, and running the
tomorrow. Andrea had an icky bases. She had won the game,
feeling in her stomach. She even without any teammates.
didn’t know how to play Mom had been a really good
kickball, and she wasn’t sure sport about it. Now, Andrea was
she wanted to learn. ready for tomorrow!
2
After Andrea came home
from school, her mom could tell
something was wrong. Andrea
told her about the game.

136
NAME ________________________________
2. find out, get information
____________________________
(Par. 1)
Read each sentence and circle
3. area of open ground
the word that is made of two
shorter words. Write the two ____________________________
(Par. 3)
words on the lines.
4. Andrea is worried because
1. A backyard practice was just
____________________________
what Andrea needed.
____________________________.
____________ ____________
5. Put a check mark by the
2. Andrea was more than ready
sentence that best tells about
for kickball now.
how Andrea looks in the
____________ ____________ picture.
3. She learned something from ______ Andrea is lazy.

her mother.
______ Andrea thinks kickball
____________ ____________ is funny.
4. Playing with mom is okay, but ______ Andrea is working

playing with teammates is hard.
even better.
6. What lesson did Andrea learn?
____________ ____________
Things work out if
______ you keep things to

yourself.
Find words in the story with
______ you let people help you.
these meanings.
______ you never let anyone
1. once every twelve months
see you have a
____________________________ problem.
(Par. 1)
137
Fitness for Life

How do you keep yourself
healthy?
Healthful Lifestyle
1
Experts agree a well-rounded
healthful lifestyle is the best way
to be healthy. You can’t just
watch what you eat. You can’t
just exercise. You have to eat
well and exercise.
Eat well
2
Choose wisely from among
the four food groups. These
groups are fruit and vegetables,
bread, dairy, and meat. Do not
snack on sweet or salty foods
between meals. Also, drink eight
glasses of water a day.
Exercise
3
Exercising regularly at least
three times each week is the
best plan. If that’s just not
possible, at least be active. Use
stairs instead of elevators. Walk
the last few blocks to school or
work. Take a walk instead of
watching television. Make
healthy choices.
138
NAME ________________________________
6. Do not snack on sweet or

____________ foods between
meals.
blank.
1. Good exercise will help you 1. This article is mostly about

____________. what?
grow gray group ______ It is important to eat

the right foods.
2. Eating many different kinds of
foods is ____________. ______ Make sure you
exercise every day.
smoky smart smell
______ Eat well and exercise
3. Slow down, don’t eat so
to stay healthy.
____________.
2. If people don’t have time
quickly quiet quilt
to exercise, what can they
The sentences below all have do to stay active? Write
underlined pairs of words that two ideas.
begin with the same letter. One
____________________________
word in each pair is missing. Fill
in the blanks. ____________________________
4. It is important to eat well and 3. What do you do to stay

____________ to stay healthy. healthy?
5. Choose from among the four ____________________________

____________ groups.
____________________________
____________________________
139
Snow Rooms
Read about a great snow day. 2
By 8 o’clock, my sister and I
were out in it. We went to the
1
It was a magical day. I woke
top of a little hill and jumped
up and looked out the window.
down. We knew there was a
Everything was white. It had
hollow under all that drifted
snowed a ton during the night. I
snow. By pushing against the
didn’t even have to ask about
snow with our shoulders, we
school. There was no way!
were able to widen our holes
into spaces. Before long, the
spaces became two rooms with
a door between them.
3
We fixed up our rooms with
snow benches, and I even
made a snow picture on the
wall. We lost all track of time.
Mom finally came and got us.
But first, she had some snow
lunch with us in our snow rooms.

140
NAME ________________________________
2. The girls made rooms by
____________________________.
3. The girls lost track of time, so
sentence contains the letters
ow. Fill in the blanks. ____________________________.
1. I looked out the ____________ 4. What did the girls add to their
right away. snow rooms?
2. Everything was covered with ____________________________

____________.
____________________________
3. We jumped down into the
5. What did Mom do when she
____________.
came to get the girls?
Circle the three words in each
____________________________
row that belong together.
____________________________
4. snow rain grass hail
Some of these sentences are
5. fence hill slope mountain
6. room time wall floor them. The other sentences are
7. snowman fort
Write M by them.
snowbank shovel
6. ______ Snowflakes are magic.
7. ______ Girls make snow forts.
1. There was no school because 8. ______ Snowmen come to life.
____________________________.

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Wilson Bentley (1865–1931)

Read about the man who
taught us about snowflakes.
1
You’ve heard the saying that
“no two snowflakes are alike.”
How does anyone know this?
We know because of the life
and work of a quiet Vermont
farmer who loved snow.
2
As a boy, Wilson Bentley was
interested in many things. One
thing he liked to do was look at
objects under a microscope. He
had the idea of looking at
snowflakes, and he discovered
how beautiful they were, and
how different.
3
As Bentley got older, he
wanted to show this beauty
to others. He figured out a way
to take a picture through a
microscope. During the next
45 years, he took pictures of
more than 5,000 snowflakes.
Though he never made much
money, “Snowflake” Bentley
was always happy to share the
beauty and the mystery of
snowflakes with others.

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NAME ________________________________
2. Even as a boy, Bentley was

interested in many things.
Fill in each blank with the right curious about knew about
pair of letters to make a word. 3. What did Bentley do when he
ar er ur wasn’t looking at snowflakes?
1. Bentley was a quiet Vermont ____________________________

f______mer. ____________________________
2. He worked hard to learn how 4. How did Bentley get a good
to take pict______es. look at snowflakes?
3. He discovered that each ____________________________
snowflake was diff______ent.
____________________________
5. What is one challenge that
that has a long vowel sound like
Bentley met?
the sound in hope.
____________________________
4. know work
____________________________
5. snow look
6. What other challenges
6. discover microscope
might Bentley have met
while trying to take pictures
of snowflakes?
Circle the word or phrase ____________________________
that means the same as the
____________________________
underlined part of each
sentence. ____________________________
1. Bentley discovered that each

snowflake is different.
found out wondered
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Meal Mix-Up
Have you ever had a mix-up at 5
We didn’t know what to do. It
a restaurant? wasn’t our food. Well, it was, but
1
“All right, I think I have it wasn’t. My green beans were
everything.” Our server had in front of me, but my spaghetti
made all of us say our orders was on my brother’s plate.
two times. Now, it didn’t seem Dad’s chicken was on Mom’s
as if he knew what to do. plate, and his corn was on a
plate with Cindy’s pork chop.
2
Dad nodded, “Thanks very
much.” We began to talk among
6
There was nothing else to
ourselves, so the server left. do. “Please pass the spaghetti,”
I said.
3
We waited. We played word
games. We listened to our
7
Everyone laughed. We
stomachs growl. passed and ate, just like we do
at home.
4
At last, our server appeared
with a huge tray. We watched
silently as he set our plates
down. Then, he left.

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NAME ________________________________

the consonants: ser / ver. Draw
a line to divide each word
Write the words from the story
7. o r d e r
1. lowered and raised the head
____________________________ 8. n o d d e d
(Par. 2)
2. a low, rumbling noise

____________________________
(Par. 3)
3. without noise 1. This story is mostly about

____________________________
(Par. 4) ______ a rude table server.
4. to hand something to
______ a family’s mixed-up
someone
meal.
____________________________
(Par. 6)
______ a bad meal at a
restaurant.
blank. 2. Number the sentences to
show what happened first,
5. The chicken and the pork
second, third, and last.
____________ were mixed up.
______ The family passed the
charts chins chops
food.
6. We had hoped for only a
______ The family waited.
____________ wait.
______ The server brought the
shape short shell
food.
A word part that makes one
______ The server took their
sound is a syllable. Words, like
orders.
server, that have two
consonants between two
145
Waiting Tables
Do you think you would like to
be a server in a restaurant?
1
Almost everyone has been
unhappy in a restaurant at
some time or other. Sometimes,
it seems as if the server can’t
get anything right.
2
Like any job, being a server is
hard. There are many, many
things to remember. First, servers
have to know everything on the
menu. They also have to know if
anything on the menu can be
changed. For example, a
customer might ask, “Can I
have the roast beef and
mashed potatoes without the
gravy?”
3
In general, servers have to
keep all of their customers
happy at all times. And on top
of it all, servers are on their feet
almost the whole time they are
at work.
4
The next time you are in a
restaurant, think about the hard
work your server is doing. Then,
remember to say “thank you.”
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NAME ________________________________
Each of these words has an 1. This article is mostly about

______ what a server has to do.
words.
______ why servers get mixed up.
1. seems
______ how to act in a
2. changed
restaurant.
3. server
2. Name two things that might
4. doing be hard about being a
server. Write why.
these meanings. ____________________________
5. sad ____________________________
____________________________ 3. If you were a server, what

(Par. 1)
kind of restaurant would you
6. keep in mind want to work in? Write why.
____________________________ ____________________________
(Par. 2)
7. list of foods ____________________________

____________________________
(Par. 2)
8. a person who buys something

____________________________ A-B-C order.
(Par. 3)
9. a person who waits on others 4. ______ remember

______ job
____________________________ ______ server
(Par. 3)
______ restaurant
147
Game Night
Read to see how the game 3
Everyone was silent for a few
turns out. moments, then they all started
1
Friday night is family game talking at once. Mom felt her
night at the Turners’ house. way to a drawer and got some
Each week, a different family candles. Dad felt his way to the
member chooses the game. This fireplace for some matches.
week, it was Cody’s turn to 4
Cody made his big move, by
choose. He chose his favorite candlelight, and went on to win
board game, as always. the game. Everybody thought
2
It was thundering outside, but this made the game even more
no one minded. They were fun. In fact, they plan to play by
having a good time with their candlelight next week, too.
game. About halfway through,
just as Cody was about to make
a big move, everything
stopped. The lights went out!

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NAME ________________________________
To show more than one, add s. 1. How did everyone act when
If a word ends in ch, add es. So, the lights went out?
one inch becomes two inches.
At first, _____________________
Change the endings of these
____________________________
words to show that there are
more than one. Then, _______________________
____________________________
1. one match
two_________________________ Finally, _____________________
____________________________
2. one candle
two_________________________ 2. Before the lights went out,
how did you think the story
3. one game
would turn out?
two_________________________
____________________________
4. one watch
two_________________________ ____________________________
Write the word from the story 3. Did the story turn out how you
that is the opposite of each expected it to? Explain.
word. ____________________________
5. same ______________________ ____________________________
(Par. 1)
6. nothing ____________________ 4. How do you think that playing

(Par. 2)
7. noisy _______________________ by candlelight was different

(Par. 3)
from playing before the lights
8. lose ________________________
(Par. 4) went out?
____________________________
____________________________
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Before There Were Lights

How did people light their 2
About 3,000 years ago,
homes before electricity? someone came up with the
1
Have you ever thought of idea of shaping animal fat to
making a lamp out of a hollow make candles. Because they
stone? That’s what people did were made of animal fat, they
as much as 15,000 years ago. In were smoky and smelly.
the hollow part of the stone, 3
Even 200 years ago, candles
they probably put some animal and oil lamps were the only
fat. A part of a plant lying in the sources of light. Most people
fat was the wick. Scientists have worked during daylight hours
also found other early lamps and went to bed when it was
made out of shells and animal dark. Candles and lamp oil cost
horns. In time, people shaped a lot of money, so people used
lamps out of clay. them as little as possible.

150
NAME ________________________________
Circle the best word for each 1. How could someone make a
sentence. Then, write it in the lamp out of a hollow stone?
blank.
____________________________
1. Have you ever seen an old oil
____________________________
____________?
2. What else might you have
lamp step bump
used to make a lamp a very
2. A ____________ is part of long time ago?
almost all lamps.
______ an animal horn
tack chunk wick
______ a plastic dish
3. People used animal
______ a leaf
____________ to make lamps
for thousands of years. 3. Find the oldest lamp shown
on the opposite page. What
part fat hut
is it made out of? Write how
Write a word from the story that you think it works.
stands for this pair of words.
____________________________
4. that is ______________________
____________________________
Now, make a contraction from
4. Look at the second photo.
each pair of words.
How is this lamp different from
5. should not __________________ the lamp in the first picture?
6. he has _____________________ ____________________________
7. she would __________________ ____________________________
8. it will _______________________
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Answer Key
Add s to a word to show more 1. This passage is mostly about

Write the words from the story 1. What kinds of bridges does
than one.
that have these meanings. Dad build? ______ old bridges.
1. one bridge
1. jumpy heavy, strong ones and
____________________________ X kinds of bridges.
______
nervous
____________________________ light ones
____________________________
bridges
two ________________________
(Par. 1)
______ making bridges.
2. very, very good 2. Why is Dad nervous? 2. one beam
2. The author wrote this
excellent
____________________________ It is his first day at a new
____________________________ beams
two ________________________ selection to
(Par. 3)
3. to repeat an action job.

____________________________ 3. one cable ______ make you laugh.
practice
____________________________
(Par. 4)
3. How does the boy know that cables
many ______________________ X help you learn.
______
Dad is nervous?
4. one year 3. Think about what you already
He almost poured milk
____________________________ know about bridges. What
years
eight _______________________
in his juice.
____________________________ are bridges for?
4. What kind of bridge did the to get across or to
____________________________
boy and Dad make at
blank. get over something; to
____________________________
home?
carry things across
5. A bridge’s supports might be 4. This passage tells about
They filled the boy’s
____________________________
legs
called its ____________. another use for bridges. What
room with bridges
____________________________ is it?
arms legs eyes
from boxes, blocks, Some bridges were
____________________________
6. A bridge with curves
and pans. arches
underneath has ____________. made to carry water.
____________________________
arches cables beams
3 5
The words walked, walks, and 1. How does the text help you The missing word in each 1. What do Mom and Emily
walking all have the same base understand how long a 24- sentence ends with an s. Write worry about?
word, walk. Write the base word mile-long bridge is? the correct word in the blank.
They worry that their
____________________________
for each set of words below.
It takes half an hour
____________________________ 1. The movers carried many
stuff will be squished.
____________________________
1. looks, looked, looking
to go across.
____________________________
boxes
heavy brown _____________.
look
____________________________
2. How does the text help you holes in
2. Emily made _____________
how Emily feels about her
2. crossing, crossed, crosses understand how high the one box.
stuffed animals.
bridge in Colorado is?
cross
____________________________ 3. Emily thought her stuffed
hopeless caring harsh
It says that a 75-
____________________________ animals might need air.
_____________
3. driven, drives, driving 3. What word best tells how
drive
____________________________
story building could
____________________________ Mom feels? Circle it.
fit under the bridge.
3. If you do not like to look over
4. carries, carried, carrying relaxed worried careless
the side of a bridge, why
carry
____________________________ would the bridge in Australia 4. How do you think Dad feels
be a good one to cross? about moving day?
because it is very wide

____________________________ Dad seems kind of
____________________________
____________________________ excited.
____________________________
4. Why is the bridge in India a 5. What clues in the story help

bridge to remember? you know how Dad feels?
It is a very busy
____________________________ He says it has been a
____________________________
bridge, with both cars
____________________________ “good day’s work.”
____________________________
and trucks and walking
____________________________
traffic.
____________________________
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Spectrum Reading Grade 2 Answer Key

152
Answer Key
The meanings of new and old Circle the three words in each 1. This story is mostly about
1. Why was Emily happy to go
are opposite. Make a line from line that belong together.
turn on the lights? X Emily’s new room.
______
each word in the first list to a
1. green book white blue
word in the second list with the She wanted to check
____________________________ ______ how busy Mom is.
opposite meaning. 2. skip walk run shoe
out the new house.
____________________________ ______ Emily’s toys.
1. unhappy frown 3. tree bed pillow lamp
2. How did the picture make 2. At the beginning of the story,
2. on summer Emily feel? 4. big top small medium what does Emily think about
her new room?
3. winter glad It made her feel
____________________________ Circle the best word for each
sentence. Then, write it in the She doesn’t like it. It
____________________________
4. smile off good, even though she
____________________________
blank.
missed her old house. is just plain white.
____________________________
3. How did Emily feel about her
5. Emily’s new room is
new house? 3. What does Emily think of her
plain
_______________.
room at the end of the story?
She seems a little sad.
____________________________
pink park plain
She thinks it is just
____________________________
Maybe she doesn’t
____________________________
feel at home yet. books
6. Emily put her _______________
4. Write 1, 2, and 3 by these
right.
____________________________
on a shelf.
sentences to show what 4. What happened to change
bed books boxes
happened first, next, and last. Emily’s feelings?
7. Emily’s mom put a
1 Emily turned on the
______ She put her books in
____________________________
quilt
_______________ on the bed.
lights.
place and Mom made
____________________________
quick quilt quiet
3 Mom and Emily put a
______
her bed.
____________________________
picture on the refrigerator.
2 Mom and Emily

______
unpacked a box.
11 13
6. town 2. List two new things you

learned about Texas.
city
____________________________
Answers will vary.
(Par. 4)
Sometimes a shorter word is Circle the best word for each ____________________________
7. to begin sentence. Then, write it in the
used to stand for two other
____________________________
words. Write the shorter word start
____________________________ blank.
from the box that stands for
(Par. 6)
3. What question would you like
8. a flowing body of water 1. Texas is a large
to ask about Texas?
the underlined words in each state
__________________.
sentence. river
____________________________ Answers will vary.
____________________________
(Par. 8)
start salt state
don’t let’s ____________________________
2. Grapefruit is a large yellow
won’t we’ll 4. Why do you think the author
fruit
__________________.
wrote this article about
Look at each picture and circle
1. Let us get ready to go. frame fruit flow Texas?
the sentence that goes with it.
let’s
____________________________ 3. Have you seen a grapefruit X to help me learn
______
1. Emily is eating growing
__________________? something
2. We will not unpack today. breakfast.
grab growing green ______ to make me laugh
won’t
____________________________ Emily is making
her bed. drilled
4. Oil is __________________ from
3. I think we will have a good the ground.
time. 2. Dad is carrying
drilled drink droop A heading is a short title that
a box.
we’ll
____________________________ gives a clue about something
Dad is unpacking that comes next.
4. We do not want to miss the
a box.
taxi. 1. Under what heading might
1. What did you know about
3. What meal is the family
don’t
____________________________ Texas? you find the size of Texas?
eating?
Write the story words that have Answers will vary.
____________________________ How Big Is Texas?
____________________________
these meanings. breakfast

____________________________ 2. Under what heading might
____________________________
4. Why can’t the family leave you find the age of Texas?
5. worn out
right away? How Old Is Texas?
____________________________
tired
____________________________
(Par. 1)
Emily is not dressed yet
____________________________
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153
Answer Key
3. If you are tired,
ride
_______________ in a river taxi.
Read each sentence and circle 4. People sleep in Circle the word in each pair 1. How did Paul solve the
the word that is made of two hotels
_______________ along the that has a short vowel sound like problem with the holes?
shorter words. Write the two River Walk. the sound in tip or jam.
words on the lines. He ended up crying, and
____________________________
1. state sad
1. To go up, use a stairway. his tears filled up the
____________________________
2. pin pine
stair
____________ way
____________ Write each set of words in A-B-C
holes and made lakes.
____________________________
3. made mad
2. It’s fun to ride a streetcar. order. 2. Why did Babe run away?
4. hill hole
street
____________ car
____________ 1. many visit stand He was upset because the
____________________________
3. The river runs through many

_______________ 5. bat boat
people were angry about the
____________________________
holes he and Paul had made.
downtown. stand
_______________ Write the story words that have
3. What made Babe come
down town these meanings.
____________ ____________ visit
_______________ back?
6. mad
2. place grow flows He heard the people
____________________________
flows angry
____________________________
_______________ (Par. 1) thanking Paul for the
____________________________
Write each word in the correct
grows
_______________ 7. went up lakes.
blank. 4. People who tell tall tales
place
_______________ climbed
____________________________ stretch the truth. List one idea
city concert (Par. 1)
from the story that can’t be
hotels ride 3. like taxi from
true.
1. If you like music, go to a from
_______________
Ex.: Paul’s tears
____________________________
concert
_______________. like
_______________
making rivers; Paul
____________________________
2. San Antonio is a large, taxi
_______________
city
modern _______________. looking under river.
____________________________
____________________________
19 21
Circle the best word for each 1. This story is mostly about Put a check mark by the Look at each picture and circle
sentence. Then, write it in the meaning that fits the underlined the sentence that goes with it.
______ how to draw.
blank.
green
1. Matt uses ________________
X Matt and Mom drawing.
______ 1. The blue vase
for his turtle. ______ choosing colors. 1. It might be a building, a is broken.
picture on a poster, or a
blue green brown Words such as he, she, I, this, The vase is
shape in the sand.
and them take the place of round and tall.
2. Mom wants to remember
flowers
Gram’s ________________.
other words. Read these story 3
______ tiny bits of dirt
2. Sue was
sentences. Then, fill in the
flowers cheese trees blanks. ______ to make wood smooth unhappy with
3. Matt and Mom enjoy 2. “May I have the green, her picture.
2. It might make us ask
drawing
________________. please?” asked Matt.
questions, or it might make us Sue’s picture
brushes drawing train Matt
I stands for ____________. laugh. shows a house.
Each of these words has an 3. “Sure,” said Mom. She ______ strength 3. What can we learn from
ending. Underline the base handed it over.
old art?
words.
Mom
She stands for ____________.
3
______ maybe
4. handed We can learn about
____________________________
4. “Drawing pretty flowers helps Circle the word in each pair
5. drawing me remember them when that has a long vowel sound like the people who made
____________________________
6. trees
the flowers are all gone.” the sound in case or fine. it long ago.
4. Tell in your own words what
7. trying
flowers
Them stands for ____________. 3. simple size an art museum is.
8. helps 4. shape sharp Ex.: An art museum is a
____________________________
5. What do you think Mom and
9. working
Matt will do next? 5. past place place where people
____________________________
10. filled
get ready for bed 6. take tack take care of art and
____________________________
go to school show it to other people.
have a snack
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154
Answer Key
Write the story words that have 1. Why does Carly’s face turn Circle the best word for each 1. This story is mostly about
these meanings. red the first time? sentence. Then, write it in the
______ cats and dogs as pets.
blank.
1. uneasy, upset She drops her fork; Mr.
____________________________ X a girl who wants a
______
1. A pet needs a good
kitten.
nervous
____________________________ Mendez is beside
____________________________ home
________________.
her.
(Par. 1)
______ doing chores at home.
2. a married woman 2. Why couldn’t Mrs. Mendez roam home fame
2. Carly thinks getting a cat is a
come to dinner? 2. Carly really wants a
wife
____________________________ good idea. What reasons
(Par. 2) pet
________________.
She had to stay at work.
____________________________ does she give?
3. trouble pet meat boat
____________________________ The animal shelter has too
____________________________
problem
____________________________ wash
3. Mom will ________________
(Par. 3) many; the Hamlins have one
____________________________
3. Why does Carly’s face turn the dishes.
4. twelve months in their apartment.
____________________________
red the second time? cash wash fish
year
____________________________ 3. What reason does Mom give
(Par. 6) Carly speaks out a little
____________________________ dry
4. Dad will ________________
for not getting a pet?
Circle the three words in each the dishes.
too loudly at the table.
____________________________
The apartment is too
____________________________
dry why cry
5. plate fork meal rug
Circle the best answer. small.
____________________________
4. What do you think will sentence sounds like head. 4. What would you do if you
6. wife clerk sister uncle
happen next? Change the first letter in head were Carly?
7. red said cried called
Mrs. Mendez will arrive.
to br, l, or thr. Fill in the blanks. Ex.: I would tell my
____________________________
8. chick dog kitten puppy 5. I love the smell of fresh parents I could take
____________________________
Carly will ask for a kitten. bread
________________.
9. spring Tuesday summer care of a cat all by
____________________________
Carly’s cat will enter the room. thread
6. My spool of ________________
winter
is empty. myself.
7. I just broke my pencil
lead
________________.
27 29
Read each sentence and circle 1. The author wrote “Cats Long Find a word in the story whose 1. This article is mostly about
the word that is made of two Ago” mostly to meaning is the same as these
______ cats in animal shelters.
shorter words. Write the two words.
words on the lines. X give information.
______
______ how cute kittens are.
1. grown up
1. I saw cats everywhere! ______ make you laugh.
adult
____________________________ X daily cat care.
______
every
____________ where
____________ 2. Compare what you know
(Par. 2)
2. After reading the article, do
about cats in Egypt with what 2. new, not stale
2. Everyone showed respect you think you could care for
for them.
you know about cats today. fresh
____________________________
(Par. 3)
a cat? Why or why not?
One idea is written in for you.
every
____________ one
____________ 3. in a house Ex.: I think I could
____________________________
In Egypt
3. They would shave their indoors
____________________________
(Par. 4)
because I would feed
____________________________
eyebrows.
cats were respected
____________________________
4. nearly and water it every day.
eye brows cats ate mice and rats
____________________________
____________ ____________ almost
____________________________
family shaved eyebrows
____________________________ (Par. 4)
Circle the best word for each Add s at the end of a word to 1. Write one idea that you find
when a cat died
sentence. Then, write the word Today show that there is more than under each heading.
in the blank. one. Write these words so that
cats are usually well cared for
____________________________ Food
4. In Egypt, people took cats eat mice and rats they mean more than one.
sometimes
____________________________ Ex.: Fill dish once a
____________________________
good
_____________ care of cats. cats
5. cat ________________________ day.
family may be sad when a
____________________________ Water
good goof goal cat dies days
6. day ________________________
Ex.: Give fresh water
____________________________
3. What is one difference
grain
5. They stored _____________ in
between us and the people weeks
7. week ______________________ twice a day.
Other Needs
huge buildings.
in Egypt long ago? pets
8. pet ________________________ Ex.: Clean litter box
____________________________
grain grim great
Ex.: Many people like
____________________________ almost every day.
6. The cats took care of the
cats, but we don’t
____________________________ used headings in this article?
rats and mice.
_____________
really respect them. Ex.: The headings make it
____________________________
real rain rats
easy to find information.
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155
Answer Key
6. Shawna has a dog.
‘s
It is Shawna______ dog. Circle the best word for each Write each set of words in
The missing words in these sentence. Then, write it in the A-B-C order.
blank.
oa. Fill in the blanks. 1. something kitchen please
hopes
1. Carly has high ____________.
coat to
1. Brush a cat’s ____________ 1. What do cats do for kitchen
____________________________
themselves? hello hill hopes
keep it shiny. please
____________________________
2. Under the chin is the They bathe
____________________________ thinks her dad
2. Carly ____________
something
____________________________
throat
____________. themselves several
____________________________
will say “no.”
times a day. 2. table news first
3. For a bath, use mild 2. What should a cat owner do thinks then throw
soap
____________. first
____________________________
once a year? wants to
3. Mitch also ____________
Read these words and look at Take the cat to the
____________________________ have a cat. news
____________________________
the pictures.
vet.
____________________________ went woke wants table
____________________________
3. Why might a long-haired cat The missing word in each 3. higher kitten idea
sentence sounds like kite.
need to be brushed more higher
____________________________
often than a short-haired cat? Change the k in kite to b, wh, or
the cat’s bed Tasha’s cat wr. Fill in the blanks. idea
____________________________
Add ’s to show that something It would take more
____________________________
4. An unfriendly cat might kitten
____________________________
belongs to something else or work to keep the coat
____________________________ bite
____________.
someone. Show that these pets neat and clean.
belong to their owners. 4. If you had a cat, would you write and tell you
5. I will ____________
rather have a short-haired about my cat.
4. Mel has a cat. cat or a long-haired cat?
white
6. Snowball is a ____________
‘s
It is Mel______ cat. Write why.
cat, of course.
5. Cal has a rabbit. Answers will vary.
____________________________
‘s
It is Cal______ rabbit. ____________________________
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6. For lunch today, I had

an orange.
Write the story words that have 3
______ a fruit Read each sentence and circle 1. Which sentence best tells
these meanings. the word that is made of two how Carly feels about today?
______ a color shorter words. Write the two
1. animal kept at home X She is excited.
______
words on the lines.
pet
____________________________
(Par. 1) 1. Mom was reading the
______ She is worried.
2. less hard 1. This story is mostly about newspaper. 2. What words or ideas in the
story helped you answer
easier
____________________________ X choosing a cat.
______ news
____________ paper
____________
(Par. 2) question 1?
3. made a snake-like sound 2. Mouse liked the warm
______ Mr. Mendez’s work. Ex.: She wondered
____________________________
sunshine.
hiss
____________________________ ______ kittens who need what was special; she
____________________________
sun shine
(Par. 3)
____________ ____________
4. brushed against homes. threw back the covers.
3. Where did Carly and Mitch
rubbed
____________________________ 2. Why didn’t Carly choose the look first for Mouse?
(Par. 4)
big black cat? sentence. Then, write it in the
Put a check mark by the blank. They looked under
____________________________
meaning that fits the underlined It hissed and batted
____________________________ Carly’s bed
3. Carly knew today was 4. In what room did Carly
word in each sentence. at her hand; it wasn’t
____________________________ special
____________. find Mouse?
5. One wave soaked me to friendly.
____________________________ space special speed in the living room
____________________________
the skin.
3. How did Mitch and Carly 4. She found Mouse 5. Why was Mouse sleeping
______ to move the hand choose the gray cat? sleeping in the sun.
____________ there?
back and forth
It was friendly; it
____________________________ sleeping sliding slipping He liked the sunshine.
____________________________
3
______ movement on the
surface of a lake or ocean rubbed against their
____________________________ 5. Carly was quiet so she ____________________________
ankles.
____________________________ scare the cat.
wouldn’t ____________
scarf score scare
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Answer Key
8. Later, I will write a letter.
I’ll
____________________________
Each of these words has an Circle the best word for each 1. Where did Kyle’s
ending. Underline the base sentence. Then, write it in the grandparents go on their trip?
words. blank.
Mammoth Cave State
____________________________
1. camping 1. Why was there a picnic on 1. Kyle’s grandparents were
the baseball field? choice
happy with their ____________.
Park
____________________________
2. says
It was the last day of
____________________________ choice check chart
2. Why did they go there?
3. sleeps
school.
____________________________ thick those rock
2. How ____________ They like to look at
____________________________
4. getting
2. Why did everyone have to walls must be! rocks.
____________________________
5. leaves dash into the school? third thick thing 3. What did you learn about
Write the shorter word from the because it started to
____________________________ 3. Through some caves, a
Kyle’s grandparents by
box that stands for the reading their letter?
rain
____________________________ spring flows.
____________
underlined words in each
sentence. spring strong swing
Ex.: They like to
____________________________
3. Why is Kyle’s family taking
I’ll we’ve
care of Sparky? The prefix un- means not. Add
camp; they like rocks;
____________________________
you’re because his

____________________________ un to the beginning of these they like hiking; they
____________________________
6. Does Dad know when you grandparents are on a
____________________________ sentences.
are in good health.
____________________________
are leaving? camping trip

4. Why does Sparky leave the un
4. Kyle was _______able to find
you’re
____________________________ room when Snowy comes in? Sparky.
7. After we have had lunch, we because he is afraid

____________________________ 5. Kyle hoped Sparky wasn’t
will walk Sparky. of the cat
____________________________ un
_______happy.
we’ve
____________________________ 6. Snowy scratched Sparky, but
un
Sparky was _______hurt.
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Put each word in the right blank. 1. This article is mostly about Circle the word in each pair 1. Write 1, 2, and 3 by these
that has a long vowel sound like sentences to show what
beneath cave ______ how caves are
the sound in post or side. happened first, next, and last.
underground formed.
1. old got 2 Dad stirred the paint.
______
1. One underground
_______________ passage
X the sights in Mammoth
______
is very steep.
Cave. 2. grim times 1 Michelle got the radio.
______
2. A huge room in the cave is

______ animals that live in 3. blow not 3 Dad and Michelle
______
caves. painted.
beneath a hill.
_______________ 4. still while
2. What is special about 2. What does Michelle have to
3. We know that humans were Write these words so that they
Mammoth Cave? do on each post?
cave
in the _______________ long, mean more than one.
long ago. Ex.: It is the longest cave
____________________________ Paint the front, then
____________________________
posts
5. post ________________________
Put a check mark by the system in the world; it has
____________________________ the edge, then the
____________________________
meaning that fits the underlined 350 miles of passages. houses
6. house ______________________
other edge.
3. Why might a fish that lives in 3. Why does Michelle think she
word in each sentence. fences
7. fence ______________________
a cave not have any eyes? will blow up?
4. We camped in a beautiful edges
8. edge ______________________
spot.
Ex.: It is so dark, it
____________________________ Ex.: There are so
____________________________
songs
9. song _______________________
3
______ a place
wouldn’t be able to
____________________________ many posts to paint;
____________________________
see anyway. she is tired or bored.
4. If you went to Mammoth 4. Have you ever done a task
______ a stain
Cave, what would you most that went on and on and on?
5. Many people fish in like to see? Write why. Write about it.
Kentucky’s lakes.
Answers will vary.
____________________________
3
______ to try to catch with bait
____________________________ ____________________________
______ an animal that lives
____________________________ ____________________________
in water
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Answer Key
Write the story words that have Put each word in the right
Write the story words that have 1. Write 1, 2, 3, and 4 by these
the same meanings as these blank.
these meanings. sentences to show what
words. water hair milk happened first, second, third,
1. touching lightly
1. container 1. First, Danny spilled the and last.
milk
____________. dabbing
____________________________
2 The girls painted the
______
jug
____________________________
(Par. 2)
(Par. 1) 2. a mass of land that rises volcano.

2. Then, he had a problem with
above the nearby area
2. dampen
hair
his ____________. 1 The friends made a
______
wet
____________________________ mountain
____________________________ volcano.
3. Next, he got sprayed with
(Par. 2)
4 Bubbles came up out

(Par. 3)
3. rim ______
3. incorrect water
____________. of the volcano.
edge
____________________________
wrong
____________________________
(Par. 3)
4. What did Danny look like (Par. 6)
3 Baking soda and
______
when he sat down in his Circle the letters that complete vinegar went into the
4. saw each word. Then, write the volcano.
desk?
looked
____________________________ Some of these sentences are
(Par. 4)
Ex.: His hair and shirt
____________________________
4. Megan and Hailey were about real things. Write R by
were wet; his shirt
____________________________ ar
ready to st______t. them. The other sentences are
didn’t match his pants. ir ar or about make-believe things.
5. Have you ever had a mixed- Write M by them.
5. jump clean dirty help
up day? Write about it. 5. The baking soda went in
6. left pants sticking right ir
f______st.
M The girls can build a
2. ______
Answers will vary.
____________________________ real volcano.
7. wet er ur ir
push looked dry
____________________________ M A real volcano can be
3. ______
8. closely spurted fixed broken on someone’s back
____________________________ porch.
____________________________ R The girls do projects

4. ______
together.
____________________________
R Mothers help with
5. ______
projects.
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Words such as he, she, and I

take the place of other words.
A word part that makes one Look at each picture and circle Put a check mark by the
Then, fill in the blanks.
sound is a syllable. The word but the sentence that goes with it. meaning that fits the underlined
word in each sentence. 2. “Here I come!” sang Jake
has one syllable. The word
from the back seat.
button has two syllables. Words, 1. Let Mom watch the road.
like button or melted, that have Jake
I stands for _________________
X see, look at
______
two consonants between two 3. Julia was very grown-up. “I
vowels, are divided between ______ a machine that keeps
would rather spend my time
the consonants: but / ton, time
looking at animals that don’t
1. Lisa’s bed is neat.
mel / ted. Draw a line to divide 2. This car seat is mine. want to eat me.”
each word below into syllables. Lisa’s bed is empty. ______ a place for digging Julia
Me stands for _______________
1. j u m/p e r rocks
4. “What about you, Lisa?” Mrs.
2. u n/t i l
X belongs to me
______ Shaw asked.
Circle the word in each pair Lisa
You stands for ______________
3. f o /
llow that has a short vowel sound like
Write each word in the
4. b a t/t e r the sound in men.
correct blank.
2. Lisa’s dress is too big.
3. yes seat
5. p e r/s o n buckled spend
Lisa’s dress is short.
4. tear tell
6. o r/d e r 5. The car doesn’t go until
3. What do you think will 5. spend eat buckled in.
everyone is ____________
The missing word in each happen next?
6. Watch how much you
sentence sounds like sheet.
Lisa and her brother will go to spend at the zoo.
____________
Change the sh in sheet to f or
bed. 7. What animals would you like
gr. Fill in the blanks. 1. How does everyone feel
The cousins will arrive soon. about going to the zoo? to see if you went to the zoo?
7. Lisa was happy to
greet her cousins.
____________ Lisa will hide her dress-up
______ They are tired. Answers will vary.
____________________________
clothes. X They are eager.

______ ____________________________
8. Mom asked us to wipe our
feet
____________. ____________________________
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Answer Key
Look at these words. They are 1. What is a large group of Circle the three words in each 1. In what three kinds of places
broken into syllables. Sound out zebras called? line that belong together. do tigers live?
a herd
____________________________ 1. river forest lake pond mountains
____________________________
words aloud.
2. Why does a herd move from 2. rock grass tree bush forests
____________________________
1. antelopes
an / te / lopes
place to place? 3. mountain hill swamp cliff wet, grassy areas
____________________________
They eat grass, then move
____________________________ Circle the best word for each 2. How are these places
2. wildebeest
sentence. Then, write it in the different?
wil / de / beest to a new place where
____________________________
there is more grass. blank.
Answers will vary.
____________________________
The missing words in these 3. What are some other animals
4. The lion is known as the
sentences contain the letters oi. that move in groups? ____________________________
king
____________ of the beasts.
Fill in the blanks.
antelopes, gnus,
____________________________
cling king thing
____________________________
3. If the herd is running, you will
wildebeest
____________________________ 3. How does the author help
noise
hear the ____________. 5. You may have to
you with the word tigress?
4. Why do zebras’ stripes make search all day to find
____________
choice I
4. If I had a ____________,
it hard for lions to catch a a lion. The author wrote
____________________________
would watch the otters.
zebra? search touch pitch “mother tiger” first, then
____________________________
5. I hope the rain doesn’t
Ex.: The stripes make
____________________________ used the word “tigress.”
spoil our trip.
____________ 6. A cub stays with its
the zebras blend
____________________________ mother for more than
____________
two years.
together. The lion
____________________________ 1. Under what heading can you
mother father brother find information about when
can’t see just one a tiger hunts?
zebra to chase. How Tigers Live

____________________________
____________________________
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Some words change form when Use what you know or what you Circle the best word for each 1. Why didn’t Julia care for the
they are made plural. Draw a just read about owls to answer sentence. Then, write it in the sleeping tiger?
line from the singular form in the these questions. blank.
It was lying in the
____________________________
first column to the correct plural
1. Would owls be able to live in 1. Charlie wanted to
form in the second column. dirt.
____________________________
a city? Explain. rest
____________.
1. one wing two feet 2. Why does Lisa want stripes?
Answers will vary.
____________________________ smart hear rest
2. one mouse two wings She wants stripes
____________________________
____________________________ sleep
2. Julia wanted to ____________
3. one foot three toes in a tree. because she liked the
____________________________
2. What would happen if an owl
zebras so much.
4. one toe many mice made noise as it flew? sleep mop trap Some of these sentences are
Write the story words that have Ex.: It would not be able
____________________________ 3. Jake is still ready for
them. The other sentences are
these meanings. action
____________.
to sneak up on its prey.
____________________________ about make-believe things.
5. quiet spin noon action Write M by them.
3. This owl is asleep.
silent
____________________________ afraid to ask
4. Lisa was ____________ M Animals ride in car seats.
3. ______
(Par. 1) This owl is awake.
her question.
6. very, very good R Children sleep in beds.
4. ______
shed afraid blend
excellent
____________________________
(Par. 2)
R People climb rocks.
5. ______
7. having a fine point 1. What do the three headings M Girls perch in trees.
6. ______
have in common?
sharp
____________________________
5. awake wise foolish dirty
They all name parts of
(Par. 3)
____________________________
6. weak action strong tired
an owl’s body.
____________________________
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Answer Key
Write the shorter word from 1. Which word best describes Read each sentence and circle 1. Gina knows she will not be
the box that stands for the the boy’s feelings about his the word that is made of two able to swim this afternoon
underlined words in each grandparents? shorter words. Write the two because she hears thunder
___________________.
sentence.
fond excited hopeless words on the lines.
2. Mom frowned because
she’d wouldn’t
2. Why do you think the fort 1. Gina and Mom filled a rainy
wasn’t
“got bigger” every time
she saw that it was
____________________________.
afternoon.
Gramps told the story?
raining outside
1. Gram was not humming in after
____________ noon
____________
the kitchen. Ex.: He wanted to keep the
____________________________ ______ the rules for playing
2. The raindrops told Gina that
wasn’t
____________________________ story interesting, so he had
____________________________ swimming was out.
hopscotch.
to change it each time.
2. If I caught her dancing, she 3. What do you think the boy ______ cleaning out a closet
rain
____________ drops
____________
would turn red. might do next? full of games.
3. Was there anything besides
she’d
____________________________ Answers will vary. Ex.:
____________________________ X how a girl and her
______
kid games?
3. Gramps would not stop He might build a fort
____________________________ mom spend an
telling stories. with his dad. any
____________ thing
____________ afternoon.
4. Mark the sentence that is true.
wouldn’t
____________________________ Circle the word in each pair 4. Why didn’t Gina like her
X Gramps grew up on
______
that has a short vowel sound like mom’s ideas at first?
Each of these words has an a farm.
the sounds in fun and kid.
______ Gramps grew up in
She thought they
____________________________
words. 4. clue rumble
the city. were little-kid games.
____________________________
4. waved 5. sticks slide
5. What information in the story 5. How did the afternoon turn
5. brothers helped you answer question 4? 6. swim bite out for Gina?
6. seemed Gramps and his
____________________________
She thought it was
____________________________
7. watched brother had a barn
____________________________
with hay. pretty fun, even if they
____________________________
were little-kid games.
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4 Rain, snow, hail,

______
or sleet falls to
the ground. The prefix re- means again. Put each word in the right
In each row, circle the letters in Add re to the beginning of blank.
each word that make the same 2 Water vapor rises
______ these words to complete these
sound you hear in the and forms clouds. excited fresh picked
sentences.
underlined word.
1 The sun’s heat excited about
1. Dad got ____________
______ re
1. Dad had to ______write
heat tree she leaf the corn.
causes water to the list.
form water vapor. picked
2. Have you ever ____________
1. rain paper wait today re
2. Gina wanted to ______heat
corn?
2. snow road drove echo
3 Water drops form
______ her lunch.
and become heavy. 3. Some people won’t eat
re
3. Mom had to ______wash
3. cloud out brown how fresh corn.
anything but ____________
the corn.
Write the story words that have 4. Why does Gina’s dad get
the same meanings as these Put a check mark by the
excited about the corn?
1. Look at the picture of the meaning that fits the underlined
words.
water cycle. What do the word in each sentence. because he knows it’s
____________________________
heat
4. warmth ____________________ arrows above the ocean
(Par. 1)
4. All I could think about was fresh
____________________________
rise
5. go up ______________________
tell you?
sinking my teeth into that
5. Why isn’t some of the fresh
Ex.: They show what
(Par. 2)
falls
6. comes down _______________
____________________________ corn.
food really fresh?
direction the water is
(Par. 3)
____________________________ 3
______ a vegetable
It may have been
____________________________
moving.
2. Explain the water cycle in ______ a sore spot on a toe
your own words.
picked days or weeks
____________________________
1. Write 1, 2, 3, and 4 by these 5. I turned my ear in his
sentences to show the Answers will vary.
____________________________ direction.
ago, then washed and
____________________________
correct order of the steps in
____________________________ ______ a cob of corn
trucked in to the
the water cycle.
____________________________ 3
______ human organ related
store.
to hearing
____________________________
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Answer Key
Circle the word in each pair Write each set of words in Circle the letters that complete 1. Today, corn is used in
that has a short vowel sound like A-B-C order. each word. Then, write the thousands of products. How is
the sounds in hot and ran. letters in the blank. that different from many
1. corn garden backyard
years ago?
1. do chop
backyard
____________________________ or last
1. Did you have c______n
2. stop row week? It used to be eaten or
____________________________
corn
____________________________
3. pass day ur er or fed to cattle and hogs.
____________________________
garden
____________________________
4. paint plant 2. These muffins are sweetened 2. The article mentions two
2. soil dirt clumps
yr
with corn s______up. products that come from
clumps
____________________________ corn. What are they?
yr ur ar
Write these steps in the correct

dirt
____________________________ corn syrup
____________________________
3. Does your laundry soap
order. soil
____________________________ ar
contain corn st______ch? corn starch
____________________________
• watch plants grow 3. seeds rows weeds ir ar er What are they used for?
• plant seeds rows
____________________________ The missing words in these Ex.: They are used in many
____________________________
• water soil seeds
____________________________ sentences contain the letters
products, from paper to
____________________________
ou. Fill in the blanks. laundry soap to medicines.
• harvest corn weeds
____________________________ 3. Half of the corn grown in
about the
4. The news ____________
• prepare soil 4. plant harvest days America is fed to cattle and
corn crop is good.
hogs. Why is that important?
1. prepare soil
____________________________ days
____________________________
5. I can’t name four hundred
2. plant seeds Answers will vary.
____________________________
____________________________ harvest
____________________________ things, much less four
3. water soil
____________________________ plant
____________________________
thousand things made of
____________ ____________________________
corn!
4. watch plants grow
____________________________
sound of
6. Listen to the ____________
5. harvest corn
____________________________ the corn blowing in the wind.
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Write the story words that have Words such as she, you, and it Recipes often use short forms Write these steps in the correct
these meanings. take the place of other words. of words called abbreviations. order. (Not all of the recipe’s
Read these story sentences. Match the abbreviations in steps are here.)
1. outdoor meal
Then, fill in the blanks. the box with their common
picnic
____________________________ recipe words.
• chill
(Par. 1) 1. “Gina, don’t you want some
2. not common of this salad?” • bake dough
C. tsp.
unusual
____________________________
(Par. 1)
Gina
You stands for ______________. oz. pkg. • press dough into circle
3. dried grapes 2. “Gina, try this pizza. It is • slice and arrange fruit
tsp.
1. teaspoon _________________
great!” he said.
raisins
____________________________ • make cream cheese
C.
2. cup _______________________
pizza
(Par. 2)
It stands for ________________. mixture
4. smiling widely
oz.
3. ounce ____________________
3. Which of these sentences 1. press dough into circle
grinning
____________________________
___________________________
(Par. 6) best tells how Gina feels pkg.
4. package __________________
Circle the best word for each 2. bake dough
___________________________
about food?
sentence. Then, write the word Write these words so that they
______ If it’s food, I’ll try it. 3. make cream cheese mixture
___________________________
in the blank. mean more than one.
4. slice and arrange fruit
___________________________
5. Gina was not eager to try the
______ I like to try new foods. ounces
5. ounce ____________________
salads at the picnic.
____________ X I’ll try something only if
______
teaspoons
6. teaspoon _________________
5. chill
___________________________
I know what it is.
salt salads sales
minutes
7. minute ____________________
______ I like trying foods that
6. Gina was surprised to find
have fruit in them. trays
8. tray _______________________
fruit on the pizza.
____________
fine faint fruit

4. Did Gina like the fruit pizza? sheets
9. sheet _____________________
How could you tell?
circles
10. circle _____________________
She liked it. She asked
____________________________
for another piece, then

____________________________
asked for the recipe.
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Answer Key
Some words make us feel better
than other words. For example,
Circle the word in each pair look at these sentences.
A word part that makes one 1. What did you think of when
that has a long vowel sound like I had some mushy ice cream. sound is a syllable. The word you read the title, “The
the sound in mean or phone. sun has one syllable. The word Sunflower House”?
I had some soft ice cream.
1. seen sent funny has two syllables. Words,
If you’re like most people, Answers will vary.
____________________________
like funny or halted, that have
2. bus bone mushy ice cream doesn’t sound
two consonants between two ____________________________
3. worth whole very good to you. The word
mushy makes us think of rotten vowels, are divided between
2. Was your idea anything like
4. getting green things. the consonants: fun / ny,
the sunflower house
Add ’s to show that something hal / ted. Draw a line to divide
Read each sentence below. described in the directions?
belongs to someone. Write the each word below into syllables.
Think about the underlined Explain.
new words.
words. Put a check mark next to 1. g a r/d e n
5. The grass belongs to Yuki.
Answers will vary.
____________________________
the sentence that gives you
2. s u n/n y
Yuki’s grass.
It is ____________ better feelings. ____________________________
3
2. ______ The grass looked shiny. 3. v i /
llage
6. The house belongs to Mom.
Mom’s house.
It is ____________ ______ The grass looked wet. 4. b e r/r y
3
3. ______ Yuki’s mom stepped out. Circle the three words in each 1. What information is given only
______ Yuki’s mom stomped out. line that belong together. in the diagram?
4. ______ The flowers were skinny. 5. round large square oval The measurements of
____________________________
3
______ The flowers were
6. soil dirt mud seed the circle and the ditch.
____________________________
______ a girl playing in the narrow.
wet grass. 7. sunflower bird rose daisy 2. Would you have been able
______ how a rain storm hurt to follow the directions
8. rake hoe shovel bush
some plants. without the diagram? Explain.
X two neighbor girls and

______ Answers will vary.
____________________________
how they meet.
____________________________
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The missing word in each 1. Why is David’s grandfather

Write the words from the story 1. What did you learn about
sentence sounds like match. afraid?
that have these meanings. baseball after you read
Change the m in match to c, l,
He feels bad about
____________________________
1. sections of a baseball game
this article?
or p. Fill in the blanks.
their seats.
____________________________
inning Answers will vary.
____________________________
patch of
1. I watered the ____________ ____________________________
(Par. 2)
new grass. 2. How does David feel about 2. a group of people

____________________________
the seats at first, and then
____________________________
2. Remember to close the
later? team
____________________________
latch
____________.
(Par. 3)
2. What happens during an

3. springs back
He doesn’t really care
____________________________ inning?
3. He didn’t make the
bounces
____________________________
catch
____________. at first. Later he says
____________________________ (Par. 4)
Each team gets a turn
____________________________
Circle the word that is the
Circle the best word for each they were great seats.
____________________________
opposite of the underlined word. to bat and to field.
____________________________
3. What three things does David 3. What can a runner do to be
blank. 4. enjoy dislike choose hope
remember? safe?
4. The game began with, “Let’s 5. lose hit win turn
players on green grass
____________________________ stop at first, second,
____________________________
play
____________ ball!” 6. run tag walk trade
smell of popcorn
____________________________ or third base
____________________________
play plow plain
smack of ball in mitt
____________________________ 4. Why do you think the author
swung at
5. The batter ____________ wrote this article?
the ball. 4. What sights, smells, and
sounds do you remember
X to give information
______
sled slowed swung
from a special day? ______ to entertain
dream
6. The game was a ____________
Answers will vary.
____________________________
come true.
____________________________
dream drew dress
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Answer Key
5. I slept through the
ninth inning.
____________
Check the meaning that fits the ninth truth cloth Circle the best word for each Some of these sentences are
underlined word in each sentence. Then, write it in the about real things. Write R by
sentence. blank. them. The other sentences are
1. The fans took their seats. Put each word in the right 1. Great-grandmother Lucy had
Write M by them.
blank. hair
white ____________.
______ machines that
adults collect rare
M Houses are not on the
1. ______
blow air pair flair hair
ground.
3 rare
1. How much is a ____________ dress
2. She wore a ____________.
______ people who support
card worth? M Children wear space
2. ______
a team class dress miss suits.
2. He had ten sets of cards. adults could pay
2. Only ____________
that much! 3. Lorna didn’t understand R People look at old
3. ______
3
______ groups that fit together house
about the ____________. pictures.
3. Many people like to
blouse house mouse 4. What do you learn about
______ parts of a tennis match collect cards.
____________
Lorna from the picture?
Circle the best word for each 4. This article is mostly about Each of these words has an
sentence. Then, write it in the ending. Underline the base Ex.: Her house looks
____________________________
______ the greatest baseball words.
blank.
teams.
like a space ship. It is
____________________________
3. We waited eagerly for the 4. pointed high off the ground.
5. Why does Lorna ask about
______ the history of baseball.
pitch
first ____________. 5. closely getting a car up to a house?
inch pitch branch X collecting baseball
______
cards.
6. wearing Ex.: Her house is up off the
____________________________
4. I would be afraid to 7. houses ground, so she thinks houses
____________________________
5. Do you collect anything?
swing and miss!
____________ always were that way.
Write about it. 6. Look at the picture. What do
swing bring fling you like best about Lorna’s
Answers will vary.
____________________________
world?
____________________________
Answers will vary.
____________________________
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Write the words from the article 1. This article is mostly about
Write the story words that have Write one thing you know about that have these meanings.
the same meanings as these each of Rachel’s neighbors. X what makes a city.
______
words. 1. garbage
1. Mr. and Mrs. Rotollo ______ how to live in a city.
1. entire trash
____________________________
Italian, helped make
____________________________ (Par. 1) ______ America’s largest cities.
whole
____________________________ 2. places to eat
(Par. 1) dinner
____________________________ 2. What is your favorite thing to
2. good-tasting restaurants
____________________________ do in your city or in a nearby
2. Philip (Par. 2)
city? Write about it.
yummy
____________________________ 3. go along with
(Par. 2) dancer, lives above
____________________________
Answers will vary.
____________________________
3. unwell agree
____________________________
Rachel, wakes her up
____________________________ (Par. 3)
____________________________
sick
____________________________ The missing words in these
(Par. 2) 3. Mr. Tran sentences contain the letters ____________________________
4. new
runs grocery, gives
____________________________ oa. Fill in the blanks.
3. The person who wrote this
fresh
____________________________
author
(Par. 4) Rachel best food
____________________________ 4. The mayor rode a article is the ____________.
Write a word from the story that float in the parade.
____________
4. Mrs. Moya 4. Do you think this article is
stands for each pair of words. 5. The street is lined with meant to give information or
runs shop, takes down
____________________________ oak
I’ll
5. I will ________________________ ____________ trees. to make you laugh? Write why.
piñatas when it rains
____________________________
To give information;
it’s
6. it is _________________________ 6. Even the plow could not get ____________________________
5. Look at the picture and the road
up our icy ____________.
reasons will vary.
____________________________
story. Which neighbor seems
boat to
7. We take our ____________
most interesting to you? ____________________________
the lake.
Write why. ____________________________
Answers will vary.
____________________________ ____________________________
____________________________
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3. What lesson did the princess
learn from the market girl?
Read each sentence and circle Some of these sentences are Circle the word that has a short If she is pleasant,
____________________________
the word that is made of two about real things. Write R by vowel sound like the one in the
shorter words. Write the two them. The other sentences are underlined word.
others will be pleasant
____________________________
to her.
words on the lines. about make-believe things. Number the words to show
1. king smiled silly
Write M by them. A-B-C order for each list.
1. In the story, who had
2. castle waved happy
nowhere to go in winter? R Ants gather food.
1. ______ 2 pleasant
4. ______
3. met dress few
no
____________ where
____________ M Grasshoppers watch
2. ______ 4 wave
______
baseball games. 4. sad day mad
2. Ant talked to himself as 1 market
______
he worked. M Grasshoppers are lazy.
3. ______
3 sad
______
him
____________ self
____________ 4. This story is called a fable.
Fables usually teach a lesson. 1. How did the princess feel
4 smile
5. ______
3. Grasshopper did not get
ready for winter.
What lesson does this one when she waved and no one 3 princess
______
teach? waved back?
grass
____________ hopper
____________
1 castle
______
Ex.: It is good to plan
____________________________ It made her mad and
____________________________
The word ending -est means sad. 2 happy
______
ahead; store food for
____________________________ 2. How did the princess speak to
most, as in luckiest. Add est to
the market girl?
each underlined word to the winter.
____________________________
change its meaning. ______ She spoke pleasantly.
5. If you were Ant, what
smartest
4. Ant was smart. ______________ would you have said to X She spoke angrily.
______
Grasshopper?
softest
5. Mole was soft. ______________ ______ She begged her.
Answers will vary.
____________________________
6. Grasshopper could jump
highest
high. _______________________ ____________________________
____________________________
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How it is solved The

_____________
Look at these words. They are 1. How are castles different from neighbors help clean up.
____________________________
broken into syllables. Sound out our homes? List some ways. 3. Write 1, 2, 3, and 4 by these
sentence sounds like sale.
each syllable. Then, say the sentences to show the
Castles Change the s in sale to g, p, or
words aloud. correct order from the story.
t. Fill in the blanks.
Walls Tall, thick, strong;
_______________________
1. protection pro / tec / tion
1. The story made quite a
2 People began coming
______
usually made of stone.
____________________________ to the sale.
2. enemies e / ne / mies tale
____________ to tell.
Purpose For protection and
____________________ 4 Neighbors came to
______
The word ending -er means 2. The strong wind might have
for shelter from weather help.
more. So, higher means more ____________________________ gale
been a ____________.
high. Add er to each underlined Our Homes
3. If you are afraid, you might
3 The storm blew
______
word to change its meaning.
Walls Usually one or two
_______________________ pale
be ____________.
through.
3. Our castle wall is thick. stories high; made of wood.
____________________________ 1 The family set things
______
thicker
____________________________ out on tables.
For shelter from
Purpose ____________________
4. Their castle wall is tall. 4. The person who tells a story is
1. What two things made this
weather
____________________________ the narrator. What did the
yard sale day a time to
taller
____________________________ narrator like best about the
2. Imagine that you are remember?
5. His castle wall is strong. standing on the wall of the yard sale day?
the wind storm
____________________________
stronger
____________________________
castle shown on page 102. The narrator liked the
____________________________
Describe what you see. the helpful neighbors
____________________________
time spent with the
____________________________
Answers will vary.
____________________________ 2. In the story, there is a
problem. What is the problem neighbors best.
____________________________
____________________________
and how is it solved? ____________________________
____________________________
Problem The wind storm
____________________ ____________________________
____________________________
messes up the sale.
____________________________ ____________________________
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Circle the best word for each 1. Circle the word that best tells To show more than one, add s. Put each word in the right
sentence. Then, write the word about Caitlyn. If a word ends in y, change the blank.
in the blank. y to i and add es. So, one fly excited model poster
selfish thoughtful careless
becomes two flies. Change the
1. The students were busy model
1. The butterfly ____________
2. Circle the word that best tells endings of these words to show
flowers
making ____________.
that there are more than one.
even had wings that flapped.
about Mrs. Davis.
2. Even Mrs. Davis was
flowers flakes flutes 1. one butterfly
nice nervous angry excited about the
____________
2. Greg asked for more butterflies
two_________________________ Open House.
3. What parts of the story
pipe
____________ cleaners. 2. one lady 3. The picture on the
helped you learn about
point part pipe Mrs. Davis?
ladies
two_________________________
poster showed a
____________
3. one city sunflower.
3. No one even heard the Answers will vary. Ex.: She is
____________________________
cities
two_________________________ 4. This story is mostly about
bell
____________ ring.
helpful. She doesn’t stop the
____________________________ Circle the best word for each
students from working. ______ how hard Mrs. Davis
bark bowl bell sentence. Then, write it in the worked.
blank.
X Ted and his parents at
______
belongs to someone. Write the 4. Unlike real flowers, fake the Open House.
new words. droop
flowers don’t ____________.
A-B-C order for each list. ______ the parts of a butterfly.
4. The desk belongs to Mrs. Davis. draw droop drain
1
1. ______ desk 5. Have you ever been excited
Davis’s desk.
It is Mrs. ____________ 4
______ students
crazy
5. Jenny used ____________ about an Open House or a
colors on her flower.
3
______ room school project? Write about it.
5. The flower belongs to Greg.
2
______ flowers crazy crow cream
Answers will vary.
____________________________
Greg’s flower.
It is ____________
2
2. ______ idea 6. Mom thought Ted’s work ____________________________
6. The idea belongs to Caitlyn. 3
______ parents great
was ____________.
____________________________
1
______ hand grass great grin
Caitlyn’s idea.
It is ____________
4
______ working ____________________________
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Circle the three words in each 1. Which Reading Skills step The missing words in these 1. What jobs do a plant’s
row that belong together. does the illustration show? sentences contain the letters ee leaves do?
or ea. Fill in the blanks.
1. water milk cheese juice Step 4
____________________________ Leaves collect energy
____________________________
1. Most plants begin from
from the sun and make
____________________________
2. twist drip bend curl 2. How did the illustrations help seeds
____________. food for the plant.
you understand the project? 2. Write what nutrients are.
3. paper center edge corner 2. The biggest type of plant is a
Answers will vary.
____________________________ tree
____________. Nutrients are the
____________________________
____________________________ 3. I don’t want to rake even food that the roots

____________________________
leaf
one more ____________. get from the soil.
3. After the roots collect water
Write these steps in the correct ____________________________
and nutrients, what happens?
order. (Not all of the steps are
____________________________
listed here.) The nutrients go up
____________________________
____________________________
• flatten coffee filter the stem to the leaves.
____________________________
____________________________
• drip paint onto coffee filter
____________________________
• let dry
1. The illustration on page 112
____________________________
• gather supplies includes call-outs, short
____________________________ pieces of information that
• wet down coffee filter explain parts of an illustration.
____________________________ How can you tell what each
gather supplies
1. ____________________________
____________________________ callout is telling about?
flatten coffee filter
2. ____________________________
____________________________
An arrow connects
____________________________
wet down coffee filter
3. ____________________________
each callout to one
____________________________
____________________________
drip paint onto coffee filter
4. ____________________________
part of the plant.
____________________________
let dry
5. ____________________________
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2. Why can’t Mom help Allison?
She is busy making

____________________________
Write the words from the article food for a neighbor
____________________________ A word part that makes one Some words create pictures in
that have these meanings. who broke her leg.
3. How does Allison feel when
sound is a syllable. The word but our minds. For example, look at
has one syllable. The word these sentences.
1. feeling tired and unhappy she finds out what her mother
bored
____________________________ was doing?
butter has two syllables. Words,
Mark rode his bike around
(Par. 1)
like butter, that have two
2. crabby She feels less grumpy.
____________________________ consonants between two
the block.
grumpy
____________________________
(Par. 2)
____________________________ vowels, are divided between Mark zoomed his bike around
3. dragged her feet Why do you think she feels the consonants: but / ter. Draw the block.
shuffled
____________________________
(Par. 3)
that way? a line to divide each word
Rode tells you what Mark did,
Circle the word in each pair Answers will vary.
____________________________ but zoomed really tells you how
that has a long vowel sound like ____________________________ 1. b a s/k e t he did it and how he looked as
the sound of a-e in make or ee he did it.
Write T if the sentence is true. 2. c o r/n e r
in seem.
Write N if the story does not give Read each sentence below.
3. c o n/f u se
5. help need the information. Think about the underlined
4. n o d/d e d
6. weaving else T Mom is kind to a
4. ______ words. Make a check mark next
neighbor. to the sentence that really tells
7. game said 5. s u m/m e r
you what the character did or
8. day had
N Mom dislikes playing
______ Circle the word that is the how something looks.
games with Allison.
opposite of the underlined
1. ______ Mark put a can into
N Mom is a great cook.
______ word.
his basket.
T Mom uses a nickname
______ 6. outside special inside every
1. At the beginning of the story,
for her daughter.
3
______ Mark tossed a can into
Allison is bored and Mom is 7. opened closed filled tossed his basket.
busy. How did you think the
story was going to turn out? 3
2. ______ He flashed a smile.
Answers will vary.

____________________________ ______ He smiled.
____________________________
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The prefix re- means again. Add 1. What did the boys do
Write the story words that have 1. Why did the boys take a re to the beginning of these yesterday?
the same meanings as these walk? words to complete these
words. They took their cans to
____________________________
to think about their
____________________________ sentences. the recycling center.
2. Today, the boys are
1. told
problem with the cans
____________________________ re
1. The boys had to ______count
explained
____________________________
(Par. 1) their money. counting their money
____________________________.
2. Why did Mr. Timmons need
2. thankful 2. Maybe they should 3. How did Mr. Timmons feel
help with his lawn?
grateful
____________________________ re
______cycle more cans. about helping the boys?
He had hurt his foot
(Par. 2)
____________________________
3. put or throw Circle the letters that complete He was glad, cheerful.
____________________________
dump
____________________________ and had to use a cane.
____________________________ each word. Then, write the ____________________________
(Par. 2)
Look at the picture. Put a check letters in the blank.

4. act of kindness 4. What part of the story helped
favor
____________________________ mark by the two sentences that 3. Mark and Timo worked you answer question 3?
ar on the lawn.
(Par. 3)
tell about the picture. h______d
Circle the best word for each It says he laughed when he
____________________________
sentence. Then, write it in the ar er ur
blank.
said his truck hadn’t worked
____________________________
4. Timo could only imagine so hard in a long time.
5. After Mark picked up the
think
5. Timo could not ____________ ir
being in a hot a______
can, he laughed because
of a way. balloon.
or ir ar
they were done
____________________________
thick think thank
3. ______ Mr. Timmons is asleep. collecting cans
____________________________.
threw the
6. The boys ____________ 5. They will certainly need
clippings into the truck. 3
______ Mr. Timmons uses a or trash bags.
m______e 6. What does “old habits die
cane. hard” mean? Do you think it
thing third threw ar or er
is true?
3
______ Mr. Timmons is wearing
7. They ran into Mr. Timmons by
jeans. Answers will vary.
____________________________
chance
____________.
____________________________
change chance chain
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children
5. Mr. Timmons likes ____________. X recycling aluminum
______
child
_____________________________ cans.
Circle the best word for each people help at
6. Many ____________ Circle the word that means the ______ how to recycle
sentence. Then, write it in the person
the food pantry. ____________ opposite of the underlined aluminum.
blank. word.
2. If you buy a can of
1. Mr. Timmons seemed 1. empty again use full lemonade, drink it, and
pleased
____________. recycle it, how long will it take
1. This story is mostly about 2. save part waste buy
pleased ended bread for that can to be recycled
______ how a food pantry Write the words from the article and made into new cans?
cane
2. He still needs his ____________. works. that have these meanings. about 60 days
____________________________
tune shine cane ______ what Mr. Timmons 3. one of two equal parts
does in his free time. 3. It makes sense to recycle
3. Mr. Timmons is glad to half
____________________________ because recycling saves
___________________
help
____________. X what the boys decide
______
(Par. 2)
to do with their money.

4. pay money for money, and energy, and
____________________________.
trap help drop
buy
____________________________
cuts down on waste
2. Mr. Timmons is going to
To show more than one, add s
(Par. 2)
to the word. Some words don’t help at the food pantry

____________________________. 5. power
1. What does the graph show?
follow that pattern, though.
3. What will Mr. Timmons energy
____________________________
(Par. 3)
Use the words in the box to
do there? It shows how much energy it
____________________________
complete each sentence. Then, 6. what is thrown away
takes to make a can out of
write the singular form of the He will pack or unpack
____________________________ waste
____________________________ new aluminum and out of
____________________________
cans of food. (Par. 4) recycled aluminum.
word on the line after each
4. Mr. Timmons says something 2. Why do you think the
sentence.
that gives the boys an idea. author included a graph
people children What does he say? with this article?
mice 1. This article is mostly about
He says some people
____________________________
______ cans at the grocery
mice in
4. Mark saw two ____________ don’t have enough
____________________________
store.
____________________________
mouse
the garage. ________________ money to buy food for
their families.
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Each of these words has an Choose the best word to finish Write the words from the story 1. What did you think as Ryan
ending. Underline the base each sentence below. Write the that have these meanings. was finding his favorite
words. word in the blank. sweater? Did it seem like a
1. looked carefully
1. wanted 1. The girls want to be the good idea?
first ones into the pool. peered
____________________________
2. yelled
____________ (Par. 1) Answers will vary.
____________________________
dash first next 2. most liked
3. dashed ____________________________
2. Katie slowed down when the favorite
____________________________
4. turned 2. Are there any clues in the
blew
(Par. 1)
whistle ____________.
3. hair from sheep picture that tell you it is a hot
For most words that end in e,
blew cool walk day? What are they?
drop the e before adding ed or wool
____________________________
(Par. 3)
ing. Add the endings -ed and 3. Katie hurt her elbow when
4. an amount of heat
Answers will vary.
____________________________
-ing to these words. Remember fell
she ____________.
____________________________
to drop the e first. One is done
feet backward fell warmth
____________________________
(Par. 5)
for you. ____________________________
4. What rule do you think Katie In each sentence, circle each
scraped
scrape + ed ________________ word that has the same vowel 3. What causes Mom to raise
and Sara were breaking?
scraping
scrape + ing ________________ sound as the underlined word. her eyebrow?
no running
____________________________
raced
5. race + ed___________________
5. Why do you think most pools
5. headed She has told Ryan it is
____________________________
Ryan’s favorite sweater was red.
racing
race + ing __________________ have this rule? too hot for his sweater.
____________________________
traded
6. trade + ed __________________ Answers will vary.
____________________________ 6. Nick
Ryan doesn’t believe her,
____________________________
This is Ryan’s friend.
trading
trade + ing__________________ ____________________________ so she lets him go.
4. Why does Ryan come back
7. Mom
Write a word from the story that 6. What else do you know home?
She thinks Ryan will get hot.
stands for each pair of words. about pool rules?
He is too hot in his
____________________________
8. back
I’ll
7. I will ________________________ Answers will vary.
____________________________
Ryan was glad to change shirts. sweater.
____________________________
shouldn’t
8. should not __________________ ____________________________
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You will find the words below Write these steps in the In each row, circle the letters Words such as it, you, and they
in bold print in the article. Find correct order. in each word that make the take the place of other words.
the words and read carefully. same sound you hear in the Read these sentences. Then, fill
• Dry the fleece.
Then, write the meaning of underlined word. in the blanks.
each word. • Shear the sheep.
jeans feel sweet neat 1. After the cotton is picked, it is
cutting the sheep’s hair
1. shearing ____________________ • Card the fleece. cleaned and dried.
1. those coast owner goal
the wool from a sheep
2. fleece ______________________ • Spin wool into yarn. cotton
It stands for ____________.
2. seeds field wheel eager
combed
3. carded _____________________ • Wash the fleece. 2. Cotton pickers used to wear
3. pound crown ounce pout
gloves when they worked.
twisting the wool
4. spinning ____________________ Shear the sheep.
1. ____________________________
Look at these words. They are
They stands for cotton pickers
____________.
Add ’s to show that a thing Wash the fleece.
2. ____________________________ broken into syllables for you.
belongs to someone or Sound out each syllables. Then, 3. Imagine that you are holding
Dry the fleece.
3. ____________________________
something. Write the new words. say the words aloud. a cotton ball. It has many
Card the fleece.
4. ____________________________ little seeds in it. Does it seem
5. The wool belongs to 4. mechanical
as if it would be easy to get
the sheep. Spin wool into yarn.
5. ____________________________ me / chan / i / cal
those seeds out? Explain.
sheep’s wool.
It is the ____________ 6. The author wrote this 5. fabric
Answers will vary. Ex.: No; if
____________________________
article to fab / ric
6. The oil belongs to the fleece.
the seeds are little, they would
____________________________
X give information.
______ 6. separated
fleece’s oil.
It is the ____________ be all mixed up with the cotton.
sep / a / rat / ed 4. Before the cotton gin was
______ make you laugh.
7. The yarn belongs to invented, people had to
the spinner. 7. Choose the photo you like remove cotton seeds by
best. Tell what is happening hand. Would you want that
spinner’s yarn.
It is the ____________
in the photo. job? Write why or why not.
Answers will vary.

____________________________
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The missing word in each 2. find out, get information

sentence sounds like paw.
learn
____________________________
Change the p in paw to cl, gn, Read each sentence and circle
(Par. 1)
or r. Fill in the blanks. 3. area of open ground
meaning that fits the underlined the word that is made of two
word in each sentence. 5. I hope Baxter didn’t
shorter words. Write the two field
____________________________
(Par. 3)
words on the lines.
1. Well, I thought I looked there.
gnaw on the shoes.
____________ 4. Andrea is worried because
1. A backyard practice was just
6. I think I see a she doesn’t know how
____________________________
______ a hole for water what Andrea needed.
claw
____________mark. to play kickball
____________________________.
3
______ a word that people back
____________ yard
____________
7. Does Baxter like shoes 5. Put a check mark by the
say when they begin 2. Andrea was more than ready
speaking
raw
cooked or ____________?
for kickball now.
sentence that best tells about
how Andrea looks in the
2. The shoes were only a few kick
____________ ball
____________ picture.
feet from me. 3. She learned something from ______ Andrea is lazy.
1. Most stories include a her mother.
3
______ a unit of measure ______ Andrea thinks kickball
problem. What is this story’s some
____________ thing
____________ is funny.
______ body parts problem?
4. Playing with mom is okay, but 3
______ Andrea is working
3. He had to track his shoes to A boy can’t find his
____________________________ playing with teammates is hard.
find them. shoes. even better.
2. As you began to read 6. What lesson did Andrea learn?
3
______ to follow a trail “Baxter’s Shoes,” who did you team
____________ mates
____________
Things work out if
think Baxter was?
______ a path ______ you keep things to
4. He went back into the Answers will vary.
____________________________ yourself.
Find words in the story with
kitchen. 3. The narrator is the person who these meanings.
3
______ you let people help you.
3 tells a story. Whom does the ______ you never let anyone
______ to go again 1. once every twelve months
narrator ask for help? see you have a
______ rear part of human yearly
____________________________ problem.
body his mom
____________________________ (Par. 1)
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6. Do not snack on sweet or 2. The girls made rooms by
salty foods between
____________
pushing their shoulders
____________________________.
meals.
Circle the best word for each The missing word in each against the snow
3. The girls lost track of time, so
sentence. Then, write it in the sentence contains the letters
blank. ow. Fill in the blanks. Mom came and got them
____________________________.
1. Good exercise will help you 1. This article is mostly about window
1. I looked out the ____________ 4. What did the girls add to their
grow
____________. what? right away. snow rooms?
grow gray group ______ It is important to eat 2. Everything was covered with benches, a door, a
____________________________
the right foods. snow
____________.
2. Eating many different kinds of picture
____________________________
smart
foods is ____________. ______ Make sure you 3. We jumped down into the
5. What did Mom do when she
exercise every day. hollow
____________.
smoky smart smell came to get the girls?
X Eat well and exercise
______ Circle the three words in each
3. Slow down, don’t eat so
row that belong together.
She had some snow
____________________________
to stay healthy.
quickly
____________.
4. snow rain grass hail
lunch with the girls.
____________________________
2. If people don’t have time
quickly quiet quilt
to exercise, what can they Some of these sentences are
5. fence hill slope mountain
The sentences below all have do to stay active? Write about real things. Write R by
underlined pairs of words that two ideas. 6. room time wall floor them. The other sentences are
begin with the same letter. One about make-believe things.
word in each pair is missing. Fill
Answers will vary.
____________________________ 7. snowman fort
Write M by them.
snowbank shovel
in the blanks. ____________________________
M Snowflakes are magic.
6. ______
4. It is important to eat well and 3. What do you do to stay
exercise to stay healthy.
____________
R Girls make snow forts.
7. ______
healthy?
1. There was no school because M Snowmen come to life.
8. ______
5. Choose from among the four Answers will vary.
____________________________
food groups.
____________ it had snowed during
____________________________.
____________________________ the night
____________________________
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2. Even as a boy, Bentley was the consonants: ser / ver. Draw
interested in many things. a line to divide each word
Write the words from the article
Fill in each blank with the right curious about knew about below into syllables.
pair of letters to make a word. 3. What did Bentley do when he 7. o r/d e r
1. lowered and raised the head
wasn’t looking at snowflakes?
ar er ur nodded
____________________________ 8. n o d/d e d
He was a farmer.
(Par. 2)
1. Bentley was a quiet Vermont ____________________________
2. a low, rumbling noise
ar
f______mer. ____________________________ growl
____________________________
(Par. 3)
2. He worked hard to learn how 4. How did Bentley get a good 3. without noise
ur
to take pict______es. look at snowflakes? silently
____________________________
(Par. 4) 1. This story is mostly about
3. He discovered that each He looked at them
____________________________ 4. to hand something to
er
snowflake was diff______ent. ______ a rude table server.
through a microscope.
____________________________ someone
Circle the word in each pair pass
____________________________ X a family’s mixed-up
______
5. What is one challenge that (Par. 6)
that has a long vowel sound like meal.
Bentley met? Circle the best word for each
the sound in hope.
sentence. Then, write it in the ______ a bad meal at a
4. know work
Answers will vary.
____________________________
restaurant.
blank.
____________________________
5. snow look 5. The chicken and the pork 2. Number the sentences to
6. discover microscope
6. What other challenges chops were mixed up.
____________ show what happened first,
might Bentley have met second, third, and last.
while trying to take pictures charts chins chops
of snowflakes?
4 The family passed the
______
6. We had hoped for only a
food.
Circle the word or phrase Answers will vary, but might
____________________________ short wait.
____________
that means the same as the 2 The family waited.
______
include waiting until winter,
____________________________ shape short shell
underlined part of each 3 The server brought the
______
sentence. keeping the snowflakes cold,
____________________________ A word part that makes one
food.
working out in the cold. sound is a syllable. Words, like
1. Bentley discovered that each
server, that have two 1 The server took their
______
snowflake is different.
consonants between two orders.
found out wondered
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Each of these words has an 1. This article is mostly about To show more than one, add s. 1. How did everyone act when
ending. Underline the base If a word ends in ch, add es. So, the lights went out?
X what a server has to do.
______
one inch becomes two inches.
words.
everyone was
At first, _____________________
______ why servers get mixed up. Change the endings of these
1. seems silent.
____________________________
words to show that there are
2. changed
______ how to act in a
more than one. Then, they all talked at
_______________________
restaurant. once.
____________________________
3. server 1. one match
2. Name two things that might matches
two_________________________ Finally, Mom and Dad got
_____________________
4. doing be hard about being a candles and matches.
____________________________
server. Write why. 2. one candle
Write the story words that have candles
two_________________________ 2. Before the lights went out,
these meanings. Answers will vary.
____________________________ how did you think the story
3. one game
would turn out?
5. sad ____________________________ games
two_________________________
Answers will vary.
____________________________
unhappy
____________________________ 3. If you were a server, what 4. one watch
watches
(Par. 1)
kind of restaurant would you two_________________________ ____________________________
6. keep in mind
want to work in? Write why. 3. Did the story turn out how you
Write the word from the story
remember
____________________________
(Par. 2) Answers will vary.
____________________________ that is the opposite of each expected it to? Explain.
7. list of foods
word. Answers will vary.
____________________________
menu
____________________________ A-B-C order. If two words have different
5. same ______________________
(Par. 1) ____________________________
(Par. 2)
8. a person who buys something

the same first letter, look at the everything
6. nothing ____________________
(Par. 2) 4. How do you think that playing
second letter.
customer
____________________________
silent
7. noisy _______________________ by candlelight was different
2
(Par. 3)
4. ______ remember from playing before the lights
win
(Par. 3)
8. lose ________________________
9. a person who waits on others 1
______ job (Par. 4) went out?
server
____________________________
4
______ server Answers will vary.
____________________________
(Par. 3)
3
______ restaurant
____________________________
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Circle the best word for each 1. How could someone make a
sentence. Then, write it in the lamp out of a hollow stone?
blank.
Answers will vary.
____________________________
1. Have you ever seen an old oil
____________________________
lamp
____________?
2. What else might you have
lamp step bump
used to make a lamp a very
wick is part of
2. A ____________ long time ago?
almost all lamps.
X an animal horn
______
tack chunk wick
______ a plastic dish
3. People used animal
______ a leaf
fat
____________ to make lamps
for thousands of years. 3. Find the oldest lamp shown
on the opposite page. What
part fat hut
is it made out of? Write how
Write a word from the story that you think it works.
stands for this pair of words.
Answers will vary.
____________________________
that’s
4. that is ______________________
____________________________
Now, make a contraction from
4. Look at the second photo.
each pair of words.
How is this lamp different from
shouldn’t
5. should not __________________ the lamp in the first picture?
he’s
6. he has _____________________ Answers will vary.
____________________________
she’d
7. she would __________________ ____________________________
it’ll
8. it will _______________________
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