Foundational Skills

1. Write the word you hear.

a. _________________ e. _________________ i. _________________

b. _________________ f. _________________ j. _________________

c. _________________ g. _________________ k. _________________

d. _________________ h. _________________ l. _________________

2. Decide if the word contains a prefix or suffix. Then write its meaning.

Word Prefix Suffix Meaning

unfair not

heartless without

bicycle two

triangle three

softly In a way

disappointment not

stubbornness quality or state

reevaluate again

valuable capable of

Grammar

3. Circle the adverb and underline the verb it describes.

a. Lisa watched the basketball game closely.

b. Cameron will finish his book report tomorrow.

c. The noisy helicopter was flying high.

4. Add -er, -est, more, or most to the adjectives in the parentheses.

a. That BMX riders are _________________ (amazing) than any I have seen before!

b. The joke is ___________________ (funny) that the last one.

5. Fill in the blank with the word in the parentheses.

a. ____________ (a, an) bird is singing in the backyard.

b. Please hand me ____________ (this, that) spoon.

c. ____________ (a, an) egret is flying overhead.

d. Please add air to ____________ (a, the) tires.

e. Alex ______________ (come, came) home with Malik to play some games.

f. Malik had ______________ (went, gone) to the movies.

g. I have ever ______________ (wrote, written) the story myself.

h. Christine ______________ (saw, seen) a girl she met last year.

i. Fossils _______ (are, is) the remains of plants and animals that lived long ago.

j. One type of fossils ______________ (are, is) found in amber.

k. Our hands ______________ (was, were) hurting from drawing for so long!

l. The moon shines ______________ than the stars. (more bright, brighter)

m. He danced ______________ than his sister. (gracefully, more gracefully)

n. I have several growing ______________ (cactus, cacti) on my windowsill.

6. Write what each abbreviation stands for.

a. My house is on Nara Blvd. _____________________

b. Jan. is my birth month. _____________________

c. My school is located on Rawa Domba St. _____________________

Reading

7. Read the text. Fill the information required.

“As a young girl, Anning helped her family collect unusual rocks and shells in Lyme
Regis. Anning’s family did not have a lot of money. They would sell the rocks and shells
to people passing through the town or visiting the beaches. Anning loved selling the
special rocks and shells to help her family.”

a. What can you infer about Anning?

__________________________________________________________________________________

b. What is the point of view of the paragraph?

__________________________________________________________________________________
8. Read the text. Fill the information required.

Getting Around on Land

Getting Around on Land Long ago, people walked to where they wanted to go.

Later they rode camels, horses, or mules. Then they began to ride in carts and wagons

pulled by animals. In1807, the first passenger train was made. People could go faster

and farther. Since then, trains have gone faster and faster. China has a new train that

zooms along at 236 miles per hour!

a. Text Structure : ____________________________________________________________

b. Author’s purpose : ____________________________________________________________

c. Central Idea : ____________________________________________________________

9. Read the text. Fill the information required.

“As a young girl, Anning helped her family collect unusual rocks and shells in Lyme

Regis. Anning’s family did not have a lot of money. They would sell the rocks and shells

to people passing through the town or visiting the beaches. Anning loved selling the

special rocks and shells to help her family.”

c. What can you infer about Anning?

__________________________________________________________________________________

d. What is the point of view of the paragraph?

__________________________________________________________________________________

Good luck 🙂