Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Ministry of Education
:Day
Student Name: School Year
Subject: English
_______________ 2023/2024 ________
Grade / Section: 4 / :Date
Topic: RWC U4/G2 Second
)”A Telephone Mix-Up“( Semester ________
Schools of Retaal International Academy
:CCS
RL.4.3 Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific
details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions).

RL.4.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including those that
allude to significant characters found in mythology (e.g., Herculean).

L.4.4b Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning
of a word

Historical Fiction:
• Is set in the past and based on real events
• Includes a mix of fiction and historical fact
• Includes literary elements such as realistic characters, events, and setting
• May include text features such as dialogue and flashback

“A Telephone Mix-Up” (Summary): p.132-135

This story is historical fiction. The year is 1905 and telephones are appearing in homes
and businesses. The invention is revolutionary but sometimes there are mix-ups. Dr.
Ericksen gets a call about a sick patient at a farm. He rushes to the farm but there are no
sick people. He finds that the farmer wanted to call a veterinarian named Dr. Kerrigan
about a sick goat!

Fill the blanks with the correct answer:

1- Who is Dr. Ericksen?

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2- What did Dr. Ericksen predict?

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3- Meg ran into the house. What was on the wall?

Vocabulary: p.136-137
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Word meaning
Decade is a period of ten years
Directing is the act of giving instructions, ordering, or
commanding
Engineering is the work that uses scientific knowledge for
practical things such as building bridges and
dams.
Gleaming When something is gleaming, it is shining or
glowing.
Scouted It means to have looked at or explored in order to
find out and bring back more information.
Squirmed To have squirmed is to have turned and twisted
the body.
Technology is the use of science for practical purposes,
especially in engineering and industry.
Tinkering is puttering or keeping busy in an aimless way.

Synonyms: Words that have the

same or similar meanings p.137

foresee anticipate

magnificence
grandness

The End

1- Dr. Ericksen is Meg’s father

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2- He predicted there would be a hundred telephones in the town. He also predicted it
would happen before the decade was over.

3- The wood telephone box with a black receiver was on the wall.