Benchmark Reading 4.

Benchmark Reading 4.1

Answer Key
Student Book

Unit 1 Postcards from Luis Summary

p. 6 to his friend, all the sounds, by the wind, rebuild it

Get Ready p. 13

[Sample Answers] Build Language

I can hear the waves at the beach. / I can hear
children playing at the beach. / I can hear seabirds 1. moving
at the beach. 2. shouting
3. beating
p. 7
Connect Your Ideas
Key Words B
[Sample Answers]
1. beach 2. postcard 3. crash 4. sailboat • My favorite sound at the beach is people. I love
5. wave 6. whistle 7. sandcastle 8. laughter hearing people laughing and playing.
• My favorite sound at the beach is the waves. I love
p. 8 hearing the waves hitting the shore.

Focus
Unit 2 Listening to Sound
[Sample Answers]
He notices a sailboat. / He notices waves. / He p. 14
notices the wind. / He notices the whales.
Get Ready
p. 9
[Sample Answers]
Check Shouting makes a loud sound. / Singing out loud
makes a loud sound. / A car horn makes a loud
whooo sound.

p. 10 p. 15

Check Key Words B

A wave destroys her sandcastle. Luis and Lola build 1. through 2. loud 3. back and forth 4. speed
another. 5. track 6. travel 7. condition 8. purr

p. 11 p. 16

Reading Comprehension Focus

A. 1. ⓒ 2. ⓒ 3. ⓑ 4. ⓑ [Sample Answers]
B. 1. True 2. True 3. False There are machine sounds. / There are sounds
C. 1. another sandcastle 2. Lola’s laughter people make. / There are animal sounds.

p. 12 p. 17

Reading Skill Check

[Sees] grandmother, sandcastle Trains make sounds. Cats make sounds. Bells make
[Hears] wind, laughter sounds. People make sounds. Birds make sounds.
[Both] waves Dolphins make sounds.
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p. 18 p. 24

Check Focus

Sound travels faster in water than in air. [Sample Answers]

Animals make sounds to communicate with one
p. 19 another. Animals make sounds with their mouths. /
Animals make sounds to warn about danger.
Reading Comprehension Animals make sounds with their bodies.

A. 1. ⓑ 2. ⓒ 3. ⓐ 4. ⓒ p. 25
B. 1. False 2. True 3. False
C. 1. back and forth 2. air, water Check

p. 20 A cricket chirps and a frog croaks.

Reading Skill p. 26

[Different types of sounds] soft, high Check

[How sounds travel] the air, the water
[Why sounds are important] what we think, what is They use their mouths, trunks, and feet to make
happening sounds.

Summary p. 27

easy to hear, cat purring, big bell, back and forth Reading Comprehension

p. 21 A. 1. ⓒ 2. ⓑ 3. ⓐ 4. ⓒ
B. 1. True 2. False 3. True
Build Language C. 1. rub their wings 2. roar, growl, chirp, croak,
peep
1. harder than
2. earlier than p. 28
3. better than
Reading Skill
Connect Your Ideas
[Why] communicate, scare, warn
[Sample Answers] [How] wings, tails, trunks
• It will be very dangerous because we cannot help
when someone cries, “Help!” Summary
• It will be very quiet because we cannot make any
noise at all. various reasons, under their mouths, crack the eggs
open, beautiful songs

Unit 3 Different Animals, Different Sounds p. 29

p. 22 Build Language

Get Ready 1. to take a walk

2. to return a book
[Sample Answers] 3. to get some milk
A lion roars. / A lion makes a loud sound. / A lion
makes a scary sound. Connect Your Ideas

p. 23 A sheep baas. A pig oinks. A tiger roars. A bee

buzzes.
Key Words B

1. chick 2. scare 3. communicate 4. warn Unit 4 My Whale of a Tale

5. danger 6. crack 7. predator 8. rub
p. 30
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Get Ready • I love dolphins, so I would like to see dolphins up

close. That would be really exciting!
[Sample Answers] • I love seals, so I would like to see seals up close.
They live in the ocean. / They are sea mammals. / That would be really fun!
There are many different kinds of whales.

p. 31
Unit 5 Charlie’s Museum Adventure
Key Words B
p. 38
1. massive 2. on board 3. deck 4. blast
5. search 6. surface 7. captain 8. ipper Get Ready

p. 32 [Sample Answers]
The people are in a history museum. The children
Focus are learning from the teacher. / The people are in an
art museum. The children are enjoying the artwork.
[Sample Answers]
They see whales. / They see sea birds. p. 39

p. 33 Key Words B

Check 1. wonder 2. protect 3. dinosaur 4. armor

5. horn 6. fossil 7. museum 8. bone
Humpback whales. / They see humpback whales.
p. 40
p. 34
Focus
Check
[Sample Answers]
The whales are incredibly huge. He sees a dinosaur fossil with a long neck. / He
sees a dinosaur fossil with plates of armor. / He
p. 35 sees a bird-like dinosaur fossil.

Reading Comprehension p. 41

A. 1. ⓑ 2. ⓐ 3. ⓑ 4. ⓐ Check
B. 1. True 2. False 3. True
C. 1. blowholes, breath 2. 4.57 meters A giraffe. / He thinks of a giraffe.

p. 36 p. 42

Reading Skill Check

Captain Charles, Watch humpback whales, Flukes, It protects the armadillo.

White markings, Weight
p. 43
Summary
Reading Comprehension
whale watching, from its blowhole, closer to the
boat, 500 human beings A. 1. ⓒ 2. ⓐ 3. ⓒ 4. ⓒ
B. 1. False 2. True 3. True
p. 37 C. 1. eat leaves 2. bird-like

Build Language p. 44

1. It is like Reading Skill

2. They are like
[Animals of Today] giraffe, armadillo, ostrich,
Connect Your Ideas rhinoceros
[Functions] eat leaves from trees, protect itself
[Sample Answers]
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Summary Reading Comprehension

takes a trip, dinosaur fossils, like a giraffe, with the A. 1. ⓒ 2. ⓒ 3. ⓐ 4. ⓒ

help of B. 1. True 2. False 3. False
C. 1. repair 2. light switch
p. 45
p. 52
Build Language
Reading Skill
1. can’t wait to read
2. can’t wait to eat (1)-3-5-2-6-4
3. can’t wait to tell
Summary
Connect Your Ideas
things they need, test it, for a moment, turn on
[Sample Answers]
• Last month, I went to a car museum with my dad. I p. 53
saw many different types of cars there.
• Last year, I went to a history museum with my Build Language
family. I saw many old weapons there.
1. That’s how I got injured.
2. That’s how I improve my speech.

Unit 6 Electricity for Saburo’s School Connect Your Ideas

p. 46 [Sample Answers]
• I use electricity for my TV at home every day. I
Get Ready watch TV by using electricity.
• I use electricity for my computer at home every
[Sample Answers] day. I surf the Internet by using electricity.
Water can make electricity. / Wind can make
electricity. / The sun’s power can make electricity.
Unit 7 Oops! Why Did I Do That?
p. 47
p. 54
Key Words B
Get Ready
1. break down 2. glow 3. complete 4. repair
5. supply 6. material 7. electricity [Sample Answers]
8. hydropower We’re tired. / We’re bored. / We didn’t sleep enough.
/ We see somebody else yawn.
p. 48
p. 55
Focus
Key Words B
[Sample Answers]
It succeeds. / It fails. / I don’t know. 1. normal 2. healthy 3. roar 4. breathe
5. giggle 6. burp 7. yawn 8. hiccup
p. 49
p. 56
Check
Focus
The pulleys break down and the turbine cracks, so
he thinks the project fails. [Sample Answers]
We’re tired. / We’re shy. / We’ve eaten too much
p. 50 food.

Check p. 57

She wants somebody to turn the light on. Check

p. 51 avoid
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p. 58 Focus

Check [Sample Answers]

The skin is an organ. It protects other organs in the
Gas. / Gas comes out of our bodies when we burp. body. / The heart is an organ. It moves blood around
the body. / The stomach is an organ. It breaks down
p. 59 food.

Reading Comprehension p. 65

A. 1. ⓒ 2. ⓒ 3. ⓐ 4. ⓐ Check
B. 1. False 2. True 3. True
C. 1. shy 2. keep us safe, healthy There are 206 bones and more than 600 muscles in
the human body.
p. 60
p. 66
Reading Skill
Check
[Cause] fresh air, Too much air, get out of
[Effect] yawn, burp The heart. / The heart sends blood around our body.

Summary p. 67

what is the matter, cannot help, for a reason, Reading Comprehension

breathing normal
A. 1. ⓑ 2. ⓐ 3. ⓑ 4. ⓑ
p. 61 B. 1. True 2. True 3. False
C. 1. Muscles, half 2. tissue, organs working
Build Language
p. 68
1. Have you ever ridden
2. Have you ever been Reading Skill
3. Have you ever heard
[Lungs] ⓓ
Connect Your Ideas [Bones] ⓕ
[Skin] ⓑ
[Sample Answers] [Heart] ⓔ
• Blinking. I can keep my eyes open for a while but [Muscles] ⓒ
not forever. [Stomach] ⓐ
• Sneezing. I can hold my sneeze for a while but not
forever.
Summary
Unit 8 The Human Body: A Marvelous Machine covers the body, make it move, around the body,
broken down
p. 62
p. 69
Get Ready
Build Language
[Sample Answers]
There are 206 bones in the body. / There are over 1. in order to save
200 bones in the body. 2. In order to get
3. in order to win
p. 63
Connect Your Ideas
Key Words B
[Sample Answers]
1. cell 2. lung 3. skeleton 4. muscle 5. organ 6. • The mouth is an organ. It helps us eat and speak.
heart 7. stomach 8. nutrient • The brain is an organ. It helps us think.
p. 64
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Unit 9 Making Sense of Your Senses p. 77

p. 70 Build Language

Get Ready 1. Once you make

2. Once you try
[Sample Answers]
My favorite food is pizza. It smells good. / My
favorite food is chocolate. It tastes sweet. / My Connect Your Ideas
favorite food is cheesecake. It is soft and smooth.
[Sample Answers]
p. 71 • Taste is the most important sense to me because I
love eating delicious food.
Key Words B • Smell is the most important sense to me because I
love smelling owers.
1. react 2. chew 3. sight 4. taste 5. tongue 6.
rustle 7. sense 8. recognize
Unit 10 Hurricane Diary
p. 72
p. 78
Focus
Get Ready
[Sample Answers]
The ve senses are sight, hearing, taste, smell, and [Sample Answers]
touch. / We can read. / We can listen to the Hurricanes are powerful storms. / Hurricanes have
teacher. / We can know which food we like. strong winds and rain. / Hurricanes can cause
ooding on land.
p. 73
p. 79
Check
Key Words B
Hearing
1. shut 2. x 3. hit 4. throw 5. storm
p. 74 6. ashlight 7. bathtub 8. put away

Check p. 80

The eyes, nose, tongue, skin, and ears. / The eyes, Focus
nose, tongue, skin, and ears are related to the
second paragraph. [Sample Answers]
On Friday, a hurricane is coming. / On Saturday, the
p. 75 family buys supplies for the storm. / On Sunday, the
wind blows hard.
Reading Comprehension
p. 81
A. 1. ⓑ 2. ⓑ 3. ⓒ 4. ⓒ
B. 1. False 2. False 3. True Check
C. 1. information, brain 2. sight, hearing, touch,
smell, taste First, they x things. Next, they put away everything
on the ground, shut all the windows, put water in the
p. 76 bathtub, and try the ashlights.

Reading Skill p. 82

[Sense] ⓒ, ⓔ, ⓓ, ⓐ, ⓑ Check
[Function] ⑤, ④, ②, ③, ①
Relieved
Summary
p. 83
the world around us, sense organs, to the brain,
what to do Reading Comprehension
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A. 1. ⓐ 2. ⓑ 3. ⓑ 4. ⓑ p. 89
B. 1. Unlikely 2. Likely 3. Likely
C. 1. heavy, hit 2. The sun Check

p. 84 They both suck up things from the ground.

Reading Skill p. 90

We go shopping for things we need to stay inside. Check

We put away everything on the ground.
We ll the bathtub with water. They start in warm air over the ocean.
We prepare ashlights.
p. 91
Summary
Reading Comprehension
prepares for it, things on the ground, in case, by the
afternoon A. 1. ⓑ 2. ⓐ 3. ⓑ 4. ⓒ
B. 1. True 2. False 3. True
p. 85 C. 1. thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes,
snowstorms 2. get lost, stuck, electricity, heat
Build Language
p. 92
1. in case you forget it
2. in case it rings Reading Skill

lightning, spinning, ground, eye, get lost

Connect Your Ideas
Summary
[Sample Answers]
• First, I will prepare a ashlight. Then, I will stay up above, a funnel shape, over the ocean, a lot of
home and not go outside. damage
• First, I will put boards on the windows. Then, I will
drive away from the hurricane with my family. p. 93

Build Language
Unit 11 Storms
1. as cold as ice
p. 86 2. as good as the one

Get Ready Connect Your Ideas

[Sample Answers] [Sample Answers]

I can see the lightning ashing. / I can see trees
bending from the wind. / I can hear the rain falling. / I
can hear the thunder roaring.
p. 87
• It will be very windy, many trees will fall, and many
houses and buildings will be destroyed.
• It will be scary, the wind will be loud, and lots of
water will be in the streets.

Key Words B
Unit 12 The Storm Chaser
1. damage 2. droplet 3. lightning 4. hail
5. tornado 6. thunderstorm 7. knock down p. 94
8. ood
Get Ready
p. 88
[Sample Answers]
Focus It’s exciting. / They want to make a video. / They
want to learn more about storms.
[Sample Answers]
A thunderstorm is a storm. It has lightning. / A p. 95
hurricane is a storm. It has heavy rain. / A
snowstorm is a storm. It is snowy and windy. Key Words B
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1. useful 2. lm 3. swirl 4. shortcut

5. radar 6. measure 7. equipment 8. track

p. 96

Focus

[Sample Answers]
They chase a storm. Their car helps them. / They
chase a tornado. Their camera helps them.

p. 97

Check

Leo turns on the video camera. Ed drives faster.

They get closer to the tornado.

p. 98

Check

Storm chasing is always exciting and never boring.

p. 99

Reading Comprehension

A. 1. ⓒ 2. ⓑ 3. ⓐ 4. ⓒ
B. 1. Likely 2. Likely 3. Unlikely
C. 1. wind, clouds, rain 2. swirling, ballerina

p. 100

Reading Skill

Late afternoon, tracking a thunderstorm,

checks the equipment, with the radar, moves very
fast, lm it

Summary

chase a storm, touches the ground, faster and

faster, is gone

p. 101

Build Language

1. The ocean gets colder

2. My toothache is getting worse

Connect Your Ideas

[Sample Answers]

• Yes, I want to be a storm chaser because I want to

study storms to help people be safe from them.
• Yes, I want to be a storm chaser because I think
tornadoes are very interesting.
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