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Class / Branch: Grade 5 / Language Skills Homework

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

A. Go to News-o-matic and read the article assigned to you

“This Week in History”. Later answer questions 1, 2, 3 and
fill in the table according to yourself.

1. Where did the oil spill of March 24, 1989, happen? Explain what happened in your own
words, write at least 3 sentences.

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2. Put the following incidents into the correct order:

Elisha Otis hung out at the blacksmith shop. . ⃣

Elisha Otis made the first safe elevator. .⃣
Elisha Otis designed a lift system. ⃣
Elisha Otis decided to make lifts safer. ⃣

3. Check the “Fact / Act” part. How much oil spilled in the Deepwater Horizon accident?
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B. Write the past forms of the words in the box on the crossword to find the secret
message. (Blocks with darker background will give you the secret message.)

C. Use the past forms of the verbs above to complete the sentences below.