Week: 28 - Day 4
Date: ______
INDEX:
Grade - 5
Start Time: ______ End Time: ______ Comprehension Score: ____/10
Grammar Score: ____/20
A. Comprehension – Read the passage.
Have you ever looked at a world map and wondered why the continents seem as though they would
fit together like puzzle pieces? If so, you are not alone,
and you are not wrong! In fact, at one point in time, the
continents were fused together into one “supercontinent”
known as “Pangaea.” This term is from the Greek words
“pan,” meaning “whole,” and “gaea,” meaning “land.”
According to scientists, Pangaea began forming
about three hundred million years ago. In that time, most
of this supercontinent was actually located in the southern hemisphere, which is different from modern
times, where most of the Earth’s land is located in the
northern hemisphere.
Some people may think that the puzzle-like configuration
of the continents as they appear today could be merely a
coincidence. However, there is much more evidence of
Pangaea that is not simply limited to the physical outlines of
the continents. For example, scientists have found fossils of
similar or identical plant and animal species on two continents
that are now very, very far apart. One instance of this is the
fossils of the same dinosaur (Lystrosaurus) archaeologists
found in South America, India, and Australia! Furthermore,
scientists have discovered deposits from the same polar ice
on several different continents that would have been touching each other on Pangaea.
So how did Pangaea form? Special scientists, called geologists, discovered that there are plates
within the Earth that are constantly moving. These plates drift back and forth, and with them, move the
continents in and out or back and forth. This is also how
scientists have been able to hypothesize that more than
one supercontinent has existed. These plates move
incredibly slowly and undetectably to us, so while there will
probably be another supercontinent at some point in the
future, it is years and years away.
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Answer the following questions about the passage.
Match the definitions with the words in italics from the passage in the word bank. Paragraph
numbers are in brackets.
coincidence [3]
deposits [3]
fused [1]
geologists [4]
hypothesize
[4]
merely [3]
1. joined:
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2. guess:
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3. simply:
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4. scientists who study rocks:
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6. chance:
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5. leftovers: ____________________
7. What is one piece of evidence that scientists have used to support the idea of a supercontinent?
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8. Why do you think we can’t we notice the continents shifting beneath us?
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9-10. Would you have liked to live on Pangaea? Why or why not?
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B. Grammar – Sentence Types – For each sentence, list the independent clause(s) and dependent
clause(s) (if any). Then state the sentence type. Your vocabulary words are in italics for all
exercises.
1-3. After I acquired all of the charitable donations, I compiled them, and I inquired as to where I could drop
them off.
Independent Clause(s): ______________________________________________________________
Dependent Clause(s): _______________________________________________________________
Sentence Type: ____________________
4-6. I risked my father’s rebuke and mimicked the high-diver’s plunge into the immense pool.
Independent Clause(s): ______________________________________________________________
Dependent Clause(s): _______________________________________________________________
Sentence Type: ____________________
7-9. Because the material was so dense, my teacher, who has always had a genial demeanor, split the
lesson into two days.
Independent Clause(s): ______________________________________________________________
Dependent Clause(s): _______________________________________________________________
Sentence Type: ____________________
Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs – For each adjective or adverb, write the
comparative and superlative form.
Adjective / Adverb
Good
Early
Big
Vacant
Comparative
10.
12.
14.
16.
Superlative
11.
13.
15.
17.
“Lay” vs. “Lie,” and “Raise” vs. “Rise” – For each sentence, fill in the blank with the correct form of
lay, lie, raise, or rise.
18. I am glad that the fog has ______________; now we can see the beautiful scenery!
19. The temperature is ______________ quickly! Let’s go to the vast lake and take a nice, cooling swim.
20. That book had _______________ there for days, but suddenly it vanished! Where could it be?
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