Practice
Name
Phonics:
Closed Syllables
A syllable is a word part with one vowel sound. Some
words have more than one syllable. When syllables end in
a consonant and have a short vowel sound, they are called
closed syllables.
Look for a vowel “closed in” by consonants to find closed
syllables, as in sunset. Divide the syllables between the two
consonants to help you read the word.
A. Circle the words that have two closed syllables.
1. sudden
agent
4. human
upset
2. suspect
focus
5. fossil
bonus
3. baby
basket
6. basic
plastic
B. Read each sentence. Underline the word with closed syllables.
Write it on the line then draw a line between the syllables.
7. Susie has a green basket.
8. The tunnel was dark and scary.
9. I have a cactus in my room.
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11. Tom is content to live in the city.
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My dad and I decided to have a picnic dinner. We packed a basket full
of food. We also put in plastic plates and paper napkins. Then we ate our
meal while we watched the sunset.
Practice
Name
Phonics:
Closed Syllables
A syllable is a word part with one vowel sound. A closed
syllable ends with a consonant. A closed syllable might have a
vowel-consonant (VC) pattern or a consonant-vowel-consonant
(CVC) pattern. A word with closed syllables is usually divided
into syllables between two consonants.
A. Circle the words that are divided into syllables correctly.
1. cont•est
ccon•test
2. cac•tus
cact•us
3. si•gnal
sig•nal
4. ind•ex
in•dex
5. fall•en
fal•len
6. prob•lem
pro•blem
B. Complete each sentence by circling the correctly divided word.
.
7. An ant is a kind of
ins•ect
in•sect
when he lost the race.
8. Stephen was
up•set
ups•et
9. Should we get a dog or a
rab•bit
rabb•it
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10. All of a
sud•den
for a pet?
, it started to rain.
su•dden
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Name
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Word Study
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Use the decoding strategy. It will help you make sure
that you are decoding words correctly.
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Practice
Name
Vocabulary
A. Read the story. Then fill in each blank with the correct
vocabulary word from the box.
crucial
adjust
survive
source
unpredictable
Sometimes the weather can be
. Weather
changes can cause problems for animals in the wild. The animals have
to
to changes in temperature. If the weather gets
.
too cold, the animals need to find ways to
Some animals may huddle together. Staying close to each other provides a
of heat. It is
for the
animals to find shelter so they can be safe from the cold. Since animals are
clever, they usually find ways to adapt to any weather.
B. Use the context clues in the story to write the definitions
of the vocabulary words. Use a dictionary to check your
answers.
1. crucial
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2. adjust
3. survive
4. source
5. unpredictable
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Practice
Name
Comprehension:
Cause and Effect
• A cause is an event or an action that makes something
happen. An effect is something that happens because of an
event or an action. To find an effect, ask what happened? To
find a cause, ask why did it happen?
• To identify cause and effect, look for signal words, such as
cause, effect, because, due to, since, if, and when.
Read this paragraph and answer the questions below.
Animals often have to move because of changes in their habitat. When
trees are cut down, birds can lose their nesting places. They move to a new
place where there are more trees to nest in. In dry weather, ponds sometimes
dry up. Because some animals like frogs need water to survive, they move
to find a place with water. When people build more homes in an area, there
are fewer places where animals can find food and water. This causes the
animals to move to places where they can get what they need to survive.
When animals move to a new area, they can cause problems for the plants
and animals that already live there.
1. Why do animals have to move?
3. Why do frogs have to move?
4. What happens when people build more homes?
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2. What happens to birds when trees are cut down?
Practice
Comprehension:
Cause and Effect
Chart
Name
As you read Call of the Wild, fill in the Cause and Effect Chart.
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Cause
Effect
How does the information you wrote on the Cause and Effect Chart
help you better understand Call of the Wild?
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Practice
Name
Fluency:
Phrasing
As I read, I will pay attention to phrasing.
7
18
22
30
42
52
63
77
82
90
100
109
117
128
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Winds scream. Rain pelts down. Buildings shudder.
Trees sway back and forth. Branches break and fall to the
ground. It’s a hurricane!
You’ve probably seen pictures or images of hurricanes
in a newspaper or on TV. What makes a storm a hurricane?
A hurricane is a storm with very strong winds and
heavy rain. It starts over warm waters in an ocean. The
storm might take the shape of a circle or an oval. It can be
up to 400 miles (640 km) wide.
How do people prepare for hurricanes? How do
“hurricane heroes” do their work? They do their jobs in
offices and shelters. They are important before, during, and
after a big storm. They help save lives.
How do people find out if a bad storm is coming?
Air Force pilots called hurricane hunters fly into the
eye of the storm. 141
Comprehension Check
2. Who are hurricane hunters? Main Idea and Details
Words Read
–
Number of
Errors
=
First Read
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–
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1. What is a hurricane? Main Idea and Details
Practice
Name
Comprehension:
Text Features
You can use text features to locate and understand information
in a text. Text features include boldface type, headings, key
words, and italics. You can also use text features to make and
verify predictions about a text.
A. Skim the text features below. Then answer the question.
1. What do you predict that this announcement will tell you?
B. Read the announcement. Then answer the questions that follow.
AUDITIONS
Mr. Jeswick will hold auditions, or tryouts, for roles in the upcoming play
“One Smart Cookie.” Auditions will be from 3 to 4 p.m. on September
13, in the cafeteria. Understudies, or people who replace actors in an
emergency, will also be chosen.
Overview of the Play “One Smart Cookie” tells the story of girl named
Maria who bakes cookies and solves mysteries. When an old clock goes
missing, Maria cracks a few eggs, stirs up a mess, and finds the thief.
Roles Maria, a third-grade student; Mr. Cohen, Maria’s neighbor; Evan,
Maria’s friend; Mr. Ito, the letter carrier; and Pepper, Maria’s dog.
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2. Circle the heading under which you’d learn what the play is about.
3. Why is it helpful to use italics?
4. Read your answer to question 1. Was your prediction correct? Explain.
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Practice
Name
Study Skill:
Skim and Scan
Skim means to read over a passage quickly to identify the
main ideas. Scan means to search through a passage for key
words or ideas. Skimming and scanning can help you locate
information when you do research.
Skim and scan the passage to help you answer the
following questions.
Is Earth Too Warm?
The earth iis warming quickly. This causes problems for all living things.
Sea ice in the Arctic is melting about three weeks earlier than it did 30
years ago. This is not good for the people who live there. Their homes are
damaged by the melting ice.
ice They also have fewer animals to hunt for food.
Polar bears, seals, and other arctic animals are having problems, too. The
ice cap is getting smaller, so there is less room for them to live. Their food
supply is disappearing, so they have to move to new places to find food.
1. What is the topic of the first paragraph?
3. Draw a circle around the key words in the passage.
4. What is the topic of the second paragraph?
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2. What key words do you see in the heading?
Practice
Name
Vocabulary Strategy:
Synonyms
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Name
Reading Strategy/
Reading Log
A. Reading Strategy: Summarize
Summarizing the most important ideas and details in the text will help
you understand what you read. When you summarize, keep the meaning
of the text. Keep the details or events in the correct order. Choose a text
that you are reading this week, and complete the activity.
1. Record important events or ideas from the text.
2. Use your notes to summarize the text.
B. Independent Reading Log
Choose something that you would like to read. After reading, complete
the reading log. Be sure to paraphrase, or tell the main idea or
meaning of the text. Keep the details or events in the correct order.
Use your log to talk to others about what you read.
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This Text Is About
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