Homework 21
th​
th​
5​
GRADE: Due Thursday, March 12​
, 2015
Units 4-6 Exam information
Use this study guide to prepare for your evaluations for Units 4-6 and complete the practice exercises
below in your homework notebook. Ask your teacher if you have any questions ​
before ​
the day of your
evaluation.
Your evaluation will be in two parts: ​
Reading Comprehension and Grammar​
on ​
Friday, March 13th​
,
and ​
Composition​
on ​
Tuesday, March 17th​
.
REMEMBER for evaluations:
● Use complete sentences with capital letters and punctuation.
● Make sure your subjects and verbs agree.
● Include a topic sentence, detail sentences, and a final sentence in every paragraph.
● Study vocabulary and spelling. Look in your homework, spelling lists, student books,
workbooks, and materials, not just this study guide.
Study guide checklist​
--do you remember?
Unit 4 (Shopping Around):
● Shopping vocabulary ​
(to talk about things you buy and the places you buy them)
○ I bought a ​
turquoise necklace​
and ​
silver earrings​
at a ​
craft fair​
.
● Comparatives ​
(using ​
-er ​
ending for adjectives with 1 syllable or that end in -y, and using ​
more​
,
less, ​
or ​
not as … as​
with adjectives of 2 syllables or more that do not end in -y)
○ The iPad is ​
more expensive than​
the Samsung tablet, but it’s worth it.
○ The high heel shoes are ​
not as comfortable as​
the sneakers, but they are ​
fancier​
.
○ The bouquet of daisies is ​
less expensive than​
the bouquet of roses, but it is ​
not as
romantic​
.
● Superlatives ​
(using ​
-est ​
ending for for adjectives with 1 syllable or that end in -y, and using
most​
or ​
least​
with adjectives of 2 syllables or more that do not end in -y)
○ The ear buddies are ​
the least expensive​
headphones, but they come in ​
the most
boring​
colors.
○ The Nimbus 2000 is ​
the most expensive​
of all flying brooms, but it is also ​
the fastest​
!
● Too​
and ​
Enough​
(Use ​
too ​
to express when something is more that what you want. Use
enough​
to express something that is sufficient, or ​
not enough​
if it is insufficient.)
1 ○ The weather is ​
too cold​
to go swimming. It’s ​
not warm enough​
. Let’s play video games
instead. Maybe it will be ​
warm enough​
to swim tomorrow.
Unit 5 (Vacation Time):
● Vacation and activity vocabulary
○ I went ​
hiking​
in the ​
mountains​
and brought my ​
water bottle, sunscreen, sunglasses,
bug repellent,​
and a ​
windbreaker​
, but I forgot my ​
map​
and got lost!
● Past progressive/past continuous ​
verb tense with ​
when​
or ​
while ​
and ​
simple past ​
verbs
○ While​
T-Rex ​
was kayaking​
, he ​
lost​
his paddle and couldn’t get it back because his arms
were too short.
○ They ​
were horseback riding when​
it ​
started​
to rain.
● Questions and answers with ​
past progressive ​
tense
○ Was​
T-Rex ​
canoeing​
when he lost his paddle? No, he ​
wasn’t​
. He ​
was kayaking​
.
○ What ​
were​
you ​
doing​
when the earthquake hit? We ​
were riding​
our bikes.
Unit 6 (The Future!):
● Electronic device and technology vocabulary ​
(to talk about what there will and won’t be in
the future)
○ Will there be ​
mp3 players​
or ​
CD players​
50 years from now? No, there won’t. There
will be chips implanted directly in our heads.
● Simple future​
verb tense ​
(​
will ​
or ​
won’t + simple present verb​
)
○ Do you think we ​
will have​
time machines in the future? Yes, we ​
will have​
time
machines, but they ​
won’t be​
able to travel into the past, only the future. Otherwise
future people would have visited us!
● Anyone/Anybody, No one/Nobody, Everyone/Everybody,​
and ​
Someone/Somebody
○ Will ​
anyone​
volunteer to wash the dishes?
○ Why is ​
nobody​
volunteering to wash the dishes?
○ If ​
someone​
doesn’t wash the dishes, ​
everyone​
will have to eat with dirty silverware.
Study guide exercises​
--can you do it?
The following exercises are due in your homework notebook on Thursday, March 12th.
A. Reading Comprehension: Read the passage and then answer the questions in complete
sentences.
A Day At the Fair
While my friend Ana was shopping for some jewelry, I saw a striped tent with a sign that
said, “Fortune Teller.” Curious, I went inside to find out more. The tent was dark and
disorienting. While my eyes were adjusting, a voice said, “I will predict your future for only
$99.95.” I blinked and looked toward the corner. There was a woman with a hood over her face
2 looking into a crystal ball. “$99.95! Sorry, that’s too expensive,” I said. I was turning to leave
when she calmly predicted, “You will find $85 on the ground outside the tent.” I thought she
was totally crazy, so I left.
But while I was walking out, I looked around on the ground. Sure enough, there was a
dirty envelope in the mud. I opened it and found exactly $85! I thought about it. Maybe I should
just keep the money. I could use some more fashionable shoes. But then I thought, if she knew
about the money, maybe she knows some really important things about my future. I decided
that knowing my future was worth more than nice shoes, so I went back in.
The lady peered into her crystal ball. She kept her hood on and I couldn’t see her face,
but her hands were really hairy. “You will travel to a far-off land,” she began. “You will see
many things and go on many adventures. You will go hiking in mountains above the clouds. But
you will not have enough sunscreen or water. You will get very badly sunburned and
dehydrated. But it will be okay. Another hiker will find you. He will have sunglasses and a red
hat--yes, I see a red hat--and he will give you water and help you back down the mountain.
Later, you will discover that the water is magical. It will make you immortal. You will live forever
and be very happy.”
She finished her prediction and held out her hairy hand for the money. I counted out
exactly $99.95. “No tip?” she asked. “Didn’t you like your future?”
“It sounds like a lovely future,” I sighed. “But it’s too unbelievable, not realistic enough. I
should be less gullible.” I went outside and found Ana. While I was wasting my money, she
bought a gorgeous pair of silver earrings for only $9.95! She’s a more intelligent shopper than I
am. Maybe she can help me find some less expensive shoes.
1.
What did the author do while her friend was shopping?
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2.
Did the author have enough money to get her fortune told?
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3.
What did the lady predict the magical water will do?
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3 B.​
Underline​
​
all comparative or superlative forms in the following restaurant review. Four of
the comparative/superlative forms in the paragraph are incorrect. Rewrite them correctly
below.
Louie’s Linguini​
is not expensive as the ​
Pasta Palace​
, but the food is so much tastier! I
might even say it has the best Italian food downtown, but I haven’t tried all the restaurants. I
keep going back to ​
Louie’s. ​
The fettuccini alfredo is deliciouser and creamier than the mac and
cheese, but the mac and cheese is more flavorful. The tagliatelle pomodoro, however, is the
less fattening of the pastas. The pizzas are cheesier and have thicker crusts than the ones at
Pasta Palace. ​
Maybe ​
Louie’s​
is less fancy the ​
Palace​
, but you can wear comfortabler, baggier
clothes, which is helpful when you are full of ravioli!
1.
3.
2.
4.
C. Complete the sentences by putting the adjective in parentheses in the superlative or
comparative form.
1. The chilaquiles at that place are ______________________ the chilaquiles at this place.
(spicy)
2. The sandals are ________________________ the sneakers. (fashionable)
3. Candy Crush Saga is _______________________ Android app. (popular)
4. Smartphones are _____________________ regular cell phones. (expensive)
D.​
Complete the sentences with ​
​
too​
or ​
enough.
1. T-Rex can’t play the banjo because his arms aren’t long ______________.
2. My hiking boots hurt my feet because they were ______________ small.
3. I hope there will be _______________ snow to go skiing this weekend!
4. Do you think this jacket is warm ______________? I heard it’s really cold outside.
5. The flying car is ______________ expensive. I’ll just take the bus.
4 6. The keyboard jeans are _____________ weird. I don’t think they will become popular.
E. Use ​
when​
or ​
while​
and the ​
past progressive​
or the ​
simple past ​
tense to complete the
following sentences.
1. I _______________________ for my English exam when _________________________
2. __________ T-Rex ____________________ the ukulele, he _______________________
3. He ________________________ his bicycle __________________________ into a tree.
4. _____________________________________________________, the zombies attacked.
5. _______________________________________________ when a pink unicorn swam by.
6. They were rafting down the river ____________________________________________
F.​
Choose the best answer to replace the underlined words.
​
1. Any person​
who has a smartphone will be able to use this app.
a. someone
b. anyone
c. everyone d. no one
2. All the students​
went to the book fair.
a. someone
b. anyone
c. everyone d. no one
3. A person​
bought the last cupcake and I didn’t get one.
a. someone
b. anyone
c. everyone d. no one
4. In the future ​
all people​
will have their own robot helper.
a. someone
b. anyone
c. everyone d. no one
G. Choose words from the box to make two positive and two negative predictions about the
future.
zombie apocalypse
solar power
pollution
vertical farms
DVD players
laptop computers
1. ________________________________________________________________________
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2. ________________________________________________________________________
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5 3. ________________________________________________________________________
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4. ________________________________________________________________________
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H. Bonus Challenge! Find and correct the mistakes. There are 9 total. (3 extra points)
1. While George was riding in his flying car when he remembered he didn’t have too much
fuel.
2. There are enough mosquitoes. I need some more bug repelent!
3. In the future will be nice zombies and aliens and we all be friends.
4. I buy the most prettyest dress at the store yesterday and it wasn’t too expencive!
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