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Selection Comprehension
Lesson 26
Choose the best answer for each question.
1. How can readers tell that “Charlotte’s Web” is a fantasy?
It has a plot that teaches a lesson.
The events could not happen in real life.
The story tells about real people from history.
It gives facts and information about a subject.
2. Why does Wilbur want to spin a web?
He wants to teach Charlotte to weave.
He wants to make a gift for Fern.
He knows that he is good at it.
He thinks it will be fun.
3. What can readers tell about Wilbur?
He does not give up easily.
He saves string to use for webs.
He worries about where to get food.
He has always wanted to spin a web.
4. How are Charlotte and Fern ALIKE?
Both are spiders.
Both can weave.
Both live in the barn.
Both are fond of Wilbur.
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5. How does Wilbur MOST LIKELY feel after he
crashes with a thud for the second time?
lucky
proud
foolish
curious
6. Charlotte can BEST be described as
selfish.
lively.
loud.
wise.
7. Which sentence BEST tells the lesson Wilbur learns in
the story?
Everyone has different talents.
A true friend never leaves.
Practice brings success.
Trust is hard to earn.
8. What is MOST LIKELY to happen next?
Wilbur will try to spin a web again.
Wilbur and Charlotte will keep talking.
Wilbur will visit the Queensborough Bridge.
Wilbur will borrow more string from Templeton.
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Lesson 26
READ
THINK
EXPLAIN
Written Response (worth two points)
9. Do you think Charlotte did the right thing when she encouraged
Wilbur to spin a web? Use information and details from “Charlotte’s
Web” to help you explain why or why not.
Sample two-point response: Yes, I think Charlotte did the
right thing. She knew Wilbur couldn’t spin a web, but he
would keep thinking he could unless she made him try
it. That proved it was something spiders can do but pigs
can’t.
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Phonics/Spelling: Suffixes -tion, -sion
Lesson 26
Read each sentence. Use the suffix to help choose the
word that belongs in each sentence.
1. My sister is proud of her
of seashells.
collection
collecsion
collectest
collectly
2. I think I made the right
.
decition
decider
decidly
decision
3. We will spend our
at the lake.
vacater
vacation
vacasion
vacatest
4. Use
when riding your bike.
cautest
cautly
caution
causion
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Focus Skill: Make Inferences
Lesson 26
Read the passage. Then choose the best answer for
each question.
As Billy walked home from school on Friday, he noticed the
piles of leaves forming in his neighbors’ yards. He knew that he
would be raking the leaves in his own yard the next day.
On Saturday morning, Billy gathered everything he needed.
He found gloves, a rake, a broom, and a box of leaf bags. When
he opened the leaf bags, he saw that they were decorated with
eyes, noses, and big crooked smiles. Billy worked for two hours,
until the yard was perfectly cleared.
He looked at his work and saw that he had filled eight leaf
bags. He carried them to the curb. He looked at the pile of
stuffed bags. He laughed at how much they looked like huge
pumpkins.
As Billy was picking up his tools, one of the neighbors
walked over. The neighbor looked at Billy’s yard, and then he
said he wished Billy would rake his yard, too.
1. In which season does this story take place?
summer
fall
spring
winter
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2. What do you already know about this season?
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Trees have green leaves.
Snow covers tree branches.
Leaves fall from the trees.
Trees grow many new leaves.
3. What color were the leaf bags?
orange
brown
black
gray
4. Why did the neighbor want Billy to rake his leaves?
The neighbor hated raking.
The neighbor thought that Billy had done a good job.
The neighbor thought that Billy needed the exercise.
The neighbor felt sorry for Billy.
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Multiple-Meaning Words
Lesson 26
Read each sentence. Choose the best definition of
the word as used in the sentence.
1. I swung the bat as hard as I could, but I missed the ball.
a small, flying animal
to strike something
a stick used to hit a ball
to wink or flutter
2. I have to use my ruler in math class.
someone who rules a country
a group that makes decisions and laws
a flat piece of wood, plastic, or metal used for
measuring
a principle set to guide behavior and action
3. I hurt my elbow when I fell on the hard ground.
slowly and with difficulty
very firm and solid
with a great deal of force
involving a great deal of labor
4. Sara got a new dress to wear to the ball.
a round object
to make round
to throw
a large dance
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5. There was a just a bit of pie left in the pan.
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a small amount of something
a metal bar in a horse’s mouth, attached to reins
a tiny amount of computer information
the piece on the end of a drill
6. The tiger had a thick, shiny coat.
an item of clothing
an animal’s fur
a thin layer
a protective cover
7. I borrowed a pen to sign my name.
a small fenced area for animals
an instrument used for writing
to keep something in an area
to write something
8. The shy calf hid behind its mother in the field.
a young whale
part of the leg
a very young cow
a large piece of ice
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Robust Vocabulary
Lesson 26
Choose the word that best completes each sentence.
1. I told Mom that my brother was being a
.
presentation
nuisance
require
dreadful
2. My teacher was
that we all follow his rules.
inevitable
sedentary
bristly
adamant
3. My dog’s coat felt
after her haircut.
bristly
adamant
inevitable
sedentary
4. The huge sign started to
in the wind.
oblige
sway
require
confuse
5. My cousin is always
about how strong he is.
collaborating
inheriting
boasting
summoning
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6. All of a sudden we heard a
sound.
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sedentary
confuse
bristly
dreadful
7. When I am sick, I like to be
.
sway
sedentary
inevitable
adamant
8. The sound of the bell was
us back to class.
boasting
mentioning
humoring
summoning
9. Will you please
me by agreeing to come along?
oblige
sway
confuse
require
10. The
day of the math test had come.
inevitable
adamant
bristly
sedentary
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Grammar: Irregular Verbs
Lesson 26
Read each sentence. Choose the correct word to
complete each sentence.
1. Last week my mom
me to soccer practice.
driven
drove
drived
drive
2. I had
the ball into the hoop at least fifty times.
threw
throw
thrown
through
3. Because we were late, we
down the hall.
run
ran
runned
ranned
4. The last time I
peanut butter cookies to school,
everyone enjoyed them.
brought
bring
brung
bringed
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Oral Reading Fluency
Lesson 26
Cam did not enjoy her weekend chores. She wanted to
10
help around the house as her brother and sister did. Still,
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she dreaded every Saturday morning.
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Her mother let Cam try different chores each week,
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hoping to find one that Cam might enjoy. First, Cam tried
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laundry. After she turned her father’s white work shirts
55
pink, her mother decided that Cam’s older brother Mark
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should probably keep doing the laundry.
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Next, Cam tried vacuuming. She got a pair of socks
80
stuck in the vacuum cleaner by accident. Cam’s sister,
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Libby, took over after that.
94
Cam was sad. She felt that nothing she did helped her
family.
105
106
Then one Saturday morning, Cam’s mother had an
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idea. “Cam, why don’t you help me weed the garden?”
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Cam had never worked in the garden before, but she
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liked being outside. She put on gardening gloves and
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followed her mother outside.
147
After a few hours, Cam was still hard at work, but she
was enjoying herself.
162
“Cam, you did a great job!” her mother said happily.
“I think we have found the right chore for you.”
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