Mystic Horse Reading Study Guide
The following items will be tested on the assessment for the
story, “Mystic Horse.”
1. Vocabulary- Found in HAB
2. Spelling words- Found in HAB
3. Skill- Sequence
Sequence is the order in which events take place in a
story. This could also be the order in which information
is given.
Events usually occur in time order. (Earliest to latest).
Sometimes, however, the events are told out of order, but
the author usually gives clues that help you recognize the
sequence.
You try!
Jenny wanted to put some pink pigs in her farm painting. She did not have
any pink paint. What could she do?
Jenny got a small cup. First, she poured some red paint into the cup. Then
she poured a little white paint into the cup. She used a stick to mix the two
colors. The paint turned pink, but it was too dark. Jenny added a little
more white paint. The color was just right. Jenny's pigs looked perfect!
Put these sentences in order.
Jenny put red paint in a cup.
Jenny did not have pink paint.
Jenny mixed up her own pink paint.
Jenny added white paint to the cup.
4. Skill- Homophones
-Homophones are two or more words that sound alike
but are spelled differently and have different meanings.
For example:
blue/blew
deer/dear
road/rode
Your turn!
Read each sentence. Circle the correct homophone.
a) Jamie thought the ocean looked (blew/blue.)
b) “Did you see that (aunt/ant) on the ground?” cried James.
c) The eagle could (soar/sore) over the tree.
5. Run- on sentences
- joins together two or more sentences that should be written separately
- You can correct a run-on sentence by separating two complete ideas
into two sentences.
- Each sentence should have a subject and a verb
Run on example- I’m bored at Grandma’s house she doesn’t have a TV.
Corrected sentence- I’m bored at Grandma’s house. She doesn’t have TV.
Run on example- The boy found the raft and the raft floated down the river
and he went downstream.
Corrected sentence- The boy found the raft. The raft floated down the river.
He went downstream.
6. Two ways you can correct a run-on sentence
- Separating two ideas into two sentences
- Correct a run-on sentence by rewriting it as a compound or complex
sentence. Be sure to use a comma before and, but, or or.
(2 independent sentences)
Example run-off sentence: We want to camp out it is too cold outdoors.
Corrected sentence: We want to camp out, but it is too cold outdoors.
(conjunction with two independent clauses)
We want to camp out. It is too cold outdoors. (2 separate sentences)
Example run-off sentence: Hal likes his raft Hal fishes off it.
Corrected sentence: Hal likes his raft and fishes off it.
(conjunction with independent and dependent clause)
Hal likes his raft. Hal fishes off it. (2 separate sentences)