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Side A
Name _____________________________________________ Date _________________________
WORD
of the Day
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Use the word below in a short paragraph about something
you detest.
abominable: (adj.) causing disgust, horror, or hatred; detestable
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Sentence Mender
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Rewrite the sentence to make it correct.
She hoping to be winning a metal in the track meat.
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Cursive Quote
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Copy the quotation in cursive writing.
Fa¡il¡ ¡t¡o ¡p™re¡p¡a™re¡, ¡p™re¡p¡a™re¡ ¡t¡o¢ f¡a¡il¡.
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What did the writer mean? Explain. Write your answer in cursive on another sheet of paper.
Analogy of the Day
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Complete the analogy.
Huge is to enormous as __________________________ is to flat.
 A. bumpy
 B. level
 C. large
 D. pancake
Explain how the analogy works: _______________________________________________________
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Side B
Y Ready, Set, READ!
Read the passage. Then answer the questions.
A funny thing happened about 2,000 years ago in the Greek port
of Alexandria, in Egypt. A priest lit an altar fire outside the doors of a
temple. The fire heated water within a metal globe. The sealed globe
was connected by a tube to a large bucket suspended by chains from
a system of weights and pulleys. As the water expanded, it spilled
through the tube into the bucket. As the bucket got heavier it pulled a
rope that turned the temple doors on their pivots. The doors opened,
as if by magic, just as people were arriving to worship. The priest may
have used the world’s first automatic door-opener.
Another funny thing happened when the priest left the temple.
After he extinguished the fire, the air in the sphere cooled and
contracted. This force siphoned the water from the bucket back into
the sphere. The pulley system was activated in reverse. The bucket
lightened and lifted. The temple doors closed.
This invention was attributed to Hero, a Greek mathematician and
engineer. Hero liked to wow people with his “high tech” mechanical
wonders. Historians cannot be certain that this device was actually
built, though they have found written plans.
The next time your arms are loaded with packages and doors open
to let you through, think of Hero tinkering away in his shop.
1. Why might worshipers have thought that the temple doors opened by magic?
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2. What does it mean to siphon water? ____________________________________________
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3 BrainTeaser
Use the clues to complete a word that starts with cri.
1. Baby’s bed CRI ____
5. Reviewer
CRI ____ ____ ____ ___
2. Brittle
CRI ____ ____
6. Shade of red
CRI ____ ____ ____ ____
3. Disaster
CRI ____ ____ ____
7. Type of insect CRI ____ ____ ____ ____
4. Cower
CRI ____ ____ ____
8. Scrunches
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CRI ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
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Answers
Jumpstart 2
Word of the Day: Check students’ paragraphs for accurate usage of the term.
Sentence Mender: She hopes to win a medal in the track meet.
Cursive Quote: Check students’ handwriting for accuracy and legibility. Responses will vary.
Analogy of the Day: B; (synonyms analogy) Check that students’ answers are reasonable.
Ready, Set, Read! 1. They were probably not educated in science and physics. 2. Siphon
means to draw out or empty liquid through a tube or hose.
Brainteaser: 1. crib 2. crisp 3. crisis 4. cringe 5. critic 6. crimson 7. cricket 8. crinkles
Connections to the Common Core State Standards
As shown in the chart below, this activity will help you meet your specific state reading
and language arts standards as well as those outlined in the CCSS. These materials
address the following standards for students in grade 6. For details on these standards,
visit the CCSS Web site: www.corestandards.org/the-standards/.
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