6th Grade ELA 4th Quarter
The 6th grade has three different ELA teachers who were teaching with the same
standards and goals in mind, but with different content in each classroom. Mr. Carison,
Mrs. Thompson, and Mrs. Wellauer teamed up to provide a 4th quarter packet that will
include reading, writing and grammar practice.
Each week, students are expected to complete the work assigned in order to receive a
“Passing” grade for the 4th quarter.
This weekly works includes:
• Daily Language Review (DLR) grammar practiceo An answer key has been included for parents/guardians to assist and
review student work
• Daily writing in the “I Survived the Coronavirus COVID-19 in 2020” Journal
o Each day, students will complete a “chapter” of their journal
• Reading four days per week for 25 minutes per dayo Write a short summary on the pre-printed document included each week
• Read one non-fiction, pre-printed text included each weeko Complete question sets, an answer key has been included for
parents/guardians to assist and review student work
• Enrichment (optional continued website work)
We encourage all students to email or meet your ELA teacher online between
12:00-1:00, whenever problems arise or simply to check-in. If you do not have access to
email or the internet, please call the number listed by your teacher’s name and leave a
message. Teachers will return your call as soon as possible and help you in any way
they can. If students want to send work to their teachers for feedback, they are welcome
to do that at any time via email.
Thank you for your hard work and dedication to your schoolwork at home!
Mr. Carlson- [email protected] 715-638-9471 You can call, use email,
classdojo, or Google Classroom for any questions for me! Whatever works best for you!
Mrs. Thompson - bthompson©haywardk12.wi.us 715-638-9427
Mrs. Wellauer - [email protected] 2.wius 715-638-9426
WEEK 1
Daily Language Review
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2. honey isa treet four bares sayed the zoo keaper
Write the possessive noun.
3. the books of the teachers
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Use this homophone pair in one sentence: plain, plane.
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Fact or opinion?
5. A brainstorm is a good idea.
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TuesdayNe
Write the comparative and superlative forms of quiet.
1. Comparative: Superlative:
Underline the nouns in this sentence.
2. The kindergartners buzzed around the soccer ball like bees around a hive.
Correct these sentences.
i use post it notes to lable the paiges that kneed korrections
4. after ten laps around the track his chest heaves as he breaths
Circle the correct way to divide this word into syllables.5. en ye lop e en vet ope en ye lope env el ope
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1. my gardner suggests i phnted tups acs and a rose
2. hay you had two hay you’re teeth pulled buya dentist
Choose the best word to complete this analogy.
3. Seldom is to often as many is to
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4. envious
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5. entrust
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1. To avoid the extreme daytime heat, we drove across the desert at night.
What print reference source would you use to find a synonym for length? -
Correct these sentences.
3. i bought kiwi from mexico and pinapple from hawa
4. can you git some peeches for me ask frank
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ReadWorks News Debate: Virtual Ed
Do cyber schools make the grade?Students in Caldwell, Idaho, can attend class in their pajamas! At Vallivue Virtual Academy, coursesare taught online. Students work at home with parents, who serve as learning coaches. A certifiedteacher oversees the students’ progress.
The cyber school was launched as a free option for students in kindergarten through grade 8 whohave trouble succeeding in the district’s traditional public school. Supporters of the program say thatvirtual schools help students avoid the social pressures that can interfere with learning. In addition,supporters argue, online courses provide kids with more focused instruction and course options thanthey can get in a typical school.
Not everyone gives cyber schools a passing grade, however. Some educators argue that onlinelearning makes it hard for students to make friends. Many parents also feel that cyber schools putunrealistic time demands on them because they have to oversee their kids’ daily work.
Are virtual schools a valid option? Current Events student reporters Sophia Platcow and PeterBrosnan each log in on a side.
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ReadlAlorks News Debate: Virtual Ed
Crash Course to FailureTechnology can benefit education, but it shouldn’t take over education. Students who go to virtualschools will miss many of the benefits of being in a real school.
If kids attend school online, they will miss out on important social interactions. Payton Mcdonough,13, a seventh grader from Glencoe, Ill., agrees. “I don’t know how I could sit at a computer all daywithout actually interacting with my peers and teachers,” he says.
In addition, virtual schools don’t have enough structure. Students who take online courses can settheir own schedules, which will cause problems for students who have trouble staying motivated.
Furthermore, online schooling puts stress on parents because they have to supervise what their kidsdo at home. Many parents have full-time jobs. How are they going to run their children’s education,excel in their jobs, and take care of their other responsibilities at home?
Virtual schools will make it harder for students to learn and will put too much pressure on parents.
It’s Time for TechIn this ever-changing age of technology, it is important for students to learn to work in the virtualworld.
Virtual learning does not need to replace classroom learning entirely, but it can help students work attheir own pace. If students struggle with subjects, they can take those courses online and spend moretime on them. Valerie VanSelous, a teacher from Hopewell Township, N.J., agrees. “Teachers,students, and parents need to embrace new technology and not be afraid of it. Offering differentteaching aids just might be the key to unlocking a student’s potential.”
Virtual schools can also offer students much more flexible schedules. Students often juggleextracurricular activities, sports, and schoolwork, and cyber schools could help them manageeverything.
Finally, attending virtual school can prepare students for college and for work after graduation. “Weneed to be responsible for working on our own,” says Angela Goscilo, a senior from Pound Ridge,N.Y. “We need to develop technology skills that will help us in whatever we do. Getting an early startis a good idea.”
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ReadsWorks News Debate: Virtual Ed - Comprehension Questions
Name:
________________________________
Date:
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1. What is Vallivue Virtual Aôademy?
A. a private school in Glencoe, Illinois
B. a charter school in Hopewell Township, New Jersey
C. a traditional public school in CaIdwell, Idaho
D. a cyber school where courses are taught online
2. What argument is presented in this text?
A. an argument about prayer in schools
B. an argument about virtual schools
C. an argument about whether school should be year-round
D. an argument about what classes students should be required to take
3. Virtual schools are bad for kids.
What evidence in the text supports this conclusion?
A. Virtual schools provide kids with more focused instruction than they get in a typicalschool.
B. Virtual schools provide kids with more course options than they get in a typical school.
C. Students who attend virtual schools can set their own schedules, which will causeproblems for students who have trouble staying motivated.
D. Attending virtual schools can prepare students for college and work after graduationby training them to work independently.
4. Virtual schools are good for kids.
What evidence in the text supports this conclusion?
A. Virtual schools help students avoid the social pressures that can interfere withlearning.
B. If kids attend virtual schools, they will miss out on important social interactions.
C. Virtual schooling puts stress on parents because they have to supervise what theirkids do at home.
D. A cyber school for students in kindergarten through eighth grade was launched inCaldwell, Idaho.
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Read.lAlorks News Debate: Virtual Ed - Comprehension Questions
5. What is the main idea of this text?
A. Students in Caidwell, Idaho, can attend class in their pajamas.
B. Students who go to virtual schools will miss many of the benefits of being in a realschool.
C. It is important for students to learn to work in the virtual world.
D. There are various arguments for and against virtual schools.
6. Read these sentences from the text.
“Not everyone gives cyber schools a passing grade, however. Some educators arguethat online learning makes it hard for students to make friends. Many parents also feelthat cyber schools put unrealistic time demands on them because they have to overseetheir kids’ daily work.”
What does the statement “Not everyone gives cyber schools a passing grade” meanhere?
A. Not everyone approves of Cyber schools.
B. Not everyone has given cyber schools a test.
C. Not everyone has attended a cyber school.
D. Not everyone cares about students in cyber schools.
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ReadWorks News Debate: Virtual Ed - Comprehension Questions
7. Read these sentences from the text.
“If kids attend school online, they will miss out on important social interactions. PaytonMcdonough, 13, a seventh grader from Glencoe, Ill., agrees. ‘I dont know how I couldsit at a computer all day without actually interacting with my peers and teachers,’ hesays.
In addition, virtual schools don’t have enough structure. Students who take onlinecourses can set their own schedules, which will cause problems for students who havetrouble staying motivated.”
What word or phrase could best replace “in addition” at the beginning of the secondparagraph?
A. First
B. Also
C. Instead
D. In contrast
8. Why does virtual schooling put stress on parents?
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ReaclWlorks News Debate: Virtual Ed - Comprehension Questions
9. What is different about the number of course options kids get in virtual schools
compared to typical schools?
10. Using evidence from the text, make an argument for or against virtual schools.
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ReadsWorks News Debate: Virtual Ed - Comprehension Questions Answer Key
1. What is Vallivue Virtual Academy?
A. a private school in Glencoe, Illinois
B. a charter school in Hopewell Township, New Jersey
C. a traditional public school in Caldwell, Idaho
0. a cyber school where courses are taught online
2. What argument is presented in this text?
A. an argument about prayer in schools
B. an argument about virtual schools
C. an argument about whether school should be year-round
D. an argument about what classes students should be required to take
3. Virtual schools are bad for kids.
What evidence in the text supports this conclusion?
A. Virtual schools provide kids with more focused instruction than they get in a typicalschool.
B. Virtual schools provide kids with more course options than they get in a typical school.
C. Students who attend virtual schools can set their own schedules, which willcause problems for students who have trouble staying motivated.
D. Attending virtual schools can prepare students for college and work after graduationby training them to work independently.
4. Virtual schools are good for kids.
What evidence in the text supports this conclusion?
A. Virtual schools help students avoid the social pressures that can interfere withlearning.
B. If kids attend virtual schools, they will miss out on important social interactions.
C. Virtual schooling puts stress on parents because they have to supervise what theirkids do at home.
D. A cyber school for students in kindergarten through eighth grade was launched inCaldwell, Idaho.
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Read.1Vorks News Debate: Virtual Ed - Comprehension Questions Answer Key
5. What is the main idea of this text?
A. Students in Caidwell, Idaho, can attend class in their pajamas.
B. Students who go to virtual schools will miss many of the benefits of being in a realschool.
C. It is important for students to learn to work in the virtual world.
D. There are various arguments for and against virtual schools.
6. Read these sentences from the text.
“Not everyone gives cyber schools a passing grade, however. Some educators arguethat online learning makes it hard for students to make friends. Many parents also feelthat cyber schools put unrealistic time demands on them because they have to overseetheir kids’ daily work.”
What does the statement “Not everyone gives cyber schools a passing grade” meanhere?
A. Not everyone approves of cyber schools.
B. Not everyone has given cyber schools a test.
C. Not everyone has attended a cyber school.
D. Not everyone cares about students in cyber schools.
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ReadWorks News Debate: Virtual Ed - Comprehension Questions Answer Key
7. Read these sentences from the text.
“If kids attend school online, they will miss out on important social interactions. Payton
Mcdonough, 13, a seventh grader from Glencoe, Ill., agrees. ‘I don’t know how I couldsit at a computer all day without actually interacting with my peers and teachers,’ he
says.
In addition, virtual schools don’t have enough structure. Students who take online
courses can set their own schedules, which will cause problems for students who have
trouble staying motivated.”
What word or phrase could best replace “in addition” at the beginning of the second
paragraph?
A. First
B. Also
C. Instead
D. In contrast
8. Why does virtual schooling put stress on parents?
Answers should resemble the following. Virtual schooling puts stress on
parents because parents have to supervise the schoolwork their kids do at
home.
9. What is different about the number of course options kids get in virtual schools
compared to typical schools?
Kids get more course options in virtual schools than in typical schools.
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Read.A1orks News Debate: Virtual Ed - Comprehension Questions Answer Key
10. Using evidence from the text, make an argument for or against virtual schools.
Answers may vary but must be supported with evidence from the text. For
example, students arguing for virtual schools may respond that such
schools offer students more flexibility than typical schools. Kids in virtualschools get more course options and more freedom to manage their
schedules.Students arguing against virtual schools may make the case that
such schools harm both kids and parents. The schools make it harder forkids to form friendships by depriving kids of opportunities for social
interaction in a classroom. They also put stress on parents who have tosupervise their kids’ schoolwork in addition to working full-time jobs and
taking care of other responsibilities at home.
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Daily Language ReviewWEEK
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26 Monday
Correct these sentences.
1. ray will pick up his new pickup at truck city tomorow
2. during the last rain storm my roof sprung a leak
Use the context clues to determine the meaning of the bolded word.
3. s charisma made her a popular choice for class president. ©
Identify this part of a friendly letter.
4. Dear Aunt Betty, — —______________
Underline the prepositional phrase in this sentence.
5. My baby sister sits in her highchair, giggles, and throws her food overboard.
Daily L.angua9e Review
TuesdayNee
Circle the correct abbreviation for quart.
1. qrt. q. qt. QT
Write a proper noun for each common noun.
2.city
3. business
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Correct these sentences.
4. the scott boys bike club meets on wedesday after skhool
5. wood you like to come to the next meating as my gest
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Correct these sentences.
1. when beavers built dams everie member of an beaver family helps
2. mother father and three or for younger beavers work togather
Write the comparative and superlative adjectives of easy.
3. Comparative: Superlative:
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Choose the best word to complete this analogy.
4. password : computer network:: key:house lock ring mouse
Write the complete subject of this sentence.
5. The transparent plastic crate held all of her photos and letters.
Daily Language Review
Thursday
Write the pronouns that would replace the underlined nouns.
Megan and Chelsea played on the trampoline.
Correct these sentences.
3. they’re many dfrent kinds of letusk romaine and Ebb
4. chef dennis uses for lettuce’s in his famose harvest salad ©
Circle the cause and underline the effect.
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Week 2 Day 1
Week 2 Day 2
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Author:
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Native Americans and freedom of religion
Image 1. This undated photograph from the 1 800s reads Chiricahua Apaches Four Months After Arriving at Carlisle. This portrait of a
grouo ofAaches at the Carlisle boarding school in Pennsylvania was typical of ones during this period of forced assimilation. Before and
after ‘contrast photos were sent to officials in Washington, to potential charitable donors and to other reservations to recruit new students.
Founded in 1879 under U. S governmental authority by General Richard Henry Pratt. Carlisle was the first federally funded off-reservation
Native American boarding school. Pratt’s photographs showing his quick results helped persuade Washington that he was doing vital work.
Image courtesy of the Richard Henry Pratt Papers, Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library Yale University.
The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitutionpromises freedom of religion for everyone. However,the law has been inconsistently applied to NativeAmerican religions.
Europeans first made contact with Native Americans
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about 500 years ago. During the early years and throughout much of the colonial period thatfollowed, Native American religions were not properly recognized. Europeans struggled with thefact that there has never been a single Native American religion.
Many Native American religions have certain similarities. They feature a creator as well as othergods. Place, land and nature are important, along with sacred locations such as burial grounds.The sacred and the non-sacred are not as distinct as in European religions.
By National Geographic Society, adapted by Newsela staff on 0911.19
Word Count 787
Level 930L
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Toward the end of the i8oos, the United States began trying to force Native Americans to adoptmore European American cultural practices. Native Americans were pushed off of their land andonto reservations. The government also established Native American boarding schools. Theschools separated the children from their parents, making it easier to make the children forgettheir language and cultural practices. The children were also forced to learn and practiceChristianity, even though the schools were run by the government. V
The government believed that Native American traditions got in the way of the assimilation of thechildren. In 1883, Hiram Price was Commissioner of Indian Affairs. He was in charge of how thegovernment treated Native Americans. Price created a set of rules that became known as the “Codeof Indian Offences.” The code outlawed many traditional Native American religious practices.Religious leaders were not allowed to discourage children from going to the boarding schools. Ifpeople participated in the outlawed activities, they would not get food and sometimes they went toprison.
Congress Takes Steps To Protect Native American Religions
Religious leaders were not allowed to stop children from attending tile government schools.Ivloreover, they were not allowed to encourage Native American traditions. Other Native Americanpractices were also outlawed.
The code would remain in effect until at least 1934. In 1934, John Collier was tile new
Commissioner of Indian Affairs. He issued a statement saving that the government would nolonger get in the way of Native American practices. ‘The cultural liberty of Indians is in all respectsto be considered equal to that of any non-Indian group,” he said.
In 1978, Congress passed and President Carter signed the American Indian Religious FreedomAct, or AIRFA. The law recognized that the government had been preventing the practice of NativeAmerican religions. They admitted that the government had also restricted access to sacred sitesand use of sacred objects and materials.
In 1988, a court case called Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association came upbefore the Supreme Court. The government Forest Service wanted to build a logging road. r11leroad would cut through the sacred lands in the Chimney Rock area of the Six Rivers NationalForest in California. Building the road would harm the religions of three Native American tribes.After close inspection, government agencies decided tile road should not be built.
However, the Forest Service went ahead with construction. Tile Forest Service argued that tileroad would be far from the religious sites.
rUbe tribes sued, but ultimately the Supreme Courtallowed construction of tile road. It decided that while people could not be forced to practicecertain religions, the government did not need to meet every person’s religious needs.
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act Is Passed
Eight years later, President Bill Clinton went against the Court’s decision. He ordered thatgovernment agencies had to allow for access to and use of sacred sites. Further, the agencies mustavoid harming such sites.
More recently, the Supreme Court also addressed the issue of religious use of a drug called peyoteby members of the Native American Church. Tile church is a mix of Christian and Native American
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practices. Peyote is a cactus which can cause hallucinations when eaten. Using it is against the lawin the United States. The Supreme Court decided that the church must follow laws with generallyvalid purposes.
In response, Congress passed, and President Clinton signed, the Religious Freedom RestorationAct, or RFRA. The RFRA stated that the government could not stop someone’s religious practiceeven through a generally valid law. Some 21 states have since passed their own versions of theRFRA. The AIFRA was also changed. Now, the law specifically allows for use of peyote bymembers of the Native American Church.
The government is no longer actively trying to get rid of Native American culture. Some progressto free religious exercise has been made. However, traditional Native religious practices can stillcome into conflict with state and federal laws.
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Quiz
Which sentence from the article shows the MAIN problem Native Americans faced in terms of religious freedom?
(A) The First Amendment of the US. Constitution promises freedom of religion for everyone.
(B) The code outlawed many traditional Native American religious practices.
(C) He issued a statement saying that the government would no longer get in the way of Native Americanpractices.
(D) However, traditional Native religious practices can still come into conflict with state and federal laws.
2 Which paragraph from the section ‘Congress Takes Steps To Protect Native American Religions” suggests that AIRFA wasinterpreted differently by different groups?
(A) The code would remain in effect until at least 1934. In 1 934, John Collier was the new Commissioner ofIndian Affairs. He issued a statement saying that the government would no longer get in the way ofNative American practices. The cultural liberty of Indians is in all respects to be considered equal tothat of any non-Indian group,’ he said.
(B) In 1978. Congress passed and President Carter signed the American Indian Religious Freedom Act, orAIRFA. The law recognized that the government had been preventing the practice of Native Americanreligions. They admitted that the government had also restricted access to sacred sites and use ofsacred objects and materials.
(C) In 1988. a court case called Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association came up beforethe Supreme Court. The government Forest Service wanted to build a logging road. The road would cutthrough the sacred lands in the Chimney Rock area of the Six Rivers National Forest in California.Building the road would harm the religions of three Native American tribes. After close inspection,government agencies decided the road should not be built.
(D) However, the Forest Service went ahead with construction. The Forest Service argued that the roadwould be far from the religious sites. The tribes sued, but ultimately the Supreme Court allowedconstruction of the road. It decided that while people could not be forced to practice certain religions, thegovernment did not need to meet every person’s religious needs.
3 What is MOST likely the reason the author included the information about how Native Americans were forced to assimilate toEuropean American cultural practices during the 1800s?
(A) to compare the differences in the cultures of Native Americans and European Americans
(B) to explain why Native Americans and European Americans had conflicts over ideas and practices
(C) to emphasize how Native American culture has been oppressed in the history of the United States
(D) to describe in detail what Native American boarding schools were like and what topics were studied
4 Which option accurately characterizes President Bill Clinton’s reaction to the construction of the logging road in the ChimneyRock area of the Six Rivers National Forest?
(A) Clinton immediately argued against the Supreme Court’s decision and opened up a new lawsuit againstthe logging road.
(B) Clinton took action within the next few years to ensure that Native American religious freedoms werebetter protected.
(C) Clinton looked into the law that restricted Native American traditional practices and repealed the ‘Codeof Indian Offences.’
(D) Clinton felt upset that the SLipreme Court did not uphold Native Americans’ right to religious freedom,but did not do anything about it.
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Answer Key
Which sentence from the article shows the MAIN problem Native Americans faced in terms of religious freedom?
(A) The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution promises freedom of religion for everyone.
(B) The code outlawed many traditional Native American religious practices.
(C) He issued a statement saying that the government would no longer get in the way of Native Americanpractices.
(D) However, traditional Native religious practices can still come into conflict with state and federal laws.
2 Which paragraph from the section “Congress Takes Steps To Protect Native American Religions” suggests that AIRFA wasinterpreted differently by different groups?
(A) The code would remain in effect until at least 1934. In 1934, John Collier was the new Commissioner ofIndian Affairs. He issued a statement saying that the government would no longer get in the way of
Native American practices. “The cultural liberty of Indians is in all respects to be considered equal tothat of any non-Indian group,” he said.
(B) In 1978, Congress passed and President Carter signed the American Indian Religious Freedom Act, orAIRFA. The law recognized that the government had been preventing the practice of Native American
religions. They admitted that the government had also restricted access to sacred sites and use ofsacred objects and materials.
(C) In 1988. a court case called Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association came up before
the Supreme Court. The government Forest Service wanted to build a logging road. The road would cutthrough the sacred lands in the Chimney Rock area of the Six Rivers National Forest in California.
Building the road would harm the religions of three Native American tribes. After close inspection,
government agencies decided the road should not be built.
(D) However, the Forest Service went ahead with construction. The Forest Service argued that theroad would be far from the religious sites. The tribes sued, but ultimately the Supreme Court
allowed construction of the road. It decided that while people could not be forced to practice
certain religions, the government did not need to meet every person’s religious needs.
3 What is MOST likely the reason the author included the information about how Native Americans were forced to assimilate to
European American cultural practices during the 1 800s?
(A) to compare the differences in the cultures of Native Americans and European Americans
(B) to explain why Native Americans and European Americans had conflicts over ideas and practices
(C) to emphasize how Native American culture has been oppressed in the history of the United
States
(D) to describe in detail what Native American boarding schools were like and what topics were studied
4 Which option accurately characterizes President Bill Clinton’s reaction to the construction of the logging road in the Chimney
Rock area of the Six Rivers National Forest?
(A) Clinton immediately argued against the Supreme Court’s decision and opened up a new lawsuit against
the logging road.
(B) Clinton took action within the next few years to ensure that Native American religious freedoms
were better protected.
(C) Clinton looked into the law that restricted Native American traditional practices and repealed the “Code
of Indian Offences.”
(D) Clinton felt upset that the Supreme Court did not uphold Native Americans’ right to religious freedom,
but did not do anything about it.
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Correct these sentences.
1. i named my pet george because i got him at georges pet store
2. when i pet georges i says youre my bestest frend
Is the bolded word a subject pronoun or an object pronoun?
3. Will you dance with Mary at the recital?
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4. Can you eat it and play at the same time?
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What do these words have in common?
5. knit crochet cross-stitch needlepoint
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What part of speech is underlined in these sentences?
1. The narrow road twisted between the tall, snowy mountains.
2. Twenty-five team members competed in the tournament.
Correct these sentences.
3. the navajo people are famos for there beutiful rugs
4. historyical thay livd on the southwestern planes
Synonyms, antonyms, or homophones?
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hobbies that use yarn or thread to makethings.
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beautiful rugs.4. Historically, they lived on the
Southwestern Plains.5. homophones
Wednesday1. Pete found his favorite DVD,
“Transformers,” under his bed.2. Dr. Morgan X-rayed Annie’s teeth and
said, “No cavitiesl” (Accept a period oran exclamation point.)
3. Answers will vary—autograph, telegraph,paragraph, homograph
4. in math class5. stoop, stone
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it’s a holiday. OR The traffic wasn’t badthis morning, so maybe it’s a holiday.
3. Frank complained, “My hands arechapped because of the cold, wetweather.”
4. Past—forbade; Future—will forbid5. The enormous elephants, two fierce tigers,
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teacher had asked the question.3. holding one’s interest completely4. construct5. port
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and said, “We want that house.”3. The house was designed by a famous
architect named Frank Lloyd Wright.4. subject5. a suffix
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Coach O’Keefe said.4. Thirty-two different species of birds live
near Lake Oswego.5. metaphor
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Energy Screamsby Read Works
Click....., click click.
You’re on a roller coaster.
It’s climbing slowly up a hill.
All you see is the top of the hill and open sky.
“Ugh,”you think to yourself.
Click.. click.. .click.
You’re 40 stories up.
With only a metal bar for safety.
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CLICK, CLICK, CLICK!
You’re at the very top of the hill.
Silence.
All you see is the bottom of the hill.
It’s very far away.
You’re scared.
“I want to go home.”
WH00000000000000000000SSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!n!!!!!!
You pick up speed as your stomach lifts up and out of its usual, happy place.
Halfway down the hill, you’re already going 70 miles per hour. Your screams (if they can claw theirway out of your mouth) are almost behind you by the time they leave your mouth.
You reach the bottom of the hill but immediately start to climb another big hill. Your stomach takes asecond to feel alright again.
You drop again, and your intestines also take a stroll.
The bottom of this hill yields no breathing room as you realize you are about to go upside down.
A loop-the-loop.
Yes, your feet are now above your head and you’re so disoriented you don’t see what the loop-the-loop feeds into.
A corkscrew. Not only are you upside down again, but you’re spinning at the same time.
The corkscrew feeds into a spiral, which pins you to the seat. It’s a good thing because you’resideways.
“I waited in line for 50 minutes to be tortured?!”
When you come out of the spiral, you shoot straight back up and down a smaller hill.
This hill is child’s play, but uh-oh, you can’t see the bottom.
All you see is a black hole.
Lights flash.
People scream.
You scream.
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All the screams bounce around inside the dark, cramped tunnel.
It’s loud.
It’s scary.
More lights flash.
“Why am I here?!”
You see a light at the end of the tunnel. It’s above you.
You shoot up and out of the tunnel.
You hear brakes activate, and you slow to a stop.
The ride is over.
You’re alive.
You’re back where you first got into this death trap and see a hungry line of people salivating overyour seat.
“You can have it.”
The amusement park tries to sell pictures of you screaming your head off.
“You can have them.”
You need to sit down.
In a chair that doesn’t move.
***
After surviving a roller coaster, most riders would say they just had a thrilling ride. Some wouldmention how scary it was. Some wouldn’t say anything as they focused on racing back to the end ofthe line, ready to wait 50 minutes for another chance to feel Hke their stomach was in their mouth.
But how many riders would mention the great application of potential energy to generate a massiveamount of kinetic energy with the sole intention of delivering an exhilarating two-minute roller coasterride?
Very few, and yet, that’s all a roller coaster is.
As you go up and down, you and the roller coaster are just experiencing changes in potential energyand kinetic energy.
As you click up the first big hill, you are moving forward and have a certain amount of kinetic energy.As you climb, you are also building potential energy. The higher you go, the greater your potentialenergy. If the roller coaster never went down the hill and just stayed up there, your potential energywould still be there, but it would never be converted to kinetic energy.Read Works.org © 2013 ReadWorks®, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Don’t worry. Almost all roller coaster designers build a track that brings you back down.
At the top of the first and tallest hill, your potential energy is at its highest it will ever be on this ride.
As you begin to descend, your potential energy decreases until it’s all gone at the bottom of the hill.
At the bottom of the first hill, your kinetic energy is at its highest point. You’re going as fast as you’ll
ever go on this roller coaster ride.
To ensure the fun keeps going, the roller coaster’s designers put in the second hill. If the first hill were
the ride’s only one, the fun would be over sooner. Without going back up another hill to increase
potential energy again, this gravity-driven roller coaster could still do a few things with its remaining
kinetic energy, but just not as much. One of the marvels of a well-designed roller coaster is its ability
to harness the energy built with the first hill as long as possible. The second hill picks up where the
first one left off and builds potential energy on the way up, and converts that to kinetic energy on the
way down.
The loop-the-loop works the same way in that the highest point of the loop is where the roller
coaster’s potential energy is at its highest. On the way down and out of the loop-the-loop, it converts
into kinetic energy and rolls onto the next stomach-churning thrill.
That last hill with the dark tunnel-bottom is a segment of the roller coaster designed to extract one last
scream, but to also burn off some kinetic energy. The fact that you are looking up at the exit of the
tunnel means you’ve hit the bottom of that hill. Once you’re past the bottom, the roller coaster is
fighting gravity to go up and therefore decreasing in kinetic energy. This helps lower the power and
energy to slow the roller coaster to a smoother stop.
***
Some people love roller coasters. Others loathe them. Wherever you fall on the roller coaster
love/loathe spectrum, it is this mix of potential energy and kinetic energy that affects your feelings
toward roller coaster rides. Whether the roller coaster is made out of metal or wood, or you’re sitting,
standing, or lying on your stomach, the roller coaster is still delivering that mix.
Different materials or where you’re sitting on the roller coaster do actually affect how you experience
the potential energy and kinetic energy. Roller coaster tracks made of steel, as opposed to wood, can
create less friction and therefore offer a smoother ride. This means that the potential and kinetic
energies created are delivered more efficiently to the roller coaster and ultimately, to you. Where you
are sitting in the roller coaster can affect your ride as well. If you’re sitting in the back, you will feel
weightless. If you’re sitting in the front, you will see everything that’s designed to make you scared,
like the first big drop.
All of the rides at amusement parks have a mix of potential energy and kinetic energy. It’s just that
with roller coasters, the extreme heights and speeds make the energies extremely apparent and
unforgettable.
Make sure you’re healthy enough to ride a roller coaster. Some people’s bodies aren’t fit to
experience a roller coaster and that’s fine. If you can ride a roller coaster, try to enjoy it!
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Read.llVorks Energy Screams - Comprehension Questions
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Date:
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1. How does the passage define a roller coaster?
A. the application of kinetic energy to generate massive amounts of potential energy inorder to create an exciting experience
B. an amusement park ride that does not rely on gravity
C. a thrilling ride that almost everyone enjoys
D. the application of potential energy to generate massive amounts of kinetic energy inorder to create an exciting experience
2. What does the author describe in the passage?
A. a merry-go-round ride
B. potential and kinetic energy in a roller coaster ride
C. the rising popularity of amusement parks
D. famous roller coasters around the world
3. Read the following sections from the passage:
“At the top of the first and tallest hill, your potential energy is at its highest it will ever be
on this ride. As you begin to descend, your potential energy decreases until it’s all gone
at the bottom of the hill.”
“At the bottom of the first hill, your kinetic energy is at its highest point. You’re going as
fast as you’ll ever go on this roller coaster ride.”
Based on this evidence, what conclusion can be made?
A. A roller coaster is fastest at the front of the train.
B. The shorter the hill the roller coaster climbs, the greater its kinetic energy.
C. Potential energy is converted to kinetic energy as the roller coaster goes down thehill.
D. No conclusion can be made from this evidence.
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ReadWlorks Energy Screams - Comprehension Questions
4. Why is it necessary for a roller coaster to go up a hill?
A. The potential energy of the roller coaster increases as the coaster goes up a hill andcan be converted to kinetic energy. This kinetic energy allows the coaster to do differentthings.
B. The kinetic energy of the roller coaster increases as the coaster goes up a hill andcan be converted to potential energy. This potential energy allows the coaster to dodifferent things.
C. The kinetic energy and potential energy increase as the coaster goes up a hill. Thisincrease in kinetic and potential energy allows the coaster to do different things.
D. The kinetic energy and potential energy decrease as the coaster goes up a hill. Thisdecrease in kinetic and potential energy allows the coaster to do different things.
5. What is this passage mostly about?
A. a day at an amusement park
B. a boy who hates roller coasters
C. how to build a roller coaster
D. how roller coasters use potential and kinetic energy
6. In the first section of the passage, what does the author use to create a sense of
momentum and to mimic the motions of a roller coaster?
A. the authors internal monologue
B. short sentences and active verbs
C. different images of roller coasters
D. long, run-on sentences
7. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below.
All of the rides at an amusement park have a mix of potential and kinetic energy,
the energies are most noticeable on roller coasters due to their extreme
heights and speeds.
A. finally
B. thus
C. although
D. certainly
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Read1Norks Energy Screams - Comprehension Questions
9. Why do roller coaster designers include a second hill on the ride? What would
happen to the ride if there were only one hill?
10. Explain how potential energy converts to kinetic energy in the loop-the-loop section
of the roller coaster. Make sure to note when the potential energy of the coaster is at itslowest in the loop-the-loop and when the kinetic energy of the coaster is at its highest.
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ReadWorks Energy Screams - Comprehension Questions Answer Key
1. How does the passage define a roller coaster?
A. the application of kinetic energy to generate massive amounts of potential energy inorder to create an exciting experience
B. an amusement park ride that does not rely on gravity
C. a thrilling ride that almost everyone enjoys
D. the application of potential energy to generate massive amounts of kineticenergy in order to create an exciting experience
2. What does the author describe in the passage?
A. a merry-go-round ride
B. potential and kinetic energy in a roller coaster ride
C. the rising popularity of amusement parks
D. famous roller coasters around the world
3. Read the following sections from the passage:
“At the top of the first and tallest hill, your potential energy is at its highest it will ever be
on this ride. As you begin to descend, your potential energy decreases until it’s all gone
at the bottom of the hill.”
“At the bottom of the first hill, your kinetic energy is at its highest point. You’re going as
fast as you’ll ever go on this roller coaster ride.”
Based on this evidence, what conclusion can be made?
A. A roller coaster is fastest at the front of the train.
B. The shorter the hill the roller coaster climbs, the greater its kinetic energy.
C. Potential energy is converted to kinetic energy as the roller coaster goes downthe hill.
D. No conclusion can be made from this evidence.
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ReadlNorks Energy Screams - Comprehension Questions Answer Key
4. Why is it necessary for a roller coaster to go up a hill?
A. The potential energy of the roller coaster increases as the coaster goes up a hilland can be converted to kinetic energy. This kinetic energy allows the coaster todo different things.
B. The kinetic energy of the roller coaster increases as the coaster goes up a hill andcan be converted to potential energy. This potential energy allows the coaster to dodifferent things.
C. The kinetic energy and potential energy increase as the coaster goes up a hill. Thisincrease in kinetic and potential energy allows the coaster to do different things.
D. The kinetic energy and potential energy decrease as the coaster goes up a hill. Thisdecrease in kinetic and potential energy allows the coaster to do different things.
5. What is this passage mostly about?
A. a day at an amusement park
B. a boy who hates roller coasters
C. how to build a roller coaster
D. how roller coasters use potential and kinetic energy
6. Inthe first section of the passage, what does the author use to create a sense of
momentum and to mimic the motions of a roller coaster?
A. the author’s internal monologue
B. short sentences and active verbs
C. different images of roller coasters
D. long, run-on sentences
7. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below.
All of the rides at an amusement park have a mix of potential and kinetic energy,
the energies are most noticeable on roller coasters due to their extreme
heights and speeds.
A. finally
B. thus
C. although
D. certainly
8. Where is the kinetic energy of a roller coaster at its highest?ReadWorksorg . © 2020 ReadWorks®, Inc. All rights reserved.
ReadNOrks Energy Screams - Comprehension Questions Answer Key
The kinetic energy of a roller coaster is at its highest at the bottom of thefirst hill.
9. Why do roller coaster designers include a second hill on the ride? What wouldhappen to the ride if there were only one hill?
Roller coaster designers include a second hill to build up more potentialenergy that can be converted to kinetic energy as the roller coaster goesdown the hill. If there were only one hill, the ride would have less energyand would be shorter.
10. Explain how potential energy converts to kinetic energy in the loop-the-loop sectionof the roller coaster. Make sure to note when the potential energy of the coaster is at itslowest in the loop-the-loop and when the kinetic energy of the coaster is at its highest.
Potential energy builds as the coaster is going up the loop-the-loop andconverts to kinetic energy on the way down and out of the loop-the-loop.The potential energy of the coaster is at its lowest and the kinetic energy isat its highest as the coaster moves in the lowest point of the loop-the-loop.
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MondayName
Correct these sentences.
1. heather weaved a small blanket for the babies bed
2. drew knew the write anser befor the teecher had ask the queston
Use the context clues to determine the meaning of the bolded word.3. I was enthralled by the book and read nonstop for hours.
Write the root or base word.
4. reconstruction
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Circle the correct way to divide this word into syllab’es.
1. lum in ous lu mm ous lu ml nous lum i nousCorrect these sentences.
2. the ladle wavved her hand at her reltor and said we want that house
3. the house was desihnd by a famus archtekt named frank lloyd wright
Are the underlined words the subject or the predicate?
4. When evening came, the bubbling brook’s babble seemed to increase in volume. ©
The word reflection has
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Correct these sentences.
1. mr gerk announcd if I don’t have coffey my day is off too a bad start
2. here sir said hillary i think i can help as she heald out a steeming mug
Fact or opinion?
3. All students need foreign language training.
Correct the spelling of the words that are not spelled correctly.
4. athletes chocolotes rhythems purchases
Circle the words that are adverbs.
5. suddenly regrettably hustle soon significant
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ThursdayName,
Does the underlined adjective tell which one, what kind, or how many?
1. Summer days are barefoot walks in cool grass.
2. Those mosquitoes love summer days, too.
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Correct these sentences.
3. run six laps before comeing too class coach okeefe said
4. thirdy two differnt speeshes of birds live near lake oswego
Simile or metaphor?
5. Rain is a magic elixir that changes brown landscape to green.
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After 25 minutes of reading, summarize what you read, and/or express your
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A library in Haiti: a community effortBy AmeHe Baron, Agence France-Presse on 04.13.18Word Count 667Level MAX
Book by book, and with donations large and small — some from peop1e who are illiterate — alibrary is taking shape in one of the poorest places in destitute Haiti.
Cite Soleil, a slum in the capital Port-au-Prince that is home to half a million people, used to beknown for how dangerous it was as gangs fought each other in its narrow alleys for control of theneighborhood.
That violence ended about two years ago, and one of the young men living in the slum came upwith the idea of building a place for people to read and learn.
“The youths who were fighting each other reached an understanding. They wanted peace. So wesaid we needed to create a movement to get guns out of kids’ hands and replace them with books,”said Joseph Benson, 27.
Access to education is weak in Cite Soleil, which opens onto Port-au-Prince Bay — it has only onepublic high school. Nationwide, half of all Haitians cannot read or write, according to the UN
Workers during the construction of the Konbit library in a neighborhood of Cite Soieil, in the capital of Haiti, Port-auPrince, in March 2018.
Book by book, and with donations large and small, some from people who are illiterate, a library is taking shape in one of the islands
poorest places. Photo: Hector Retamai/AFP/Getty Images
This article is available at 5 reading levels at https:/Inewsela.com.
children’s agency, UNICEF.
Over the years, Haiti has seen many social development projects win financing from nongovernmental organizations or foreign countries but many did not make it off the drawing board.Of those that did, many fizzled out due to lack of public support.
The youths behind the library project were acutely aware of this and went directly to the people ofCite Soleil.
“We decided we had to get everyone in Cite Soleil involved. So we took to the street and startedasking for donations,” said Benson.
“Everyone Needs To Participate”
The name of the project features the Creole word ‘konbit’, which recalls collective work done in thecountryside in this Caribbean country, the poorest in the Americas.
Over the course of a year, the equivalent of around $74,000 and some 10,000 books have beencollected.
Construction began a month ago. The library complex will include a conference room, a cafeteriaand a computer lab, and the completion date is unclear.
The total budget for the project will be about 8500,000 so fundraising is ongoing — and easier asresidents see the project unfold.
Everybody who donates gets their picture taken. Help is also coming in from foreigners.
The philanthropic spirit has even hit a police station across the street from the job site, it isdonating water for two months to help prepare cement.
An officer assigned to Cite Soleil has become one of its biggest champions.
“AS I am directly involved in security issues, I understand the need to reach out to young people,”said Ricardo Antonio Joseph, who belongs to a unit specializing in crovd control.
Joseph finagled a donation of 550 books from a publishing house where he has contacts.
More than 4,000 donors altogether have chipped in toward building the library.
“If we want calm to remain here, everyone needs to participate. It’s not just the job of electedofficials or residents of Cite Soleil, but it’s everyone’s responsibility,” said Joseph.
Donations Big And Small
Louino Robillard, one of the leaders of the project, said he has been moved by donations from thepoorest of Haitians.
t’What has really pleased me and motivated me are people who do not know how to read but whostill give money and say, ‘Here are my 50 gourdes. It is for my child. I want him to get a goodeducation,” said Robillard. That’s less than a dollar.
He said 8o percent of the donors are people from Cite Soleil students, merchants, professiona’s.
This article is available at 5 reading levels at https:flnewsela.com.
“This means we have a population that is willing to change its way of thinking,” he added.
The team spirit of the slum has inspired hope in the foreman of the construction site, Lexy Feton.
“I have seen a lot of things in Cite Soleil but this is the first time there has been such a project.Everybody in the neighborhood helps as much as they can,” the 45-year-old man in a hardhat said.
This article is available at 5 reading levels at https:Hnewselacom.
Quiz
According to the article, which of the following people would be MOST LIKELY to agree that the library project in Cite Soleil isunlike anything that has happened there before?
(A) Joseph Benson
(B) Ricardo Antonio Joseph
(C) Louino Robillard
(D) Lexy Feton
2 How does the article MOST develop the idea that the library is desperately needed in Cite Soleil?
(A) by describing the poverty, violent history and lack of access to education in the area
(B) by sharing the cost of the project and comparing the value of Haitian gourdes to U.S. dollars
(C) by explaining how the community has sacrificed time, money and resources to build the library
(D) by contrasting public support for the library with the lack of support for other projects that were
abandoned
3 Read the following phrases from the article.
1. collective work2. chipped in3. everyone’s responsibility4. team spirit
How do these phrases MOST contribute to the tone of the article?
(A) They convey a sense of equal contribution from all of Cite Soleil’s residents toward building the library.
(B) They convey a sense of community involvement in and support for the library project.
(C) They convey a sense of pride and satisfaction felt by officials as the library project nears completion.
(D) They convey a sense of respect and admiration for the young people behind the library project.
4 Read the following sentence from the introduction [paragraphs 1-8).
Book by book, and with donations large and small — some from people who are illiterate — alibrary is taking shape in one of the poorest places in destitute Haiti.
Which of the following words or phrases from the sentence provides a context clue for the meaning of “destitute”?
(A) small
(B) illiterate
(C) taking shape
(D) poorest places
This article is available at 5 reading levels at https://newsela.com.
Answer Key
According to the article, which of the following people would be MOST LIKELY to agree that the library project in Cite Soleil isunlike anything that has happened there before?
(A) Joseph Benson
(B) Ricardo Antonio Joseph
(C) Louino Robillard
(D) Lexy Feton
2 How does the article MOST develop the idea that the library is desperately needed in Cite Soleil?
(A> by describing the poverty, violent history and lack of access to education in the area
(B) by sharing the cost of the project and comparing the value of Haitian gourdes to U.S. dollars
(C) by explaining how the community has sacrificed time, money and resources to build the library
(D) by contrasting public support for the library with the lack of support for other projects that wereabandoned
3 Read the following phrases from the article.
1. collective work2. chipped in3. everyone’s responsibility4. team spirit
How do these phrases MOST contribute to the tone of the article?
(A) They convey a sense of equal contribution from all of Cite Soleil’s residents toward building the library.
(B) They convey a sense of community involvement in and support for the library project.
(C) They convey a sense of pride and satisfaction felt by officials as the library project nears completion.
(D) They convey a sense of respect and admiration for the young people behind the library project.
4 Read the following sentence from the introduction [paragraphs 1-8].
Book by book, and with donations large and small — some from people who are illiterate — alibrary is taking shape in one of the poorest places in destitute Haiti.
Which of the following words or phrases from the sentence provides a context clue for the meaning of “destitute”?
(A) small
(B) illiterate
(C) taking shape
(D) poorest places
This article is available at 5 reading levels at https://newsela.com.
WEEK 5
Daily Language Review
MondayNeme
Correct these sentences.
1. molly and max his two terriers make life exciting at joshs house
2. we read the declartion of independance in hour class
Write the comparative and superlative forms of bad.
3. Comparative: Superlative: ——
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Is it a sentence? Circle yes or no.
4. Ted at the wheel, the blue van piled with gifts for all the cousins yes no5. Come here yes no
IDaily Language Review
TuesdayNaee
Circ’e the cause and underline the effect.
1. Forest Service officials are combing the area for Japanese Beetle larvae. Last week, the larvaewere found in a backyard garden. They are considered a danger to area vineyards.
Correct these sentences.
2. stuart little is a carring new corner to the little family
3. nashvil tennessee is the capitol of that state
Write the appropriate word in each sentence: leased, least. ©
4. He
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the garage for the upcoming year.
5. Having a roof over his head was the
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WednesdayNce
Correct these sentences.
1. a trip to the museum of natrual history is a freet exclaimed sara
2. tomorow is my favorit song from annie
What is this part of a business letter called?
3. Sincerely,
Tom Adams, Secretary —________________
Underline the prepositional phrases in this sentence.
4. In this helter-skelter world, I need to find a place of my own quickly.
Complete this analogy.
5. foundation : cement:: skeleton
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Daily Language Review
ThursdayNne
Circle the correct abbreviation for District of Columbia.
1. Dist. of Co. D of C D.C. DC
Declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory?
2. Give Sam a hand for his effort. ICorrect these sentences.
3. imagin a arbor with roses cascading frum it’s branchs
4. my garden is Ilk a vegetbul stand wIth dayly prodeuce spechuls
Circle the correct way to divide this word into syllables.
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Label the subject and verb in each sentence.
1. Pat and Mike went fishing.
Subject: Verb:-
2. Mike brought the fishing poles.
Subject:Verb: -_______________________
3. Pat caught the first fish.
Subject:_
_____
Verb:
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4. The fish was too small to keep.
Subject: —____________ Verb:
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5. He threw the tiny fish back into the water.
Subject:Verb: —________________________
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1. Molly and Max, his two terriers, make lifeexciting at Josh’s house.
2. We read the Declaration of Independencein our class.
3. Comparative—worse; Superlative—worst4. no5. yes
Tuesday1. circle—Japanese Beetle larvae were found
in a backyard garden; underline—ForestService officials are combing the area
2. Stuart little is a caring newcomer to theLittle family.
3. Nashville, Tennessee, is the capital of thatstate.
4. leased5. east
Wednesday1. “A trip to the Museum of Natural History is
a treatl” exclaimed Sara.2. “Tomorrow” is my favorite song from
Annie.
3. closing4. in this helter-skelter world, of my own5. bone
Thursday1. D.C.2. imperative3. Imagine an arbor with roses cascading
from its branches.4. My garden is like a vegetable stand with
daily produce specials.5. heav i er
Friday1. Subjects—Pat, Mike; Verb—went2. Subject—Mike; Verb—brought3. Subject—Pat; Verb—caught4. Subject—fish; Verb—was5. Subject—he; Verb—threw
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1. Jose found a wallet with receipts froman account at World Bank.
2. When he returned the wallet to Security,he received a reward of $50.
3. weighed down or burdened4. present5. past
Tuesday1. opinion2. pessimistic3. Dr. Lee is a pediatrician who is like
a grandfather to his patients.4. Why didn’t Julie take driver’s education
this summer?5. Sentences will vary—I sent a card to my
grandma that had a rose scent to it.
Wednesday1. Mr. Smith, the art teacher, lent me the
book about Picasso.2. Peter and I want to try to paint a mural
in Picasso’s style.3. verb
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Thursday1. future2. past3. “Noises, especially loud ones, are
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stretches, and then sleeps some more.5. Comparative—funnier;
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ReadWorks Never Too Late
Never Too Lateby Samantha Gross
If you’re reading this, then probably you’re a student working on improving your proficiency as areader. But you may already have more skills than some people much older than you. Some adultswould have a hard time in your class because they never learned to read, or because they neverlearned to read well.
Art Ellison is the administrator of the New Hampshire State Bureau of Adult Education, which helpsfund many programs for grown-ups who need to improve their skills. He says most people in theseclasses never finished high school. Some of them weren’t successful students, while others droppedout of school so that they could go to work and support their families.
Not being able to read well as a grown-up can make life very difficult and cause complications at workand at home. There is also an emotional toll.
“They feel embarrassed,” Mr. Ellison says. “They think that as an adult they should be able to do it.”
Often, adults with difficulty reading try to hide their problem from others. For example, Mr. Ellisonexplains, it’s not uncommon for someone applying for a job to ask if he or she can take home anapplication. There, the applicant can ask a friend or even a daughter or son to help fill out the form.Others try to disguise their inability to read the options on a menu by pointing to a photograph of adish instead, or by saying, “I’ll have what that person’s having.”
Not being able to read at all is called illiteracy, and it can be dangerous. A person who can’t read theinstructions on a bottle of medication could end up in the hospital after taking too many pills, or aftertaking too few pills.ReadWorks.org 2013 ReadWorks®, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Many people arrive at adult education programs in the hopes of helping their children do better in
school than they did, Mr. Ellison says.
“Every parent wants to-or should want to-be able to help their kids with their homework,” he says.
Some parents can explain schoolwork to their children, but parents who are illiterate can’t easily help
or even check if their children’s homework is done.
Children can start to learn reading skills by looking at the words while a parent reads them a book.
But parents who don’t know how to read might make up a story to go with the pictures in a book,
instead of actually reading the text. That can make it harder for their children to learn to read.
Changes in the United States economy have made learning to read more urgent for some people, Mr.
Ellison says. Many people, who worked for decades in manufacturing, never needed reading skills at
work. For example, someone who worked attaching doors onto cars may not have needed to be
literate to do the job.
But at the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, many American
manufacturing jobs disappeared. It became cheaper for companies to manufacture things in other
countries overseas. Some people who had worked for decades on an assembly line found
themselves out of work. Often, the ones who couldn’t read well had a hard time finding a new job, Mr.
Ellison reports.
“The world changed around them,” he says. For them, reading skills are “important because of the
difficulty of getting and then keeping a job.”
Men and women who want to enter job training programs to become welders and X-ray technicians
are often given training manuals written at the tenth-grade level, Mr. Ellison says. People with
difficulty reading often have a hard time in these programs. They can also have difficulties learning to
use computers because they can’t always understand the instructions that appear on a screen.
Some people graduated from high school but don’t have good reading skills. That’spartly because
some schools have a policy of passing students onto the next grade, even if they haven’t mastered all
the material covered. That policy is called social promotion.
Grown-ups who need help learning to read and other basic skills can seek out classes at adult
education programs funded by the federal and state governments. A person who never graduated
from high school can use one of these programs to get a High School Equivalency Certificate. With
that kind of certificate, a person can apply to college.
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ReadWorks’ Never Too Late - Comprehension Questions
Name:
___________________________________
Date:
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1. According to the text, what do adults who have difficulty reading often do?
A. move to another country
B. try to hide their problem from others
C. hire expensive tutors
D. discourage their kids from reading
2. The effects of low reading proficiency among adults are explained in the passage.Which of the following is one of these effects explained in the passage?
A. They can lose their jobs.
B. They are unable to ever learn how to read.
C. They are not allowed to graduate from high school.
D. They are unable to go to the doctor.
3. Read the following paragraph:
“Often, adults with difficulty reading try to hide their problem from others. For example,Mr. Ellison explains, it’s not uncommon for someone applying for a job to ask if he orshe can take homean application. There, the applicant can ask a friend or even adaughter or son to help fill out the form. Others try to disguise their inability to read theoptions on a menu by pointing to a photograph of a dish instead, or by saying, ‘I’ll havewhat that person’s having.’’
Based on this evidence, what conclusion can be made?
A. Some people who can’t read are embarrassed by their inability to read.
B. Picture menus are better than printed menus.
C. Young people are skilled at filling out applications.
D. Older people feel indecisive in restaurants.
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ReadATorks Never Too Late - Comprehension Questions
4. The reading skills of a parent can make an impact on the learning of his/her child.
What evidence in the text supports this conclusion?
A. Parents who can’t read can’t buy their children books.
B. Parents who can’t read can’t talk to teachers about homework.
C. Parents who can’t read can’t help with or check their children’s homework.
D. Parents who can’t read can’t help their children get jobs.
5. What is this passage mainly about?
A. the rising number of high-school dropouts in America
B. changes in the United States manufacturing industry
C. job training programs for welders and X-ray technicians
D. the challenges faced by adults with low reading proficiency
6. Read the following sentences: “Not being able to read well as a grown-up can make
life very difficult and cause complications at work and at home. There is also an
emotional toll.”
What does the word “complications’ mean based on the passage?
A. solutions
B. problems
C. behaviors
D. diseases
7. Choose the answer that best completes the sentences below.
For many jobs nowadays, you must fill out an application, understand a training manual
or use a computer.
________,
it can be hard for you to get and keep jobs if you can’t
read.
A. Even though
B. Otherwise
C. For instance
D. Consequently
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ReadA1orks Never Too Late - Comprehension Questions
8. Learning to read well is a critical skill for the 21 st century. What evidence from thetext supports this conclusion?
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9. Describe some of the possible consequences that one might experience if one leavesschool without learning to read well.
10. Explain what impact an adult’s illiteracy may have on the lives of their loved ones.Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
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ReadWlorks Never Too Late - Comprehension Questions Answer Key
1. According to the text, what do adults who have difficulty reading often do?
A. move to another country
B. try to hide their problem from others
C. hire expensive tutors
D. discourage their kids from reading
2. The effects of low reading proficiency among adults are explained in the passage.
Which of the following is one of these effects explained in the passage?
A. They can lose their jobs.
B. They are unable to ever learn how to read.
C. They are not allowed to graduate from high school.
D. They are unable to go to the doctor.
3. Read the following paragraph:
“Often, adults with difficulty reading try to hide their problem from others. For example,
Mr. Ellison explains, it’s not uncommon for someone applying for a job to ask if he or
she can take home an application. There, the applicant can ask a friend or even a
daughter or son to help fill out the form. Others try to disguise their inability to read the
options on a menu by pointing to a photograph of a dish instead, or by saying, ‘I’ll have
what that person’s having.”
Based on this evidence, what conclusion can be made?
A. Some people who can’t read are embarrassed by their inability to read.
B. Picture menus are better than printed menus.
C. Young people are skilled at filling out applications.
D. Older people feel indecisive in restaurants.
ReadWorks.org © 2020 Read Works©, Inc. All rights reserved.
Read1Works Never Too Late - Comprehension Questions Answer Key
4. The reading skills of a parent can make an impact on the learning of his/her child.
What evidence in the text supports this conclusion?
A. Parents who can’t read can’t buy their children books.
B. Parents who can’t read can’t talk to teachers about homework.
C. Parents who can’t read can’t help with or check their children’s homework.
D. Parents who can’t read can’t help their children get jobs.
5. What is this passage mainly about?
A. the rising number of high-school dropouts in America
B. changes in the United States manufacturing industry
C. job training programs for welders and X-ray technicians
D. the challenges faced by adults with low reading proficiency
6. Read the following sentences: “Not being able to read well as a grown-up can make
life very difficult and cause complications at work and at home. There is also an
emotional toll.”
What does the word “complications” mean based on the passage?
A. solutions
B. problems
C. behaviors
D. diseases
7. Choose the answer that best completes the sentences below.
For many jobs nowadays, you must fill out an application, understand a training manual
or use a computer. , it can be hard for you to get and keep jobs if you can’t
read.
A. Even though
B. Otherwise
C. For instance
D. Consequently
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ReadWorks Never Too Late - Comprehension Questions Answer Key
8. Learning to read well is a critical skill for the 21st century. What evidence from the
text supports this conclusion?
You need to be able to read in order to have a job, and to handle everyday
life. You need to be able to read applications, medicine information and
menus. You need to help your children learn to read, and to check their
homework. You need it to keep your job, to use computers, and to go to
college.
9. Describe some of the possible consequences that one might experience if one leaves
school without learning to read well.
Answers may vary and should be supported by the text. Students can
describe the embarrassment associated with illiteracy. Other consequences
include the inability to apply for or keep a job, the inability to go to college,
and inability to help one’s kids with their homework.
10. Explain what impact an adult’s illiteracy may have on the lives of their loved ones.
Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
Answers may vary and should be supported by the text. Students can
explain that parents who are unable to read are unable to help with or
check their children’s homework. Furthermore, parents who can’t read
make it harder for their children to learn to read since the children aren’t
hearing or following along to the actual text when the parents are making
up the story. Both of these consequences can have negative academic and
lifelong impacts on the lives of children.
Students may also explain that people who are illiterate experience
difficulty finding and keeping jobs, which can put the financial
security and well-being of their families at risk if they are in charge of
supporting their families.
Other answers are also valid if they are supported by the text.
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