A Write a word from the verse in the story to replace the underlined word in each sentence.

1. Isaac departed from one place and set up his tent in the valley of Gerar. (verse 17)

2. The herdsmen of Gerar did quarrel with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying, “The water is ours.” (verse 20)

3. “Let there be a solemn promise between us.” (verse 28)

4. “Let us make a serious agreement with you.” (verse 28)

Silently read “Not Worth a Quarrel” (pages 249-252).

Exploring the Story

C Write an answer to the question. Read the introduction.

What is something you have quarreled over?

Sometimes we argue over things that feel important to us. Later we might see that they were not worth arguing about. In the story today, Isaac peacefully settled the arguments between some Philistine herdsmen and his own servants.

B Practice reading these Bible names until you can pronounce them easily. Then read them to your teacher.

5. Abimelech (ə bi′ mə lek) Esek (ē′ sek) Philistines (fə lis′ tēnz)

Ahuzzath (ə hə′ zath) Gerar (gē′ rär) Rehoboth (ri hō′ bäth)

Beersheba (bir shē′ bə) Phichol (fī′ käl) Sitnah (sit′ nə)

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6. Draw a box around the name of the place where the quarrelsome herdsmen lived. (Verse 20)

7. Write 1 beside the name of the first well Isaac’s servants dug. (Verse 20)

8. Draw a line from that place to the next place where they dug a well. Write 2 beside the name of that well. (Verse 21)

9. Continue the line and write 3 beside the name of the well Isaac was able to keep. (Verse 22)

10. Circle the name of the place where Isaac built an altar and worshiped God. (Verses 23-25) Draw a line from the name at 3 to this one.

11. Underline the name of the country where the Philistines and Abimelech the king lived.

D Do each activity on the map.

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Sitnah

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E Writeaphrasefromtheboxtomakeeachsentenceshowpersonification.

begged to be eaten sang a merry songleaped from the herdsmen’s mouths welcomed the tired travelers

12. Angry words .

13. The water as it flowed into the well.

14. The steaming dishes of food .

15. The mats in the tent .

H Write the missing words to complete the Bible verse.

20. the days of old, the years of

generations. Deuteronomy 32:7

We Remember

G Writeawordtocompletethedefinitionofeachitalicizedword.Usethesuffixesto help you.

16. An inventor is one who .

17. Silken means made of .

18. A reflector is that which .

19. Freshen means to make .

F Read the Bible verse to yourself three times.

Why do ye not rather take wrong? Why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded? 1 Corinthians 6:7

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Oral reading class: “Not Worth a Quarrel” (pages 249-252)

A Write words from the story to complete the summary.

A man named (1.) lived in the valley of Gerar.

His servants dug (2.) in the valley. When the

(3.) of Gerar claimed the wells, Isaac and his men

moved and dug new ones. One night God spoke to Isaac and promised to

(4.) him. Then Isaac built an (5.) .

Later some men came to make a (6.) with him. He

served them a (7.) and sent them away peacefully.

D Complete each simile with a word of your own.

12. The servants’ words pierced like .

13. The water sprang up like a .

B Write the number of the verse that tells you each of these things.

8. The Philistines filled the wells with dirt after Abraham died.

9. Isaac said God had made room for them in the land and now things would go well.

10. God promised to bless Isaac and give him a large family.

C Write the thing that was more important to Isaac than keeping his own wells.

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G Circle Yes or No to answer each question.

15. Will others sometimes treat you unfairly? Yes No

16. Will people sometimes take things that belong to you? Yes No

17. Should you fight to get your fair share of something? Yes No

18. Is quarreling a good way to get what you think you should have? Yes No

The story tells how Isaac was willing to take the wrong that others did to him. Even though he was defrauded, which means he was cheated, he did whatever he could to avoid a quarrel.

H Underlinefiction or nonfiction to complete each sentence.

19. Michelle Emmert wrote the story “I’m the Big Sister Now” about her sister Amy who had cerebral palsy.

This means “I’m the Big Sister Now” is fiction, nonfiction.

20. Frank Kavanaugh wrote a story about his pet bear Buster. This means “If It Hadn’t Been for Buster” is fiction, nonfiction.

21. Mary Quayle Innis enjoyed making up stories about farm life in Canada. This means “Long Before Tractors” is fiction, nonfiction.

We Remember

F Read the Bible verse to your teacher.

Why do ye not rather take wrong? Why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded? 1 Corinthians 6:7

E Write about something in the story that you would have enjoyed seeing.

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K Write the last six words to complete each Bible verse.

32. Thou shalt not go up and down

. Leviticus 19:16

33. Blessed be the Lord,

. Psalm 68:19

34. Remember the days of old,

. Deuteronomy 32:7

I Write a vocabulary word from the box to complete each sentence.

burden compelled concocted extended receded recollecting storage

22. I could tell that Grandpa was his boyhood days.

23. Angela several excuses to stay up late.

24. Daddy’s old stamp collection is in somewhere.

25. Greg was to walk to work when his car broke down.

26. Christmas vacation was because of the bad weather.

27. Rachel assured Aunt Sophie that she was not a to care for.

J Writesentencesofyourown,usingeachvocabularywordcorrectly.

28. blurted

29. entertaining

30. intensely

31. oxygen

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