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Newcomers Handbook Practice Book 3

Spotlight on Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Spotlight on Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Spotlight on Content: Language Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Spotlight on Content: Math . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Spotlight on Content: Social Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Spotlight on Content: Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Answer Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Table of Contents

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Santillana Spotlight on EnglishNewcomer Handbook Practice BookLevel 3

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1Level 3 Spotlight on Reading

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______ 1. way of traveling using one’s legs

and feet

______ 2. put an end to

______ 3. a large vehicle that can carry

many people

______ 4. to move in a quick spring or leap

______ 5. to spring up after striking the

ground or another surface

______ 6. a person whose job is to help

students learn in a classroom

______ 7. people you know, like, and trust

______ 8. someone who goes to school to

learn

a. bus

b. walk

c. student

d. friends

e. teacher

f. bounce

g. stop

h. hop

Match each definition to the correct word. Write the letter in the blank.

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Annie’s

School

Day

What did Annie do at school? Draw and label one event in each box.


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1. Label the top box First. Label the middle box Next. Label the bottom box

Last.

2. What did Annie do first? What did she do next? What did she do last?

3. In each box, draw and write your answer.

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Ms. Kelly reads,

and Annie listens.

Annie learns about

animals.

Annie has her

own plant.

Annie measures it

every day.

Recess is fun.

Annie runs.

Annie plays.

Annie listens to ________________________

______________________________________.

Annie likes ____________________________

______________________________________.

Annie wants to know __________________

______________________________________.

1. Which column of boxes contains text from the story? Label that column

Text.

2. Label the other column Conclusions.

3. Read the sentences in each Text box. Then, finish the conclusion in each

Conclusion box..


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Clues from TextClues from

What I KnowInference

Example:

It is time to eat lunch.

Annie has a sandwich

and milk.

Ms. Kelly reads.

Recess is fun.

_____________________

_____________________

_____________________

______________________

______________________

______________________

______________________

______________________

______________________

Annie probably feels

_____________________

about her day at

school.

People eat lunch in the

middle of the day.

The middle of the day

is around noon.

The time that Annie

eats her sandwich and

milk is around noon.

1. Look at the example row. Read the clues. Circle the inference.

2. Look at the next row. You will infer how Annie feels about school.

3. Think about the story. Add clues from the story to the first column.

4. Think of what you know about school. Write those clues in the middle

column.

5. Think about all of your clues. Then, complete the last column.

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class lunch math recess school science

1. when students meet to study a subject

salsc ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ 3

2. a meal people eat in the middle of the day

uchln ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ 4

3. the study of numbers and shapes

tham ____ ____ ____ ____ 1

4. the study of nature and natural laws

csnceie ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ 8 2

5. a place for teaching and learning

ochlos ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ 5

6. a time in school for relaxing and playing

cssere ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ 7 6

Ms. Kelly and Mr. Hill are ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Read each clue. Put the letters in order. Write the word.A

Find the circled letters. Match the numbers to the spaces below. Fill in the

spaces to complete the sentence.

B

Read the words below. Study the line. Put the words in order on the line.

worst worse bad ___________ ___________ ___________

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best better good

Read each pair of sentences. Circle the sentence that tells what is happening

now.

1. I go to school.

I went to school.

2. Maya ate her lunch.

Maya eats her lunch.

3. Ms. Jones read.

Ms. Jones reads.

A

Read each sentence. Choose the word that tells what happened in the past.

Fill in the blank.

1. We _______________ a story. (write, wrote)

2. I _______________ on the playground. (played, play)

3. The plant _______________. (grows, grew)

B

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_______________ teaches science.

_______________ writes.

_______________ is a place to learn.

_______________ am a student.

_______________ have fun.

Annie I Mr. Hill school we

Read each sentence. Choose the best subject. Fill in the blank.A

Read the sentences. Underline each predicate. Circle each punctuation mark.

Rex is my dog.

He jumps. He plays.

I love my dog!

B

Write your own sentence. Include a subject, a predicate, and a punctuation

mark.

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

C

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equals less than minus more than plus

1. 2 + 4 = 6

Two ____________________ four ____________________ six.

2. 10 – 3 = 7

Ten ____________________ three ____________________ seven.

3. 7 > 6

Seven is ____________________ six.

4. 1 < 5

One is ____________________ five.

1. A number sentence has _______________ and _______________ .

2. A number sentence tells a _______________ in math.

3. 5 + 4 = 9 _______________ a complete number sentence.

4. 4 – 2 _______________ a complete number sentence.

is is not numbers story symbols

Read each number sentence. Choose the correct words. Fill in the blanks.

You will use one word two times.

A

Read each sentence. Choose the correct word or words. Fill in the blanks.B

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1. When students feel ill, they go see the ___________________.

2. A ___________________ is a person whose job is to help students learn in

a classroom.

3. The place at school where students eat is a ___________________.

4. A school room where students study and learn is a ___________________.

5. The person who runs a school is called the ___________________.

6. Students play on the ___________________ at recess.

7. ___________________ is the place where students go to learn.

8. The principal and the nurse each have their own ___________________.

classroom

lunchroom

nurse

office

school

teacher

playground

principal

p r i n c i p a l l

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g s l o d e i s s h

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u g h x y c k q o o

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Find the words in the puzzle. B

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experiment

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measuring cup

scientist

thermometer

results

ruler

tool

ACROSS

1. a person who is skilled in science

3. something planned or pictured in the mind

6. a container marked with units used for

finding out the amount of a liquid

7. a tool used to measure the length of objects

8. a device used to help do a task

9. finds out the amount or size of something

DOWN

2. a tool used to measure

temperature

4. a way to test an idea

carefully, as a scientist

might

5. things that happen

as an end of an

experiment

Read each clue. Find the matching number in the puzzle. Fill in the correct

word.

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Choose the best answer. Circle the letter.

1. What is a place to eat at school?

a. lunchroom

b. principal’s office

c. playground

d. nurse’s office

2. Recess is a time at school when students

a. read.

b. play.

c. listen.

d. eat.

3. Where in school does a teacher usually work?

a. nurse’s office


c. lunchroom

d. classroom

4. A principal is a person whose job is to

a. help students who feel ill.

b. help students learn.

c. run the school.

d. serve lunch.

5. Which is NOT a part of a sentence?

a. thermometer

b. predicate

c. subject

d. punctuation mark

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6. The symbol < means

a. equal to.

b. more than.

c. added to.

d. less than.

7. Which is a number sentence?

a. + 2 = 5

b. 4 < 7

c. 10 – 6 = 4

d. 8 >

8. What are things that happen as the end of an experiment?

a. results

b. teachers

c. students

d. pencils

9. You might use a ruler to

a. make a number sentence.

b. find out how much liquid you have.

c. circle a predicate.

d. measure the length of an object.

10. What do you like to study and do at school. Use the words good, better,

and best in your answer.

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

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bus

classroom

experiments

lunch

scientist

subject

lunchroom

recess

symbols

teacher

Max likes school. Max rides the ____________________ to school. Then, Max

walks to his ____________________. He greets his ____________________, Ms.

Ray. Yesterday, Max learned that each sentence has a ____________________

and a predicate. Today, Ms. Ray teaches about number sentences

that have numbers and ____________________. Then, it is time to eat

____________________. Max eats in the ____________________. Max plays

on the playground at ____________________. After that, Max’s class does

____________________ in science. Max wants to be a ____________________

when he grows up. He loves to find out new things about the world.

Read the passage. Choose the correct words. Fill in the blanks.

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ground or another surface

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hose job is to help

students learn in a classroom

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, like, and trust

______ 8. som

eone who goes to school to

learn

a. bus

b. walk

c. student

d. friends

e. teacher

f. bounce

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and label one event in each box.

Students’ drawings m

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the story, one per box,

correctly labeled.


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Last.

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3. In each box, draw and w

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Draw

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Annie starting, continuing, and ending her school day.

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Ms. Kelly reads,

and Annie listens.

Annie learns about

animals.

Annie has her

own plant.

Annie m

easures it

every day.

Recess is fun.

Annie runs.

Annie plays.

Annie listens to ________________________

______________________________________.

Annie likes ____________________________

______________________________________.

Annie w

ants to know __________________

______________________________________.

1. Which colum

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n

Text.

2. Label the other column C

onclusions.

3. Read the sentences in each Text box. Then, finish the conclusion in each

Conclusion box..

Answ

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It is time to eat lunch.

Annie has a sandw

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and milk.

Ms. Kelly reads.

Recess is fun.

_____________________

_____________________

_____________________

______________________

______________________

______________________

______________________

______________________

______________________

Annie probably feels

_____________________

about her day at

school.

People eat lunch in the

middle of the day.

The middle of the day

is around noon.

The time that A

nnie

eats her sandwich and

milk is around noon.

1. Look at the example row

. Read the clues. Circle the inference.

2. Look at the next row. You w

ill infer how A

nnie feels about school.

3. Think about the story. Add clues from

the story to the first column.

4. Think of what you know

about school. Write those clues in the m

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column.

5. Think about all of your clues. Then, complete the last colum

n.

Students may choose any reasonable em

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based on the clues, such as happy.




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class lunch math recess school science

1. when students m

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salsc ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

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2. a meal people eat in the m

iddle of the day

uchln ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

4

3. the study of numbers and shapes

tham ____ ____ ____ ____

1

4. the study of nature and natural laws

csnceie ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

8 2

5. a place for teaching and learning

ochlos ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

5

6. a time in school for relaxing and playing

cssere ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

7 6

Ms. Kelly and M

r. Hill are ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ .

1

2 3

4 5

6 7

8

Read each clue. Put the letters in order. Write the w

ord.A

Find the circled letters. Match the num

bers to the spaces below. Fill in the

spaces to complete the sentence.

B

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1. I go to school.

I went to school.

2. Maya ate her lunch.

Maya eats her lunch.

3. Ms. Jones read.

Ms. Jones reads.

A

Read each sentence. Choose the w

ord that tells what happened in the past.

Fill in the blank.

1. We _______________ a story. (w

rite, wrote)

2. I _______________ on the playground. (played, play)

3. The plant _______________. (grows, grew

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Read each sentence. Choose the best subject. Fill in the blank.

A

Read the sentences. Underline each predicate. C

ircle each punctuation mark.

Rex is my dog.

He jum

ps. He plays.

I love my dog!

B

Write your ow

n sentence. Include a subject, a predicate, and a punctuation

mark.

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

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equals less than minus m

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1. 2 + 4 = 6

Two ____________________ four ____________________ six.

2. 10 – 3 = 7

Ten ____________________ three ____________________ seven.

3. 7 > 6

Seven is ____________________ six.

4. 1 < 5

One is ____________________ five.

1. A num

ber sentence has _______________ and _______________ .

2. A num

ber sentence tells a _______________ in math.

3. 5 + 4 =

9 _______________ a complete num

ber sentence.

4. 4 – 2 _______________ a complete num

ber sentence.

is is not numbers story sym

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Read each number sentence. C

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You will use one w

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Read each sentence. Choose the correct w

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1. When students feel ill, they go see the ___________________.

2. A ___________________ is a person w

hose job is to help students learn in

a classroom.

3. The place at school where students eat is a ___________________.

4. A school room

where students study and learn is a ___________________.

5. The person who runs a school is called the ___________________.

6. Students play on the ___________________ at recess.

7. ___________________ is the place where students go to learn.

8. The principal and the nurse each have their own ___________________.

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temperature

4. a way to test an idea

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1. W

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a. lunchroom


c. playground

d. nurse’s office

2. Recess is a tim

e at school when students

a. read.

b. play.

c. listen.

d. eat.

3. W

here in school does a teacher usually work?

a. nurse’s office


c. lunchroom

d. classroom

4. A

principal is a person whose job is to

a. help students w

ho feel ill.

b. help students learn.

c. run the school.

d. serve lunch.

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b. predicate

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d. punctuation m

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6. The sym

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a. equal to.

b. m

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c. added to.

d. less than.

7. W

hich is a number sentence?

a. + 2 = 5

b. 4 < 7

c. 10 – 6 = 4

d. 8 >

8. W

hat are things that happen as the end of an experiment?

a. results

b. teachers

c. students

d. pencils

9. You m

ight use a ruler to

a. m

ake a number sentence.

b. find out how

much liquid you have.

c. circle a predicate.

d. m

easure the length of an object.

10. What do you like to study and do at school. U

se the words good, better,

and best in your answer.

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

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teacher

Max likes school. M

ax rides the ____________________ to school. Then, Max

walks to his ____________________. H

e greets his ____________________, Ms.

Ray. Yesterday, Max learned that each sentence has a ____________________

and a predicate. Today, Ms. Ray teaches about num

ber sentences

that have numbers and ____________________. Then, it is tim

e to eat

____________________. Max eats in the ____________________. M

ax plays

on the playground at ____________________. After that, M

ax’s class does

____________________ in science. Max w

ants to be a ____________________

when he grow

s up. He loves to find out new

things about the world.

Read the passage. Choose the correct w

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