Week 24 Acceleration Group

Week 24 Acceleration Group

Theme, Contractions

The Talent Show

Read the fictional story and identify the theme.

The Talent Show

For the third year in a row, Mrs. Landers announced the name of the winner, and it was not Kendall. Instead of getting upset, Kendall began to think about what she could do for the school talent show next year.

Kendall practiced singing in the mirror nearly everyday. She practiced her tone, her pitch, and her dance moves. The night of the next talent show finally arrived. Kendall approached the microphone and sang with her heart and soul. The crowd cheered. When Mrs. Landers named the winner, it was Kendall.

Multiple Choice

Why did Kendall practice singing nearly everyday?

• She did not know any songs.

• She wanted to get better.

• She was told to practice more.

Multiple Choice

Which character trait best describes Kendall?

• determined

• lazy

• nice

Multiple Choice

What is the theme of this story?

• Practice all year.

• Sing with all of your might.

• Never give up.

Multiple Choice

What does “sang with her heart and soul” mean?

• She tried her very best.

• She did not know the song.

• She did not know what the words were.

Contractions

• A contraction consists of two words that are combined to form one word. To “contract” means to “make smaller,” and that is what we do when we form contractions: we take two longer words and contract them into one shorter word.

• An apostrophe is a type of punctuation mark. One of its jobs is to help us form contractions. However, many students put the apostrophe in the wrong spot, as in ar’nt. Understanding that the apostrophe must always take the place of the omitted letters will help prevent such errors.

Multiple Choice

The boy ________ fix his bike.

• I'll

• they'll

• can't

Multiple Choice

We ______ have a book to read.

• you'll

• isn't

• don't

Multiple Choice

Which contraction can replace the words are not?

• aren't

• are't

• isn't

• willn't