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Match

Match the each vocabulary word to its definition.

• locomotive

• incandescent

• patents

• chugged

• gadgets

engines that make a train go forward

gives off a lot of light

legal document protecting an invention

moved slowly and noisily

small, specialized machines

• engines that make a train go forward

• gives off a lot of light

• legal document protecting an invention

• moved slowly and noisily

• small, specialized machines

Open Ended

What are two sentences from the passage 'A Trip to the Zoo' that show the author's excitement about the trip?

Audio Response

Record yourself reading all of the words below.

vegetate

compensate

monstrous

cultivate

Open Audio Recorder

Draw

Highlight or circle the seven words that are misspelled.

Open Ended

Explain how the details in a text support the central idea. Give an example from something you have read.

Drag and Drop

The central idea of the text is: ​ ​

Placeholder

What is a detail from the text that supports the central idea?​

Placeholder

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

Thomas and Henry were successful inventors.

Thomas tells Henry to, "Keep at it."

"Get a horse!" people shouted at Henry.

Henry Ford was the most important inventor ever.

Multiple Choice

Which step is NOT part of the process of summarizing a text, according to the chart?

• Find headings and subheadings

• Write long paragraphs

• Remove unnecessary information

• Combine topic sentences into a summary

Multiple Choice

From which point of view is this story being told?

• 1st person

• 3rd person

Multiple Choice

What was the author's purpose for writing this story?

• to persuade the reader to become an inventor

• to inform the reader about two important inventors

• to entertain the reader with a sad story about men inventing many flops

Multiple Choice

Read the paragraph. Then, answer the question.

(1) Abel was absent from school today. (2) We wondered if he was sick. (3) Abel's friend Brett. (4) It's too bad they were out.

Sentence 3 contains an error. How might you fix the sentence?

• Abel's friend Brett and their friend Rick.

• Abel's friend Brett was also absent.

• Make no change.

Multiple Choice

Read the paragraph. Then, answer the question.

(1) Abel was absent from school today. (2) We wondered if he was sick. (3) Abel's friend Brett. (4) It's too bad they were out. (5) Students with perfect attendance. (6) Win a prize from the school.

What is the best way to revise or combine Sentences 5 & 6?

• Students with perfect attendance and win a prize from school.

• Win a prize from school, students with perfect attendance.

• Students with perfect attendance win a prize from school.