4th Grade Reading Check-In

The ​ (a)   of The Ant and the Grasshopper is "hard work", but the ​ (b)   is "Hard work pays off". The ​ (c)   is that the ant tries to convince the grasshopper to gather food and water, but the grasshopper doesn't listen.

The aglet came off the end of my shoelaces. Now I'll never keep the laces from fraying! I know! Maybe I'll use a piece of tape for the end of my shoelace. That should work!

An aglet is the ​ (a)  

Plot is the series of events in a story. The events IN ORDER are:

1. ​ (a)  

2. ​ (b)  

3. ​ (c)  

4. ​ (d)  

5. ​ ​ (e)  

Sick

Shel Silverstein

"I cannot go to school today,"

Said little Peggy Ann McKay.

"I have the measles and the mumps,

A gash, a rash and purple bumps.

My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,

I'm going blind in my right eye.

My tonsils are as big as rocks,

I've counted sixteen chicken pox

And there's one more—that's seventeen,

And don't you think my face looks green?

My leg is cut—my eyes are blue—

It might be instamatic flu.

I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,

I'm sure that my left leg is broke—

My hip hurts when I move my chin,

My belly button's caving in,

My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained,

My 'pendix pains each time it rains.

My nose is cold, my toes are numb.

I have a sliver in my thumb.

My neck is stiff, my voice is weak,

I hardly whisper when I speak.

My tongue is filling up my mouth,

I think my hair is falling out.

My elbow's bent, my spine ain't straight,

My temperature is one-o-eight.

My brain is shrunk, I cannot hear,

There is a hole inside my ear.

I have a hangnail, and my heart is—what?

What's that? What's that you say?

You say today is. . .Saturday?

G'bye, I'm going out to play!"

In your own words, explain what is happening in this poem. Write in COMPLETE SENTENCES. You MUST have AT LEAST 2 sentences!