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Reading SkillsYour task is to use your research, communication, andthinking skills to practice and develop your reading skills.When you are not working with the teacher, you will workthrough the following package. Each reading skills period,you will be required to complete one of fhe secfions on fhechecklisf below. Be sure to use your self-management skills tomanage your time wisely and stay on task.Reading Skills Checklist:a Cause and Effect 10 Cause and Effect 2Textual EvidenceComprehension 1 (Guinness)a Comprehension 2 (What in the World)InferencingQ Text Features - "Lost in Time"Teacher - bookTeacher - online - Tommy Douglas

Practice your reading skills by following theinstructions on each of the following pages.Remember to use your communicator skills to workcollaboratively with other students.

Copse oiid Effect S. Jte UnfiTiislied iotftnal( Look at the six sets of causes below. Write the effect you might expect from eacIOI. Mom needed fuel for the cooking stove. 4. Locusts swarmed over our fields like brownDad needed wood for the fireplace. clouds.T /, i .! - Nothing could convince them to leave.I wasn t doing anything. aWe set smoky fires to drive them off.2. Our milk cow mooed mournfully.Dad had gone to town on business.Mom was caring for the other kids.5. Crows love corn.The corn was ripening fast.Mom gave me some straw and some oldclothes.3. Corn was growing knee high.Weeds were growing nicely, too.I wasn't doing anything.6. The cabin was too dark for reading.I couldn't light a fire in the hearth in thehot weather.A lantern sat on the table.

NameWHKT—Ttie Uadio StatiotiHillary becomes so emotional when she tunes in to WHRT's programs. Imagine what effect is produced on Hillary as she listens to thefollowing segments. Write the appropriate effect on the line. Use each emotion once.On Hillary's favorite radio soap. Dusty Dreamkiss falls into her second coma in six weeks.2. Bob Bubblejet, host of Hats off to Laughter, shares a hysterical anecdote.3. Roberta Snack, the newest star of the millennium, croons a song of romance.I' 4. An audio version of the hip-hugging ad for New Army Jeans stirs Hillary's emotions.5. News: All area schools will have three additional days in June due to finance reform.6. Sports Beat: The girls' high school basketball team has won the state championship. 7. Daphne Deltoid has completed her fifteen-minute Aerobics on the Air program. f8. News: War has broken out in the rolling hills of Svedelheim today. 9. The station manager announces a new clue for Mystery Prize.10. News: The child reported missing this morning has been found. He is safe.tTnotiotia1 Effectsangryrelievedwiped out McGraw-HiU CWIdrexi's fyswooningweepy1T5628 Cause & Effect

Got a JobRead the five job opportunities below. Match each job applicantwith a job or jobs below by writing the correct numbers on each line.1. Bakers Wanted. Must know flour from powdered sugar. Ability to read is required. Must be 18years or older. Call Bun in the Oven at 26/-1010. Ask for Rose.2. Yard Work. Like to work up a sweat? Eager to work with loud machines? We've got many positionsfor hardworking men. Call Hulk at 268-8760.3. Candy Sales. Sugar-N-Spice is looking for door-to-door sales reps willing to work strictly oncommission. Must be at least 16 years old. 100 deposit on first order of candy. Call I -800-GOCANDY.4. Child Care. Looking for a 12- to 16-year-oid girl to care for my precious 3-year-old. Must.lovechildren and ferrets. Need for evening care. Call Mommy at 264-9800.5. Photogenic? We need students ages 7-14 to model for our Fall Series Clothing Sale. Must have nopolice record. For the required parental permission form write: P.O. Box 9009, Good Pose, IA50014.Tad: 14-year-old boy; has no moneyBlanche: 16-year-old girl; hates noiseAnselm: 19-year-old man; cannot readZoe: S 8-year-old woman; won't work door-fo-doorPerry: 17-year-old female; doesn't know baking ingredientsli'.nuiiiurtma 4Try this: Each applicant found a different jobfrom those on this list. What job did each find? McGraw-HiU Ctiilc/ren's Publishing35TF5628 Cause effect

NameAncient fartnmgM?ead fhe artrde. Then answer fhe questions on page 39.Three ancient civilizations from the Americaswere the Incan, the Aztec, and the Mayan. TheMaya thrived in the area we now know asMexico's Yucatan peninsula and Central America.The Incan Empire was located along the westcoast of South America in what are known todayas Peru and Chile. The Aztec lived in the area weknow today as Mexico. Their capital city was inthe same place as modern-day Mexico City.Agriculture was very important to all of thesecivilizations.For the Aztecs, the common agricultural toolwas a pointed stick used for digging. In areascovered with dense forest, farmers practicedslash-and-buFn agriculture, in which they burneda section of forest and planted in the clearedareas. In this way, the ashes from the burnThe Inca used a variety of farming methods.Along the coastal desert, they built networks tohelp irrigate the land. In mountainous areas, theycut terraces into the hillsides as the Aztecs did.Their farm fields were divided into three groups.One field was dedicated to the needs of localpeople. The other two supported state andreligious activities.Mayan farmers built raised fields similar to thechinampas of the Aztecs. They used swampylowlands and drained the soil to unearth fields onwhich to grow their crops. They combined thistechnique with terracing to provide food to feedlarge populations.produced highly fertile soil. In hilly or moun tainous regions, the farmers cut terraces into thehills to increase the amount of flat farmland onwhich to plant. Farmers also built island-gardens,called chinampas. They scooped up mud fromlake bottoms and made islands that were suitablefor planting. The chinampas yielded huge crops. McGraw-WUi OhiJcfTeT»'s PublishingJF5628 Cause & fffect

Cause and EffectJtecient Fammg (cotit.)I. Why do you think agriculture may have been so important to these ancient civilizations?2. Why did siash-and-burn agriculture produce highly fertile soil?3. Why do you think the chinampa farms of the Aztecs yielded large crops?4. List one other reason why terracing might have been helpful to these ancient civilizations.5. The farming techniques of all three civilizations are similar even though the people lived in differentareas. List two reasons why this might be.i.

NameRead the articles below. Then answer the questions on page 43Terrible Tornado TormentsA torrential tornado struck Toon Townyesterday causing a citywide power outage.When the 200-mile-per-hour (320 km/h)winds sped through the town, light poles,gazebos, and doghouses were blown down.The Tiny Toon electrical dam malfunctionedand sent the waters of Toon River rushing overToonie Bridge. As a result, traffic on ToonBoulevard was backed up to Toon Place in thecenter of town. Because of the wide extent ofthe damage, officials estimate the cost of theclean-up will exceed 4 million.Looters Rummage through Toon TownToon Town police have reported an increas ing number of looting incidents since thetornado. Buildings damaged by the storm havebeen the prime target of teenage hoodlums outto do no good. Because of a broken frontwindow, McDuck's Department Store has beenTown Picnic Postponedrelieved of all its display dummies. SeveralAs a result of yesterday's horrific naturaldisaster, the Toon Town Picnic has beenpricing placards were also stolen.postponed indefinitely. The mayor's office isreluctant to set a new date until the amount ofdamage and the reconstruction timetable haveBoop's Drugstore has reported a surpris ingly large number of ice-cream bar thefts.been assessed.Apparently the gusting winds of the tornadoThe picnic-planning meeting has also beencancelled until further notice. Committeeripped the door off their deep freezer. Due,presumably, to the power outage, Fudd'sHardware has lost a large supply of flashlightsmembers will be notified of its rescheduling.and kerosene lamps. Anyone with informationAnyone with concerns or inquiries shouldcontact Daisy in the mayor's office.regarding these thefts should contact the ToonBoulevard Police Precinct. McGrsw-WH) Children's Publishing42IF5628 Cause & meet

Write two cause and effect statements about each article on page 42.2. Looters Rummage through Toon Town3. Town Picnic Postponed» Write your own newspaper article. Make sure you includeplenty of causes and effects. McGraw-Hill CWIdren's Pubiishtog43H5628 Cause 8 Iffect

Practice your reading skills by following theinstructions on each of the following pages.Remember to use your communicator skills towork collaboratively with other students.

Ariel Speaks is press secretary to Mayor Bonnie Last, ofNew Horizons, Connecticut. Here is her schedule for April 14.6:00 walk the dog1:00 meet with Team 26:30 shower and breakfast2:00 take care of correspondence7:00 train commute to office3:00 conference call with city councilmembers re: recycling plans8:30 arrive/check messages4:00 formulate press release re: mayor's9:00 meet with Team Iposition on city-wide recycling10:00 tour recycling plant5:00 train commute homeI 1:00 interview the plant's supervisor6:30 grab food from deli for supper12:00 lunch meeting with Mayor Last/-\12:45 call Kyle's school re: progress reportCircle the most reasonable response.1. Because the plant supervisor called in sick,. Xjf. Because Team 2 needed ninety minutes to go ,1A over problems,.a. Ariel couldn't meet with the mayor.ytfb. Ariel was sent to Alberta. c. Ariel had a longer lunch break. /J2. Because Kyle's teacher spoke for twentyminutes,.a. Ariel had less time for correspondence.& b. Ariel decided to call Kyle's school back.5 II Sc. Ariel noticed cracks in the office walls.5. How long is Ariel's commute one way?a. Ariel didn't hear about her son's work.b. Ariel was late for a team meeting.c. Ariel missed lunch.3. Because the train had a twenty-minute delay in6. State two questions Ariel might ask at therecycling plant.the morning,.a. Ariel had no breakfast.b. Ariel couldn't check her messages.c. Ariel missed her meeting with Team I. McGraw-Hill ChUcfreWs Publishtag7. If Mayor Last decides to go ahead with free cityrecycling, what argument might be used againstsuch plans? '1F562S Oi/se & Effect

Name(jRead the letter Sosha sent to her friend Jen from camp. Then complete the activity on page 29/)Dear Jen,Camp so far has been great! I'm m a cabin with seven other girlsand a camp counselor. Her name is Maya, and she's very cool. She letsus read after lights out, and she tells the best ghost stories ever.Tasha is a really nice girl who's in my cabin. She's also on Red Teamwith me. We were partners for the wall climb. That's one of our partner ship challenges. We had to help each other climb up a bare wall with nosteps or anything. It was hard work, but it was a lot of fun. We also hadto build a cabin together using only natural materials. Our whole teamhad fun with that one. I'm hoping Tasha will be my partner for the trustfall we're doing tomorrow.The food here is actually pretty good. Last night some of thecounselors cooked dinner for us on the campfire. They made hot dogsand corn on the cob. It was great!I miss all the kids back home on Russell Street, though. No one herewants to play Hearts with me. A lot of the girls only want to talk aboutwhat the boys are doing. And it's too bad Mr. Torres can't drive his ice cream cart all the way out here to Gull Lake. I could really use a limesherbet cone right now:Well, I'll see you at the end of the week. Give Squirts a hug for me.Sasha McGrarvr-WiU Children's T'ubHshrog28YT5628 Cause & If feet

Cause and Iffeef 2Camp letter (ccmt.)I. Explain three things that cause Sasha to like being at camp.2. Explain three things that cause Sasha to miss being at home.3. Explain why you think the campers were completing the challenges mentioned in paragraph two ofSasha's letter.BS-rawa a uiiuim b bwhsjm e essssb b bsssss b rsywgH bf Try this: Plan your own summer camp. Pick names for cabins or teams. Create interesting team building games. Plan a calendar of events for a week at summer camp. jB )2s gt& B McGraw-Hill CTiildren's Publishrog 29 J? tr562S Cause 8 Effect

NameConned each cause with its matching eFFect. EffectCause1. The Princess kisses the frog.a. She thought he was still too skinny.2. There was a pea under the mattress.b. The handsome prince married his lady.3. Rapunzel was kept secluded in a highc. She agrees to marry him.tower.d. The wolf could not blow the house down.4. The Beast is kind to Beauty.e. She Fell into a death-like sleep.5. The fairy was not invited" to Aurora'schristening.f. Baby Bear wailed.6. Jack cut down the beanstalk.g. She cast a hateful spell on the child.7. Cinderella's foot fit into the glassslipper easily.h. Red Ridinghood brought her cookies.L The giant fell to the ground.8. Snow White ate the apple.j. The princess could not sleep,9. Grandmother was ill.k. He regains his human form.10. Hansel showed a thin bone to thewitch.I. She had never met any men before. The youngster's porridge was gone.2. The third pig built his house out ofbricks. McGraw-HUl OillcfTen's Publlstj'mgTT5628 Cause & Effect

tfie life Evan Denison is a busy sixfh-grade kid. Fill in his day's schedule for a Saturday iast faii. 09:0010:30Here are your clues:1. Because Evan had lunch before noon and thenEventsshopped for 2.5 hours.2. Because the 55-minufe paper route imme diately preceded breakfast.3. Because he postponed homework as long aspicnic supperhomeworkbaby-sitfootball gameshop for clothesbreakfastshower and sleeppaper routenew video gamealarm wakes uplunchchorespossible.H. Because he baby-sat for 2.5 hours.5. Because these three events occurred in order:baby-sat, picnic, and TV wrestling.6. Because he did chores for one hour in theafternoon.watch wrestling on TValarm wakes up again7. Because he rested after his football game byplaying a new video game. McGraw-Hill Ctrildrerj's fublishmgIF5628 Cause & Effect

NameAround the WorlcfBelow are facts about Ferdinand Magellan's famous explorations.Connect each cause with its matching effect.Effect1. Trading would make investors rich.2. The Portuguese controlled the searoute to the East Indies.3. Seamen prepared to ward offenemies.a. Spanish explorers dared not travel southaround Africa.b. The ship returned to Spain with its sails intatters.c. Ships were sent to the Far East to trade.4. The crew's food supplies ran out.d. Magellan was killed in the conflict.5. The Spanish ships had a longe. Magellan was able to squelch a mutiny byjourney across the Pacific.6. Magellan's own men were loyal tohiim.some of the crew.f. They were forced to eat sawdust, leathersail rigging, and rats.7. The mapmakers had underestimatedthe size of the Pacific Ocean.g. Magellan named this land Tierra delFuego (land of fire).8. Magellan offered to help an islandh. Seamen suffered from thirst, malnutrition,ruler warring with another.9. The shores the ships passed wereilluminated by the fires of the natives.10. The Portuguese controlled the AfricanCape of Good Hope.I I. The Victoria was caught in a viciousstorm.12. The surviving ships took on a cargoof cloves.and starvation while crossing, the ocean.i. The Spanish hoped to discover d differentroute to the Spice Islands by travelingwest.j. Food and water supplies were quicklyused up.k. Despite the loss of ships, the voyageearned a profit.I. The ships were armed with guns andcannons.JF5628 Cause 8 effect McGra\v-WIil ChUtfren's PuWishfogBBBSSB

(j-ook at the sentence pairs below. Label fhe cause with o C. Label the effect with an E?)Dogs bark afr noises.Many people own them to prefect their7. Banana growing requires a tropicalclimate.properties.Bananas are not grown in Maine.2. We call ants social insects. . g People fear snakes.They live in colonies. Snakes are described as evil creaturesin many stories.3. Newspapers can sell for reducedprices.9. People must take precautions againstskin cancer.Newspapers contain manyadvertisements.Jhe ozone layer is thinning.H. Cats are extremely agile creatures.10. Many humans fear what they do notWhen dropped, cats land on their feet.know.Jhey tend to prejudge that which isdifferent.5.Few mammals can care for themselvesat birth.Most mammals are born immature.Most television and radio commercialsinclude music.Music helps recall our memories.6. The sun has a powerful gravitationalforce.The earth revolves around the sun.12. Young children view more violenttelevision than their parents did.Children may exhibit tendencies to actmore violently.\ McGraw-Hill Chilrfren's Publisbtog

NametyrkalLyle Lipscomb, the prolific writer of the i 960s and '70s, has written lyrics for countryand western stars such as P.B. Sandwich, Sherry Lou, and Nan Tuckett. Sad to say, he hascome on hard times in recent years. He is presently working as a used car salesman in Waco, Texas.Below are a few of his recent, and as yet unrecorded, songs. Match the first line of eachsong with the second. Place the numbers on the blanks provided.The last words of the first lines will give you clues.1. You May Call Me Sweetie PieI Will Never Leave This Town2. For You I'll Always PineI've Been Feeling Pretty Crummy3. Remember When We Wuz TowedYou Got That Huge Mosquito Bite4. If You Come up from Savannah'Cuz a Frog Got into the Radiator?5. Because Your Eyes Are BrownEver Since My Honey Said, "Shut YourTrap"6. When We Strolled in the MoonlightIf You Needle Me No More7. My Horse, I Call Her Piggy,J've Been Living Nightmares8. Since You Woke Me from That Dreamrl! Buy You a Piano Grand9. My Legs They Turned into Apricot Jelly'Cuz You're My Lemon Custard10. Since You Pointed at My TummySince She Scarfed Down All My FoodI I. Oh Lord, My Fingers Can No Longer SnapAnd I'll Be Your Heel Forever12. Oh, If You'll Have Me Play Your HandWhen You Ordered Toast and Jam13. Please Don't Give Me the ShoeI Will Be Your Top Banana McGraw-HUi ChiWrexi's Publistimg34Tf5628 Cause Sr Fffect

Textual EvidenceStrong readers provide evidence from the text to support theirthinking and/or answer their question.Sometimes you will find a direct answer in the reading. More oftenyou won't find a direct answer, instead, you wilt need to use yourresearch skills to make inferences and draw conclusions in order toanswer your question.You might paraphrase the author. This means you use your ownwords. You would still need to include your source.You might also quote the author. This means you would use theauthors exact words, word for word, and put quotations aroundthem and a page number.Read the passages provided and answer the questions by providingtextual evidence to support your thinking.Example:When does the following take place?Sarah lit the candle as the room grew darker. The clock chimedeight times, so she knew it would soon be bedtime. She hurried tofind her chalkboard slate as she had not finished her lessons yet andknew the teacher would be disappointed in her if she did not finish.Paraphrase: This passage takes place at night because Sarah wasgoing to bed soon.Quote:This passage takes place at night because the authors statesthat, "she knew it would soon be bedtime."

Textual EwitienceDate:Name:Find the EvidenceCan you find the PROOF for our answers? Use a crayon in thecolor shown to underline where you found each answer in the text.First Day of SchoolGerr/ was so nervous, he was shaking a little! Tocfciy was the first ctayof school, and normally, Gerry loved getting to see his friends again.Today was different, though. Gerry had moved in July, and he didn't knowanyone yet at his new school.As Gerry stood at the bus stop on the corner, he wondered about hisnew school. Would the teacher be nice? Would his principal be scary?Would he still get to go to P.E., music, and art like at his old school? hostimportantly. would he have any friends?Just then, Gerry spotted the big yellow bus rounding the corner. Thebus slowed to a stop, its brakes squeaking loudly, and the bus driverleaned out to open the door with a big smile."Gerry Roberts?" she called.Gerry nodded, gulped, and took a step onto the bus. As Gerry walkedslowly down the center aisle, he saw a sea of unfamiliar faces staringback at him. Finally, a boy smiled, "hey, sit here," he said, scooting over tooffer a seat. With a sigh of relief, Gerry sat down and smiled. "Hi, I'mKevin. Nice to meet you!" Thank goodness- Gerry had made a friend.Qbiuep yj Who is Gerry's new friend?What was Gerry most worried about?C red j?Where was Gerry's bus stop? j5urpfe Why was this first day of school different?Cgreen yHow did Gerry feel about the first day? prange When did Gerry move to his new house?

Use the areas you underlined on the previous page and your inferencing skills toanswer the following questions. When answering the following questions be sure toprovide fexfual evidence from what you read by paraphrasing or quoting the text.Who is Gerry's new friend?What was Gerry most worried about?How did Gerry feel about the first day of school?How do you think Gerry felt when he got on the bus?How do you think Gerry felt about the first day of school?

Name:Date:Find the Evidence' enTembinn — —On December 7, jou might notice American flaas at hnip ,up e flow: ThB co aMtt/Se t LSHarbor is a naval base on the island of Oahu in Hawaii In m iman,, memberS of the Nav were (iving on base The baseTso storei'many ships and supplies for the United States NavvAmencans died and 181 Navy ships were destroyed. 'II bntd-hT mOSt Americans wanted to stop- out of World Warda y- Decer fTP6 rAarb0r chan9ed the"- minde. The nextwnrrv* i "t 4', .the Uri'ted States joined World War H by declarinaar on Japan. Today, you can visit Pearl Harbor to remember the Nawsailors who bravely fought that day, especially those who lost their livescrbiuir Who called December 7 "a day that will live in infamy"?What does it mean for a flag to be at half-mast?Where is Pearl Harbor?Why might ou visit Pearl Harbor toda y?f Cgreen How many Americans lost their lives?When did the planes arrive at Pearl Harbor?(C) J. Garwood 2013

Use the areas you underlined on the previous page and your inferencing skills toanswer the following questions. When answering the following questions be sure toprovide textual evidence from what you read by paraphrasing or quoting the text.Why do were so many lives lost at Pearl Harbour?Why might you visit Pearl Harbour today?Why is Pearl Harbour an important part of American history?Why do you think Franklin D. Roosevelt called December 7, 1941 "a day that will livein infamy."?

Textual EvidenceDate:Name:Find the EvidenceCan you find the PROOF for our answers? Use a crayon in thecolor shown to underline where you found each answer in the text.Martin Luther King, Jr. .Dr. Martin Luther King; Jr. is -famous for being a peaceful civil.rightsleader. Civil rights are the. basic opportunities that all people deserve.Tn January .1863, President -Abraham Lincoln, declared the end ofslavery in the United States., When Martin Luther.Kingj Jr. was d little bon'in Mississippi, over 60 /ears later, African iAmericans were .still nottreated the same v/oy as white Americans, especially/.in the South. BlackAmericans had tO;go to separate schools, separate restrooms, and evenseparate water fountains. Restaurants or businesses were allowed todeny black customers, or to not hire:them because of their skin color.Even though Martin was free and not a slave, the laws said it wasacceptable for people to treat him unfairly based on the color of his skin,hie didn't .like.this, and wanted peaceful change. Martin led white and blackpeople in peacefully protesting the unfair laws;. Martin is most famous forhis powerf ul speeches, like the "I Have A Dream" speech in Washington,D.C. on August 2.8, H63. Although he died in H68, before much changeoccurred, King received the Nobel Peace Prize for his civil rights work.Who declared the end of slavery in the U.S.?What are civil rights?Where did Martin Luther King, Jr. grow up?Why were black people sometimes denied a job?How did King want people to protest?When was the "I Have a Dream" speech?

Finding the Evidence - Martin Luther King, Jr.Use the areas you underlined on the previous page and your inferencing skills toanswer the following questions. When answering the following questions be sure toprovide textual evidence from what you read by paraphrasing or quoting the text.What are civil rights?Why were African American people sometimes denied a job?Why do you think Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous?How do you think Martin Luther King, Jr. felt about his rights growing up?

lextuoi EvidenceName:Date:Find the EvidenceCan ou find the PROOF for your answers? Use a crayon in thecolor shown to underline where you found each answer in the text.Biography: Dr. SeussOn Uarch 3., 1904, Theodor Seuss Geisel was born in SpringfieldjMassachusetts. When he was in high school; Theodor enrolled in an artclass. While attending Dartmouth College; he worked on a humor magazineand even served as the editor-in-chief. At one point; Theodor broke a ruleand Dartmouth College refused to let him continue working for themagazine. Theodor began using the pen name; "Seuss,J' so he couldsecretly continue writing and creating cartoons for the magazine.Theodor graduated and considered becoming an English teacher, buthis wife Helen encouraged him to pursue drawing. He was published inmagazines and even created ads for things like bug spray, oil, the TVnetwork NBC, and the government during World War II. Next, he beganpublishing children's books as "Dr. Seuss." A publisher challenged Theodorto write an interesting book with 2.50 words or less- and he used only 2.36different words to write The Cat in the Hat. He continued to write sillychildren's books with rhyme and rhythm. Dr. Seuss' books are so famoustoday that his birthday is now celebrated as Read Across America Day)J. Garwood 2014

Use the areas you underlined on the previous page and yourinterencing skills toanswer the tollowing questions. When answering the following questions be sure toprovide textual evidence from what you read by paraphrasing or quoting the text.Who encouraged him to pursue drawing?Why did he start writing as Seuss?

Textual EvidenceDate:Name:Find the EvidenceCan ou find the PROOF for our answers? Use a crayon in thecolor shown to underline where you found each answer in the text.April Fools!I woke up to rny alarrrij feeling much sleepier than usual. That'sstrangei I thought, but it was almost time for school, so I jumped out ofbed and started to get read y. Just then, my mom poked her head aroundthe door. "April foolsFshe said cheerfully. "It's not 7:30- it's 6:30!""Mooooom!" I whined. "That's mean!""Oh, it's just for fun," she replied. "It's April Fools' Day!"An hour later, I got up at the real time. I trudged downstairs to thekitchen and grabbed my box of cornflake cereal. but as I started to pourfrom the box, cereal with little marshmallows came out instead! Mom musthave switched the bags inside the cereal boxesl"Mooooml Come ON!" I shouted. She giggled and gave me the right kind.While my mom woke up my little sister, I had a brilliant idea. I grabbed arubber band out of the junk drawer and wrapped it around the faucet.Nom came back and picked up my bowl to do the dishes. She turned onthe faucet and the water sprayed everywhere! "April Fools!" I shouted.Horn wiped off her face and laughed uncontrollably. "You got me!"

Finding-the Evidence - April FoolsUse the areas you underlined on the previous page and your inferencing skills toanswer the following questions. When answering the following questions be sure toprovide textual evidence from what you read by paraphrasing or quoting the text.Why did he wrap the rubber band around the faucet?Why did the wrong cereal come out?Why is Pearl Harbour an important part of American history?

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Read the passage.Largest Snowboard, March 18,2007Would you [ike to have a party with friends while snowboarding? This snowboard is big enough to do justthat! Arnold SchindSer and his team hold the GuinnessWorld Records record for the Largest Snowboard. Theirboard measures 33 feet (10 m) long and 7 feet (2.15 m)wide. Most snowboards are about 5 feet (1.5 m) long.DID YOU KNOW?The firstofficia! snowboardingcornpetrtibn waVh'eldin Colorado tn 1981.Snovyboarding. became a winter sport in the 1998How was the first snowboard developed? The originOlympic Games. "of the snowboard is not simple. In 1964, a surfernamed Sherman Poppen imagined surfing on the RockyMountains of North America. The idea inspired Poppen, so he built a surfboard for the snow.The "Snurfer" was created from two kids' skis bolted together. It was about 4 feet (1.2 m)long and made of plastic. One million Snurfers were sold in the following 10 years. But, soonthe product disappeared.In 1970, Dimitrije Milovich was having fun in New York sliding on the snow on a cafeteriatray. This gave him an idea. He made a short surfboard for the snow. He formed the firstsnowboard company. Snowboards manufactured by different companies continued to.develop over the years into the boards that we know today. Carson-Dellosa

Comprehension 1Name-Answer the questions.1. How big is the world's Largest Snowboard?2. Who invented the first version of a snowboard?3. Origin means:A. sourceB. ownerC. winterD. fact4. Circle T for true or F for false.A. The first snowboard was called a Snurfer.n1TB. Dimitrije'Milovich started the first snowboard company.TC. Snowboarding was popular before surfboarding.T5. Think of other names that the original snowboard could hav

Each reading skills period, you will be required to complete one of fhe secfions on fhe checklisf below. Be sure to use your self-management skills to manage your time wisely and stay on task. Reading Skills Checklist: a Cause and Effect 1 0 Cause and Effect 2 Textual Evidence Comprehension 1 (Guinness)