Chapter 3: Elephants

Read the passage. Then answer questions about the passage below.

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Questions 1) How much does a baby elephant weigh at birth?    A. 70 pounds    B. 200 pounds    C. 300 pounds    D. 1200 pounds 2) An elephant cannot carry things with its trunk.    A. True    B. False 3) Elephants also use their trunks for:    A. drinking water and eating    B. a cooling system 4) "Inaudible" means:    A. I can't hear it.    B. It's very noisy.   5) Hunters made umbrella holders out of:    A. Elephants' trunks.    B. Elephants' tails.    C. Elephants' feet.    D. Elephants' teeth.   6) Which kind of elephant is the largest?    A. the Indian Elephant    B. the African Elephant 7) An Indian Elephant has ___ than the African Elephant.    A. a longer tail    B. a stronger trunk    C. smaller ears    D. bigger teeth   8) What part of an elephant's body is used to cool the elephant?    A. The tail.    B. The trunk.    C. The feet.    D. The ears.

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9) What animal is the most dangerous to an elephant?    A. Human beings.    B. Snakes.    C. Lions.    D. Zebras.   10. How can you help elephants?    A. Don't eat elephant burgers!    B. Never buy ivory!    C. Don't go to Africa.    D. Live in the wild.   Guessing Vocabulary in Context    Learning how to guess words you don't know is an important skill. Nobody wants to look every word up in a dictionary! If you learn how to guess the unfamiliar words in sentences, then you won't have to read with your dictionary open all the time!    Example sentence: The snake slithered through the grass. He was hunting.   You must discover what slithered means by using logic. Here are your choices, and the analysis: A) stopped moving - INCORRECT: the sentence above says THROUGH the grass.                                       'Through' means there is some movement. B) slept in the grass - INCORRECT: the sentence above says he is hunting.                                      Snakes don't sleep when they hunt. C) ate something - INCORRECT: the sentence above says he is hunting.                                  Snakes don't eat when they are hunting. They eat AFTER they hunt. D) moved or traveled - CORRECT ANSWER: the sentence above says THROUGH the grass.                                         'Through' means that there is movement.

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	Read the sentence, choose the answer.   1) The tiger's roar could be heard in villages far away.      What does roar probably mean?    A. food a tiger eats    B. a tiger's dream    C. a tiger's ear    D. a sound a tiger makes    2) The thought of eating a rat is abhorrent to most people.      What does abhorrent probably mean?    A. fun, lively    B. horrible, repugnant    C. delicious, tasty    D. sweet, sugary    3) My absent-minded teacher loses his keys, his book and his chalk almost every day!      What does it mean to be absent-minded?    A. be hateful    B. not pay attention    C. be intelligent    D. not like someone    4) You can trust the salesmen at that store because they always conduct business in an aboveboard manner.     What does aboveboard probably mean?    A. honestly, openly    B. sneaky, dishonest    C. horrible, repugnant    D. strange, unusual     5) Petra has so many friends because she is a gregarious person.      What does gregarious probably mean?    A. introverted, self-contained    B. shy, quiet    C. friendly, outgoing    D. rude, hostile
Page 4     6) The lovely egret is in danger of extinction because clothing manufacturers use their long, beautiful tail feathers to make  ladies' hats. What is an egret?    A. a small child     B. a type of food    C. a sound a tiger makes     D. a type of bird    7) I can't believe it! Right in the middle of our conversation, Peter turned around abruptly and walked out of the room!     What does abruptly probably mean?    A. formally     B. slowly, in no hurry    C. suddenly, without notice     D. quietly, in an unusual manner    8) After the harvest, we had an abundant amount of apples. We made apple pie, apple sauce, and apple juice because     we had so many apples! What does abundant probably mean?    A. a shortage     B. not enough     C. very red     D. plentiful     9) When Sara was sick, her voice was almost inaudible. We couldn't hear what she was trying to say clearly.     What does inaudible probably mean?    A. very loud, easy to hear     B. very soft, hard to hear    C. very strange, uncommon     D. very shy, introverted    10) The hill was too arduous for us to climb. We had to walk our bicycles up the hill.        What does arduous probably mean?    A. tall, sharp     B. fun, exciting     C. easy, not challenging     D. difficult, steep      Page 5
	Confusing Verbs - Lay / Lie READ the sentence, CHOOSE the answer.   1) The cat is ____ on the rug, next to the chair.    A. lying    B. laying   2) The cat often ____ on the rug when Marsha reads.    A. lays    B. lies   3) This cat has  ____ here many times!    A. laid    B. lain   4) In fact, just last night he ____ here too while Marsha read.    A. laid    B. lay   5) Chickens ___ eggs.     A. lay     B. lie   6) The average hen ____ over 200 eggs per year. (hen = female chicken)    A. lays    B. lies   7) Sylvia ____ her hairbrush on the dresser when she finished using it.    A. lay    B. laid   8) Mexico ____ to the south of the United States.    A. lies    B. lays   9) Bobby: "Where is my dictionary?"     Cindy: "I ____ it on the desk over there."    A. lay     B. laid   10) My mother ___ my baby brother in his crib carefully.       She didn't want to wake him up.    A. laid     B. lied
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	Plural Forms and Irregular Nouns What is the correct plural of the word? 1) How many ______ study English as a second language?    A. person    B. people   2) Five ______ opened a computer services company.    A. woman    B. women   3) Even ______ enjoy learning on the Internet.    A. childs    B. children   4) Most basketball players are 6 ______ tall or more.    A. foot    B. feet 5) Which breed of _______ produces the finest wool?    A. sheep    B. sheeps   6) My _______ are sensitive to the cold.    A. tooth    B. teeth   7) At daylight savings time, we have to change our ________.    A. watch    B. watches   8) The boys went fishing and caught 10 ________.    A. fish    B. fishes   9) There are 10 ________ in the Maintenance Department.    A. man    B. men   10) The _________ keep their _________ on the _________.    A. wife, knives, shelves                        B. wives, knife, shelf    C. wives, knives, shelf
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	Writing: Taking Notes When organizing your ideas, taking notes can be a very effective method of collecting data. To take notes, you need to... - identify the topic discussed in class or presented in a text - identify the information that is necessary to understand the topic - write down the important information in an organized way - draw pictures, if it helps you to organize the ideas - review the notes afterwards Check the sentence that appears like a note taken in class.    __ 1. Penguins like in a cold climate, swim, and usually stay together.    __ 2. I like penguins, they are nice and pretty.   Taking Notes on a Story Drafting Take notes on the story "Elephants" and gather your ideas here.    __________________________________________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________________________________________   Editing Now check your notes for accuracy and rewrite your notes to create a summary or a basic guide for what the reading was about.    __________________________________________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________________________________________   Proofreading Prepare your writing to be finalized by checking for all errors, grammatical or punctuation. Then rewrite your final copy to share with your classmates.    __________________________________________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________________________________________
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	Literature: The Poem and The Poet    A type of text that activates your five senses is known as a poem. Part of your world is caught in poetry. Poems use words, images, sounds, rhythm, and ideas. Poems are known to make connections between ideas and things. Poems can be about anything in any form.    Other poems follow rules, such as rhyme, while others do not follow any rules at all. Sentences or groups of words in a poem are called lines or verses. Many lines or verses separated by a space in a poem is called a stanza. One who writes poems is known as a poet.    Example: The sky is nice                      So quiet as mice                      Comforting blue                      Feels so new Now try to write your own poem.    ____________________________________________    ____________________________________________    ____________________________________________    ____________________________________________    ____________________________________________ The Ode    A poem dedicated to a person, idea, or a thing is called an ode. An ode can rhyme but is not necessary and usually has one long stanza. Some other poem structures are epic poems, limericks, haikus, and sonnets.    Poets can use rhyme, rhythm, and comparisons to talk about things in a new or unusual way. The limitations of writing poetry is your mind's limit.    Example: An Ode to Christmas by: Bronti Phillips When you see lovely lights Of greens, reds, and whites You know it is Christmas Time When snow falls down from the skies Soft and thick it lies You know it is Christmas Time When you hear Christmas jingles And your skin begins to tingle You know it is Christmas Time An Ode for the scent of pine An Ode to the dainty decorations that are so divine An Ode to Christmas Time When you get rosy cheeks And children dash with squeals and shrieks You know it is Christmas Time When the young and old sit in front of the fire and come together To get away from the cold weather You know it is Christmas Time When you warm up with your sweet heart Unable to keep apart You know it is Christmas Time An Ode to Hot Chocolate with marshmallows An Ode to the Jolly fellows An Ode to Santa Claus An Ode to decking the halls An Ode to Christmas Time
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