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Chapter 7: Lost and Found
Read the passage. Then answer questions about the passage below.
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Becky's family was having a barn raising. Neighbors from all over had come to help her father build a new barn. Even the children had jobs to do. Becky's job
was bringing drinking water from the stream to the workers. "Now, mind the ladle, Becky," Papa told her as he gave her the long-handled cup for dipping. "It is the only one we have." All morning Becky had carried the heavy bucket back and forth to the stream. Now she stood in the tall grass on the hill behind the barn. It was almost noon, and the sun was hot. She wanted to feel cool air rush against her face. She gripped the empty bucket and gathered her skirt. She heard
the ladle rattle as she dashed down the hill. Becky laughed with delight as she reached the stream and started to fill the bucket. Suddenly she stopped. The ladle was gone! She searched nearby but with
no luck. Becky sighed with despair and thought of Papa's words.
He would have to go to town in the wagon to buy a new ladle. Worst of all, there was no ladle to serve water to dozens of thirsty workers. Then Becky remembered how the ladle clattered in the bucket as she ran. It must have fallen out. She gave the hill a hopeful look, but then her shoulders drooped. She would never find anything in the thick grass that grew there. Then she had an idea . . . She found some of her friends setting the table for the afternoon meal. "I need you!" she told them. More friends were helping workers at the barn. They came
running when Becky called them. Becky explained what happened. "I need you to help me find the ladle," she said. Becky and her friends stood side by side
and formed a long line. Slowly they walked down the hill to the
stream. They paced through the tall grass, stepping carefully as they searched the ground around them. Suddenly a boy hit something metal with his toe. "I found
it!" he cried. He grinned and held up the missing ladle. "Thank you!" Becky smiled. "We did it together!" She took the ladle and washed it off in the stream. When the children returned, the men were using long, wooden poles to raise the walls of the barn. Becky carried the bucket over to them. "Water, anyone?" she asked. Carefully she raised her arm and lifted the ladle up to the workers. |
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Questions 1) Read this sentence from the first
paragraph, “ Now, mind the ladle, Becky,” Which meaning of the word mind is used in this sentence? A. obey B. listen to C. think D. look after
2) The author includes in the story to - A. predict the ending B. amuse the readers C. present the problem D. describe the characters
3) Read this sentence from the story, “Then Becky remembered how the ladle clattered in the bucket as she ran.” This sentence appeals to the reader’s sense of - A. touch B. sight C. smell D. hearing
4) Read this sentence from the story, “He grinned and held up the missing ladle.” Which word means the opposite of grinned? A. frowned B. gleamed C. argued D. laughed
5) Becky is alone when she goes to get water because the other children - A. think it is too far to walk B. want to stay inside on a hot day C. Have their own chores to do D. listen to her father’s words
6) Becky lost the ladle when she - A. played in the barn B. rushed down the hill C. dropped it in the stream D. showed it to her friends |
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7) What happens right after Becky’s friend finds the ladle? A. Becky offers the workers a drink
from the ladle. B. Becky washes the ladle in the water. C. Carefully she raised her arm and lifted the ladle up to the workers. D. Becky hurts her toe after she runs into the ladle.
8) Which sentence helps the reader know that Becky was hot from working? A. Carefully she raised her arm and lifted the ladle up to the workers. B. Becky’s family was having a barn raising. C. She wanted to feel cool air rush against her face. D. Now she stood in the tall grass on the hill behind the barn.
9) The author most likely wrote this story in order to - A. explain the meaning of barn raising B. describe how to use a ladle C. tell how a girl works out a problem D. show how some families gather water
A Painting Full of Fun
Pieter Bruegel was a famous artist who lived in Europe five hundred years ago. He is well known for a painting called Children's Games. People like this
painting because it Is bursting with fun. It shows how children In Pleter's time amused themselves In a variety of ways. In all, there are about eighty games being played In the painting. Children's Games
shows a busy street scene In a town long ago. There Is a stream flowing around the edge of the town, and the street is a wide and open space. There are no cars, just horses and buggies, so there is plenty
of room to play. There are about two hundred children in the
painting. Some play In groups and others play alone. Many of the games In the painting date back to ancient times, and some of the games are still played today. Children may know games like leapfrog, tug of war, and follow the leader, but what about tag, king of the hill, and hopscotch? These games are often played outdoors. |
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Stop and think about the happy children in the painting. They seem to be enjoying their freedom In the fresh air and their games. The games In the painting do not
require children to spend money on extra materials. Instead, they use simple everyday objects like hats and sticks. A game might call for a hoop, a rope, a spinning top, some chalk, or even a barrel. Some games are played without any toys at all. For instance, one scene in the painting shows children turning somersaults inside the fence.
The painting shows us how little we need
in order to enjoy ourselves. All children really need is one another. Ifs not the toys or games that are found on store shelves that create fun. Using our imagination can do this for us.
Questions 1) The author included paragraph one to describe the - A. jobs that people had in towns B. games that people once played C. person who painted the picture D. river that once flowed through towns
2) Which question does paragraph one answer? A. What kind of games did Pieter like? B. Why do people enjoy the painting Children’s Games? C. How many people are shown in Children’s Games? D. What other paintings did Pieter paint?
3) Read this sentence from the story, “Children’s Games shows a busy street scene in a town long ago.” Which word sounds like scene but is spelled in a different way and has a different meaning? A. seen B. seam C. scent D. since
4) Which sentence from this article best supports the idea that the picture is full of action? A. The painting shows us how
little we need in order to enjoy ourselves. B. He is well known for a painting called Children’s Games. C. Stop and think about the happy children in the painting. D. In all, there are about eighty games being played in the painting.
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Sit or Set Complete the sentences using the proper
form of "sit" or "set." 1) Students, please _________ down.
2) On your marks, get _________, go.
3) __________ the book on the shelf.
4) Please __________ down, thank
you. 5) He __________ down. 6) He __________ it down.
7) Please __________ the table.
8) He ___________ his sister down; his
arms were tired. 9) Did you ___________ your bag on the
table? 10) I love to ___________ in the park.
Their, there, and they're Fill in the blanks with the appropriate
choice - their, there, or they're. 1. Unable to tolerate the dust one moment longer, Elizabeth spent the afternoon cleaning the living room tables and shelves. Now __________ slippery with furniture polish, glowing in the sunlight
that spills through the open window. 2. "Oh, no! _________ are lima beans on my plate!" screamed Noel before he fainted with a thud on the dining room
floor. 3. Nothing makes Diane’s cat Big Toe Joe happier than a laundry basket full of fresh Warm towels. _________ he will sleep, purring in contentment and shedding long white hair on the clean terry
cloth. 4. Mrs. O'Shea spent the day steam cleaning the living room floor. Now her children can hardly find the kitchen without __________ trail of dirty footprints leading the way. 5. Dolly hates dogs more than snakes or cockroaches. She believes that canines are loathsome creatures because _________ only goal in life is to kill her front lawn with urine. |
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6. Behind the sofa _________ is a collection of desiccated broccoli spears that Simon, the family cocker spaniel, carries away for Noel, who cannot stomach the vegetable.
7. The knives in Roseanne's kitchen are encrusted with bits of brownie and smears of dried mustard. _________ is no way a doctor would ever consider operating with any instrument that Roseanne had washed!
8. Bentley, our neighbor's basset hound, has toenails that are so long that ________ curled like macaroni noodles at the ends of his paws.
9. Noel carefully sliced each Brussels sprout in half, carefully scrutinizing the heart of the little cabbage. He always worries that ________ might be a worm buried in the middle.
10. Casey and Tamara had plenty of privacy for talking because _________ were six.
Literature: Main and Secondary Characters People or beings in a story, play or movie are called characters. They are the people or being that the action effects. A character is usually either a main character or a secondary character. The main character is the person or being that the action affects the most. Secondary characters participate in the story by helping actions to take place or by being affected by the events in the story in a secondary way. Example: In the story "Lost and Found", Becky is the main character and her friends who help her find the ladle are the secondary characters. Without them she may have never found the ladle. Secondary characters are necessary for a story to have more possibilities, otherwise the reader may become bored.
Example: Becky was described as obedient but when she lost the ladle she became frantic to find it.
Mark the characteristics of Becky in the story. __ 1. young __ 2. pretty __ 3. spoiled __ 4. angry __ 5. humble __ 6. resentful __ 7. dreamer __ 8. hardworking __ 9. rude __ 10. lazy __ 11. poor __ 12. happy __ 13. proud __ 14. hopeful __ 15. caring __ 16. old |
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Vocabulary: The Suffix A letter or a group of letters that is added to the end of root word to form a new word is called a suffix. A suffix can change the meaning of a root word. Example: help + ing = helping, love + ly = lovely, deserve + s = deserves, wonder + ful = wonderful
Make a line to separate root words from the suffixes.
Place a suffix at the end of the words to make new words.
A word series is a group of words that illustrates a sequence or shows a relationship of progression. To complete a word series, carefully read the words and determine the relationship between them and then select the option that logically completes the series. Example: A letter, a word, a sentence. This group of words indicates the sequence in which letters are combined into words, and words are combined into sentences.
Word series can also refer to numbers. In such a case, every number is related to the one before and after it by the same rule. Example: In the series two, four, six... the next logical number to complete this series of even numbers is eight.
Complete the word series using the word bank.
1. five, ten, fifteen, _______________ 2. hot, warm, cool, _______________ 3. spring, summer, fall, _______________ 4. baby, child, teenager, _______________
Make a word series for the sequence of meals in a day and write it in the space below.
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Grammar: Verbs A verb is a word that shows an action. Example: I scrub
this floor everyday.
_____________ 1. The story "Lost and Found" takes place in the country. _____________ 2. She forgot the ladle somewhere. _____________ 3. I ride my bike everyday. _____________ 4. My brother calls me sometimes. _____________ 5. The dog jumped over the fence.
Use the word bank to complete the sentences.
1. The children ____________ their chores during the weekend. 2. Josh ____________ stories at school. 3. Sara ____________ her teeth twice daily. 4. I ____________ to school everyday.
The Simple Present Tense Verbs have different forms or tenses that show the time of the action. The simple present tense shows an action that is repeated or usual. The action can be a habit, a hobby, an event, or something that happens often. Examples: scrub, wear
Circle the verbs in the simple present tense and underline the words that indicate when the action takes place in each sentence. 1. Ralph has vanilla cake for dessert every Monday. 2. Some day I will travel to Iceland. 3. They danced at the club last night. 4. Billy plays videogames every night. 5. The baby cries at all times. 6. I am doing my homework right now. 7. My family and I will go to the beach tomorrow. 8. Yesterday we cleaned our bedrooms.
Finish the sentences with information about yourself. Use verbs in the simple present tense. 1. Sometimes, I _____________________________________________________________________________ 2. Everyday I _______________________________________________________________________________ 3. Every week I ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. Every night I ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. Every weekend I ___________________________________________________________________________
6. On vacation days I
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Writing: The Paragraph A group of sentences about one topic is a paragraph. The topic sentence presents the main idea of a paragraph and it is usually the first sentence of the paragraph. It indicates to the reader what the paragraph is about. The following sentences, the supporting sentences, present information such as facts, details, and examples that support the main idea. The last sentence, the closing sentence, restates the main idea of the paragraph. The first sentence of a paragraph is indented. Example: (Topic sentence)
Fantasy allows us to use our imagination. Stories and novels
like
Writing a Paragraph about What
Fantasy Means to You Drafting Check the prewriting technique you will use to write the paragraph. __ 1. brainstorming __ 2. cluster of ideas __ 3. outline __ 4. list Write a rough draft of your paragraph based on the product of the prewriting technique you selected. __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________
Editing Improve your paragraph by eliminating or
replacing words and phrases that are weak. Topic sentence _______________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Supporting sentences __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Closing sentence _____________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________
Proofreading Revise your paragraph and circle the misspelled words punctuation marks you may have placed incorrectly. Copy the revised version on a sheet of paper.
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