Chapter 4: Dolphins

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

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5) What kind of blood does a Dolphin have?    A. Dolphins have salt-water blood.    B. Dolphins have cold blood.    C. Dolphins have warm blood.    D. Dolphins have yellow blood.                          6) How long does a dolphin calf stay with its mother?    A. 12 Months.    B. 2 Years.    C. 3 - 6 Years.    D. 40 Years.   7) How long can a dolphin live?    A. 40 Years.    B. 3 - 6 Years.    C. 2 Years.    D. 12 Months.   8) How long does it take for a dolphin to have a baby?    A. 3-6 Years    B. 2 Years    C. 12 months.    D. 40 Years.   9) When a dolphin calf is born, what emerges first?    A. The head.    B. The tail.   10) Do dolphins lay eggs?    A. No, they don't.    B. Yes, they do.     Good and Well: Use the correct word for each sentence.   1) That was a ____ lesson.    A. good    B. well   2) The dinner smells ____.    A. good    B. well   3) The project's going ____.    A. good    B. well

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4) It sounds ____ to me.    A. good    B. well   5) That coat looks ____ on you.    A. good    B. well   6) I don't have a ____ feeling about this.    A. good    B. well   7) The holiday did me a lot of ____.    A. good    B. well   8) She speaks English ____.    A. good    B. well   9) She speaks _____ German.    A. good    B. well   10) They gave me some ____ advice.    A. good    B. well

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	Vocabulary: Antonyms A word that means the opposite of another word  is an antonym.    Example: black and white   Mark the antonym of each word.    __   1. something   A. anything   B. thing   C. sometime   D. nothing      __   2. everywhere   A. place   B. here   C. somewhere   D. nowhere      __   3. left   A. front   B. back   C. right   D. up      __   4. up   A. down   B. left   C. back   D. right      __   5. write   A. erase   B. fold   C. draw   D. jot      __   6. sweet   A. sour   B. sugar   C. salt   D. candy      __   7. cool   A. frozen   B. cold   C. hot   D. warm      __   8. tall   A. short   B. large   C. long   D. small      __   9. wet   A. dry   B. dripping   C. raindrop   D. water      __ 10. good   A. better   B. well   C. sad   D. bad     The Thesaurus A kind of dictionary that you can find synonyms and antonyms is called a thesaurus. Also a thesaurus provides a list of words that are related or that contrast in meaning. Many thesauruses provide a special clue to identify the synonyms and antonyms of a word.    Example: smile - smirk, grin. Antonym: frown   Find a synonym and an antonym for the following words in your thesaurus.                                                          Synonym                                                 Antonym    1. open                      _________________________        _________________________    2. far                          _________________________        _________________________    3. peace                   _________________________        _________________________    4. sleep                    _________________________         _________________________    5. walk                      _________________________         _________________________   Finish each word series with an antonym and use your thesaurus.    1. fast, quick, rapid, ______________________    2. pals, friends, buddies, ______________________    3. attack, strike, hit, ______________________    4. joyful, happy, cheerful, ______________________    5. good, okay, neat, ______________________
Page 4     Grammar: Singular and Plural Nouns Words that name one thing are called singular nouns.    Examples: girl, ant, home Words that name more than one thing are called plural nouns. Usually there is a difference in the spelling.    Examples: girls, ants, homes   Put a box around the singular nouns and a circle around the plural nouns.    1. balloon      11. lawns      2. sugar      12. sprinkler      3. toe      13. water      4. raindrops      14. Carlos      5. trees      15. lips      6. legs      16. day      7. berries      17. grass      8. street      18. glass      9. trunks      19. eyelashes    10. helicopter      20. tongue     Rules to Form Plural Nouns Here are some rules of how to form plural nouns from singular nouns.   - Add an s to most singular nouns to form the plural.    Examples: car > cars, dog > dogs, bike > bikes - Add an es to a noun that ends with ch, sh, s, x, or z.    Examples: box > boxes, church > churches, leash > leashes - Add an s if a noun ends with a vowel followed by the letter y.    Examples: boy > boys, monkey > monkeys, toy > toys - Change the y to an i and add es if a noun ends with a consonant followed by the letter y.    Examples: candy > candies, baby > babies, puppy > puppies - Add s or es for most nouns that end with f or fe.    Examples: belief > beliefs, roof > roofs - Sometimes change the f to a v and add an s or es.    Examples: knife > knives, loaf > loaves - Nouns sometime have irregular plural forms.    Examples: mouse > mice, foot > feet, tooth > teeth - Also some singular nouns stand for plural nouns as well.    Examples: sheep > sheep, shrimp > shrimp, deer > deer   Write the plural noun next to the singular noun.    1. fox    _____________________      4. sprinkler     _____________________      2. man _____________________      5. wife             _____________________      3. fish   _____________________      6. strawberry  _____________________     Page 5
	Rabbit Learns a Lesson  Using Prefixes Directions: Read the story and choose the correct word to complete the sentence.   Long ago, Fox and Rabbit were good friends. One day, Fox wanted to travel the world and decided to borrow a bag of gold from Rabbit.       When Fox came back 1) ______ from his trip, Rabbit wanted him to pay back 2) __________ the money. Rabbit wanted to get the gold back, so he went to Bear for help.     “I do not like 3) ________ Fox’s bad habits,” Bear said. “This is not the first time Fox hasn’t not paid 4) ______ a friend.”  Bear helped Rabbit make a plan.      Rabbit asked Fox to come over for dinner.  He asked him to bring the box of treasures he collected on his trip. Fox will empty 5) ______ all his boxes,” Rabbit thought.      “Then I will tell again 6) ________ Fox that he owes me a bag of gold. Knowing Fox, he will not agree 7) ________.      But soon he will find out 8) ________ that his treasures are gone.  I will repeat the fact that he owes me a bag of gold.  If he gives it to me, I will give back Fox’s treasures.    Rabbit’s plan worked.  He got his bag of gold back but he never trusted Fox again.   1) __    A. returned    B. replayed         C. disappear       D. repaint 5) __    A. unpack       B. repack     C. unfold       D. unlock 2) __    A. unpay      B. repay      C. undo      D. redo 6) __    A. undo       B. recall      C. untold       D. remind 3) __    A. disagree     B. disappear     C. dislike       D. don't 7) __    A. disagree         B. disappear         C. repaint       D. dislike 4) __    A. retrace         B. unpaid         C. return       D. repaid 8) __    A. remind         B. discover         C. disagree       D. disappear
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	Possessive Nouns Possessive nouns show that a person or thing owns or possesses something. Adding an apostrophe (') and an s to a singular noun will make it possessive.    Example: Kim's house, Shawn's school bag A plural noun that does not end in an s needs an apostrophe (')  and an s to become possessive.    Example: children's stories A plural noun ending in s simply needs an apostrophe (') at the end to show possession.    Example: The girls' games.   Write the possessive nouns from the following sentences.    ________________   1. Mr. Davis' story was not interesting.    ________________   2. The geese's wings are very elegant.    ________________   3. We practiced jogging in school's field.    ________________   4. Pablo's grandfather visited last Christmas.    ________________   5. The kittens' tails were covered in mud.    ________________   6. The security guard's uniform was soaked with sweat.    ________________   7. My sister's computer is broken.    ________________   8. Philip's driveway is too small for basketball.    ________________   9. The children's shoes were missing.    ________________ 10. I live next to my mom's business.   Connect the singular nouns with the plural nouns.    __ 1. class    __ 2. buzz    __ 3. box    __ 4. man    __ 5. wolf    __ 6. story   A. men B. stories C. classes D. wolves E. boxes F. buzzes   Fill in the singular nouns from these plural nouns.    _______________ 1. deer    _______________ 2. fish    _______________ 3. histories    _______________ 4. balloons      _______________ 5. teeth    _______________ 6. lives    _______________ 7. cherries    _______________ 8. mice   Fill in the plural nouns from these singular nouns.    _______________ 1. butterfly    _______________ 2. party    _______________ 3. foot    _______________ 4. sheep      _______________ 5. waltz    _______________ 6. alley    _______________ 7. vegetable    _______________ 8. bee
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	Writing: Brainstorming A writing strategy that allows us to identify what we know, think, and need to learn is called brainstorming. This is only one of many strategies. Below are some steps to give you an idea of how to brainstorm. - Figure out the topic or theme - Write down your ideas, related themes, questions, and everything you can think of pertaining to your topic. - Clean up what your wrote and organize your ideas. - Locate the main idea. To help you when you are brainstorming it is helpful to ask who, what, where, when, and why.    Example: If you are writing about the ocean, then go to the ocean if possible to collect ideas and information. Use the following topic to brainstorm.   My Family    My family is very large. We like to do things together. My favorite thing about my family is ______________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________.    Also ______________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________. Brainstorming to Write an Ode   Drafting Brainstorm about your school. My School Organize your thoughts and ideas about your school to form an ode. Dedicate your ode to school spirit.    __________________________________________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________________________________________ Editing Read again the ode that you wrote and rethink your ideas. Check to see if your writing emphasizes school spirit. Write the new version on the lines below.    __________________________________________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________________________________________ Proofreading Read your ode one more time and check for spelling, grammatical, or punctuation errors. Rewrite the corrected version below.    __________________________________________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________________________________________
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	Literature: Rhyme Scheme A most common characteristic of formal verse is rhyme. While characteristics like meter, syllable counting, and regular structure are also used in formal verse, rhyme is by far the most pervasive, appearing in nearly every major variety of formal verse. Rhyme schemes are labeled according to their rhyme sounds. Every rhyme sound is given its own letter of the alphabet to distinguish it from the other rhyme sounds that may appear in the poem.    Example: the first rhyme sound of a poem is designated as a.   - Every time that rhyme sound appears in the poem, no matter where it is found, it is called a. - The second rhyme sound to appear in the poem is designated b. - Every other time that rhyme sound appears in the poem, no matter where it is found, it is called b. - The third rhyme sound to appear would be c, the fourth d, and so on, for as many rhyme sounds as appear in the poem.   The following short poem illustrates the labeling of a rhyme scheme. There once was a big brown cat a That liked to eat a lot of mice. b He got all round and fat a Because they tasted so nice. b This bit of elegant verse shows a very simple rhyme scheme. The first rhyme sound we encounter, at the end of the first line, is cat. Because it is the first rhyme sound, it is labeled as a. Every time that rhyme sound is repeated, any time something rhymes with cat, it is also called a. Line three ends with fat, which rhymes with cat, so it is also an a. The second rhyme sound comes at the end of the second line, mice. As the second rhyme sound it is called b, and so are any other following lines that rhyme with it, such as nice in line four. Example: Alone by Edgar Allen Poe From childhood’s hour I have not been a As others were; I have not seen a As others saw; I could not bring b My passions from a common spring. b From the same source I have not taken c My sorrow; I could not awaken c My heart to joy at the same tone; d And all I loved, I loved alone. d Then—in my childhood, in the dawn e Of a most stormy life—was drawn e From every depth of good and ill f The mystery which binds me still: f From the torrent, or the fountain, g From the red cliff of the mountain, g From the sun that round me rolled h In its autumn tint of gold, h From the lightning in the sky i As it passed me flying by, i From the thunder and the storm, j And the cloud that took the form j (When the rest of Heaven was blue) k Of a demon in my view. k
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	Synonyms Synonyms are different words or phrases in the same language that have a similar meaning.    For example, the words "bigger" and "larger" are synonyms.   Either one could be used in the sentence such as "Elephants are bigger than mice" or                                                                                          "Elephants are larger than mice."   Both sentences have the same meaning. See if you can identify some synonyms.   1) Which word is the synonym of "woman", as in "the woman wore a red dress"?    A. Man    B. Lady    C. Girl    D. Mother   2) Which word is the synonym of "bad", as in "he was bad today"?    A. Terrible    B. Unlucky    C. Good    D. Ugly   3 ) Which word is the synonym of "happy", as in "I am happy to just stay here at the beach"?    A. Laughing    B. Sad    C. Joyful    D. Content   4) Which word is the synonym of "strange", as in "I feel strange today"?    A. Funny    B. Unusual    C. Weird    D. All of the above   5) Which word is the synonym of “unavailable”, as in “I’m sorry Dr. Williams is unavailable"?    A. busy    B. straight    C. liked    D. unhappy
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