Proyecto Salón Hogar

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3) How old is Dana?    A. 15    B. 23    C. 38    D. 39   4) How long is Dana's shift?    A. 6 hours    B. 8 hours    C. 10 hours    D. 12 hours   5) What is one reason Dana loves her job?    A. She finds sleeping babies.    B. She gets to call the police.    C. She gets to sleep during the day.    D. She gets to meet all kinds of people.   6) Why is the guitar player called Get Low?    A. He has a low voice.    B. He likes to play sitting down.    C. He likes to play on his knees.    D. It is the name of his favorite song.   7) What does the word lug mean?    A. to throw    B. to push easily    C. to carry on one's head    D. to move something that is hard to move around   8) What night does the guitar player ride the bus?    A. __________________________________   9) How often does Get Low play guitar on the bus?       Check all that are correct.    __ A. every Friday night    __ B. when the bus is crowded    __ C. most Friday nights    __ D. when the bus is not crowded

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10) Who gives Dana pretzels?    A. the guitar player    B. the young mom    C. the teenager    D. the woman who works at the factory   11) Why might the young woman have left her baby?    A. He was cold.    B. He was sleeping.    C. She forgot the baby.    D. She felt she could not take care of him.   12) Who steals money?    A. ______________________________________   13) Why does Dana seem to think people do bad things?        Check all that are correct.    __ A. They are bad people.    __ B. They want to be bad.    __ C. They are down on their luck.    __ D. Someone told them to be bad.   14) What is the best synonym for occasionally ?    A. often    B. sometimes    C. never    D. almost always   15) What great view of the city does Dana have?    A. from a tall building    B. from a mountain top    C. from the sidewalk    D. from her bus seat   Do you think Dana has a good job? Explain.    __________________________________________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________________________________________

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	Vocabulary: Base Words    The simplest form of a word is a base word. Prefixes and suffixes are added to base words to create new words. Most base words are full words to start off with. A prefix always comes before the word and a suffix always comes after the word    Example: fire, care    Adding letters before or after the word can often change the meaning of a base word. Look up the meaning of these new words with a dictionary to see the difference in meanings when adding a prefix or a suffix.    Example: prefire, careful   Write the base word in the following words.    ____________________ 1. skillful    ____________________ 2. kindness    ____________________ 3. forgetful    ____________________ 4. unknown    ____________________ 5. preoccupied   Create sentences using the base words above.    1. ________________________________________________________________________________________    2. ________________________________________________________________________________________    3. ________________________________________________________________________________________    4. ________________________________________________________________________________________ Prefixes A group of letters added in front of the base word and changes the meaning is called a prefix. Prefix can be broken into two words also (pre-fix), pre, meaning before, and fix, to repair or fasten. Pre is a prefix and is used in many words to change the meaning. Every prefix has a meaning and when used will change the meaning of the base word. Prefixes can reflect numerical values.    Example:  triangle (tri=3), bipod (bi=2), monograph (mono=1) Match the words to their prefix.    octopus   decade   nonagon   septet   quadruplets      quintuples   monopoly   biweekly   triathlon   sextile    1. mono = one _____________________________    2. bi = two ________________________________    3. tri = three _______________________________    4. quad = four ______________________________    5. quint = five ______________________________      6. sex = six ________________________________    7. sept = seven _____________________________    8. oct = eight ______________________________    9. non = nine _______________________________  10. dec = ten _______________________________   Look up the meanings of the words in your dictionary.
Page 4     Just One Touch Directions: Read the story. Then answer the questions below.   I am sitting in a chair next to Momma’s bed. I am watching her get ready for a party. She opens the beautiful jewelry box on her nightstand. It is the size of a shoebox. It is wooden. It has colorful stones on top. They are red, green, yellow and blue.      To me, the box looks magical. It looks like it has special powers. “Now, you know you must never touch this box, right?” Momma says. I feel like she knows exactly what I am thinking. I just want to touch it. I just want to open it.      I just want to try on all the jewelry inside and dance around the room! “Yes, Momma,” I say. “I know.” What do I know? I know Momma has always told me not to touch the box. She has said it since I was a little girl.      “You are not old enough to wear my jewelry,” Momma says. I am 11-years-old now! What is the big deal ? I know that when Momma puts on the rings and bracelets from the box, she looks different. She seems to glow.      There is one necklace with a yellow stone like a tiger’s eye. When Momma puts this on, she seems to float instead of walk. Her feet do not seem to touch the ground. She moves lightly and gracefully. She moves without effort. Momma kisses me goodnight.      She leaves for the party. I run to the window to wave to her, but she is already gone. Tonight I am very curious. Just one touch I sit on the edge of Momma’s bed. I place my hand on the nightstand. I pause. I think.      My hand moves up and rests on the jewelry box. The box quickly flips open by itself! Jewels fly into the air. They dance around my head. I feel strange. I fall down to the floor. I wake up in a place I have never seen before.     Page 5
	Questions 1) Where does most of this story take place?    A. at a party    B. in a pretend place    C. outside a window    D. in Momma's bedroom   2) Who is telling the story?    A. Momma    B. a young girl    C. Momma's friend    D. a make-believe person   3) At the beginning of the story, where is the girl sitting?    A. in a chair    B. on the bed    C. on the floor    D. next to the window   4) The jewelry box looks magical. What does this mean?    A. It looks simple.    B. It looks expensive.    C. It looks like it has special powers.    D. It looks like it was made a long time ago.   5) What does Momma tell her daughter about the box?    A. that it is magical    B. that she must never touch it    C. that the jewels are expensive    D. that she can touch it when she is older   6) Where is Momma going?    A. ___________________   7) What does the jewelry box look like?      Check all that are correct.    __ A. It is brown.    __ B. It is wooden.    __ C. It is the size of a shoebox.    __ D. It has colored stones on top.
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	8) Which word best describes how the girl feels about the jewelry box?    A. angry    B. curious    C. in love    D. scared   9) When does the girl say Momma seems to glow?    A. when she puts on make-up    B. when she puts on a necklace    C. when she puts on the rings and bracelets    D. when she puts on nice shoes and a fancy dress   10) What does the girl seem to be thinking about when she sits on the edge of the bed?    A. going to a party    B. how to open the box    C. dancing around the room    D. if she should touch the box   11) How old is the girl?    A. ______________   12) What does the reader learn about the box?    A. It is evil.    B. It can fly.    C. It is very heavy.    D. It has special powers.   13) What does it mean if something is a big deal ?    A. It is a heavy thing.    B. It is very important.    C. It cannot be forgotten.    D. It can make a lot of money.   14) What does the girl mean when she says that Momma seems to float ?    A. that Momma is swimming    B. that Momma looks like a boat    C. that it is difficult for Momma to move    D. that Momma moves without much effort
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	Grammar: Main Verbs A main verb is the primary action being performed in the sentence. They can be used alone and have their own meaning.    Examples: She traveled to the mountains.                        He loves dogs and cats. Finish the paragraph using these main verbs.    swim   crashed   surf   drive   mind    Today was a good day for us to go _____________. The ocean ______________ the beach with large waves. I ____________ when we come here but I don't _____________ at all. I like to _____________ and feel the water, too.   Write the main verbs in the sentences.    _________________ 1. Are we going to paint the house today?    _________________ 2. My neighbor walks in the morning    _________________ 3. These mouse traps are not working.    _________________ 4. This cookie tastes the best!    _________________ 5. Lets ride bikes today Sam.   Helping Verbs Words that assist the main verb in changing the meaning are called helping verbs.    Example: New oil is used for the car to last longer.                      I can use your football since you used my toy car. Most of the helping verbs are can, could, may, might, will, would, shall, should, must, ought to, and forms of the verb be, have, and do.   Finish the sentences using the helping verbs.    will   was   is   are   be       1. Mistakes in some sports ________ called fouls.    2. People should ________ nicer to each other.    3. The cat ________ hungry so we're going to the grocery store.    4. Being at the police station ________ relaxing after the accident.    5. She ________ help us if we ask.   Write the correct helping verb to complete the sentence.    __________ 1. The people (are/is) happy with the new gym.    __________ 2. I understand you (are/am) good with children.    __________ 3. She (are/is) going to work later.    __________ 4. Bill (would/shall) clean his neighbor's car but he must leave now.    __________ 5. A smart man (is/will) count his money before leaving his house.
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	The Future Tense with the Word "Will"    Verbs have different tenses and they give us information about the action taking place. Verbs can tell when the action happened, past, present, and future. To create the future tense of a verb you can use the helping verb "will" followed by the simple form of the main verb.    Examples: He will clean my car tomorrow.                        They will visit the museum next week.   Write the helping verb and the main verb in the sentences.      Helping    |     Main    ________ | ________ 1. The mountain will freeze tonight.    ________ | ________ 2. Sarah will come to get us now.    ________ | ________ 3. Dolphins will jump out of the water sometimes.    ________ | ________ 4. They will bring the soda and chips to the party.    ________ | ________ 5. Pizza will fix my hunger soon.   Also you can make the negative form of the future tense by adding the word "not" between the helping verb "will" and the main verb.    Example: They will not visit the family tomorrow, maybe next week.   Write the sentences and change them to the negative form of the future tense.    1. I will climb for the cat later.    __________________________________________________________    2. They will move into a new house soon.    __________________________________________________________    3. She will like her new puppy.    __________________________________________________________    4. Chad will apply for a new job soon.    __________________________________________________________    5. You will remember your speech.    __________________________________________________________   Write HV for helping verbs or MV for main verb and then write a sentence for each.    __ 1. would _________________________________________________________________________________    __ 2. read __________________________________________________________________________________    __ 3. is ____________________________________________________________________________________    __ 4. smell _________________________________________________________________________________    __ 5. ask ___________________________________________________________________________________
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	Writing: Supporting Sentences    Sentences used in the body of a paragraph to support and explain the topic sentence are called supporting sentences. All supporting sentences should pertain to the topic sentence. This will keep the reader's attention better. It is not a good idea to write supporting sentences that are not related to the topic sentence.   Locate the supporting sentences and mark them.   __ Most students like the freedom they have in college. __ Usually college students live on their own, in the dormitory or in an apartment. __ This means they are free to come and go as they like. __ Their parents can’t tell them when to get up, when to go to school, and when to come home. __ It also means that they are free to wear what they want. __ There are no parents to comment about their hair styles or their dirty jeans. __ Finally, they are free to listen to their favorite music without interference from parents.   Find the sentences that do not support the topic sentence and cross them out.      California is the most wonderful place to visit because of its variety of weather and its beautiful nature. Visitors to California can find any weather they like. Sometimes she paints on the side for extra income. They can find places that are difficult for humans to live in the summer because they are so hot. Or they can find places closed in the winter because of the snow. On the other hand, cars run smooth. They can find high mountains and low valleys. She can find everything she needs now her room is organized . So California is the most wonderful place to visit because of its weather and nature.   Writing Supporting Sentences Drafting    Talk about your favorite hobbies and write supporting sentences for the topic sentence.       I have many hobbies I like to do when I finish school. _________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________________________________________ Editing    Check that the supporting sentences are related to the topic sentence and cross out any sentences not related. Proofreading    Look at your paragraph for errors and make sure your paragraph has a topic sentence and a closing sentence that share the same idea. Publishing    Let your family and friends see what your hobbies are.
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