english secondsemester booklet gr:5...describe:the writer creates a picture with his or her words...

English

SecondSemester

Booklet Gr:5

Royal international School

Lesson: (6). QUEST FOR THE TREE KANGAROO.

Genre: Informational Text

Informational Text : Give facts and information about a topic.

Comprehension Skills and Strategies:

Cause and Effect

When authors write paragraphs to show causes and effects, they use words like

cause, effect, as a result,and so.

Baby painted turtles spend all winter in their nests. They have special chemicals in

their blood that can keep their blood from freezing ( CAUSe . As a result, baby

painted turtles can survive freezing temperatures! (effect .

Q1.Match each word with its vocabulary.

Word Meaning

1. Transferred ( ) Being in a place and present

2. Dwarfed

( ) a way of doing something like a medical operation

3. Presence ( ) shortened or made to appear smaller by something else

4. Outfitted ( ) provided with special equipment

5. Procedure ( ) move from one place to another

Q2.Write each word that best describes the following

Q3.Match the following 1.What is the importance of the radio collar's weight?( ) 2.What will happen if the scientists do NOT examine the animals quickly?( ) 3.What does the biologist, Lisa Dabek, mean when she talks about the miracle of working in New Guinea?( ) 4.Why do the scientists have to measure the tree kangaroos' necks? ( )

a-the kangaroos will be fitted with radio collars

b.The anesthetic will wear off before they are finished.

c.these animals are so elusive and it's rare to be around them

d.to make sure there's no discomfort for the kangaroo

4.What is the meaning of :

Calculate: …………………………………………….

perish : ………………………………………………

enthusiastic: ……………………………………………….

5. Answer the following 1.What will happen if the scientists do NOT examine the animals quickly?

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2.What most likely caused the tree kangaroos to come out on the first day the researchers

spotted them?

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3-What will be one effect of this day's work with the kangaroos?

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6.Choose true or false

1.Reading.

Lesson 8.EVERGLADES FOREVER.

Genre: Narrative Nonfiction: all the characters, events of the story are real.

Authors always have a purpose, or reason, for writing

There are the five purposes for writing.

Inform: The writer includes facts or true information.

Narrate: The writer is telling a story

Describe: The writer creates a picture with his or her words

Entertain: The writer is writing to amuse, make laugh, or tell a joke.

Persuade: The writer includes his opinion to convince you of

something.

The author's purpose here is to persuade and convence the

reader that Evergrades should be protected.

Match each word with its meaning

Choose the correct answer.

Base your answers on the article "Everglades Forever."

1. The author's main purpose in writing this article is to

1. basking in the sun

2. inform and persuade

3. distance above sea-level

4. natural environments

2. What belief about saving the Everglades drives the author's

purpose?

1. silence

2. sea turtles and manatees

3. fresh rain water and salty sea water mixed together

4. People can do it if they start now and work hard

Choose the best answer of the following.

Questions Q1. What evidence in the text suggest that the author has a particular viewpoint about the

Everglades?

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Q2. What is the genre of the story?

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Q3.What is the best definition of brackish water?

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Q4.How do Ranger Jim's actions support the author's purpose?

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Genre:

Lesson 9. Storm Warrior.

Historical Fiction: a story sets around a real event or person from history.

Match each word with its vocabulary.

True or False

Answer the following questions?

What is the setting of the Story?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

Who are the characters of the story?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

Why it might be helpful for Nathan to study medical books?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

How does the beginning scene contrast with the final scene?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

What simile did the author use to describe a screaming Child?

What does this simile mean?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………11

Genre:

Lesson 10. Cougars.

Informational Text: Give facts and information about a topic.

Give the meaning of the following word.

1. Unobserved - ……………………………………………………………………………

2. Available – ………………………………………………………………………………..

3. Detecting -………………………………………………………………………………..

4. keen – …………………………………………………………………………………………….

5. Resemble - ………………………………………………………………………………..

6. Particular – ……………………………………………………………………………….

7. Vary - …………………………………………………………………………………………

8. Contentment - …………………………………………………………………

Write words that best describe the following.

Answer the following questions.

1. What on a cougar is always grey brown, tan, or orange brown?

…………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………….

2.Which teeth are used for chewing?

………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………….

3.How do cougars like to l ive?

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4.How long do the kittens stay with the mother?

…………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………..

5.What Cougars don't use for hunting, but for looking out of

to spot their meal? ………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………

Match each question with its answer

Lesson 13.They Called Her Molly Pitcher Genre:

Narrative Nonfiction: all the characters, events of the story are real.

+ Fill in the blanks with the correct vocabulary

Fill in the blanks with the suitable word.

Choose the correct question the best suits the answer given.

1. Molly was courageous. She followed her husband. She wanted to help her

husband and the soldiers however she could.

1. What impression of Molly Pitcher is created by her actions at the

beginning of the story?

2. Based on text evidence what can you conclude about what life was like

for Washington's soldiers?

3. Why didn't the American soldiers fight the British soldiers again the

next day?

4. What conclusion can be drawn from the following sentence: "She

raced back to the battlefield, dodging cannon and musket fire, carrying her pitcher of water for any American soldier who needed a drink"?

2. A large number of British soldiers were gathered at Monmouth

Courthouse. Everyone knew a fight would be coming soon.

1. At the end of June, a scout brought what news?

2. How did Molly Hayes come to be known as Molly Pitcher?

3. From the text, what do the words waistcoat, musket, knapsack, lead

and ammunition mean?

4. What happens to 56 British soldiers?

Notice

Author’s Purpose: The author wrote this selection to inform the reader

about how Molly Hay’s courage, determination, and willingness to overcome

difficulties, and why she was called “Molly Pitcher.”

Theme: A woman showing courage can achieve significance by doing small

things while helping the American colonists to reach their overall goal -

independence.

Questions Q1.Based on text evidence what can you conclude about

What life was like for Washington's soldiers?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

Q2.What impression of Molly Pitcher is created by her actions at the beginning

of the story?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

Q3.At the end of June, a scout brought what news?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

Q4.How did Molly Hayes come to be known as Molly Pitcher?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

Genre:

Lesson 15.We Were There, Too.

Biography: A branch of nonfiction tells about events in a person’s life

written by another person.

Joseph is different from his friends because he enlists

just for the money

almost by accident

sooner than the rest of them

when he is younger than they are

Continentals differ from militiamen in that

continentals are volunteer soldiers

militiamen get paid for their service

continentals are professional soldiers.

militiamen always fight far from home.

How does Joseph change between his first enlistment and his second.

He grows bored with fighting.

He feels proud to be a soldier.

He prefers to stay home and farm.

He likes to drill and march in parades.

How are Sybil and Paul Revere alike?

They both have a poem written about them

They both travel forty miles during

They both get a postage stamp in

their rides

their honor in 1975

They both make brave rides to notify colonists about danger

Questions Q1.Were Joseph and his grandfather in a hurry to get to town?

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Q2. Is Joseph a curious person? How did you know that?

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Q3. Was Sybil a responsible person? How did you know that?

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Q4.You can tell Sybil becomes more well-known than Joseph.How?

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Q5.How are Sybil and Paul Revere alike?

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Lesson 18. The Dog Newspaper.

Genre:

Autobiography is written BY THE PERSON THE BOOK IS ABOUT himself".

Auto = Self Bio = Life Graph = Writing

Fill in the blanks

1.What is the genre of "The Dog Newspaper"?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

2.Why does the author conclude that dogs' lives are boring?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

3.What do the letters (B J) stand for?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

4.What is B J background?

…………………………………………………………………………………………..

……………………………………………………………………………………………

5.Why did the soldiers send B J to the United State?

…………………………………………………………………………………………

6.Why did the author stop writing the Dog Newspaper?

………………………………………………………………………………………..

……………………………………………………………………………………..…

Answer the following question.

Lesson 20.The Black Stallion

Genre: Adventure

……………….. : loud sound

Descended: …………………………..

……………….. : wild

Quivered: ………………………………….

……………….. : expensive, rare food

Fitful: …………………………………

……………….. : to lift with effort or force

Diminishing: ………………………………..

……………….. : a strong pattern of sounds

Marveling: ………………………………………

Summary .

Fill in according to the following.

What is the genre of the Black Stallion?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Who are the characters?

……………………...............................................................

What is the setting of the story?

…………………………………………………………….

How did the boy get stranded in the island?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Why was Alec at first confused by the black's action?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Why was the horse screaming and kicking the ground?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

How does the author describe the boy and the horse?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Answer the following questions.

2.Grammar

Remember

Verbs show action, link words together,and help show actions.

1. Action Verbs

Circle the linking verb.

2. Linking Verbs

Verb to be Verb to have Verb to do Modal verbs

Subject

Pronoun

V.to be

Present

V.to do

Present

did I am

3. Helping Verb

+ Main verb

Verb to have.

Write the correct helping verb ,and underline the main verb

Verb to be.

Cirche the correct helping verb ,and underline the main verb

Verb to have.

Write the correct helping verb ,and underline the main verb.

Verb to do.

Cirche the correct helping verb and Underline the main verb

Underline the helping verb, Circle the main verb, then Rewrite the following affirmative sentences as negative sentences.

1. Mona is leaving for Singapore on Monday.

…………………………………………………….

2. They can wait for us.

…………………………………………………….

3. She should buy a new car.

…………………………………………………….

4. Susan has finished her homework.

…………………………………………………….

5. I am waiting to hear from them.

…………………………………………………….

6. I have passed my test.

…………………………………………………….

7. The dog is playing with his puppies in the garden.

……………………………………………

Collective Nouns

It names a group of people, animals, or things that act as one

unit. We treat a collective noun like a singular, unless it names

more than one group.

Example of singular collective noun: Our family is huge.

Example of plural collective noun: All of our families are

invited to the party.

Exercise 1: underline the collective nouns in the following

sentences.

1. The hockey teams will arrive at the rink at 9.

2. Mr. Brown’s class enjoys science.

3. Their families will go camping today.

4. A school of fish swam by us.

5. The armies of soldiers walked across the land.

6. I bought three loafs of bread.

Present

Future

Simple

s/es/ies

d/ed/ied/irregular

Will+inf

am/is/are+going

to+v+ing

Progressive

am/is/are+v+ing

was/were+v+ing

Will+be+v+ing

Perfect

have/has+pp

had+pp

have/has

been+v+ing

Tenses.

Simple Present Tense

For I, you,we, they, and plural nouns ,there is no modification for verbs.

For he, she, it, and singular nouns. We add ( s , es , ies )

Always & sometimes & often &usually & always & often

Today & Every (day*week* month*year).

verbs that end with

(ch, sh, s, x, o, z)

Go – Goes

Catch – Catches

Wash – Washes

Kiss – Kisses

Fix – Fixes

Buzz – Buzzes

verbs that end in a

consonant + y

Marry – Marries

Study – Studies

Carry – Carries

Worry – Worries

Help ــ helps

run – runs

cook – cooks

care ــ cares

verbs that end in

a vowel+ y

Play – Plays

Enjoy – Enjoys

Say – Says

Key words.

For habits He drinks tea at breakfast.

She only e ats fish.

1. She usually………… (go) to school

2. They ………… (visit) us often.

3. He ………… (play) basketball once a week.

4. He………… (study) every day.

5. He always………… (tell) us funny stories.

6. She never ………… (help) me with that!

7. Martha and Kevin……… (swim) twice a week.

8. In this club people usually……… (dance) a lot.

9. Linda ………… (take) care of her sister.

10. John rarely ………… (leave) the country.

11. My teacher always…… (teach) me new things.

For repeated actions or events

We the bus every morning.

It rains every afternoon in the hot season.

They drive to Makkah every summer.

freezes

revolves

For general truths &Facts

The Earth

at zero degrees.

around the Sun

The Sun in the morning.

Fill in the blacks.

Fill in the blanks with (Past Simple Tense).

Verb to do.

Fill in the blanks.

Fill in the blanks with the suitable answer.

1. I .................................... like to read science fiction.

do not

has not

2. Dogs .................................... chase cats.

does not

do not

3. Dogs ................................ like to chase cats.

do not

does not

4. Pete ....................................... not want to talk with Ann.

5. Alice ...........................not work for an insurance company.

6. I .................................... not like this wine very much.

7. I ....................................... not enjoy playing with my kids.

8. Sharon ..................... not make models from clay.

9. I ................................. practice the violin every morning.

does not

have not

do not

10. My brother ....................................... not earn two hundred

dollars a week.

11. Our team ................................. not play well yesterday.

Change into negative.

1. My mother bought meat.

My mother

2. Mona drinks coffee every day.

Manit coffee every day.

3. He gets up late.

He up late.

4. They work hard.

They hard.

5. His brother carried a heavy box .

His brother a heavy box

6. She wears a new watch.

She a new watch.

7. The monkey ate two bananas.

The monkey two bananas.

8. Ali played computer every week.

Ali computer.

We can make more than 5 Question from this sentense.

The article Asking about

1. Who went to the club to play tennis? Subject

2. When did Ahmed go tho the club? time

3. Where did Ahmed go yesterday? place

4. Why did Ahmed go to the club? Reason

5. Wh at did Ahmed play yesterday? Object

Yesterday,Ahmed went to the club to play tennis.

Ask at least four questions about the folloeing sentense.

1. …………………………………………………………………

2. ………………………………………………………………….

3. ………………………………………………………………….

4. ……………………………………………………………….…

Change into interrogative.

1. Yes, Ali went to America.

……………………………………….

2. No,Noha doesn't bring money.

……………………………………….

3. Kareem brought a dog yesterday. ……………………………………….

4. Yes,I help my mother.

……………………………………….

5. We go to school to learn.

………………………………………

6. No,I don’t want to play .

……………………………………….

Sameh plays football in the street every Friday.

7. She carries a heavy bag.

……………………………………….

8. No,they didn't win the match. ……………………………………

jhvvvvv

Prepositions It is a word that shows the connection between other words in the sentence. Some prepositions are used to show time, location, and direction. Other prepositions provide details, such as with and about.

Prepositional Phrases Adds information to a sentence. It can tell where, when, or how, or it can add detail. It begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun. The noun or pronoun is the object of the preposition. Example: we had a party inside our house yesterday. There is three types of prepositional phrases where, when, or how.

How? She drinks water while

sitting.

Where? We did the party in our

apartment.

When The party started at 9

Exercise: circle the prepositional phrase and write the type of it.

Present Perfect Tense

Shows an action that began in the past and still happening. We use the helping verbs has and have with the present perfect tense.

We also use the third form of the verb, or as we call it past participle. Some verbs are regular while others are irregular. Regular verbs we just add -ed at the end of it. Ex: Sara has lived in London since 2014. While irregular verbs we change the word completely. Ex: They have written the homework since yesterday.

Past Perfect Tense

Shows an action that happened before a certain time in the past. We use the helping verb had with the past perfect tense with singular and plural. We also use the third form of the verb, or as we call it past participle. Some verbs are regular while others are irregular.

Regular verbs we just add -ed at the end of it. Ex: Sara had lived in London in 2014. While irregular verbs we change the word completely. Ex: They had written the homework yesterday. Exercise: complete each sentence by changing the verb in the () to form a correct past perfect sentence.

1. I had (wait) ------------- for you all day.

2. Mum had (clean) ---------------- my room since last week.

3. Had he (think) ----------------- about his ambitions?

4. Lizzy had (forget) -------------------- the past.

5. Mark had (oversee) ----------------- his work.

6. Steve had a gold medal because he had ---------------(win) the marathon.

7. My car wasn’t there because my husband had -----------------

(take) it without asking me.

8. Our grandmother had --------------------- (die) because of old age.

Future Perfect Tense

Shows an action that will be finished by a certain time in the future. We use the helping verb will + have with the future perfect tense. We also use the third form of the verb, or as we call it past participle. Some verbs are regular while others are irregular. Regular verbs we just add -ed at the end of it. Ex: Sara will have played basketball by 10. While irregular verbs we change the word completely. Ex: They will have written the homework by noon.

3.Spelling Lesson 8.EVERGLADES FOREVER

HOMOPHONES

Homophones are words that have the same pronunciation but different in spelling

and meaning

Here are some examples of homophones:

Choose the correct homophone to complete this sentence.

(a) The boy put shampoo on his (hare/hair).

(b) Mum put some (flower/flour) in the cake mix.

(c) James didn't have a very good (nights/knights) sleep.

Homophones.

Write the correct word under each picture and its homophone.

Homograp.

Homographs are words that have the same spelling but different in

meanings.

Sometimes they have the same sound, sometimes no.

Ex: wave & wave. Kind & kind Watch &watch letter & letter.

What am I ?

sink can dove

brush bat ring

1. A Piece of sports equipment OR an animal. ………………..

2. A metal storage container for food OR able to ……………..

3. A place to wash dishes OR to be under water………………….

4. A tool to take care of hair OR growth in the forest. …………….

5. A small bird OR to jump head first into water. ………………….

6. A piece of jewelry worn on a finger OR the sound of a bell. ………..

Lesson 9. Storm Warrior.

Compound words: two or more words joined together to make a new word.

There are three kinds

Compound words as one word. Wild + life =wildlife

Compound words as two words.post+office=post office.

Compound words with hyphen. Twenty+two=twenty-two.

Write each compound word beside the correct heading.

Wildlife Light bulb up-to-date

Well-known. Uproar. Sometimes

Home run Part-time ice cream

Compound words as one

Compound words as

separate words

Compound words with

hyphen _

Compound words

Choose the correct spelling word.

Write true or false

Final Schwa+ /r/

Lesson 10. Cougars.

Name each picture.

………………….. ……..………. ……………….. ………………

Lesson 13.Molly pitcher

Syllable

Vc /ccv Vcc /cv

C on / fli ct arc

/ ti c om / ple x art / ne r

Correct the misspelled word

1. …………………………… 2. ……………………………

3. …………………………… 4. ……………………………

5. …………………………… 6. ……………………………

7. …………………………… 8. ……………………………

9. …………………………… 10. ……………………………

11. …………………………… 12. ……………………………

13. …………………………… 14. ……………………………

1. A person who works with you

1. laughter

2. laundry

3. burglar

4. partner

2. A very short period of time

1. orphan

2. instant

3. partner

4. conflict

3. A disagreement or argument about something important

1. instant

2. complain

3. complex

4. conflict

4. To make better.

1. improve

2. tremble

3. employ

4. laundry

5. Not simple; not easy to understand or figure out.

1. complex

2. complain

3. dolphin

Lesson 15.We Were There ,Too.

Shcwa+l

Match each word with its meaning

…………………

Changing y to i

Lesson 18.Dog Newspaper.

1. Noun.

Plural

…………………………….. Baby/babies

2. Verb.

Present

……………………………..

He/she/it/singular

Carry/carries

Study/studied.

3. Adjective

……………………………..

Terrify /terrified.

Comparative

Easy/easier than

Superlative

lazy/The laziest

4. Adverb

…………………………….. Happy/happily

We don't change ( y to i) in the following

Vowel + y .Ex: boys, stays. Played.

Verb +ing. Ex: studying &carrying

victories enemies earlier sunnier dirtier

strategies terrified abilities ferries loveliest

Complete the following with the vocabulary words

Suffix.

…………………..

4.Reading comprehension

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