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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Vocabulary Benchmarks/GLEs

Lesson 1 Word Origins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 ELA-1-E1/2

Lesson 2 Base Words, Roots, Prefi xes, and Suffi xes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 ELA-1-E1/1

Lesson 3 Synonyms and Antonyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 ELA-1-E1/3

✔ Progress Check 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

✔ Progress Check 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Chapter 2 Reading Comprehension

Lesson 4 Main Idea and Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 ELA-7-E1/14

Lesson 5 Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 ELA-7-E1/14

Lesson 6 Compare and Contrast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 ELA-6-E1/11; ELA-7-E1/14

Lesson 7 Cause and Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 ELA-7-E4/19

Lesson 8 Make Predictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 ELA-7-E1/14

Lesson 9 Problem and Solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 ELA-7-E2/15

Lesson 10 Fact and Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 ELA-7-E4/19

Lesson 11 Make Inferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 ELA-1-E5/7; ELA-1-E6/8; ELA-7-E1/14

Lesson 12 Summarize. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 ELA-7-E1/14; ELA-5-E3/45

Lesson 13 Draw Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 ELA-1-E6/8; ELA-7-E1/14

Lesson 14 Reading Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 ELA-1-E3/4; ELA-1-E6/8; ELA-1-E7/9, 10;

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✔ Progress Check 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

✔ Progress Check 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Chapter 3 Literary Elements

Lesson 15 Author’s Purpose and Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 ELA-7-E3/16, 17, 18; ELA-2-E2/22

Lesson 16 Genres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 ELA-6-E2/12; ELA-6-E3/13

Lesson 17 Character . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 ELA-1-E4/5; ELA-7-E1/14

Lesson 18 Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 ELA-1-E4/5; ELA-7-E1/14

Lesson 19 Plot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 ELA-1-E4/5

Lesson 20 Theme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 ELA-1-E4/5

Lesson 21 Literary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 ELA-1-E4/6; ELA-2-E5/25

Lesson 22 Text Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 ELA-5-E1/41; ELA-5-E6/50

Lesson 23 Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 ELA-5-E1/41, 42

✔ Progress Check 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

✔ Progress Check 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

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Chapter 4 Spelling and Grammar Benchmarks/GLEs

Lesson 24 Spelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 ELA-3-E5/32, 33

Lesson 25 Punctuation and Capitalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 ELA-3-E2/28, 29

Lesson 26 Verbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 ELA-3-E4/31

Lesson 27 Active and Passive Voices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 ELA-3-E3/30

Lesson 28 Sentences and Interjections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 ELA-3-E3/30; ELA-3-E4/31

✔ Progress Check 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

✔ Progress Check 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Chapter 5 Writing

Lesson 29 Write for Various Purposes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 ELA-2-E6/26

Lesson 30 Descriptive, Narrative, Expository, and Persuasive Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 ELA-2-E4/24; ELA-2-E5/25

Lesson 31 Prewriting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 ELA-2-E2/22; ELA-2-E3/23; ELA-5-E3/46

Lesson 32 Topic Sentences and Transitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 ELA-2-E1/20, 21

Lesson 33 Using Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 ELA-5-E4/47; ELA-5-E5/48, 49

Lesson 34 Revising and Proofreading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 ELA-2-E1/20; ELA-2-E3/23; ELA-3-E1/27

✔ Progress Check 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

✔ Progress Check 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Progress Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222


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PlotA plot is what happens in a story. A confl ict is a problem in a story that the characters need to solve. A confl ict may be between:

• a person and a person

• a person and him- or herself

• a person and nature

A resolution is how the problem, or confl ict, is solved.

Think about plot, confl ict, and resolution.

1. Check ( ✓ ) all the sentences that could tell the plot of a story.

Evan rode his bike to the store. _

Tanya likes chocolate chip ice cream. _

David traveled to Canada with his family. _

2. Check ( ✓ ) all the sentences that could tell a problem in a story.

The waves crashed over Roland’s boat. _

Greg felt bad that he had lied. _

Annette saw her old friend at the play. _

3. Check ( ✓ ) all the sentences that could tell a resolution in a story.

Tony lost his grip on the monkey bars. _

Rita told Nancy that she was sorry. _

A drop of glue fi xed the broken toy. _

Read the story. Then check ( ✓ ) the correct answers to the questions.

Billy had a new puppy. He was very playful. Billy and his family sat on the rug. They took turns rolling a ball at the puppy. “He needs a name,” said Billy, “but I can’t think of a good one.” Just then, the puppy growled. He sounded like a grizzly bear. Billy said, “Let’s name him Bear!”

1. What happens in

the story?

A boy fi nds a ball. _

A puppy runs away. _

A family has dinner. _

A boy plays with his

dog. _

2. What is the problem in

the story?

A boy sits on a rug. _

A bear growls. _

A boy can’t think of a

name. _

A dog chews a ball. _

3. What is the solution to

the problem?

A boy gets a puppy. _

A bear sits down. _

A ball is found. _

A boy names his dog. _

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Read the story.

Miles sat in a chair reading a book in his backyard. His cat, Sam, was curled up asleep in his lap. Two sparrows suddenly fl ew into a nearby tree and began to chirp loudly. Sam sprang out of Miles’s lap and scrambled up the tree after the birds. The birds quickly fl ew away before Sam could get to them. Sam tried to climb back down the tree, but he got scared. He was stuck and began to meow.

“Hold on, Sam,” Miles yelled. Miles climbed up the tree, grabbed Sam, and climbed back down.

“No more chasing after birds,” Miles said to Sam. Then Sam began to purr.

First read the question and all the possible answers. Next read what Coach says. Then circle the letter in front of the best answer.

1. The fi rst event in the passage is

A. a person in a chair.

B. sparrows fl ying into a tree.

C. a cat meowing.

D. a sunny backyard.

2. What is the confl ict?

A. A cat gets stuck.

B. Two birds fl y away.

C. Miles climbs a tree.

D. Miles reads a book.

3. What is the resolution?

A. Sam scrambles up the tree.

B. Miles gets the cat.

C. Two birds chirp loudly.

D. Sam purrs.

I think about how a problem in the story is solved. This is the resolution. Sam scrambling up a tree does not solve a problem. Two birds chirping loudly also does not solve a problem. That means answers A and C are wrong. Sam’s purring does not solve any problem, so I know answer D is incorrect, too.

I know that a confl ict is a problem. Two birds fl ying away is not a problem, so I know answer B is wrong. Miles climbs a tree to solve a problem, so answer C is wrong, too. Miles reading a book does not describe a problem, so answer D is incorrect.

The word event tells me the question is about the plot. A person in a chair is not an event, so I know answer A is wrong. Other events happen before a cat meows, so answer C is incorrect. A sunny backyard is part of the sett ing, not an event. Answer D is wrong.


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Read the passage. Think about plot, confl ict, and resolution. Then go to Stop and Think and follow the directions.

The Mystery of the Flute

John sat on the porch of his family’s cabin. They had traveled across the country in a covered wagon. They made a new home near the Missouri River. Dad said they could have a new life here. Still, John missed his old life. He missed his friends in Boston.

He went inside and got his fi ddle. He came back outside. He played a sad tune. Soon it got late. John got tired and went to bed.

The next morning, John heard someone playing a fl ute. It was the same tune he had played on the fi ddle! How odd. John called out, “Who is there?” There was no response.

John told his dad about the music. “That is odd,” said Dad. “There are no other settlers nearby.”

One morning a few weeks later, John saw something move along the riverbank. John stopped. He saw a Native American boy sit down on a log. He placed a fl ute to his lips. He played one of John’s fi ddle tunes.

John walked slowly along the path. The boy saw John. He got up quickly. John waved at the boy. The boy smiled at John, but did not move. John began to walk back to his cabin. He hummed the tune the boy had been playing. The fl ute picked up the same song.

Yes, this place was not like Boston. This was a new home. And maybe John had a new friend.

What is John’s problem

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Answer each question about The Mystery of the Flute. Circle the letter in front of the correct answer.

1. The fi rst event in the passage is

A. John feels sleepy.

B. John gets his fi ddle.

C. John lives in Boston.

D. John hums a tune.

2. The main confl ict in the passage is that

A. a boy is scared of John.

B. a boy plays one of John’s tunes.

C. John plays a sad song.

D. John misses his old home.

3. What happens after John waves at

the boy?

A. The boy smiles at John.

B. John plays the fl ute.

C. John talks to his dad.

D. The boy sings a song.

4. The resolution of this passage is that

A. John learns a new song.

B. John moves back to Boston.

C. John makes a new friend.

D. John hears a fl ute.

5. What is the last event in the passage?

A. The boy plays a song on the fl ute.

B. John gets his fi ddle.

C. John calls out to the boy.

D. The boy sits down on a log.

Lesson 19: Plot


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