Off and Running Grade 5 Illustrated by Jerry Tiritilli Name:…………Answer key………………

14 G-Choose the correct answer: Dear Parents: 1- Miata wants to know someone important: to help her in the elections of the class president. to plant flowers and clean the school. to go with her to the birthday party.   2. Dona Carmen ran against her husband for mayor because: she hates him. she knew that the children in her town would need to advance. she is very old. 3. Dona Carmen asked Miata to bring her some: Meat and vegetables. cheese and bread. bread. Dear Parents: Please make sure that your son/daughter can read the words mentioned in each page before reading. Example: If your child is going to read p.1 to p.3, he/she has to read the main vocabulary in each page before reading the story. 14

13 E-Answer the following questions: 1- what did Miata promise in her campaign ? She promised her friends of cleaning the school and planting flowers.   2- Why did Miata want someone famous? She wanted someone famous to endorse her campaign. 3- How will Mrs. Dona help Miata? She will help her by giving her flowers and new ideas. F-Put these words in sentences: vote: I will vote for my friend. endorse: My dad will endorse my campaign. Page 2 campaign: activities for the election vote: choose residence: home obnoxious: aggressive election : selection 13

12 C-Use words from the box to complete the sentences. . Because he is excited about the election, my dad puts a ____campaign___ sticker on his car. The man’s voice was so ______obnoxious____ Dona Carmen will _____endorse_____ Miata to be the class president. D-Put the words in sentences famous:I need the help of a famous person. mayor:.My dad is the mayor of the town. . Page 3 famous: well known. endorse: support and help Page 4 mayor: town ruler obnoxious – endorse – campaign 12

B- Write /√ / or /X/ beside the sentence: . 1-Miata promises her friends of more ice-cream. ( X )   2- Rudy Promises his friends of more work time. ( X ) 3- Donna Carmen ran her campaign against her father. ( X ) 4- Rudy and Miata are in grade 5.(√ ) 5- Miata brought some fruits to Mrs. Dona. ( X ) Page 9 graffiti: wall drawing and writing 11

Miata Ramirez and Rudy are both in grade five in the same school Miata Ramirez and Rudy are both in grade five in the same school. They want to be the grade leader. Miata promises to plant flowers and clean the school. While Rudy promises extra ice cream and more recess time. A- Match each word with its meaning . endorse: well known graffiti: choose famous: wall drawing and writing vote: home residence: support and help 10 1

Miata was shy and told her that she want to clean the school and erase the graffiti and plant flowers. So, Mrs. Dona told Miata that she will help her and give her the flowers and the roses she need. Miata imagine how the school will be a sweet- smelling school. One day Miata was sitting between her campaign posters calling her friends to remind them to vote for her, someone called her in her residence to make fun of her so she left the phone not to hear the obnoxious words and unpleasant voice. 9 2

Her father asked her “ Do you mean someone famous?” Miata was liked to listen to the story and see how the children gone to college. Mrs. Dona and Miata talked about Rudy and what he promises. Miata went down to eat her breakfast and asked her father if he knew anyone important? Her father asked her “ Do you mean someone famous?” Miata said “ Yeah, dad .“ Miata wanted someone famous to endorse and support her campaign. 8 3

Her mother told her that she knew a woman who had been a mayor. Miata wanted to visit the woman maybe she can tell her how to win the elections. So the mother arranged to let Miata visit Mrs. Dona Carmen. Mrs. Dona told Miata that she supported city teachers with new city ideas to teach the students. Because the children were not bad but they liked to play a lot. Mrs. Dona saw the future and how the children need to advance not to stay in place. The people understood her and so she won. 7 4

Mrs. Dona told Miata that she was running the elections against her husband, who died 8 years ago. Miata saw a picture for them on the T.V. Miata’s mother was going to the market and she drove Miata on her way to bring some bread for Mrs. Dona. When Miata arrived she was afraid to enter. Mrs. Dona welcomed Miata with a soft face. Mrs. Dona was fixing a lamp. 6 5