Unit 5 Week 1

Read the story Joan always stays up late. She like to sing songs that she makes up. Her mother and father try to get her to sleep.

“We must be firm with her,” they both say. “She is supposed to go to bed.”

“Joan,” says Mother. “No more songs. You must go to bed.” “We love you,” say Mother and Father.

“I love you too,” sings Joan. Then she went to sleep.

Read the dictionary entry: –Firm: strong and solid Which sentence uses the same meaning of firm? A. I want to work at a law firm when I grow up. B. His handshake was firm. First, figure out what firm means in both answer choices.

Read the dictionary entry: –Firm: strong and solid Which sentence uses the same meaning of firm? A. I want to work at a law firm when I grow up. (In this sentence I am working for a law company.) B. His handshake was firm. (In this sentence the handshake is strong.)

Now Answer the question Read the dictionary entry: –Firm: strong and solid Which sentence uses the same meaning of firm? A. I want to work at a law firm when I grow up. B. His handshake was firm.

Answer the question Read the dictionary entry: –supposed: something you should have done Which sentence uses the same meaning of supposed? A. I was supposed to cook dinner for my family. B. He supposed that he could help me. First, figure out what supposed means in both answer choices.

Answer the question Read the dictionary entry: –supposed: something you should have done Which sentence uses the same meaning of supposed? A. I was supposed to cook dinner for my family. In this sentence supposed means that I should have cooked dinner for my family.) B. He supposed that he could help me. (In this sentence he thought that he could help me.)

Now Answer the question Read the dictionary entry: –supposed: something you should have done Which sentence uses the same meaning of supposed? A. I was supposed to cook dinner for my family. B. He supposed that he could help me.

Answer the question Did you ____ to find the missing book? A. always B. Happen C. try Reread the sentence with your answer choice. Does it make sense?

Answer the question Joan’s _____ told her to go to sleep. –A. mother –B. always –C. love Reread the sentence with your answer choice. Does it make sense?

Answer the question Which of these could really happen? –A. Joan’s bed will sing her a lullaby. –B. Sheep will persuade Joan to go to sleep. –C. Joan’s parents will read her a bedtime story.

Answer the question Which of these could not really happen? –A. Joan will brush her teeth before bed. –B. The moon will say good-night to Joan. –C. Joan will have sweet dreams.

Answer the question Is this story fantasy or reality? How do you know?

Which word matches the picture? A. boom B. bow C. blow

Read the sentence. I love salty fries. Which word is an adjective? A.love B.salty C.fries

Read the sentence. Mr. bryant is the principal of our school. Which word should be capitalized? A.bryant B.principal C.school

Now let’s do more practice!