1. Unit 5 Theme: Turning Points
Making a choice can change your life.
What are some important choices you have made in your life?
Who are some important historical figures whose choices have changed people’s lives?

2. Weekly Theme: Smart Thinking
Unit 5 ● Week 2
Weekly Theme: Smart Thinking
Talk about it: This mail carrier won’t get stuck in traffic. What are some other problems he overcomes by using this vehicle?

3. Unit 4 ● Week 5

4. Describe an activity in which you like to participate.
Unit 5 ● Week 2
Key Words
participate
Participant
participation
To take part in an activity
Describe an activity in which you like to participate.

5. How does an ordeal compare to a test?
Unit 5 ● Week 2
Key Words
ordeals
Severe trials or experiences
How does an ordeal compare to a test?

6. Describe a nourishing meal you have eaten.
Unit 5 ● Week 2
Key Words
Nourishing
nourishment
Supporting health and growth
Describe a nourishing meal you have eaten.

7. What is a synonym for encounter?
Unit 5 ● Week 2
Key Words
Encounter
A meeting between enemies, friends, or colleagues.
What is a synonym for encounter?

8. What might a grimace look like?
Unit 5 ● Week 2
Key Words
grimaced
Made a face in digust
What might a grimace look like?

9. Name something you have anticipated.
Unit 5 ● Week 2
Key Words
anticipated
anticipation
expected
Name something you have anticipated.

10. Why might someone react dejectedly?
Unit 5 ● Week 2
Key Words
Dejectedly
Done something in sadness or depressions
Why might someone react dejectedly?

11. How is being victorious different from being defeated?
Unit 5 ● Week 2
Key Words
victorious
victory
Has won
How is being victorious different from being defeated?

12. Name: ___________________
Unit 4 ● Week 4
Vocabulary Assessment
Which of the following is accessible to most people:
1. president? Yes No
2. gold? Yes No
3. public library? Yes No
Which event could be described as bewildering:
4. ancient pyramids? Yes No
5. an easy math problem? Yes No
6. a 500-piece puzzle? Yes No
REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE REPLACING THE UNDERLINED WORDS WITH
7/8. When the frozen pipe ruptured, the plumber uttered
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13. Name: ___________________
Unit 4 ● Week 4
Vocabulary Assessment
Would a typical 2 year old be able to say:
9. “tomorrow”? Yes No
10. “mommy”? Yes No
11. “juice”? Yes No
Which of the following can be severed?
12. trust? Yes No
13. telephone cord? Yes No
14. snow? Yes No
REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE REPLACING THE UNDERLINED WORDS.
15./16. Getting mud in the car’s interior made the father very edgy.
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