1. Unit 4 Benchmark Review Ties Through Time

2. Reread It Happens Once a Year. What happens at the beginning of the story? What happens right after the clouds go away and the sky is once again clear? The poem says that dreary clouds appear. What does dreary mean?

3. Choose a word that has the same sound as the following underlined words: Do not fear said the captain of the boat. friend went steer My mom bought some medicine at the store. mall could arent

4. Choose a word that has the same beginning sound as the following underlined words: Mom bought me a new hat. –hamster –pat –pancake I was unhappy because I didnt win the prize. –surprise –practice –size

5. Listen to the story: http://www.mightybook.com/libraries/books/frogprincess/frogprincess.htm

6. How are these words alike? bootsslipperssocks carrotsgreen beans peas moneymusicmud notebookpencildesk

7. TEACHER: Print this page! What did Joy do first in the story? Why did Joy turn into a frog? Where does this story take place? Why was the bird furious? Why was Joy looking for a prince? Why did Joy hand in her witchs things? What made Joy decide to go home and look for another summer school to attend? What happened to Joy at the end of the story? Which summer school did Joy not go to? baseballfairywitch What word best fits in the sentence? –Joys story about her summer was the ____ of all. funnyfunnierfunniest Joy thought that she would be full of beauty as a fairy. What does full of beauty mean? beautiful a mushroom smart What do you think Joy will do next summer? Joy wanted to make the river rat disappear. What was she trying to do?