Part-1 Rosa Parks: My Story Date: ___________

CH-1 Worksheet -1 Reading Passage – pg 19-20-25An autobiographical incident is a true story about a specific event in a writer’s life.An autobiographical incident is a great way to express what you think and feel.

Q1.What is an autobiography?A. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Q2. What does the civil right movement mean?A. ____________________________________________________________________________________

Q3. What are segregation laws?A. ____________________________________________________________________________________

Q4. Who launched the civil right movement in the 1950s to end segregation laws?A. ____________________________________________________________________________________

Information question

Vocabulary

A.Read

the passage from the book and complete the following sentences.

1. Rosa Parks usually went to Court Square to catch the ___________________________. 2. The bus driver was __________________________________________________________________ so, he insisted that Rosa Parks move.

3. All the _________________________ were filled and one white passenger was standing.

4. The bus driver needed ___________________.

TEACHER’S SIGN: ______________________

CH 1: Worksheet # 2a COMPREHENSION PASSAGE 1(Known): DATE: ______________

Rosa Parks: My StoryRead the passage and answer the following questions.

Rosa Park saw a vacant seat in the middle of the bus and took it. The next stop was the Empire Theatre, and some whites got on. They filled up the white seats and one man left standing. The driver looked back and noticed the man standing. Then he looked back at us. He said, ‘’Let me have some front seats,’’ because they were the front seat of the black section. Nobody moved. We sat just right where we were, the four of us.

The man in the window seat next to me stood up, and I moved to let him pass by me, and then I looked across the aisle and saw that the two women were standing. I moved over to the window seat. I could not see how standing up was going to a ‘make it light for me’. The bus driver saw me still sitting there, and he asked was I going to stand up. I said, ‘’No’’. He said, ‘’I am going to have you arrested’’. Then I said, ‘’You may do that’’. He got out of the bus and stayed outside for a few minutes, waiting for the police.

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WORDS MEANINGS OWN SENTENCES1. Recognize (n) To be able to identify

againSmoking is recognized as the major cause of heart diseases.

a.b.2. Vacant (adj) Not filled; empty The book shop is vacant.

b.3. Complied (v) Adapted to another’s

wishes.She complied with the rules of the institution.

a.b.4. Manhandled(adj) Treated roughly The thief was manhandled by the police.a.b.5. Occurred (v) To take place The explosion occurred just before the midnight.

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A. Answer in full sentence. Q1. What did Rosa Park take?A. ______________________________________________________________________

Q2. What did the driver notice when he looked back?A. ______________________________________________________________________

B. Choose the best answer.

1. The next stop for the bus was( Feather Theatre, Empire Theatre, Compose Theatre)

2. He stayed outside the bus waiting for the (waiter, fire fighter, police)3. She saw that two (buses, men, women) were standing across the aisle.

C.Give the antonyms of the following words.

1. Front _________________________

2. Right _________________________

3. Stand_________________________

4. Vacant _________________________

TEACHER’S SIGN: ______________________

CH 1: Worksheet # 2b

Comprehension #2: Making Inferences: Pg 26 DATE: ______________

Read the passage below and answer the following questions.

Citizens in Montgomery organized a bus boycott to protest the arrest of Rosa

Parks. Leaflets were distributed encouraging African American not to ride the bus.

Not using public transportation was very difficult for families without cars, so other

means of transportation were made available. Black owned cab companies helped

those without cars by charging cheap fares. In addition, car owners and local

churches formed car pools.

You can tell from the passage that during the Montgomery bus boycott

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A. most African Americans stayed home.

B. all African Americans refused to ride the bus.

C. many African Americans supported one another.

D. all African Americans used taxis to get around.

TEACHER’S SIGN: ______________________

CH 1: Worksheet # 3 Descriptive organiser Pg: 29, 30

DATE: __________________

You have probably had many incidents in your life that you can write about.Choose any one real incident which plays an important role in your life and from which you have learnt meaningful experience.

1.Gather details about the incident by asking yourself these five questions:

1. What (Question about What is the incident? What happened in the incident with during this period of time?)

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2. When (Question that get action details such as when did incident occurred? )

3. Who (Question about people such as Who was involved beside you in the incident.)

4. Where (Question about places such as Where did this incident happen? What was this place like?)

5. How (Questions about feelings such as How did I feel during the time?)

TEACHER’S SIGN: ______________________

CH 1: Worksheet # 4 WRITING: Recalling details pg 30-31Date: __________

‘’Chronological order’’ means telling the incident in the order that they happened and it helps the reader follow the action of the incident.

1. Read the following list of events. Then, put them in chronological order by giving numbers.

1. Look at the clock, it is 6:50 A.M

2. Get dressed, it is 6:55 A.M.

3. Alarm goes off at 6 A.M

4. Grab my books; it is 6:59A.M.

5. Get on the bus at 7 A.M.

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6. Take a shower

7. Jump out of bed

8. Hit the snooze button

9. Breathe a sigh of relief, "I barely made it!"

2. Arrange the following paragraph about incidents in chronological order to understand the writer’s view.

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TEACHER’S SIGN: ________________________________

CH 1: Worksheet # 5 DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY (Pg 41, 42) Date:__________________

Write a descriptive paragraph on the person whom you love the most or a thing which you like the most. Use the following words from the help box to complete your paragraph.

"A descriptive paragraph contains"

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My mom was not happy. Tony and Najla stared at me with open mouths. I hit the ball. It went crashing into the living room window. Tony, Najla, and I were playing baseball in the street. Najla pitched the ball. ‘’I'm in trouble now,’’ I said.

An introduction Title Background information

Body Beginning, middle, end of

the essay with sensory and action detail

Conclusion Emphasize the main idea

Appearance- looks- voice- hair- behaviour- nature-why you like him/her/it- why is he/ she/it special

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TEACHER’S SIGN: ________________________________

CH 1: Worksheet # 6 ACTIVITY Date: __________________

Every country has its own customs belonging to their culture. Choose any two countries and list their customs, in the table below.

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TEACHER’S SIGN: ________________________________

CH 1: Worksheet # 7 Grammar Link pg 39 Date: ________________Capitalizing Proper Noun A common noun names any one of a group of persons, places, things, or ideas. A proper noun names a particular person, place, thing, or idea and begins

with a capital letter.

Common Nouns Proper Nouns1. City Boston2. Religion Islam3. Month September4. Teacher Mr. William

A. Capitalize the proper nouns in the following sentences .

Example:1. My vacation to visit aunt sue in england was the best.

aunt sue – Aunt Sueengland – England

1. I spent the entire month of july living in london.

2. In one day, we visited the tower of london and buckingham palace.

3. Riding on a boat down the thames river was exciting for my aunt and me.

4. I was hoping to see prince william, but he was in scotland with his father.

5. It look over ten hours for me to travel from london’s gatwick airport to

george bush intercontinental airport.

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TEACHER’S SIGN: ________________________________

CH 1: Worksheet # 8 Date: ________________

1. Rearrange the following letters :

A. e/d/c/b/e/m/e/r __________________________B. i/v/d/r/i/g/n __________________________C. g/f/i/u/e/r/d __________________________

D. o/u/g/r/h __________________________E. s/a/e/t __________________________F. m/e/w/o/n __________________________

2. Fill in the missing letters : a) R__ cog__ ized b) __ac__nt c) C__mpli__d d) Ma__h__ndled e) O__cured

3. Choose the correct spelling :

a) Theatre- Teatre-Tsaethreb) Wnidow-window-windwo

c) Arrested-aerrestid-arssertd

d) Wegon- wigin-wagon

e) Imege-image-inmage

4. Choose the best answer from the bracket.

a. Rosa Park went to (Catch Square-Empire theatre-Middle section) to catch the bus home.

b. I thought back to the time when my grandfather would have his gun right by the (wagon-seat-fireplace).

c. The bus driver got out of the bus and stayed (inside-outside-backside) for a few minutes.

Spelling

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TEACHER’S SIGN: ________________________________

Part-1 WHALE WATCH (News article) Date: ___________ CH-2 Worksheet -1 Reading Passage – pg 51- 52

News worthy events are not just recent events. They must also affect many people or simply grab people’s attention.

Q1. How do you gather information about news event?A. ____________________________________________________________________________

Q2. What is a newspaper article?A. ____________________________________________________________________________

Q3. Where is the important information presented in the newspaper?A. ___________________________________________________________________________

Information question

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A. Read the passage from the book and complete the following sentences.

1. The sixth graders have been following the progress of ________________________________ that was recently returned to the ocean.

2. To keep track of J.J’s progress, students have been using the _______________________________.

3. This project interests students because they _______________________________________________.

TEACHER’S SIGN: ________________________________ CH 2: Worksheet # 2 COMPREHENSION PASSAGE 1( Known): DATE: ______________

Whale Watch: Kids Use Internet to Track Progress of Newly Freed J.J Read the passage and answer the following questions.

Learning about the whale has been fun for the students. They know that J.J weighs more than 17,000 pounds, is 29 feet long and gains two pounds every hour. Killer whales are natural enemies of gray whales. While adults eat plankton, J.J existed mostly on a mixture of milk, powdered fish and warm cream passed through a tube into her stomach.

It is a largely affection of students for the whale that keeps them interested in her plight. They sympathized with J.J’s orphan hood and her efforts to learn survival skill. When

Vocabulary

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WORDS MEANINGS OWN SENTENCES1. Marine (adj) Things related to the sea There are many different species of marine animals. a.b.2. Spout (v) Talk freely The girls spout confidently in the speaking

competition.

b.3. Concluded (v) To come to an end. The judges concluded that she was guilty.a.b.

4. Scouts (v) A person sent to get information My friend is working as a scout under the Scout Association organization.

a.b.

1. Pod (n) Group A baby whale has joined a pod of whales. a.b.

she was released, the group felt bad for the whale’s disappointed handlers, who said J.J did not make her typical sound of gratitude before swimming away. But they believe J.J will miss them after a while.

Answer the question in a full sentence.

Q1. Has learning about whales been fun for the students?A. __________________________________________________________________

Q2. How much does the J.J weigh?A. __________________________________________________________________

Write (T) for true and (F) for false. 1. Killer whales are the natural enemies of gray whales. [ ]2. J.J did made her typical sound of gratitude before swimming away. [ ]3. It is 29 feet long and gains two pounds every hour. [ ]4. A mixture of milk and powdered fish is passed through pipe into the stomach of

an adult whale. [ ]

Match the correct antonyms with the following words.

1. Warm friend2. More destroy3. Enemy cool4. Make less

Comprehension #2: Answering Main Idea Questions : Pg 57

TEACHER’S SIGN: ________________________________

CH 2: Worksheet # 3 Descriptive Organiser Pg: 29, 30

DATE: __________________

Choose a newsworthy event that has recently happened in your school or community.

1.Gather details about the event by asking yourself these six questions:

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1. Who Who was involved in the event? (mention the names but also try to get more information about the people involved such as ages and profession

2. What What was the event?

3. When When did the event occur? (Mention the time and date of the event?

4. Where Where did the event occur?(Find out the location}

5. Why Why did the event occur?

6. How How did the event happen? (List the smaller event that made up the event)

Teacher’s Sign: __________________________________

CH 2: Worksheet # 4 WRITING: Analyzing Cause and Effects pg 65 Date: __________ Analysing cause and effects is like a chain because it involves looking at how

one thing leads to another. Follow the example below and create cause and effect chain

Helen sees a movie star at the table next to hers

Helen screams The startled movie star spills coffee in his lap

The food on the tray is ruined

The waiter’s tray crashes to the floor

He jumps up, bumping the waiter

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1. A river overflows due to heavy rain.

2. A tornado is seen near town.

3. Ms. Martinez, a science teacher, wins the Teacher of the Year award.

4. Sixth graders students take snacks to a local nursing home.

TEACHER’S SIGN: ________________________________

CH 2: Worksheet # 5 WRITING: News Articlepg 67 Date:__________________

Underline the following details in the ‘’News Article’’ given below which refers as a frame work.

1. Attention grabbing opening _ A red2. Most important details I yellow3. Least important details L blue4. Quotation Q green

Principal Approves Longer Passing Periods

A major change has taken place at Main Street Middle School. The period between each class is now five minutes longer. Principal Alans Ryes approved the longer passing periods.

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Principal Reyes agreed that the students need extra time between the classes. With a longer passing period, students will not have to leave class to go their lockers or the restrooms. The longer passing period will go into effect on Monday, October 7. From now on, each class except seventh period will be five minutes shorter, and the passing periods will be five minutes longer. School will still be over at 3:00 P.M.

Most students are happy about the change, and they are already making plans. Sixth grader Joanna Tran said, "The extra time will help me clear my head after one class and gear up for the next.’’ One student disapproved of the new passing periods. "I like my classes. I don’t want them to be five minutes shorter.’’

Most teachers will enjoy the extra time as much as the students will. " I am so happy that instruction will not be interrupted by students leaving class to go to the restroom or their lockers,’’ said sixth- grade history teacher Paul Brook.

TEACHER’S SIGN: ________________________________

CH 2: Worksheet # 6 ACTIVITY: Date: __________________ Take a news paper and cut some interesting and informative news articles. Paste these articles in the boxes.

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Teacher’s Sign: ________________________ CH 2: Worksheet # 7 Grammar Link Pg 72 Date : _______Correcting Run on sentences A run- on sentence is really two or more sentences that are written as one.

One way to correct a run- on sentence is to divide the sentence into separate sentences.Example: Mick loves old movies. He also loves to read.

You can also turn a run- on sentence into a compound sentence by adding a comma and ‘and’, ‘but’, or ‘or’.

Example: Mick loves old movies, but he also loves to read.

A.Correct the run- on sentences .1. The passing period will be five minutes longer school will still be over at 3: 00 P.M.

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2. Morgan Sykes talked at the pep rally she received a standing ovation.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. The students signed the petition asking for a longer passing period the Principal agreed with them.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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4. Students can use the extra time to go to their lockers they might use the time to go to the restroom.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Student will not miss important information by leaving class to go to their lockers or the restroom._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

TEACHER’S SIGN: ________________________________

CH 2: Worksheet # 8 Date: ________________

1. Choose the correct spelling :

a. Orphan-orhpan-oaphanb. Knewlodge-Knowledge-Kniwledgec. Mammels-mammils-mammals

d. Children-cheldrin-chilfrane. Compwter-compiter-computer

2. Rearrange the following letters :

a. e/e/f/r/d/m/o __________________________b. a/h/i/b/t/s __________________________c. c/s/h/o/l/o __________________________d. e/r/a/c/u/t/r/e __________________________e. o/s/u/n/d __________________________f. e/r/i/o/g/n __________________________

3. Fill in the missing letters :

a) S__ o__ b) __ar__ne c) C__nclu__ed

d) p__d e) S__ou__

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4. Fill in the blanks with the correct word: (projects- Sea World-internet)

a. The group of students spent most of Thursday mornings on the______________, checking reports on the whale progress.

b. Marine experts from _________________ are using the latest radio transmission to monitor the gray whale.

c. The _________________ of students were coupled with lessons on chemical warfare in neighbouring regions.

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