Grade 5

Off and Running

Illustrated by Jerry Tiritilli

Name:…………Answer

key………………

G-Choose the correct answer:1- Miata wants to know someone important:

A. to help her in the elections of the class president.

B. to plant flowers and clean the school.

C. to go with her to the birthday party.

 2. Dona Carmen ran against her husband for mayor because:

D. she hates him.E. she knew that the children in

her town would need to advance.

F. she is very old.

3. Dona Carmen asked Miata to bring her some:

G. Meat and vegetables.H. cheese and bread.I. bread.

 

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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.

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campaign: activities for the

election

vote: choose

residence: home

obnoxious: aggressive

election : selection

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.

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famous: well known.

endorse: support and help

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mayor: town ruler

C-Use words from the box to

complete the sentences.

1. Because he is excited about the election, my dad puts a ____campaign___ sticker on his car.

2. The man’s voice was so ______obnoxious____

3. 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.

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obnoxious – endorse – campaign

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graffiti: wall drawing and writing

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 )

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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 .

1.

2. endorse: well known

3. graffiti: choose

4. famous: wall drawing and

writing

5. vote: home

6. residence: support and

help

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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.

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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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