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Reading Excellence for Every Student
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LEVEL 7WORKBOOK
Sheila Clark-Edmands
3rd Edition3rd Edition
Specialized Program Individualizing Reading ExcellenceSpecialized Program Individualizing Reading Excellence
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Specialized Program Individualizing Reading Excellence
3rd Edition
WorkbookLevel 7
Sheila Clark-Edmands
Editorial Project Manager: Tracey NewmanSenior Editor: Laura A. WoollettAssistant Editor: Rachel L. Smith
© 2012 by School Specialty, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including photocopying, without permission in writing from the publisher.
Printed in Benton Harbor, MI, in July 2011ISBN 978-0-8388-5725-0
1 2 3 4 5 PPG 15 14 13 12 11
S. P. I.R.E.® Level 7 © SSI • Do Not Copy1
Say the first syllable. Say the next syllable or syllables. Then say the
word. Write the word on the line.
po et
di al
li on
qui et
vi o lin
du et
bo a
di et
ce re al
ro de o
gi ant
me te or
po em
sci ence
cli ent
fi er y
ac tu al
ne on
o a sis
i o dine
Complete each sentence with a word from above.
1. Cowboys and cowgirls ride horses at a .
2. A poet writes a .
3. A is a type of snake.
4. Not to speak is to be .
5. You can eat for breakfast.
6. is Leann’s best subject.
7. A is also known as a falling star.
8. The travelers tried to find an in the desert.
S. P. I.R.E.® Level 7 © SSI • Do Not Copy2
Divide the words into syllables and write the syllables on the lines.
meteor
matter
annual
survive
pioneer
earth
quiet
locate
lion
layers
Complete each sentence with a word from above.
1. An event happens every year.
2. To find something is to it.
3. To last for a long time is to .
4. A soft-spoken person is .
5. A streak of light in the sky may be a .
6. There are three phases of : gas, liquid,
and solid.
7. A is a large feline.
8. The fancy cake had several .
S. P. I.R.E.® Level 7 © SSI • Do Not Copy3
Meteors
1. Define meteor.
2. What is the word for the layers of air around our planet?
3. How is a meteoroid different from a planet?
4. If a meteor reaches Earth, it is called a .
5. Why don’t we see most of the meteorites that enter the Earth’s
atmosphere?
6. When did the largest meteor shower happen? What is it called?
S. P. I.R.E.® Level 7 © SSI • Do Not Copy4
Draw one circle around all the one-syllable words. Draw two
circles around the two-syllable words. Draw three circles around
the three-syllable words.
rodeo
riders
giant
total
valuable
annual
spectator
iodine
lion
cart
number
demonstrate
required
excite
cheered
contestant
animals
house
museum
ride
refer
ground
unlucky
mistreated
cattle
rubber
watch
client
giant
bottle
S. P. I.R.E.® Level 7 © SSI • Do Not Copy5
Rodeo
1. Where does the word rodeo come from and what does it mean?
2. Define the following words.
annual:
biannual:
3. Describe two events that you would enjoy at a rodeo.
4. Define the following words.
spectator:
demonstrate:
combine:
cattle:
S. P. I.R.E.® Level 7 © SSI • Do Not Copy6
Draw lines between the syllables in each word.
f a c t
p e r f e c t
c o n n e c t
r e j e c t
e x t r a c t
c o n s t r u c t
s e l e c t
d i r e c t
o b s t r u c t
c o l l e c t
a f f e c t
v e r d i c t
Complete each sentence with a word from above.
1. That is not my opinion. It is a .
2. The jury reached a .
3. That peach is flawless. It is a peach.
4. You can the dots to make a picture.
5. In order to see the actors, we will seats close
to the stage.
6. To stop something from happening is to it.
7. Did you accept or the phone call?
8. To take something out is to it.
9. To build something is to it.
10. To gather items from a list is to the items.
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Divide the words into syllables and write the syllables on the lines.
gleeful
collect
suspects
halo
subject
dentist
gloomy
extract
bubble
insect
exactly
robbery
Complete each sentence with a word from above.
1. The talented will
the loose tooth.
2. The officers have three in the bank
.
3. The green crawling on that branch looks
like a leaf.
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Insects: Do They Attract or Distract You?
Write T for True or F for False.
Our world would be better off without insects.
Only a few crops need insects to reproduce.
A large number of animals would become extinct
without insects.
Some people eat insects.
There are more insects on Earth than any other
type of animal.
List four reasons why insects can survive so well.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Discuss the insect you find most interesting.
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Write the words in the correct column.
elected
sneakers
leaking
candy
seasick
chief
speed
treat
cheek
keep
year
fleet
recur
seek
prevent
thief
orderly
e
ee
ea
ie
y
Choose one word from each column and use it to write a sentence.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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The Mayflower Compact
1. What were the names of the two ships that originally sailed
from Southampton?
2. Why did only one ship finish the journey?
3. Who were the pilgrims and why did they leave Britain?
4. How long was the trip on the Mayflower?
5. Why did the pilgrims need to establish the Mayflower Compact?
6. When was the Compact signed? Who signed it?
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Put the syllables back together and write the words on the lines.
re ceipt
per ceive
lei sure ly
ei ther
de ceive
nei ther
con ceit ed
ceil ing
re ceiv ing
pro teins
Complete each sentence with a word from above.
1. The clerk gave us a for our purchase.
2. To not be truthful is to someone.
3. A person thinks too much of himself.
4. The family enjoyed a day at the lake.
5. What you understand about something is how you
it. 6. A healthy diet contains .
7. Cameron nor Rosa is at school today.
8. Have you ever heard the old saying "One person's
is another person's floor"?
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Choose the correct word from the box.
1. a type of animal:
2. a bride wears this:
3. this carries blood:
4. to rule over:
5. to pretend:
6. a male who inherits something:
7. a female who inherits something:
8. a light brown color:
9. twenty times four:
10. someone who lives nearby:
vein
reindeer
veil
feign
beige
reign
heir
heiress
eighty
neighbor
freight
skein
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Complete the lists with words from the box.
1. Where you can get information
2. What you can do
3. Insects
grasshoppers
receive
accident
computer
respond
ants
collect
airmail
books
weigh
baseball
reign
least
notebook
moth
protect
infected
receipt
fly
pamphlet
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
1. Describe Henry Wadsworth Longfellow as a child.
2. How many years after Longfellow wrote the poem about the
blacksmith was the tree mentioned in the poem cut down?
3. What gift did the children first give Longfellow?
4. How did children honor Longfellow again in 1882?
5. Longfellow was the first American poet to receive what honor
from England?
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Read this excerpt from the poem.
The Village Blacksmith
Under a spreading chestnut tree
The village smithy stands;
The smith, a mighty man is he,
With large and sinewy hands;
And the muscles of his brawny arms
Are strong as iron bands.
Define the following words.
mighty:
sinewy:
brawny:
iron:
Draw a picture of the blacksmith using the description from the poem.
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Reindeer
1. Compare and contrast reindeer and other kinds of deer.
2. What is special about reindeer's antlers?
3. List the reindeer’s enemies.
4. What do you think we could do to help reindeer survive?
reindeer
deer
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Blend the syllables, read the words, and write them on the lines.
Remember that the i will say / ı̆ / as in it.
ed i tor
vis i tor
sub sti tute
pres i dent
dif fi cult
car ni val
fam i ly
in vis i ble
fas ci nate
in di vi du al
Complete each sentence with a word from above.
1. Something hard to do is .
2. The teacher who comes when your teacher is absent is a
.
3. Something you cannot see is .
4. One person is an .
5. Someone who comes for a short while is a .
6. A is an event with games and rides.
7. The of a club is the person who is in charge.
8. Darryl has a large : three sisters and
two brothers.
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Blend the syllables, read the words, and write them on the lines.
Remember that if the i is followed by a vowel, it says /e–/ as in me.
pi an o
sta di um
a vi a tor
ra di o
stu di o
pe ri od
in gre di ent
ra di a tor
a li en
me di um
Complete each sentence with a word from above.
1. You can hear news or music on a .
2. A(n) flies an airplane.
3. You can put a at the end of a sentence.
4. Football and baseball games are played in a .
5. You use your fingers to play a .
6. The painter works in a . 7. Which size does Anna wear: small, , or large?
8. Eggs are an important in this recipe.
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Circle all the things a person could do or be.
point
protect
convince
explorer
instruct
responsible
summer
invisible
visitor
female
spectator
crew
coffee
entertain
president
articulate
human
political
citizen
difficult
survive
neighbor
surprise
editor
kitchen
reindeer
fascinate
moose
alligator
nomadic
resident
immigrant
male
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Immigrating
1. What does the Statue of Liberty stand for?
Where is it located?
2. Why do people immigrate to America?
3. When and why was the first law enacted regarding immigration?
4. Define quarantine.
5. Discuss current immigration laws.
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Write each word in the column with the same i sound.
visitor
editor
piano
resident
sodium
medium
studio
article
radio
difficult
principal
material
president
audience
alien
period
aviator
immigrant
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An American Aviator
1. Describe Amelia Earhart’s teenage years.
2. When did Earhart take her first plane ride? How long after that
did she begin to fly on her own?
3. What are the Ninety-Nines?
4. What happened on January 11, 1935?
5. When was Earhart last seen? What do you think happened?
6. Describe the moument dedicated to Earhart.
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Box each -tion. Then draw lines to divide each word into syllables.
m e n t i o n
f i c t i o n
e x a m i n a t i o n
n a t i o n
r e p r e s e n t a t i o n
i l l u s t r a t i o n
c o n n e c t i o n
i n s p e c t i o n
c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s
d o n a t i o n
a d m i n i s t r a t i o n
l o c o m o t i o n
s o l u t i o n
a v i a t i o n
c a p t i o n
f u n c t i o n
c o n v e r s a t i o n
e x p l a n a t i o n
Two syllables
Four syllables
Three syllables
Five syllables
Write each word from above in the correct column.
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Box each -sion. Then draw lines to divide each word into syllables.
Two syllables
Three syllables
Write each word from above in the correct column.
m a n s i o n
p e r m i s s i o n
t e n s i o n
p a s s i o n
c o n f e s s i o n
p r o p u l s i o n
s u s p e n s i o n
d e c i s i o n
i m p r e s s i o n
m i s s i o n
a d m i s s i o n
v i s i o n
Circle which of the two you would rather have.
a mansion
suspension
an omission
precision
tension
a television
a discussion
permission
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Box each -cian or -cial. Draw lines to divide the words into syllables.
m a g i c i a n
p h y s i c i a n
f i n a n c i a l
f a c i a l
s p e c i a l
p o l i t i c i a n
e l e c t r i c i a n
e s p e c i a l l y
o f f i c i a l
c o m m e r c i a l
m u s i c i a n
c r u c i a l
-cial
-cian
Write each word in the correct column.
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Box each -tial, -tient, or -tience. Draw lines to divide the words into
syllables.
p a r t i a l
m a r t i a l
q u o t i e n t
s p a t i a l
e s s e n t i a l
i m p a t i e n t
p a t i e n c e
i n i t i a l
p a t i e n t
-tial
-tient
-tience
Complete each sentence with a word from the box.
1. Something you must have is to you.
2. The first letter of your name is your first .
3. Something not complete is .
4. Someone without patience is .
5. The answer to a division problem is a .
Write each word in the correct column.
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Circle all the words that are emotions.
confusion
graceful
attention
anger
special
decision
donate
patience
invisible
frightened
official
power
elation
sadness
joy
happiness
concern
ability
farmer
glad
difficult
surprised
love
fondness
trust
debate
official
passion
scared
suspension
magician
tension
conflict
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The Constitution and the Constitutional Convention
1. Where was the U.S. Constitution written?
2. Who envisioned America’s current three branches of government?
3. What are the three branches of the U.S. government?
4. Congress, the lawmaking body, has two sections. What are they?
5. What are the Federalist Papers?
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Draw a line to match each word with its definition.
ratify
execute
preserve
investigate
consider
maintain
partial
locate
hesitate
keep the same
look closely at
accept
carry out
continue
not complete
pause
think about
find
Write three sentences using the words above.
1.
2.
3.
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Nutrition
1. List the six essential nutrients.
2. What is the most crucial nutrient? Why?
3. Which nutrient is needed for healthy skin, hair, and nails?
Where do we get this important nutrient?
4. Which vitamin must be taken in every day because our body
does not store it? What foods can we eat to obtain this vitamin?
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perpetual
century
mutual
punctual
actual
fluctuates
fortune
situate
habitual
Finish each sentence with a word from above.
1. Two people making an agreement together would be making
a agreement.
2. To be on time is to be .
3. If something constantly changes, it .
4. To have a lot of money is to have a .
5. One hundred years is a .
6. Doing the same thing over and over means it is
.
7. To be in constant motion is to be in motion.
8. The real thing is the thing.
9. To put in place is to .
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Box each -ture. Draw lines to divide the words into syllables.
m i n i a t u r e
p a s t u r e
s c u l p t u r e
t e m p e r a t u r e
s t r u c t u r e
p i c t u r e
t e x t u r e
l e c t u r e
n a t u r e
f u t u r e
c a p t u r e
s i g n a t u r e
Complete each sentence with the correct word.
1. A camera can take your .
2. Anything that grows outdoors is part of .
3. The time ahead—not the past or the present—is the
.
4. To catch something is to it.
5. When you sign your name, it is your .
6. How an object feels to the touch is its .
7. Something made very small that is usually big is a
.
8. A field where cows graze is a .
9. A type of art created by hand out of metal, stone, or clay is a
.
10. To build something like a building is to make a
.
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Box each -sure. Draw lines to divide the words into syllables.
m e a s u r e
e x p o s u r e
l e i s u r e
t r e a s u r e
c o m p o s u r e
e n c l o s u r e
p l e a s u r e
d i s c l o s u r e
f i s s u r e
Complete each sentence with the correct word.
1. You need to two cups of flour for the cake
batter.
2. When something is pleasant, it is a .
3. A valuable item is a .
4. Telling or revealing something is .
5. Too much to the sun’s rays is harmful.
6. A is a break or crack.
7. You can remain calm when you keep your .
8. The letter came with three s.
9. time is time spent resting or playing.
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Write each word in the correct column.
treasure
fixture
culture
puncture
leisure
measure
situate
actual
exposure
adventure
virtue
disclosure
pasture
congratulate
picture
century
mutual
moisture
sculpture
creature
pleasure
capture
statue
venture
furniture
closure
feature
signature
-tu
-ture
-sure
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What Is Culture?
1. State at least five features of every culture.
2. What does nature refer to when discussing culture? What does
nurture refer to when discussing culture?
3. Define enculturation.
4. What enables humans to develop a culture?
5. What are some ways in which cultures differ?
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Match each word to its definition.
culture
leisure
nutrient
disclosure
future
collision
actual
moisture
artificial
patience
not real; fake
free time
yet to come
wetness
a crash
shared beliefs or values
real; not false
calm; not hasty
making known
a food that helps you grow
Write the word that is opposite. Choose from the words below.
false real past dryness concealment work
1. moisture
2. leisure
3. artificial
4. disclosure
5. future
6. actual
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Agriculture
1. List three activities that play a key role in agriculture.
2. How did agriculture change human culture?
3. Why don’t we know the actual time agriculture began?
4. How do we know that ancient people of Egypt used agriculture?
5. What happened in 1701 that changed agriculture?
6. Why was 1862 a historic year for American agriculture?
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Box the -ous in each word. Blend the syllables and write the
complete words. Then write a sentence for each word.
cu ri ous
1.
ri dic u lous
2.
mar vel ous
3.
gen er ous
4.
haz ard ous
5.
mis cell a ne ous
6.
joy ous
7.
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Box -ous in each word. Blend the syllables and write the
complete words.
u nan i mous
a non y mous
nu mer ous
fa mous
rig or ous
vi cious
gen er ous
haz ard ous
con ta gious
boi ster ous
Match the definition with a word from above.
1. Everyone agreed. It was .
2. He is very well known. He is quite .
3. The dog is very mean. He is .
4. Germs spread. The flu can be very .
5. The gift’s giver was unknown. The giver was .
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Quite a Marvelous Tale
1. Who is the narrator of the story?
2. Who is the story being told to?
3. Why do you think the sender remained anonymous?
4. What is a caricature?
5. Describe how the narrator felt when the letters stopped arriving.
6. What two events determined the happy ending?
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Draw a caricature of yourself. Show yourself doing something you
find enjoyable.
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A Humorous Yet True Story
1. Explain this phrase from the story: “got a tremendous shock.”
2. What did the boy first think was under his covers?
3. What caused the boy to let out a tremendous shriek?
4. What was the animal and how had it been surviving in the house?
5. How was the problem solved?
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Box each -ence or -ent. Blend the syllables and write the
complete words.
in flu ence
in no cence
si lence
de pen dence
ab sence
a gent
ex cel lent
de cent
stu dent
Write each word from above in the correct column.
-ence
-ent
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Box each -ance or -ant. Blend the syllables and write the
complete words.
bal ance
ac cep tance
re sis tance
dis tance
im por tance
tol er ance
ap pli cant
el e gant
va cant
Write each word from above in the correct column.
-ance
-ant
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Box each -ency or -ancy. Blend the syllables and write the
complete words.
a gen cy
de cen cy
fre quen cy
ur gen cy
con sis ten cy
va can cy
oc cu pan cy
tru an cy
hes i tan cy
Write each word from above in the correct column.
-ency
-ancy
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tolerance
vacancy
truant
silent
student
balance
absence
applicant
rodent
resident
occupancy
defiant
instant
absent
distant
Complete each sentence with a word from above.
1. The man was impatient. He had little .
2. If you apply for a job, you are an .
3. Not to be present is to be .
4. A rat is a type of .
5. If you choose not to follow rules you are .
6. To have rooms to rent in a hotel is to have .
7. If you are enrolled in a school you are a .
8. To do something immediately is to do it in an
.
9. To be far away is to be .
10. Not to speak or make noise is to be .
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A Bee-utiful Experience
1. How is the title telling you what the article may be about?
2. In what form is the article written?
3. Why did the writer change her outfit when she visited
the beekeeper?
4. How did he suggest she dress?
5. Explain the following expressions:
“bee line”
“honey of a day”
“busy as a bee”
“queen bee”
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important
endurance
president
pleasant
clearance
assistance
vacant
essence
entrance
incident
absent
silent
correspondence
confidence
preference
client
ambulance
reliant
instant
sentence
-ent
-ant
-ence
-ance
Complete each sentence with a word from above.
1. Another word for moment is .
2. If you are not present, you are .
3. If you are talking, you are not .
4. To help someone is to give .
5. Where you come in is the .
Write each word in the correct column.
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The Presidency of the United States
1. What are the three branches of the U.S. government?
2. Which branch does the president work under?
3. What are the three requirements for United States presidency?
4. How many terms of office may a president serve?
5. What are the only public offices that are elected by the entire
nation every four years?
6. What is a campaign?
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7. Name three political parties.
8. What is a convention?
9. When is Election Day held?
10. What is the Electoral College?
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Read the words below.
fruit
suit
cruise
juice
suitcase
pursuit
Use each word in a sentence, then draw a picture.
1
2
3
4
5
6
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Blend the syllables and write the complete words.
ma neu ver
neu tral
feud
Eu gene
feu dal
leu ko cyte
neu ron
Eu rope
Write the correct word from above.
1. to plan to move in a specific manner:
2. a kind of cell in the brain:
3. not on one side or the other:
4. an argument:
5. a boy’s name:
6. white blood cell:
7. a continent:
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you
through
swoop
loop
group
noon
deuce
moon
bruise
scoop
shoot
Europe
troop
soup
spoon
feud
cruise
suitcase
droop
nuisance
suit
troop
fruit
juice
scooter
Write each word in the correct column.
eu
oo
ui
ou
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Ellis Island
1. Why is the United States called a “melting pot”?
2. Where is Ellis Island?
3. How long was Ellis Island used for immigration?
4. What is Ellis Island now used as?
5. Do you have any ancestors who went through Ellis Island?
Explain how you could find out.
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neutral
attack
circulation
recover
experience
bruise
feud
infection
highway
presidential
reminder
bacteria
third
virus
illness
germ
influenza
neutral
defensive
respectful
Mars
Write each word in the correct column.
One syllable
Three syllables
Two syllables
Four syllables
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Protect and Defend: The Leukocyte Army in Pursuit of Germs
1. What are leukocytes?
2. What are the three different types of leukocytes and what are
their functions?
3. What is the body’s first defense system against germs?
4. What is a sign of a healthy body in relation to blood cells?
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teacher
golfer
janitor
carpenter
painter
professor
inventor
nectar
similar
popular
cedar
visitor
instructor
barber
supervisor
thinker
spectator
conductor
banker
dollar
collar
cellar
solar
pillar
actor
border
editor
butler
calendar
printer
Write each word in the correct column.
-er
-or
-ar
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mustard
Richard
upward
onward
hazard
orchard
backward
custard
lizard
westward
blizzard
buzzard
Edward
standard
Write each word in the correct column.
directions
names
foods
Write a word from the box that means the same thing as each
word below.
snowstorm:
dangerous:
bird:
where apples grow:
reptile:
afraid:
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recorder
instructor
senator
inventor
farmer
regular
collector
supervisor
barber
popular
aviator
recruiter
actor
escalator
teacher
cellar
1. A person who collects is a .
2. An instrument that records is a .
3. A person who represents us in the Senate is a .
4. Something that escalates is an .
5. A person who teaches is a .
6. A person who farms is a .
7. A person who cuts hair is a .
8. A person who supervises is a .
9. A person who recruits is a .
10. A person who acts is an .
11. A person who invents is an .
12. A person who flies an airplane is an .
13. Something that is well-liked is .
14. A person who instructs is an .
15. Something that happens often is .
Complete each sentence with a word from above.
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The Power of Pigs
1. What is the proper term for what most people refer to as “pigs”?
2. What is the major hog-producing country? Approximately how
many hogs do they raise?
3. Describe a hog.
4. Explain the term “even-toed hoofed mammals.”
5. Describe how hogs express themselves.
6. When were hogs first introduced into America?
7. What are wild hogs called? How do they differ from
domesticated hogs?
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Read the words below.
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moon
treat
soup
rights
gray
pie
crude
bone
slow
group
eight
steak
these
weigh
you
go
brave
light
growth
sneak
tried
mile
meal
throw
lie
keep
rude
stay
here
great
float
chief
kite
dough
shame
suit
night
so
feud
snail
sweep
cold
Write the words from above under the picture that makes the same
vowel sound.
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Be a Smart Consumer: Understand Warranties
1. What is a consumer?
2. What piece of paper gives a consumer certain rights?
3. For how long is the Wonder Fan guaranteed?
4. If you buy the Wonder Fan and someone drops it and breaks
it the first week you have it, what will the fan company do
for you?
5. When you buy a product with a warranty, what are some good
things you can do when you first bring it home in case it
malfunctions later?
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