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.
•Page 2
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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. •Page 3
famous: well known.
endorse: support and help
•Page 4
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
7.
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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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