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Holiday Homework
Grade 5 coming 6
Summer 2020
Module 1
The Wind and the Sun
(An Aesop’s Fable)
It happened that one day the wind and the sun were having an argument. The wind claimed he was the
most powerful, but the sun disagreed, saying that it was she who held the most power.
Just then they saw a man walking through the mountains. The sun proposed a contest to see who was the
strongest.
“Let us see which of us can make that man take off his coat,” she said. “Whoever can do that must surely
be the strongest. You may go first.”
“This will be easy,” replied the wind confidently, and he began to blow on the man. He thought it would
be a simple thing to blow the coat off of the man, but as the wind increased, the man only pulled it more
tightly around himself. The wind blew harder and harder, but the man grew colder and would not give up
his coat. Exhausted, the wind finally gave up in despair.
“Go ahead and try,” he said to the sun, “but you will never get that stubborn fool to shed his coat.”
The sun didn’t reply, but instead gently shone upon the man. The air warmed and the man grew hot in the
sun. It was not long before he took off his coat.
A. Answer the following questions. Write full sentences:
1. Who are the main characters of this text?
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2. What were the sun and the wind arguing about?
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3. What did the wind do to the man? How did the man react?
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4. What caused the man to take off his coat?
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5. Which of these is the moral or message of the fable?
a. A gentle touch can be a more powerful force.
b. Sun is more powerful than wind.
c. Contests are a good way to decide things.
d. You should keep your coat on in the wind.
B. We use the past continuous to talk about actions that were in progress
(ongoing) during a specific time in the past.
Past continuous
past present future
e.g. Sam played tennis yesterday. He started playing at 10 a.m. and finished at
11 a.m.
If we want to know what was going on between 10 am and 11 am, we
should use the past continuous.
Yesterday at 10.30 Sam was playing tennis.
1. Sentence structure :
+ I/ He/ She/ It + was + verb + ing
You/ We/ They + were + verb + ing
- I/ He/ She/ It + wasn’t + verb + ing
You/ We/ They + weren’t + verb + ing
? Was I/ He/ She/ It + verb + ing
Were You/ We/ They + verb + ing y/n ?
Wh-word + was+ I/ he/ she/ it + verb + ing wh - ?
Wh-word + were+ you/ we/ they + verb + ing
2. Complete the questions and answers with the past continuous:
a. A: What _____________ you ____________ (do) last night at 7?
B: I ________________ (listen) to music, but I _________________ (not listen) to
it loudly.
b. A: ______________ Rachel ____________ (watch) a film this afternoon?
B: No, she _____________. She ___________________ (tidy) her bedroom.
c. A: Where ______________ they ________________ (chasing) the dog?
B: They _______________ (chase) it in the park, but they _________________
(not run) very fast.
d. A: _____________ you ____________ (study) for the Science test yesterday night?
B: Yes, I _________. I ___________________ (work) with Ben.
C. Writing:
Look at the following pictures and write a blog entry about Tom and Ed’s day. Use
first, then, next and finally to connect your sentences. (Use the past simple and past
continuous)
Yesterday,_______________________________________________________________
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Module 2
Caught in the Act
John Pearce, a 32-year-old burglar, thought he had another easy job as he was breaking into an empty
house.
He smashed the window of the house in Dartford with a hammer. But while he was climbing in through
the smashed window, his foot got stuck, and he couldn’t free himself. He was hanging upside down in the
window for more than three hours while neighbours laughed and shouted at him.
When the owner of the house, Paul Ives, arrived home from work, he didn’t understand why people were
standing outside his house. Then he saw the burglar trapped in his own window. Paul said “He kept saying,
‘I haven’t done anything. I was stopping the burglars.’ ”
Unsurprisingly, Mr. Ives didn’t believe him. Police arrived at the scene and got him down. He was arrested
and taken to the police station.
Mr. Ives, 44, an engineer, said, ‘He must be the world’s worst burglar. He was screaming at everyone to
get him down, and we were all saying “I don’t think so”.’
Next-door neighbour, Nicola Daniels, 34, said, ‘I heard banging and thought Paul and his girlfriend were
moving furniture. When the banging continued, I looked out of the window and saw this man hanging
upside down. He was swearing and shouting “I’m not the burglar!”.’
‘Another neighbour called the police, and there was a quite crowd standing and laughing at him. It was
his own fault. He deserved it all.’
A. Answer the following questions. Write full sentences:
1. What did the neighbors do when they saw the burglar?
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2. How did the burglar try to explain the situation?
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3. Who got John Pearce down from the window?
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4. What did Nicola Daniels think the noise was at first?
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5. Why didn’t anyone want to help the burglar?
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B. Circle the correct answer:
1. Sylvia _____________ when she ___________ the DVDs.
a. was running / dropped
b. ran / dropped
c. was running / was dropping
d. ran / was dropping
2. While Steve ___________ a documentary, he __________ asleep.
a. was watched / fell
b. was watching / fell
c. watched / was falling
d. was watching / felt
3. They _________ when you _________ for remote control.
a. aren't listening / were asking
b. weren't listening / were asking
c. weren't listening / asked
d. listened / asked
4. ______ you __________ anything when I ______ you?
a. Are / doing / called
b. Were / doing / calling
c. Did / do / was calling
d. Were / doing / called
5. ________ you ____________ my friends while you ______________ to school?
a. Are / see / went
b. Did / see / were going
c. Did / saw / were going
d. Were / see / went
6. We _____________ home when the accident ___________.
a. were driving / happened
b. drove / happened
c. drove / was happening
d. were drive / happened
C. Writing:
Read the titles for a story below and choose the one you like. Use the following table and make notes.
You can use your imagination or write about a true story.
1. A mysterious incident
2. A mysterious object
3. A mysterious person
when the story happened
where the story happened
people in the story
what they were doing
events of the story
how the story ended
the people’s feelings in the story
(sad, frightened, happy, angry,
surprised…)
Don’t forget to use sequencing words and phrases: - One day last summer/ year….
a. At first, ……
b. Then….
c. Later,
d. Finally, …
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Module 3
Beluga Whales
Did you know some whales eat worms? Beluga whales do! They also eat fish and crustaceans like shrimp.
Although many other whales live in the Arctic Ocean too, the beluga is unique in many ways.
Belugas stand out because of their bright white skin. They are smaller than most whales at 13 to 20 feet
long. Unlike most whales, belugas have rounded foreheads, a short snout and no dorsal fin (the fin on the
top of their back). Like many other polar animals, though, belugas have thick blubber on their bellies to
keep warm. Belugas also migrate to warmer waters in the coldest months of winter, because coming up
for air becomes difficult when the sea freezes over. Becoming trapped beneath the ice also gives predators
like orcas and polar bears an advantage.
Belugas live in pods, or family groups, and these smart whales communicate with each other often through
a complicated language of whistles, clicks and other noises. Belugas really like to look above the surface
and slap their tails on the water. These cute, playful whales are easy to spot in Arctic waters and easy to
love, too!
A. Match the following words from the text with their definitions:
crustaceans animals that hunt, kill and eat other animals.
migrate fun-loving
predators to move from one country or region to another, often temporarily.
playful. animals that live in water and have a hard outer shell and many legs.
B. Answer the following questions. Write full sentences:
1. Where do Belugas live?
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2. Why are Belugas unique? (find 3 reasons)
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3. How do Belugas communicate?
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4. When do belugas migrate?
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C. Write comparative sentences:
E.g. London/Edinburgh (big)
London is bigger than Edinburgh.
1. Cheetahs/elephants (fast)
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2. The Amazon/ the Danube (long)
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3. The Arctic/ Iceland (cold)
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4. Sharks/dolphins (dangerous)
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D. Write sentences in the superlative:
1. The cheetah/ fast /animal in the world
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2. The Mona Lisa/ famous /painting in the world
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3. The Himalayas/ high/ mountains in the world
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4. The Australian box jellyfish/ poisonous/ creature in the world
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Module 4
April Fools’ Day
People believe that April Fools’ Day began in the 16th century when New Year’s Day moved from 1 April
to 1 January. Of course, there wasn’t any TV or internet so people didn’t know about this change until
several years later. People who continued to celebrate New Year’s Day on 1 April were called fools.
Playing jokes on 1 April is still normal in English-speaking countries today. News programmes enjoy the
fun too! Here are two of the most famous jokes from the British TV channel, the BBC.
In 1957, they showed a programme about spaghetti growing on trees. A lot of people thought it was true
and they phoned the BBC to ask where they could buy the trees. Then, in 1980, they said that Big Ben,
the famous clock in London, had a new digital face. Everyone was very unhappy about the change until
the BBC told them it was an April Fools’ joke!
A. Tick the correct answer:
1. On April Fools’ Day people ____________.
don’t go to school
play jokes on each other
have a party
2. Before the 16th century, New Year’s Day was _______________.
on 1st of April.
on 1st of January.
on two different days.
3. April Fools’ Day is ____________.
only in England
only on TV
in places where people speak English
4. Spaghetti ______________.
grows on trees
is also a type of trees
doesn’t grow on trees
5. Big Ben ______________.
has now got a digital face
is in London
is going to change
Turning Adjectives into Adverbs:
B. Change the adjectives in brackets into adverbs to fill in the blanks:
a. I laughed _________________________ (loud) when Tim made a joke.
b. Bobby closed the door ________________________ (quiet).
c. Our puppies ran _________________________ (playful) around the park.
d. We made it home _________________________ (safe).
e. Stir the sauce _________________________ (gentle) until it begins to boil.
An adjective tells us about a noun. (What something is like)
An adverb tells us about a verb. (How you do it)
Many adjectives can become adverbs if you add -ly to the end of them.
C. Underline the adjectives and circle the adverbs in the sentences:
a. My sweet, best friend, happily let me borrow her new dress.
b. The swimmers were busily preparing for the exciting race.
c. The questions were hard, and the students answered many of them wrongly.
d. The cranky, old man yelled angrily at the children.
D. Write 3 sentences. Each sentence must have at least one adverb and one
adjective. Underline the adjective and circle the adverb in your sentences:
a. _____________________________________________________________________________
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b. _____________________________________________________________________________
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c. _____________________________________________________________________________
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