Ms. Roman’s Homework Packet: Week of September 12, 2016ps175harlem.weebly.com/uploads/5/6/9/7/56976665/...Reading: Read the passage Awesome Animal Homes, answer questions 1- 5

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Principal, Kavita Jagarnath-Pereira

P.S. 175 – Henry Highland Garnet School for Success

Ms. Roman’s Homework Packet: Week of September 12, 2016

FOR THE

ENTIRE

WEEK:

Our Reading goal: Using a “Just Right” book read without interruptions for 20 minutes daily and

complete your reading log.

School Supply List Attached

Monday No School

Tuesday Math: Lesson 1: Understand the Meaning of Multiplication Math practice pages 3-4

Reading: Read the passage Awesome Animal Homes, answer questions 1- 5.

Read for 20 minutes and complete your reading log

Wednesday Math: Lesson 1: Use Equal Groups to Think About Multiplication Math practice pages 5-6

Reading: Read the passage Awesome Animal Homes, answer questions 6-10. Remember to use

RAD when answering your short response questions.


Thursday

Math: Lesson 1: Reason and Think practice pages 7-8

Reading: Read the passage Wild Things, answer questions 1-5.


Friday/

Weekend

Math: Lesson 2: Prerequisite Show equal groups with Multiplication practice pages 11 -12

Reading: Read the passage Wild Things, answer questions 6-10. Remember to use RAD when

answering your short response questions


RAD STRATEGY EXAMPLE:

R- restate, A- answer, D detail

Question: Tell what you noticed about the main character,

Goldilocks, in the story “Goldilocks and the Three Bears”.

What can you tell by her words and actions?

THIRD GRADE School Supply List

**Please note that we will not be using binders in our class.

Monday Book # 1 Book # 2

Title/ Author

Level/Genre

Total Minutes

Read

Tuesday Book # 1 Book # 2

Title/ Author

Level/Genre

Total Minutes

Read

Wednesday Book # 1 Book # 2

Title/ Author

Level/Genre

Total Minutes

Read

Independent Reading Log Rubric Independent Reading Log

Name Log # Reading

Stamina Goal

Total

Minutes

Week of:

Thursday Book # 1 Book # 2

Title/ Author

Level/Genre

Total Minutes

Read

Friday Book # 1 Book # 2

Title/ Author

Level/Genre

Total Minutes

Read

Tally the number of time you read a specific genre throughout the week.

Realistic

Fiction Fantasy

Historical

Fiction

Science

Fiction Poetry Mystery Adventure Nonfiction

Name: ________________________ Log #:____ Week of:_________

1. If you could change anything in the story what would it be? Tell us why you would make that

change.

2. How would you change the ending?

3. If you could ask the author a question about the event or characters in the story what would it

be and why?

4. Are you like any of the characters in the story? Tell us how.

5. What was your opinion about the book? Would you recommend it to someone to read? Why or

why not?

6. What was your favorite part of the book? Why.

7. Pick two characters from your story, describe how they are alike and how they are different.

8. Does the characters change throughout the story? If so, what events caused him/her to

change?

Independent Reading H.O.T Response Questions

Task: Choose a question below and write a response to that question using the RAD strategy

RAD STRATEGY EXAMPLE: R- restate, A- answer, D –detail,

Question: Tell what you noticed about the main character, Goldilocks, in the story

“Goldilocks and the Three Bears”. What can you tell by her words and actions?

Name: ________________________ Log #:____ Week of:_________

Monday Book # 1 Book # 2

H.O.T

Question

# ____

H.O.T

Question

# ____

Tuesday Book # 1 Book # 2

H.O.T

Question

# ____

H.O.T

Question

# ____

Wednesday Book # 1 Book # 2

H.O.T

Question

# ____

H.O.T

Question

# ____

Thursday Book # 1 Book # 2

H.O.T

Question

# ____

H.O.T

Question

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Friday Book # 1 Book # 2

H.O.T

Question

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H.O.T

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Independent Reading Log Rubric Name Log # Reading

Stamina

Goal:

Total

Minutes:

Date:

Exceeds Meets Does not meet Exceeds reading minutes

Reads everyday

Keeps log updated

Gets parent initials everyday

Brings to class on time everyday

Finds and defines 6 new words Correctly finds and labels two figurative devices.

Updates genre chart

Chooses interesting, challenging books

Consistently completes books

Meets reading minutes

Reads almost everyday

Keeps log updated

Gets parent initials frequently

Brings to class regularly

Finds and defines 3 new words

Finds and labels one figurative device.

Updates genre chart

Occasionally chooses challenging books

Consistently progresses through books

Does not meet reading minutes

Reads only some days

Does not keep log up to date

Does not get parent initials

Brings log to class inconsistently

Does not find or define new words.

Does not find or label a figurative device

Does not update genre chart

Usually chooses easy text

Rarely finishes books, switches often

Using the above rubric, give yourself a grade on your independent reading and writing practice. Explain your reasoning below: I

deserve a(n) _____________________ because I ______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________

What reading goal do you have for the next two weeks? (Be specific!):

Comments/Concerns/Questions

Realistic

Fiction Fantasy

Historical

Fiction

Science

Fiction Poetry Mystery Adventure Nonfiction

©Curriculum Associates, LLC Copying is not permitted. 3Lesson 1 Understand the Meaning of Multiplication

Name:

Prerequisite: How do you know if groups are equal?

Study the example problem showing equal groups and unequal groups. Then solve problems 1–6.

1 How many triangles are in each group in the first picture from the Example?

How many triangles are in each group in the second picture?

2 Why does the first picture show equal groups?

3 Look at the picture to the right . Does it show equal groups? How do you know?

Example

Tell whether each picture shows equal groups .

This picture shows This picture shows equal groups . unequal groups .

Understand the Meaning of Multiplication

Lesson 1

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Solve.

4 Becky has 5 groups of apples . Each group has 2 apples . Use the rings below . Draw all the apples to show the equal groups .

5 Mike has 3 shelves in his bookcase . Each shelf has 6 books on it . Mike drew an array to show how many books he has .

How many rows does the array have?

How many books are in each row of the array?

6 John earned 3 dollars 4 times .

Draw a picture to show this .

Fill in the blanks to complete the addition sentence that describes your picture .

1 1 1 5

Vocabularyarray a set of objects

arranged in equal rows

and equal columns .


Name: Lesson 1

Use Equal Groups to Think About Multiplication

Study the example problem showing a multiplication sentence to represent equal groups. Then solve problems 1–9.

Use the picture below to answer problems 1–4.

1 How many equal groups are there?

2 How many ladybugs are in each group?

3 How many ladybugs are there altogether?

4 Write a multiplication sentence about the number of ladybugs .

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Example

There are 2 leaves . There are 6 ladybugs on each leaf . How many ladybugs are there altogether? Write a multiplication sentence .

There are 2 equal groups of ladybugs . Each group has 6 ladybugs .

Multiplication sentence: 2 3 6 5 12


Solve.

5 The basketball cart has 3 shelves . Each shelf can hold 5 basketballs . There is already 1 basketball on each shelf . Draw the rest of the basketballs to fill the cart .

6 Look at your picture of the basketballs on the cart . Think about the basketballs as an array .

How many rows are in the array?

How many basketballs are in each row?

How many basketballs are on the cart?

7 Fill in the blanks to represent the array of basketballs with a multiplication sentence .

3 5

8 Write the multiplication sentence to represent the squares in the rectangle .

3 5

9 Draw an array of square tiles to show 4 3 6 5 24 .


Name:

Reason and Write

Study the example. Underline two parts that you think make it a particularly good answer and a helpful example.

Example

Casey drew a picture to show 4 3 7 . He wrote:

My picture shows that 4 3 7 5 11 .

What did Casey do right? What did he do wrong?

Use pictures, words, and numbers to explain .

Casey drew loops to put models into equal groups. He knew that 4 and 7 were important numbers, but he modeled addition instead of multiplication. He drew a model for 4 1 7 instead of 4 3 7. He thought of 4 and 7 as addends instead of factors.

Casey should have shown 4 3 7 as 4 groups of 7 objects, so he needed to draw 4 loops with 7 objects in each loop. His drawing should look like this.

Then he would see that 4 3 7 5 28.

Lesson 1

Where does the example . . .• use a picture to

explain?• use numbers to

explain?• use words to

explain?• give details?


Solve the problem. Use what you learned from the example.

Jan found this picture of nests with eggs in them .

She wrote a multiplication sentence about the picture . She wrote:

3 3 5 5 15

Explain what Jan did right . What did she do wrong?

Show your work. Use pictures, words, or numbers to explain your answer .

Did you . . .• use a picture to

explain?• use numbers to

explain?• use words to

explain?• give details?

©Curriculum Associates, LLC Copying is not permitted. 11Lesson 2 Use Order and Grouping to Multiply

Name:

Prerequisite: Show Equal Groups with Multiplication

Study the example problem showing a multiplication sentence that represents a picture of equal groups. Then solve problems 1–7.

Use the picture below to answer problems 1–3.

Luke’s Balloons

1 How many groups of balloons does Luke have?

2 How many balloons are in each group?

3 Write a multiplication sentence to show how many balloons Luke has .

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Example

Sophia has 2 groups of balloons . Each group has 4 balloons . Sophia has 2 groups of 4 balloons . She multiplied to find how many balloons she has altogether .

2 3 4 5 8

Use Order and Grouping to Multiply

Lesson 2

Vocabularymultiplication an

operation used to find

the total number of

items when you have

equal-sized groups .

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Solve.

4 Look at the picture .

How many groups are there?

How many dots are in each group?

Write a multiplication sentence for the picture .

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5 Write a multiplication sentence for the picture .

3 5

6 Draw a picture that shows 3 3 6 5 18 .

7 Mitch has 4 groups of 3 stamps . Draw a picture of the groups and write a multiplication sentence for the picture .

Multiplication sentence:


Name: Lesson 2

Use Order to Multiply

Study the example problem showing that the order of the factors doesn’t matter when you multiply. Then solve problems 1–6.

1 For each picture, write how many rows there are and how many dots are in each row . Then write a multiplication sentence .

Example

Paul has 3 groups of 2 coins . Jill has 2 groups of 3 coins . Who has more coins?

3 3 2 5 6 2 3 3 5 6

Paul and Jill have the same number of coins .

Vocabularyfactor a number that is

multiplied .

2 3 5 5 10

2 and 5 are factors .

product the result of

multiplication .

2 3 5 5 10

10 is the product .

rows rows

dots in each row dots in each row

3 5 3 5

2 You know that 3 3 9 5 27 . Explain how you know what 9 3 3 equals .


Solve.

3 Daniel colored a grid to show 4 3 6 5 24 . Color the other grid to show 6 3 4 5 24 .

4 3 6 5 24 6 3 4 5 24

4 Explain how you know there are the same number of colored squares in both arrays in problem 3 .

5 This array shows 4 3 3 5 12 . Draw an array that shows 3 3 4 5 12 .

6 Avery has 3 baskets with 9 flowers in each basket . Ralph has 9 baskets of flowers . If he has the same total number of flowers as Avery, how many flowers does Ralph have in each basket?


Name: Lesson 2

Use Grouping to Multiply

Study the example showing how to use grouping to multiply. Then solve problems 1–9.

Use the following information to answer problems 1–5.

Kelly also made bracelets . The picture shows the bracelets Kelly made .

1 How many beads did Kelly put on each bracelet?

2 How many bracelets did Kelly put in each bag?

3 How many bags did Kelly use?

4 How many beads did Kelly use?

5 Write a multiplication sentence . Use parentheses to show which numbers you will multiply first .

3 3 5

Example

Leo makes bracelets . Each bracelet has 5 beads . Leo puts the bracelets in bags . Each bag has 2 bracelets . He used 3 bags . How many beads did he use?

Leo wrote (5 3 2) 3 3 . He used parentheses to show what numbers he multiplied first .

Leo used 30 beads .

(5 3 2) 3 3

10 3 3

30


Solve.

6 How would you group the numbers to solve 7 3 2 3 4? Why?

7 Addison and Claire chose different ways to multiply 4 3 5 3 3 . Addison grouped the numbers like this: 4 3 (5 3 3) . She found 5 3 3 5 15 . Then she multiplied 4 3 15 by adding 15 1 15 1 15 1 15 to get 60 .

Explain how Claire could have grouped the numbers to multiply . Show the steps she used to find her answer .

8 Show two different ways to group 8 3 2 3 3 . Then find the answer .

Solution:

9 Look at your work in problem 8 . Which way of grouping is easier for you? Why?

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Study the example showing how to use order and grouping to multiply. Then solve problems 1–10.

Use the numbers on the three number cubes to answer problems 1–4.

1 Order and group the numbers . Then multiply to find the product .

3 3 5

2 Order and group the numbers a different way . Then multiply to find the product .

3 3 5

3 Order the factors the same way you did in problem 2 . Now, change the grouping with parentheses . Solve .

3 3 5

4 Which of these three multiplication sentences do you think is easiest to solve? Explain why you think so .

Name: Lesson 2

Example

Rama changes the order and the grouping of numbers to make multiplication easier . What are two different ways Rama could multiply the numbers shown?

(2 3 4) 3 6 4 3 (6 3 2)

8 3 6 4 3 12

48 48

31 5

41 52

1 3

41 5

21 3

63 2


Solve.

5 Use the numbers 3, 5, and 2 as factors . Look at some of the ways the factors are ordered and grouped . Fill in missing numbers .

(3 3 5) 3 5 30 (5 3 2) 3 5 30

6 Look at problem 5 . Multiply the numbers in parentheses first, then fill in the numbers below .

( ) 3 5 30 ( ) 3 5 30

7 Which of the three multiplication sentences in problem 5 is easiest to solve? Why do you think so?

8 Multiply the factors 9, 2, and 2 . Choose an order, and use parentheses to show one way to find the product .

Solution:

9 Explain why you chose to order and group the factors the way you did in problem 8 .

10 Multiply the factors 4, 2, and 5 . Choose an order, and use parentheses to show one way to find the product . Then show the steps to find the product .

Solution:

3 ( ) 5 30

3 (3 3 2) 5 30


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3 Which of these shows a way to order and group the factors 3, 5, and 6 to find the product? Circle all the correct answers .

A 3 3 (5 3 6) 5 3 3 30

B (3 3 6) 3 5 5 18 3 5

C (5 3 3) 3 5 5 15 3 5

D 6 3 (3 3 5) 5 6 3 15

2 Show the easiest way for you to find the product of 2 3 7 3 5 . Use parentheses to show how you grouped the numbers . Find the product .

Solution: 2 3 7 3 5 5

1 A box of yogurt cups has 5 rows with 3 cups in each row . Rose has 3 boxes of yogurt cups .

Write a multiplication sentence to show how many yogurt cups Rose has altogether .

( 3 ) 3 5


Solve the problems.

Lesson 2

Remember that the order of the factors doesn’t matter.

Which two numbers do you choose to multiply first?

Do the parentheses have to go around the first two factors?


6 If you know that 7 3 8 5 56, what other fact does that help you know? Explain why .

Solve.

4 There are 3 students on a math team . There are 6 math teams . Each student has 2 pieces of scratch paper . How many pieces of scratch paper are there altogether?

Show your work.

Solution: There are pieces of scratch paper .

5 Xavier knows 7 3 4 5 28 . What other math fact does this help Xavier remember? Circle the letter of the correct answer .

A 3 3 4 5 12 C 4 3 7 5 28

B 7 + 4 5 11 D 28 2 7 5 21

Anna chose B as the correct answer . How did she get that answer?

Choose an order and the grouping that makes the multiplication easier for you.

Does this multiplication fact help you know a subtraction fact?

This makes me think of an array with 7 rows and 8 objects in each row.

Non‐fiction: AwesomeAnimalHomes

© 2012 ReadWorks®, Inc. All rights reserved. Article: Copyright © 2003 Weekly Reader Corporation. All rights reserved. Weekly Reader is a registered trademark of Weekly Reader Corporation. Used by permission.

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Awesome Animal Homes Animals build safe places to sleep, eat, and raise their young. Some animals build homes that have different rooms, tunnels, and much more! Read on to learn about some awesome animal builders and their homes.

Mounds

Termites are insects that live in large groups called colonies. Some termites build mounds as their homes. Termite mounds are made with dirt and saliva. Termites build tunnels inside the mound. Termites travel through the tunnels.

The tunnels help keep the termite mound cool. Some mounds can be more than 20 feet tall!

Nests

Cliff swallows are birds that live in large groups called colonies. Cliff swallows build nests with thousands of tiny balls of mud. They build their nests on the steep sides of cliffs or under bridges. It is hard for other animals to reach the nests in those places. So the nests are safe places to lay eggs and to raise young.

Burrows

Prairie dogs are rodents that live in big groups called towns. Prairie dogs dig burrows as their homes. Burrows are underground tunnels. Prairie dogs sleep and raise their young in small rooms inside the burrows. Some prairie dog towns are many miles wide and are home to millions of prairie dogs!

Lodges

Beavers are rodents that live in small groups called families. Some beavers build lodges in rivers or ponds as their homes. They use logs, tree branches, and mud to build a lodge. A beaver lodge has one room that is above water. Beavers have to swim underwater to get inside their lodge.

National Park Service Some beavers build lodges in rivers or ponds as their homes.

Questions:AwesomeAnimalHomes

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Name: ____________________________ Date: ________________ Directions: Answer the following four questions based on the information in the passage.

1. What do termites make as their homes? ________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ________________________________________________________

2. Which of the animals build their homes in water?

________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ________________________________________________________

3. Based on the passage, where do cliff swallows build their homes?

________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ________________________________________________________

4. What is this passage mostly about?

________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ________________________________________________________



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Directions: Please read the sentence below and then write the word or phrase that best answers the questions. The first answer has been provided for you. When prairie dogs build homes, they create burrows by digging in the ground. What? prairie dogs

5. (do) What? ________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ________________________________________________________

6. When?

________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ________________________________________________________

7. How?

________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ________________________________________________________



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8. The question below is an incomplete sentence. Choose the word that

best completes the sentence. Cliff swallows want to protect their eggs and young, _______ they build their nests in hard-to-reach places. A but

B because

C so Directions: Read the vocabulary word and definition below. Then answer questions 9 and 10.

Vocabulary Word: steep (steep): a slope that is at a very sharp angle and is hard to climb up.

9. Read the sentences below and underline all forms of the word steep.

a. When riding your bike, it can be really difficult to go fast up a steep hill.

b. The family built their home on a steep cliff where few people could reach them.

c. The mountain climber loved climbing the steepest mountains in the

world!

d. The car slid down the steep hill in the icy weather.

e. In math, a steep slope means a value increased rapidly.



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10. Complete the following sentence: I stood facing the steep hill and ________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ________________________________________________________

Non-fiction: Wild Things


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Wild Things Scientists discover hundreds of plants and animals in Asia.

Talk about hide-and-seek! Scientists in Asia recently discovered more than 350 plant and animal species. The species were found in the Himalayas (hi-muh-LAY-uhss). Those are mountains in southern Asia.

Leigh Haeger

One of the species has researchers hopping for joy. It is a “flying” frog. The bright green animal was found in India. It uses its long, webbed feet to glide, or float, through the air.

Another discovery is the leaf deer. It is the world’s smallest deer. It’s only about 25 to 30 inches tall. Researchers found the animal in the nearby country of Myanmar.

The scientists made the discoveries from 1998 to 2008. Besides India and Myanmar, they looked in regions of three other countries. A region is an area. Those countries are Bhutan, China, and Nepal.

The researchers uncovered flowers and a snake. They also found a monkey. It is the first new type of monkey to be discovered in more than 100 years.

Experts are excited about the discoveries, but they are also worried. The species’ habitat, or home, is in trouble. Loggers are cutting down trees in the Himalayas. To protect the mountains, nature groups are asking countries to guard the land from people trying to destroy it.

In the meantime, scientists are continuing to search the Himalayas for more plants and animals. “There will be close to 3,000 to 5,000 species that [could] be discovered ... over the next five years,” says wildlife expert Bittu Sahgal.

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Spot the Species

Here’s a look at some of the plants and animals that caught scientists’ attention while they were studying the Himalayas.

Meet Bambi’s mini-me! The leaf deer is less than 3 feet tall. At about 25 pounds, the deer weighs as much as a medium-sized dog.

Talk about flower power! The blue diamond impatiens (im-PAY-shehnz) changes color depending on the weather. When temperatures rise, this blue flower turns purple.

Don’t let its name fool you. The orange-spotted snakehead is actually a fish. The colorful creature lives in ponds and swamps.

WWF/Nepal

WWF/Nepal

WWF/Nepal

Questions: Wild Things


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Name: ____ Date: __________________ 1. What is special about the monkey that was discovered in the Himalayas?

A It can float through the air. B It changes color depending on the weather. C It is less than 3 feet tall and weighs 25 pounds. D It is the first new type of monkey to be found in over 100 years.

2. Which of the following does the author describe last in the passage?

A The author describes where the new species were found. B The author describes three different new species that were found. C The author describes the dangers to the new species’ habitats. D The author describes the plans to keep searching for more new species.

3. It can be inferred from the passage that

A it is extremely cold in the Himalayas because they are mountains B there are probably species in the Himalayas that scientists will not find C the world’s smallest deer is an excellent mountain climber D the blue diamond impatiens only changes color when the weather in the

Himalayas gets colder 4. Read the following sentence: “Researchers found the animal in the nearby country of Myanmar.” In this sentence researchers means

A doctors B scientists C loggers D mountains

5. This passage is mostly about

A the discovery of new species in the Himalayas B the orange-spotted snakehead and its life in the Himalayas C what it is like to go hiking in the Himalayas D how experts plan to search the Himalayas for more species



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6. What was recently discovered in the Himalayas? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Why could the search for new species in the Himalayas be described as a race against time? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 8. The question below is an incomplete sentence. Choose the word that best completes the sentence. Loggers are cutting down trees in the Himalayas ______ many species are losing their habitat. A although B but C because D so 9. Answer the following questions based on the sentence below. Scientists found more than 350 new plant and animal species in the Himalayas and other regions in Asia. Who? Scientists (did) What? ____________________________________________________________ Where? ________________________________________________________________



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10. Read the vocabulary word and definition below and complete questions 10a, 10b, and 11. Vocabulary Word: glide (glide): to move in a smooth way. 10a. Read the sentences below and underline the word glide. 1. The students loved seeing the paper airplanes that they made in science class

glide through the air. 2. It must be fun for ice skaters to glide across the ice. 3. Once it stops snowing, I can’t wait to glide down the hill on my sled. 4. The skydiver opened his parachute and glided safely to the ground. 5. The sailboat glides across the lake in the gentle breeze. 10b. Which shoe may be used to glide?

11. Does an elephant glide through the woods? Why or why not? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________

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