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The Life Cycle
When you plant a seed, does it stay a seed forever? No! Plants and animals grow and change throughout their lives. Many plants begin as seeds. As the seed gets what it needs (water, sunlight, and nutrients from the soil), it begins to grow. The seed turns into a little sprout. It keeps growing until it is a full-grown plant. Then the plant makes new seeds, so that new plants can grow even after the plant grows old and dies. Those seeds will then go through their growth process. Because seeds go through this process over and over again, it is called a life cycle. Animals also have life cycles. A frog begins as an egg. When the egg hatches, it turns into a tadpole. The tadpoles grow legs and arms, and eventually grow into adult frogs. The adult frogs lay eggs, so that new frogs can live even after the frog grows old and dies. A dog’s life cycle is a little different than a frog’s, because a dog does not start out as an egg. It is born from its mother’s belly. The puppy keeps growing and is eventually an adult dog. Then the adult dog might have puppies to continue the life cycle! Insects like caterpillars go through life cycles, too. Caterpillars begin as eggs. When they hatch, they are larva. The caterpillar becomes a pupa, and inside of the pupa it turns into an adult. The adult is not a caterpillar; it is a butterfly! Then the butterfly lays eggs, so that new caterpillars and butterflies can live even after the butterfly grows old and dies. Plants and animals don’t stay the same throughout their lives, they grow and change through their life cycle.
QUESTION: What is the short story mostly about?
What is The passage is about how plants and animals grow and change throughout their lives?
Fill in the blank with that or which.
Did you see the dog ____________ has three legs?
What is THAT?
How many sentences are in one paragraph?
What is five?
4÷16
What is 4?
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Force
Imagine you’re going bowling. You roll the ball down the lane, and it hits a bowling pin. The bowling pin stays up. Is that what you would expect to happen? Probably not, because the bowling ball exerted force on the bowling pin, so it should have been knocked over! Force is the push or pull upon an object. Since the bowling ball moves and hits the bowling pin, the force causes the bowling pin to move, too. Is force at work in other sports? Yes, it is! Think about baseball. The ball could not fly out of the stadium by itself. The pitcher uses the force of his or her arm to make the ball go. The batter uses force to make the bat hit the ball, so the ball will move towards the outfield. What about football? The same force the pitchers use in baseball works in football, too. The ball cannot move by itself, the quarterback has to use force to throw the ball to another player. Here’s a different situation: what happens when two football players who have the same strength go to block each other? They have the same strength and so they might have the same force on the other player. What happens if two objects that have the same force try to push from opposite sides? Nothing! They players would stay in the same spot, trying to force the other, until the referee blows the whistle. Force is not just at work in sports, either. You can experiment with force right now! Get a block. Use one hand to exert force on the block by pushing it along the surface of a table (not too hard, you don’t want to break anything!). What happens? The force makes the block slide. Now try putting one hand on each side of the block and push your hands together. Does the block move? Probably not, since you are probably exerting the same amount of force on each side of the block. If there is more force on one side of an object, it will move. If there is the same amount of force on all sides of the object, it will stay still. Have fun experimenting with force!
QUESTION: Write what happens when force is exerted on one side of an object.
What is When force is exerted on one side of an object, it forces that object to move?
Rewrite the sentences below with the correct capitalization.
my grandpa visits mexico in may.
What is My grandpa visits Mexico in May?
What is a paragraph?
What is a group of sentences?
6÷204
What is 34?
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The Traveler
A man who had traveled far and wide came home to his small village. He gathered the villagers together to tell them of all the wonderful things he had done in all the places he had visited. In Russia, he had cut bricks of ice and built a palace. In China, he had flown the best dragon kite anyone had ever seen. In Africa, he had chased a lion. In Australia, he had jumped farther than the kangaroos. He had jumped farther than any man alive. The villagers listened with interest at first, and then began to smile. They turned to walk away, but the traveler said that there were many people in Australia who had seen his jump. They would be happy to be his witnesses. One of the villagers turned back to the traveler. “My good man,” he said. You need no witnesses. “Just pretend this is Australia, and show us.”
QUESTION: Why did the traveler gather the villagers together to tell about his travels?
A. He wanted them to admire him
B. He wanted to make them laugh.
C. They thought the traveler was a famous man.
What is A.
Rewrite the sentences below with the correct capitalization.
my mom loves the song “twist and shout.”
What is My mom loves the song “Twist and Shout.”
8÷257
What is 32 R1
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George Washington and His Hatchet
When George Washington was quite a little boy, his father gave him a red hatchet. It was bright and new, and George took great delight in going around and chopping things with it. He ran into the garden, and there he saw a tree which seemed to say to him: “Come and cut me down!” George had often seen his father's men chop down the great trees in the forest, and he thought that it would be fun to see a tree fall with a crash to the ground. So he set to work with his little hatchet, and, as the tree was a very small one, it did not take long to come down. Soon after that, his father came home. “Who has been cutting my fine young cherry tree?” he cried. “It was the only tree of its kind in this country, and it cost me a great deal of money.” He was very angry when he came into the house. “If I only knew who cut down that cherry tree,” father cried, “I would—yes, I would”— “Father!” cried little George. “I will tell you the truth about it. I chopped the tree down with my hatchet.” His father forgot his anger. “George,” he said, and he took the little fellow in his arms, “George, I am glad that you told me about it. I would rather lose a dozen cherry trees than hear you tell one lie.”
QUESTION: What kind of hatchet did George’s dad give him?
a. Red
b. New
c. Rusty
d. Pretend
What is a.
Write the correct word.
The hamster enjoys running on ( its / it’s ) wheel.
What is Its
5÷3,675
What is 735?
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Dinner Disaster
“Ugh, meatloaf again? I hate meatloaf!” Matt yelled. “I’m not eating this.” Matt’s mom and dad looked at each other. Matt’s outbursts had been happening at least once a week all summer long. “You know what, Matt? We’re going to let you take over dinnertime from now on. You can pick the meals and cook them, as long as they’re healthy,” Mom said. “Good, we’re going to eat good food every night!” Matt answered. The next day, Dad sat down with Matt to make the meal plan so he could go grocery shopping. Matt had already been thinking about his favorite dinners. “We’re going to have chicken tonight, and spaghetti tomorrow, and macaroni and cheese the next day,” Matt started. “Woah, hold on now,” Dad said. “What else are we going to have with the chicken? We need to have at least one vegetable with each meal, and usually we have another side to go with it.” “Oh, yeah. Um, we can have corn with the chicken,” Matt said. “Sophia does not like corn,” said Dad. “Well, it’s my choice, so I’m going to make corn,” Matt replied. “OK, but she might complain at dinner tonight. Are you ready for that? ” Dad asked. “Yeah, whatever,” Matt answered. Matt and his dad spent the next hour figuring out the whole week’s meals and side dishes. It was a lot more work than Matt expected, and almost every time he picked something out, his dad would tell him that someone in the family wouldn’t like it. It was very frustrating. “This is impossible!” Matt said, exasperated. “Yes, it is hard. Your mother and I try very hard to make everyone happy, but everyone has different tastes, and sometimes, we just can’t please everyone.” “Fine, we’ll have to just go with this plan this week. Next week I’ll try to make everyone happy,” replied Matt. When his Dad was finished grocery shopping, it was time for Matt to make his first meal. His parents were both in the kitchen to help him, since he didn’t know how to cook yet. They looked up the recipes for chicken, rice, and broccoli with cheese. Wow, that’s a lot to do, Matt thought, as he looked at the directions for everything. He was usually playing video games or outside while his parents made dinner. It took almost an hour to make dinner. There were so many steps! Matt was tired and extra hungry when dinner was finished. He was also proud of himself - he made dinner! And he knew he would like it tonight! “Ew, this rice tastes funny,” Sophia said. Matt took a bite. It did taste a little funny. But he’d worked so hard! He felt like he might cry. “It’s OK, Matt, cooking is hard. It takes a long time to figure it out. Sophia, be nice and please take three ‘no-thank-you’ bites. Matt worked really hard on this dinner,” Mom said. The next day, Matt didn’t want to cook dinner. “It’s hard,” he explained to Mom. “It is hard, but your father and I do it anyway. How are we going to eat, otherwise?” said Mom. “We should just go out to eat every night, then everyone can get what they want and no one has to cook or clean,” Matt answered. “I guess we need to work budgeting into this, too,” Mom quietly sighed. “We spent about $190 on groceries this week. That was for 7 nights of dinner, so if we divide that, it comes out to about $27 each night. Does that make sense so far?” “Yes,” replied Matt. “Last time we went out to dinner,” began Mom, “we spent about $75. How does that compare to the groceries?” “That’s a lot more than $27.” “It is, and that adds up. It would be really nice to go out every night, but that would mean you couldn’t play soccer, and Sophia couldn’t do gymnastics. We’d probably have to move to a smaller house and Dad and I would have to share a car. Do you think that’s worth it?” Mom asked. “Oh, wow, I guess not. I’ll get started with dinner,” said Matt. Again, he was tired and hungry when dinner was finally ready. “I don’t like corn,” cried Sophia. Matt realized then how his parents must feel every time he complained about dinner. It took all of Matt’s willpower not to yell at his little sister. He had worked so hard on dinner, and it was impossible to make sure everyone liked every part of every meal! “I’m sorry, Sophia. I’m sorry, Mom and Dad. I shouldn’t have yelled at you guys about dinner all the time. I didn’t know how hard it was to pick out food everyone likes, and how hard it was to cook all of the food. I don’t want to take over dinner anymore, I won’t complain,” Matt remarked. “Thank you, Matt,” Mom and Dad said. Dad continued, “We’ll take back dinner responsibilities. You’ll have to do it enough when you’re grown up!” Matt felt a lot better. He happily finished his dinner and never complained about a meal his parents made again.
QUESTION: 1. How would you describe Matt? Would you describe him the same way at the beginning of the short story and at the end of it?
2. Why do you think Matt’s parents decided to let Matt be in charge of dinner for a little while? Did they expect this reaction from him?
1. What is Matt at the beginning of the short story was being thoughtless and rude about the dinner his parents made. At the end of the short story he was thoughtful about how hard it is to make dinner and didn’t complain about his meals anymore.
2. What is His parents decided to let Matt be in charge of dinner so that he would learn how much time and effort it takes to make dinner every night. Answers will vary.
Combine two sentences by using a comma and a conjunction.
We can go to France. We can go to Italy.
What is We can go to France, or we can go to Italy.
5÷8,593
What is 1,718 R3