Na m e : _______________________________________ _____________________
Directions:
Date:
To be a good detective, you have to know what facts
are important and not important to the case you’re
solving! So, ask yourself questions as you read.
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- winter
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Answers will vary. - fall
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Charlie: - night
- He kisses his mother
and father goodnight.
Sylvia and Donna: - afternoon
- They grabbed school
trays and placed lunch
food on it.
Ryan: - morning
- Ryan opened his eyes
and got dressed.
Page 115 - I eat many different
things for breakfast. - A biography is the
history of a person’s life. - Gravity makes things
that go up come down. - Fairy tale and folktale
characters are either
good or evil. - One of Thomas
Edison’s inventions, the
phonograph, changed
our lives. - Music was an
important part of Indian
ceremonies.
Page 116 - c.
- a.
- b.
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Who: Lori, Zack, and
Lori’s mom
Where: the panda
exhibit at the zoo
When: afternoon
What happened: A baby
Panda made eye contact
with Lori. Lori smiled at
the panda, and the little
panda seemed to smile
back at Lori.
Why: Lori made friends
with a baby panda at
the zoo. She gently
looked at the panda,
named it Paddy, and
made a new friend at the
zoo.
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Page 121
These statements should
have an X before them.
1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13,
and 15
Page 122
Answers will vary. Accept
any reasonable
underlined words.
- b.
- a.
- c.
Page 123
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Page 124 - $25.00
- $30.00
- $10.00
- $15.00
- Niki
Page 125
Boys’ average score: 87
Girls’ average score: 88
Contest winners: girls
Page 126 - Toni and Jason
- an arrowhead
- the first day of
summer vacation: a
Saturday in June - in a stream at the top
of Summit Mountain - Jason and Toni wanted
others to see the
beautiful treasure they
had found.
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Page 128
Beginning: Three forest
fairies find a baby king
in the forest.
Middle: The fairies raised
the baby Arbor and he
became a fine man. He
learned about his real
family and decided to
find them.
End: Arbor rescued his
mother and by magic
took the evil king far
away. He then became
king.
Page 129
Beginning: Howie is
awakened by his alarm
clock and hurriedly gets
ready for school.
Middle: The teacher
announces that Howie
and Mary Ellen have tied
for class president.
End/summary: Howie is
president on even days
and Mary Ellen is
president on odd days.
Page 130
The bears go for a walk.
Goldilocks enters the
bears’ house.
Godilocks eats the little
bowl of porridge.
Goldilocks breaks the
baby chair.
Goldilocks is tired.
Goldilocks lies down and
falls asleep.
The bears come home.
Goldilocks awakens and
sees the bears.
Goldilocks runs away.
The End.
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- Once upon a time
there was a hare and
tortoise. - The tortoise
challenged the hare to a
race. - The hare took off fast.
- The tortoise was
behind the hare in the
race. - The hare was sure he
would win, so he stopped
to nap under a tree. - The tortoise passed the
sleeping hare.
7. The tortoise beat the
hare in the race.
Page 132- 1925
- Native Americans
were granted citizenship. - 1920
- 1929
- First ice cream bars
made in the U.S. - one year
- False
- False
Page 133 - Who: Ponce de Leon,
What: Explored Florida,
Why: Looking for
Fountain of Youth - Who: Vasco Nunez de
Balboa, What: Explored
the coastline, Why:
Found and named the
Pacific Ocean - Who: Meriwether
Lewis, What: Explored
the western U. S., Why:
Discovered over 8,000
miles of territory. - Who: John Charles
Frémont: What: Map
maker and explorer.
Why: Mapped most of
the Oregon Trail.
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Argentina—Maria Estela
Martinez de Perón
Bolivia—Lydia Guelier
Tejada
Ireland—Mary McAleese
Great Britain—Margaret
Thatcher
France—Edith Cresson
Canada—Kim Campbell
Page 135 - entertain
- teach
- persuade
Page 136
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