Dates: March 24-31
Magazine Lessons: Sara’s Baby?/ Dogs and Cockroaches/ Taking Care of Fern/
Betty’s Cell Phone/ A Dog’s Day
Activity Focus: Reading Comprehension, Read the Diary, Talk About It!
New Projects and Pets!
Part 1: Multiple Choice. Choose the correct answer for each question. Use the information from the conversations in your magazine.
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March 24
1. What is Sara’s baby?
(A) a bag of flour
(B) a bag of candy
(C) a basket of flour
(D) none of the above
2. Who is Al?
(A) Sara’s baby
(B) Max’s nephew
(C) a school project
(D) all of the above
3. What are a big responsibility?
(A) bags (B) diapers
(C) babies (D) baskets
March 25, 26
4. What is Simon’s new job?
(A) cooking
(B) teaching sports
(C) cleaning up parks
(D) dog-walking
5. The job is perfect for Simon, except for the ______.
(A) walking (B) exercise
(C) cats (D) dogs
6. How many leashes couldn’t Simon hold?
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6
7. Ben wants Sara to feed his ______.
(A) dogs
(B) cats
(C) cockroaches
(D) birds
8. Who is going to watch Ben’s pets?
(A) Max
(B) Simon
(C) Sara
(D) Renee
March 27
9. Who is Fern?
(A) a customer
(B) a plant
(C) a dog
(D) a friend
10. What does Betty say helps plants grow?
(A) hot water
(B) talking to them
(C) listening to them
(D) orange juice
March 28
11. Howdy is Hazel’s ______.
(A) brother
(B) husband
(C) dog
(D) cat
12. How does Hazel watch Howdy?
(A) on TV
(B) on the computer
(C) on her cell phone
(D) on DVD
13. Howdy gets a haircut at the ______.
(A) pet hotel (B) pet store
(C) pet care center (D) pet hospital
March 31
14. Betty needs a new ______.
(A) cell phone (B) battery
(C) computer (D) phone number
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Part 2: Read the Diary. Read Ruth’s diary, then answer the questions.
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1. What kind of project is Ruth doing?
(A) plant (B) cooking
(C) cleaning (D) technology
2. When did Ruth buy the plant?
(A) last week
(B) two weeks ago
(C) three weeks ago
(D) four weeks ago
3. What is the plant’s problem?
(A) It doesn’t grow.
(B) It has no sunlight.
(C) It has no water.
(D) It is ugly.
4. What is the first thing Ruth puts the plant in?
(A) diapers
(B) bags
(C) cups
(D) batteries
5. What made the plant grow?
(A) the diapers
(B) the bags
(C) the batteries
(D) none of the above
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Part 3: Talk About It! Discuss the following questions with a classmate.
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