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Pathway(s) for Language Arts G1 G2 G3 G4

Exemption(s) G Narrative ReadingG Informational ReadingG Poetic ReadingG Demand WritingG ListeningG Speaking

Adaptation(s) G Alternate SettingG Verbatim Scribing of Reading ResponsesG Transcribing of Demand WritingG Microsoft WordPadG Dragon Naturally Speaking

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Tips For Answering Multiple-Choice Questions

Do:

1. Reread parts of the reading passage, if necessary.

2. Reread the question, if necessary.

3. Choose the best answer for each question.

4. Fill in only one circle for each question.

5. Go on to the next question if you get stuck on an answer. Youshould come back to the question at the end.

6. Answer every question, even if you’re not sure.

7. Use any extra time to check your answers.

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Tips for Answering Open-Response Questions

Do:

1. Reread parts of the reading passage, if necessary.

2. Reread the question, if necessary.

3. Print or write as neatly as you can.

4. Answer in complete sentences.

5. Include as much information as you can when you are asked toexplain your thinking or solve a problem.

6. Explain yourself clearly. Provide details and examples.

7. Write what you think and why you think that. There are notalways right or wrong answers.

8. Go on to the next question if you get stuck on an answer. Youshould come back to the question at the end.

9. Answer every question, even if you are not sure.

10. Use any extra time to check your answers.

& Do they say what you mean?& Do they make sense?& Are your spelling, punctuation, and capitalization

appropriate?

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The Dip

1. What does the word exasperation mean in the sentence “OK”,he called out in exasperation. “OK. You can have one side of thestream.”?

(A) determination(B) fear(C) frustration(D) sadness

2. What does the word surged mean in the sentence “. . . Peggysurged forward and gathered the blur of brown-and-white feathersin her grasp.”?

(A) crept quickly and joyfully(B) crept quietly and peacefully(C) moved slowly and carefully(D) moved suddenly and powerfully

3. Why did the author deliberately choose the words in the sentence“The duck hurled itself forward, limping headlong into thewater.”?

(A) to create an image in the reader’s mind(B) to give more information about the dip(C) to show how Peggy and Tick became friends(D) to tell the reader information about ducks

4. At the beginning of the story, why did Tick’s heart sink?

(A) He liked the look of the girl.(B) He saw the injured duck.(C) Someone else had discovered his place.(D) The beaver lodge was abandoned.

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5. Why did Peggy and Tick make a raft?

(A) to give Peggy and Tick transportation(B) to help gather food for the duck(C) to provide a burial place for the duck(D) to provide the natural environment for ducks

6. How did Tick’s feelings towards Peggy change from the beginning ofthe story to the end?

(A) dislike to love(B) gladness to sorrow(C) joy to anger(D) rejection to acceptance

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1. At the end of the story the author wrote: “I said you couldstay,” Tick called after her. Give two reasons why the authorwrote said in italics.

2. What are three character traits that Peggy and Tick have that aresimilar? Give an example from the text to support each trait.

Character Traits Example

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3. The story begins with “The dip was Tick Merrick’s place.”The story ends with “The dip was Tick Merrick’s place onceagain.” What happens in the story to cause the author to add thewords “once again” to the ending?

4. Identify either Peggy’s or Tick’s feelings about the dip. Explainhow these feelings remind you of a special place that you haveexperienced, read about, or seen.

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Demand Writing 1

Write a letter to your mayor or premier about your school or community.Explain why your school or community is important to you. Think of whatyou would like to see improved and why. Include how you and the mayoror premier could work together to find a solution.

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Don’t Take the Girl(Listening Notes)

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Don’t Take the Girl

1. Illustrate the relationship between Johnny and the girl in the threeverses: at ages 8, 18, and 23. Write a caption for each verse andspeech balloons for Johnny and the girl at each age.

Age

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Age

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2. How does the meaning of the statement “Don’t take the girl”differ in each of the three verses of the song? Use an examplefrom each verse to support your answer.

3. The first two lines and the last two lines of the song are the same:“Johnny’s Daddy was taking him fishing when he was eight years old”

Why did the songwriter repeat these two lines? Give your opinionusing support from the song.

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4. (a) What is similar about the relationship between “Johnny andthe girl” in the song and “Tick and Peggy” in The Dip? Give an example to support your answer.

(b) What is different about the relationship between “Johnnyand the girl” in the song and “Tick and Peggy” in The Dip.Give an example to support your answer.

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Dogs

11. In the poem Two Dogs, what does the word nuzzled mean?

(A) cuddled(B) bit(C) caught(D) pulled

12. A simile compares two things. Which phrase is a simile?

(A) ate and ate(B) chewed on chairs(C) grew to dogs(D) teeth like needles

13. In the poem Chums, what is the artistic choice of the illustrator?

(A) different textures(B) mosaic tiles(C) oil paints(D) water colours

14. Why did the illustrator put the title Chums on the dog’s dish?

(A) as a subtitle(B) for artistic presentation(C) to make it easier to see(D) to show the boy’s name

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15. In the poem Two Dogs what are two responsibilities that you cansee that a dog owner would have?

(A) combing and fixing chairs(B) dozing and cuddling(C) feeding and huddling(D) walking and cleaning pee

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1. What is one way the illustrations in the poem Two Dogs help thereader understand the poem? Give two examples from the poemto support your answer.

2. What are two choices that the illustrator made in the poemChums to make it visually appealing? Why do you think theillustrator made each of these choices?

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3. State a theme that is common to both poems. Support youranswer with an example from each poem.

4. (a) Explain what the poet means by the last two lines in Chums.How does the ending make you feel and why do you feelthat way?

“I laugh because he thinks, you know, That I belong to him.”

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(b) Explain what the poet means by the last two lines in TwoDogs. How does the ending make you feel and why do youfeel that way?

“When one dog died so did the other.”

5. Choose one of these poems to share with someone. Write whoyou would share this poem with and why you would share thispoem with that person.

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6. Choose a way to visually represent how either the “two dogs” orthe “boy and dog” feel about each other. It can be an illustrationwith a caption, or an illustration with labels, or an illustration witha word web.

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Demand Writing 2

Think of an activity you enjoy when you’re not in class. You are goingto convince someone else that this would be a fun activity to try. Writeabout how you would convince them, including how you take part inthe activity and what makes it fun.

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Nature’s Undertakers

16. According to the section “Gruesome Delights”, what is apredator?

(A) an animal or insect that eats only berries and leaves(B) an animal or insect that feeds on dead animals(C) an animal or insect that gets taken by a vulture as food(D) an animal or insect that gets food by killing and eating

animals

17. According to the section “Flashy Colours” what is a carbuncle?

(A) a closed nostril(B) a pointed beak(C) a ridge above the eye(D) an eye-catching bump

18. Why can’t vultures fly after they eat?

(A) they are too tired(B) they stuff themselves(C) their wings are too heavy(D) their young need to be fed

19. For what are vultures’ feet used?

(A) cracking eggs open(B) killing and carrying food(C) pulling fruit off trees(D) walking and hopping

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20. Why can one carcass be shared among different species ofvultures?

(A) Different vultures eat different parts of the carcass.(B) It helps control the spread of disease.(C) One carcass is too large for one vulture to eat.(D) There aren’t enough carcasses to feed all vultures.

21. How does the parent vulture feed the chicks?

(A) It brings berries and grass.(B) It shares parts of the carcass.(C) It nurses the chick.(D) It vomits stored food.

22. Under which sub-heading would you find out which vultures havethe longest wingspan?

(A) A World of Difference(B) Body Patrol(C) Flashy Colours(D) Wingin’ in the Wind

23. Why is longer than a minivan in brackets in the caption on thelast page?

(A) because it is a phrase(B) to define the word “metres”(C) to provide an example of length(D) to show where to see the vulture

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Nature’s Undertakers - Informational

1. Do you think the title of this article is effective? Use two examplesfrom the article to support your answer.

2. What are three physical features of vultures that enable them tosurvive? How do each of these features help them survive?

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3. Complete the chart by writing information learned from the text.Do not draw pictures.

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4. Choose one sub-heading and discuss how this sub-headingenhances your understanding of vultures. Support your answer.

Subheading:

Support

5. Read the insert about the California condor.

(a) Construct and label a bar graph showing the changingpopulation of the condor from the early 1980's to the presentday.

My Graph

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(b) Use information from the insert about the California condorto explain why the population of California condorsincreased from the early 1980's to the present day.

(c) Using what you have read about the California condor, suggest two other methods that scientists could use to helpincrease the growing population of the condor.

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Speaking

Good day. My name is .

I am in Grade 6 at school.

Today I am going to speak about Science.

Things that could be included:

( what I like about Science( how Science makes me feel( what I like to do in Science( what I would like to do more of in Science( what I am good at in Science( what I need to work on in Science( other ideas

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