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1 Excellent tool for Standardized Test preparation ! Compare and contrast Drawing conclusions Reading comprehension Genre Research skills Answer key Reading Grade 5. Frank Schaffer Publications . Spectrum is an imprint of Frank Schaffer Publications. Printed in the United States of America. All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act, no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without prior written permission from the publisher, unless otherwise indicated. Frank Schaffer Publications is an imprint of School Specialty Publishing. Copyright 2007 School Specialty Publishing. Send all inquiries to: Frank Schaffer Publications 8720 Orion Place Columbus, Ohio 43240-2111. Spectrum Reading grade 5. ISBN . Index of Skills Reading Grade 5. Numerals indicate the exercise pages on which these skills appear. Vocabulary Skills Fact and Opinion 3, 11, 25, 61, 73, 85, 97, 115, 129, 139, 145.

2 Abbreviations 15, 27, 59, 75, 81, 147, 151. Facts and Details all activity pages Affixes 5, 9, 23, 41, 53, 61, 71, 83, 89, 93, 97, 101, 105, 117, 133, 137, 145 Fantasy and Reality 49, 55, 71, 99, 103, 137. Antonyms 7, 19, 29, 43, 47, 53, 63, 71, 79, 95, 119, Main Idea 5, 35, 61, 73, 93, 109, 127. 131, 139, 145, 149 Mood and Tone 11, 17, 29, 53, 91, 111. Classification 3, 9, 29, 57, 87, 99, 105, 127, 141 Persuasive Text 21, 43, 75, 95, 103. Complex Word Families 25, 41, 59, 137 Predicting Outcomes 5, 19, 21, 25, 37, 43, 55, 61, 65, Compound Words 3, 7, 13, 21, 37, 49, 55, 57, 67, 77, 71, 91, 99, 109, 123, 137. 87, 109, 111, 123, 129, 135 Prior Knowledge 25, 43, 51, 53, 101, 115, 131, 135. Homographs/Multiple Meaning 13, 23, 35, 39, 45, 61, Recognizes Features of Familiar Genres 19, 31, 39, 65, 81, 99, 101, 103, 107, 121, 129 53, 57, 59, 63, 81, 93, 103, 107, 111, 115, 127, 151. Homophones 15, 31, 37, 41, 51, 69, 77, 89, 91, 99, Recognizes Story's Problem 11, 17, 33, 47, 51, 115, 103, 107, 111, 117, 125, 131, 149 129, 143.

3 Idiomatic and Figurative Language 17, 19, 31, 33, 49, Sequence 27, 39, 53, 67, 79, 89, 109, 121, 123, 143. 61, 71, 77, 83, 109, 111, 119, 123, 147 Shows Comprehension by Identifying Answers in Text all activity pages Multisyllabic Words 11, 17, 43, 55, 57, 67, 73, 85, 129, 143 Summarizing 21, 31, 41, 51, 59, 83, 95, 105, 125, 139, Possessives 3, 19, 27, 35, 51, 55, 63, 69, 79, 91, 95, 103, 115, 121, 139, 147 Understand and Identify Simple Literary Terms 19, 27, 31, 55, 71, 77, 79, 91, 103, 119, 133, 149. Sight Vocabulary all activity pages Synonyms 5, 11, 25, 29, 49, 53, 71, 75, 97, 113, 119, 123, 133, 139, 149 Study Skills Word Meaning from Context all activity pages Alphabetical Order 13, 105, 117, 137. Charts, Graphs, and Maps 9, 27, 31, 45, 47, 57, 65, 67, 75, 77, 101, 129, 135, 149. Reading Skills Dictionary Use 3, 17, 19, 49, 53, 63, 71, 79, 83, 85, Author's Purpose 19, 29, 39, 47, 63, 75, 85, 95, 101, 97, 99, 105, 109, 115, 125, 137, 143.

4 113, 123, 129, 141. Following Directions all activity pages Cause and Effect 5, 7, 9, 13, 21, 33, 35, 37, 45, 51, 63, 67, 81, 87, 91, 93, 99, 101, 105, 111, 113, 115, Life-Skills Materials 15, 23, 41, 51, 59, 91, 119, 129, 117, 119, 123, 125, 129, 135, 141, 143, 147 133, 147, 151. Character Analysis 15, 27, 53, 71, 77, 89, 99, 111, Outlines 21, 33, 69, 107. 121, 127, 137, 143, 149 Parts of a Book 11, 39, 73, 95, 123, 145. Comparing and Contrasting 17, 33, 37, 43, 45, 49, 51, Reference Materials 5, 7, 29, 37, 43, 55, 87, 93, 111, 65, 69, 81, 85, 95, 99, 105, 117, 125, 131, 135, 137, 113, 121, 139, 141. 141. Context Clues 29, 37, 45, 65, 75, 95, 105, 125, 141, 151. Drawing Conclusions 7, 11, 17, 25, 31, 33, 37, 41, 43, 53, 57, 59, 61, 67, 73, 77, 79, 87, 89, 91, 93, 97, 99, 101, 105, 109, 111, 113, 115, 121, 123, 125, 133, 135, 143, 147, 149, 151. Spectrum Reading Grade 5 Index of Skills ii Table of Contents A New Mate .. 2 An Unlikely Friendship.

5 92. Australia's Giant Toads .. 4 Cats, Cats, Cats .. 94. Aussie Animals .. 6 The Power of Cats.. 96. The First Australians .. 8 Sam Carmichael, Egyptologist .. 98. Shall We Dance?.. 10 Pyramid Power .. 100. STOMP! .. 12 Ride Like the Wind! .. 102. The Best Hoofer of All .. 14 Wind Power: It's a Breeze .. 104. Looking for Something Green .. 16 Make Your Own Kite .. 106. A Garden in the Clouds .. 18 Born to Swim .. 108. Green Roofs .. 20 Ederle Amazing!.. 110. Wasteful or Resourceful? .. 22 Floating on Air .. 112. Poetry Slam .. 24 Capturing the Moon: Where the Poetry Begins .. 26 A Retelling of a Jewish Tale .. 114. A Poetic Visitor .. 28 Moon Mystery .. 116. An Everyday Poet .. 30 By the Light of the Moon .. 118. Can You Spell N-E-R-V-O-U-S? .. 32 One Giant Leap for Mankind .. 120. Spelling Their Way to Success .. 34 A Backyard Discovery .. 122. Cooking Up a Tasty Cinco de Mayo .. 36 Digging Up History .. 124. Now You're Cooking!.

6 38 The Fossil Lady .. 126. A Big Victory for a Small Army .. 40 Earning Power .. 128. A Fitness Challenge .. 42 Money Matters.. 130. Muscles in the Wild .. 44 Money in the Bank.. 132. The Art of the Elephants .. 46 Collecting Change .. 134. Jack the Dripper .. 48 Visiting Wild Places .. 136. Art School .. 50 River Dolphins .. 138. The Petite Picasso .. 52 Gal pagos Giants .. 140. Planet of Dreams .. 54 Body Language .. 142. The Ringed Planet.. 56 Talking in Code .. 144. Kitt Peak National Observatory .. 58 Silent Communication .. 146. Anchors Aweigh! .. 60 A New Start .. 148. Traveling with Only the Wind Happy New Year!.. 150. and a Sail .. 62 Answer Key .. 152. Sailing Toward Victory .. 64. Bee Safe .. 66. Busy, Busy Bees .. 68. Planet Rock .. 70. Rock On! .. 72. Forehead in the Sky .. 74. On the Road to the Presidency .. 76. All Tied Up .. 78. The Race for President .. 80. Treasure Hunt .. 82. The Search for Undersea Treasure.. 84.

7 The Wreckage of the Belle .. 86. La Salle .. 88. Behind the Scenes at the Zoo.. 90. Spectrum Reading Grade 5 Table of Contents 1. A New Mate What would it be like to live in Australia? 1. I think most of you have already met our new student, Gemma, said Ms. Dimitri to her class. As you know, she has recently moved here from Australia. I know you all have lots of questions about Australia, and Gemma has said she'd be happy to answer them. We can also try to give her an idea of what life is like here in Massachusetts.. 2 Gemma was a tall girl with thick, dark brown hair. She had pale blue eyes, and there was a dusting of freckles across her nose. She smiled shyly at the class. I'm very happy to be here, she said. Everyone has been really nice to me. It feels like I've been here longer than a week already.. 3 Ms. Dimitri smiled. I'm glad to hear it. We're excited to have you here, Gemma. Before we get started, why don't you tell everyone where you lived in Australia.

8 4 My family lived in Queensland, began Gemma. It is one of Australia's six states, and it's located in the northeast part of the 8 Gemma nodded. The Great Barrier Reef continent. Queensland is the second largest is the largest coral reef in the world. It lies off state in Australia. It's a bit more than twice as the coast of Queensland and is more than 1,200. big as Texas. miles long. It is home to all kinds of animal and plant life. It is an amazing place to go 5 What is the weather like there? asked scuba diving.. Kayla. Do you have cold, snowy winters like we do here? 9 Vijay raised his hand. Can you teach us how to say some words in Australian? he asked. 6 Actually, because Australia is in the Southern Hemisphere, the seasons are the 10 Most people in Australia speak english , . reverse of what they are in the United States, said Gemma. But we do have some different said Gemma. Queensland is in a tropical part of words and expressions than you do in America.

9 Australia, so it doesn't get very cold. In January, For example, the word for friend is mate. Bonza which is summertime, it is in the 80s and 90s. In means very good. Umbrella is brolly, and honest July, which is wintertime, it might be in the 60s. is fair dinkum.. Queensland gets a lot of rain, and I won't miss 11 Is there another word or expression for that at all. I can't wait until it snows here this thank you? asked Ms. Dimitri. winter! I've never built a snowman or gone sledding before. 12 Yes, ta means thank you.. 7 Queensland is near Australia's Great Barrier 13 Gemma, you have given us an Excellent Reef, Ms. Dimitri told the class. Gemma, can idea of what it is like to live in Australia. Ta, you tell us a little about it? Gemma. We're so glad to have you in our class! . Spectrum Reading Grade 5. 2. NAME _____. Write the words from the story that have the A fact is something that is known to be true. An meanings below. opinion is what a person believes.

10 It may or may not be true. Write F before the sentences that are 1. just before the present time facts. Write O before the sentences that are _____ opinions. Par. 1. 2. one half of Earth when divided by the 1. _____Gemma moved to the United States equator from Australia. _____ 2. _____Queensland is more than twice as big Par. 6. as Texas. 3. opposite 3. _____It would be exciting to visit Australia. _____. Par. 6. 4. _____The weather in Australia is more 4. specific words or phrases enjoyable than it is in Massachusetts. _____. Par. 10 5. _____Australia is in the Southern In each row, circle the word that does not Hemisphere. belong. 6. What is the Great Barrier Reef? 5. Australia Texas Massachusetts Ohio _____. 6. freezing winter sledding tropical 7. What does fair dinkum mean? 7. brolly bonza idea mate _____. Find the compound words from the selection that contain the words below. 8. north _____. Par. 4. 9. summer _____. Par. 6 Guide words are printed at the top of each page 10.