W O R K B O O K
L3
Curriculum Integration Reading Program
S U B J E C T
Vocabulary Practice
Lesson 1 • Eyes
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Twice as Good!
Write the correct words for the definitions.
A
view combine distance
protect vision blind
Word Definition
1. n. the amount of space between two things
2. n. the ability to see
3. n. what you are able to see
4. v. to mix two or more things together 5. v. to keep safe from harm
6. adj. not able to see
Choose the best words to complete the sentences.
B
1. We did an interesting in science class.
a. side b. experiment c. backup
2. I ran as fast as Tom in the race.
a. twice b. badly c. quietly
3. Linda is sad because she her favorite pencil at school.
a. caused b. lost c. saved
Science
1
Eyes
distance vision
view combine
protect blind
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Lesson 2 • Eyes
5 Unscramble the sentences.
C
1. (better / having two eyes / see things / helps you / .)
2. (see things / lets you / on your left side / your left eye / .)
3. (these two views / both eyes, / are combined / when you use / .)
4. (the pencils’ erasers together / close one eye / to touch / and try / .)
5. (have two eyes / our vision / we also / to protect / .)
6. (works as / each eye / for the other one / a backup / .)
Choose the best place for the sentence below.
D
We also have two eyes to protect our vision. (1) Each eye works as a backup for the other one. (2) Sometimes an accident or a disease causes people to lose sight in one eye. (3) So having two eyes can help save people’s vision.
But thanks to the other eye, a person does not become totally blind.
How Animals See Things
Vocabulary Practice
Write the correct words for the definitions.
A
degree predator run away
sense motion prey
Word Definition
1. n. an animal that is hunted by another animal for food 2. v. to be aware of something
3. n. the act of moving
4. n. a unit used for measuring angles
5. n. an animal that hunts other animals for food 6. v. to escape by moving quickly on foot
Choose the best words to complete the sentences.
B
1. The train the station.
a. ran away b. gave c. approached
2. My cat the house at night.
a. moves around b. puts on c. takes out
3. Please be careful when you drive because the mirror has a .
a. one side b. blind spot c. twinkle spot
Science
2
Eyes
Having two eyes helps you see things better.
Your left eye lets you see things on your left side.
When you use both eyes, these two views are combined.
Close one eye and try to touch the pencils’ erasers together.
We also have two eyes to protect our vision.
Each eye works as a backup for the other one.
prey sense motion degree predator run away
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Lesson 3 • Eyes
7 Unscramble the sentences.
C
1. (their own unique way / most animals / of seeing things / have / .)
2. (appear yellow / some scientists believe / to dogs / that red and green / .)
3. (in the dark / that is why / easily moves around / your pet dog / .)
4. (things that are right / horses cannot see / in front of them / !)
5. (blind spot / their two eyes / horses have a / in the space between / .)
6. (dragonflies / are / sensing motion / very good at / .)
Choose the best place for the sentence below.
D
Dogs cannot see some colors. They can only see gray, blue, and yellow. (1) Some scientists believe that red and green appear yellow to dogs. (2) But dogs have better night vision than humans. (3) That is why your pet dog easily moves around in the dark.
So dogs think red and green tomatoes are all yellow!
Morris Frank and His Seeing Eye Dog, Buddy
Write the correct words for the definitions.
A
sight breeder train Seeing Eye dog crowded freedom
Word Definition
1. n. a dog trained to help blind people 2. n. the ability to do whatever you want 3. adj. filled with many people
4. v. to teach an animal to do something
5. n. a person who keeps animals to make baby animals
6. n. the ability to see
Choose the best words to complete the sentences.
B
1. Kathy in Vancouver, Canada.
a. was doing b. was born c. is sending
2. We should not cut the off trees at the park.
a. newspapers b. streets c. branches
3. The airplane landed even though one engine was on fire.
a. safely b. sleepily c. worse
History
3
Eyes
Most animals have their own unique way of seeing things.
Some scientists believe that red and green appear yellow to dogs.
That is why your pet dog easily moves around in the dark.
Horses cannot see things that are right in front of them!
Horses have a blind spot in the space between their two eyes.
Dragonflies are very good at sensing motion.
Seeing Eye dog freedom crowded
train breeder
sight
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Lesson 4 • Eyes
9 Unscramble the sentences.
C
1. (born in / Morris Frank / was / Tennessee / in 1908 / .)
2. (while boxing / he also lost sight / when he was 16, / in his left eye / .)
3. (his father read / when Frank was 19, / by Eustis / a newspaper story / .)
4. (training / wrote about / to help blind people / dogs / she / .)
5. (the first / Buddy became / North America / Seeing Eye dog in / .)
6. (called The Seeing Eye / a school to / she and Frank started / train dogs / .)
Choose the best place for the sentence below.
D
Frank and Buddy taught people that Seeing Eye dogs can give blind people more freedom. (1) Soon after, Eustis came to the United States. (2) She and Frank started a school to train dogs called The Seeing Eye. (3) Frank and Buddy’s hard work has helped many blind people.
The school has now trained over 15,500 dogs.
A Workout for Your Eyes
Write the correct words for the definitions.
A
muscle focus roll
eyeball clockwise opposite
Word Definition
1. n. something in the body that controls the movement of body parts 2. n. the round ball that forms your eye
3. adj. in the direction that the hands of a clock move 4. v. to move something in a circular direction
5. v. to look at something and see it clearly 6. adj. completely different
Choose the best words to complete the sentences.
B
1. Fred to bring his math book, so Jane shared her book with him.
a. forgot b. needed c. opened
2. I think we should the picture above the sofa.
a. stand b. hang c. eat
3. When you meet a bear in the forest, you should to be dead.
a. roll b. focus c. pretend
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EyesScience
& Health
Morris Frank was born in Tennessee in 1908.
When he was 16, he also lost sight in his left eye while boxing.
When Frank was 19, his father read a newspaper story by Eustis.
She wrote about training dogs to help blind people.
Buddy became the first Seeing Eye dog in North America.
She and Frank started a school to train dogs called The Seeing Eye.
muscle eyeball clockwise
roll focus opposite
Vocabulary Practice
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Lesson 5 • Ice
11 Unscramble the sentences.
C
1. (eye muscles / strengthen / eye exercises / your / .)
2. (three / for your eyes / here are / easy exercises / .)
3. (on things that are near and far away / this helps / your eyes / to refocus quickly / .)
4. (for a few seconds / look at / on the calendar / a number / .)
5. (do not move / a wall and / your head / look at / .)
6. (healthy and strong / your eyes / keep / they will / .)
Choose the best place for the sentence below.
D
People usually forget to exercise an important body part. (1) Can you guess which one? (2) It is your eyes! Eye exercises strengthen your eye muscles. (3) Here are three easy exercises for your eyes.
This will improve your vision.
When Water Freezes, It Grows!
Write the correct words for the definitions.
A
liquid solid expand
freeze particle spill
Word Definition
1. n. a thing that is firm and has a fixed shape 2. n. a very small piece of matter
3. v. to become hard and solid because of cold temperatures 4. n. a thing that can be easily poured, such as water
5. v. to fall or flow out of a container
6. v. to become bigger
Choose the best words to complete the sentences.
B
1. Mom is pouring water from the .
a. line b. bottle c. mess
2. The of this container is small, so we cannot keep a lot of water in it.
a. volume b. sight c. line
3. Greg and Jake look very even though they are not brothers.
a. bigger b. apart c. similar
Science
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Ice
Eye exercises strengthen your eye muscles.
Here are three easy exercises for your eyes.
This helps your eyes to refocus quickly on things that are near and far away.
Look at a number on the calendar for a few seconds.
Look at a wall and do not move your head.
They will keep your eyes healthy and strong.
solid particle
freeze liquid spill expand
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Lesson 6 • Ice
13 Unscramble the sentences.
C
1. (very cold / water / turns into ice / when it becomes / .)
2. (during / what happens / do you know / this change / ?)
3. (at / draw a line / the water / the top of / .)
4. (be higher / on the bottle / the ice will / than the line / .)
5. (water spills out and / a big mess / when this happens, / makes / !)
6. (the rocks / this / to break apart / causes / .)
Choose the best place for the sentence below.
D
Something similar can happen in nature, too. (1) Flowing water gets into the holes of rocks. (2) The ice makes the holes larger. (3) This causes the rocks to break apart.
In winter, this water freezes and expands.
Our Amazing Alaska Vacation!
Write the correct words for the definitions.
A
glacier valley spike
explore cave splash
Word Definition
1. v. to travel around a place to learn more about it 2. n. a thin piece of metal with a sharp point on the end 3. n. the movement of liquid when something hits it 4. n. a large hole in the side of a cliff or mountain 5. n. a low area between hills or mountains
6. n. a massive area of ice that slowly moves across land
Choose the best words to complete the sentences.
B
1. I did not have skis, so I them at the ski resort.
a. moved b. creaked c. rented
2. This track is about 400 meters .
a. long b. deep c. volume
3. David hurt his leg because he his bike.
a. saw b. fell off c. climbed
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Social Studies
Ice
Water turns into ice when it becomes very cold.
Do you know what happens during this change?
Draw a line at the top of the water.
The ice will be higher than the line on the bottle.
When this happens, water spills out and makes a big mess!
This causes the rocks to break apart.
explore spike splash
cave valley glacier
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Lesson 7 • Ice
15 Unscramble the sentences.
C
1. (or down hills / slowly moves / a glacier / across land / .)
2. (and explored an ice cave / we climbed up / a hill / .)
3. (from the ice in / dripped / the cave / pure glacier water / .)
4. (how noisy / I was surprised by / was / the glacier / .)
5. (a large piece of / it creaked / ice fell off / loudly before / .)
6. (to see / it was amazing / these beautiful / glaciers / .)
Choose the best place for the sentence below.
D
On our first day in Alaska, we went hiking on the Matanuska Glacier. It is a valley glacier and is 43 kilometers long. (1) We rented special spikes called crampons. (2) We climbed up a hill and explored an ice cave. (3) Pure glacier water dripped from the ice in the cave.
They helped us walk on the ice.
The Best Fathers in Antarctica
Write the correct words for the definitions.
A
emperor lay keep off
stomach hatch chick
Word Definition
1. n. the front part of the body just below the chest 2. v. to be born by coming out of an egg
3. v. to stop something from being on something 4. n. the ruler of a country; a king
5. v. to produce an egg from the body
6. n. a baby bird
Choose the best words to complete the sentences.
B
1. Today is really cold. It is minus 15 Celsius now.
a. degrees b. meters c. angles
2. Because I did not eat anything all day, I was .
a. hard b. starving c. frosty
3. The large field is now with sunflowers.
a. covered b. grown c. hatched
Science
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Ice
A glacier slowly moves across land or down hills.
We climbed up a hill and explored an ice cave.
Pure glacier water dripped from the ice in the cave.
I was surprised by how noisy the glacier was.
It creaked loudly before a large piece of ice fell off.
It was amazing to see these beautiful glaciers.
stomach hatch keep off emperor
lay chick
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Sentence Practice
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Lesson 8 • Ice
17 Unscramble the sentences.
C
1. (are the biggest / emperor penguins / in the world / penguins / .)
2. (their babies / during the frosty winter months / emperor penguins / have / .)
3. (the father penguin / to have / must work really hard / a baby penguin, / .)
4. (to find food / she leaves / in the sea / her family / .)
5. (on his feet / off the ice / the egg / he puts / to keep it / .)
6. (the father feeds / and keeps it / the chick / warm / .)
Choose the best place for the sentence below.
D
Finally, the egg hatches! (1) For the next few days, the father feeds the chick and keeps it warm. (2) At last, the mother returns to her family. (3) Then the father can go to the sea and eat. After all his hard work, he is starving!
She takes care of the baby and feeds it.
An Exciting Icy Race
Write the correct words for the definitions.
A
racer zip track
metal artificial curve
Word Definition
1. n. a path or course that is used for races 2. n. a hard, strong material
3. adj. not real
4. v. to move very quickly 5. n. a bend in a road or path
6. n. someone who takes part in a race
Choose the best words to complete the sentences.
B
1. It was a little to ride the roller coaster.
a. frozen b. light c. scary
2. A pilot is a person who an airplane.
a. controls b. pushes c. finishes
3. It is to cross the street when the light is red.
a. careful b. dangerous c. high
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SportsIce
Emperor penguins are the biggest penguins in the world.
Emperor penguins have their babies during the frosty winter months.
To have a baby penguin, the father penguin must work really hard.
She leaves her family to find food in the sea.
He puts the egg on his feet to keep it off the ice.
The father feeds the chick and keeps it warm.
track metal artificial
zip curve
racer
Vocabulary Practice
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Lesson 9 • Milk
19 Unscramble the sentences.
C
1. (have you / during the Winter Olympics / bobsledding on TV /ever watched / ?)
2. (and then quickly jump / racers push / into it / a bobsled / .)
3. (140 kilometers / bobsleds can go / an hour / as fast as / .)
4. (are covered / bobsled tracks / artificial ice / with thick / .)
5. (have at least / the tracks / 15 curves / .)
6. (the fastest time / the gold medal / the team that has / wins / !)
Choose the best place for the sentence below.
D
Bobsled teams have either two or four people. (1) All teams have a driver and a brakeman. The driver controls the bobsled. (2) Four-person teams have a driver, a brakeman, and two pushers. They help push the bobsled when the race begins.
(3)
The brakeman stops it after the race.
Mammals and Mothers’ Milk
Write the correct words for the definitions.
A
mammal produce be born
feed hay meat
Word Definition
1. v. to give food to someone or something 2. n. parts of animals used as food
3. n. a warm-blooded animal that feeds its babies milk
4. v. to begin life by coming from your mother’s body or an egg
5. v. to make something
6. n. dried grass that is food for animals
Choose the best words to complete the sentences.
B
1. Animals which eat meat have strong .
a. jaws b. eyes c. machine
2. Milk has good that help children to grow well.
a. hay b. nutrients c. teeth
3. Please take this medicine a day, not three times a day.
a. two b. age c. twice
Science
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Milk
Have you ever watched bobsledding on TV during the Winter Olympics?
Racers push a bobsled and then quickly jump into it.
Bobsleds can go as fast as 140 kilometers an hour.
Bobsled tracks are covered with thick artificial ice.
The tracks have at least 15 curves.
The team that has the fastest time wins the gold medal!
feed meat mammal
be born produce
hay
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Lesson 10 • Milk
21 Unscramble the sentences.
C
1. (her body begins / when a mammal is going to / to produce milk / have a baby, / .)
2. (milk twice a day / rabbits / their babies / feed / .)
3. (such as hay / after three weeks, / to eat food, / they start / .)
4. (milk until / they are three weeks / baby rabbits / only drink / old / .)
5. (drink milk / than rabbits / cheetahs / for much longer / .)
6. (helps / grow / the milk we drink / us / !)
Choose the best place for the sentence below.
D
(1) Cheetahs drink milk for much longer than rabbits. (2) They stop drinking milk when they are three or four months old. (3) This means they can eat meat instead of drinking milk.
When they reach this age, their teeth and jaws are stronger.
How Does Milk Get to Us?
Write the correct words for the definitions.
A
wonder grass tank
plant germ container
Word Definition
1. n. an object that is used to store something 2. v. to want to know about something
3. n. a large factory
4. n. a plant with thin green leaves that grows in fields 5. n. a container that holds liquid or gas
6. n. a tiny living thing that causes illness and disease
Choose the best words to complete the sentences.
B
1. Please this package to my house.
a. wonder b. deliver c. test
2. The engineer fixed the .
a. machine b. milk c. grass
3. Please the water into the bottle.
a. drink b. pour c. eat
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Social StudiesMilk
& Science
When a mammal is going to have a baby, her body begins to produce milk.
Rabbits feed their babies milk twice a day.
After three weeks, they start to eat food, such as hay.
Baby rabbits only drink milk until they are three weeks old.
Cheetahs drink milk for much longer than rabbits.
The milk we drink helps us grow!
container wonder
plant grass tank germ
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Lesson 11 • Milk
23 Unscramble the sentences.
C
1. (the milk we buy / from cows / you probably know that / in the store / comes / .)
2. (to our glasses / how the milk gets / did you ever / from the cows / wonder / ?)
3. (healthy / farmers / their cows / have to keep / .)
4. (a lot of good grass / the cows must / to make / eat / milk / .)
5. (the warm milk / the milk machine puts / to cool / in a special tank / .)
6. (to make sure / the plant tests / it is / the milk / fresh / .)
Choose the best place for the sentence below.
D
The plant then heats the milk. This kills any germs in the milk. (1) This way, we know it is okay to drink. (2) Finally, the milk is poured into containers. It is delivered to schools, restaurants, and supermarkets. (3)
The fresh, delicious milk is ready for us to enjoy!
Making Delicious Cottage Cheese at Home
Write the correct words for the definitions.
A
ingredient pot boil
stir squeeze fluffy
Word Definition
1. n. something used to make a particular food 2. v. to heat a liquid until it starts bubbling 3. v. to press something to get liquid from it 4. n. a metal container that is used for cooking
5. v. to mix food or liquid by moving it around with a spoon 6. adj. light and soft
Choose the best words to complete the sentences.
B
1. the rice three times in water.
a. Rinse b. Need c. Wonder
2. When you hear a fire alarm ringing, get out of the building .
a. at all b. right away c. by home
3. Add two eggs to the flour and stir the .
a. mixture b. pot c. bowl
Soc
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ial Studies MilkYou probably know that the milk we buy in the store comes from cows.
Did you ever wonder how the milk gets from the cows to our glasses?
Farmers have to keep their cows healthy.
The cows must eat a lot of good grass to make milk.
The milk machine puts the warm milk in a special tank to cool.
The plant tests the milk to make sure it is fresh.
ingredient boil squeeze
pot stir fluffy
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Lesson 12 • Milk
25 Unscramble the sentences.
C
1. (a delicious and healthy / cottage cheese / food / is / .)
2. (at home / cottage cheese / to make / it’s easy / .)
3. (a little bit of salt / you also / of vinegar and / need a quarter cup / .)
4. (to curdle / you will /begin / the milk / see / .)
5. (inside a colander / while you are waiting, / some cheesecloth / put / .)
6. (under cold water / the mixture / until it has cooled / rinse / .)
Choose the best place for the sentence below.
D
Gather the corners of the cheesecloth and pick it up. (1) Rinse the mixture under cold water until it has cooled. Squeeze out the water. (2) You will now see the curds inside the cheesecloth. (3) You now have delicious, light, and fluffy cottage cheese!
Put them in a bowl.
The Missing Children Milk Carton Program
Write the correct words for the definitions.
A
find missing spread
milk carton attention dairy
Word Definition
1. v. to discover something or someone you have been looking for 2. v. to make something known to many people
3. adj. lost
4. n. a company that sells milk and foods made from milk 5. n. a container that holds milk
6. n. interest or notice
Choose the best words to complete the sentences.
B
1. I’ll the information on the Internet.
a. post b. sleep c. start
2. Jake and Harry the soccer club.
a. sent b. joined c. posted
3. It was very for him to study hard.
a. unusual b. thin c. missing
Soc
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ial Studies MilkCottage cheese is a delicious and healthy food.
It’s easy to make cottage cheese at home.
You also need a quarter cup of vinegar and a little bit of salt.
You will see the milk begin to curdle.
While you are waiting, put some cheesecloth inside a colander.
Rinse the mixture under cold water until it has cooled.
find spread missing
dairy milk carton
attention
Vocabulary Practice
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Lesson 13 • Time
27 Unscramble the sentences.
C
1. (many ways to / we have / missing children / find lost or / .)
2. (we can use / about them / the Internet / to spread information / .)
3. (find him, / tried to / hard / the police and his parents / but it was / .)
4. (were getting / in the news / missing children / a lot of attention / .)
5. (all around / the milk cartons with Etan’s photo / the country / were sent / .)
6. (to missing children / the milk carton program / bring attention / helped / .)
Choose the best place for the sentence below.
D
(1) Soon, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) started the Missing Children Milk Carton Program. Hundreds of dairies joined the program. (2) The milk cartons with Etan’s photo were sent all around the country.
(3) People could also see the faces of many other missing children on their milk cartons.
Etan was the first missing child on a milk carton.
Where Did Our Calendar Come from?
Write the correct words for the definitions.
A
cycle lunar ancient
bright divide add
Word Definition
1. adj. from a time long ago 2. adj. having a lot of light
3. v. to put something with something else 4. adj. having to do with the moon
5. n. a set of events that are repeated in the same order 6. v. to separate into parts
Choose the best words to complete the sentences.
B
1. The sun in the morning and sets in the evening.
a. divides b. calls c. rises
2. Holidays are marked on the .
a. calendar b. sun c. star
3. You should follow the when you play baseball.
a. moon b. rules c. calendar
History & Science
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TimeWe have many ways to find lost or missing children.
We can use the Internet to spread information about them.
The police and his parents tried to find him, but it was hard.
Missing children were getting a lot of attention in the news.
The milk cartons with Etan’s photo were sent all around the country.
The milk carton program helped bring attention to missing children.
ancient bright
add lunar cycle divide
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Lesson 14 • Time
29 Unscramble the sentences.
C
1. (12 months and 365 days / do you know / in a year / why our calendar has / ?)
2. (to make / today / it took a long time / the calendar that we use / .)
3. (based on the moon’s cycles / a calendar / the Babylonians made / .)
4. (those 365 days / the Egyptians / into 12 months / divided / .)
5. (an extra day in / once every four years/ he added / February / .)
6. (this new calendar / called / they / the Gregorian calendar / .)
Choose the best place for the sentence below.
D
(1) The ancient Egyptians used a star to make their calendar. Every 365 days, the brightest star rises next to the sun. (2) The Egyptians divided those 365 days into 12 months. (3)
This star is called the Dog Star.
Telling Time before Watches
Write the correct words for the definitions.
A
sundial shadow pole
point drip refill
Word Definition
1. v. to fill a container again
2. n. a dark area made when something blocks the light 3. n. a long post or rod that stands up straight
4. v. to fall in drops of liquid
5. v. to face or be aimed in a certain direction 6. n. an object that uses shadows to tell time
Choose the best words to complete the sentences.
B
1. Clocks can tell us the time of day.
a. ancient b. exact c. rainy
2. As the temperature got , I felt cold.
a. interesting b. tall c. lower
3. The car stopped because it of gas.
a. moved across b. ran out c. pointed to
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HistoryTime
Do you know why our calendar has 12 months and 365 days in a year?
It took a long time to make the calendar that we use today.
The Babylonians made a calendar based on the moon’s cycles.
The Egyptians divided those 365 days into 12 months.
He added an extra day in February once every four years.
They called this new calendar the Gregorian calendar.
refill shadow
pole drip point sundial
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Lesson 15 • Time
31 Unscramble the sentences.
C
1. (some very interesting / using nature / they made / and useful clocks / !)
2. (time / these clocks / to tell / used shadows / .)
3. (these shadows / as the sun moved / moved too / across the sky, / .)
4. (of day / the exact time / pointed to / their shadows / .)
5. (marks on the container / as the water level / showed the time / got lower, / .)
6. (eight hours /out of water, / if an eight-hour clock ran / had passed / .)
Choose the best place for the sentence below.
D
Water clocks were containers that let water drip out. (1) As the water level got lower, marks on the container showed the time. If an eight-hour clock ran out of water, eight hours had passed. (2) Some water clocks just let the water drip on the ground. (3) It was used to refill the clock.
Other water clocks had a second container to catch the dripping water.
Jean de Mairan’s Amazing Discovery
Write the correct words for the definitions.
A
astronomer experiment cupboard reach discovery internal
Word Definition
1. adj. inside of something 2. n. a scientific test
3. n. a scientist who studies the planets and stars 4. v. to arrive at a place
5. n. something that is learned or found for the first time
6. n. a cabinet used for storing things that has doors and shelves
Choose the best words to complete the sentences.
B
1. I cannot see things well in the .
a. dark b. leaf c. astronomer
2. We are now living in the 21st .
a. days b. nights c. century
3. I cannot do anything Mom’s help when I cook.
a. for b. without c. below
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ScienceTime
They made some very interesting and useful clocks using nature!
These clocks used shadows to tell time.
As the sun moved across the sky, these shadows moved too.
Their shadows pointed to the exact time of day.
As the water level got lower, marks on the container showed the time.
If an eight-hour clock ran out of water, eight hours had passed.
internal experiment astronomer
reach discovery cupboard
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Sentence Practice
More Reading Comprehension
Vocabulary Practice
Lesson 16 • Time
33 Unscramble the sentences.
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1. (knows when / everyone / hungry / they are / .)
2. (a clock / it is like / inside us / we have / .)
3. (every night and / every morning / it closed / opened them / its leaves / .)
4. (in a cupboard / he / a mimosa plant / put / .)
5. (he thought that / open or close / the plant’s leaves wouldn’t / without the sun / .)
6. (from de Mairan’s experiment / scientists / learned / all over the world / .)
Choose the best place for the sentence below.
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He put a mimosa plant in a cupboard. (1) Sunlight couldn’t reach it. He thought that the plant’s leaves wouldn’t open or close without the sun. (2) Even without the sun, the plant knew when it was day and when it was night. (3) It was like the plant had an internal clock.
However, he was very surprised–the plant still opened and closed its leaves in the dark!
The Mysterious Paintings of Salvador Dali
Write the correct words for the definitions.
A
impossible object odd
mysterious upside-down dead
Word Definition
1. adj. unusual
2. adj. not alive
3. adj. cannot happen or be done 4. n. a thing that you can see or touch 5. adj. strange and not able to be explained
6. adj. with the top at the bottom and the bottom at the top
Choose the best words to complete the sentences.
B
1. The chocolate is because it is hot in the room.
a. melting b. freezing c. deleting
2. He arrive at 9 a.m. to go to the stadium, but he didn’t show up.
a. had b. was supposed to c. got off
3. The cats ___________ little tigers.
a. look like b. go away c. get up
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ArtTime
Everyone knows when they are hungry.
It is like we have a clock inside us.
It closed its leaves every night and opened them every morning.
He put a mimosa plant in a cupboard.
He thought that the plant’s leaves wouldn’t open or close without the sun.
Scientists all over the world learned from de Mairan’s experiment.
odd dead impossible
object mysterious upside-down
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Sentence Practice
More Reading Comprehension
Unscramble the sentences.
C
1. (by Salvador Dali / you can / paintings / see this in / .)
2. (common things are /strangely / in surrealistic paintings, / often changed / .)
3. (his dreams / Dali often / things from / painted / .)
4. (this can / hard to / make / Dali’s paintings / understand / .)
5. (on the ground / there is / as well / a mysterious figure / .)
6. (paint / why / Salvador Dali / did / things /such / ?)
Choose the best place for the sentence below.
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Dali’s most famous painting is The Persistence of Memory. (1) Like most of Dali’s paintings, it is full of mysterious objects. (2) But it looks like they are melting! (3) Maybe time is slipping away.
For example, there are some clocks.
Memo
You can see this in paintings by Salvador Dali.
In surrealistic paintings, common things are often changed strangely.
Dali often painted things from his dreams.
This can make Dali’s paintings hard to understand.
There is a mysterious figure on the ground as well.
Why did Salvador Dali paint such things?