Name: ______________________________________

Date: _______________________________________
Class: _________

Weekly Packet: Week _____

Unit: I Survived

Spelling:

1.
2.
3.
4.

downtown
forever
furious
normal
2

5. ocean
6. patient
7. proud
8. recognize
9. regular
10.
return
Sunday homework: Write spelling words 4 times nicely on A4 paper.

Vocabulary Not on Test:

Word
alive
dead
carriage
coat
(coated)
hunk
plaster
rumbling
(rumble)
shatter
(shattere
d)

Definition

Part of
Speech

having life
Example: Im so happy my fish are still alive! I
forgot to feed them.
a vehicle pulled by horses
Example: The princess took a carriage to go to
the dance.
to cover or to blanket
Example: The ice cream cone was coated with
sugar sprinkles.
a large piece of something
Example: She gave me a hunk of chocolate.
a mix of lime, sand, and water used to cover walls
Example: They broke through the plaster to make
a bigger room.
a low, continuous noise
Example: After the lightning, there was a
rumbling.
to break into many pieces
Example: The thief shattered the glass to get
into the house.

Adjective

Noun

Verb
Noun
Noun
Noun

verb

Vocabulary for the Test:

Word

Definition

arrange

to organize; put in order

Example: Kareem arranged the books on his
desk neatly.
a rectangular block used for building
Example: The last pig built his house with bricks,
so the wolf couldnt blow his house down.

(arranged
)

brick

Part of
Speech

Verb

Noun

buried

to be covered completely or be stuck underneath

something
Example: The bone was buried by the dog.

Verb

ceiling

the top wall of a room

Example: There is a fan on the ceiling.

Noun

crumble

to break or fall into parts

Example: The cookie crumbled on his shirt.

Verb

earthqua
ke

shaking of the ground, which sometimes makes

buildings fall down
Example: When I lived in California, the
earthquakes used to scare me so much that I
dreamed that my sister fell into the crack, and I
never saw her again.

Noun

to blow up into pieces

Example: The TNT exploded.

Verb

history

events that happened in the past

Example: One of my favorite subjects is history.

Noun

shock

a sudden impact or powerful shaking; to be

surprised in a bad way
Example: The shock of the accident was so great
that the car couldnt be fixed.

Noun

tumble
(tumbled
)

to fall down clumsily

Example: Omar tumbled down the stairs.

verb

explode
(exploded
)

Monday homework: Use this sheet to fill out your vocabulary sheet.

Meet the book!

What is the title of the book? _I Survived the San Francisco Earthquake,
1906___________________
What series is the book from? __I Survived_______________________________________________
Who is the author of the book? __Lauren Tarshis__________________________________________
How many chapters are in the book? _14____

Making Predictions:

Can you predict what will happen in the book?

Look at the cover of the book.
1) Do you think the book is real or fantasy?
Why??????
2) Who do you think the characters are? What
are they wearing?

clothing

3) What do you see in the background? What is

happening?
4) The title of the series is I Survived. What
predict from this?

What do you think will happen in the book?

______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

can you

Synonyms and Antonyms!

arrange

tumble

beneath

crowded

change

Write synonyms for the following words:

past = ___history__________
living = ___alive___________
full = ______crowded_______
fall = ____tumble__________
organize = __arrange________
under = ___beneath_________

Write antonyms for the following words:

dead __alive_____________
stay the same __change___
empty __crowded__________
future __history___________
above ____beneath__________

alive

history

barely (adverb)
= almost not enough
= a very small amount; not a lot
= a very short time
The family is very poor. They barely have enough to eat.
Ms. Natasha is trying to teach, but Saja is talking. The class can
barely hear Ms. Natasha.
I finish school at 2:30, and I need to be in Ramallah at 3:30. I
barely have enough time to get there.
I can barely speak any Arabic. I have to talk with my hands!

Now, write your own sentences with barely:

1. _________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
3. _________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

Reading Comprehension: Chapter 1

1. What is the setting of Chapter 1? (p. 1)

__The setting is in San Francisco California, in a neighborhood called Rincon Hill. It is early
in the morning.______________________________________________________________________

2. Who is the main character? How old is he? (p. 2)

_Leo Ross is the main character. He is 11 years old.____________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

3. What did Leo think the rumbling was at first? (p.2)

_He thought it was thunder._______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

4. Write the simile in Chapter 1. (p. 2) ____The floor rose and fell like ocean
waves.________
______________________________________________________________________________

5. Write the onomatopoeia in Chapter 1. (p. 3)

_______Smack! Crash! Thud!______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

6. What came tumbling down and hit Leo? (p. 3)

___Bricks fell on him.____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________