Name: ______________________________________

Date: _______________________________________
Class: _________

Weekly Packet: Week __3___

Unit: I Survived Chap 4-5

Spelling:

1. alive
2. barely
3. bread
4. change
5. dead
6. died
7. early
8. earth
9. feel
10.
felt
Sunday homework: Write spelling words 4 times nicely on A4 paper.
Vocabulary Not on Test:

Word

Definition

bandits =
thieves

robbers
Example: The bandits robbed a bank.
to be covered by something that dried
Example: My pants were caked with mud the day
after it rained.
to beat up
Example: She clobbered the man who attacked
her.
a tiny bug that bites furry animals
Example: Keep that flea-ridden dog outside!
playing games for money
Example: He gambled and wasted his life away.
a store where foodstuff is sold
Example: I need to go to the grocery to pick up
food for the party.
hair that grows on the upper lip
Example: When boys grow up, they also grow a
mustache.
to annoy repeatedly
Example: The students pestered the teacher by
shouting Ms.! Ms.! Instead of raising their hands.
a plain of grassy land with no trees
Example: America has a lot of prairie land.
rushing without order
Example: The mice scampered when the cat
came.
to fall heavily or slouch
Example: The heavy backpack on the chair
slumped over.

caked

clobber
flea
gamble
grocery
mustache

pester

prairie
scamper

slump

Part of
Speech

Vocabulary for the Test:

2

Noun
Verb

Verb
Noun
Verb
Noun
Noun

Verb

Noun
Verb

verb

Word

Definition

bare

to show; to uncover
Example: The dog bared its teeth at the intruder.

Verb

charm =
magic

a spell
Example: The toy worked like a charm; the baby
stopped crying immediately.

Noun

desperat
e

hopeless and needy

Example: The survivors were so desperate for food
that they started eating garbage.

Adjective

mention

to bring up or say something

Example: If you see a spelling word on the wall
while we are taking the test, dont mention it.

Verb

mumble

to talk unclearly in a low voice

Example: If you mumble, no one will understand you.

Verb

resist

spare

stubborn
tough =
difficult
urge

Part of
Speech

to stop or keep a feeling away

Example: Ms. Yoyo cant resist kanafeh. She has a
sweeth tooth.
extra
Example: If you have some spare time, you can
work on your grammar packet.
not willing to change your mind; not open to new
ideas
Example: He will never change his ways because
he is so stubborn.
not easy
Example: That grammar test was tough!
a really strong feeling or need
Example: Sometimes students have the urge to go
to the bathroom during class because they didnt
go during break.

Verb
Adjective/no
un

Adjective

adjective

noun

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

Read Around the Word

sore (p. 18)
Clues to help you figure out the meaning:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
What it really means: _____painful or hurting________________________________________________
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to be onto something (p. 22)

Clues to help you figure out the meaning:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
What it really means: ___to have a good idea________________________________________________
cant help oneself (p. 23)
Clues to help you figure out the meaning:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
What it really means: _cant stop or resist__________________________________________________
Fearsome (p. 27)
Clues to help you figure out the meaning:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
What it really means: __scary; causing fear__________________________________________________

Reading Comprehension: Chapter 4

1. How do you know that Morris doesnt have many friends? (p.14-15)
____He is always waiting for Leo, and he spends all of his time at the library when hes not
with Leo._________________________________________________________________________
2. How do Morris and Leo feel about each other? (p. 15-16)
___Morris likes Leo, but Leo is annoyed by Morris.____________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

3. What is Morriss idea on how to get the gold nugget back from Fletch and Wilkie?

___They have to trick Fletch and Wilkie into giving them back the gold
nugget.____________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

Chapter 5
1) Write the simile on p. 22.
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___streams as blue as the sky and fields of wildflowers that stretched out like
rainbows__________________________________________________________________
2) What almost bit Leos grandfather when he was sixteen years old? How did he kill it?
(p. 25-26)
__A snake almost bit his grandfather. He threw a knife at its head and killed
it._______
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
3) How did Leos grandfather trick the bear into running away in fear? (p. 26)
___He shook the snakes rattle, and the bear thought he was a snake-man creature
and got scared._____________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
4) What is the onomatopoeia on p. 26?
__shkshkshskshkshkshk__________________________________________________
5) Do you think Leo will ask Morris to help him take the gold nugget from Fletch and
Wilkie? Why or why not?
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________

Show, Not Tell

Lauren Tashis is a good writer because she uses a lot of descriptions to help you see what
is happening. She uses a lot of similes. Another thing she does is showing and not telling.
For example, in Chapter 2, she wrote that Leo would rather sell his heart than his gold
nugget (p. 6). She didnt tell you that Leo loves his gold nugget, but you knew, didnt
you?
Again, in Chapter 3, Lauren wrote that Wilkie weighed almost 300 pounds, with smooth
chubby cheeks (p. 10). Did she say that he was fat? No, but you knew by her description.
Finally, on p. 11-13, you know that Fletch and Wilkie are bullies by their actions. They beat
Leo up, took his money and gold, and threw him in the garbage. The amazing thing is that
Lauren never said the boys were bullies!
This is called showing, not telling. You can tell someone something, but its not as
awesome as when you show them, right?

On p. 18, what shows that Morris cares about Leo?

____Morris was looking everywhere for Leo. When he found him, he wiped the caked blood
from Leos face.________________________________________________________________

On p. 21, what shows that Leo is not rich? ___He used a flea-bitten horse blanket for a
bed.________________________________________________________________________