Being a Writer Student Skill Practice Book Grade 5 PDF
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Name: Grammar and Usage: Recognize and use nouns and adjectives A See-through Pet A. Read the passage below. Underline the nouns in one color and the adjectives in another. Add a few adjectives to the passage. A Mexican walking fish is no ordinary pet. It’s not cuddly. You can’t even take it for a walk. But it’s a fascinating creature. For example, if another fish eats one of its legs, the leg will grow back within a few weeks. The strangest thing about the Mexican walking fish is its appearance. It has pale skin, feathery stalks on its head, and bulgy eyes. Some call it monstrous. Others call it unique. B. Write a short passage using interesting nouns and adjectives. Underline the nouns in one color and the adjectives in another. 1 © Developmental Studies Center Being a Writer™ Project Name: BAW Student Skill Practice Book Grade 5 Project Name: BAW Student Skill Practice Book Grade 5 Round: FINAL Date: 09/20/07 Round: FINAL Date: 09/20/07 File Name: BAW_SSPB_grade5.indd Page #: iv File Name: BAW_SSPB_grade5.indd Page #: 1 Trim size: 8.375” x 10.875” Colors used: PMS 2622 Printed at: 100% Trim size: 8.375” x 10.875” Colors used: PMS 2622 Printed at: 100% Artist: Joslyn Hidalgo Editor: Krista Faries Artist: Joslyn Hidalgo Editor: Krista Faries Comments: Flightcheck DONE Comments: Flightcheck DONE Name: Grammar and Usage: Recognize and use nouns and adjectives Lovely Olives A. Read the passage below. Underline the nouns in one color and the adjectives in another. Add a few adjectives to the passage. Olives are the small, strong-tasting fruits of the olive tree. They look like grapes, but they taste bitter not sweet. They’re filled with rich oil instead of juice. They have an oval shape and smooth, glossy skin. As an olive ripens, it turns from green to purple-black. Olive trees can live longer than two thousand years. As an olive tree gets older, its bark becomes twisted like an old person’s hands. B. Write a short passage using interesting nouns and adjectives. Underline the nouns in one color and the adjectives in another. 2 Being a Writer™ © Developmental Studies Center Project Name: BAW Student Skill Practice Book Grade 5 Project Name: BAW Student Skill Practice Book Grade 5 Round: FINAL Date: 09/20/07 Round: FINAL Date: 09/20/07 File Name: BAW_SSPB_grade5.indd Page #: 2 File Name: BAW_SSPB_grade5.indd Page #: 3 Trim size: 8.375” x 10.875” Colors used: PMS 2622 Printed at: 100% Trim size: 8.375” x 10.875” Colors used: PMS 2622 Printed at: 100% Artist: Joslyn Hidalgo Editor: Krista Faries Artist: Joslyn Hidalgo Editor: Krista Faries Comments: Flightcheck DONE Comments: Flightcheck DONE Name: Grammar and Usage: Recognize and use nouns and adjectives The New Bike A. Read the passage below. Underline the nouns in one color and the adjectives in another. Add a few adjectives to the passage. The new bike was bright green. It had fat, black tires and a wide, leather seat. My brother was planning to ride it around Africa. He would go to Morocco, then Algeria, Libya, and Egypt. I imagined the shiny, silver wheels coated with sand and the green paint peeling away in the heat. I imagined sweat pouring down my brother’s face as he pedalled through the hot desert. I imagined scorpions scuttling into his shoes at night. I just knew this was a bad idea. B. Write a short passage using interesting nouns and adjectives. Underline the nouns in one color and the adjectives in another. 3 © Developmental Studies Center Being a Writer™ Project Name: BAW Student Skill Practice Book Grade 5 Project Name: BAW Student Skill Practice Book Grade 5 Round: FINAL Date: 09/20/07 Round: FINAL Date: 09/20/07 File Name: BAW_SSPB_grade5.indd Page #: 2 File Name: BAW_SSPB_grade5.indd Page #: 3 Trim size: 8.375” x 10.875” Colors used: PMS 2622 Printed at: 100% Trim size: 8.375” x 10.875” Colors used: PMS 2622 Printed at: 100% Artist: Joslyn Hidalgo Editor: Krista Faries Artist: Joslyn Hidalgo Editor: Krista Faries Comments: Flightcheck DONE Comments: Flightcheck DONE Name: Grammar and Usage: Recognize and use nouns and adjectives The Girl Next Door A. Read the passage below. Underline the nouns in one color and the adjectives in another. Add a few adjectives to the passage. An interesting girl lives next door. She has long, yellow hair that she twists around her head in thick braids. She wears a big, white shirt, gray shorts, and sneakers with no socks. She wanders around with a scruffy poodle on a leash. The poodle is so fluffy, I’ve never seen its eyes—all you can see is its tongue sticking out. Whenever I pass the girl in the street, I hear her singing and humming. She has a nice voice. I want to say “Hello!” but I’m too shy. B. Write a short passage using interesting nouns and adjectives. Underline the nouns in one color and the adjectives in another. 4 Being a Writer™ © Developmental Studies Center Project Name: BAW Student Skill Practice Book Grade 5 Project Name: BAW Student Skill Practice Book Grade 5 Round: FINAL Date: 09/20/07 Round: FINAL Date: 09/20/07 File Name: BAW_SSPB_grade5.indd Page #: 4 File Name: BAW_SSPB_grade5.indd Page #: 5 Trim size: 8.375” x 10.875” Colors used: PMS 2622 Printed at: 100% Trim size: 8.375” x 10.875” Colors used: PMS 2622 Printed at: 100% Artist: Joslyn Hidalgo Editor: Krista Faries Artist: Joslyn Hidalgo Editor: Krista Faries Comments: Flightcheck DONE Comments: Flightcheck DONE Name: Grammar and Usage: Recognize and use verbs and adverbs The Anteater A. Read the passage below. Underline the verbs in one color and the adverbs in another. Add a couple of adverbs to the passage. The giant anteater looks strange. It has a long nose, a coarse coat of hair, and a bushy tail like a broom. Anteaters walk strangely, too. They shuffle with their claws folded into their palms and their noses hanging close to the ground. When an anteater is hungry, it rapidly flicks its tongue into the nests of ants or termites, eating whatever it can find. The anteater usually keeps to itself. But if it feels threatened, it stands up on its hind legs. Then, the anteater is taller than a man. B. Write a short passage using interesting verbs and adverbs. Underline the verbs in one color and the adverbs in another. 5 © Developmental Studies Center Being a Writer™ Project Name: BAW Student Skill Practice Book Grade 5 Project Name: BAW Student Skill Practice Book Grade 5 Round: FINAL Date: 09/20/07 Round: FINAL Date: 09/20/07 File Name: BAW_SSPB_grade5.indd Page #: 4 File Name: BAW_SSPB_grade5.indd Page #: 5 Trim size: 8.375” x 10.875” Colors used: PMS 2622 Printed at: 100% Trim size: 8.375” x 10.875” Colors used: PMS 2622 Printed at: 100% Artist: Joslyn Hidalgo Editor: Krista Faries Artist: Joslyn Hidalgo Editor: Krista Faries Comments: Flightcheck DONE Comments: Flightcheck DONE Name: Grammar and Usage: Recognize and use verbs and adverbs The Roller Coaster A. Read the passage below. Underline the verbs in one color and the adverbs in another. Add a couple of adverbs to the passage. Inside the amusement park, Jane and Hayden walk slowly. “Look,” Hayden whispers. He points. There is an old roller coaster. Jane remembers riding this machine when she was ten. She remembers how it clattered loudly over the track. She remembers how it climbed steep slopes and fell breathlessly down the other side. Now, the roller coaster is silent and still. B. Write a short passage using interesting verbs and adverbs. Underline the verbs in one color and the adverbs in another. 6 Being a Writer™ © Developmental Studies Center Project Name: BAW Student Skill Practice Book Grade 5 Project Name: BAW Student Skill Practice Book Grade 5 Round: FINAL Date: 09/20/07 Round: FINAL Date: 09/20/07 File Name: BAW_SSPB_grade5.indd Page #: 6 File Name: BAW_SSPB_grade5.indd Page #: 7 Trim size: 8.375” x 10.875” Colors used: PMS 2622 Printed at: 100% Trim size: 8.375” x 10.875” Colors used: PMS 2622 Printed at: 100% Artist: Joslyn Hidalgo Editor: Krista Faries Artist: Joslyn Hidalgo Editor: Krista Faries Comments: Flightcheck DONE Comments: Flightcheck DONE Name: Grammar and Usage: Recognize and use verbs and adverbs What Happens When You Yawn? A. Read the passage below. Underline the verbs in one color and the adverbs in another. Add a couple of adverbs to the passage. Most people believe we yawn when we feel tired or bored. But people yawn at other times too. No one really knows why people yawn. When you yawn, your mouth stretches widely and you breathe deeply. Oxygen rushes into your bloodstream, which wakes up your brain. When you try to stop a yawn, it feels unsatisfying. Thoroughly stretching your jaw and face muscles feels good. B. Write a short passage using interesting verbs and adverbs. Underline the verbs in one color and the adverbs in another. 7 © Developmental Studies Center Being a Writer™ Project Name: BAW Student Skill Practice Book Grade 5 Project Name: BAW Student Skill Practice Book Grade 5 Round: FINAL Date: 09/20/07 Round: FINAL Date: 09/20/07 File Name: BAW_SSPB_grade5.indd Page #: 6 File Name: BAW_SSPB_grade5.indd Page #: 7 Trim size: 8.375” x 10.875” Colors used: PMS 2622 Printed at: 100% Trim size: 8.375” x 10.875” Colors used: PMS 2622 Printed at: 100% Artist: Joslyn Hidalgo Editor: Krista Faries Artist: Joslyn Hidalgo Editor: Krista Faries Comments: Flightcheck DONE Comments: Flightcheck DONE Name: Grammar and Usage: Recognize and use verbs and adverbs My Brother Colin A. Read the passage below. Underline the verbs in one color and the adverbs in another. Add a couple of adverbs to the passage. My brother’s math teacher told him that it is impossible to fold a piece of paper in half more than ten times. “No way!” he said excitedly. “I will prove that you can fold a piece of paper in half more than eleven times!” He bought a large roll of toilet paper. He gently rolled it out along our driveway and made the first fold. It took a long time, but he folded that toilet paper twelve times. He grinned happily. I have never seen anyone so excited about a piece of toilet paper, or math. B. Write a short passage using interesting verbs and adverbs. Underline the verbs in one color and the adverbs in another. 8 Being a Writer™ © Developmental Studies Center Project Name: BAW Student Skill Practice Book Grade 5 Project Name: BAW Student Skill Practice Book Grade 5 Round: FINAL Date: 09/20/07 Round: FINAL Date: 09/20/07 File Name: BAW_SSPB_grade5.indd Page #: 8 File Name: BAW_SSPB_grade5.indd Page #: 9 Trim size: 8.375” x 10.875” Colors used: PMS 2622 Printed at: 100% Trim size: 8.375” x 10.875” Colors used: PMS 2622 Printed at: 100% Artist: Joslyn Hidalgo Editor: Krista Faries Artist: Joslyn Hidalgo Editor: Krista Faries Comments: Flightcheck DONE Comments: Flightcheck DONE Name: Grammar and Usage: Recognize and use personal and possessive pronouns Old Clothes A. Read the passage below. Underline the personal pronouns in one color and the possessive pronouns in another. One Sunday, Mom got all of our baby clothes out of a suitcase. Other families look at their old photos. But we have to look at our old clothes. “Can you believe these were yours?” my sister laughed, waving a pair of red booties in my face. B. Read the passage below. Write the correct pronoun in each blank. “Those weren’t ,” I said, glaring at . “ were .” “No way!” sister said. “ are too small for .” B. Write a short passage using at least three of the possessive pronouns below. my your her his our their its 9 © Developmental Studies Center Being a Writer™ Project Name: BAW Student Skill Practice Book Grade 5 Project Name: BAW Student Skill Practice Book Grade 5 Round: FINAL Date: 09/20/07 Round: FINAL Date: 09/20/07 File Name: BAW_SSPB_grade5.indd Page #: 8 File Name: BAW_SSPB_grade5.indd Page #: 9 Trim size: 8.375” x 10.875” Colors used: PMS 2622 Printed at: 100% Trim size: 8.375” x 10.875” Colors used: PMS 2622 Printed at: 100% Artist: Joslyn Hidalgo Editor: Krista Faries Artist: Joslyn Hidalgo Editor: Krista Faries Comments: Flightcheck DONE Comments: Flightcheck DONE Name: Grammar and Usage: Recognize and use personal and possessive pronouns Lost Property A. Read the passage below. Underline the personal pronouns in one color and the possessive pronouns in another. Ash is more forgetful than most. He leaves his sneakers on the football field, his backpack at school, and his homework at home. Once, he remembered to take his books home from the library, but he forgot his little sister Jackie. B. Read the passage below. Write the correct pronoun in each blank. Jackie waited for to come back. Tears were running down face. “ brother forgot ,” wailed to the library lady. “Oh dear,” the library lady said. “ am sure will come back.” Sure enough, ten minutes later, Ash rushed into the library with a sheepish grin on face. C. Write a short passage using at least three of the possessive pronouns below. my your her his our their its 10 Being a Writer™ © Developmental Studies Center Project Name: BAW Student Skill Practice Book Grade 5 Project Name: BAW Student Skill Practice Book Grade 5 Round: FINAL Date: 09/20/07 Round: FINAL Date: 09/20/07 File Name: BAW_SSPB_grade5.indd Page #: 10 File Name: BAW_SSPB_grade5.indd Page #: 11 Trim size: 8.375” x 10.875” Colors used: PMS 2622 Printed at: 100% Trim size: 8.375” x 10.875” Colors used: PMS 2622 Printed at: 100% Artist: Joslyn Hidalgo Editor: Krista Faries Artist: Joslyn Hidalgo Editor: Krista Faries Comments: Flightcheck DONE Comments: Flightcheck DONE
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