Reading Skills 3 4 Written by Trisha Callella Editor: Carla Hamaguchi Illustrator: Jenny Campbell Designer/Production: Moonhee Pak/Mary Gagné Cover Designer: Barbara Peterson Art Director: Tom Cochrane Project Director: Carolea Williams 2004 Creative Teaching Press, Inc., Huntington Beach, CA 92649 Reproduction of activities in any manner for use in the classroom and not for commercial sale is permissible. Reproduction of these materials for an entire school or for a school system is strictly prohibited.
Table of Contents Introduction.......................... 4 Compound Words Add Em Up!...................... 5 Compound Crossword............... 6 Compound Word Search............. 7 Compound Collections............... 8 Figurative Language Simple Similes..................... 9 Simile Match-Up.................. 10 Metaphors....................... 11 Simile or Metaphor................ 12 Homophones Hooray for Homophones........... 13 Homophone Crossword Fun......... 14 What Does It Mean?............... 15 Unscramble It..................... 16 Synonyms and Antonyms Paired Up........................ 17 Super Sentences................... 18 Antonym Crossword............... 19 Antonym Match-Up................ 20 Find the Synonyms and Antonyms.... 21 Following Directions Solve the Riddle................... 22 Hidden Truck..................... 23 Sports........................... 24 What s My Name?................. 25 Analogies What Tools Do We Need?........... 26 Synonym and Antonym Analogies.... 27 Grammar Analogies................ 28 Mixed Analogies Word Search........ 29 Get in Shape with Analogies......... 30 Vocabulary What s in a Name?................. 31 Dictionary Damage................ 32 Words in Words................... 33 Newsworthy Vocabulary............ 34 Reading Materials Match-Up......... 35 Comprehension................... 36 Question Comprehension Why?........................... 37 How?........................... 38 Your Book or Your Head?........... 39 Some or All?..................... 40 Comprehending Directions Indoor Smores.................... 41 Sturdy Windsock.................. 42 Multiplication Race................ 43 Mint Ice Cream................... 44 Follow That Recipe................ 45 Categorization Sort It Out....................... 46 Book Categories.................. 47 Sort the Words.................... 48 Odd One Out..................... 49 Balanced Thinking................. 50 Main Idea TV Time......................... 51 Main Idea Tree Diagram............ 52 What s the Topic?................. 53 Headlines........................ 54 The Main Idea.................... 55 Predicting Comic Capers..................... 56 Picture Prediction.................. 57 Predict a Book.................... 58 What Is That Web Site?............. 59 What Will Happen?................ 60
Story Elements Good or Evil?..................... 61 What a Character!................. 62 Get Set.......................... 63 Which Setting?.................... 64 Parts of a Story Crossword........... 65 Sequencing The Basic Idea.................... 66 Order It......................... 67 In What Order?................... 68 Story Ordering................... 69 Note Card Nightmare.............. 70 Context Clues New Words...................... 71 Finish the Story................... 72 Figure It Out..................... 73 Context Clues Crossword............ 74 What Else Fits?................... 75 Cause and Effect Many Effects..................... 76 Many Possible Causes............... 77 Causes and Effects................. 78 Match Em Up.................... 79 If... Then....................... 80 Fact and Opinion Fact or Opinion?.................. 81 Getting Personal.................. 82 Unbelievable Ads.................. 83 You Be the Judge.................. 84 Summarizing TV Guide Budget.................. 85 Book Summary.................... 86 So Short......................... 87 In or Out?....................... 88 Problem and Solution Match Time...................... 89 What s the Problem?............... 90 What s Your Solution?............. 91 The Best Solution.................. 92 Point of View Whose Views?.................... 93 Everyone Has a Different View....... 94 Who Said That?................... 95 Put Yourself in Other People s Shoes... 96 First or Third Person?............... 97 Compare and Contrast Cool Careers...................... 98 Images.......................... 99 Common Things.................. 100 Layers of Earth................... 101 Making Connections Many Connections................ 102 Character Chains................. 103 Similar Settings.................. 104 Book-to-Self Connections.......... 105 Book-to-World Connections......... 106 Inferences Deduction Puzzle: Working Pigs..... 107 Deduction Puzzle: Forgetful Friends.. 108 Inference Ice Cream............... 109 Movie Mania.................... 110 Mystery of the Missing Peanuts...... 111 Interesting Inferences............. 112 Confusing Words Word Choice.................... 113 Make the Right Choice............ 114 Which Is Correct?................ 115 Definition Match................. 116 Answer Key.......................... 117
Name Date Add Em Up! C OMPOUND W ORDS A compound word is a word formed with two or more words. Example: chalk + board = chalkboard Fill in the missing word in each compound word equation. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 barn + = a place where farm animals live + bone = your spinal cord which helps you stand up straight court + = the location of a trial + ball = a popular sport played on a field where players score touchdowns + work = what you do to practice what you ve learned pine + = something that grows on a tree and provides food for forest animals + wear = something that is worn beneath the clothing scare + = something you might find guarding crops at a farm + proof = what an item is described as being if it can get wet without being damaged Reading Skills 3 4 2004 Creative Teaching Press 10 11 12 suit + = a carrier for clothing on trips + stroke = a form of swimming + house = a transparent building where plants are grown 5
Name Date Compound Crossword C OMPOUND W ORDS Use compound words to complete the crossword puzzle. Across 1. something worn on a person s back to carry books and materials 2. a type of boat that requires wind 4. a person on duty at a pool 5. a very tall building named because it seems to brush up against the sky 7. the opposite of outdoor 9. a hard layer on the end of a finger 11. a container for tea 1 Down 3. a natural disaster; a shaking or trembling of the ground 6. what is turned on a door to open it 8. printed sheets of paper that contain news and interesting stories 12. recess location 3 2 6 4 5 12 7 8 9 11 Reading Skills 3 4 2004 Creative Teaching Press 6
Name Date Compound Word Search C OMPOUND W ORDS Find and circle compound words from the word box in the word search. Then look for 8 more compound words in the puzzle. List the words you find and circle them in the puzzle. birdhouse blueberry watercolor wastebasket smokestack cupcake fisherman bathtub u n d e r w e a r b i r d h o u s e l b x e a u n a m r e h s i f c b z t w e d v i i m k u l m v o t a c x m e o d k x b k v j w v m g i i b j u f o e r j c u l o h l l n o h n p l k p b k o y t i j u f o c s m o k e s t a c k o p b m m k e g n k b k n y y n r y a m n w o f a r b y y s m o s c a o f q k a c a o n e o e a c a p a r s r w m l e d b q k n r l r w z j q b r t d s h o a z z x a y d o r l w r f a u k l t w a w g g l d e y c y l a h p t r r q o b p i i p h h e a r q a e s t h s y x r d f o r i o w d d e Reading Skills 3 4 2004 Creative Teaching Press t h a l f t i m e m n j i g c b l y e t g z v u b u s r x f g a u p h u c e z a w a s t e b a s k e t e q f x b t a k w Words I found: 7