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5th grade summer packet

NAME: ________________________________ Date: ____________

Summer Reading PacketFor

Upcoming 5th Graders

Included in this packet are 2 readings that you are to complete over the summer. Each reading comes with questions and/or writing assignment you must answer. All writing must be neat and in complete sentences. It is recommended that you do not wait until the last minute to complete this. YOU MUST ANNOTATE!!

Also, it is recommended that you do as much independent reading as possible. Read what you like and enjoy. Remember, every time you read and write, you are further developing your ELA skills.

This packet is due Friday, September 11, 2020 of school. It will be your first grade for the school year. You will lose points for each day it is late.

Have a great summer! The 6th Grade Team looks forward to working with you next year!

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Instructionsfor completing this Packet

•Read the passages and questions very carefully.

•Use evidence from the text to support your answers where needed.

•Check all of your answers and make sure that each is the best answer to the question asked.

•Answer in RACE and complete sentences.

•Watch your use of capitalization, punctuation, and grammar.

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SECTION 1: READING LITERATURE

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DIRECTIONSRead the story excerpt below, and then answer the questions that follow.

from PinocchioPinocchio the puppet had not gone far

when he met on the road a fox injured in one foot, and a cat blind in both eyes, who were going along helping each other like good companions in misfortune. The fox, who was injured, walked leaning on the cat, and the cat, who was blind, was guided by the fox.

“Good day, Pinocchio,” said the fox, greeting him politely.

“I have become a gentleman,” Pinocchio announced.

“A gentleman—you?” said the fox, and he began to laugh rudely and scornfully. Thecat also began to laugh, but to conceal it she combed her whiskers with her forepaws.

“There is little to laugh at,” cried Pinocchio angrily. “I am really sorry to make your mouths water, but if you know anything about it, you can see that here are five gold pieces.”

And he pulled out the money.At the sympathetic ring of the money,

the fox with an involuntary movement stretched out the paw that had seemed injured, and the cat opened wide two eyes that looked like two green lanterns. It is true that she shut them again, and so quickly that Pinocchio saw nothing.

“And now,” asked the fox, “what are you going to do with all that money?”

At that moment, a white blackbird, who was perched on the hedge by the road, began his usual song, and said:

“Pinocchio, don’t listen to the advice of bad companions; if you do, you will regret it!”

Poor blackbird! If only he had not spoken!

The cat with a great leap sprang upon him

and without even giving him time to say “Oh!” ate him in a mouthful, feathers and all.

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Having eaten him and cleaned her mouth, she shut her eyes again and feigned blindness as before.

“Poor blackbird!” said Pinocchio to the cat. “Why did you treat him

so badly?”“I did it to give him a lesson. He will

learn another time not to meddle in other

people’s conversation.” — by Carlo Collodi

Source: Project Gutenberg www.gutenberg.org

At the sympathetic ring of the money, the fox with an involuntary movement stretched out the paw that had seemed injured, and the cat opened wide two eyes that looked like two green lanterns.

The cat also began to laugh, but to conceal it she combed her whiskers with her forepaws.




1. Read this sentence from the passage and answer the question that follows.

What does this sentence show about the fox and the cat?A They are very happy for Pinocchio that he has money.B They might not be injured and blind, as they pretend to be.C They have lost their money, and Pinocchio has found it.D They are really boys, not a fox and a cat.

2. What does Pinocchio mean when he says, “I am really sorry to make your mouths water . . . ”?A He is about to make the fox and the cat jealous.B He is about to make the fox and the cat thirsty.C He is about to show the fox and the cat some delicious food.D He is about to give the fox and the cat a lot of money.

3. Why does the white blackbird speak in the passage?A to get the cat’s attentionB to beg Pinocchio for his moneyC to greet PinocchioD to warn Pinocchio not to trust the cat and fox

4. Read this sentence from the passage and answer the question that follows.

Which word could best be substituted for the underlined word?A enjoy C hideB show D confuse

5. Do the cat and the fox have good or bad intentions? Use at least two details from the text to support your answer.


SECTION 2: READING INFORMATIONAL TEXT

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DIRECTIONSRead the article below, and then answer the questions that follow.

A Champion for Chimps

Jane Goodall may be human, but some chimpanzees think of her as family. That’s because she lived with them for three decades. Goodall was the first person to study these apes in the wild. Her discoveries changed the way we see our closest animal relatives.

Goodall now works to protect these endangered primates and their habitats through the Jane Goodall Institute. She spoke to Scholastic Newsin 2012 about her work.

Why did you decide to study chimpanzees?

Jane Goodall: Growing up in England, I fell

in love with Africa after reading the book Tarzan of the Apes. I dreamed of one day going there and living among the animals and writing books about them. It wasn’t until I met the famous scientist Louis Leakey, in 1957, that I set out to study chimpanzees, at the age of 26. Leakey sent me to Africa to observe chimpanzees in the wild so we could learn more about how they behave.What did you discover about them?

Goodall: One day in November 1960, something amazing happened. I came across my favorite chimpanzee, David Greybeard. He was stripping the leaves off a stalk of grass andpushing it into a termite mound. When he pulled out the stalk, it was covered with [termites]. He then began to eat [them] off

the stalk. He had made a tool to fish the termites out of their mound! Until that time, people thought only humans made and used tools.

Over time, I also learned that chimpanzees hunt for and eat meat. Before [that], people thought they were vegetarians. I also found that chimpanzees have long-lasting family bonds, much like we do.

Jane Goodall plays with one of the chimpanzees she studied.

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What are the biggest threats to chimps?

Goodall: Chimpanzees are disappearing fast because their forest home in Africa is being destroyed......................Without forests, chimpanzeeswill perish, and so will countless other animal and plant species.

In central Africa, chimpanzees are also disappearing because of the commercialhunting of wild animals for food. Sometimes chimpanzee mothers are killed for food, and the hunters take

their babies to sell them [to be used for] entertainment or as pets.

Should people be allowed to have chimps as pets?

Goodall: No. Chimpanzees are wild animals that should stay in the forests of Africa. . . .Sometimes people see chimpanzees in commercials and think they are cute and would make good pets. Nothing is further from the truth. The chimps in most commercialswere likely taken from their mothers, and the training they endure can be cruel. And when they grow up, they become very strong and can be dangerous.

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SECTION 3: WRITING AND EDITING


Leakey sent me to Africa to observe chimpanzees in the wild so we could learn more about how they behave.

6. Why did Goodall choose to include details about David Greybeard eating termites from a stick?A to introduce readers to her favorite chimpB to illustrate how she discovered that chimps form family bondsC to illustrate how she discovered that chimps use toolsD to prove that chimps make good pets

7. Explain how Goodall became interested in studying chimpanzees.

8. Read the sentence from the article and answer the question that follows.

How would you define the word observe as it’s used in the text?

9. Using at least two details from the text, explain how humans affect chimpanzees.

10. According to Goodall, how are chimpanzees like humans?

Reasons That Uniforms Are a Good IdeaStudents can focus more on their schoolwork and less on fashion.Students who can’t afford name-brand fashions won’t be bullied or teased.Students won’t have to decide what to wear every day.

Reasons That Uniforms Are a Bad IdeaStudents should have the right to express themselves through what they wear.Uniforms can be expensive for families.Students might be forced to wear clothing they are uncomfortable wearing. For example, some girls do not like to wear skirts.


SECTION 3: WRITING AND EDITING


A student has been doing research on the topic of school uniforms for an opinion article in the school newspaper. Read the notes and the directions that follow.

Write an article that is at least two paragraphs (3-5 sentences) long about whether or not you think students should have to wear uniforms in school. Be sure to include reasons for your opinion as well as support for each reason.

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