Open Court Unit 4, Lesson 1 Study Guide
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Pattern Study – Plurals

Add s

Add es

Change y to i and add es

Add s to most words to form plurals.

Add “es” to words that end in sh, ch, ss, s, and x to form plurals.

Change the y to i and add es to words that end in y.

tomatoes

countries

dollars

eagles

inches

leashes

monkeys

numbers

smudges

taxes

relishes

sandwiches

umbrellas

bicycles

ferries

arrows

ages

times

tides

cliffs

           

Vocabulary Words

chafing

befall

pursued

deserted

idly

headland

spout

stale

skirted

sandspit

faint

serpent

planks

seeping

fiber

 

Assignment #1___________________

For words 1—15, neatly and correctly write the word and its definition on a clean sheet of paper in your spiral notebooks.

 

Assignment #2_____________________

For each of the words 1—5, write a thoughtful, articulate sentence which gives information about the story. Write the sentence neatly and carefully and underline or highlight the vocabulary word in the sentence.

Assignment #3______________________

Answer Study Guide Questions: 1--6 . Respond to the questions in one or more complete sentences. Neat work is expected. Advanced students (identified by teacher) respond to question #7 in a well-developed, articulate paragraph.

Assignment #4_____________________

Respond to EITHER (not both) question 9 or 10 in a well-developed, articulate paragraph.

 

Study Guide Questions

1.Why does Karana decide to take the canoe into the ocean?

2.What does Karana know which will help her to control the canoe?

3.Since Karana has no map, how does she plan to travel in the right direction?

4.What does Karana do to the canoe that shows that she’s resourceful?

5.How does Karana’s plan to reach the “country to the east” turn out?

6.How do dolphins relate to the character?

7.In your opinion, what is the worst part of Karana’s plight (situation)?

8.Why do you think Karana’s island received its name?

9.How does Karana prove her perseverance?

10.  How are Karana and Brian Robeson’s plights the same? How are they different?

11.  What survival skills does Karana have?