assignment_returnWorksheet:
Describing Events
Standard(s): RL.4.3
This year Jim and I had the most wonderful vacation compared to the one we took last year. This year Jim and I went to Hawaii, which is a much better place to visit than a hunting lodge in Alaska. The hotel we stayed in was a luxury suite. It included a big screen TV with all of the movie channels, a hot tub on the balcony, a small kitchen stocked with local fruits and vegetables, and a huge bed shaped like a pineapple. The weather in Hawaii could not have been any better. We enjoyed many hours on the beach sunbathing and playing volleyball. When we were not on the beach, we were in the ocean swimming or riding the waves on a surf board. Each night we enjoyed eating and dancing with all of our friends at a luau. Our week in Hawaii rushed by, making us wish we had planned a two-week vacation.
On the other hand, the hunting lodge we stayed in Alaska had no TV, a shower with barely warm water, a small cooler for our food, and cots to sleep on each night. The room wasn’t even the worst part of the vacation. The weather was terrible. It rained the entire time we were there. Even with the rain, our guide expected us to go on the all-day fishing trip that was part of our vacation package. All we caught on that fishing trip was a cold from the rain. After the third day, we decided to cut our trip short and head for home. Without a doubt, we will be going back to Hawaii next year on our vacation.
What event in the above passage caused the writer to catch a cold?
A day of surfing
Attending a luau
Swimming
Fishing in the rain
Standard: RL.4.3
Domain: Reading: Literature
Theme: Key Ideas and Details
Description: Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character
Adam lives with his dad and his older brother Stanley. Adam and Stanley share a room. Most of the time Adam enjoys sharing a room with his brother, but there are times that he wishes he had his own room. Being brothers, they have a lot in common; however, they are different in many ways. Adam likes to spend time with his friends. If he is not with them, he is texting them or playing games with them online. Adam is always busy. He cannot stand to sit around and do nothing. In fact, the only time he is still is when he is sleeping. Adam plays football, basketball, soccer, and baseball. He loves to be involved in school activities or at the town’s youth volunteering center. He spends a lot of his time encouraging people to recycle. Although he loves spending time with his friends, he is willing to give up time with them to help others. Stanley, on the other hand, loves to stay at home. He enjoys activities that can be done alone such as reading, drawing, and spending time with his dogs. Most days after school he can be found at home enjoying one of his favorite activities. He thinks recycling is important and makes sure his family does it. Although he likes being alone, he enjoys volunteering at the youth center with his brother. He thinks it is important to make a difference in the lives of others, which is the reason that he thinks he would like to be a doctor. Adam and Stanley have some differences, but they do join together to make an impact in their community.
According to the passage above, what do Adam and Stanley enjoy doing together?
Playing football
Drawing cartoons
Playing video games
Volunteering at the youth center
Standard: RL.4.3
Domain: Reading: Literature
Theme: Key Ideas and Details
Description: Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character
Different people believe different theories about why dinosaurs became extinct. Some people think that their extinction was caused by a giant meteorite smashing into our planet. The meteorite would have been very large in size. When it hit the Earth, a large dust cloud would have formed covering everything on the planet for a great number of years. This would have prevented sunlight from reaching all of the Earth's plants. Since the plants would die without sunlight, the plant-eating dinosaurs (herbivores) would all die, too. Dinosaurs that ate the plant-eating dinosaurs (carnivores) would also die without their food source. No one knows whether or not a giant meteorite really hit the Earth causing the dinosaurs to become extinct, but many people believe that this theory is true.
According to this passage, what do some people believe caused dinosaurs to become extinct?
Carnivores ate all of the herbivores and had no other food source.
Herbivores ate all of the plants and had no other food source.
A giant meteorite hit the Earth causing all of the plants to die.
Earth stopped receiving sunlight.
Standard: RL.4.3
Domain: Reading: Literature
Theme: Key Ideas and Details
Description: Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character
Different people believe different theories about why dinosaurs became extinct. Some people think that their extinction was caused by a giant meteorite smashing into our planet. The meteorite would have been very large in size. When it hit the Earth, a large dust cloud would have formed covering everything on the planet for a great number of years. This would have prevented sunlight from reaching all of the Earth's plants. Since the plants would die without sunlight, the plant-eating dinosaurs (herbivores) would all die, too. Dinosaurs that ate the plant-eating dinosaurs (carnivores) would also die without their food source. No one knows whether or not a giant meteorite really hit the Earth causing the dinosaurs to become extinct, but many people believe that this theory is true.
In this passage, what major event in history is being discussed?
How carnivores survived and herbivores became extinct
What types of plants herbivores prefer
How dust killed all of the Earth's plants
Why dinosaurs might have become extinct
Standard: RL.4.3
Domain: Reading: Literature
Theme: Key Ideas and Details
Description: Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character
This year Jim and I had the most wonderful vacation compared to the one we took last year. This year Jim and I went to Hawaii, which is a much better place to visit than a hunting lodge in Alaska. The hotel we stayed in was a luxury suite. It included a big screen TV with all of the movie channels, a hot tub on the balcony, a small kitchen stocked with local fruits and vegetables, and a huge bed shaped like a pineapple. The weather in Hawaii could not have been any better. We enjoyed many hours on the beach sunbathing and playing volleyball. When we were not on the beach, we were in the ocean swimming or riding the waves on a surf board. Each night we enjoyed eating and dancing with all of our friends at a luau. Our week in Hawaii rushed by, making us wish we had planned a two-week vacation.
On the other hand, the hunting lodge we stayed in Alaska had no TV, a shower with barely warm water, a small cooler for our food, and cots to sleep on each night. The room wasn’t even the worst part of the vacation. The weather was terrible. It rained the entire time we were there. Even with the rain, our guide expected us to go on the all-day fishing trip that was part of our vacation package. All we caught on that fishing trip was a cold from the rain. After the third day, we decided to cut our trip short and head for home. Without a doubt, we will be going back to Hawaii next year on our vacation.
What two events is the writer of the above passage comparing and contrasting?
Their Hawaiian vacations
Their Alaskan vacations
Their Alaskan vacation and their Hawaiian vacation
Their day of surfing to their day of fishing
