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1. Poems Root Words Social Studies Reading “Gladiator” Science Reading “Ecosystems” Five Short Readings $ 10 $10 $10 $10 $10 $ 20 $20 $20 $20 $20 $30 $30 $30 $30 $30 $40 $40 $40 $40 $40 $50 $50 $50 $50 $50

2. How many stanzas are there in the poem “It Couldn’t Be Done”?

3. Four

4. In the poem “Weather”, “Dot a dot dot dot a dot dot” and “Spack a spack speck, flick a flack fleck” is what type of figurative speech?

5. alliteration

6. In the poem “First Snow”, “The bushes look like popcorn balls” is what type of figurative speech? • Why are the bushes compared to popcorn balls?

7. Simile • Bushes and popcorn balls are being compared because the popcorn balls will give us a picture in our minds what the bushes look like.

8. In the poem “Dreams” and “Snowboarding”, these statements are examples of what figurative speech? • “Life is a broken-winged bird” • “Snow is butter” • “I am a bullet” • In the poem “Noises”, these phrases are examples of what figurative speech? • “the squeak of a mouse” • “the swoosh of the air” • “the jingle of the bells”

9. metaphor • onomatopoeia

10. What is the tone in the poem “It Couldn’t Be Done”?

11. determination and perseverance

12. What root word means “to hear”?

13. “audi”

14. What root words means “see, look”? DAILY DOUBLE

15. “vis” and “spect”

16. What root words mean “voice, call”?

17. “voc” and “vok”

18. What root words mean “to write”?

19. “scrip” and “script”

20. What root words mean “to speak”?

21. “locu” and “loqu”

22. What was a gladiator? • Who were the gladiators?

23. A gladiator was the superstar of the gladiator or “blood” games. • Gladiators were often prisoners of war, convicted criminals, poor men with little chance of a comfortable life, or thrill-seekers who wanted adventure.

24. Where did the gladiator games originate?

25. Rome

26. What were the three types of gladiator games? DAILY DOUBLE

27. Man-against-man events – two men fought each other • Man-against-animal events - an animal was pitted against a man • Animal-against-animal events – two wild animals fought each other

28. What were the two reasons for gladiator games to end?

29. It was too expensive to pay for structures and costumes. • Influence of Christianity – which opposed to the killing of human beings

30. Why did the Roman citizens not feel the games were barbaric?

31. They felt that these were men who had been condemned to death anyway.

32. What is an ecosystem?

33. Ecosystems are groups of life forms that interact with each other and the nonliving parts of the environment.

34. What are the three different types of forest ecosystems?

35. Hardwood, evergreen, and tropical rain forest

36. Which ecosystems provide a home for wildlife? DAILY DOUBLE

37. Tropical rain forests, deserts, grasslands, coastal and tundra ecosystems

38. How are the tropical rainforests beneficial? (three ways)

39. Help clean the air • Provide homes for wildlife • Supply us with fruits, nuts, and medicines

40. What are the seven different types of ecosystems listed in the reading? • How are ecosystems different based on their location?

41. forest, coastal, desert, grassland, tundra, freshwater, and ocean • Each ecosystem has a particular type of climate and different types of soil.

42. Reading #3 • Write down “F” if it is fact or “I” if it is inference. • Mr. Beren noticed a large green parrot in a car. • Mr. Beren was curious. • The parrot’s behavior amused Mr. Beren.

43. Fact • Inference • Inference

44. Reading #4 • The main idea of this paragraph is • Business meetings in ancient Rome • Public bathhouses in ancient Rome • Decorations in Roman bathhouses • How Romans got clean long ago

45. b. Public bathhouses in ancient Rome

46. Reading #1 • What do you think Rosario’s job is? • Where do you think Rosario lives?