                                                                   Practice
 Name                                                               Vocabulary



Choose a word from the box to complete each sentence.
Then write the word on the line.

     signing                  cultures          relatives
     language                 celebrate         deaf


1. My            came over for a family dinner.



2. Jenny is taking a French class to learn a different             .



3. Lily wants to                   her birthday at the park.



4. Lana can’t hear. She goes to a school for the               .



5. Aunt Tina travels all around the world to meet people from
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     different            .

6. Randy’s parents are talking with their hands. They are                 .




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                                                                                                                Practice
                                                                                                                Comprehension:
                            Name                                                                                 Main Idea and
                                                                                                                  Details Web


                           As you read Meet Rosina, fill in the Main Idea and
                           Details Web.


                                                                                Detail


                                       Detail                                                       Detail




                                                                          Main Idea




                                       Detail                                                       Detail


                                                                               Detail
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                           How does the information you wrote in this Main Idea and
                           Details Web help you summarize Meet Rosina?

                            At Home: Have your child use the chart to retell the story.
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                                                                               Practice
 Name                                                                         Comprehension:
                                                                            Main Idea and Details



Read the passage. Circle the word or group of words
that complete each sentence. Then write the answers on
the lines.

     Jack likes baseball. He plays every day after school.
  He also plays on weekends. Jack likes first base best. He
  plays first base for the town team. He reads books about
  baseball. In the summer he plays ball at sports camp.
  Jack wants to be a baseball player when he grows up.

1. The story is all about                                                                       .
   a. Jack
   b. how to play baseball
   c. sports camp

2. After school, Jack                                                                           .
   a. watches TV
   b. goes to camp
   c. plays baseball

3. Jack likes                                                                           best.
   a. reading about baseball
   b. playing ﬁrst base
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   c. playing second base

4. When he grows up, Jack wants to be a                                                         .
   a. baseball player
   b. baseball coach
   c. sports writer

                                       At Home: Ask your child: If this story were about you and what
28   Meet Rosina •   Book 2.1/Unit 1   you like, what would it be all about? Have your child dictate his
                                       or her story to you. Then have your child identify the main idea.


                                                                   Practice
 Name                                                               Vocabulary



Choose a word from the box to complete each sentence.
Then write the word on the line.

     signing                  cultures          relatives
     language                 celebrate         deaf


1. My            came