Drag and drop words in the box to finish sentences.

                                                          Practice
 Name                                                       Vocabulary



A. Choose a word from the box to finish each
   sentence. Write the word on the line.

     carefully different excited groan tomorrow whisper



1. Tigers are                     from lions because
   they have stripes.


2. Karen had to                      when she talked in the library.

3. Emily was                      to start school.

4. We are going on a ﬁeld trip                       .

5. Juan                      cut out the small pieces of paper.

6. I heard Taylor                     when he ﬁnished the race.

B. Choose two words from the box. Then use each word
   in a sentence to tell about your first day of school.
   Write the sentences on the lines below.
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      David’s New Friends
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                                                                                                        Practice
                                                                                                        Comprehension:
                            Name                                                                         Character and
                                                                                                         Setting Chart


                           As you read David’s New Friends, fill in the
                           Character and Setting Chart.


                                           Character                                      Setting

                                 Little Red Hen
                                 plants wheat; no
                                 one helps.
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                           How does the information you wrote in this Character
                           and Setting Chart help you analyze story structure in
                           David’s New Friends?

                            At Home: Have your child use the chart to retell the story.
                                                                                           David’s New Friends
                                                                                                  Book 2.1/Unit 1
                                                                                                                    3


                                                                                Practice
 Name                                                                          Comprehension:
                                                                             Character and Setting




     The characters are the people or animals in a story.
     The setting is where and when a story happens.


Read the passage below. Then write the answers to each
question on the line.
       It was the first day of school. Tim was worried. He saw the
     large playground and lots of children. He wondered if he would
     make new friends. When Tim heard the bell ring, he walked to
     his classroom. He sat at a desk next to a boy named Rob. Rob
     asked Tim if he would like to be friends. Tim was excited to
     have a new friend.


1. Who are the characters in the passage?
2. What is each character like?




3. What is the setting of this passage?                                                              © Macmillan /McGraw-Hill




4. Write two sentences about your ﬁrst day of school.




                                         At Home: Have your child write a short story with a
       David’s New Friends
 4     Book 2.1/Unit 1
                                         character and a setting.


                                                          Practice
 Name                                                       Vocabulary



A. Choose a word from the box to finish each
   sentence. Write the word on the line.

     carefully different excited groan tomorrow whisper



1. Tigers are                     from lions because
   they have stripes.


2. Karen had to