                                                          Practice
 Name                                                      Vocabulary



Choose a word from the box to answer each question.
Write the word on the line.

     young normal rescued examines mammal hunger


1. What is another word for saved?

2. Which word names a kind of animal
   that drinks its mother’s milk and has


     hair or fur?

3. Which word best tells about someone


     who is not old?

4. Which word tells what a doctor does to an animal to see if


     it is well?

5. Which word tells about the feeling an animal has when it needs
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     to eat?

6. Which word tells about something that is not odd?




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                                                                                                              Practice
                           Name                                                                               Comprehension:
                                                                                                              Retelling Chart



                          As you read A Harbor Seal Pup Grows Up, fill in the
                          Retelling Chart.


                                                                                 First




                                                                                Next




                                                                                 Last
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                          How does the information you wrote in this Retelling Chart help you
                          summarize A Harbor Seal Pup Grows Up?

                           At Home: Have your child use the chart to retell the story.
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                                                                                 Practice
 Name                                                                            Comprehension:
                                                                                   Sequence




     The sequence of events is the order of which things
     happen. Words such as first, then, next, and last give
     clues to when events take place.


Read the story. Then write sentences that tell what
happened first, then, next, and last on the lines below.

       First, a kitten raced up a tree after a bird.
  Before she knew it, the kitten was stuck. She
  was high on a branch and couldn’t get
  down. Next the kitten cried and cried.
  Then, a boy came along. He scooped
  up the kitten and placed her gently
  on the grass. At last the kitten was safe.


1. First

2. Next


3. Then
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4. Last




                                           At Home: Have your child use the words ﬁrst, then, next,
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                                           and last to tell you what happened at school today.


                                                          Practice
 Name                                                      Vocabulary



Choose a word from the box to answer each question.
Write the word on the line.

     young normal rescued examines mammal hunger


1. What is another word for saved?

2. Which word names a kind of animal
   that drinks its mother’s milk and