about Our Amazing Earth! Nile Mount Everest oceans equator Great Lakes Sahara 1. The is the largest desert in the world. 2. The River is in Africa.

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1 A Choose the correct words from the box to complete the sentences about Our Amazing Earth! Nile Mount Everest oceans equator Great Lakes Sahara 1. The is the largest desert in the world. 2. The River is in Africa. 3. The are five large lakes in North America. 4. Tropical forests are near the. 5. The tallest mountain in the world is. 6. The largest bodies of salt water are called. B Answer the questions using complete sentences. 1. How many seasons do tropical forests have? 2. What is a mountain? 3. What is a lake? 4. What can you find in a desert? 5. What is a volcano? Unit 6 Spotlight on Reading 75

2 A Draw each of the landforms named in the boxes. volcano forest desert mountain B Choose one landform from Activity A. Then, write a description of that landform. 76 Unit 6 Spotlight on Reading

3 A Answer each question by circling the letter next to each correct answer. 1. What happens after hot lava comes out of a volcano? a. The mountain erupts. b. The lava cools and hardens. c. It floods the area. 2. Why does the Nile River flood each summer? a. because of the snow b. because of the lava c. because of the rain 3. What continent is Mount Everest in? a. North America b. Africa c. Asia [Art: a very large river] B Write each word from the box in the corresponding column, to indicate whether it is a body of water or a landform. ocean desert mountain lake volcano river Body of water Landform Unit 6 Spotlight on Reading 77

4 Match the weather icons with the corresponding weather. cloudy snowy sunny rainy windy 78 Unit 6 Spotlight on Language

5 A Identify the seasons by circling the letter next to each correct answer. 1. Days are warmer and longer. a. summer b. fall c. winter d. spring 2. Leaves begin to grow back on the trees. a. summer b. fall c. winter d. spring 3. Some birds fly south. a. summer b. fall c. winter d. spring 4. People go swimming to stay cool. a. summer b. fall c. winter d. spring 5. The leaves on the trees change to orange, red, yellow, or brown. a. summer b. fall c. winter d. spring 6. Flowers bloom. a. summer b. fall c. winter d. spring B Circle the word that completes each sentence correctly. 1. Summer is the of the four seasons. ( hottest / hotter ) 2. The days begin to get in fall. ( shortest / shorter ) 3. Winter is the of the four seasons. ( coldest / colder ) 4. The days begin to get in spring. ( longest / longer ) Unit 6 Spotlight on Language 79

6 Read the paragraphs. Choose the word that completes each space. Write the word in the space. 1. All forests (has/have) have one thing in common: they (has/have) have lots of trees. 2. Forests (is/are) also different. The climate and the trees (determines/determine) what kind of forest it (is/are). 3. A taiga (is/are) a kind of forest found in Canada. It (has/have) lots of evergreen trees, such as pine trees. Winters (is/are) long and cold in this forest. 4. In a tropical forest, it never (snows/snow). Tropical forests (is/are) The rain (helps/help) wet most of the time. so many plants (grows/grow) that the treetops often block out sunlight. 5. Forests (is/are) home to wildlife and plants that people (uses/use) (helps/help) for food and medicine. We must preserve our forests. 80 Unit 6 Spotlight on Language

7 A Circle the word that completes each sentence correctly. 1. The is what you write about. ( topic / fact ) 2. The is the name of a book or a piece of writing. ( title / sentence ) 3. Information that is true is called a. ( fact / title ) 4. Writing that explains or describes something is called. ( expository / narrative ) B Read the paragraph. Identify the topic, topic sentence, and a fact. Write these on the appropriate lines. Give the paragraph a title. It s a lot of fun to have a vacation at the beach! There are so many things to do there. You can swim or ride a boogie board. You can run on the beach or build sandcastles. You can even take a nap or read a book on the beach. But be careful to cover up, or you might get a sunburn! 1. Topic 2. Topic sentence 3. Fact 4. Title Unit 6 Spotlight on Content Language Arts 81

8 Read the words. Draw a picture that matches the word. rocks mountain trees lake 82 Unit 6 Spotlight on Content Language Arts

9 A Answer the questions about telling time. 1. How many minutes are there between each of the numbers on a clock? 2. When you read a clock, what do you look at first, the hour hand or the minute hand? 3. When you are writing the time, what do you put between the hour and the minutes, a period or a colon? B What time is it? Circle the letter of each correct answer. a. 4:10 b. 2:20 c. 1:25 a. 6:00 b. 12:00 c. 12:06 a. 12:40 b. 9:05 c. 8:05 a. 11:45 b. 9:05 c. 8:55 Unit 6 Spotlight on Content Math 83

10 A Draw a line to match each word on the left with its meaning on the right. citizens neighborhood community the people who live in an area recycle the natural world around us environment to reuse materials and resources B Use four words or phrases from the box to write four sentences. plant trash pick up tree take care Earth cans bottles recycle community Unit 6 Spotlight on Content Social Studies

11 A Read the four statements about fossils in the box. Write the statements in the correct order in which they happen in nature. The hard parts of the animal or plant are replaced with minerals. The dead plant or animal gets buried under layers of mud or sand. A plant or animal dies. The minerals form a fossil, which is as hard as a rock B Is the statement True or False? Check the correct column to show your answer. 1. Fossils are the remains of animals or plants. 2. The soft parts of animals get replaced with minerals. 3. Fossils form after plants die. 4. Fossils cannot form under layers of sand. True False Unit 6 Spotlight on Content Science 85

12 A Read the following new verse to Here We Go round the Planet Earth. Fill in the missing words using the ones from the box. deserts planet hot dry The are on Earth, on Earth, on Earth. The are on Earth, and also very! 86 Unit 6 Spotlight on Content Music

13 Read the passage and answer the questions. The Mojave Desert is located in parts of the states of California, Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. It has extreme summer heat, but it also can get snow during cold winters. The Mojave Desert is known for its special trees, called Joshua trees. Very special animals called desert tortoises also live there. Unfortunately, they are disappearing, but many people are working hard to save them. You can even find ghost towns in the Mojave Desert! 1. What are two of the states where the Mojave Desert is located? 2. What happens in the Mojave Desert during cold winters? 3. What are some special trees in the Mojave Desert called? 4. What special animals live in the Mojave Desert? 5. What are many people working hard to save? 6. What kind of weather does the Mojave Desert have in the summer? Unit 6 Review: Reading 87

14 Write an expository paragraph about one of the pictures. one with a picture showing a beautiful area with a river 88 Unit 6 Review: Writing