Unit: The Frog Scientist Lesson Type: Vocabulary and Syntax
Name: ____________________________________ Date: _______________________
Directions: Read the vocabulary word and definition below. Then answer questions 1
through 7.
Vocabulary Word: rumpled (rum · pled): to look wrinkled or messy. Rumpled can also
be an action word, or a verb. For example, you can rumple someone’s hair or rumple the
bed sheets.
1.
Read the sentences below and underline all forms of the word rumpled.
a. Bed sheets look rumpled until someone makes the bed.
b. Mary’s shirt was rumpled because she did not fold her laundry.
c. My grandmother rumples my hair and pinches my cheeks to show me that she
loves me.
d. The young girl’s dress was rumpled, and so her mother helped her to iron the
wrinkles out.
e. Turning in homework on a rumpled sheet of paper, will result in my teacher
asking me to redo it.
2. Which of the following is more likely to look rumpled?
3. Is it O.K. to look rumpled at school? Why or why not? Explain your answer.
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4. Rearrange the words into a complete sentence with correct punctuation and
capitalization:
my hair I wake up rumpled looks when in the morning
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5. Complete the given sentences using because, even though, and as a result.
My gym clothes get rumpled…
My gym clothes get rumpled because ________________________________________
My gym clothes get rumpled even though _____________________________________
My gym clothes get rumpled as a result of ____________________________________
Note to Teacher: You may want to introduce the following question type with an
example.
6. EXAMPLE: Combine the sentences A and B below into one sentence using the word
because.
A. The sun is hot.
B. I went to the pool.
Answer: I went to the pool because the sun is hot.
Combine the sentences C and D below into one sentence using the word so.
C. I didn’t fold my laundry.
D. My shirts are rumpled.
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7. Answer the following questions based on the sentence below.
At the end of the summer, the tent was all rumpled because it had been stuffed into the
damp car trunk for months.
Who? the tent
(was) What? ____________________________________________________________
Why? _________________________________________________________________
Directions: Read the vocabulary word and definition below. Then answer questions 8
through 14.
Vocabulary Word: juvenile (ju · ve · nile): young, not grown up, or meant for young
people.
8.
Read the sentences below and underline all forms of the word juvenile.
a. PG-rated movies are approved for juvenile audiences.
b. Young people who commit crimes are called juvenile offenders.
c. A 12-year-old may be juvenile, but she can still make her own decisions.
d. Bullying another student is a juvenile act that usually results in being thrown
out of school.
e. Mary is a juvenile, so she needs an adult to travel with her on airplanes.
9. Which of the following books is most likely meant for juveniles?
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10. Is Sesame Street a juvenile TV show? Why or why not?
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11. Rearrange the words into a complete sentence with correct punctuation and
capitalization:
readers juvenile children’s are written for books
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12. Complete the given sentences using because, although, and especially.
Juvenile books often have pictures…
Juvenile books often have pictures because ___________________________________
Juvenile books often have pictures although ___________________________________
Juvenile books often have pictures, especially __________________________________
13. Combine sentences A and B below into one sentence using the word although.
A. Mary is an excellent soccer player.
B. She is only able to compete in the juvenile soccer league.
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14. Answer the following questions based on the sentence below.
Many juvenile fans attended the concert at Madison Square Garden because Justin
Bieber was the main act.
What? juvenile fans
(did) What? ____________________________________________________________
Where? ________________________________________________________________
Why? _________________________________________________________________
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