Grade 5
Off and Running
Illustrated by Jerry Tiritilli
Name:…………Answer key………………
G-Choose the correct answer:
1- Miata wants to know someone
important:
A.
B.
C.
to help her in the elections of
the class president.
to plant flowers and clean the
school.
to go with her to the birthday
party.
2. Dona Carmen ran against her
husband for mayor because:
A.
B.
C.
she hates him.
she knew that the children in her
town would need to advance.
she is very old.
3. Dona Carmen asked Miata to
bring her some:
A.
B.
C.
Meat and vegetables.
cheese and bread.
bread.
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Dear Parents:
Please make sure that your
son/daughter can read the words
mentioned in each page before
reading.
Example:
If your child is going to read p.1 to
p.3, he/she has to read the main
vocabulary in each page before
reading the story.
E-Answer the following questions:
1- what did Miata promise in her
campaign ?
She promised her friends of cleaning
the school and planting flowers.
2- Why did Miata want someone
famous?
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campaign: activities for the election
She wanted someone famous to endorse
her campaign.
3- How will Mrs. Dona help Miata?
She will help her by giving her
flowers and new ideas.
vote: choose
residence: home
F-Put these words in sentences:
vote: I will vote for my friend.
endorse: My dad will endorse my
obnoxious: aggressive
election : selection
campaign.
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C-Use words from the box to
complete the sentences.
obnoxious – endorse – campaign
1. Because he is excited about the
election, my dad puts a
____campaign___ sticker on his
car.
2. The man’s voice was so
______obnoxious____
3. Dona Carmen will
_____endorse_____ Miata to
be the class president.
.
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famous: well known.
endorse: support and help
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D-Put the words in sentences
famous:I need the help of a famous
person.
mayor:.My dad is the mayor of the
town.
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mayor: town ruler
B- Write /√ / or /X/ beside
the sentence: .
1-Miata promises her friends of
more ice-cream.
( X )
2- Rudy Promises his friends of more
work time.
( X )
3- Donna Carmen ran her campaign
against her father. ( X )
4- Rudy and Miata are in grade 5.(√ )
5- Miata brought some fruits to Mrs.
Dona. ( X
)
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Page 9
graffiti: wall drawing and writing
A- Match each word with its
Miata Ramirez and Rudy are
meaning .
both in grade five in the same
1.
2.
endorse:
well known
3. graffiti:
choose
4. famous:
wall drawing and
1. vote:
2. residence:
school. They want to be the
grade leader.
Miata promises to plant flowers
writing
and clean the school. While
home
Rudy promises extra ice cream
support and help
and more recess time.
3.
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Miata was shy and told her that
she want to clean the school and
erase the graffiti and plant
flowers. So, Mrs. Dona told
Miata that she will help her and
give her the flowers and the
roses she need.
One day Miata was sitting
between her campaign
posters calling her friends
Miata imagine how the school
to remind them to vote for
will be a sweet- smelling school.
her, someone called her in
her residence to make fun of
her so she left the phone
not to hear the obnoxious
words and unpleasant voice.
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2
Miata went down to eat her
breakfast and asked her
Miata was liked to listen to the
father if he knew anyone
story and see how the children
important?
gone to college.
Her father asked her “ Do
Mrs. Dona and Miata talked
you mean someone famous?”
about Rudy and what he
Miata said “ Yeah, dad .“
promises.
Miata wanted someone
famous to endorse and
support her campaign.
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3
Mrs. Dona told Miata that she
supported city teachers with
new city ideas to teach the
students.
Because the children were not
bad but they liked to play a lot.
Mrs. Dona saw the future
Her mother told her that
she knew a woman who had
been a mayor.
Miata wanted to visit the
woman maybe she can tell
her how to win the elections.
So the mother arranged to
let Miata visit Mrs. Dona
Carmen.
and how the children need to
advance not to stay in place.
The people understood her
and so she won.
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4
Mrs. Dona told Miata that
she was running the
Miata’s mother was going to
elections against her
the market and she drove
husband, who died 8 years
Miata on her way to bring
ago. Miata saw a picture for
some bread for Mrs. Dona.
them on the T.V.
When Miata arrived she was
afraid to enter. Mrs. Dona
welcomed Miata with a soft
face. Mrs. Dona was fixing a
lamp.
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