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COMPREHENSION

ANTICIPATING OUTCOMES

1, 2 ,3 , 4 ,

COMPARING AND CONTRASTING

5 , 6 , 7, 8 ,

EASY BOOK REPORT OR STORY REPORT

81 ,

EVALUATING CHARACTER TRAITS

10 , 11 , 12

EVALUATING IDEAS GAINED FROM READING

13 , 14 , 15, 16, 17, 18

FIGURATIVE SPEECH

20,

FINDING THE MAIN IDEA

21 , 22 , 23 , 24 ,25 , 46,

IDENTIFYING THE SETTING OF STORY

26 , 27 , 28, 60

INTERPRETATION THROUGH ART

61 ,

INTERPRETATION THROUGH ORAL READING

29, 33, 35

INTERPRETING EMOTIONAL REACTIONS, MOTIVES AND BEHAVIOUR OF STORY CHARACTERS

30, 31, 32, 34 , 47 , 59 , 62 , 63 , 67

MAKING GENERALIZATIONS

36 , 48 , 68 ,

MAKING INFERENCES

50 ,

MAKING JUDGMENTS AND DRAWING CONCLUSIONS

37 , 49 , 56 , 69 ,

NOTING DETAILS

70 ,

PHRASE AND SENTENCE MEANING

57 , 71 , 72 ,

RECOGNIZING PLOT STRUCTURE

38 , 41 , 42 , 45 , 53, 54 ,

RECOGNIZING SEQUENCE IN A STORY

39 , 52 , 73 ,

REFERENCE SKILLS

74 , 75

RELATING IDEAS GAINED FROM READING TO PERSONAL EXPERIENCE

40 , 44 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 ,

RELATING PICTURES TO THE TEXT

43 , 58 , 82 ,

RELATIONSHIP CAUSE AND EFFECT

51 ,

SENSORY IMAGERY

9,

STRENGTHENING MEMORY OF MATERIAL READ

65 , 66 , 83 ,

SUMMARIZING AND ORGANIZING IDEAS

84 ,85 ,

UNDERSTANDING THE MEANING OF PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES

87 , 88 ,

WORD MEANINGS

64 , 86 , 89 ,

DICTIONARY SKILLS

ALPHABETIZING

98

READING IN THE CONTENT SUBJECTS

SCIENCE

92 , 93 ,94 ,

SPELLING

95 , 96 ,

WORD ATTACK SKILLS

PHONICS

99 , 100 , 101 , 102 , 103 , 104

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

90 , 91 ,

 

JOB CARD NO. 1

COMPREHENSION: ANTICIPATING OUTCOMES

1. The teacher will read orally the first half of an adventure story, then stop.

2. Pretend that you are the author. Finish the story as you think the author would finish it.

3. Read the rest of the story to see how well you were able to guess what the author would write.


JOB CARD NO. 2

COMPREHENSION: ANTICIPATING OUTCOMES

1. Read about half of a mystery story or an adventure story, then close your book.

2. Draw three pictures to show what you think will happen in the remainder of the story.

3. Finish reading the story. Which of your pictures matched events in the story.


JOB CARD NO. 3

COMPREHENSION: ANTICIPATING OUTCOMES

1. BEFORE you read the story, do these things:

2. Now, before you finish reading the story, tell what you think will happen in the story. Put your ideas into good sentences.

3. Finish reading the story.

4. How many of your ideas were correct?


JOB CARD NO. 4

COMPREHENSION: ANTICIPATING OUTCOMES

1. Read the introductory paragraphs of a new story.

2. Before you finish reading the story, tell who you think the main character is.

3. Tell what kind of person you think this character is.

4. Tell what you think she will do in the story.

5. Finish reading the story.

6. Draw a line through each of your statements which was incorrect.


JOB CARD NO. 5

COMPREHENSION: COMPARING AND CONTRASTING

1. Read two stories from the same unit in a reader.

2. Tell which of the two stories you like best. Explain why.

3. In what way(s) were the stories alike?

4. In what way(s) were they different?

5. What kind of stories were these: make-believe? true-to-life?


JOB CARD NO. 6

COMPREHENSION: COMPARING AND CONTRASTING

1. Read two stories which deal with the same subject.

2. In what ways were these stories alike?

a. characters
b. setting
c. time
d. plot
e. information

3. Which story did you like best?


JOB CARD NO. 7

COMPREHENSION: COMPARING AND CONTRASTING

1. Read a story about some famous person.

2. In what way was this person different from most famous people whom you have read about?

3. Does this famous person remind you of any other famous person? Whom?

4. In what way(s) were they alike?

5. In what way(s) were they different?


JOB CARD NO. 8

COMPREHENSION: COMPARING AND CONTRASTING 1. Where did this story take place? Would you have to make any change in your daily life to live in a setting such as this? If so, list the changes.

Choose one character from the story. Compare this character with some person you know quite well. Tell the ways in which they are alike, then tell the ways in which they are different.


JOB CARD NO. 9

COMPREHENSION: SENSORY IMAGERY

1. Authors often choose words which will help the reader to "see" or "hear" what is happening in the story. Sometimes they use words which help the reader to "smell" or "feel" something in the story.

Make a list of words in this story which helped you see or hear or smell or feel something in the story.


JOB CARD NO. 10

COMPREHENSION: EVALUATING CHARACTER TRAITS

1. Write a few sentences about each of the characters in the story.

2. Use specific words from the story to describe the kind of individual each character is.

3. Underline the words you have taken from the story to make this character description.


JOB CARD NO. 11

COMPREHENSION: EVALUATING CHARACTER TRAITS

1. Think about two characters in the story. Write sentences telling what kind of individual each of these characters is.

2. Tell whether these characters would make good neighbours. Give good reasons for your answers.


JOB CARD NO. 12

COMPREHENSION: EVALUATING CHARACTER TRAITS

1. Choose an interesting character in your story and write a character description of him or her.

2. Make an illustration of your character. Choose your own way to do it.

You make a model out of clay.
You make a paper and cloth picture.
You may paint her or him at the easel.
You may put him or her on the flannel board.
You may design the character with fingerpaint. You may paint a picture.
You may draw him or her with pencil or crayons.


JOB CARD NO. 13

COMPREHENSION: EVALUATING IDEAS GAINED FROM READING

1. Read the Letters to the Editor in your newspaper.

2. Find one which you think contains a good idea. Tell why you think it is a good idea.


JOB CARD NO. 14

COMPREHENSION: EVALUATING IDEAS GAINED FROM READING

1. Find five sentences in a story or article which give true facts.

2. Find five sentences that you think show the opinion of the author and may or may not be true facts.


JOB CARD NO. 15

COMPREHENSION: EVALUATING IDEAS GAINED FROM READING

1. Read a biography or informational article or story.

2. Look for more about the subject in other books.

3. Can you find anything to add to what the author has said on this subject. If so, what is it?

4. Would you change anything the author has written? Explain.


JOB CARD NO. 16

COMPREHENSION: EVALUATING IDEAS GAINED FROM READING

1. Find an article or story which is written for the purpose of persuading someone to believe something or do something.

2. How can you tell what purpose the author has in mind?

3. Does the author use good arguments to support these ideas?

4. Do you agree with the author?


JOB CARD NO. 17

COMPREHENSION: EVALUATING IDEAS GAINED FROM READING

1. Read a story or article that deals with a subject which is familiar to you.

2. List three statements which you know to be true.

3. List any new information or ideas which you gained from reading this article. Try to find out from other sources whether these statements are true.


JOB CARD NO. 18

COMPREHENSION: EVALUATING IDEAS GAINED FROM READING

1. Find a story or article that tells about a place that is familiar to you.

2. Give the name of the story and the name of the place.

3. Can you find any statements about this place which you think are incorrect? Explain.


JOB CARD NO. 19

COMPREHENSION: FIGURATIVE SPEECH

1. Animal names are sometimes used to tell us about a person such as:

"She is as smart as a fox."

Can you think of some sayings that use the names of animals to tell us about people? See if you can think of two or three or four and write them down.

2. Read a story to find some of these sayings.


JOB CARD NO. 20

COMPREHENSION: FIGURATIVE SPEECH

1. Sometimes authors use special language to help you understand what is happening. Perhaps you have heard or read the expression, "It is raining cats and dogs!"

Try to find other expressions of this kind. Keep a list of them. When you have found three, turn them in to your teacher.


JOB CARD NO. 21

COMPREHENSION: FINDING THE MAIN IDEA

1. Read the story, then write four sentences which tell:

a. Who or what did something important, or funny, or exciting in the story
b. When this happened, or was done
c. Where it happened
d. Why it happened.

JOB CARD NO. 22

COMPREHENSION: FINDING THE MAIN IDEA

1. Pretend that you are going to change a certain story into a play. Give the title of the story.

2. List the characters you will need for the play. 3. Tell what scenes you will need. 4. Which scene will be most important? Why?


JOB CARD NO. 23

COMPREHENSION: FINDING THE MAIN IDEA

1. Read a new story.

2. Write sentences which tell the most important things which happened in the story.

3. Arrange your sentences in the order that the events occurred. 4. Which of these events was the most important?


JOB CARD NO. 24

COMPREHENSION: FINDING THE MAIN IDEA

Read a story and fill in the following outline for each character.

1. Name of character

2. Her or his problem

3. His or her solution to the problem


JOB CARD NO. 25

COMPREHENSION: FINDING THE MAIN IDEA

Read a story

1. Draw a series of pictures to show the main things that happened in the story.


JOB CARD NO. 26

COMPREHENSION: IDENTIFYING THE SETTING OF THE STORY

1. List as many words and phrases as you can find in the story which tell where the story took place.

2. Write a paragraph describing the setting of the story in your own words.


JOB CARD NO. 27

COMPREHENSION: IDENTIFYING THE SETTING OF THE STORY

1. Make a map to show where the characters went in this story.

2. Put labels on the map to show what happened in each place.


JOB CARD NO. 28

COMPREHENSION: IDENTIFYING THE TIME OF THE STORY

1. Make a time sheet to fit this story. Start with the time at the beginning of the story. Tell the important things that happened then.

Tell the next time that something important happened. Tell what happened then. Go on until you finish all the main events of the story.


JOB CARD NO. 29

COMPREHENSION: INTERPRETATION THROUGH ORAL READING

1. Practice reading a poem aloud. Be sure to observe all punctuation marks.

2. When you have learned to read it well, record your poem on tape.

3. Listen to the tape recording. What improvements can you make?


JOB CARD NO. 30

COMPREHENSION: INTERPRETING THE EMOTIONAL REACTIONS OF STORY CHARACTERS

1. Sometimes authors tell about the feelings of their story characters. Sometimes you can tell how the story character feels by the way they act in the story.Was someone in this story very happy, or excited, or sad, or gay, or worried, or puzzled, or disappointed, or pleased? If so, tell which character had this strong feeling and tell what kind of feeling it was.

2. Now tell what caused the character to have that strong feeling.


JOB CARD NO. 31

COMPREHENSION: INTERPRETING THE EMOTIONAL REACTIONS OF STORY CHARACTERS

1. Choose one of the characters in the story.


JOB CARD NO. 32

COMPREHENSION: INTERPRETING THE MOTIVES OF STORY CHARACTERS

1. Most story characters do things for a reason. Pick out some important thing which one of the story characters did. Tell what it was and what you think the reason was for doing it.


JOB CARD N0.33

COMPREHENSION: INTERPRETATION THROUGH ORAL READING

1. Reread a page in the story. Choose words you think would have special emphasis.

2. Practice reading this page orally, emphasizing the words you have chosen.

3. Read the page aloud to the class.


JOB CARD NO. 34

COMPREHENSION: INTERPRETING EMOTIONAL REACTIONS, MOTIVES AND BEHAVIOUR OF STORY CHARACTERS

1. Tell what kind of person the main character was.

2. Copy several sentences from the story to prove your statements.

3. What can you find in the story pictures to help prove your statements?


JOB CARD NO. 35

COMPREHENSION: INTERPRETATION THROU ORAL READING AND STORY TELLING Choose a story with interesting conversation. Invite classmates to join with you in taking the speaking parts. Practice with your classmates until you think you are ready to read the conversational parts of the story as if you were really talking.


JOB CARD NO. 36

COMPREHENSION: MAKING GENERALIZATIONS

Read some stories about famous people.

1. What was there about each man or woman you read about that helped to make him or her famous?

2. Can you name one characteristic which all of these individuals had in common?

3. Do they think that characteristic has anything to do with their success?

4. What are some characteristics which you think would help to make a person famous or successful?

5. Do you think most famous people make the world a better place in which to live? Explain your answer.


JOB CARD NO. 37

COMPREHENSION: MAKING JUDGMENTS AND DRAWING CONCLUSIONS

1. Which character in the story did you like best? Why?

2. Was the main character true-to-life or make-believe?

3. Write a paragraph giving good reasons for your answer.


JOB CARD NO. 38

COMPREHENSION: RECOGNIZING PLOT STRUCTURE

Answer the following questions:

1. What was the story about?

2. Where did the story take place?

3. When did the story take place?

4. Who were the chief characters?

5. What part of the story did you like best? Why?

6. Draw a cartoon strip showing the main parts of the story. Be sure to show what happened at the beginning, middle, and end of the story.


JOB CARD NO. 39

COMPREHENSION: RECOGNIZING SEQUENCE IN A STORY

Read a story, then:

1. Briefly outline the major events as they happened in the story.

2. Draw several pictures in comic strip form showing the events as they happened. Write a caption for each picture.

3. Prepare a short oral report from your outline. Be sure to tell all episodes in order in which they were related in the story.


JOB CARD NO. 40

COMPREHENSION: RELATING IDEAS GAINED FROM READING TO PERSONAL EXPERIENCE

I . Write a paragraph telling something you have seen or done yourself which is related to material read in this story or book.


JOB CARD NO. 41

COMPREHENSION: RECOGNIZING PLOT STRUCTURE

1. List the main characters in the story.

2. Which one do you think plays the most important part in the story?

3. What, if anything, did others do to help the main character solve his or her problem?

JOB CARD NO. 42

COMPREHENSION: RECOGNIZING PLOT STRUCTURE

1. Write down in sequence the different times and places of the main events of the story. Use words or phrases from the story.

2. Tell the story to a partner using the outline.

JOB CARD NO. 43

COMPREHENSION: RELATING PICTURES TO THE TEXT

1. Study carefully the pictures which go with the story you have read.

2. Use a sentence or a part of a sentence from the story to make a label or caption for each picture.

3. Write down each caption and give the page number of the picture that it matches.

JOB CARD NO. 44

COMPREHENSION: RELATING IDEAS GAINED FROM READING TO PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
Read a story about a pioneer.

1. Compare the pioneer ways of travelling to the way you travel.

2. What problems did these people have? Do we still have these problems?

3. Would you like to trade places with this person? Why?


JOB CARD NO. 45

COMPREHENSION: RECOGNIZING PLOT STRUCTURE

1. What is one problem in the story?

2. Which character has this problem?

3. Tell how the character solved this problem.

JOB CARD NO. 46

COMPREHENSION: FINDING THE MAIN IDEA

1. In most stories the main things are told in a few key sentences. Copy four or five key sentences which cover the main events in the story.


JOB CARD NO. 47

COMPREHENSION: INTERPRETING EMOTIONAL REACTIONS, MOTIVES AND BEHAVIOUR OF STORY CHARACTERS
Read a fictional story and then:

1. Choose one of the characters in the story and tell how he felt at the end of the story.
2. What had caused him to feel this way?
3. Did his feelings at the end of the story differ from his feels at the beginning of the story? If you think they did, explain the difference.


JOB CARD NO. 48

COMPREHENSION: MAKING GENERALIZATIONS

Read some stories about pioneers.
1. Give some reasons why you think pioneers moved to new lands to make their homes.

2. Name some stories which you have read that tell why people chose to move to new, undeveloped places.

3. What are some of the problems that pioneers face?

4. Do we face similar hardships today?

5. Are there any pioneers anywhere today?

JOB CARD NO. 49

COMPREHENSION: MAKING JUDGMENTS AND DRAWING CONCLUSIONS

1. Choose a story character which you would like to have as a friend. Tell why you believe this character would make a good friend.

2. Name a story character which you would not like to have for a friend. Give a reason.


JOB CARD NO. 50

COMPREHENSION: MAKING INFERENCES

1. Make a list of things you learned from the story by reading "between the lines."

2. Make a list of things shown in the picture but not directly stated in the text.


JOB CARD NO. 51

COMPREHENSION: RELATIONSHIP: CAUSE AND EFFECT

Read an adventure story.

1. Tell something exciting that happened to the main character.

2. What caused this exciting thing to happen?

3. What was the outcome of this adventure?

4. What do you think the story character learned from this experience?


JOB CARD NO. 52

COMPREHENSION: RECOGNIZING SEQUENCE IN A STORY
1. Make four pictures to show what happened in the story.

2. Arrange the pictures in order.

3. Write a sentence under each picture to tell what is happening.

4. Clip the pictures together to make a book.


JOB CARD NO. 53

COMPREHENSION: RECOGNIZING PLOT STRUCTURE

1. List the important events of the story in chronological order.

2. Write a paragraph telling about one of these events.

3. Did this event occur in the beginning of the story, the middle, or the end?


JOB CARD NO. 54

COMPREHENSION: RECOGNIZING PLOT STRUCTURE

1. Divide the story into its main parts. Make a sub-title for each part.

2. Make a sentence outline of the things that happened in each part.


JOB CARD NO. 55

COMPREHENSION: IDENTIFYING THE SPEAKER AND THE WORDS SPOKEN BY HIM
1. Select some of the most important sayings of one of the story characters. Write these words down just as they were given in the story. Put in all the punctuation marks correctly.


JOB CARD NO. 56

COMPREHENSION: MAKING JUDGMENTS AND DRAWING CONCLUSIONS

1. What was the main problem of the story?

2. How was this problem solved?

3. Do you believe it was solved in a good way?

4. Would you have solved it differently? Explain your answer.

5. What do you think might have happened to the main character after the end of the story?

JOB CARD NO. 57

COMPREHENSION: PHRASE AND SENTENCE MEANING

1. List words or groups of words from a story that tell:
a. Where
b. When
c. How
d. Which
e. What kind
f. How many


JOB CARD NO. 58

COMPREHENSION: RELATING PICTURES TO THE TEXT

1. Choose one of the pictures which illustrate this article or story. Tell what page it is on.

2. Tell three or more things that you learned from this picture.

3. Draw a picture of your own to illustrate one of the main points or events described in the text.

4. Make a label for your illustration.


JOB CARD NO. 59

COMPREHENSION: INTERPRETING EMOTIONAL REACTIONS, MOTIVES AND BEHAVIOUR OF STORY CHARACTERS
1. Read a fictional story which has several characters.

2. Choose two important characters from the story.

3. Tell how they were alike.

4. Tell how they were different.


JOB CARD NO. 60

THE COMPREHENSION: IDENTIFYING THE SETTING OF A STORY

1. Describe the setting of the story.

2. Compare the setting with your own neighbourhood.

JOB CARD NO. 61

COMPREHENSION: INTERPRETATION THROUGH ART

1. Choose something important that happened in the story, then make a paper bag diorama to illustrate it. If you do not have a paper bag, use a carton or flat piece of cardboard.


JOB CARD NO. 62

COMPREHENSION: INTERPRETING EMOTIONAL REACTIONS, MOTIVES AND BEHAVIOUR OF STORY CHARACTERS
1. Read a biography.

2. Choose of the important events in the life of this person.

3. Now tell how you think this person felt about this important event.

4. Copy home sentences from the biography which support your opinions.


JOB CARD NO. 63

COMPREHENSION: INTERPRETING EMOTIONAL REACTIONS, MOTIVES AND BEHAVIOUR OF STORY CHARACTERS

1. Read a fictional story.

2. Describe one of the important events.

3. Tell what the main character did during this time.

4. Tell why you think the character behaved that way.

5. Would you have behaved in the same way under the same circumstances?


JOB CARD N0.64
COMPREHENSION: WORD MEANINGS

1. Choose the main topic or one of the main topics of an article or story. Make a list of words or phrases that tell about it. Be sure that every word or phrase tells something about the topic.

JOB CARD NO. 65

COMPREHENSION: STRENGTHENING MEMORY OF MATERIALS READ

1. From memory list all the characters in the story. As you list each one tell something that he or she did.

2. Check your work by re-reading the story.


JOB CARD NO. 66

COMPREHENSION: STRENGTHENING MEMORY OF MATERIALS READ
1. From memory list the important parts of the story in the order that they occurred.

2. Check your work by re-reading the story.


JOB CARD NO. 67

COMPREHENSION: INTERPRETING EMOTIONAL REACTIONS, MOTIVES AND BEHAVIOUR OF STORY CHARACTERS
1. Study the pictures in a storybook. Find
and give the page number of:

a. A picture showing someone who seems to be very happy
b. A picture of someone who looks sad
c. A picture of someone who looks anxious or worried
d. A picture of someone who is excited
e. A picture of someone who is angry or displeased
f. A picture of someone who is frightened.


JOB CARD NO. 68

COMPREHENSION: MAKING GENERALIZATIONS

1. Read some stories about modem machines.
Then list some machines which:

a. Make work easier
b. Make us more comfortable
c. Help us to learn
d. Help us to have fun.

JOB CARD NO. 69

COMPREHENSION: MAKING JUDGMENTS AND DRAWING CONCLUSIONS

1. Did the actions of the story seem trueto-life or make-believe? Give good reasons for your answer.

2. Did you learn anything from this story that you can use in your daily life? If so, tell what it is.


JOB CARD NO. 70

COMPREHENSION: NOTING DETAILS

1. Read a description of something.

2. Make an illustration to fit this description. Use any materials you wish, clay, chalk, fingerpaint, cloth, crayons, paper, cardboard, string.

3. Make a label to fit your illustration.


JOB CARD NO. 71

COMPREHENSION: PHRASE AND SENTENCE MEANINGS

1. Make a list of words from the story which you did not understand. Look up their meanings in the dictionary.

2. Use each word in a sentence which will help to explain its meaning. Draw a line under the word that you are explaining.


JOB CARD NO. 72

COMPREHENSION: PHRASE AND SENTENCE MEANINGS

In our language there are certain "sayings" which have special meanings. Sometimes you will find these phrases or sentences in the stones you read. It will help you to understand the story if you know the special meanings of these sayings.

Try to answer these questions: 1. Have you ever been a thorn in the side of one of your friends? How?

2. Have you ever cried crocodile tears? Why?

3. Have you ever looked for a needle in a haystack ? Did you find it.

JOB CARD NO. 73

COMPREHENSION: RECOGNIZING SEQUENCE IN A STORY

1. Write the names of the characters in the order they came into the story. Number them in this order.

2. Write one speech for each character. In each quotation, tell who is speaking. Arrange these speeches in the order they were given.

3. Copy the first quotation in the story.

4. Copy the last quotation in the story.


JOB CARD NO. 74

COMPREHENSION: REFERENCE SKILLS

1. Prepare a scrapbook of additional material on the subject of this book or story. Include in your scrapbook pictures and articles from old newspapers and magazines. Also put in some pictures you have made yourself.

Be sure to put in captions and labels so that one can tell what each thing is.


JOB CARD NO. 75

COMPREHENSION: REFERENCE SKILLS

1. Read an informational article or story. What is the subject of this article or story?

2. Look in the room library or in the school library for other books or stories on this same subject.

3. Write down the title of each book and the author. Then give the number of the page where you found more information on this subject.


JOB CARD NO. 76

COMPREHENSION: RELATING IDEAS GAINED FROM READING TO PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
1. Read a story about a person in another country.
2. Tell some things he or she does that are different from things you do.
3. Tell some things he or she does that are similar to things that you do.
4. Would you like to visit his country?
5. How would you get there?


JOB CARD NO. 77

COMPREHENSION: RELATING IDEAS GAINED FROM

READING TO PERSONAL EXPERIENCE

1. Read a story about a wild animal.

2. Describe this animal, using as many different descriptive words as you can.

3. Have you ever seen an animal like this?

4. If you have, tell when and where you saw it.

5. If you have not seen one, tell some ways in which it is like an animal that you have seen.


JOB CARD NO. 78

COMPREHENSION: RELATING IDEAS GAINED FROM READING TO PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
1. Read an adventure story.
2. Have you had an adventure of this kind?
3. List the ways in which your adventure was like the adventure in the story.
4. Which do you think was the most exciting - your adventure or the story adventure?
5. In what ways was your adventure different from the one in the story.


JOB CARD NO. 79

COMPREHENSION: RELATING IDEAS GAINED FROM READING TO PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
Read a story about an animal.

1. Do you think this animal has any value for you or your town? Answer yes or no, and tell why.
2. How does this animal compare to your pet or your friend's pet?


JOB CARD NO. 80

COMPREHENSION: RELATING IDEAS GAINED FROM READING TO PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
Read a story about an inventor.

1. Did this invention cause any change in your way of living? If so, how did it change?
2. Why do you feel there was a need for this invention at that time?
3. Briefly tell about something you have considered inventing


JOB CARD NO. 81

COMPREHENSION: EASY BOOK REPORT OR STORY REPORT

1. What is the title of this story?
2. Who wrote it?
3. In two or three sentences tell what happened in the story.


JOB CARD NO. 82

COMPREHENSION: RELATING PICTURES TO THE TEXT

1. Look at each picture in the story. Choose one picture and study it. Pick out the words and phrases on the page or pages near the picture which tell what is happening in the picture.

2. Make a list of the words and phrases which relate to the picture.

3. Give the book title and the page number of the picture you have chosen.


JOB CARD NO. 83

COMPREHENSION: STRENGTHENING MEMORY OF MATERIAL READ

Read a story, then, from memory:

1. Describe in detail the main event in the story.

2. Re-read that part of the story.

3. Do you think you have a good memory?


JOB CARD NO. 84

COMPREHENSION: SUMMARIZING AND ORGANIZING IDEAS

1. Divide the story into three main parts: the introduction, the plot, the ending.

2. Give each of these parts a name, or sub title.

3. Re-tell the story in your own words following these main parts in correct order.

JOB CARD NO. 85

COMPREHENSION: SUMMARIZING AND ORGANIZING IDEAS

1, List each main event in the story in the order in which it occurred.
2. As you do this, use specific words from the story, to tell when the event took place.


JOB CARD NO. 86
COMPREHENSION: WORD MEANINGS

1. Make a list of the words which are new to
you in the story you have read.

2. Enter each of these words in your vocabulary book giving:
(a) the pronunciation symbols and
(b) the definition of the word which fits the context of the story.


JOB CARD NO. 87

COMPREHENSION: UNDERSTANDING THE MEANING OF PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES

1. List the words from this story which have prefixes and suffixes.
2. Underline the root word.
3. Give the meaning of the prefix or suffix.


JOB CARD NO. 88

COMPREHENSION: UNDERSTANDING THE MEANING OF PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES

Use the form below to list words from the story which have prefixes and suffixes:

Word from the story Prefix or Suffix Meaning of Prefix or Suffix Root Word
       
       

JOB CARD NO. 89

COMPREHENSION: WORD MEANINGS

1. Pick out the words, phrases and exclamations which make a good word picture of an event which occurred in the story.

2. Write an original story. Use these words, phrases and exclamations to make a word picture which will fit your own story.


JOB CARD NO. 90

WORD ATTACK SKILLS: STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

1. List five words you can find in this story which are made up of a prefix and a root word. Underline the prefix.

2. List five words you can find in this story which are made up of a suffix and a root word. Underline the suffix.

3. List five contractions which you are able to find in this story.

List five compound words which you are able to find in this story.


JOB CARD NO. 91

WORD ATTACH SKILLS: STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

List as many words as you can for this story which are formed by adding one of these endings to a root word. Underline the ending. s   e   s    d   ed    ing


JOB CARD NO. 92

READING IN THE CONTENT SUBJECTS: SCIENCE

1. Find a book of science experiments in the library. Try one experiment.
2. Tell how the experiment should be carried out.
3. Draw diagrams to illustrate each step in the experiment.

JOB CARD NO. 93

READING IN THE CONTENT SUBJECTS: SCIENCE

Write a report on a science book or story using this outline:
1. Name of book
2. Name of story or article
3. Number of pages read
4. Science subject
5. Summarize the new ideas and information you gained from reading this material.
6. In your judgment was this an accurate presentation of facts?
7. Did you find the material interesting and helpful? Please explain your answer.


JOB CARD NO. 94

READING IN THE CONTENT SUBJECTS: SCIENCE

Write a report of a science experiment.

1. Name the book and author.
2. On what page is this experiment described?
3. Does the experiment have a title? If so, what is it?
4. List the materials and equipment used in the experiment.
5. Tell, step by step, how the experiment should be carried out.
6. What is the expected outcome? What science principle is demonstrated?


JOB CARD NO. 95

READING IN THE CONTENT SUBJECTS: SPELLING

1. Choose five of the longest words from your story.
2. Find the definition of each of these words in the dictionary. Make sure that you know what they mean. Then write a good sentence explaining the meaning of each word.


JOB CARD NO. 96

READING IN THE CONTENT SUBJECTS: SPELLING

1. List the words in your spelling lesson in alphabetical order.
2. List each word in the lesson that names. These words are nouns.
3. List each word in the lesson that begins with a consonant blend.
4. List each word in the lesson that begins with a consonant digraph.
5. List any words in the lesson which begin with capital letters. Tell why each of these words should be written with a capital
6. List any words in the lesson which havemore than three syllables.

JOB CARD NO. 97

DICTIONARY SKILLS: ALPHABETIZING

1. List all the words you can find in this story which begin with the letter "c". List them in alphabetical order.


JOB CARD NO. 98

DICTIONARY SKILLS: ALPHABETIZING

1. Make a list of names of things (objects, people, places, streets, books, etc.) which you have found in your story.
2. Arrange these nouns in alphabetical order.


JOB CARD NO. 99

WORD ATTACH SKILLS: PHONICS: CONSONANT BLEND;

1. List the words in this story which begin with two-letter or three-letter consonant blends. Underline the initial blend in each word.
2. List the words in this story which have final consonant blends. Underline the final consonant blends.


JOB CARD NO. 100

WORD ATTACH SKILLS: PHONICS: SYLLABICATION

1. Make a list of two-syllable words from this story.
2. Make a vertical line to show where the syllables break in each word.
3. Show which syllable is accented.

JOB CARD NO. 101

WORD ATTACK SKILLS: PHONICS: VOWELS

1. Make a list of words from this story
which have a schwa sound.

2. Check the pronunciation of each word in the dictionary to be sure about the schwa sound.

3. Underline the letter or letters in each word which make the schwa sound.


JOB CARD NO. 102

WORD ATTACK SKILLS: PHONICS: VOWELS

1. List all the words you can find in this story which have dipthongs.

2. Draw a line under the dipthongs.

3. After each word write the pronunciation symbol for the sound of the dipthong.

JOB CARD NO. 103

WORD ATTACK SKILLS: PHONICS: VOWELS

1. Make a list of words from this story
which have long vowel sounds.

2. After each word write the pronunciation
symbol for the vowel sound in that word.


JOB CARD NO. 104

1. List the words in this story which have vowel diagraphs. Underline the vowel diagraphs.

2. After each word write the pronunciation
symbol for the sound of the vowel diagraph.

Example: Head (e)

Reach (e)