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Newcomers Handbook Practice Book 2
Spotlight on Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Spotlight on Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Spotlight on Content: Language Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Spotlight on Content: Math . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Spotlight on Content: Social Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Spotlight on Content: Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Answer Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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3. a room in school
4. someone who goes to school
5. a place
Read the clue. Match the number. Fill in the puzzle.
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What Jenna
Learned at School
What did Jenna learn at school? Draw or write one thing Jenna learned in
each box.
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1. What did Jenna do first after recess? Draw or write it in the top box.
2. What did Jenna do next? Draw or write it in the middle box.
3. What school activity did Jenna do last? Draw or write it in the bottom
box.
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MR. RANGE POLICE OFFICERS
BOTH
1. What rules did Mr. Range teach? How did he teach about rules? When
did he teach about rules? Where does he teach? Draw or write your
answers in the left side of the Mr. Range circle.
2. What rules did the police officers teach? How did they teach about rules?
When did they teach about rules? Where did they teach? Draw or write
your answers in the right side of the Police Officers circle.
3. What did both Mr. Range and the police officers do? Draw or write your
answer in the Both space.
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Mr. Range plays math
games in class.
Jenna likes to jump rope
at recess.
Jenna’s school ____________ fun.
1. Find two more things Jenna does at school. Write or draw them in the
Text column.
2. Is Jenna’s school fun? Use the events in the Text column to help you
decide. Write your answer in the Conclusions column.
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1. Many students travel to school together in a ____________________.
2. Students might attend an ____________________ about safety.
3. Students eat in a ____________________.
4. ____________________ is a time at school for playing.
5. A person in the community who enforces rules is called a
____________________ ____________________.
6. A ____________________ is a large room where people do sports.
7. A living thing that has green leaves is a ____________________.
8. ____________________ tell people how to behave or act.
assembly
bus
cafeteria
gym
recess
rules
plant
police offi cer
c a p l v k o r i u r p w
a n a u d i t o r i u m a
f t a g s c h h e o l b s
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a e o s v e w d r m o t y
p o l i c e o f f i c e r
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Find the words in the puzzle.B
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Circle words that tell what happened in the past. Underline words that tell
what is happening now.
Jenna planted a seed. Jenna watered the soil.
At first, the seed was small. Then, the seed
grew. The seed changed. Now, the seed is a
plant. Jenna sees the big, green plant. Jenna
smiles. Jenna waters her plant. Jenna did a
good job.
A
Read each sentence. Choose the best word. Fill in the blank.
1. First, Jenna ____________________ a seed. (plants, planted)
2. Next, Jenna ____________________ the soil. (waters, watered)
3. The seed ____________________. (grows, grew)
4. A plant ____________________ a living thing. (is, was)
5. Jenna ____________________ her plant. (waters, watered)
B
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This book is
_________________.
Mr. Kim has a
_______________ car.
My favorite animal is
_________________.
Descriptive words tell information about something or someone. What do these descriptive words tell you?a fat hen a soft shirta happy puppy a tall man
big
curly
funny
little
short
soft
long
sad
straight
tall
Circle the descriptive word or words in each sentence.
1. The grey cat jumped.
2. I have brown eyes and straight hair.
3. Jess sat under a tall tree.
4. The big, green plant grew.
A
Choose a descriptive word to complete each sentence. Then, draw a picture.B
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3 + 2 = ______ I the pencils.
2.
1 + 5 = ______ I find the .
3.
7 – 3 = ______ I three apples.
4.
2 + 8 = ______ I find the number of seeds.
5.
4 – 1 = ______ I find the .
add difference subtract sum total
Write the correct symbol beside each word. = + –
plus ________ equals ________ minus ________
A
Answer each problem. Then, read the sentence. Choose the correct word.
Write it in the boxes.
B
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behave directions respect rules
1. ____________________ tell us how to act.
2. We ____________________ when we act in a way that obeys rules.
3. Mr. Range gives students ____________________ for how to do their work.
4. One way to show ____________________ is to be kind to everyone.
Classroom Rules
Raise your hand.
Stay in your seat.
_____________________________________________________
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Read each sentence. Choose the correct word. Fill in the blank.A
Read these classroom rules. Write three more classroom rules of your own.B
Read each clue. Put the letters in order. Write the word.
1. go from one place to another
emvo ____ ____ ____ ____ 3
2. become bigger and develop
ogrw ____ ____ ____ ____ 5 2
3. being alive
vilnig ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ 4 1
4. stop living
edi ____ ____ ____ 6
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____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ things. 1 2 1 4 6 3 6 1 5
A
Find the circled letters. Match the numbers to the spaces below. Fill in the
spaces to complete the sentence.
B
die grow living move nonliving
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Choose the best answer. Circle the letter.
1. A teacher usually works in a
a. lunchroom.
b. classroom.
c. playground.
d. library.
2. The cafeteria is a place to
a. play.
b. read.
c. write.
d. eat.
3. People play sports in
a. an assembly.
b. a location.
c. a cafeteria.
d. a gym.
4. Community workers might visit a school to talk to students
a. at recess.
b. in the cafeteria.
c. at an assembly.
d. in their classrooms.
5. Which is NOT a descriptive word?
a. favorite
b. curly
c. puppy
d. straight
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a. minus sign.
b. sum.
c. plus sign.
d. equals sign.
7. When you subtract, you
a. find the difference.
b. have more.
c. count the total.
d. find the sum.
8. A student who behaves with respect is
a. giving directions.
b. following rules.
c. talking loudly.
d. adding numbers.
9. Which is NOT a living thing?
a. puppy
b. plant
c. teacher
d. chair
10. What are some reasons to have an assembly?
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Dear Jenna,
I go to school like you. I sit at a desk in a ____________________.
We have a list of ____________________ that students must follow.
The rules tell us to behave with ____________________. Today, we
studied ____________________ ____________________ such as
plants and animals. We went to the ____________________ to play
sports. I like sports, but my ____________________ class is math.
I love to add numbers to find the ____________________. I love
to ____________________ to find the difference. What do you like
to do at school?
Your Pen Pal,
Lena
classroom
favorite
gym
living things
subtract
sum
respect
rules
Read the passage. Choose the correct words. Fill in the blanks.
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2. What did Jenna do next? D
raw or w
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3. What school activity did Jenna do last? D
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box.
Draw
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class.
Draw
ing or words should reflect that Jenna learned about plants in science.
Draw
ing or words should reflect that Jenna saw
a presentation about
safety.
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the classroom rules. Jenna w
rote a letter. Jenna learned to
subtract. Jenna ate lunch in the cafeteria. Jenna jumped rope
at recess. Jenna played soccer in gym class. Jenna planted a
seed in science class. Jenna went to a special assem
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did he teach about rules? When
did he teach about rules? Where does he teach? D
raw or w
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answers in the left side of the M
r. Range circle.
2. What rules did the police officers teach? H
ow did they teach about rules?
When did they teach about rules? W
here did they teach? Draw
or write
your answers in the right side of the Police O
fficers circle.
3. What did both M
r. Range and the police officers do? Draw
or write your
answer in the Both space.
Answ
ers should
reflect these
details: classroom
rules, wrote on a
poster, every day,
in classroom.
Answ
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reflect these details:
safety rules, gave a
presentation, only
one day, in the
auditorium.
Answ
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that both taught
students about rules.
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Mr. Range plays m
ath
games in class.
Jenna likes to jump rope
at recess.
Jenna’s school ____________ fun.
1. Find two m
ore things Jenna does at school. Write or draw
them in the
Text column.
2. Is Jenna’s school fun? Use the events in the Text colum
n to help you
decide. Write your answ
er in the Conclusions colum
n.
Answ
ers may be any
activities Jenna does.
Answ
er should reflect student’s
opinion based on text examples
in left column.
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1. Many students travel to school together in a ____________________.
2. Students might attend an ____________________ about safety.
3. Students eat in a ____________________.
4. ____________________ is a time at school for playing.
5. A person in the com
munity w
ho enforces rules is called a
____________________ ____________________.
6. A ____________________ is a large room
where people do sports.
7. A living thing that has green leaves is a ____________________.
8. ____________________ tell people how to behave or act.
assembly
bus
cafeteria
gym
recess
rules
plant
police offi cer
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Read each sentence. Choose the correct w
ord. Fill in the blank.A
Find the words in the puzzle.
B
bus
assembly
cafeteria
Recess
police
gym
plant
Rules
officer
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nderline words that tell
what is happening now
.
Jenna planted a seed. Jenna watered the soil.
At first, the seed w
as small. Then, the seed
grew. The seed changed. N
ow, the seed is a
plant. Jenna sees the big, green plant. Jenna
smiles. Jenna w
aters her plant. Jenna did a
good job.
A
Read each sentence. Choose the best w
ord. Fill in the blank.
1. First, Jenna ____________________ a seed. (plants, planted)
2. Next, Jenna ____________________ the soil. (w
aters, watered)
3. The seed ____________________. (grows, grew
)
4. A plant ____________________ a living thing. (is, w
as)
5. Jenna ____________________ her plant. (waters, w
atered)
B
planted
watered
grew
is
waters
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This book is
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Mr. Kim
has a
_______________ car.
My favorite anim
al is
_________________.
Descriptive w
ords tell information about som
ething or someone.
What do these descriptive w
ords tell you?a fa
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py puppy
a tall m
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big
curly
funny
little
short
soft
long
sad
straight
tall
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ord or words in each sentence.
1. The grey cat jumped.
2. I have brown eyes and straight hair.
3. Jess sat under a tall tree.
4. The big, green plant grew.
A
Choose a descriptive w
ord to complete each sentence. Then, draw
a picture.B
Answ
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ords should match.
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3 + 2 = ______ I the pencils.
2.
1 + 5 = ______ I find the .
3.
7 – 3 = ______ I three apples.
4.
2 + 8 = ______ I find the number of seeds.
5.
4 – 1 = ______ I find the .
add difference subtract sum total
Write the correct sym
bol beside each word. =
+ –
plus ________ equals ________ m
inus ________
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Answ
er each problem. Then, read the sentence. C
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Write it in the boxes.
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1. ____________________ tell us how to act.
2. We ____________________ w
hen we act in a w
ay that obeys rules.
3. Mr. Range gives students ____________________ for how
to do their work.
4. One w
ay to show ____________________ is to be kind to everyone.
Cla
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Raise your hand.
Stay in your seat.
_____________________________________________________
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_____________________________________________________
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Read each sentence. Choose the correct w
ord. Fill in the blank.A
Read these classroom rules. W
rite three more classroom
rules of your own.
B
Rules
behave
directions
respect
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ord.
1. go from one place to another
emvo ____ ____ ____ ____
3
2. become bigger and develop
ogrw ____ ____ ____ ____
5
2
3. being alive
vilnig ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
4 1
4. stop living
edi ____ ____ ____
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____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ things.
1 2
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Find the circled letters. Match the num
bers to the spaces below. Fill in the
spaces to complete the sentence.
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1. A teacher usually w
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a. lunchroom
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b. classroom
.
c. playground.
d. library.
2. The cafeteria is a place to
a. play.
b. read.
c. w
rite.
d. eat.
3. People play sports in
a. an assem
bly.
b. a location.
c. a cafeteria.
d. a gym
.
4. C
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unity workers m
ight visit a school to talk to students
a. at recess.
b. in the cafeteria.
c. at an assem
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d. in their classroom
s.
5. W
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T a descriptive word?
a. favorite
b. curly
c. puppy
d. straight
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b. sum
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c. plus sign.
d. equals sign.
7. W
hen you subtract, you
a. find the difference.
b. have m
ore.
c. count the total.
d. find the sum
.
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student who behaves w
ith respect is
a. giving directions.
b. follow
ing rules.
c. talking loudly.
d. adding num
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9. W
hich is NO
T a living thing?
a. puppy
b. plant
c. teacher
d. chair
10. What are som
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Dear Jenna,
I go to school like you. I sit at a desk in a ____________________.
We have a list of ____________________ that students m
ust follow.
The rules tell us to behave with ____________________. Today, w
e
studied ____________________ ____________________ such as
plants and animals. W
e went to the ____________________ to play
sports. I like sports, but my ____________________ class is m
ath.
I love to add numbers to find the ____________________. I love
to ____________________ to find the difference. What do you like
to do at school?
Your Pen Pal,
Lena
classroom
favorite
gym
living things
subtract
sum
respect
rules
Read the passage. Choose the correct w
ords. Fill in the blanks.
classroom
rules
respect
living things
gym
favorite
sum
subtract
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