Julie had trained months for this race, and she hoped she and her dogs
would win. Hour after hour, day after day, Julie’s dogs pulled the sled in
order to get in shape for the race.
Now, they ran over snowy hills and down into frozen valleys. They
stopped only to rest and eat. They wanted to stay ahead of the other
teams. The racers had to go a thousand miles across Alaska. Alaska is
one of the coldest places on Earth. The dogs’ thick fur coats helped keep
them warm in the cold wind and weather. In many places along the route,
the snow was deep. Pieces of ice were as sharp as a knife. The ice could
cut the dogs’ feet. To keep that from happening, Julie had put special
booties on their feet.
At first, the dogs seemed to pull the sled very slowly. They were still
getting used to the race. But on the third day out, they began to pull
more quickly. They worked as a team and passed many of the other
racers. Once, one of the sled’s runners slid into a hole and broke. Julie
could have given up then, but she didn't. She fixed it and they kept going.
When they finally reached the finish line, they found out that they had
come in first place! It was a great day for Julie and her dogs.
in Antarctica
on a track
in Alaska
in a field
to join together
many dogs
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skinny
From far out in space, Earth looks like a blue ball. Since water covers three-fourths of the
Earth’s surface, blue is the color we see most. The continents look brown, like small islands
floating in the huge, blue sea. White clouds wrap around the Earth like a light blanket. The
Earth is shaped like a sphere, or a ball. It is 25,000 miles around! It would take more than a
year to walk around the whole planet. A spaceship can fly around the widest part of the
sphere in only 90 minutes.
Even though spaceships have traveled to the Moon, people cannot visit the Moon without
special suits. The Moon has no air or water. Plants and animals can’t live there either.
Astronauts first landed on the Moon in 1969. After that, there were six more trips to the
Moon. They brought back Moon rocks, which scientists are still studying. There are holes, or
craters, all over the Moon’s surface. Scientists believe that meteorites smashed into the
Moon millions of years ago and formed the craters.
The Sun is the closest star to Earth. A star is a hot ball of burning gas. The Sun looks very
big because it is so close. But the Sun is just a medium-sized star. Billions of far-away stars
are much bigger than our Sun. The burning gases from the Sun are so hot that they warm the
Earth from 93 million miles away! Even though the Sun is always glowing, the night here on
Earth is dark. That’s because the Earth rotates, or turns around, every 24 hours. During the
day, the Earth faces the Sun. Then we see light. During the night, the Earth turns away from
the Sun. Then it faces the darkness of space.
Each day we learn more about the Earth, the Moon, and the Sun.
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Write one fact and one opinion from the article that
tells what the Earth looks like from outer space.
a. January b. spring
c. winter d. solstice
a. they don't get enough oxygen b. they don't get enough light
c. they don't get enough water d. they get too much oxygen
When Bobby turned six, his mom and dad had a birthday party for him. Twenty of
his closest friends joined in the party. Everyone wore birthday hats and had birthday
cake. The birthday cake was colored blue and white, which are Bobby's favorite
colors.As the day went on, the children played kickball in the back yard. Bobby
played first base, Sally played outfield, and Bobby's dad was the pitcher.At the end
of the party, Bobby asked his parents if he could have next year's birthday at the
zoo. His parents agreed and everyone cheered.
a. three b. five
c. six d. ten
a. five b. seven
c. ten d. twenty
a. blue b. green
c. yellow d. brown
c. They always work for the same person throughout their career.
3. What is one skill that would handy to have if you were a Carpenter?
a. typing b. cooking
c. wood working d. sewing
1. _______________________________
2. _______________________________
3. _______________________________
Savannah and Charlotte worked real hard all summer to prepare for the end of
summer picnic. Savannah grew tomatoes and green peppers in her garden.
Charlotte lives on a farm and since the spring has been growing corn, lettuce, and
grapes.
A week before the picnic both girls harvested and packed their produce. They
decided that all of their hard work deserved a reward. They charged others for their
produce. Savannah charged one dollar for one tomato or green pepper. Charlotte
charged one dollar for a head of lettuce, fifty cents for an ear of corn, and five cents
for a grape.
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
a. tomatoes b. corn
c. lettuce d. apples
a. tomatoes b. corn
c. lettuce d. both b & c
a. Mattydale b. on a farm
c. in the circus d. on a boat
4. If you were to go to the picnic and purchase 3 tomatoes and 3 ears of corn from
the girls, how much would it cost?
a. $1.50 b. $3.50
c. $4.00 d. $4.50
5. If you were to go to the picnic and purchase 1 tomato, 1 pepper, 2 ears of corn,
and 4 grapes from the girls, how much would it cost?
a. $2.20 b. $2.50
c. $3.20 d. $3.50
The colony of Massachusetts established the first post office within the United
States in 1639. In 1789 Congress authorized the postal service under the U.S.
Constitution. At the time, the nation had 75 local post offices and delivered mail over
an area of 1875 mi.
Today, the postal service is an independent agency responsible for postal regulation
and delivery. The Postal Services main responsibilities are the collection and
delivery of printed material and hard goods. The Postal Service also issues
domestic and foreign money orders. In a single year, the Postal Service handles
more than 160 billion pieces of mail.
1. What U.S. State is credited with the Invention of the post office?
a. New Hampshire b. Maine
c. Massachusetts d. New Jersey
2. About how long was it between when the first post office was in operation and
when the U.S. congress authorized the postal service?
a. 50 years b. 75 years
c. 100 years d. 150 years
3. How can you send and receive money through the post office?
4. The post office handles just over 160 _________ pieces of mail a year.
a. thousand b. million
c. billion d. trillion