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Acknowledgments To the Teacher and the Student XIV XVI PRETESTS Language Arts, Writing Pretest 1 Answer Key and Evaluation Chart 6-8 Language Arts, Reading Pretest 9 Answer Key and Evaluation Chart 16-18 Social Studies Pretest 19 Answer Key and Evaluation Chart 27-28 Science Pretest 29 Answer Key and Evaluation Chart 35-36 Mathematics Pretest 37 Answer Key and Evaluation Chart 41-42 LANGUAGE ARTS, WRITING CHAPTER 1 Parts of Speech 45 Nouns 45 Pronouns 46 Verbs 48 Adjectives 49 Adverbs 50 Chapter Review 53 Your Turn to Write: Writing a Paragraph 54 Writing Skills: Mapping CHAPTER 2 Sentences 57 Sentences, Fragments, and Run-ons 57 Punctuating Perfectly: Sentences 59 Every Sentence Has a Purpose 60 Putting Your Skills to Work 62 Every Sentence Has a Subject 63 Every Sentence Has a Predicate 65 Putting Your Skills to Work 66 Chapter Review 67 Your Turn to Write: Telling a Story 69 Writing Skill: Brainstorming I Table of Contents CHAPTER 3: Nouns and Pronouns 71 Nouns 71 Putting Your Skills to Work 78 Pronouns 78 Punctuating Perfectly: Apostrophes in Contractions 83 Homonyms 84 Chapter Review 86 Your Turn to Write: Writing a One-Sided Argument 87 Writing Skill: Topic Sentence CHAPTER 4: Verbs: Form and Tense 89 What Is a Verb? 89 Recognizing the Base Verb 90 Present Tense of Regular Verbs 91 Past Tense of Regular Verbs 92 Future Tense 93 Common Irregular Verbs 94 Time Clues to Verb Tenses 101 Putting Your Skills to Work 102 The Continuing Tenses 103 Punctuating Perfectly: Business Documents 105 Chapter Review 110 Your Turn to Write: Writing a Business Letter 112 Writing Skill: Business Letter and Punctuation CHAPTER 5:Subject-Verb Agreement 113 Pronouns as Subjects 113 Irregular Verbs 115 Nouns as Subjects 117 Tricky Subject-Verb Agreement 118 Putting Your Skills to Work 12] Chapter Review 124 Your Turn to Write: Using the Writing Process 125 Writing Skill: Revision Table of Contents I V CHAPTER 6: Adjectives and Adverbs 127 What Is an Adjective? 127 Putting Your Skills to Work 128 What Is an Adverb? 130 Adjective or Adverb? 132 Punctuating Perfectly: Using Quotation Marks 133 Putting Your Skills to Work 134 Chapter Review 135 Your Turn to Write: Using Descriptive Language 137 Writing Skill: Description CHAPTER 7: Combining Sentences and Organizing Paragraphs 139 Combining Simple Sentences 139 Coordinating Conjunctions for Combining Sentences 141 Connectors for Combining Sentences 145 Subordinating Conjunctions for Combining Sentences 147 Punctuating Perfectly: Commas and Semicolons in Combined Sentences 149 Paragraph Organization 150 Chapter Review 156 YourTum to Write: Writing a Paragraph in Time Order 158 Writing Skill: Paragraph Organization CHAPTER 8: Sentences and Paragraphs 159 Sentence Structure 159 Paragraph Strncture 164 Punctuating Perfectly: Commas 166 Putting Your Skills to Work 170 Chapter Review 171 Your Turn to Write: A Three-Paragraph Essay 174 Writing Skill: Introduction and Conclusion Language Arts, Writing Answer Key 177 vi I Table of Contents LANGUAGE ARTS, READING CHAPTER 1: Gaining Meaning from Words 189 Using the Dictionary 189 Multiple Meanings 196 Syllables 197 Prefixes 201 Suffixes 206 Base Words 207 Latin and Greek Roots 208 Synonyms 211 Antonyms 212 Chapter Review 213 CHAPTER 2: Understanding What You Read 215 Words in Context 215 Understanding Connotations 220 Euphemisms 222 Key Words in Sentences 223 Main Idea and Supporting Details 224 Main Idea and Details in a Paragraph 228 Unstated Main Idea 229 Main Idea in a Passage 230 Summarizing 233 Chapter Review 236 CHAPTER 3: Finding Hidden Meaning 239 Making Inferences 239 Inference in a Cartoon 240 Inference in Advertising 241 Inference in Nonfiction 246 Inference in Literature 247 Making Predictions 249 Graphic Organizers and Outlines 255 Chapter Review 258 I Table of Contents 1 CHAPTER 5: Chemistry 595 Atoms and Molecules 595 Mixtures, Solutions, and Compounds 597 Acids and Bases 603 Poisons 605 Chemicals That Cause Disease 606 Chemicals in Food 607 Chapter Review 608 CHAPTER 6: Earth and Space Science 613 Evaluating Ideas 6]3 Geology 6]8 Ecosystems 623 Weather 627 Our Galaxy and Solar System 630 Space Trave] 635 Chapter Review 637 Scie nce Answer Key 641 MATHEMATICS CHAPTER 1: Whole Numbers 653 Understanding Place Value 655 Reading and Writing Whole Numbers Adding Whole Numbers657 Subtracting Whole Numbers 659 Adding and Subtracting Money Multiplying Whole Numbers 662Dividing Whole Numbers 663 Multiplying and Dividing Money Multiplication and Division 671 Word Problems Rounding Whole Numbers 674 Estimating with Whole Numbers675 Whole Numbers Review 676 Table of Contents I ix SCIENCE CHAPTER 1:Science Knowledge and Skills 501 Meanings of Scientific Words 501 Understanding Scientific Language 505 Using the Scientific Method 507 Chapter Review 517 CHAPTER 2: Living Things 519 Restating and Summarizing 519 Finding the Main Idea 522 The Main Idea of a Passage 524 Plant and Animal Cells 526 Viruses and Bacteria 528 Photosynthesis 530 Classification of Animals 531 Genetics 535 Chapter Review 538 CHAPTER 3: Human Biology 541 Reading Graphic Information 541 Human Body Systems 553 Health and Nutrition 562 Chapter Review 566 CHAPTER 4: Physics 569 Understanding Sequence 569 Understanding Cause and Effect 573 Making Inferences 576 Simple Machines 577 Newton's Laws of Motion 580 Electricity and Magnetism 582 Nuclear Power 586 Light and Sound Waves 587 Chapter Review 590 viii I Table of Contents CHAPTER 2: Interpreting Graphic Materials 377 Using Tables 377 Reading Graphs 383 Reading Maps 396 Chapter Review 403 CHAPTER 3: Applying Information in Social Studies 411 Applying Information in Everyday Life 411 Predicting an Outcome 413 Identifying Authors' Predictions 4]4 Predicting Based on a Passage 415 Applying Information in a Passage 417 Applying Social Studies Concepts 419 Applying Map Information 421 Applying Data from Tables and Graphs 423 Chapter Review 426 CHAPTER 4: Analyzing Social Studies Materials 431 Recognizing Sequence 431 Recognizing Cause and Effect 44] Recognizing Comparison and Contrast 445 Distinguishing Between Fact and Opinion 450 Developing Hypotheses 452 Chapter Review 457 CHAPTER 5: Evaluating Social Studies Materials 463 Having Enough Information 463 Looking for the Right Information 466 Finding Errors in Reasoning 470 Recognizing Values 474 Recognizing Propaganda 478 Chapter Review 484 Social Studies Answer Key 487 Table of Contents I vii CHAPTER 4: Organizing Ideas 261 Fact, Opinion, and Generalization 261 Sequence 265 Comparison and Contrast 271 Cause and Effect 275 Analogies 280 Chapter Review 282 CHAPTER 5: Understanding Fiction 285 Forming Pictures in Your Mind 285 Setting and Tone 290 Characterization 293 Plot 295 Point of View 297 Theme 299 Chapter Review 301 CHAPTER 6: Understanding Poetry and Drama 305 Reading Poetry 305 Paraphrasing Poetry 310 Reading Drama 313 Chapter Review: Poetry 321 Chapter Review: Drama 324 Language Arts, Reading Answer Key 327 SOCIAL STUDIES 372CHAPTER 1: Understanding What You Read 341 Locating Details and Facts 341Understanding Unfamiliar Words 345 Restating and Summarizing Topic 350 Sentences and Main Ideas 353Reading Between the Lines 362Chapter Review 372Table of Contents I xi CHAPTER 2: Using a Calculator 683 Basic Calculator Skills 683 Using the Calculator with Whole Numbers 684 Calculator Review 688 CHAPTER 3: Solving Word Problems 689 Understand the Question 689 Choose Necessary Information 691 Plan the Math 693 Do the Math 695 Think About Your Answer 697 Multistep Problems 699 Using a Number Grid 703 Word Problem Review 704 CHAPTER 4: Decimals 707 Understanding the Decimal System 707 Comparing Decimals 712 Rounding Decimals 713 Estimating with Decimals 715 Basic Arithmetic with Decimals 716 Decimal Word Problems 720 Decimals Review 721 CHAPTER 5: Fractions 723 Understanding Fractions 723 Comparing Fractions 727 Adding and Subtracting Fractions and Mixed Numbers 729 Multiplying Fractions 736 Dividing Fractions 740 Fractions Review 743 CHAPTER 6:Ratio and Proportion 745 Understanding Ratios 745 Working with Rates 747 Understanding Proportions 749 Proportions with Word Problems 750 Ratio and Proportion Review 752 CHAPTER 7: Percent 753 Understanding Percent 753 Relating Decimals, Fractions, and Percents 755 Identifying Numbers in a Percent Problem 758 Solving Percent Problems by Using Proportions 764 Percent Review 765 CHAPTER 8:Data and Probability 767 Finding Mean, Median, and Mode 767 Reading a Table 769 Reading Graphs 772 Probability 778 Data and Probability Review 783 CHAPTER 9: Basic Algebra 785 Algebraic Expressions 785 Algebraic Expressions with Word Problems 786 Powers and Roots 787 Evaluating Algebraic Expressions 789 Becoming Familiar with Equations 790 Solving Addition and Subtraction Equations 793 Solving Word Problems with Equations 795 Solving Multiplication and Division Equations 796 More Word Problems with Equations 798 Basic Algebra Review 799 CHAPTER 10: Measurement and Geometry 801 Units of Measurement 801 Geometric Definitions 806 Perimeter and Circumference 808 Area 810 Volume 8]2 Properties of Angles 813 Properties of Triangles 815 Measurement and Geometry Review 817 Mathematics Answer Key 819
