Look at the idioms below and see if you can guess the meaning of each idiom. Write down your guess.

One way to present main ideas is to separate them with bullet points. Look at the bulleted main ideas below. Write a 1-2 sentence summary of what was stated in each bulleted point.

Use the vocabulary words/phrases from the passage in the sentences below. Make sure you use the correct form of the word in each sentence.

The words or phrases below are in the passage, “$35,000 a Year – For a Family of Seven.”

• Scan through the passages to find out what part of speech (P.S.) the words and phrases are.

• Write the part of speech on the line beside the new vocabulary word.

• Use the context clues in the passages to match the definitions on the right. Do not use your
dictionary!

Sometimes, reading passages have questions to make the passage more interesting and to help readers focus on important details. The passage below has several questions.

Scan the passage and write each question on the lines below. Some of the questions are answered in the passage; others questions are for the readers to answer themselves. Scan the passage to find the answers that are written there. Answer the other questions yourself.

Use the vocabulary words/phrases from the passage in the sentences below. Make sure you use the correct form of the word in each sentence.

The words or phrases below are in the reading passage “A Purse to Die For.”

• Scan through the passages to find out what part of speech (P.S.) the words and phrases are.

• Write the part of speech on the line beside the new vocabulary word.

• Use the context clues in the passages to match the definitions on the right. Do not use your
dictionary!