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Subject: English Grade: Three

UNIT 3 WEEK 3
READING
Historical Fiction
In historical fiction, authors use imagination and
historical facts to tell a realistic story.
Historical fiction takes place in the past. Authors
include realistic and factual details about the
setting, plot, and characters. The theme, or central
message, is made clear through events that happen
during a particular time period.
Infer Theme
The theme of a story is its central message, or what
the author wants the reader to understand about life.
The theme is usually not directly stated. Instead,
you need to infer, or figure out, the theme. To infer
the theme, consider the problems the characters
face, how they respond, and what
they learn.
Compare and Contrast Texts
After reading two or more texts by the same author
about the same or similar characters, you can
compare and contrast plot elements, including
the conflict. Comparing shows how text elements
are alike. Contrasting shows how they are different.
Analyzing story conflicts in this way helps
you better understand the text.
Vocabulary
 horribly - in a very bad way
 His face was horribly scarred.
 furious - intense, raging, or violent
 I was late and he was furious with me.
 insisted - stated firmly
 She insisted on seeing her lawyer.
 terribly - in an awful or very bad way
 I slept terribly last night.
 disturbed - bothered or to move the position of something
 His behavior is deeply disturbed.

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Vocabulary
Directions: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.
1. The team played horribly after their best player was injured.
• bravely • cheerfully • awfully

2. The fire was furious when the firefighters arrived.

• flickering • intense • dying

3. He insisted that he would carry his own backpack.

• asked • demanded • questioned

4. The audience thought the movie ended terribly.

• badly • slowly • happily

Directions: Read the question. Then choose the best answer.

5. Which word is a synonym for disturbed in the sentence below?
Nothing in the backyard was disturbed during the storm.
• moved • defeated • encouraged

Across Down
3. - bothered or to move the position of something 1. - intense, raging, or violent
5. - in a very bad way 2. - in an awful or very bad way
4. - stated firmly

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Phonics &Word Study
Suffixes -ful, -y, -ness
A base word plus a suffix equals a new word with a new meaning. The suffixes -ful and -
y mean “full of.” The suffix -y can also mean “having the character of.”
A sunny room is full of sun. A sunny attitude might be bright or warm like the sun. The
suffix -ness means “the state or quality of,” so darkness is the state of being dark.

Adding a suffix may require a spelling change. When a base word ends in y, change the y to i,
then add -ness. The state of being jolly is jolliness. When a one syllable word ends in a vowel
and a consonant, such as the word mud, double the consonant when adding -y. A muddy puddle
is full of mud.
Directions: Look at the suffixes in each item. Then choose the meaning that best describes
each word.
1. muddy
A full of mud B using mud C not having mud
2. happiness
A not happy B a little happy C the state or quality of being happy

3. careful
A full of care B without care C trying to care
4. sunny
A using sun B full of sun C the state or quality of sun
Directions: Read the question. Then choose the best answer.
5. The meaning of the word hopeful is —
A full of hope B without hope C trying to hope
Directions: Combine each suffix and base word below. Be sure to make any necessary
spelling changes. Then write the new word and its meaning.
1. dirt + -y = ______________________________ 6. peace + -ful = _______________________________
2. spite + -ful = _______________________________ 7. care + -ful + -ness=____________________________
3. crazy + -ness = ______________________________ 8. grit + -y = _______________________________
4. fog + -y = ______________________________ 9. crunchy + -ness = __________________________
5. empty + -ness = ______________________________

 SPELLING WORDS

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Spell Words with Suffixes
Added to a base word, the suffixes -ful, -y, and -ness create new words. Sometimes, adding a suffix
changes the spelling of the base word, such as changing the final y to i. Each of the spelling words below is
made of a base word plus the suffix -ful, -y, or -ness.

readiness peaceful freshness graceful cloudy

eagerness happiness frightful stormy illness

Write the correct spelling word on the line next to its base word.
1. happy______________________ 6. eager ______________________
2. cloud______________________ 7. fright______________________
3. peace______________________ 8. storm______________________
4. fresh______________________ 9. ill ______________________
5. ready______________________ 10. grace______________________

Language and Conventions

 Simple Verb Tenses
 The tense of a verb shows when the action happens. The three simple verb tenses are present, past, and
future.
 Many present tense verbs end in -s.
 Many past tense verbs end in -ed. If a one-syllable verb ends with a vowel and a consonant, double the
consonant before adding -ed. If a verb ends with a consonant and a y, change the y to i, then add -ed.
Complete each sentence with the correct tense of the verb at the beginning. Be sure to make any
necessary spelling changes.
1. (race) The horses ________________ at noon tomorrow.
2. (make) My uncle ________________ homemade salsa all last week.
3. (bury) Emma’s dog ________________ a bone in our yard last night.
4. (knock) I ________________ on the door when I arrive tomorrow.
5. (chop) The chef ________________ the vegetables last night.
6. (lap) The kitten ________________ up all the milk we gave him.
7. (jump) If I score a goal tomorrow, I ________________ for joy.
8. (edit) Mason always ________________ his sentences.
Reading Comprehension
Directions: Read the selection. Then answer each question.

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Isla on the Farm

1. Isla lived on a farm in Scotland in the 1600s and was the youngest person
in her family. Since Isla was so young, she wasn’t allowed to do anything
important.
2. Isla found her mother and asked her, “May I help you make the
bread?”
3. Her mother said, “Not yet, Isla, you’re too little.”
4. Isla found her father and asked, “Father, may I help you?”
5. Her father smiled and said, “When you get a little older, you can help.”
6. Isla asked her sister if she could help feed the sheep. Her sister
laughed and said, “You’re too little.”
7. Isla was walking back to the house when she heard a cry. She found an
escaped lamb behind a bush, so she took a long flower and held it out to
the lamb, and it came closer. The lamb followed Isla and the flower back
to the house.
8. “Good job, Isla,” her mother said. “How about tomorrow you help me mix
bread dough?”

Kira and the Cave

1. Kira and her father lived in a small Scottish village by the sea. One day, she
asked her father about an island that she could see from the shore.
2. “It’s called Staffa,” he explained. “That’s where Fingal’s Cave is.”
3. Kira asked her father to take her there. The next morning, they took a small
boat to Staffa.
4. When they rowed into the cave, it was dark and cool with high ceilings.
Kira noticed rocks that looked like tall columns.
5. “Wow!” exclaimed Kira. Her voice echoed throughout the cave. “Fingal’s
Cave sounds like it’s singing back to us. We should call this cave Uanh-
Binn, the ‘Cave of Melody!’”
1. What is the main theme of “Isla on the Farm”?
A. Be thankful for what you have.
B. Everyone can help in some way.

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C. Sometimes you are too little to help.
D. If you have more than you need, you should give to others.
2. Isla and Kira would most likely agree that —
A. exploring caves is fun
B. working on the farm can be hard
C. getting to do new things is exciting
D. being the youngest in the family is difficult
3. In both selections, the reader can conclude that the main character —
A. is happy at the end of the story
B. would rather live in a different place
C. is discouraged at the end of the story
D. will go on boat trips with her father more often

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