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Begin at the . Solve the addition problem and write your answer in the box directlybelow it. Follow the arrow to the next box and copy your answer from the first box. Solve the next problem, follow the arrow, and copy your new answer in the next openbox. Continue to solve the problems, copying each answer into the next box indicatedby the arrow. When you’ve finished the puzzle correctly, your final answer should be the exact number needed to solve the final problem. Go on to the second puzzle and follow the same steps you used to work your way through the first one!

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Mixed practice

D E C I M A L S

Hint:As you workthrough these

problems, check youranswers by using the

reverse operation. For example:

2.03 + 34.2 = 36.23Check:

36.23 – 34.2 =2.03

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+ 4 7 . 3 5 6______________

– 9 4 . 0 7 6__________

3 . 45 6 3 . 0x . 3 4 52 2 . 2 2

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– 5 9 . 7 3 5__________

x 2 . 5______x 4____5

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Solve each problem by working from left to right. When you finish aproblem, locate the answer in a box below, then write the letter abovethe answer. If the answer appears in more than one box, fill in each onewith the same letter.

Take 47 « Subtract 6.55 « Add 0.22 « Multiply by 0.7 = _________

= R

Take 8.63 « Add 26.4 « Multiply by 35 « Subtract 16.5 = _________

= T

Take 13.779 « Multiply by 8 « Subtract 4.662 « Add 39.44 = _________

= N

Take 58.2 « Add 66.489 « Subtract 123.457 « Add 8 = _________

= S

Take 5.5 « Add 4.505 « Multiply by 7 « Subtract 20 = _________

= C

Take 2.2 « Multiply by 8.4 « Subtract 1.477 « Add 0.33 = _________

= D

Take 589 « Subtract 9.87 « Multiply by 0.4 « Add 0.048 = _________

= H

Take 22.2 « Add 9.8 « Multiply by 6.5 « Subtract 0.65 = _________

= I

Take 88.8 « Multiply by 0.4 « Subtract 15.32 « Add 50.8 = _________

= E

Take 799 « Subtract 763.4 « Add 8.4 « Multiply by 9 = _________

= G

Why did the hen always lift eggs?

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Multiple step operations

D E C I M A L S

9.232 231.7 71 145.01 71 71 17.333 71 17.333

71 396 396 9.232 71 28.469 50.035 207.35 9.232 71

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Write the answer to each problem in the space provided. Locate your answer in theboxes below, then write the word that is next to your answer in that box. Continueanswering all the questions until you have decoded the following riddle:

Why did the downhill skier wear just one boot?

1. If you fall asleep at 9:15 P.M. and you wake up at 9:15 A.M.,how many minutes did you sleep? = ______________ = That

2. If it’s 6:15 A.M., what will the time be 46 minutes later? = ______________ = The

3. A diver holds his breath for 186 seconds.How many minutes and seconds is that? = ______________ = The

4. Mom’s commute to work takes 46 minutes and she arrives at workat 8:20 A.M. When did she leave home? = ______________ = One

5. You leave the house at 8:12 A.M. and arrive at school at 8:31 A.M.How many seconds did it take you to get there? = ______________ = Heard

6. Sunrise is at 6:13 A.M. and sunset is at 7:16 P.M.How many hours and minutes of sunlight did we have? = ______________ = Snow

7. How many minutes have elapsed between 9:00 A.M. and 11:12 A.M.? = ______________ = Foot

8. If your gym, music, art, and math classes are 40 minutes each, what is the total number of hours and minutes? = ______________ = Trail

9. Two race car drivers finished a race in 46 minutes 30 seconds and 43 minutes 29 seconds, respectively. How much faster was the winner? = ______________ = He

10. If the fire drill interrupted class for 15 minutes, how many seconds ofclass did you miss? = ______________ = Along

11. If it’s 3:30 P.M., how much time has passed since 1:25 P.M.? = ______________ = Deep

12. It takes 12 minutes and 36 seconds to walk around the city block. How many seconds did it take? = ______________ = Was

3 minutes, 1 second 1,140 seconds 720 minutes 7:01 A.M.

13 hours, 3 minutes 900 seconds 3 minutes, 6 seconds 2 hours, 40 minutes

756 seconds 7:34 A.M. 132 minutes 2 hours, 5 minutes 45

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A Timely PuzzleConverting

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Half Time

Each equation has one number that, whenremoved, creates a new equation with a sumthat is exactly half of the original. Find thatnumber and circle it. Write the new equationon the line beneath the original. There isonly one correct answer for each. We’vedone the first one for you.

1. 23 + 16 + 7 = 46

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2. 15 + 7 + 12 + 34 = 68

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3. 11 + 3 + 6 + 2 = 22

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4. 21 + 38 + 67 + 8 = 134

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5. 61 + 94 + 33 = 188

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6. 24 + 30 + 100 + 180 + 26 = 360

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7. 77 + 368 + 46 + 245 = 736

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8. 610 + 401 + 102 + 107 = 1,220

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9. 239 + 812 + 1,329 + 278 = 2,658

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10. 1,035 + 1,507 + 5,421 + 2,879 = 10,842

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Name ______________________________________________________________________

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YOUR TURNDid you find a strategy thathelped you figure out whichnumber to remove? Describeit here.

16 + 7 = 23 (which is half of 46)

Addition

Activities for Fast Finishers: Math © Marc Tyler Nobleman, Scholastic Teaching Resources

Radio Riches

Several local radio stations are running wildpromotions with cash prizes. Want to take part?First, figure out how much each station’s award iswhen calculated on a daily basis. Use division tocalculate each offer and write your answers in the lastcolumn of the chart. We’ve done the first one for you.

Date _______________________________

Name ______________________________________________________________________

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Radio Money For how Amount of moneystation offered If listener does what long when calculated daily

1. WDEA $1,000 lives in tree house 2 weeks

2. WSMK $500 doesn’t talk 1 day

3. WMLC $5,000 wears earmuffs everywhere 30 days

4. WAJD $2,500 hands out radio station bumper stickers 1 week

5. WMRP $1,500 tutors children after school 3 weeks

6. WWFD $10,000 cleans litter off local streets 25 days

7. WPET $750 finds homes for stray dogs and cats 3 days

8. WWHY $25,000 trains and runs in the marathon to promote station’s fitness campaign 75 days

9. WHIP $3,000 writes catchy new slogan for station 5 days

10. WZZZ $7,500 gets the most donations 7 daysfrom people in support of station fundraiser

Dividing With Money Amounts

$1000 ÷ 14 = $71.43

Which contest or contests would you want to enter and why?

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Tag Sale Tally

Every year, Sean sells some compact discsfrom his huge collection at his family’stag sale. Every year, he slightly raises theprice for each CD. Put the tag sale pricesin order from the earliest tag sale (leastexpensive) to most recent tag sale (mostexpensive). To do this, you’ll need tofigure out how much each CD costs ineach year. There is only one correct order.

Date _______________________________

Name ______________________________________________________________________

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Dividing With Money Amounts

Tag sale price Cost per CD Rank (1=earliest,10=most recent)

12 CDs for $6.00

8 CDs for $6.00

4 CDs for $8.00

7 CDs for $7.00

9 CDs for $2.25

4 CDs for $6.00

5 CDs for $9.95

4 CDs for $10.00

5 CDs for $14.95

5 CDs for $4.95


Number Pole

You’ve probably seen lots of barber poles, but haveyou ever seen a number pole? To complete thenumber pole below, you’ll need to solve eachequation by adding, subtracting, multiplying, ordividing. How do you know which operation tochoose? Find the solution that yields a number thathelps the center of the number pole go from 1 atthe top to 9 at the bottom. An answer can haveeither two or three digits. There is only one correctanswer for each. We’ve done the first one for you.

Number pole

1. 17 ___ 14 = 1

2. 84 ___ 7 = 2

3. 54 ___ 16 = 3

4. 16 ___ 4 = 4

5. 32 ___ 8 = 5

6. 124 ___ 42 = 6

7. 651 ___ 273 = 7

8. 1,440 ___ 3 = 8

9. 377 ___ 13 = 9

Date _______________________________

Name ______________________________________________________________________

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Solving Equations

YOUR TURNCreate a number pole that starts with 12 and goes to 21. Theanswers to your equations can have answers with either two, three,or four digits.

+ 3


Date _______________

Name _______________________________________________________________

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Out of Here!

One item on each list below actually belongs in another list. To get the item “out of here,” circle it. Then write the number of the list where it really belongs.When you’re done, write what each list is about. The firstone is done for you.

LISTCIRCLED WORD WHAT IS

BELONGS ON THIS LIST ABOUT?LIST #?

thigh, cylinder, calf 6 parts of a legslingshot, pavement, tomahawk

pond, palette, lagoon

bog, town, village

jaguar, panther, creek

cube, sphere, triathlon

swamp, marsh, puma

easel, canvas, catapult

blacktop, hamlet, asphalt

decathlon, marathon, shin

O R G A N I Z I N G W O R D S B YT H E I R M E A N I N G

YOUR TURNCreate a chart of your own like the one above but using only four lists.See whether a classmate can figure out which item doesn’t belong, whereit should go, and what each list is all about.

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Activities for Fast Finishers: Vocabulary © Marc Tyler Nobleman, Scholastic Teaching Resources

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Name _______________________________________________________________

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A Happy Marriage

When you marry or join two different words you create a new word called a “compound word.” Look at the list below. Can you figure out the wordthat can be added to the end of each set of words inthese examples to make new compound words?Write the word and the compound words it createsin the blanks. The first one is done for you.

1. half, night, over = __________________________________________

2. every, no, some = __________________________________________

3. bed, bath, store = __________________________________________

4. fire, work, birth = __________________________________________

5. soft, kitchen, gift = __________________________________________

6. border, bee, on = __________________________________________

What word can be added to the beginning of each set of words in these examples to make new compound words?

1. ball, line, board = __________________________________________

2. proof, color, melon = __________________________________________

3. bread, cut, stop = __________________________________________

4. ground, pen, mate = __________________________________________

5. fish, gaze, struck = __________________________________________

6. stairs, side, beat = __________________________________________

C O M P O U N D W O R D S

time (halftime, nighttime, overtime)

YOUR TURNThink of one more set of compound words that use the same word eitherat the beginning or the end as in the examples above.


Animals in Action

When you hear the word dog, what do you think of? No doubt, you think of a fun, furry house pet. But the worddog also has another meaning besides the animal definition,which is a noun. When the word acts as a verb, it means to follow closely. There are lots of animal words that dodouble duty this way. Look at the words listed below. Write the letters of the word’s two definitions in the blanks provided.

WORD MEANING

1. duck _____, _____ a. to bother

b. to close

2. seal _____, _____ c. bird of prey

d. burrowing mammal

3. ram _____, _____ e. to mimic

f. to lower one’s head

4. badger _____, _____ g. to strike

h. a small, flying mammal

5. hawk _____, _____ i. aquatic bird

j. male sheep

6. ape _____, _____ k. marine mammal

l. to sell

7. crane _____, _____ m. to eat quickly

n. a wading bird

8. bat _____, _____ o. to support or carry

p. a wild mammal related to dog

9. bear _____, _____ q. large carnivorous mammal

r. gorilla

10. wolf _____, _____ s. to hit a ball with a stick

t. to tilt one’s neck

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Name _______________________________________________________________

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M U LT I P L E - M E A N I N G W O R D S

YOUR TURNWrite a paragraph using three of the animal/verb words above.


Date _______________

Name _______________________________________________________________

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A Perfect Match?

Each word in column 1 has a match in column 2.The match in column 2 is either a synonym (meansthe same thing, such as right and correct), antonym(means the opposite, such as right and wrong), or homophone (sounds the same, such as one and won). Draw a line between each match and write which type of match it is. There is only one correct match for each word.

COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 TYPE OF MATCH

1. modern a. where 1. _____________________

2. sail b. dusk 2. _____________________

3. thaw c. gargantuan 3. _____________________

4. tired d. late 4. _____________________

5. blue e. sale 5. _____________________

6. dawn f. ancient 6. _____________________

7. right g. exhausted 7. _____________________

8. miniscule h. blew 8. _____________________

9. wear j. correct 9. _____________________

10. tardy k. freeze 10. _____________________

11. grate l. kernel 11. _____________________

12. assemble m. live 12. _____________________

13. danger n. hazard 13. _____________________

14. dwell o. dismantle 14. _____________________

15. colonel p. great 15. _____________________

S Y N O N Y M S , A N TO N Y M S ,A N D H O M O P H O N E S

YOUR TURNMake a puzzle of your own like the one above. Use synonyms, antonyms,and homonyms. Then have a classmate figure out what the matches are.


Deeply Rooted

Below is a series of Latin and Greek roots that appear in modernEnglish. Latin roots are indicated with an “L” and Greek rootswith “G.” Write three words using each root for each example.Then use the words you created to guess at the meaning of theroot in the space provided. We’ve done the first one for you.

A. VISI (L) ¾ Meaning: _____________________________

1. _________________ 2. _________________ 3. _________________

B. AUD (L) ¾ Meaning: _____________________________

1. _________________ 2. _________________ 3. _________________

C. GRAPH (G) ¾ Meaning: _____________________________

1. _________________ 2. _________________ 3. _________________

D. DUC (L) ¾ Meaning: _____________________________

1. _________________ 2. _________________ 3. _________________

E. PHON (G) ¾ Meaning: _____________________________

1. _________________ 2. _________________ 3. _________________

F. GRAM (G) ¾ Meaning: _____________________________

1. _________________ 2. _________________ 3. _________________

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Name _______________________________________________________________

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G R E E K A N D L AT I N R O OT S

YOUR TURNChoose a word from the list above and use it in a sentence to show thatyou understand its meaning.

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A Highly Irregular Rhyme

A poet wrote the poem below, and he wanted it torhyme. Why doesn’t it rhyme in certain places? He forgot about irregular past-tense verbs. Help himfix the rhyme. Cross out each verb that has the wrongpast-tense form and write the correct form above it.

Last night I had a great dream.

I jumped up and then I flied

Over land and through the clouds.

How? I really wish I knowed.

My landing was very smooth.

But down a small hill I slided.

This scared a small, quick creature.

I saw where it ran and hided.

What was that odd little beast?

To its hiding spot I creeped,

Peeking into the darkness

All I saw were toys it keeped.

Well, I thought they were all toys,

Until something burped and shaked.

One toy was really an elf

Surrounded by things it taked.

Date _______________

Name _______________________________________________________________

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I R R E G U L A R V E R B S

I did not speak, scream, or blink.

Down on my left knee I bended.

Just as I cracked a smile,

Straight to the forest it goed.

I started to follow it.

Then suddenly I awaked.

I stayed in bed in silence

Until a tiny voice speaked.

“Thank you for visiting me,

But I never can be catched.

Well, there’s a way to do it

But it never can be teached!”

Activities for Fast Finishers: Language Arts © Marc Tyler Nobleman, Scholastic Teaching Resources

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Name _______________________________________________________________

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Three Likes and You’re Out!

Read Adele’s report about what she did on her summer vacation. If she used any version of the word “like” incorrectly more than three times, she’s struck out on her report! Circle any time sheused like incorrectly. Did she strike out or did shemake the grade?

What I Did on My Summer Vacationby Adele Martin

Unlike the rest of my family, I never liked camping much —until this summer. I was forced to go on a three-dayhiking and camping trip. Of course I expected it to be, like, the worst weekend of my life. I tried to get out of it but my mom didn’t like that very much. “Like it or not, you are coming on this trip!” she said, smiling.

Once there, I started to feel differently. The forest had such a fresh scent, like nothing else I’ve ever smelled. I liked the sound of the babbling brooks. Every so often we sat on somerocks to rest. One time one of the rocks was, like, hot as if ithad been in a fire—my dad jumped up as soon as he sat down! At night, everything was so tranquil. When I heard a strangerustling noise in the nearby bushes, I was, like, a little afraid,but it soon went away. We all slept very peacefully. A year ago I disliked camping, but now I say there is nothing like spending a warm night under the stars.

C O R R E C T U S A G E O F “ L I K E ”

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Animal Spies

If you study each list of animals below you’ll discover one morehidden animal. How? By combining the first letters of each ani-mal into a new word. But beware! Two animal spies have creptinto each group—and they must be removed to correctly spell thehidden animal. Circle both sneaks in each group and write them in thechart below. Then write the hidden animal in the center column.We’ve done the first one for you.

THE LIST IF YOU REMOVE HIDDEN ANIMAL

Bear, camel, rhinoceros, urodele, llama, camel, b-u -l -llion rhinocerosnarwhal, walrus, eagle, antelope, seal, echidna, lemur, grasshopper

porpoise, earthworm, lion, louse, giraffe, impala, cougar, aardvark, newt

gnu, asp, zebra, elk, ibis, leopard, ladybug, eel, armadillo

panther, orca, moth, rabbit, catfish, urchin, panda, iguana, nightingale, anteater, elephant

chipmunk, robin, ibex, snake, crab, kangaroo, egret, coyote, tuna

toucan, otter, swan, sheep, tapir, rat, inchworm, chimpanzee, hyena

squid, albatross, lemming, auk, spider, manatee, muskrat, alligator, needlefish, dingo, emu, raven

llama, osprey, bat, squirrel, tiger, python, ermine, wombat, raccoon

aardvark, mustang, owl, fox, lion, eagle

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Word Magic

Anagrams are words that contain the exact same letters, but in different orders. For example, sole/lose andarms/rams are anagrams. Look at the sentences below.Which two words in each sentence are anagrams of oneanother? Circle them. We’ve done the first one for you.

1. Poles were set up all the way down the slope to guide skiers.

2. Have you ever seen a movie where rats were the star of the show?

3. The deer stepped gingerly toward the patch of weeds and tasted the reed.

4. We read a book about a brave woman who traveled across the ocean alone

in a canoe.

5. The little boy couldn’t keep himself from taking a peek to see if there were

any shiny wrapped gifts for him in the shopping bag.

6. The museum curator could not predict how he would react when he

opened the crate of mummies from Egypt.

7. When I helped my parents build a stone wall in our yard, I took notes so

I’d remember how to do it on my own one day.

8. The new game was unusual because anyone who hit the ball into the net

didn’t lose any points but was rewarded with ten extra points.

9. In my history class we learned how some explorers would ignore a region

if they didn’t think they could find gold there.

10. The plants in our garden might be in danger from insects and other pests.

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A N A G R A M F U N

YOUR TURNWrite your own sentence that includes anagrams. Have a friend or familymember find the anagrams.


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