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1 Name Date Close-Reading Questions 1. Summarize how Grady Loper controls his robot. Refer to this week s cover story, My Robot Goes to School, to respond to the questions below. Reread the article to find details that support your answers. Remember to write in complete sentences. 2. How does the quote from Grady s mother contribute to the development of ideas in the section Overcoming Obstacles? 3. Which details support the idea that using the robot has helped Grady get healthier? 4. What can you infer about how Grady feels about using the robot? Support your answer with details from the article. 5. Use information from the article and sidebar to compare the ways in which technology is helping kids with health issues experience places they otherwise would not be able to go.

2 YES To be used with the March 27, 2017, issue Opinion Writing Common Core W.4.1 Should Schools Ban Dyed Hair? Read the debate on page 7 of this week s issue of Scholastic News. It includes two sides of a debate about whether schools should allow students to dye their hair unnatural colors. Identify arguments that support each side and record them on the chart below. Schools should ban dyed hair. Schools should allow dyed hair. NO Next, choose which side of the debate you agree with most. Write a persuasive paragraph that aims to convince others of your point of view. In addition to your own ideas, be sure to include details from the article.

3 Name Date Be a Quiz Whiz! For each question below, fill in the circle next to the correct answer. A Gecko Getaway Page 2 1. Scientists identified this kind of fish-scaled gecko as a new species after it was discovered. A 1 year B 10 years C 13 years D 75 years 2. What happens about three weeks after the fish-scaled gecko sheds its skin? A It dies because it gets too cold. B It sheds another layer of skin. C It loses its eyesight. D It comes out of hiding. My Robot Goes to School Pages According to the article, what does Grady Loper s medical condition mainly affect? A his ability to walk B his ability to communicate C his immune system D his vision 7. Which is a way the robot helps Grady? A It reminds him to take his pills. B It keeps him from catching illnesses from kids in his class. C It takes him to his doctor s appointments. D It allows him to spend more time exercising. 3. Off which coast of Africa is Madagascar? A western coast B southeastern coast C northern coast D northwestern coast The Future of Flight? Page 3 4. Which detail best supports the idea that the Ehang 184 is autonomous? A doesn t have a pilot B can fly for about 25 minutes C is only big enough for one passenger and a small suitcase D at an average speed of about 60 miles per hour 5. Which statement is supported by the article? A The Ehang 184 is not yet in use in Dubai. B The United Arab Emirates has banned the use of drones. C Drones can pick up multiple passengers on one trip. D Driverless vehicles currently make 25 percent of all trips in Dubai. 8. In the sidebar Virtual Vacations, the kids at the hospital use virtual reality mainly. A to go to school B to learn about their bodies C to help them cope with the pain of their illnesses and treatments D to see and to communicate with their friends A Big Deal Page 6 9. The United States bought the land that is now called Alaska from. A England B France C Native Alaskans D Russia 10. What was one reason that William Seward wanted the U.S. to buy Alaska? A It would make it easier for the U.S. to trade with countries in Asia. B Alaska had a lot of national parks. C Large amounts of gold had been discovered in Alaska. D He wanted to prevent Russia from trading with Canada.

4 Reader Reactions A double-entry journal is below. Excerpts from this week s cover story are in the left-hand column. In the My Ideas column, write your thoughts, reactions, and inferences based on the text. We did the first one as an example. In the last row, choose another passage in the article, then write your reaction to it. From the Article It kind of takes stress off my shoulders, says Grady. I don t have to worry as much about getting sick and falling behind in school. (paragraph 4) In the classroom, if one kid is sick, if there s a sniffle, a sneeze, a cough, Grady will get sick within a couple days, says Grady s mother, Tami. (paragraph 6) My Ideas Active Reading Common Core RI.4.1 I can infer that Grady felt overwhelmed by the amount of schoolwork he missed when he was sick. It can be difficult to make up work when you miss a lesson in class. Tami estimates that Grady missed about 45 days of school each year from kindergarten through third grade. (paragraph 7) For Grady, learning to control the robot from home took some getting used to. Sometimes, he would bump it into desks, or it would topple over. (paragraph 8) They just think it s me, says Grady. They treat it like it s a normal person. (paragraph 13)

5 Reading a Timeline Common Core RI.4.7 The Life of Lady Liberty As you read in this week s issue, Lady Liberty has appeared on many U.S. coins. But she is most famously represented by the Statue of Liberty. The timeline shows some important dates in the history of the statue. Study the timeline, then answer the questions Statue of Liberty Timeline 1871: A French sculptor named Frédéric Bartholdi travels to New York. He chooses a site for a statue that will honor the friendship between France and the U.S. He picks a spot in New York Harbor called Bedloe s Island (later renamed Liberty Island). 1876: Bartholdi begins construction of the statue in France. 1884: The statue is completed. The French officially present it to the U.S. ambassador in Paris on July : The statue is separated into 350 pieces and shipped to the U.S. 1886: The statue is reassembled in New York. It is dedicated on October : During World War II, the statue s torch is no longer lit up at night to prevent enemy aircraft from seeing it. 1984: The statue is closed for renovations to prepare for its 100th anniversary two years later. 2001: The statue and Liberty Island, which sit across the harbor from the World Trade Center, are closed after the terrorist attacks on September : The statue is reopened to the public, but the crown remains closed for another five years. 2012: Flooding from Hurricane Sandy covers 75 percent of Liberty Island, causing major damage. The island is closed for repairs. 2013: The statue and Liberty Island reopen to the public. 1. Who was the sculptor who chose the site and constructed the statue? 2. Why was the statue created? 3. Once construction began, how long did it take to complete the statue? 4. Why do you think the French chose to officially present the statue to the U.S. on July 4? 5. In what year was the Statue of Liberty s 100th anniversary? 6. List three reasons the statue has been closed in the past 40 years.