Fifth grade

Unit one: A journey to adventure

Things you need to know

1. The title of the story: A journey to adventure.

2. The characters of the story are: Robert, Lucy, and granddad.
3. The setting of the story (place) is: Granddad’s study.
4. This is an adventure story. An adventure story has chapters; each
chapter talks about something different than the previous chapters.
5. Lucy is Robert’s cousin. They are good friends.
6. They like granddad for two reasons:
a. He’s an inventor.
b. He’s very clever.

Pupil’s book p. 24
Answers:
1. Lucy.
2. Robert.
3. Mrs. Green.
4. Grandfather.
5. Robert.
6. Grandfather.
Workbook p. 2

Write the words in the box next to their definitions.

inventor surprise history cousin ordinary age missing great

1 how old someone (or something) is: age

2 the son or daughter of your aunt or uncle: cousin
3 wonderful, excellent, fantastic: great
4 things that happened in the past: history
5 someone who thinks of (or makes) something new: inventor
6 not here, not there: missing
7 usual, not special: ordinary
8 something you did not think would happen: surprise