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Unit 01. Birds That Can’t Fly Unit 02. Flying Penguins!

Look and Think p.6 Look and Think p.12

1. True 2. False 1. True 2. False

Think & Talk [Model Answer] p.9 Think & Talk [Model Answer] p.15
1. Both have wings and feathers. / They both can’t 1. The joke was about flying penguins.
fly. 2. Penguins’ thick feathers and their body fat keep
2. An ostrich can’t fly because it is too big. A kiwi them warm.
can’t fly because its wings are too tiny.
Comprehension Check Up p.16
Comprehension Check Up p.10 A. 1. c 2. c 3. b 4. b
A. 1. b 2. c 3. a 4. a B. feathers
B. too tiny to fly
Outlining p.16
Outlining p.10 April Fools’ Day/April 1, 2008
Africa, too, to swimming
wings Antarctica
New Zealand, beak, tiny keep, warm

Word Study p.11 Word Study p.17

A. 1. wings 2. feathers 3. beak

A. 1. thick 2. oil 3. dive
B. 1. big 2. heavy 3. tiny
B. 1. keep 2. warm 3. stay warm

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Unit 03. Habitat, Sweet Home Unit 04. Desert Plants and
Animals

Look and Think p.18 Look and Think p.24

1. True 2. True 1. False 2. False

Think & Talk [Model Answer] p.21 Think & Talk [Model Answer] p.27

1. Animals live in different habitats. 1. Desert plants and animals live in the desert. / A

2. Animals get food, water, and shelter from their cactus lives in the desert. / Lizards and hares live

habitats. in the desert.

2. Animals need water and shade.

Comprehension Check Up p.22

A. 1. c 2. b 3. b 4. a Comprehension Check Up p.28

B. food, shelter A. 1. c 2. c 3. c 4. b
B. water, stay cool

Outlining p.22
lots of, trees Outlining p.28

little, plants store water

salt food, the heat, at night

fresh
Word Study p.29

Word Study p.23

A. 1. cactus 2. stem 3. in the shade

A. 1. habitats 2. shelter 3. salt water B. 1. under 2. in 3. during the day

B. 1. lots of 2. very little 3. fresh

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Unit 05. From Place to Place Unit 06. Going to School

Look and Think p.30 Look and Think p.36

1. True 2. True 1. True 2. False

Think & Talk [Model Answer] p.33 Think & Talk [Model Answer] p.39

1. People use transportation to travel and move 1. I go to school by bus / by car / on foot.

goods. 2. Yes, I like going to school very much.

2. There are cars, buses, trucks, trains, airplanes,

ships, and submarines. Comprehension Check Up p.40
A. 1. a 2. c 3. b 4. a

Comprehension Check Up p.34 B. no bridges

A. 1. b 2. c 3. a 4. c
B. from place to place, goods Outlining p.40
a zip line

Outlining p.34 tightropes

on land a special boat / a school boat

in the air take a ferry

on the water
underwater Word Study p.41

Word Study p.35

A. 1. takes 2. rides 3. cross

B. 1. take a school bus

A. 1. transportation 2. delivers 3. carries 2. rides his bike

B. 1. on the water, underwater, on land 3. ride on

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Unit 07. Face Painting Unit 08. Instruments and

Their Families

Look and Think p.42 Look and Think p.48

1. True 2. True 1. True 2. False

Think & Talk [Model Answer] p.45 Think & Talk [Model Answer] p.51
1. People paint their faces for special days. / 1. The violin, cello, and guitar have strings. / The
People paint their faces for fun. trumpet and trombone are made of brass. / The
2. Yes, I have. I have tried face painting on piano and organ have a keyboard.
Halloween. 2. We hit percussion instruments to play. / We
play string instruments with a bow or our hands. /
Comprehension Check Up p.46 We blow air into wind instruments.
A. 1. b 2. b 3. a 4. c
B. for fun Comprehension Check Up p.52
A. 1. c 2. a 3. c 4. c
Outlining p.46 B. brass
special days, on Halloween
hunting, religious Outlining p.52
on Easter hit
in their team’s colors strings, with a bow
blow air
Word Study p.47 brass
a keyboard

Word Study p.53

A. 1. Native Americans 2. fans 3. on Easter

B. 1. their 2. her 3. painting

A. 1. percussion 2. string 3. brass

B. 1. something 2. nothing 3. something

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Unit 09. Firefighters Unit 10. Awesome Spacesuits

Look and Think p.54 Look and Think p.60

1. False 2. True 1. True 2. False

Think & Talk [Model Answer] p.57 Think & Talk [Model Answer] p.63
1. Firefighters put out fires and rescue people. 1. An astronaut wears a spacesuit to work in space.
2. They need special clothing because fighting 2. A spacesuit protects astronauts from the heat
fires is very dangerous. and cold.

Comprehension Check Up p.58 Comprehension Check Up p.64

A. 1. c 2. b 3. c 4. b A. 1. b 2. c 3. c 4. c
B. put out, rescue B. spacecraft

Outlining p.58 Outlining p.64

turnout gear, fire tools protects, from, air, a rocket-powered

Word Study p.59 Word Study p.65

A. 1. turnout gear 2. rescue 3. protects A. 1. spacesuits 2. space 3. spacecraft

B. 1. put out 2. blocks 3. keep B. 1. from 2. for 3. from

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Unit 11. Stars and Unit 12. Telescopes

Constellations

Look and Think p.66 Look and Think p.72

1. True 2. True 1. True 2. False

Think & Talk [Model Answer] p.69 Think & Talk [Model Answer] p.75
1. A constellation is a picture in groups of stars. We can see some stars and planets with just our
2. They are the Big Dipper and the Little Dipper. eyes. We can see stars and planets much better
with a telescope.
Comprehension Check Up p.70
A. 1. a 2. c 3. b 4. c Comprehension Check Up p.76
B. pointer stars A. 1. a 2. b 3. c 4. c
B. telescopes
Outlining p.70
shaped, brighter, Little Dipper/North Star Outlining p.76
closer, study, telescopes
Word Study p.71
Word Study p.77

A. 1. Big Dipper
2. pointer stars A. 1. telescope 2. planets 3. galaxies
3. North Star B. 1. with just your eyes
B. 1. called 2. are called 3. is shaped 2. with a telescope
3. with just your eyes

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