Read the fable.The Ant and the GrasshopperIn a field one summer's day a Grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to its heart's content. An Ant passed by, bearing along with great toil an ear of corn he was taking to the nest."Why not come and chat with me," said the Grasshopper, "instead of toiling and moiling in that way?""I am helping to lay up food for the winter," said the Ant, "and recommend you to do the same.""Why bother about winter?" said the Grasshopper; we have got plenty of food at present." But the Ant went on its way and continued its toil. When the winter came the Grasshopper had no food and found itself dying of hunger, while it saw the ants distributing every day corn and grain from the stores they had collected in the summer. Then the Grasshopper knew:It is best to prepare for the days of necessity.
Which transition indicates a sequence?
Read the conclusion of The Adventures of Tom Thumb.And now let us see what has become of the wicked ogre, whom we left sleeping on the rock.When he awoke he missed his seven-league boots, and set off for home very angry.On his way he had to cross a bog; and, forgetting that he was no longer wearing his magic boots, he tried to cross it with one stride. But, instead, he put his foot down in the middle and began to sink. As fast as he tried to pull out one foot, the other sank deeper, until at last he was swallowed up in the black slime—and that was the end of him.
Jake wrote a story about a woman who goes sailing alone for the first time after taking sailing lessons. The woman needs to sail a small sailboat to the middle of a lake and back to shore in order to earn her sailing certification. Read the conclusion Jake wrote for his story.When Constance realized that the gentle breezes had died down, she began to panic. Her hands and knees shook, and she started to sweat. She tried everything she could think of, but she could not get the sail to fill with air. Constance decided to call her sailing instructor with her cell phone and ask for a tow back to shore.
Read the short story.Charlotte volunteered to bake cookies for a bake sale to benefit her class trip to Washington, DC. She decided to make her Grandma Mason's famous oatmeal-raisin cookies. Charlotte followed the recipe carefully with hopes that every student would buy them. Grandma Mason's cookies turned out well.
Which transition indicates a shift in time?
Read the incomplete story.____ Mr. McBride could entertain his friends, he had to get prepared. ____, he went to the store to buy some groceries. ____, he made a salad and put a chicken in the oven. ____ the chicken was roasting, he straightened up his house and changed his clothes.
Read the excerpt from Sinbad the Sailor.During the voyage we touched at several islands, where we sold or exchanged our goods. We were one day becalmed near a small island. As its appearance was inviting, we determined to dine upon it. But while we were laughing and preparing for dinner, the island began to move, and at the same moment the people in the ship called out that we were on the back of a monstrous whale. Some jumped into the boat, and others swam to the ship; but before I could get off the animal dived into the sea, and I had only time to catch hold of a piece of wood that had been brought from the ship to serve as a table.
Read the conclusion of The Adventures of Tom Thumb.And now let us see what has become of the wicked ogre, whom we left sleeping on the rock.When he awoke he missed his seven-league boots, and set off for home very angry.On his way he had to cross a bog; and, forgetting that he was no longer wearing his magic boots, he tried to cross it with one stride. But, instead, he put his foot down in the middle and began to sink. As fast as he tried to pull out one foot, the other sank deeper, until at last he was swallowed up in the black slime—and that was the end of him.
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