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Grade 5 Reading Worksheet - Building Confidence
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Packing for Camp Willowbrook
Lerato and Thandi were sisters, but they did almost nothing the same way. That became clear the week before Camp Willowbrook.
Lerato was twelve and loved lists. Six days before the bus left, she taped a packing list to her bedroom door. Each evening, she added items to her duffel bag and checked them off with a purple pen. By Wednesday, her bag was zipped and waiting by the front door.
Thandi was ten and believed in packing fast. "Why pack early?" she asked. "The clothes just sit in a bag." On Friday night, the night before the bus, she pulled her suitcase out from under her bed. She tossed in shorts, shirts, a flashlight and her favorite book. It took her eleven minutes.
On the first night at camp, the sisters discovered their problems. Lerato had packed everything on her list. However, she had forgotten to put her pillow on the list, so she had no pillow. Thandi had remembered her pillow because she always slept with it. But in her hurry, she had forgotten her toothbrush and her socks.
Lerato laughed when she saw Thandi's bag. "No socks? For a whole week?"
Thandi laughed back. "No pillow? You made a list!"
The camp store sold toothbrushes, so Thandi bought one. Lerato had brought extra socks, just as her list said, and she shared two pairs. In return, Thandi folded her sweatshirt into a soft square for Lerato's head.
On the bus ride home, Lerato opened her notebook. Under her list, she wrote one new word: pillow. Thandi watched her and grinned. "Maybe next time," she said, "I'll write a list too. A short one."
How are Lerato and Thandi different in how they pack?
- Lerato packs early with a list; Thandi packs fast the night before.
- Lerato packs fast the night before; Thandi packs early with a list.
- Both sisters pack early and check off a list.
What did Lerato forget to bring?
- her pillow
- her toothbrush
- her socks
Why did Thandi remember her pillow?
- She always slept with it.
- It was on her packing list.
- Lerato reminded her to pack it.
How are the sisters alike on the first night at camp?
- Each one forgot to pack socks.
- Each one bought a toothbrush at the store.
- Each one forgot something.
How does each sister help the other?
- Lerato shares socks, and Thandi makes a pillow from her sweatshirt.
- Thandi shares socks, and Lerato makes a pillow from her sweatshirt.
- Lerato buys a toothbrush, and Thandi lends her flashlight.
Which detail shows how quickly Thandi packed?
- By Wednesday, her bag was zipped.
- She checked items off with a purple pen.
- It took her eleven minutes.
