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Name A. In the poem below, fill in the blanks by choosing a word from the list that completes the rhyme scheme. Write the word on the lines provided. 1. We’re in the rocket, set to go. The lift-off lights begin to . 2. The engines rumble, then they . Can we still run right out the door? 3. The spacecraft rolls from left to . And soon we rocket out of sight. 4. But wait! It’s over. We’re all safe and sound. Oh, it was just the simulator spinning . B. Identify the rhythm in these lines of the poem. Underline the accented syllables. 26 When you read poetry, pay attention to the poem’s rhyme scheme and rhythm. The rhyme scheme is a pattern of words that have the same ending sound, such as light and tight. Rhythm is the regular repetition of accented or stressed syllables in the lines of a poem. Rhythm gives the poem a steady beat, almost like that of music. right round glow roar The spacecraft rolls from left to right. And soon we rocket out of sight. But wait! It’s over. We’re all safe and sound. Oh, it was just the simulator spinning round. Ultimate Field Trip 5: Blast Off to Space Academy • Grade 5/Unit 1 Practice Literary Elements: Rhyme Scheme and Rhythm At Home: Read a poem aloud to hear the rhythm. Make a list of the words that rhyme. © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Name If you are reading and come to an unfamiliar word, look at the other words in the sentence. These words might give you hints as to the meaning of the unfamiliar word. We call these hints context clues. For example, context clues might explain or describe an unfamiliar word. Practice Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues Use context clues to help define the underlined words in the passage. Circle the letter of the response that best completes each sentence. 1. At the U.S. Space Academy, we felt what it was like to be weightless and fl oat through the air. If you are weightless, you are not affected by . a. air b. gravity c. space 2. Astronauts use simulators in order to feel like what it will be like in space. What are simulators ? a. machines b. portals c. missions 3. Since space has no atmosphere, special suits need to be worn to supply astronauts with air and protect them from the sun. The special suits provide . a. sunlight and gravity b. gas and bubbles c. protection from the sun and air 4. The mission crew was asked to deploy the robot that was being stored to work on a broken satellite. The robot was deployed to complete an . a. operation b. orbit c. astronaut 5. Someday it might be possible to colonize the moon so people could live there. You cannot colonize a place without . a. sidewalks b. people c. bikes At Home: Choose three of the underlined words above. Write a sentence with new context clues for each word. Share your sentences with a parent or helper. Ultimate Field Trip 5: Blast Off to Space Academy • Grade 5/Unit 1 27
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Name<br />
A. In the poem below, fill in the blanks by choosing a word from<br />
the list that completes the rhyme scheme. Write the word on the<br />
lines provided.<br />
1. We’re in the rocket, set to go.<br />
The lift-off lights begin to .<br />
2. The engines rumble, then they .<br />
Can we still run right out the door?<br />
3. The spacecraft rolls from left to .<br />
And soon we rocket out of sight.<br />
4. But wait! It’s over. We’re all safe and sound.<br />
Oh, it was just the simulator spinning .<br />
B. Identify the rhythm in these lines of the poem. Underline the<br />
accented syllables.<br />
26<br />
When you read poetry, pay attention to the poem’s rhyme<br />
scheme and rhythm. The rhyme scheme is a pattern of words<br />
that have the same ending sound, such as light and tight. Rhythm<br />
is the regular repetition of accented or stressed syllables in the<br />
lines of a poem. Rhythm gives the poem a steady beat, almost<br />
like that of music.<br />
right round glow roar<br />
The spacecraft rolls from left to right.<br />
And soon we rocket out of sight.<br />
But wait! It’s over. We’re all safe and sound.<br />
Oh, it was just the simulator spinning round.<br />
Ultimate Field Trip 5: Blast Off<br />
to Space Academy • Grade 5/Unit 1<br />
<strong>Practice</strong><br />
Literary Elements:<br />
Rhyme Scheme<br />
and Rhythm<br />
At Home: Read a poem aloud to hear the rhythm. Make a<br />
list of the words that rhyme.<br />
© <strong>Macmillan</strong>/<strong>McGraw</strong>-<strong>Hill</strong>
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