guided reading books Answers Gold Level 21 Books The Cicada Concert Why Animals Migrate Jellyfish and Octopuses After-School Activities Are Great

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1 The Cicada Concert 1. Some of the children were scared of Mr Gomez because he frowned when they made too much noise. 2. Mr Gomez closed the doors and windows to shut out the noise from the playground. 3. The class couldn t use the school hall because the junior classes were using it. 4. Logan was Aiden s best friend because he made jokes and made everyone laugh. 5. The children walked quietly so they didn t annoy Mr Gomez. 6. Logan grinned at Aiden because he knew that the cicadas were loud, and Mr Gomez didn t like loud noises. 7. Mr Gomez closed the windows to block the noise of the cicadas. 8. Ruby meant that the cicadas were so loud it sounded like a concert. 9. Answers will vary. Why Animals Migrate 1. Some animals migrate to go to a warmer climate to find food or give birth to their young. 2. Monarch Butterflies that are born in autumn migrate. 3. Caribou use their large hooves to scoop the snow to search for food to eat. 4. Monarch Butterflies ride on air currents to rest while they migrate. 5. Salmon live in the ocean for many years until they are old enough to return to the rivers to spawn. 6. Salmon lay their eggs in a redd so the eggs don t float away. 7. Female caribou migrate first because they give birth away from the young calves and the male caribou. 8. Caribou are fat and healthy when they start their return journey because they have had plenty to eat. 9. Monarch Butterflies stay warm by sleeping in large groups. 10. Salmon don t eat during their long swim back to the rivers because they are in a hurry to return. Jellyfish and Octopuses 1. Jellyfish and octopuses have been living on Earth for more than 600 million years. 2. It is important not to touch jellyfish because their tentacles are poisonous and can sting. 3. An octopus uses its suckers to catch food and move across the ocean floor. 4. Some jellyfish are safe in the water because they are almost invisible and other animals can t see them. 5. Small sea animals can get caught in the tentacles of a jellyfish because they are not strong enough to push through them. 6. An octopus can escape from danger by spraying a cloud of black ink into the water, frightening its attacker. 7. Warning signs are bright yellow so they stand out and people read them. 8. Some jellyfish and octopuses are dangerous to people because they are poisonous. 9. Answers will vary. (They live in the ocean; they have soft bodies; they can be harmful.) (They are beautiful; they can escape danger by hiding.) After-School Activities Are Great 1. The children presented their arguments in the school hall. 2. The three children talked about tennis, art and learning another language. 3. Carlo s family could speak Italian. 4. Ms Brett asked the children to share information about their after-school activities so the other children would learn and think about activities they could try. 5. When you exercise your muscles, they grow stronger. 6. Joshua makes collage pictures of plants and animals to show people what is important to him. 7. André would need to speak Italian if he visits Carlo s grandparents because they live in Italy and might not speak English. 8. The children in André s class laugh when they don t know how to say some of the words because what they try to say sounds funny. 9. Tess could wear a hat and sunscreen to protect herself in summer. She could also drink lots of water Cengage Learning Australia Pty Limited; ISBN

2 Large Trucks 1. Drivers of large trucks need special licences because the road rules for driving large trucks with trailers are different from the road rules for driving smaller vehicles. 2. Truck stops are for truck drivers to rest, use the bathroom and buy food. 3. Warning signs are placed on oversize vehicles to warn other drivers to take care because the loads are very long, wide or tall. 4. Trucks need powerful engines so they can pull trailers to move heavy loads. 5. Trucks that carry loads of soil, sand or grain have a hoist so the load can be tipped out easily. 6. B-Doubles and B-Triples can t be driven on narrow, winding roads because they are too long and would not be able to move safely. 7. Pilot vehicles and police cars need flashing lights to let people know a truck with a large load is coming. 8. A driver has to climb a ladder to get into the cab of a dump truck because this kind of truck has enormous wheels and the cab is up high. 9. Some loads may take several days to move because the truck has to move slowly and carefully, or it has a long way to go. 10. Some trucks pull more than one trailer so things can be moved from one place to another quickly. How to Put on a Class Play 1. The Lonely Shark was a comedy. 2. Mr Tran helped the children make a huge backdrop. 3. The children informed others about the play by making colourful posters and putting notices in the school newsletter and on the school web page. 4. In auditions, people read from the script and some people get chosen to be in the play. 5. The children took turns reading from the script so the directors could see who was right for each role. 6. The children had long rehearsals each week so they knew their lines and dance moves. 7. The girl used tinsel for her jellyfish costume because it looked like tentacles. 8. The children wanted to put on another play because they had a lot of fun and the audience enjoyed their performance. 9. Publicity is important so people know the show is on and what it is about. (to emphasise something, to highlight something or someone) The Guinea Pig Rescue 1. The children visited the vet clinic because the vet was Lulu s aunt Elly. 2. Maggie needed helpers because she broke her arm. 3. The guinea pigs were kept in cages in a shed at the back of the clinic. 4. Cats and dogs would hurt guinea pigs by being too rough with them, or biting them. 5. When people hold and stroke guinea pigs, the guinea pigs learn not to be afraid of people. 6. Long-haired guinea pigs need to be brushed so their fur stays in good condition. 7. Answers will vary. (to check no one was allergic, to ask permission) 8. Lulu, Ajay and Darcy gave reasons for having a guinea pig for a pet because they were trying to find homes for the guinea pigs. 9. Some people release unwanted guinea pigs in a park or in the bush because they think the animals will be okay, or they don t want to find a new home for them. 10. The children s badges had Official on them to show how important the rescue team was. The Mississippi River 1. The Mississippi River meets the ocean near the city of New Orleans. 2. People farm the land alongside the river because the land there is fertile. 3. Eagles build their nests high in trees because they can watch for fish from there. 4. Levees protect towns and cities from flooding by acting as barriers between the river and the town. 5. Steamboats could move safely beneath the old bridge because they could fit under the arches. 6. The best places to waterski on the river are where it is calm and wide. 7. Answers will vary. (They are relaxing activities; the conditions are good.) 8. Answers will vary. (because it is an important waterway) 9. Answers will vary. (Their prey comes out at night; it is easier to see their prey.) (It is very long; ships can carry lots of cargo on it; many animals and plants live in or near it.) 2015 Cengage Learning Australia Pty Limited; ISBN

3 Winter Sports 1. Ice hockey and sled hockey are winter sports played in teams. 2. Skiers use two light poles to keep their balance. 3. Winter sports can be dangerous because it is easy to slip over on snow and ice. There are also rocks on snowy slopes. 4. People use poles to keep their balance while skiing because it is hard to balance on skis and the snow is slippery. 5. It takes a lot of practice to jump and spin in the air when ice skating because these tricks are difficult. 6. A channel made in snow is called a half-pipe because it looks like a pipe that has been cut in half. 7. The twists and turns made by snowboarders are amazing because they are so difficult and take a lot of practice. 8. People who play sled hockey become very fit because they have to move so quickly across the ice. 9. The blades on a skater s boots melt the ice by creating heat through friction. 10. People need to stay warm and dry when playing winter sports because it is not healthy to get too cold. Mr Jacobi Helps Out 1. The school needed to have a garage sale to buy new sports equipment. 2. Mum and Dad were worried about the apples because they were too small and too green. 3. The table with the home-made apple goods made the most money. 4. Mr Jacobi knew about the garage sale because he saw the sign on the boy s front gate. 5. Mr Jacobi was proud of the apples on his tree because he had so many of them and he knew they were good for cooking with. 6. The boy was worried about what his friends would think because the little green apples didn t look good. 7. Answers will vary. (She liked apple cakes; she thought they would sell out very quickly.) 8. Everyone celebrated because they had made enough money to buy the sports equipment. 9. Mr Jacobi s recipe book only had recipes about apples because some recipe books are just about one type of food. 10. The family took Mr Jacobi with them to the garage sale because he helped them get everything ready. Sophia s Big Wedding 1. Sophia and her parents were tired when they arrived at the airport in Greece because they had been travelling for many hours. 2. Sophia knew her aunt could speak English because she had spoken to her on the phone and on the computer. 3. Sophia wanted to learn to speak Greek so she would feel like she was part of her big Greek family. 4. Some people were crying at the airport because they were so happy to see Sophia and her parents. 5. Sophia felt lonely when she met her dad s family because she couldn t understand what they were saying. 6. Sophia felt happy when she patted the goats and hugged the puppies. 7. Answers will vary. (because it hurt, he didn t like having his hair brushed) 8. Everyone danced around Aunt Eleni and Uncle Yannis to celebrate their wedding. 9. Answers will vary. (because they learned it at school, from television) 10. There were a lot of people invited to the wedding because Sophia had a big family. Race Though Space! 1. A ring had to be drawn around Saturn. 2. Mars was coloured red. 3. Asteroids are large pieces of rock in space. 4. The space station was drawn first because it is the starting point of the game. 5. Pluto is called a dwarf planet because it is small and not really a planet. 6. Neptune and Uranus were coloured blue and green because the planets are those colours. 7. Mars was placed near Earth because the planets in the game follow the order of the planets in the solar system. 8. The track between each planet was divided into five equal spaces so that players had room to move their pieces. 9. A comet is a small object that orbits the Sun. 10. There are rules for most of the things you can see on a board game so people can learn how to play it.

4 All About Spiders 1. A spider s web is easy to see when it has been raining because the raindrops make the web glisten. 2. The Tarantula Spider protects itself by throwing its sharp hair at a predator. 3. The female Redback Spider is dangerous. 4. Spiders are not found in Antarctica because it is too cold for them there. 5. Insects get caught in spider webs because the webs are sticky. 6. Many insects live in gardens because there is lots of food to eat and there aren t many predators. 7. The Wolf Spider doesn t make a web because it runs after its prey instead. 8. The Orb-weaver Spider sits in the middle of its web to wait for prey because the web is so big. 9. Spiders are not insects because they have eight legs and insects have six. (because they are beautiful, because they build amazing webs) Working Dogs 1. A farmer gives instructions to his or her dogs through words, whistles or hand signals. 2. Search and rescue dogs need to be fit and strong because they sometimes have to work for many hours in hot or cold weather and dangerous conditions. 3. Sled dogs can live in cold places because their thick coats keep them warm. 4. Herding dogs don t hurt other animals because they have been trained not to. 5. A police dog would stay calm if a crowd of people began to shout and scream loudly. 6. It would take many months to train a guide dog because they need to learn a lot. 7. The paws of a sled dog are protected with special booties because sled dogs have to run in the snow. 8. The person who is blind and the guide dog work together to know when it is safe to cross the road. 9. A search and rescue dog would have just one trainer because the dog has to be very good at following its trainer s instructions. 10. An acting dog would be used to advertise goods because people like dogs. From Plastic Bottles to Clothes 1. Things that can be made from plastic bottles include tables, chairs, pens, toothbrushes, children s toys, other bottles and clothes. 2. Polyester is a type of plastic that can be used to make clothes. 3. After fabric has been dyed, it is dried in a machine. 4. Clear PET bottles are used to make clothes because they are not dyed, so they are easier to make into other products. 5. A machine is used to break the PET bottles into small pieces so the different types of plastic can be sorted easily. 6. Some of the plastic floats to the top of the pool when it is being washed because it is lighter than PET and water. 7. The plastic balls are melted so they can fit through the small holes in the machine, ready to be made into thread. 8. The thread is wound onto reels so it is ready to be used in a machine to make cloth. 9. People buy drinks in plastic bottles because it is convenient and easy. (It can take a long time to break down; it makes animals and plants sick.) Zac s New Act 1. Eric hurt his foot playing football at school. 2. Zac made an obstacle course for Swoopy s act so everyone could see Swoopy s skills. 3. Zac made the hoops from old wire coat hangers. 4. Zac usually worked backstage because he didn t want to be a performer. 5. Zac was worried about taking Eric s place because he didn t know if he could do anything the audience would want to watch. 6. The audience was thrilled with Dad s juggling act because it was impressive. 7. Answers will vary. (It was too small; he was going too fast.) 8. Zac told Swoopy to Stay calm because he didn t want Swoopy to be scared. 9. An obstacle course is like a race that includes objects to get around, over or through. 10. A loudspeaker would be used in a circus so the crowd could hear what was going to happen.

5 Vr-oo-m! 1. Miss Griffin decided to give up driving because the roads were too busy. 2. Gloria Griffin was a champion racing-car driver. 3. Eliza s great idea was for the adults to take Miss Griffin for rides in her racing car. 4. The tyres on Miss Griffin s car squealed because Miss Griffin was going quickly. 5. A neighbour said she admired Miss Griffin because she drove her car well. 6. Answers will vary. 7. The neighbours were puzzled when they saw the news van because they didn t know why it was at Miss Griffin s house. 8. Everyone wanted to take Miss Griffin for a drive because they wanted her to be happy. 9. Answers will vary. (to show that everyone wanted to help, to make the story look more exciting) 10. Miss Griffin still had her blue racing car because it was very special to her. Space Holiday 1. The children were very excited because it was their first visit to Planet Fun. 2. The spaceship was low on fuel because it had to go off-course to get around the asteroid. 3. Dad knew they could get fuel at the new planet because there were buildings near the landing area. 4. The family was travelling in a spaceship because they were visiting another planet in space. 5. Dad s voice was quiet when he peered at the control screen because he was worried. 6. Answers will vary. (to find a safe way to go, to see what was coming towards them) 7. No one spoke when Mum and Dad were trying to get the spaceship out of the path of the asteroid because they were concentrating hard. 8. Dad made contact with someone on the new planet to make sure it was okay to land there. 9. Answers will vary. (There were buildings on the planet; they made contact with the planet before landing.) The Moon Festival 1. A Moon Festival is a festival from China. Going to a Moon Festival is a chance for people to admire the beauty of the full moon, as well as spend time together as a family and celebrate the end of the harvest. 2. The school display at the festival was exciting to watch because the children were pretending to fight but the audience knew they weren t hurting each other. 3. The Moon Festival finished with fireworks. 4. People celebrate the end of a harvest because the harvest is hard work. They also celebrate the harvest bounty. 5. People at the festival were friendly and cheerful because they were having a great time. 6. People selling food gave the children small pieces to eat so they could see if they liked it. 7. Some moon cakes were sold in tins because they were delicate. 8. Eve and Oliver drew moons on their lanterns because they were at the Moon Festival. 9. Answers will vary. (in China, in places where a lot of Chinese people live) (It is a very old tradition; it is beautiful and impressive.) The Acrobat and Other Poems 1. The acrobat grumbled because he tripped over his mat. 2. You could see tricks such as swinging, juggling and spinning at the circus. 3. Owls make sounds such as hooting, hissing and screeching. 4. There were eight guinea pigs in the hutch at dawn because one of the guinea pigs had had babies. 5. Jellyfish are like sea umbrellas because their bodies look like umbrellas in the water. 6. The ice-hockey team wore a grin because they won the gold medal. 7. Sometimes drivers need to wait when they are following a large truck because it is not safe to pass. 8. Snow feels cold and can feel tingly or make you feel numb. 9. Koalas are protected because their habitat is threatened when land is cleared. 10. Coaches help their teams win by teaching the players moves and strategies.