1. pets
2. reptiles

Subject-Specific Workbooks
GRADE FIVE SAMPLE BOOK
Including Sample Pages From:
www.CarsonDellosa.com/Spectrum
© Carson-Dellosa Publishing, LLC 2014
CHAPTER 1 PRETEST
NAME
Check What You Know
SHOW YOUR WORK
Adding and Subtracting through 6 Digits
Circle Add or Subtract. Solve each problem.
9. There are 17 campers in Lucy’s group and 22
9.
campers in Raku’s group. How many campers
are in the two groups?
Add
Subtract
There are
campers in the two groups.
10. There are 23 students in Ms. Horan’s class, 36
10.
students in Mrs. Robinson’s class, and 27 students
in Mr. Campos’s class. How many students are in
the three classes?
Add
Subtract
There are
students in the three classes.
11. Manuel has 19 quarters, 36 dimes, 58 nickels, and
11.
143 pennies. How many coins does Manuel have?
Add
Subtract
Manuel has
coins.
12. The Seahawks lost to the Rovers in the basketball
12.
game. The Seahawks scored 69 points and the
Rovers scored 98 points. How many more points
did the Rovers score than the Seahawks?
Add
Subtract
The Rovers scored
more points.
13. Ann Marie must sell 5,624 cookies to win a trip.
13.
She has sold 875 cookies. How many more
cookies does Ann Marie need to sell?
Add
Subtract
Ann Marie needs to sell
Spectrum Math
Grade 5
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more cookies.
Check What You Know
Chapter 1
NAME
Adding and Subtracting 2 and 3 Digits
1
7
67
67
4 5 5 4 5
addend
12
2
Add
the
tens.
Rename 322 as
3 hundreds, 1 ten,
and 12 ones.
Subtract the ones.
minuend
67
322
4 5 5 6
1
112
sum
Rename 3 hundreds
and 1 ten as 2
hundreds and
11 tens.
Subtract the tens.
1 12
2 11 12
322
56
3 22
56
6
266
difference
U
Add the ones.
7 5 12
Rename 12 as
1 ten and 2 ones.
U
Lesson 1.1
subtrahend
Add or subtract.
a
b
c
d
e
f
1.
12
3 4
49
2 2
37
1 8
50
7 6
64
4 6
98
3 6
2.
56
7 3
76
3 3
52
1 8
29
6 7
41
8 9
98
2 5
3.
22
7 7
35
1 4
27
6 1
43
3 2
11
9 3
41
1 6
4.
65
3 4
77
1 4
48
2 3
99
5 8
62
3 6
84
2 5
5.
43
2 8
57
3 9
61
1 5
52
2 4
83
2 6
163
67
6.
95
5 7
143
89
213
25
162
88
474
97
721
98
Spectrum Math
Grade 5
Chapter 1, Lesson 1
Adding and Subtracting through 6 Digits
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Australia’s Giant Toads
How did cane toads get to Australia, and why do
people see them as such a pest?
Think about toads that you may have seen in
the woods, on a hike, or at a zoo. How large do
you think they were? Even the largest toads
probably were not as big as the cane toad. This
toad, native to South America and the Caribbean,
can weigh as much as four pounds!
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In 1935, sugar cane farmers in Australia
were having a problem with two types of beetles
that were destroying their crops. About one
hundred cane toads were shipped to Australia
from Hawaii. People hoped the toads would be a
solution to the problem. Unfortunately, things
turned out very differently than they had
anticipated. The cane toads quickly became a
more annoying pest than the beetles had ever
been.
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There are several things that make the
cane toad so unusual. First of all, the cane
toad has almost no natural predators. If the
cane toad feels threatened, it will secrete a
poisonous liquid. This liquid can kill children
and small animals. It can even blind an adult
for several hours.
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The cane toad is also poisonous in all stages
of its life. Fish normally feed on the eggs of
frogs and toads, but even the eggs of the cane
toad are poisonous. Each pair of cane toads can
produce more than 30,000 eggs each season.
Because many of the eggs and tadpoles are able
to mature, the cane toad population can grow
very rapidly.
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This is exactly what happened in Australia.
Without any predators, there were suddenly
thousands of cane toads in the Queensland
area. People might have been more tolerant if
the animals had been successful in getting rid
of the sugar cane beetles. It turned out, however,
that the cane toads did not have any effect on
the beetles, which could easily fly out of
harm’s way.
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Spectrum Reading Grade 5
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The Australians are not quite sure how to get
rid of cane toads. In fact, they continue to spread
across the continent. Cane toads eat many types
of Australian wildlife. They can also be
dangerous to pets and children. Even so, not
everyone in Australia hopes that the plans to rid
the country of these animals will be successful.
Some people even leave food in their backyards
or adopt the giant toads as pets!
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NAME ________________________________
Write the words from the passage that have the
meanings below.
1. originally from a particular place
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Par. 1
2. in danger
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Par. 3
3. to produce a liquid or other substance
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Par. 3
4. the number of people, plants, or animals in
a specific place
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Par. 4
1. Do you think cane toads will continue to be
a problem in Australia? Explain your answer.
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2. Why were cane toads first brought to
Australia?
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3. Why are there so many cane toads in
Australia if only one hundred or so were
originally released?
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5. patient; accepting
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Par. 5
A synonym is a word that means the same,
or almost the same, as another word. Find a
synonym in the story for each of the words
below.
6. irritating ___________________________
Par. 2
7. grow up ____________________________
Par. 4
8. quickly_____________________________
Par. 4
The suffix -ist means someone who does
something. For example, a biologist is someone
who studies biology. Add ist to each base word
below. Then, use each new word in a sentence.
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4. Check the sentence that best states the main
idea of the selection.
_____ Cane toads can weigh as much as
four pounds.
_____ Cane toads do not have any natural
predators in Australia.
_____ Cane toads were brought to Australia
to eat sugar cane beetles, but they
ended up becoming a dangerous pest.
9. art ________________________________
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10. violin _____________________________
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11. novel ______________________________
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1. If you wanted to learn more about the cane
toads in Australia, check the subjects below
you could use to find information in an
encyclopedia.
_____ amphibians
_____ Australia
_____ sugar cane
_____ mammals
_____ nonnative species _____ toads
Spectrum Reading Grade 5
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Chapter 1
NAME
Lesson 1 Find Main Ideas and Details in Pictures
A picture has a main idea. The main idea is what the picture is all about. Circle the
sentence below that tells the main idea of this picture.
Fishing requires certain equipment.
Many fish are being caught.
Fishing is a popular hobby.
A picture also has details. Details are the little parts that make up the whole. For
example, one detail in this picture is that the man has a fishing net. Another detail is
that the tackle box is open.
Write some more details from the picture.
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Spectrum Writing
Grade 5
Chapter 1 Lesson 1
Writing Basics
5
NAME
Lesson 1 Find Main Ideas and Details in Pictures
What is this picture all about? Write the main idea here.
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Write some of the details in the picture here.
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Now that you have looked at the separate parts of the picture, put them together.
Write a paragraph about what is happening in the picture. In your paragraph, use the
main idea and some of the details you recorded.
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Spectrum Writing
Grade 5
6
Chapter 1 Lesson 1
Writing Basics
NAME
Lesson 1.1 Hard and Soft c and g
On the line, write the word that names the picture. Then, write the words from the box
that have the same hard or soft c or g sound under the correct headings.
oxygen Iceland gypsy coupon specific sugar computer griddle
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Read the sentences below. On the line, write the word from the box that best completes
each sentence. If the word contains a hard c or g sound, circle it. If it contains a soft c
or g sound, underline it.
rice
gloomy
ingredients
legendary
crab
grandmother’s
gently
vegetables
spicy
1. Amelia spent the afternoon at her ____________________ house.
2. It was a cold and ____________________ day, but the house was warm and cozy.
3. Granny Kay stirred a pot of ____________________ simmering broth.
4. “Gumbo is a hot and ____________________ Louisiana soup or stew,” said Granny Kay.
5. “White ____________________ is one of the most important ____________________ in
gumbo.”
6. “The secret is using the best shrimp, ____________________, and crawfish.”
7. “It’s also important to use plenty of fresh ____________________, like okra, tomatoes,
bell peppers, onions, and celery.”
8. Amelia tasted the gumbo from the wooden spoon.“Now I see why your recipe is
so ____________________ in our family!” exclaimed Amelia.
Spectrum Word Study and Phonics
Grade 5
Chapter 1 Lesson 1
Phonics
9
NAME
Lesson 1.2 The Sounds of s
The letter s can make different sounds.
• It can make the /s/ sound, as in stranger.
• It can make the /z/ sound, as in busy.
• It can make the /sh/ sound, as in sugar or pressure.
• It can make the /zh/ sound, as in casual.
Read the sentences below. On the line, write the s sound (s, z, zh, or sh) you hear in
each word in bold. If the word contains more than one sound of s, separate the sounds
with a slash. (Ex.: s/z)
1. The Smithsonian ______ Institution has 19 museums ______ and 7 research centers.
2. Most ______ of the buildings ______ are in Washington, D.C.
3. The Smithsonian owns ______ about 142 million items ______.
4. The Anacostia Museum is ______ a place where people can learn about African
American traditions ______ and history ______.
5. The Smithsonian owns the spacesuit ______ Neil Armstrong ______ wore when he
walked on the moon in 1969.
6. Two giant pandas ______, named Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, are on loan to the
Smithsonian Zoo until 2010.
7. The National Gem and Mineral Collection includes ______ more than 375,000
specimens ______.
8. The Star of Asia ______ Sapphire ______ is one of the most famous in the collection
and makes quite an impression ______.
9. Many people are interested in seeing treasures ______ like the Hope diamond—
the world’s largest ______ deep blue diamond.
Spectrum Word Study and Phonics
Grade 5
10
Chapter 1 Lesson 2
Phonics
NAME
Lesson 1.1 Common Nouns
Match It
Draw a line from Column A to Column B to match nouns. Practice it again by drawing
lines from Column C to Column D.
Column A
person
place
thing
Column B
key
police officer
country
Column C
person
place
thing
Column D
student
gate
library
Try It
Write a short paragraph telling about a place you have visited. Use at least six common
nouns.
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Spectrum Language Arts
Grade 5
Chapter 1 Lesson 1
Grammar: Parts of Speech
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NAME
Lesson 1.2 Proper Nouns
Proper nouns name specific people, places, and things. In a sentence, the noun is the
person, place, or thing that can act or be talked about.
Dr. Bateman – a specific person
Dr. Bateman helped our sick puppy.
Anchorage – a specific place
Anchorage is a city in Alaska.
Empire State Building – a specific thing
The Empire State Building is in New York City.
Solve It
Write the correct words from the box to complete Patrick's journal entry. Use only proper
nouns.
Uncle Rich
my school
Grand Canyon
book
Principal Ron
tomorrow
Venus
Saturday
my principal
The Lord of the Rings
the playground
Highland Park
planet
national park
my uncle
Pierce School
I love ____________________ mornings. I go to
____________________ to walk the trails and read
____________________. Later, Aunt Pat and
____________________ come to my house. We plan
our trip to the ____________________. We use the
telescope to look at ____________________ when it
gets dark. On Monday, it’s back to
____________________. I like ____________________. He
is a good principal. But I still look forward to the
weekend.
Spectrum Language Arts
Grade 5
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Chapter 1 Lesson 2
Grammar: Parts of Speech