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Unit 1 Apple
A. Word Practice
1. fruit
2. lunch
3. round
4. yummy
Answer Key
2. on
3. with
D. Reading Comprehension
1. under → on
2. one → three, three → one
3. balloon → bubbles
B. Sentence Practice
1. I always have it after lunch.
2. It is a yummy fruit.
3. Do you know what it is?
C. Grammar Practice
1. is
2. an
3. Do
D. Reading Comprehension
3-4-2-1
E. Summary
1. round
2. red
3. after
4. apple
E. Summary
1. orange
2. one
3. bowl
4. play
Unit 3 Wind
A. Word Practice
1. scarf
2. windy
3. blow
4. strong
B. Sentence Practice
1. The wind blows my jacket.
2. I like going to a hill on a windy day.
3. The wind is blowing me!
Unit 2 Goldfish
A. Word Practice
1. i
2. a
B. Sentence Practice
1. There is a fish bowl on the table.
2. They play with air bubbles.
3. There are goldfish in the bowl.
C. Grammar Practice
1. is
C. Grammar Practice
1. blowing
2. going
3. hair
D. Reading Comprehension
2-3-1-4
E. Summary
1. hill
2. day
3. strong
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4. scarf
Answer Key
Unit 4 The Hungry Mouse
2. Frogs live in the pond.
3. Where do fish live?
A. Word Practice
1. i
2. u
3. a
C. Grammar Practice
1. in
2. on
3. Where
B. Sentence Practice
1. He eats a big breakfast.
2. He also eats cheese for a snack.
3. He wants to eat more!
D. Reading Comprehension
1. False
2. True
3. False
C. Grammar Practice
1. eats
2. wants to
3. for
E. Summary
1. squirrels
2. underground
3. Frogs
4. pond
D. Reading Comprehension
1. b
2. c
3. a
E. Summary
1. eats
2. big
3. dinner
4. wants
5. more
Unit 6 Playground
A. Word Practice
1. u
2. ou
3. w
B. Sentence Practice
1. They go on a slide.
2. Children like to play on the playground.
3. Children can play all day.
Unit 5 Where Do Animals Live?
A. Word Practice
1. squirrel
2. bird
3. mountain
4. pond
B. Sentence Practice
1. Squirrels live on the tree.
C. Grammar Practice
1. go
2. on
3. jump
D. Reading Comprehension
1. study → play
2. jump → go
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Answer Key
3. fly → jump (or run)
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E. Summary
1. go on
2. playground
3. jump
4. day
Unit 7 After School
A. Word Practice
1. play
2. friend
3. sister
4. Thursday
B. Sentence Practice
1. After school on Tuesday I played with my
sister.
2. On Thursday I played with my dog.
3. So I played on my own.
C. Grammar Practice
1. played
2. On
3. on
D. Reading Comprehension
1. b
2. c
3. a
E. Summary
1. Monday
2. with
3. after
4. on
Answer Key
1. r
2. o
3. w
B. Sentence Practice
1. Last week it was brown.
2. I like all of my mom’s hairstyles.
3. I always follow my mom’s hairstyles!
C. Grammar Practice
1. was
2. is
3. was
D. Reading Comprehension
1. b
2. c
3. a
E. Summary
1. Last week
2. long
3. hair
4. short
Unit 9 Knock! Knock!
A. Word Practice
1. knock
2. neighbor
3. alone
4. mailman
B. Sentence Practice
1. She heard a knock on the door.
2. Could it be the mailman?
3. “Oh! It’s mom,” said Amy with a big smile.
Unit 8 Mom’s Hair
A. Word Practice
C. Grammar Practice
1. be
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2. me
3. on
D. Reading Comprehension
1. False
2. False
3. True
E. Summary
1. heard
2. alone
3. asked
4. mom
Unit 10 Letter
Answer Key
3. pays
4. glues
Unit 11 Dance Party
A. Word Practice
1. dance
2. hairstyle
3. change
4. excited
B. Sentence Practice
1. Should I wear a pink dress?
2. I have a dance party today.
3. I want to look pretty.
A. Word Practice
1. i
2. e
3. a
C. Grammar Practice
1. What
2. have
3. excited
B. Sentence Practice
1. Jimmy can read the letter soon.
2. Paul takes the letter to the post office.
3. He sends the letter to Jimmy.
D. Reading Comprehension
1. c
2. b
3. a
C. Grammar Practice
1. lives
2. read
3. to
E. Summary
1. excited
2. dance
3. should
4. look
D. Reading Comprehension
1. police → post
2. close → far away
3. $3 → $1
E. Summary
1. writes
2. lives
Unit 12 Scary Movie
A. Word Practice
1. ea
2. o
3. a
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Answer Key
2. but
B. Sentence Practice
1. I turn my head.
2. I don’t like watching scary movies.
3. Why do I still watch it?
C. Grammar Practice
1. don’t
2. do
3. happen
D. Reading Comprehension
1. love → don’t like
D. Reading Comprehension
Can: ②, ③, ⑤, ⑦
Can’t: ①, ④, ⑥, ⑧
E. Summary
1. smiley
2. hair
3. draw
4. tie
2. turn → close, cover → turn
(or eyes → head, head → ears)
3. watch → head
E. Summary
1. scary
2. close
3. cover
4. happen
Unit 14 Twenty-one Sheep
A. Word Practice
1. w
2. a
3. ee
B. Sentence Practice
1. There wasn’t any more sheep.
2. Tom lay in his bed and closed his eyes.
3. Tom got up and went to his mom’s room.
Unit 13 Can, Can’t
A. Word Practice
1. brush
2. tie
3. ribbon
4. shoelace
B. Sentence Practice
1. I have to learn to do them.
2. I can’t tie a shoelace.
3. There are many things I can’t do.
C. Grammar Practice
1. draw
C. Grammar Practice
1. went
2. closed
3. said
D. Reading Comprehension
1. opened → closed
2. shop → sheep
3. Tom’s mom → Tom
E. Summary
1. sleep
2. sheep
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3. twenty
4. asleep
Unit 15 Traffic Lights
A. Word Practice
1. green
2. follow
3. stop
4. light
B. Sentence Practice
1. There are three lights on a traffic light.
2. You have to follow these rules!
3. Red light means ‘stop.’
C. Grammar Practice
1. lights
2. changes
3. these
D. Reading Comprehension
1. False
2. True
3. False
E. Summary
1. green
2. slow down
3. drive
4. rules
Answer Key
B. Sentence Practice
1. He paints his soccer ball black and white.
2. Annie wants to paint her doll.
3. Can you paint my doll yellow?
C. Grammar Practice
1. likes
2. goes
3. paint
D. Reading Comprehension
1. a black and white soccer ball
2. a yellow doll
3. a red bike
E. Summary
1. painting
2. doll
3. yellow
4. anything
Unit 17 Glasses
A. Word Practice
1. friend
2. wear
3. nine
4. glasses
B. Sentence Practice
1. His friends don’t wear glasses.
2. He is not happy about it.
3. Mickey is nine years old.
Unit 16 Jerry the Painter
A. Word Practice
1. ke
2. er
3. i
C. Grammar Practice
1. doesn’t
2. don’t
3. doesn’t
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D. Reading Comprehension
1. a
2. c
3. b
E. Summary
1. nine
2. wears
3. friends
4. happy
Unit 18 Christmas Gift
Answer Key
Unit 19 Car Wash
A. Word Practice
1. wash
2. wipe
3. shiny
4. sponge
B. Sentence Practice
1. He went to a farm yesterday.
2. He washes it with a sponge.
3. His car is very clean and shiny.
A. Word Practice
1. ea
2. w
3. o
C. Grammar Practice
1. pours
2. rinses
3. is
B. Sentence Practice
1. Santa will be here soon.
2. I put a big sock on the bed.
3. What a great day!
D. Reading Comprehension
1. True
2. False
3. False
C. Grammar Practice
1. is
2. am
3. be
E. Summary
1. dirty
2. farm
3. car
4. clean
D. Reading Comprehension
1. raining → snowing
2. dress → sock
3. late → early
E. Summary
1. white
2. quiet
3. soon
4. toy
Unit 20 Hotel Restaurant
A. Word Practice
1. e
2. o
3. a
B. Sentence Practice
1. Amy sees many different kinds of food.
2. She also sees Japanese food.
3. There are all kinds of food here!
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Answer Key
C. Grammar Practice
1. am
3. says
2. sees
4. go
D. Reading Comprehension
×
○
×
○
×
○
E. Summary
1. vacation
2. different
3. hotel
4. there
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