Reading starter new 1 answer key

READING STARTER 1 2nd EDITION

2. snake

ANSWER KEY

3. run away from
4. buy

Unit 1 Mark’s New Pet

5. feel

Pre-reading

Listening

• Sample responses:

My Favorite Animal

1. This is a snake.

1. a 2. b 3. c

2. It’s very scary. / It’s cute.
3. I can see it at the zoo. / I can see it in the

Speaking

jungle.

1. favorite animal
2. My favorite animal is

Vocabulary Preview

3. Why do you like

1. d

4. Do you have

2. c
3. b

Writing

4. e

• Sample responses:

5. f

1. My favorite animal is a dog.

6. a

2. It is friendly.
3. I can see it in my neighbor’s house. / I can

Word Practice

see it in my house.

1. a 2. d 3. a 4. d
Vocabulary Review
Reading Comprehension

A. 1. a 2. d 3. b

1. c 2. a 3. d 4. c

B. 1. a 2. c 3. a

Focus on
1. b 2. d 3. a 4. c
Words and Phrases
1. pick up
2. spend time with
3. Run away from
Summary
1. pet

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Unit 2 The Postcard

5. coconuts

Pre-reading

Listening

• Sample responses:

A Visit to Hawaii

1. I can see the sea and the sand.

1. b 2. c 3. a

2. I can swim in the ocean. / I can make sand
castles.

Speaking

3. Yes, I do. I want to play on the beach.

1. enjoy your vacation
2. Where did you go?

Vocabulary Preview

3. How was your vacation?

1. f

4. It was fun.

2. a
3. d

Writing

4. c

• Sample responses:

5. e

1. It was great!

6. b

2. I visited my uncle in New York.
3. I went to see the Statue of Liberty.

Word Practice
1. c 2. a 3. a 4. a

Vocabulary Review
A. 1. a 2. c 3. b

Reading Comprehension

B. 1. prefer

2. go for a

3. feel

1. d 2. c 3. d 4. a
Focus on
1. swam 2. ate 3. made 4. rode
Words and Phrases
1. favorite thing to do is
2. go for a swim
3. There are many
Summary
1. great
2. ride
3. ocean
4. castles

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Unit 3 A Bad Haircut

5. pretty

Pre-reading

Listening

• Sample responses:

A New Haircut

1. It’s brown.

1. c 2. a 3. b

2. I got my hair cut last September.
3. It is curly. / It is very straight. / It’s fine

Speaking

and silky.

1. get your hair cut
2. looks nice

Vocabulary Preview

3. looks terrible

1. b

4. look like

2. f
3. e

Writing

4. c

• Sample responses:

5. a

1. I got my hair cut three weeks ago.

6. d

2. No, I don’t. It makes me look old.
3. Never again. He is terrible.

Word Practice

Vocabulary Review

1. a 2. a 3. d 4. a

A. 1. a 2. b 3. c
B. 1. c 2. c 3. a

Reading Comprehension
1. a 2. b 3. b 4. c
Focus on
1. b 2. d 3. a 4. c
Words and Phrases
1. laugh at
2. look like a
3. get my
Summary
1. blonde
2. Yesterday

3. short
4. boy

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Unit 4 The Cookie-Eating Contest

5. graph

Pre-reading

Listening

• Sample responses:

A Contest on TV

1. I can see some chocolate-chip cookies.

1. a 2. c 3. c

2. There are four cookies.
3. I can eat a dozen cookies in one minute.

Speaking
1. What did you

Vocabulary Preview

2. What kind of

1. c

3. Who was the winner?

2. d

4. in one minute

3. e
4. a

Writing

5. f

• Sample responses:

6. b

1. I watched an exciting contest at the local
park.

Word Practice

2. It was a pet costume contest.

1. c 2. b 3. c 4. d

3. The winner was a bulldog wearing a hippie
outfit.

Reading Comprehension
1. b 2. d 3. c 4. d

Vocabulary Review
A. 1. c 2. b 3. a

Focus on

B. 1. c 2. b 3. c

1. many 2. more than 3. The fewest 4. the
most
Words and Phrases
1. How many
2. the most
3. got
Summary
1. contest
2. students
3. cookies
4. winner

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Unit 5 Forest Friends
Listening

Pre-reading

Things I saw

• Sample responses:

1. a 2. a 3. c

1. There is a deer and a bear.
2. They live in the forest.

Speaking

3. Yes, they do. They look like old friends.

1. Where can you
2. What else did you

Vocabulary Preview

3. why did you

1. f

4. Happy birthday!

2. a
3. b

Writing

4. c

• Sample responses:

5. d

1. I can see them at the zoo.

6. e

2. I saw a tiger and an alligator.
3. I went to the zoo to find out the how the

Word Practice

animals sleep.

1. c 2. a 3. b 4. c
Vocabulary Review
Reading Comprehension

A. 1. a 2. b 3. c

1. d 2. a 3. a 4. b

B. 1. a 2. d 3. b

Focus on
1. c 2. d 3. b 4. a

Words and Phrases
1. Go away
2. come back
3. play with
Summary
1. forest
2. play
3. lonely
4. friends
5. Come

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Unit 6 For Sale
Listening
Pre-reading

The Pet I Want

• Sample responses:

1. d 2. a 3. b

1. They are white dogs with black spots.
2. I like rabbits.

Speaking

3. Yes, I’d like to have a little puppy.

1. What kind of
2. they make good pets

Vocabulary Preview

3. No, I don’t

1. a

4. how much they cost

2. b
3. d

Writing

4. f

• Sample responses:

5. e

1. Dogs make good pets.

6. c

2. They like people, and they can understand
what people say.

Word Practice

3. Not yet. But I hope I’ll get one.

1. d 2. d 3. c 4. b
Vocabulary Review
Reading Comprehension

A. 1. b 2. b 3. a

1. c 2. c 3. b 4. d

B. 1. c 2. a 3. d

Focus on
1. d 2. c 3. a 4. b
Words and Phrases
1. years old
2. for sale
3. in the morning
Summary
1. puppies
2. for sale
3. cute
4. sing
5. cage

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Unit 7 Whales
Listening
Pre-reading

Interesting Animals

• Sample responses:

1. d 2. a 3. a

1. It’s a whale.
2. You can find them in the ocean.

Speaking

3. It is huge and makes loud sounds.

1. are interesting to you
2. What do they look like?

Vocabulary Preview

3. Where do they live?

1. e

4. They eat fruit and honey.

2. d
3. c

Writing

4. f

• Sample responses:

5. a

1. Well, I’m interested in giant pandas.

6. b

2. They are large and have black and white
fur.

Word Practice

3. They live in the bamboo forests of China.

1. a 2. a 3. b 4. c
Vocabulary Review
Reading Comprehension

A. 1. a 2. c 3. b

1. c 2. a 3. a 4. d

B. 1. grow

2. world 3. far

Focus on
1. T 2. F 3. F 4. F
Words and Phrases
1. live in
2. grow up to be
3. around the world
Summary
1. Whales
2. hungry
3. loud
4. far
5. world

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Unit 8 A Lunch Menu

5. holiday

Pre-reading

Listening

• Sample responses:

What Is on the Menu?

1. I see a cheeseburger, french fries, and a

1. b 2. d 3. d

slice of tomato.
2. It was made at a school cafeteria.

Speaking

3. I usually eat chicken for lunch.

1. having for lunch
2. food do you like

Vocabulary Preview

3. do you not like

1. b

4. Why not?

2. a
3. e

Writing

4. c

• Sample responses:

5. d

1. I like Bulgogi.

6. f

2. I don’t like pizza. It’s greasy.
3. I had chili shrimp spaghetti for lunch. It

Word Practice

was spicy.

1. d 2. b 3. d 4. b
Vocabulary Review
Reading Comprehension

A. 1. b 2. a 3. a

1. a 2. c 3. c 4. c

B. 1. c 2. d 3. c

Focus on
1. knife 2. fork 3. hand 4. menu
Words and Phrases
1. at the start
2. looks forward to
3. on Tuesday

Summary
1. shows
2. look
3. Sometimes
4. hands

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Unit 9 The Raccoon and the Bees

5. scared

Pre-reading

Listening

• Sample responses:

A Scary Animal

1. It is climbing a tree.

1. b 2. d 3. a

2. They can live in the forest. They can also
live in caves.

Speaking

3. They eat frogs, birds, eggs, fish, and fruit.

1. are you scared of
2. What kinds of

Vocabulary Preview

3. Where do they live

1. c

4. They live in

2. a
3. f

Writing

4. e

• Sample responses:

5. d

1. I am scared of cockroaches.

6. b

2. They live inside buildings.
3. They eat almost anything that we eat.

Word Practice
1. a 2. d 3. b 4. c

Vocabulary Review
A. 1. c 2. c 3. b

Reading Comprehension

B. 1. a 2. a 3. b

1. d 2. a 3. d 4. c
Focus on
1. F 2. F 3. T 4. T
Words and Phrases
1. fall from
2. too scared to
3. covered in
Summary
1. raccoon
2. honey
3. fell
4. leaves

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Unit 10 A School Trip Plan
Listening
Pre-reading

Yesterday’s Trip

• Sample responses:

1. c 2. b 3. c

1. They are students.
2. They are getting on a school bus.

Speaking

3. It will be about a school trip.

1. Have you ever been
2. Did you have fun?

Vocabulary Preview

3. It was great!

1. f

4. I learned a lot.

2. c
3. d

Writing

4. e

• Sample responses:

5. b

1. Yes. We went to a national park last month.

6. a

2. Yes, it was great!
3. I learned about many different trees and

Word Practice

animals.

1. b 2. d 3. d 4. a
Vocabulary Review
Reading Comprehension

A. 1. c 2. c 3. a

1. d 2. c 3. c 4. c

B. 1. a 2. a 3. b

Focus on
1. T 2. S 3. T 4. S
Words and Phrases

1. took a trip
2. have fun
3. made a plan
Summary
1. meet
2. plan
3. arrive
4. fun
5. leave

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Unit 11 The Magic Eggs
Listening
Pre-reading

A Magic Story

• Sample responses:

1. c 2. d 3. a

1. I can see a lot of colored eggs.
2. Maybe there are cookies inside.

Speaking

3. I use eggs for making omelets.

1. Do you know
2. What could it do?

Vocabulary Preview

3. What happened in the story?

1. c

4. It’s OK.

2. a
3. e

Writing

4. f

• Sample responses:

5. b

1. I remember a story about a magic carpet.

6. d

2. A girl could ride the magic carpet and go
anywhere.

Word Practice

3. She crossed the desert of death.

1. a 2. a 3. d 4. a
Vocabulary Review
Reading Comprehension

A. 1. d 2. c 3. b

1. b 2. b 3. c 4. d

B. 1. b 2. c 3. b

Focus on
1. c 2. b 3. d 4. a
Words and Phrases
1. moved to
2. changes into
3. went to
Summary
1. forest
2. kind
3. magic
4. carried
5. palace

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Unit 12 Picnic Tomorrow!

3. forget
4. ticket

Pre-reading

5. late

• Sample responses:
1. They are at the park.

Listening

2. They went there for a picnic.

Tomorrow’s Plan

3. They will have lunch.

1. b 2. c 3. a

Vocabulary Preview

Speaking

1. c

1. Where are you going

2. f

2. having a picnic

3. b

3. Are you bringing anything?

4. d

4. Your swimsuit?

5. e
6. a

Writing
• Sample responses:

Word Practice

1. I am going to the city ballpark.

1. b 2. b 3. c 4. a

2. I’m bringing my baseball bat and glove.
3. I’m going to play a baseball game with my

Reading Comprehension

friends.

1. d 2. c 3. b 4. c
Vocabulary Review
Focus on

A. 1. b 2. a 3. d

1. Don’t climb it!

B. Across: 1. bus 2. city

2. Don’t eat it!

Down: 1. bring

3. Don’t call him!
4. Don’t chase it!
Words and Phrases
1. be, by
2. Good morning
3. See you
Summary
1. picnic
2. bring

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Unit 13 George Washington

4. picture

5. mountain

Pre-reading
• Sample responses:

Listening

1. I can see a flag, a map, and a picture of a

An Important Leader

man.

1. b

2. d 3. c

2. He is George Washington.
3. He was one of the greatest leaders of the

Speaking

United States of America.

1. person in your country
2. Who was she?

Vocabulary Preview

3. She was a winner

1. a

4. was she important

2. f
3. c

Writing

4. e

• Sample responses:

5. b

1. King Sejong was on important person in

6. d

my country.
2. He was one of the greatest kings of the

Word Practice

Chosun dynasty.

1. c 2. b 3. c 4. b

3. He invented Hangul, the Korean alphabet.

Reading Comprehension

Vocabulary Review

1. d 2. a 3. b 4. a

A. 1. a 2. b 3. c
B. 1. c 2. c 3. a

Focus on
1. c 2. b 3. a 4. d
Words and Phrases
1. five-dollar bills
2. the first to
3. was named after
Summary
1. President
2. born
3. important

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Unit 14 Monkeys in the News

4. bananas
5. inside

Pre-reading

• Sample responses:

Listening

1. I can see monkeys at the zoo.

Exciting News

2. I can see elephants, hippos, alligators, and

1. a 2. d 3. d

many other animals.
3. Not really. I don’t like the smell of the

Speaking

animals.

1. Did you hear the news?
2. She was so happy.

Vocabulary Preview

3. a new house

1. c

4. go to Hawaii

2. e
3. a

Writing

4. b

• Sample responses:

5. f

1. A wild boar escaped.

6. d

2. It injured two children.
3. They will take it back to the zoo.

Word Practice
1. b 2. a 3. a 4. b

Vocabulary Review
A. 1. a 2. b 3. c

Reading Comprehension

B. 1. c 2. b 3. a

1. d 2. a 3. d 4. d
Focus on

1. d 2. c 3. a 4. b
Words and Phrases
1. No one
2. get out of
3. got hurt
Summary
1. zoo
2. monkeys
3. scared

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Unit 15 Tiger Woods

4. youngest
5. old

Pre-reading
• Sample responses:

Listening

1. He is playing golf.

A Favorite Sport

2. He is Tiger Woods. He has won all of the

1. c 2. b 3. b

major golf championships.
3. I like baseball.

Speaking
1. What is your favorite sport?

Vocabulary Preview

2. When do you

1. b

3. Are you good at

2. d

4. championship last year

3. a
4. f

Writing

5. e

• Sample responses:

6. c

1. My favorite sport is soccer.
2. I play soccer every Thursday.

Word Practice

3. Yes, I am one of the best players on our

1. a 2. c 3. a 4. d

team.

Reading Comprehension

Vocabulary Review

1. c 2. d 3. b 4. c

A. 1. d 2. b 3. c
B. 1. b 2. c 3. c

Focus on
1. tournament

2. champion

3.

famous 4. golfer
Words and Phrases
1. world-famous

2. in the year
3. On top of that
Summary
1. famous
2. won
3. major

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Unit 16 Going to the Zoo

3. other
4. returned

Pre-reading

5. favorite

• Sample responses:
1. It’s a tiger.

Listening

2. I can see parrots, eagles, and peacocks

I Love the Zoo

there.

1. d 2. d 3. c

3. My favorite is the peacock. They are very
colorful.

Speaking
1. When did you

Vocabulary Preview

2. What animals did you see?

1. a

3. lions, giraffes, and snakes

2. f

4. the lions the most

3. b
4. d

Writing

5. e

• Sample responses:

6. c

1. I went to the zoo last October.
2. I saw dolphins, monkeys, tigers, and many

Word Practice

other animals.

1. b 2. c 3. a 4. b

3. I liked the dolphins the most. They were
very friendly.

Reading Comprehension
1. d 2. d 3. d 4. c

Vocabulary Review
A. 1. a 2. b 3. c

Focus on
1. more than
than

B. 1. d 2. d 3. a
2. less than

3.

more

4. less than

Words and Phrases
1. a lot of
2. like, the most
3. return to
Summary
1. went
2. dolphins

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Unit 17 Zaya, the Friendly Dog

5. treat

Pre-reading

Listening

• Sample responses:

Pet Pigs

1. I see a woman and a dog.

1. c 2. d 3. b

2. They are playing at the park.

3. Some people have snakes, iguanas and

Speaking

even tarantulas.

1. What kind of animal
2. What does she look like?

Vocabulary Preview

3. What does she like to do?

1. a

4. wag her tail a lot, too

2. e
3. c

Writing

4. d

• Sample responses:

5. f

1. Beetles can make good pets.

6. b

2. They are usually brown and have long
horns.

Word Practice

3. They like to fight each other.

1. c 2. b 3. b 4. d
Vocabulary Review
Reading Comprehension

A. 1. a 2. b 3. c

1. c 2. d 3. a 4. c

B. Across
Down

3. smart
1. tricks

2. treat

Focus on
1. b 2. a 3. d 4. c
Words and Phrases
1. waits for
2. all

3. wags her finger
Summary
1. friendly
2. everybody
3. waits
4. wags

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Unit 18 A Special Sandwich

5. sandwich

Pre-reading

Listening

• Sample responses:

I’m Hungry

1. There are pieces of chicken, tomatoes, and

1. c 2. a 3. c

lettuce.
2. I like a tuna sandwich.

Speaking

3. I can make an egg sandwich.

1. get two slices of bread
2. What do you do next?

Vocabulary Preview

3. spread honey on

1. b

4. the slices of bread together

2. d
3. c

Writing

4. f

• Sample responses:

5. e

1. I can make cookies.

6. a

2. I make the cookie dough first.

3. I place the dough on the tray and put it in

Word Practice

the oven. Then, I take the cookies out of the

1. c 2. c 3. a 4. a

oven and leave them to cool down.

Reading Comprehension

Vocabulary Review

1. c 2. c 3. c 4. d

A. 1. a 2. b 3. c
B. 1. d 2. a 3. c

Focus on
1. d 2. b 3. a 4. c
Words and Phrases
1. on top of the
2. Cut the, into
3. slice of
Summary
1. slice
2. Cut
3. knife
4. bread

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Unit 19 Olivia

5. mind

Pre-reading

Listening

• Sample responses:

A Naughty Sister

1. The big sister is probably thirteen, and the

1. a 2. d 3. d

little sister is seven.
2. They look happy with each other.

Speaking

3. My little brother likes to me.

1. makes me mad
2. What makes you mad?

Vocabulary Preview

3. What does he do?

1. e

4. I can’t sleep.

2. b
3. d

Writing

4. f

• Sample responses:

5. c

1. My big brother makes me mad.

6. a

2. He always makes fun of me.
3. He always plays tricks on me.

Word Practice
1. b 2. a 3. c 4. b

Vocabulary Review

A. 1. a 2. b 3. c

Reading Comprehension

B. 1. d 2. a 3. a

1. a 2. c 3. b 4. b
Focus on
1. F 2. F 3. T 4. T
Words and Phrases
1. big sister
2. doesn’t mind
3. play tricks on
Summary
1. naughty
2. tricks
3. tires
4. bothers

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Unit 20 Mary’s Future Job

4. take care
5. bath

Pre-reading
• Sample responses:

Listening

1. I see a woman and a big elephant.

When I Grow Up

2. She is a zookeeper.

1. d 2. c 3. c

3. She feeds the elephants and takes care of
them.

Speaking
1. What do you want to be

Vocabulary Preview

2. take care of sick animals

1. a

3. who is a singer

2. b

4. Sounds interesting!

3. f
4. d

Writing

5. c

• Sample responses:

6. e

1. I want to be a math teacher.
2. I like to solve difficult math puzzles.

Word Practice

3. My mother is a math teacher.

1. d 2. c 3. d 4. d
Vocabulary Review
Reading Comprehension

A. 1. d 2. a 3. c

1. b 2. a 3. d 4. c

B. 1. d 2. c 3. a

Focus on
1. get older

2. very big

3.

give

food to 4. wash them
Words and Phrases
1. takes care of
2. Maybe, could
3. give, a bath
Summary
1. grow up
2. zookeeper
3. huge

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