Editorial Development: Bonnie Brook Communications

SKILL PRACTICE
Read each question. Fill in the bubble next to the correct answer.
 1. What is the climate like for the Sami during
the summer?
A 
icy
B 
stormy
C 
chilly
D 
warm
 2. Lars Mathis Gaup’s use of cell phones and 
snowmobiles shows that he 
.
A 
wants his life to change
B 
prefers to live in traditional ways
C 
rejects technological advances
D 
is modern and innovative
 3. The fact that Gaup continued working with 
reindeer after much of his herd died shows that
he is 
.
A 
creative
B 
determined
C 
careful
D 
unimaginative
 4. Where does Gaup live with his family and his 
reindeer herd most of the year?
A 
in traditional tents
B 
with other reindeer at the North Pole
C 
in a house in the Far North
D 
wherever his reindeer wander
STRATEGY PRACTICE
Visualize the Gaups during the spring migration. Describe your visualization.
 
 
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Name: 
WEEK 28
DAY 3
READ THE PASSAGE
As you read the passage, look for the central message, or theme.
Perhaps
Once there was a farmer who worked peacefully on his land, harvesting just enough crops to support 
himself, his wife, and his son. The farmer never complained—even after long days in the field that 
stretched out into long nights.
One day, the farmer’s only horse ran away. The farmer had used his horse for plowing, harvesting, 
and bringing his goods to the market. When his neighbors heard the news, they came to visit him to 
sympathize with his loss. They said they knew the farmer must be horribly upset. The farmer merely smiled 
and replied, “Well, perhaps.”
The next day, the farmer’s horse returned, and it brought with it a group of wild horses. The envious 
neighbors came by again, this time to admire the horses. They told the farmer how lucky he was, but the 
farmer would only answer with a smile, “Well, perhaps.” That afternoon, the farmer’s son tried to ride one 
of the wild horses and was thrown off, breaking his leg. The neighbors thought it was a terrible fate, but the 
farmer responded, “Well, perhaps.”
In the morning, a government official stopped by all the houses in the area and took all of the young 
men off to fight in a war. The farmer’s son, however, could not walk on his broken leg, so the official left him 
behind. “Oh,” the neighbors cried, distressed at the loss of their own sons, “how very fortunate you are!”
And the farmer smiled and simply replied, “Well, perhaps.”