byPaulMasonillustratedbyGervasioBenitezx+π-%x+π-%x+π-%x+π-%x+π-%π-%x+π-%x+π-%x+πx+π-%x+π-%x+π-%x+π-%x+π-%RealisticFictionPAIREDREADPoetrySTRATEGIES&SKILLSComprehensionStrategy:AskandAnswerQuestionsSkill:ThemeVocabularyStrategyConnotationandDenotationVocabularyattain,dangling,hovering,triumphWordCount:1,811ACopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119191-8MHID:0-02-119191-3PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789QLM171615141312byPaulMasonillustratedbyGervasioBenitezPAIREDREADChapter1MathTeam...............................2Chapter2Practice..................................6Chapter3TheCompetition........................10Chapter4“WeHaveaWinner”....................13RespondtoReading....................16Cross-countryRace.............17FocusonLiteraryElements.............20EssentialQuestionHowdowriterslookatsuccessindifferentways?x+π-%x+π-%x+π-%x+π-%x+π-%π-%x+π-%x+π-%x+πx+π-%x+π-%x+π-%x+π-%x+π-%CHAPTER1AgroupofstudentswerehoveringaroundthebulletinboardoutsideMr.Nelson’soffice.Wordhadquicklyspreadthathe’dpostedthenamesoftheteamwhowouldberepresentingParksideElementaryinthedistrictmathcompetition.Keishawiggledthroughthesmallcrowdandfoundhernameonthelist,rightbelowherbestfriendAbby’s.KeishagaveashoutandturnedtoAbby,whowashangingbackfromthegroup.“Webothmadeit!”Thenshenoticedthatherfrienddidn’tlookveryenthusiastic.“What’swrong?Ithoughtyou’dbeoverthemoon.”Abbyshrugged.“Thetruthis,”hervoicedroppedastheywalkedtothecafeteria,“I’mhavingtroublewithmathrightnow.”Keishachuckled.“Yeah,right.YougotanAonourlastassignment.”2“OnlybecauseIspenthoursstrugglingwithit,”Abbyreplied.“Ittookmeeveryni...
