Worksheet 1
Lesson 141 • Above and Below
Name
Compare and Contrast
When we compare and contrast information, we look for the similarities and differences
between details in the text.
Read the passage.
Highlight the words Underline the
that tell us where Jakob led Tibalt through the tunnels. There adjectives that
the tunnels were. were guards all the way along. There wasn’t describe the
stalactites.
much need for guards in this peaceful
underground city, but they added to
Circle all the nouns
that tell us what
Zelig’s power.
Colour the adjective
Jakob and Tibalt Jakob and Tibalt arrived at the crystal that describes the
would have seen in
the cave.
gardens. The huge cave was filled with stalagmites.
beautiful limestone formations. The
strange, pale shapes glittered in the
Highlight the word light from the firefly lanterns. Long, thin
Highlight the word
that tells in which stalactites hung from the roof, and chunky that tells in which
part of the cave the
stalactites were. stalagmites rose up from the floor. part of the cave the
stalagmites were.
Colour the correct answers.
1 How are stalactites and stalagmites similar?
¡ Both form underwater. ¡ Both form in limestone caves.
¡ Both form on trees. ¡ Both form on forest floors.
2 Choose the correct answer in each of the following pairs.
Stalactites and stalagmites …
a ¡ are the same shape. ¡ are different shapes.
b ¡ grow in different directions. ¡ grow in the same direction.
c ¡ grow on the same part of the cave. ¡ grow on different parts of the cave.
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Worksheet 2
Lesson 141 • Above and Below
Name
Read the passage.
Circle the key
Below world Highlight two
word that
adjectives that
tells us that
Jakob’s home is
Jakob walked slowly home. From the tunnel, he describe Jakob’s
could smell supper cooking on the fire. He opened home.
underground.
the door to his dark, damp home chamber.
Colour the Della, Jakob’s mother, was pouring mushroom stew
Underline the
words that tell into three bowls. “Supper will be ruined if we don’t word that shows
us what Jakob’s eat it now.” the relationship
family ate for between Jakob
supper. Above world and Della.
Felda lived in a large cottage in a small village.
Underline the Her father, Baldric, was the village chief.
words that tell Jakob and Tibalt sat down with the villagers. They Circle the word
us where Felda that shows the
lived. ate food with the most amazing tastes. Bread relationship
was mixed with herbs, and the fruits were sweet between Felda
and juicy. and Baldric.
1 List at least one similarity between Jakob and Felda’s lives.
2 How is Felda’s home different from Jakob’s?
3 How is the food in the above world different from the food in the below world?
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