Place Value and Rounding
Round 463 to the nearest hundred
500
What is the answer to a multiplication problem called?
Product
What is a context clue?
Words around an unknown word that help the reader figure out its meaning.
What does compare and contrast mean?
Tell similarities and differences.
What is the author’s purpose? (Choose or explain briefly)
Why the author wrote the text (to inform, entertain, or persuade).
What is the place value of the 7 in 4,782?
Hundreds
What does multiply mean? (Short definition appropriate for Grade 4)
Combine equal groups (or make equal groups larger)
What is a supporting detail?
Information that explains the main idea.
What does retell mean?
To tell the events of a story in order using your own words.
What does point of view mean?
Who is telling the story.
Round 2,349 to the nearest thousand.
2,000
Find the product: 6 × 27.
162
Use context clues to explain the meaning of the underlined word: "The ancient vase was fragile, so Maria handled it gingerly." (What does "gingerly" mean?)
Gingerly" = carefully; context clue: "fragile" and "handled."
Compare and contrast two characters from a short story (teacher supplies two character names). List one similarity and one difference.
(Sample) Similarity: both brave; Difference: one is selfish, the other is generous.
Identify the point of view in this sentence: "I knew it was my fault when the vase broke." (Teacher supplies sentence if desired.)
First-person (uses "I").
What digit is in the hundreds place in 5,608?
6
A rectangle has length 8 units and width 5 units. What is its area?
40 square units
Give an example of a sentence that uses a context clue to define an unknown word for the reader.
(Example answer) "The bioluminescent algae glowed, lighting the dark water with a soft blue hue; bioluminescent must mean 'glowing'."
Every Saturday morning, Maya visits the local animal shelter with her dad. She helps fill water bowls, brushes the dogs, and plays with the cats. The workers appreciate her help because it keeps the animals happy and healthy while they wait for a new home. Maya always leaves feeling proud that she made a difference.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
A. Maya likes spending Saturdays with her dad.
B. Maya helps care for animals at the shelter, making a positive difference.
C. The animal shelter has dogs and cats.
D. Workers at the shelter are very busy
B – Maya helps care for animals at the shelter, making a positive difference.
Did you know that drinking enough water helps your body stay healthy? Water gives you energy, helps you think clearly, and keeps your body cool when you play outside. Carrying a water bottle and drinking water throughout the day is an easy way to stay healthy.
What is the author's purpose?
A. To entertain the reader with a funny story
B. To persuade the reader to drink more water
C. To tell a fictional adventure
D. To explain how to build a water bottle
B – The author's purpose is to persuade the reader to drink more water.
Explain how to round 7,449 to the nearest hundred (show which digit you look at and why).
Look at the tens digit (4); since 4 < 5, round down to 7,400.
A floor is 12 feet long and 9 feet wide. Find the area and explain how you found it.
108 square feet (12 × 9 = 108)
Read this short sentence and explain the context clue: "After the torrential rain, the streets were inundated and cars floated in the water." (What does "inundated" mean and which words helped you know?)
Inundated" = flooded or covered with water; clue words: "torrential rain," "cars floated."
Every Saturday morning, Maya visits the local animal shelter with her dad. She helps fill water bowls, brushes the dogs, and plays with the cats. The workers appreciate her help because it keeps the animals happy and healthy while they wait for a new home. Maya always leaves feeling proud that she made a difference.
Which sentence from the paragraph is a supporting detail that helps explain the main idea?
A. Every Saturday morning, Maya visits the local animal shelter with her dad.
B. She helps fill water bowls, brushes the dogs, and plays with the cats.
C. Maya always leaves feeling proud that she made a difference.
D. Every Saturday morning.
B – She helps fill water bowls, brushes the dogs, and plays with the cats.
Did you know that drinking enough water helps your body stay healthy? Water gives you energy, helps you think clearly, and keeps your body cool when you play outside. Carrying a water bottle and drinking water throughout the day is an easy way to stay healthy.
Which sentence from the paragraph best supports your answer about the author's purpose?
A. Did you know that drinking enough water helps your body stay healthy?
B. Water gives you energy, helps you think clearly, and keeps your body cool when you play outside.
C. Carrying a water bottle and drinking water throughout the day is an easy way to stay healthy.
D. Water is clear.
C – "Carrying a water bottle and drinking water throughout the day is an easy way to stay healthy."