Math
What is the product of 24 × 6?
144
(20 × 6) + (4 × 6) = 120 + 24 = 144
What do we call the most important idea an author wants readers to understand in an informational text?
Main idea
The supporting details help explain the main idea.
What must a simple electrical circuit have for electricity to flow continuously?
A closed, complete path
A gap creates an open circuit.
What are the three geographic regions of North Carolina?
Coastal Plain, Piedmont, and Mountains.
Which number is prime: 39, 47, 51, or 57?
47 has exactly two factors: 1 and 47.
Read: 'Unlike the timid rabbit, the bold fox approached the strange noise.' What does timid mean?
Shy or fearful
The contrast with 'bold' provides an antonym context clue.
A light bulb stops glowing when one wire becomes disconnected. Why?
The disconnected wire opens the circuit, preventing current from flowing.
Electricity needs a complete path.
Which North Carolina region is known for its rolling hills and is located between the Mountains and Coastal Plain?
Piedmont Region.
A school orders 23 boxes of pencils. Each box contains 18 pencils. How many pencils did the school order?
414 pencils
23 × (10 + 8) = 230 + 184 = 414.
What is the difference between a main idea and a summary in an informational text?
The main idea tells what the text is mostly about, while a summary briefly explains the most important ideas and supporting details in your own words.
A group builds a circuit with a battery, two wires, and a bulb, but the bulb does not light. Name two things they should check and explain why.
Check that all connections are secure and that the bulb and battery are properly connected.
Loose connections or incorrect contact points can prevent a complete circuit.
A student is looking at a map of North Carolina. The map shows a region with high elevations, steep slopes, and the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Which region is the student looking at, and which direction would the student travel to reach the Coastal Plain?
The Mountains region.