Idioms
If someone says, “Money doesn’t grow on trees, you have to earn it.” what do they mean?
What is money is limited and must be earned or managed carefully?
$200
An author writes an article explaining how to create a budget. What is the author's most likely purpose?
Answer: What is to inform or teach readers?
One asset I would hate to sell is my grandfather's pocket watch.
What is an asset?
Something that you own that's worth money.
What is the most important point the author wants readers to understand?
Central Idea
Who is someone you could be a mentor to?
Explain why
Someone who is less experienced and could benefit from your advice.
If you “save for a rainy day,” what are you doing?
Answer: What is saving money for future use?
An author lists reasons why teenagers should save part of their allowance. What is the author most likely trying to do?
Answer: What is to persuade readers to save money?
People often take loans to buy a house or a car.
What is a loan?
An agreement to borrow money and pay it back.
What do we call facts, examples, and explanations that help develop a main idea?
supporting details
What is one after school activity you would like to pursue?
Explain why
Answers vary
If someone says a business is “in the red,” what does that mean? Clue: a business wants to be in the green.
Answer: What is the business is losing money or has a financial loss?
An article explains the steps an entrepreneur takes to open a business. What is the author's most likely purpose?
Answer: What is to inform readers about starting a business?
I consider my teacher to be a mentor, because he tells me things that can help me in life.
What is a mentor?
An experienced person who gives advice.
A text explains that budgeting helps people control spending, save money, and prepare for emergencies. The central idea could be that budgeting helps people do what?
budgeting helps people manage their money responsibly
He insults everybody, so "take it with a grain of salt".
What does the idiom "take it with a grain of salt" mean?
Don't let it bother you, don't give your attention
Whenever he has it, he “spends money like water,” what does that suggest?
Answer: What is spending money carelessly or excessively?
An author describes a family's financial struggles to encourage readers to donate to a charity. What is the author's purpose?
Answer: What is to persuade readers to donate?
I will pursue my dream until I accomplish it.
What does pursue mean?
To chase after or try to accomplish something
A paragraph claims that starting a business takes planning. It discusses costs, customers, and supplies. What kind of information would a supporting detail provide?
Information showing that business owners must plan for costs, customers, and supplies
If an author is unbiased what does that mean?
The author does not take one side or the other
If a person says,
“I’m barely making ends meet,” I'm not sure how I'm going to pay the rent.
what does that mean?
Answer: What is having just enough money to pay for basic needs?
What should readers examine to determine whether an author is trying to inform, persuade, or entertain?
Answer: What are the author's language, evidence, details, and overall message?
Starting at business can be a scary venture, because you can lose all your money.
What is a venture?
A business idea that involves taking risks
Why is a detail that is interesting but unrelated to the central idea considered weak support?
because it does not help explain or prove the author's main point
How can you tell if information is reliable?
By considering our analyzing the source of the information