Reading and Poetry
This reading strategy helps you figure out the meaning of unfamiliar words by looking at the words and sentences around it.
context clues
What is the function of the word before in this sentence (is it a conjunction or preposition? why)?
Before the game, the team stretched on the field.
Proposition, it shows the relationship between the game and the rest of the sentence.
A student brought a notebook for $3.45 and a pack of pencils for $2.78. How much money did the student spend?
$6.23
Read the decimal out loud. (read the decimal place e.g. thenths, hundredths, thousandths, ten thousandths...)
42.308
Forty Two and three hundred eight thousandths
Read the beginning of this story.
The school bell rang as Maya rushed through the front doors, clutching a mysterious package she had found on her porch that morning.
Which part(s) of the narrative standard does this introduction accomplish?
It establishes the situation and introduces the main character (narrator/character/setting).
You are reading a newspaper article about endangered sea turtles because you want to learn why their population is declining. What is the purpose for doing this?
To gain information (learn about sea turtles)
What verb tense is had finished?
By the time the movie started, Jannie had finished her homework
Past Tense
A runner completed a 5.00-mile race. After running 3.67 miles, how many miles did the runner have left to go?
1.33 Miles
Write this number in standard form.
Sixty Seven and fifty four thousandths
67.054
Read the passage.
"Don't open it yet!" Ethan shouted. "We don't know what's inside!"
How does the dialogue improve the story?
It develops character. Its an action and gives dialogue to Ethan.
What is the main theme for this Haiku?
Morning dew sparkles
Sunlight wakes the sleepy field
Birds begin to sing
Peaceful morning in nature
Which verb tense should be corrected to keep the verb tense consistent?
Yesterday, Emily walked to school. She talks to her friends on the way and arrived just before the bell rang
Talks should be talked
A fruit stand sells apples for $1.33 per pound. A customer buys 6 pounds. How much does the customer pay?
$7.98
Write 18.472 in expanded form using place value (num x num ... num x num/numplace)
1x10 + 8x1 + 4 x (1/10) + 7 x (1/100) + 2 x (1/1000)
Read the story prompt:
As you walked home from school, you noticed a small glowing object buried beneath a tree.
Write 3–4 sentences that:
all 4 elements
What is the theme of this poem?
Climb the hill though it is steep.
Take one step; the pace you keep.
Little victories every day
Lead you farther on your way.
Perseverance, never give up. taking small steps forward.
Identify the 2 verb tense mistakes, how should they be corrected?
After Emma packed her backpack, she has checked that everything was inside. Then she grabbed her lunch and left for school. Before she arrived, she will have remembered to call her mom.
has checked -> had checked (past time sequence)
will have remembered -> remembered (consistent in the past)
A 6.75 liter container of juice is poured equally into 5 bottles. How much juice goes into each bottle?
1.35 liters
compare these two decimals
5.307 ___ 5.370
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Continue this story.
As Jannie slowly opened the old treasure chest, she couldn't believe what she saw...
Write 3–6 sentences that include:
Check for the elements
What is the primary concern expressed in this passage?
Coral reefs function as biodiversity hotspots. Despite covering less than 1% of the ocean floor, they provide habitats for approximately 25% of all marine species. Rising ocean temperatures and acidification threaten these fragile ecosystems globally.
Habitat loss due to changes threatening marine life
Which pair of correlative conjuctions is used in this sentence?
You can either finish your project tonight or wake up early to complete it tommorow.
Either... or
Maria buys 3 notebooks that cost $2.45 each. She gives the cashier $10.00. How much change should she receive?
$2.65
Compare this decimal
12.508 __ 12.58
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Choose ONE of the following story starters:
Write a 5–10 sentence narrative that includes:
Check for elements