POV
Fractions
Mixed Bag
Rounding Plus!
Author's Purpose
100
Uses the I, me, mine, ours, we, us pronouns.
What is First Person POV?
100

3/5 + 1/5 =

What is 4/5.

100

Show 1/3 divided 4 in picture form.

What is...

100

275 divided by 6 = 

What is 45.833.


What is 45 remainder 5.

100

The author's purpose in writing or presenting facts and information is to...

What is to inform?

200
Uses he, she, it, the, they pronouns.
What is Third Person POV?
200

12/17 - 8/17 =

What is 4/17.

200

Where is Kenai Fjords National Park?

What is one thing you can do there?

(You must get both questions correct to earn points.)

What is Alaska.

What is see glaciers, climb into a crevase (only with training and a guide, of course!), kayak through the icebergs.

200

Quick! Do 20 jumping jacks.

Lucky for you that you were able to earn those 200 points and get your heart working harder.

200

When the author's main goal is to amuse someone, their purpose is to

What is entertain?

300
The character is telling his or her own story.
What is First Person POV?
300

2/3 + 3/9 = 

(Your answer must be in simplest form to receive credit.)

What is 1.

300

Surprise Squash Question!

What is a "let"?

What is when you try to get to the ball but your opponent is in your way (either of your racquet or your shot).

300

How do you solve 1/8 divided by 3?

You keep 1/8 the same, change the sign (from division to multiplication), and flip 3 (making it 1/3 instead of 3/1). Then you solve by multiplying the numerators to find the new numerator and multiplying the denominators to find the new denominator.

300

When the author expresses his ideas, opinions or views, the authors purpose is to.....

What is to Persuade?

400

How can the narrator's point of view influence the story?

Depending on the narrator's thoughts, feelings, and experience of what is happening, we, as the reader, may get different information about the event(s).

400

Will 1/9 divided by 6 be larger or smaller than 1/9? Why?

What is smaller because you are dividing the number (1/9) by a whole number, so it will be broken into equal, smaller parts.

400

Why do we divide history up into eras/periods?

What is it is a common way that we can talk about the past. 

What is it helps us to organize the past.

400

What is 56,798.3 rounded to the nearest hundred?

What is 56,800.

400

Everyone should have a pet. Pets are very loving and affectionate. They help children learn responsibility. Pets give you unconditional love. Having a pet is a wonderful experience. The author's Purpose is to....

What is to persuade?

500

Rewrite the following from the cat's perspective:

We came home from school and Jeni, our cat, was sleeping once again. Sometimes I think that is all she ever does- sleep. Well, she also eats. And bathes herself. It must be kind of nice being a cat, just getting to laze around all day. Or maybe it's boring! I'm not sure.


What is...

Must include: the cat's perspective about how she spends her day AND how she imagines the owner interprets how she's spends her day.

500

Show on a number line: 18 divided by 6.

What is...

500

What is a semicolon and how do you use it?

What is ";" ; a way to connect two complete thoughts that are related in their content.

500

Round 34,698.189 to the nearest whole number.

What is 34,698.

500

Jim was unable to get to sleep. When he went to bed he cried. Tomorrow is his birthday party and it is going to be ruined. How can we go sledding with no snow? The next morning, when Jim got out of bed and ran to the window, he shouted with glee, "The snow has fallen and we can go sledding!" Jim was happy because now he can have his birthday sledding party. The Author's Purpose is to....

What is to entertain?

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