Equivalent Fractions
A fraction that is equivalent to 1/2
What is 2/4, 3/6, 4/8, 5/10, 6/12...?
Round 9.49 to the nearest whole number
What is 9?
An author writes about two animals, describing how they are similar and different in their habitats
What is compare and contrast?
What is a Topic?
What the story, passage or other text is about
This is what we call a group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph
A stanza
Fill in the question mark to make the fractions equivalent:
5/6 = ?/12
What is 10/12?
Round 6.249 to the nearest tenth
What is 6.2?
An author describes a community that is facing a pollution problem and suggests a way to reduce waste.
What is problem and solution?
What is a main idea?
This is the most important point or what a story is mostly about
This is the pattern of rhyming words at the ends of lines, often labeled with letters like AABB or ABAB.
A rhyme scheme
This fraction is equivalent to 5/12, but it has a numerator of 20. What is the fraction?
Bonus 100
What is 20/48?
A frog jumps 3.678 meters. Round this distance to the nearest hundredth.
What is 3.68?
In a story about the life cycle of a butterfly, the author writes in the order of each stage of development, from egg to adult.
What is sequence of events?
"Jake used to be afraid of swimming but after taking lessons and practicing every week, he became more confident. Now he swims like a fish and even joined the swim team."
What is the central message the author is trying to communicate?
You can overcome your fears by never giving up
This is the best or rhythm of a poem, created by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.
Meter
You multiply the numerator and denominator of 2/5 by the same number to get 18/45. What number did you multiply by?
What is 9?
A number rounds to 3.14 when rounded to the nearest hundredth. Name one possible number it could be.
What is any number from 3.135 to 3.144?
An author writes that a forest fire caused the destruction of a wildlife habitat, and as a result, many animals were forced to find new homes.
What is cause and effect?
What is the author's POV/perspective on burgers in the following passage?
"Burgers are not just food; they are a revelation. The moment you sink your teeth into a perfectly seasoned patty, nestled between a golden, slightly toasted bun, everything else fades away. A good burger can make a bad day bearable, turn a casual meal into a celebration.
The author believes that burgers are so good that they are life-changing
This is when a word or phrase is repeated for emphasis in a poem
Bonus 100
Repetition
This fraction is equivalent to 7/12, has a denominator greater than 50, and both the numerator & denominator were multiplied by the same number
What is 35/60?
(7 x 5 = 35 and 12 x 5 = 60)
A baker made 14.376 pounds of dough. He used 9.842 pounds. How many pounds are left? Round to the nearest hundredth.
(Subtract first, then round!)
Bonus 100
What is 4.53 pounds?
The author gives a detailed account of the Grand Canyon's geological features, discussing the layers of rock, the types of erosion that formed it, and the ecosystem that lives there. The details allow for a vivid image of the site.
What is description?
You read an article about how plastic pollution affects ocean animals. The author describes how turtles mistake plastic bags for jellyfish, how whales swallow plastic waste, and how birds feed plastic to their babies. The article ends by encouraging readers to recycle.
What is the author's purpose? What do they want the readers to take away from the passage?
The author wants to persuade readers to reduce plastic use by explaining how it harms ocean animals.
This is the voice or narrator of a poem, not always the poet themselves.
Speaker