Fractions
Name two ways to compare fractions.
What is cross-multiply or find a common denominator and compare numerators?
What is the name of an angle that measure less than 90 degrees?
What is an acute angle?
What is the acronym for author's purpose?
What is P.I.E.?
Mother gorillas do a lot for their babies. They nurse their babies. They protect them from danger. And they teach the tiny gorillas how to get along with other gorillas.
What is the main idea?
What is mother gorillas do a lot for their babies?
What type of fraction is this:
18/4
What is an improper fraction?
What is the name of an angle that is open more than a right angle but less than a straight angle?
What is an obtuse angle?
What are the different types of author's purpose?
What are Persuade, Inform, and Entertain?
Robots are being used in sumo wrestling contests. Sumo wrestling is a sport that started in Japan. It takes place in a ring. Two players try to score points by holding each other down or pushing each other out of the ring. Robot sumo uses robots instead of humans. The robot that scores the most points wins.
What is the main idea?
What is Robots are being used in sumo wrestling contests?
What is the rule for adding and subtracting fractions?
What is find a common denominator?
What do you call a part of a line having two end points?
What is a line segment?
Steven writes a letter to his parents explaining why he needs a new car. He tells his parents that he has been working hard on his job as well as in school. He also tells them that he has saved up some money to help get the new car.
What is the author's purpose?
What is to persuade?
Dolphins are good learners. They learn to play games. They learn to do tricks. Trainers have taught dolphins how to save lives. One trainer even taught his dolphins to clean out their tank. For each piece of trash they brought him, he gave them a fish.
What is the main idea?
What is dolphins are good learners?
How do you multiply fractions?
What is multiply the numerators and denominators straight across?
What is a part of a line that has a fixed starting point but does not have an endpoint?
What is a ray?
The teacher takes the time to decorate her classroom with posters and anchor charts. She has some with math strategies and some with reading strategies.
What is the author's purpose?
What is to inform?
Mount Rushmore is a huge carving in a stone cliff. The carving shows the faces of four U.S. presidents. They are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. Mount Rushmore is in South Dakota. Each year many people visit this amazing sight.
What is a detail that supports the main idea?
Answers may vary.
What is which presidents are at Mount Rushmore?
How do you divide fractions?
What is keep, change, and flip?
What is the geometric term for an exact location in space?
What is a point?
The girl wrote a fairy tale about a handsome princess falling in love with a leprechaun.
What is the author's purpose?
What is to entertain?
Horses are often helpers for humans. In some communities the police ride horses to control large crowds. Cowboys use horses to help round up herds of cattle. In some countries farmers still use horses to pull plows or wagons. People also use horses to carry them from place to place.
What is a detail that supports the main idea?
Answer may vary.
What is how cowboys use horses in their work?