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When looking for a word in the dictionary, these words are located at the top and shows the first or last item on the page.
a) entry word b) guide words
c) pronunciation d) determiner
What are guide words.
Pete called Ted Tuesday afternoon and invited him to come to his house after dinner to watch a movie. It had been a long, boring day, and Ted was excited to have something to do. After dinner, he hopped on his bike and pedaled over to Pete's house. The house was dark, and when he rang the bell, there was no answer. Ted turned around, hopped back on his bike, and rode home.
What is "Nobody was home"?
There are many different kinds of bears in the world. Black bears live in North America. Grizzly bears also live in North America. They are very dangerous. The white Polar bear lives in the Arctic. The biggest bear is the Kodiak bear that is found in Alaska.
What is "There are many kinds of bears."
Animals spend different amounts of time sleeping. Humans sleep about eight hours a day compared to giraffes who sleep less than two hours a day. On the other hand, brown bats sleep almost 20 hours a day.
a) Process b) Compare and Contrast
c) Generalization d) Cause and Effect
What is compare and contrast.
Congress put a tariff on overseas goods so the price would not be lower than domestic products.
What is tax.
A category to which a word is assigned, i.e. noun, adjective, preposition, etc.
What is part of speech
Julie and her mother went shopping. First, they went to the bank. Inside the bank there was a large box where money was kept. Julie's mother told Julie not to touch the box or an alarm would go off. Julie touched the box by mistake.
Make a prediction about what will happen.
What is "An alarm will go off"?
Bats are fascinating animals. They are not birds, they are flying mammals. Some bats eat fruit, others eat insects. Bats are experts at flying. They use a system called echolocation to fly quickly in the dark.
What is "Bats are fascinating animals."
A lack of sleep can cause negative effects on your performance in school. For example, your grades could start slipping.
a) Cause and Effect b) Problem and Solution
c) Compare and Contrast d) Sequence
What is Cause and Effect
The scared rock climber balanced precariously on the edge of the cliff.
What is dangerous
A group of letters placed before the root of a word
What is the prefix
Tami loved biking. She had biked in all kinds of weather. She had been planning this bike trip for weeks. Today was going to be great. She woke up early and looked out the window. It was raining!
What is "Tami will go on her bike trip even though it is raining"?
Many types of bacteria are helpful. For example, some are able to take nitrogen from the air. They then put it into the soil. This makes the soil better for growing plants. Some bacteria are helpful in making cheese. Other bacteria are helpful in making vinegar.
What is "Some types of bacteria helps humans."
If you can't remember dreams, but want to, keep a journal by your bed so that you can record them as soon as you wake up.
a) Generalization b) Process
c) Concept d) Problem and Solution
What is problem and solution
We often travel to New England in the autumn to see the bright colors of the fall foliage.
What is leaves
The way to which a word speaks
What is pronunciation
There are many different ways of going to school. Some children go to school by radio. The teacher talks to the children over the radio. The children can talk back to the teacher. In some desert countries, children go to school in tents. They people move across the desert, carrying the tent school with them. In some hot countries, children go to school outside all year long. They do not sit in buildings. The sit on the grass.
What is "It would be too hot to have school inside a building so they sit on the cool grass"?
What is Our solar system is very large. It includes the eight planets that turn around the sun. These planets include Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. There are also hundreds of thousands of smaller planets in this system. They are called asteroids. Each asteroid is much smaller than any of the eight large planets.
What is "Our solar system is made up of the Sun, the nine large planets and many asteroids."
To make a sleep journal, first you need to find a blank notebook. Keep the journal near you bed. Then you record when you lay down in bed. When you wake up, record the time you have awoken.
a) Listing/Enumeration b) Process
c) Sequence d) Concept
What is process
The impudent boy was rude to the policeman.
What is bold.
a word that starts with the letters RIDI and means “something laughable”
What is ridiculous
Sparta and Athens were Greek cities. Long ago, the people of both cities sent their children to school. The children learned different things there. In Sparta, the children went to school outdoors. They learned how to jump and run. They learned how to dance. They learned how to play many different games. In Athens, only boys went to school. They learned how to read, write, and speak correctly. They learned how to count and use numbers.
What is "Girls went to school in Sparta but not in Athens"?
What is Honeybees form large hives. There are thousands of bees in a hive. One bee is the queen. She lays the eggs. Some bees gather nectar and pollen from flowers to make honey. Other bees protect the hive. Some bees keep the hive clean. Still other bees help the queen. Each bee has a special job to do in the bee hive.
What is "Each bee has a job to do in a beehive."
There are a number of things that can happen if you don’t get enough sleep. The following things can decrease: your growth, your healing process, and your work habits.
a) Chronological/Sequence b) Generalization
c) Listing/Enumeration d) Cause and Effect
What is listing/enumeration
Cold rain fell all day, making it a dismal Saturday afternoon.
What is gloomy