What should you think about when reading fiction to determine the main ideas?
Character
Problem
Solution
Lesson (or Theme)
100
What are the steps to long division?
Divide, multiply, subtract, bring down, bring back
100
Fact or Opinion?
Hippos have enormous mouth and teeth.
Opinion
100
What are the 3 types of rocks?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
100
Where was the Lost Colony?
Roanoke Island
200
What should you ask yourself as you read nonfiction to determine the main ideas?
Topic
Teach
Opinion
(What is the author specifically teaching you about a given topic? What is his or her opinion?)
200
How many degrees are in a...
a. Right angle?
b. Straight line?
c. Triangle?
a. 90 degrees
b. 180 degrees
c. 180 degrees
200
Fact or Opinion?
Black bears eat plants as well as small animals.
Fact
200
What causes the Earth to have night and day?
The rotation of the Earth. It takes 24 hours to complete a full rotation.
200
Name of the tribe native to North Carolina before Europeans colonized the land.
Algonquians
Tuscarora
Cherokee
(There are more, these were the main ones)
300
How can you show what you're thinking as you read and keep track of what a text is about?
Annotate:
Circle key terms, vocab and names.
Underline details that help you determine the main idea.
Write notes, summaries, inferences and questions as you read.
300
Solve 73 x 21 using the area model.
1533
300
Which one is a genre of writing from Ms. Kathy's class:
Baseball cards, comic strips, game rules, or lyrics.
Lyrics
300
What causes the moon to "change shape"?
The position in the moon's revolution in relation to the sun causes it to "change shape". Half of the moon is always lit, the other half is always in the dark, but it appears to be different based on its location.
300
Name at least 3 North Carolina heroes and why they are important to North Carolina.
What does CUBES stand for (when solving a word problem)?
Circle the number(s)
Underline the question
Box key words
Evaluate
Solve
400
Describe the formation of each type of rock.
Igneous: forms from cooling magma.
Sedimentary: forms from compacted sediment (broken down pieces of earth)
Metamorphic: forms from heat and pressure applied to other rocks.
400
Name at least 3 North Carolina state symbols.
Answers may vary.
500
Name at least 3 ways to structure a nonfiction text.
Chronological (Timeline)
Comparison
Problem and Solution
Cause and Effect
Sequential
500
Write the following number in expanded for and written word form.
100,000 + 80,000 + 4,000 + 500 + 60 + 7 = 184,567
One hundred eighty-four thousand Five hundred sixty-seven
500
What are the 5 parts of the writing process.
Prewriting, Writing, Revising, Editing, and Publishing
500
What is an ecosystem?
Describe an example of an ecosystem.
An ecosystem is the relationship between living and nonliving things and their environment.
A pond is an ecosystem because there are living things such as tadpoles, plants and insects dwelling and relying on nonliving things such as water and rocks.
500
Name 3 important resources or industries from North Carolina.
OR
Name 3 historical landmarks from North Carolina.