There are 3 reasons an author writes. One reason is to persuade the reader. What are the other 2 purposes for writing?
entertain & inform
100
What is a key word used when comparing two things?
Like, Same, Both, Same as, Similar
100
read this decimal: 0.9
nine tenths
100
You see someone with a cast on their leg. You can infer that...
They broke their leg
100
Benjamin Franklin loved to write. When he was twenty-two, he set up his own printing shop and started a newspaper. He also printed a book called Poor Richard’s Almanac.
What is the main idea?
Benjamin Franklin loved to write stories and books
200
The giant panda is a bearlike animal that has thick white fur with black markings on its ears, limbs, shoulders, and around its eyes.
What is the author's purpose?
To Inform
200
What does contrast mean?
Different
200
In the water cycle, _________ is the change of water from a liquid to a gas
Evaporation
200
You see someone standing in line at the store holding cough medicine and blowing their nose. You can infer that....
they are sick/have a cold
200
Benjamin Franklin invented many things that made life easier in the late 1700’s. He invented the lightning rod that saved many homes from fires.
What is the main idea?
Benjamin Franklin was a great inventor
300
It's New! It's Refreshing!
It's Slurpy Soda!
This is the best soda in the world! If you drink this soda you will jump higher, run faster and be smarter in school. Try one today!
What is the author's purpose?
Persuade
300
"The gas light in my car came on therefore I stopped at the next gas station".
What word tells you this is a cause-and-effect text structure?
Therefore
300
List two types of precipitation
snow, hail, rain, sleet
300
Winston stood at the store counter. He had just enough money to buy a video game he wanted. However, his mother's birthday was coming up and he remembered how she always takes care of him while he is sick. What happened next?
Winston bought his mom a birthday present
300
James and his sister, Anna, went to the carnival on Saturday. They rode the merry-go-round, the roller coaster and the Ferris wheel.
What is the main idea?
James and Anna did many things at the carnival
400
Joe had been fishing for over two hours suddenly there was a nibble at the end of his fishing line. He stood up on the boat to reel in the fish and fell into the water.
what is the author's purpose?
To Entertain
400
There are eight planets in the Solar System,
and each one is very different. Some planets,
like Jupiter and Saturn are very large. Others,
like Mercury and Mars are smaller.
What is the text structure?
compare-and-contrast
400
In the water cycle, __________ occurs when water vapor changes from a gas to a liquid
Condensation
400
What are the 2 pieces of information you use when making an inference?
1.) the situation
2.) background knowledge
400
There are eight planets in the Solar System,
and each one is very different. Some planets,
like Jupiter and Saturn are very large. Others,
like Mercury and Mars are smaller.
What is the main idea?
The planets are different
500
What was the author's purpose of 'Because of Winn Dixie'?
Entertain
500
Last weekend my friend Caren slept over. It was dark, so, Caren and I took my dad’s flashlight and told ghost stories.
What is the text structure?
Cause-and-effect
500
State if the following decimals are greater than, less than, or equal:
0.5, 0.50
equal
500
Alice was carrying a large clothes basket from the bedroom down the stairs to the laundry room.
She had told her brothers to go outside to play baseball. They had gone to the backyard, but they had left the baseball on the stairs. What happened next?
Alice slipped on the baseball that was left on the stairs by her brothers.
500
Meerkats in Africa live in large groups of 20 to 50 members. The group works together to survive. All members of the group care for the baby meerkats. They take turns babysitting and will protect the young ones from
danger.
What is the main idea?