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100
In 2007, Lafayette and Liberty Counties were the two least-populated counties in Florida. Lafayette County had a population of about 7,998, and Liberty County had a population of about 7,851. What was the population of the county with the lower population?
What is 7,851?
100
Florida covers a total area of 59,928 square miles. What is the value of the 5 in the number 59,928?
What is 50,000?
100
To search for information or to ask questions
What is inquiring?
100
Most important idea in a text
What is main idea?
100
This state of matter has a definite shape and mass
What is solid?
200
Noah scored 65,395 points on a computer game. Tiauna scored 79,425 points on the same game. What is the best estimate for how many more points Tiauna scored than Noah?
What is 10,000?
200
A movie sold 9,843,205 tickets nationwide during its opening week. What is this number in word form?
What is nine million, eight hundred forty-three thousand, two hundred five?
200
The force that pulls objects down
What is gravity?
200
Because, due to, so, and as a result are signal words for what kind of text structure
What is cause and effect?
200
This state of matter always takes up all open space in a container
What is gas?
300
Michael reads that the population of his city is 1,575,204. Last year, the population was 1,571,692. By how much did the population in Michael’s city increase from last year to this year?
What is 3,512?
300
There are 132 people eating dinner at a wedding. Each table has 12 seats and each seat is taken. How many tables are there?
What is 11 tables?
300
Causing a feeling of discomfort
What is uncomfortable?
300
An author may use words such as first, next, and last to show what
What is sequence, transition or chronological order?
300
When water phases from a solid to a liquid, what property increases?
What is temperature?
400
Last week, Leslie wrote 28 pages in her journal. She wrote the same number of pages each day. How many pages did she write each day? A week has seven days.
What is 4 pages?
400
Ms. Mike can drive her Maserati 74 miles on 1 gallon of gas. How far can she travel on 11 gallons of gas?
What is 814 miles?
400
To try to do anything to solve a difficult situation
What is desperately?
400
An author organizes text by showing how things are alike and different
What is compare and contrast?
400
In order for a magnet to attract another magnet, the poles must be
What is opposite? What is north and south?
500
As of 2008, the number of seats at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida, was 88,548. At a certain event, 9,325 of the seats were empty. Which is the best estimate of the number of seats that were NOT empty at the event?
What is 80,000?
500
The total cost for 4 tickets to a Miami Hurricanes game is $428. What is the cost for each ticket?
What is $107?
500
Who a person is
What is identity?
500
Additional information to support the main idea
What is supporting details?
500
Baking bread is an example of what change
What is chemical change?
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