Math Magic
Word Magic
Read Between the Lines
Simply Put
And Never Forget...
100
The chances of an event taking place.
What is probability?
100
The stars were glimmering diamonds in the night sky.
What is a metaphor?
100
angry-happy, quiet-noisy
What are antonyms?
100
The number that is seen the most in a set of numbers
What is the mode?
100
The reason a piece is written.
What is the author's purpose?
200
The point where two rays meet to form an angle.
What is the vertex?
200
The trees whispered in the breeze.
What is personification?
200
nose-knows, blew-blue
What are homonyms?
200
The difference between the largest and the smallest numbers in a set.
What is the range?
200
The people who a story is written about
What is the main characters?
300
The side of a 3 dimensional figure.
What is th?e face
300
The elephant was as big as a house.
What is a simile?
300
The un in untie, the non in nonsense, the re in rewrite, the mis in misunderstood, the dis in disorder.
What are prefixes?
300
Always go over and then up.
What the way we plot points or find points on a grid?
300
Writing a rough draft, making sure we gave the correct amount of examples or reasons and then rewriting in the answer booklet.
What is a strategy for answering a reading constructed reponse?
400
When 2 different fractions represent the same amount.
What are equivalent fractions?
400
The giant giraffe was lumbering through the trees.
What is alliteration?
400
cold-icy, sad-gloomy, fearful-afraid
What are suffixes?
400
Multiply or divide the numerator and the denominator by the same number
What is the way to find equivalent fractions
400
Making sure that we explain in words how we solved an open ended math problem.
What is the procedure for responding when they ask us to "explain how we found our answer"?
500
A figure with two definite end points.
What is a line segment?
500
"I caught a fish that was as big as a car!"
What is hyperbole?
500
Words like sensible, thoughtful, nice, creative, curious
What character trait words?
500
Multiply the length by the height.
What is the formula for area?
500
Have confidence and remember that we are all bright and intelligent students.
What is the way we will be successful on the PSSA?
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