Main Idea/Theme
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Question:
What can be inferred about the Kidwhiz game? a. It is playable by the entire family together. b. It requires one year to master the game. c. It is free of charge. d. It is a computer game.
What is A.
Choose one word whose meanings fit both sentences. I asked him not to ______ the glass. It looks like there is only one ______ left.
A. drink C. drop B. cup D. break
What is C. Drop?
The foundation of every pizza is the crust, and good crust comes from good dough. You might be surprised to learn that pizza dough is made from nothing more than flour, water, yeast, olive oil, salt, and sometimes sugar. Start by adding your yeast packet to a cup of warm water. Let the yeast activate, and then add two cups of flour, two tablespoons of olive oil, two teaspoons of sugar, and a teaspoon of salt. Mix all of that together and wait half an hour for the dough to rise. Now you’re ready to roll it out!
Question: What is the Text Structure and why is it important for the article to be written using this text structure?
What is Chronological Order/Sequence?
A word that imitates or resembles the sound it is describing.
Name the Poetic Device and state an example.
What is onomatopoeia?
When you are unsure between several answers, what is the process you use to narrow down your answers?
What is Process of Elimination?
Astronauts must go through difficult training because just about everything is done differently in space. Astronauts must learn how to walk and work without gravity, practice wearing spacesuits, and even learn how to eat and sleep while weightless. Many different machines help the astronauts prepare for space travel. Some machines are simulators, or machines that recreate some of the conditions of outer space here on Earth. The 1/6 Gravity Chair simulates the moon’s weaker gravity. On the moon a person weighs one-sixth of what he or she weighs on Earth. In the Multi-Axis Trainer (MAT), astronauts experience what it is like to be in a tumbling spacecraft. The Five Degrees of Freedom (5DF) Chair simulates the challenges of floating weightlessly.
Question: Which sentence best states the main idea and which detail supports the main idea?
What is Astronauts must go through difficult training because just about everything is done differently in space?
Detail: Answer may vary.
Choose one word whose meanings fit both sentences.
You should always _____ an agreement with a handshake. Be sure you _____ the plastic storage bag, so it won’t leak.
A. seal B. clamp C. use D. fill
What is A. Seal?
Most people have had red pizza, or pizza covered with red sauce, but have you ever had white pizza? White pizza is made in almost the same way as red pizza: the dough rises and is rolled out, toppings are applied, and it is cooked in an oven—but the key difference is that white pizza does not have any tomato sauce on it. Instead, a white pizza may have olive oil or no sauce at all. I like white pizza more than red pizza because you can really taste the ingredients. Adding some fresh tomatoes to a white pizza will give it that tomato flavor without the completely overwhelming taste of the red sauce that covers most pizzas. If you have not had a white pizza, I recommend that you order or make one today.
Question: What is the text structure and why did the author present the information using this text structure?
What is Compare and Contrast?
Several words that contain the same or similar sounding ending syllables. In poetry, this traditionally happens at the end of lines.
Name the Poetic Device and give an example?
What is rhyme?
When answering questions with a Part A and a Part B, what must you make sure Part B does?
What is support?
Wesley often found new ways of doing things that he liked better than the ordinary ways. Some of Wesley’s ideas helped him prove himself to the other children in the neighborhood. Before Wesley founded Weslandia, the children in the neighborhood had teased him because they did not understand him. Instead of fitting in by imitating the others, Wesley made friends by being himself.
Question: What is the theme of the passage and which detail supports the Theme?
What is Always be true to yourself?
Or a close/similar answer.
Detail: Answer may vary.
Choose one word whose meanings fit both sentences.
The weather announcer said we would have an afternoon __________. When Aunt Tilly visits, she usually likes to __________ me with special gifts.
a. shower b. meeting c. game d. flow
What is A. shower?
Cotton candy sure is a delicious treat, but it isn’t exactly the tidiest. Eating it may make a sticky mess, particularly in humid locations during the summer. The sugar may melt all over your face and hands, leaving behind colorful, sticky goo. But that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t enjoy cotton candy. You just have to make sure that you are properly prepared to deal with the mess. Since cotton candy is made from sugar, it is water soluble, meaning that water will dissolve the cotton candy. If you have a wet towel, you can clean the mess right off of your face, hands, and wherever else you may find it. This will make cleaning up the cotton candy mess a breeze. So don’t let your desire to be clean prevent you from enjoying this tasty confection, just be prepared to clean it up before you grab a sticky clump.
Question: What is the Text Structure and why is it important for the article to be written using this text structure?
What is problem and solution?
A poetic device in which an animal, idea, or thing (nonhuman) is given human characteristics.
What is the Poetic Device and state an example?
What is personification?
When a question asks about a specific paragraph, what should you do?
What is go back and read the paragraph written in the question?
The fifth-grade teachers are very proud of their students. They know that when taking the Reading FAST they will use strategies to help them understand the passage and the questions. They will also go back in the passage to look for evidence, re-read paragraphs, look for key words, and use process of elimination. The teachers predict that the students will make great gains from last year. What is the main idea and theme?
Main Idea: What is the fifth-grade teachers are very proud of their students.
Theme: What is Always Do Your Best?
Which answer choice uses the word drove as it is used in the sentence below? Explain your reasoning for choosing the answer.
Lack of money drove Joyce to sell the farm.
A. The blizzard drove Marlene to decide to stay home and be alone on Christmas. B. Dad drove us to the mall, but Mom said she would take us home. C. The family drove three hours to see the ocean.
What is A.?
When cotton candy is sold at markets or events, it is usually pink or blue, but the natural color of cotton candy is as white the sugar that is used to make it. The reason why cotton candy appears blue or pink is because of food coloring. Gelled food coloring is added to the white sugar before it is spun, which causes the sugar molecules to combine with the pigments in the food coloring. These food dyes do not affect the taste of the cotton candy in any noticeable way, but they do transform the treat into the brightly colored confection that consumers expect. This is why you will rarely find white cotton candy. What do you think? Would you buy a bag of white cotton candy, or do you think that it would be too weird?
Question: What is the Text Structure and why is it important for the article to be written using this text structure?
What is Cause and Effect?
Descriptive language that creates a vivid mental image and engaging the reader's senses.
Name the Poetic Device and give an example.
What is imagery?
True or False?
If a question asks you to choose 3 answers, you will get full credit if you choose 2 answers.
What is False.
Fifth grade students want to have a party at the end of the school year, but they have a problem. The students are having difficulty determining which activities would be the most fun, so they decide to brainstorm ideas and then vote. Two of the activities had the same number of votes and the students began to argue about their choices. Then some of the students said that they would back off and let the other students have their choice. Ms. Korba and the students decided that their end of the year activities would include a field trip to XTreme Action Park, a movie day, an autograph party, and a game day. The students who changed their mind knew that they had made the right decision for an awesome end of the year! What is the main idea and theme?
Main idea: What is Ms. Korba's 5th grade students wanted to have a party at the end of the year.
Theme: It is always best to compromise than to argue.
Which answer choice uses the word field as it is used in the sentence below? Explain your reasoning for choosing the answer.
The scientist was an expert in the field of wildflowers.
A. The school field was covered in yellow goldenrod. B. The baseball players spent the end of the inning in the field. C. The field of astronomy can be fascinating to study.
What is C.?
1. Wild chimpanzees are rapidly disappearing. Some people are trying to solve this problem. Otherwise, chimpanzees may one day exist only in zoos. People are trying to save the rain forests and woodlands where the chimps live from being cut down. It will take many people working together to solve this problem.
2. Chimpanzees and humans are alike in many ways. A baby chimp laughs when its mother tickles it. After chimpanzees fight, they kiss and make up. When one chimpanzee comforts another, it gives it a hug or pat on the back. There are, of course, many ways that chimpanzees and humans are different. Chimpanzees are smaller and stronger than humans. An adult male chimpanzee stands three or four feet tall and weighs about 100 pounds. But a chimpanzee can lift more weight than a man who is six feet tall.
3. Chimps live in groups and like each other a lot, but sometimes they fight. Because they don’t want to stay angry at each other after a fight, they make up by holding a hand out to the other and kissing. They show they are sorry with pats and hugs. Then the anger goes away.
4. A chimpanzee’s body is made for climbing and swinging in the trees. First, it uses its long arms to reach a branch. Next, with its flexible hands and feet, it grabs and hooks on to the branch. Finally, it swings from that branch to another branch of tree.
5. It is fun to read about chimpanzees. All wild chimpanzees live in Africa. They live mostly in thick rain forests and in woodlands. There are two types, or species, of chimpanzees—the common chimpanzee and the bonobo, also known as the pygmy chimpanzee.
Question: What is the Text Structure for each text?
What is 1.Problem/Solution 2.Compare/Contrast 3.Cause/Effect 4.Chronological/Sequence 5.Description?
Name three elements of a poem.
structure (stanza, lines), form, speaker, sound devices, figurative language, rhyme, meter, theme, tone, mood.
Who is the BEST Teacher ever?
Who is _____?