Stories
What is the life cycle of a silkworm?
Egg, larva, pupa, adult/moth
Name five irregular verbs
Swim-swam. Eat-ate. Sleep-slept. Run-ran. Spend-spent.
Empathy
N. - being aware of other people's emotions and experiences
What is an expository text?
A non-fiction text that teaches about something and includes text features
What is inner strength? How can you show it?
Strength that helps you to persevere and complete difficult tasks.
How is compost made?
Brown and green material - water - brown and green material - water - after two to four weeks, stir - repeat
What is the difference between connotation and denotation? What are the two types of connotation?
Denotation is the literal definition of the word. Connotation is the tone or feeling that a word has. Connotation can be positive or negative.
Indispensable
Adj- absolutely necessary
What is an adage or a proverb? Give an example of one.
Colorful language used to express a generally accepted truth about the world. "That's the way the cookie crumbles."
What is a biography called when it is written by the person it is about?
An autobiography
What was the main idea of "Cow Music"?
Celia and her family move from the city to the countryside, and Celia makes a new life for herself.
What is a myth?
A story that tells how something came to be.
Tenacity
N - not quitting, persistent
What is a sentence fragment?
Create a sentence fragment and then correct it.
A sentence fragment is a sentence that is incomplete.
Every Sunday, the farmer went to.
Every Sunday, the farmer went to the farmer's market to sell his crops.
How many planets are in our solar system? Which planet was recently changed to a dwarf planet?
Eight, Pluto
What is one theme of the story "Thunder Helper"?
You will be successful if you fight for the just side.
Make a sentence that includes context clues to help define the word "breathtaking".
The sunset had such vivid colors. It was absolutely beautiful and breathtaking!
Speculation
N - creating a theory without an real evidence
What is the difference between a homophone and a homograph? Give examples of both.
Homophone- words with the same pronunciation, but different spellings and meanings. Flower and flour
Homograph - words with different pronunciations but the same spelling. Tear tear
What are four different poetry terms?
What are the three zones of a cave?
Entrance zone, Twilight zone, Dark zone
What is a comparative? What is a superlative? Give examples of each.
A comparative compares two things, a superlative compares three or more things.
Oblivious
Adj - Completely unaware
What is a demonstrative adjective? Create a sentence using one of them.
This, that, these, those.
How many weeks of class have we had since beginning G5?
72