Reading
What the topic of a piece of work is all about
What is main idea?
7x7
What is 49?
One of the original explorers who technically didn't discover America
Who is Christopher Columbus?
person, place, thing or idea
What is a noun?
Compares 2 things using "like" or "as": The girl ran as fast as the wind!
What is a simile?
used to figure out what the author is trying to say without saying it
What is inference?
7x8
What is 56?
found the Pacific Ocean
Who is Balboa?
an action, helping or linking word, examples: is, was, be, does, can, etc.
What is a verb?
comparing 2 things by saying it is something else: Mr. Lee was an angry bull when he found out the student didn't do his homework.
What is a metaphor?
Used to support the main idea
What are the details?
81 divided by 9
What is 9?
one of the richest men in history, based in West Africa
Who is Mansa Musa?
describes a noun
What is an adjective?
Repetition of beginning sounds, Coca-Cola, Jennah Jamil, Dunkin Donuts
What is alliteration?
when you read without sounding choppy or robotic
What is fluency?
a way to double-check your answer when subtracting and dividing
What is inverse operation?
found the Mississippi River and parts of Florida
Who is Desoto?
replaces a person, place, or thing, examples: he, they, it, us
What is a pronoun?
When 2 opposite things are joined together to create a witty saying: jumbo shrimp, pretty ugly, bittersweet, original copy
What are oxymorons?
The information you store in your brain for future use: past experiences, things you've learned, background knowledge
What is schema?
What property can be used to solve this type of math problem: 7(5+4)?
What is the Distributive property?
claimed most of Canada for England, his crew came up missing
Who is John Cabot?
modifies verbs, adjectives, and adverbs, usually ends in -ly
What is an adverb?
When an inanimate object is given human traits, for example, "a tree knocks on the door and scares the campers".
What is personification?