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100
Infer what happened? What are they saying?
Arguing over who broke the window
100
Infer what is happening in this photo? How does the boy feel?
The little boy is upset getting his hair cut by what might be his big brother
100
Infer what is happening in this photo? How does each person feel?
The little girl is running away from the boys who want her snickers bar (maybe she stole it). The boy in green is angry, the boy in red is having fun, and the girl looks happy but stressed
100
Infer what happened? Who is taking the photo? How does the boy feel?
The little boy coloured on the dog himself and the wall, a parent might be taking a picture of him because he looks guilty
100
Infer what happened, how does the person feel?
The dog ran into muddy water to catch a fish, and the owner had to get the dog out of the mud. He is now angry, carrying the dog home.
200
"I fall but never get hurt. I cover everything in white but I'm not paint. Kids run outside when they see me coming."
Snow
200
"I have pages but I'm not a notebook. I have a spine but no bones. People get lost in me for hours."
A Book
200
"I go up when rain comes down. People hold me but I don't shake hands. I keep you dry without being a roof."
What am I?
An Umbrella
200
"The more you use me, the smaller I get. I leave my mark everywhere I go but I have no feet. Artists and students love me."
What Am I?
A pencil
200
"The city just got 30cm of snow overnight. The buses are delayed. Some parents are working from home. Kids are hoping for the call — but the radio hasn't said anything yet."
What are the kids waiting to find out?
If its a SNOW DAY
300
"I get passed around but never touched with bare hands. Everyone stares at me when I move fast. In Toronto, millions of people go crazy when I go in a net."
What am I?
A Basketball
300
Tim and Liam both glanced around the room nervously as the teacher handed back the graded tests. The teacher handed Liam his test and smiled. The teacher handed Tim his text and asked, "What happened?"
Infer how Liam and Tim did on their tests.
Liam got a high mark; Tim did not do well.
300
"I travel fast but have no legs. I carry your voice but have no mouth. I connect people across oceans but I weigh almost nothing."
CellPhone
300
"The classroom had been loud and chatty all morning. Then the principal's voice came on the announcer. The room went silent. The teacher's face changed."
What can you infer about what the announcement might be about?
There is a Lockdown
300
"The two girls had been best friends since kindergarten. In September of grade five, one of them got a new group of friends. She started sitting somewhere else at lunch. She didn't do it all at once — it was gradual. The other girl kept saving a seat for three weeks before she stopped." — What can you infer about each girl's experience, and what does the detail about the saved seat tell you?
That one friend has moved on and found a new group of friends, while the other girl still waits, hoping she will come back.
400
- "He ordered his coffee in French. The signs on the street were in two languages. The architecture looked older than Toronto.What Canadian city is he probably in?
Quebec City
400
"I am a line that never ends and never moves, but thousands of people move through me every day. I run beneath the city but I've never seen the sun. Torontonians complain about me but can't live without me."
The Subway
400
"I follow you everywhere but I cost nothing. I grow longer or shorter depending on the time of day. On cloudy days I disappear completely but I never actually leave." — What am I?
A Shadow
400
I can be dangerous
I might blow my top
I am part of the Earth
Mount Fuji is on of me
I can be hot
I can be Explosive
I can be found in Hawaii
I can erupt suddently
Volcano
400
I am smaller than Earth
I reflect light from the sun
I have craters
Cows jump over me in rhymes
The moon
500
I have keys but no locks. I have space and no rooms. You can enter, but you can’t go outside. What am I?
A Keyboard
500
You can ask this question all day long and get different answers, but all of the answers will be correct. What is the question?
What time is it?
500
What disappears as soon as you say its name
Silence
500
I am not alive but I can still die. What am I?
A Battery
500
I’m a ball that rolls but can’t bounce or be thrown. What am I?
An Eyeball