Context Clues
Select the word that means medicine or treatment.
Taking vitamin C is a popular remedy for the common cold. But does it really work? Studies show that vitamin C won't prevent someone from getting a cold. It might, however, shorten the length of a cold.
REMEDY
Prefix: Part at the beginning of the word
Suffix: Part at the end of the word
What is the difference between a primary and secondary source?
Primary sources provide raw information and first-hand evidence. Examples include interview transcripts, statistical data, and works of art. Primary research gives you direct access to the subject of your research.
Secondary sources provide second-hand information and commentary from other researchers. Examples include journal articles, reviews, and academic books. Thus, secondary research describes, interprets, or synthesizes primary sources.
Define Theme
The lesson or the message of a story
Who is the narrator?
The person telling the story
Select the word that means separated from other things or people.
The Galápagos Islands are extremely isolated. They lie more than six hundred miles away from the coast of South America. That's why animals such as the giant tortoise and land iguana developed there.
Isolated
Based on the prefix what does rewrite mean?
To write again
Is a personal diary or journal a primary or secondary source?
Primary Source
Name the theme of one story we have read this year.
Answers will vary.
Name 2 elements of poetry.
Rhyme and rhythm
Select the word that means purpose.
Why do male lions have manes? People used to think that a mane protected a lion's neck during fights. In the late 1990s, though, Craig Packer found that a lion's mane has a different function. Packer, an expert on lion behavior, discovered that female lions prefer to mate with dark-maned lions. In the lion world, a dark mane is a signal that a lion is stronger and healthier.
Function
Able to afford
Is your social studies textbook a primary or secondary source?
Secondary Source
Why the Bat Flies at Night
Once upon a time, there was a war between the animals of the air and the animals of the land. The eagle would hunt and eat the rabbit. The owl was never safe from the fox.
The bat had wings like the flying animals, but it had teeth like the land animals. Unsure which side to join, the bat joined whichever side was winning. When the air animals were ahead, the bat fought along with the air animals. When the land animals won a battle, the bat joined them.
After many years, both sides decided to end the war. There was peace across the earth. But the animals could not forget what the bat had done. Both the air animals and the land animals felt tricked by the bat. They decided to drive the bat away.
And that is why the bat hides away during the day and goes out only at night.
People who aren't true friends will end up with no one.
Compare and contrast-similarities and differences
sequential-order
problem and solution- an issue and how it gets solved
cause and effect-one thing causes another to occur
Select the word that means positioned from side to side.
Look at an animal's pupil, which is the darkest part of its eye. Is it round, as in humans? Or is it a line? If it's a line, what direction does it go? Some animals, such as sheep and goats, have pupils with a horizontal line. Their eyes pick up more light going from the left and right, allowing them to spot predators more easily. An animal whose pupil is a line going up and down, however, is probably a predator. Scientists believe the vertical line helps predators focus on prey animals. Yes, your cat is a predator.
horizontal
Based on the suffix: What does gleeful mean?
Is an interview a primary or secondary source?
Primary
Echo and Narcissus
Long ago there lived a handsome man named Narcissus who loved only himself. Echo, a goddess of the mountains, fell in love with him. She followed him everywhere, but he acted coldly and cruelly toward her. She was so sad that she faded away until nothing was left of her but her voice.
Soon after, Narcissus was out taking a walk in the forest. Thirsty, he decided to stop for a drink from a pool. As he leaned down to scoop up the cold water in his hands, he saw himself in the water. The face he saw was so beautiful that he fell in love with it. He could not look away, so he sat and stared at himself in the water. He could not bear to leave, not even to eat or drink.
For the rest of his life, Narcissus never left the pool.
Don't think too much about yourself
Identify the author's claim:
It is very disheartening to see all the litter in the ocean. Over 1,000 pieces of trash were removed from the Atlantic Ocean on the October 23rd clean up effort. Trash ranged from bottles, to plastic bags, balloons, and more. The carelessness of many local beach goers is becoming a huge problem for the wildlife in the area.
We should treat the Earth better.
Select the word that means invented.
Django Reinhardt was a jazz guitar player. When he was eighteen years old, his left hand was badly burned in a fire. Reinhardt lost the use of two fingers, but that didn't end his career. He spent nearly two years teaching himself how to play again. In the process, he generated a unique way of playing. He used his two fingers and thumb on the guitar. Reinhardt died in 1953. However, he is still remembered for bringing about a new style of guitar playing.
generated
Complete the sentence with the best prefix.
Martina spoke French poorly. She commonly _____pronounced words.
MIS
Is a newspaper article a primary source or a secondary source?
Primary
Cupid and Psyche
A princess named Psyche was amazingly beautiful. This angered Venus, the goddess of love, who wanted to be the most admired. Venus told her son Cupid to cast a spell that would harm Psyche, but Cupid fell in love with her.
On the advice of the god Apollo, Psyche's parents sent her away to live on top of a mountain. Cupid went to visit her secretly every night. He told her, "You must never try to see my face."
Cupid was so kind that Psyche fell in love with him. She couldn't help wondering what he looked like, though, so one night she lit a lamp to see him. Angry that she didn't trust him, he left her.
Psyche wandered the earth looking for Cupid. She asked Venus for help, but Venus gave her some impossible jobs to do. First, Psyche had to sort an enormous pile of different kinds of grains. Next, she had to gather wool from a flock of fierce sheep. With the help of other gods, she did these jobs.
Then, Venus sent her on an errand to the land of the dead, and Psyche nearly died. Finally, Cupid forgave her and rescued her.
Love is worth working hard for
What inference can you make from this:
Craig climbed slowly, sweat dripping down his forehead as he made his way up the dark stairs. Pausing on the twelfth floor, he wiped his face. "I really miss that elevator," he muttered.