Reading & Writing
What is the main idea of a nonfiction text?
What is the central point or message?
What's the value of 3^2?
9
What is the center of the solar system?
the sun
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
A: Who is Tho
In a story, what do we call the time and place where events occur?
What is the setting?
What do you call words that sound alike but have different meanings?
homophones
What is the formula for the area of a triangle?
½ × base × height?
What are the three states of matter?
solid, liquid, gas
What ocean is on the east coast of the United States?
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
hat is the perimeter of a rectangle with length 8 and width 5?
What is 26 units?
What is the purpose of a conclusion in an essay?
What is to summarize the main points and provide closure?
What is 3/5 as a decimal?
0.6
What part of a plant conducts photosynthesis?
: What is the leaf?
What does the legislative branch do?
What is make laws?
What tool is used to measure temperature?
What is a thermometer?
What's the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
A simile uses "like" or "as," a metaphor does not.
Solve: 2x + 5 = 13
x = 4
What force keeps planets in orbit around the sun?
What is gravity
What ancient civilization built pyramids as tombs for their pharaohs?
What is Ancient Egypt?
What is a primary source?
What is an original document or first-hand account?
Revise this for clarity: "The cat chased the mouse that was running across the room with its tail up."
With its tail up, the mouse ran across the room as the cat chased it.
A box has a volume of 120 in³ and a base area of 10 in^2. What is its height?
What is 12 inches?
Define "potential energy."
What is stored energy due to position or condition?
What major event started in 1929 and led to widespread economic hardship?
the Great Depression?
Identify the figurative language: "Her voice was music to his ears."
a metaphor?