COMPREHENSION
Why did Dr. Sereno and his team need to create a blueprint?
The blueprint helped them know how to put the skeleton together.
What is the antonym for the word create?
destroy
Use these words to make a complete sentence, in sequence, and with correct punctuation.
sandwich made it it cut ate a jam
and I
I mad a jam sandwich, cut it, and ate it.
What does informational writing do?
Gives information
This insect has a red wing case with black spots. It helps gardeners by eating aphids.
Ladybugs.
Why were the Touareg people able to help Dr. Sereno?
The Touareg know the desert best.
We used a _________ to lift the heavy boxes onto the ship at the __________.
pulley, port
Which task would you need to do in a precise way? Choose one below.
ride a bike down the street
code a computer game
wipe mud off your hands
code a computer game
What is the first sentence of an paragraph called?
Topic Sentence
A praying mantis uses these to catch its prey.
They use their arms.
If we only tell the main steps of "African Digs" what are we doing?
a. summarizing
b. stating the main idea
c. drawing a conclusion
The scientists watched the baby bird __________ from the egg.
emerge
What would be a logical way to complete this sentence?
She fixed the car __________.
with a yak's tail
with her mother's tools
in the doctor's office
with her mother's tools
What is the middle of an essay called?
body
Ants live in a ____________.
colony
It has been buried for 135 million years!
What part of the paragraph is this?
Choose one:
topic
supporting detail
conclusion
What kind of place is opposite of a desert? Choose one below.
grassland with little rain
a small town without many houses or cars
a jungle with a lot of rain and many plants
a jungle with lots of rain and many plants
A noun is?
A person, place, thing, or idea
What is the ending sentence of an paragraph called?
Conclusion
The three types of ants in a colony are: (name all 3)
workers, males, and the queen
Teacher reads the paragraph..
The main idea of the paragraph is?
Dinosaur bones created many legends (stories that are not real)
A museum is a good place to __________ a dinosaur
skeleton.
display
His __________ displayed their __________
paintings on the wall. Choose one below
brother's friend's
brothers, friend's
brothers, friends
brothers, friend's
What three things should a paragraph have?
a topic sentence
supporting details
a conclusion sentence
How many species of insects have been discovered?
Over 900,000 species