What does it mean to summarize a story?
To tell the main ideas or important events of a story in a shorter way.
What is an affix?
A letter or letters added to the beginning or end of a word to change its meaning (like un-, re-, -ing, -ed, or -ly).
How do we find the area of a shape?
A= Length x Width
What are the three main parts of a story?
Beginning, middle, and end.
True or False : A play station would be considered a NEED.
FALSE
In a story, what are character traits?
Words that describe what a character is like (like brave, kind, silly, or scared).
What are homophones?
Words that sound the same but have different meanings and different spellings (like "to," "two," and "too").
If a rectangle has a length of 5 units and a width of 3 units, what is its area?
Answer: 15 square units (because
5×3=15
5×3=15).
What should you do when you write an opinion piece?
State your opinion and give reasons why you believe it.
Name one major river in Missouri.
The Mississippi River or the Missouri River.
When you read that "the sun was a golden ball in the sky," what is the author doing?
Using descriptive language to paint a picture with words (or using figurative language).
If you see the word "unhappy," what does the prefix "un-" mean?
Not - happy
What is a fraction?
A part of a whole
What is a transition word?
A word that helps connect ideas (like "first," "next," "then," "finally," "because," or "also").
What is a cause-and-effect relationship in science?
When one thing causes something else to happen (like "if you push something, it moves").
What is the author's purpose?
The reason why the author wrote the book (to entertain, to teach, to explain, or to convince).
The prefix - Con means? EX: Connect, conjoin
With/ together
Which fraction is bigger? 3/4 or 2/8
3/4
When you write a report or essay, what should your conclusion do?
Sum up your main ideas and wrap up what you wrote.
What does it mean to be a community?
A group of people who live in the same area and share things together (like a town, neighborhood, or school).
When two things happen in a story and one causes the other to happen, what is that called?
A cause-and-effect relationship (or cause and effect).
What is a syllable?
A part of a word that has one vowel sound (like "cat" has 1 syllable, "but-ter" has 2 syllables, and "el-e-phant" has 3 syllables).
What is perimeter?
The distance around the outside of a shape.
What belongs at the beginning of a Literacy Essay?
TOPIC SENTENCE
What is a food chain?
A sequence that shows how energy moves from plants to animals (like: plant → rabbit → hawk).