Fractions
What is half of 3?
3/2
I can't wait until this weekend! We're going to my grandparents' house and my entire family will be there. I will spend most of my time playing games with my cousins.
The main idea of this passage is:a. Weekends are times to travel.
b. The writer enjoys spending time with family
c. The writer's grandparents live far away.
d. The writer is sad to leave her cousins.
b. The writer enjoys spending time with family.
Cause: Steve hit the baseball really far.
What might the effect be?
Effect: Steve made it to third base. (other answers are possible)
In the 1800s, families started moving out west to SETTLE the new land. They planned to make new homes there. What does "settle" mean?
A. enjoy
B. stay on
C. pay for
D. discover
What is "B. Stay On"
Ella has 25 fewer greeting cards than Andy. If Andy has 100 greeting cards, how many greeting cards does Ella have?
What is 75?
What is 1/3 of 12?
4
I have a dog whose name is Paco. He is almost 10 years old. Paco is very loveable with a brown face and short black fur. He is one of my best friends.
The main idea of this passage is:
a. The dog's name is Paco.
b. Everyone should have a dog.
c. The writer's dog is an important part of his life.
d. The dog is cute and sweet.
c. The writer's dog is an important part of his life.
What might happen if Doug works very hard in school?
Doug might make better grades.
Doug may please his parents.
Doug might score really well on a test. etc.
"Women had lots of work to do on the JOURNEY west. They gathered wood. They cooked and washed."
What does the word JOURNEY mean?
a. music group
b. trip
c. wagon
d. tournament
What is "B. Trip"?
A tennis racket costs $37. Each tennis ball costs $3. If I need to buy 10 tennis balls for my team, how much money will I need?
What is $30?
What is 1/2 of 1/3?
1/6
Homemade pizza is delicious. First, make the dough from flour, water, and yeast. After that, begin making the tomato sauce. Next, add any vegetables you like. Then, bake it in the oven. After a short time, the kitchen begins to smell delicious. Soon, it's ready to eat!
The main idea of this passage is:
a. Pizza is made from flour.
b. How to make homemade pizza.
c. Pizza is easy to make.
d. Pizza makes the kitchen smell delicious.b. How to make homemade pizza.
If feathers are everywhere, what might have happened to cause it?
Possible answers--
Pillow Fight.
A Cat or Hawk attacked a bird and killed it.
A young kid could have dumped out art supplies.
"The kids were crowding around and pushing to see better. Someone accidentally JOSTLED Ernie, and his foot hit the box."
Which word below can be used instead of JOSTLED?
a. held
b. bumped
c. liked
d. missed
What is B. Bumped?
A red notebook costs twice as much as a green notebook. If the red notebook costs $18, what is the price of the green notebook?
What is $9?
What is the improper fraction for 3 and 7/10?
37/10
Did you know that giraffes are the tallest animals in the world? They are unique in other ways, too. For one thing, they sleep only about 20 minutes each day, and usually not more than five minutes at a time.
What is the main idea of this passage?
Giraffes are unique animals.
What might have happened if the effect was "people got sick"?
Possible Causes:
A global pandemic
Food poisoning
"These SHALLOW roots can take in water from even a light rain because they are not deep."
Which part of this sentence helps you understand what SHALLOW mean?
a. can take in water
b. from even a light rain
c. are not deep
d. these shallow roots
What is C. are not deep?
Max, Noel, Yoko, and I shared 40 grapes equally. How many grapes did each of us get?
What is 10?
Divide by 8. The reduced fraction is 7/9.
Hurricanes are large, intense storms that begin over the ocean, where they gather heat and energy from the water. Hurricanes move slowly toward land, usually moving 10-20 miles per hour for more than one week.
What is the main idea of this passage?Hurricanes are large, powerful storms.
What might have happened if there is a loud beeping sound and smoke in the air?
There might be a house fire (or fire in a building of some sort) and the smoke alarm is going off.
"So we never told the adults what happened to the old folks. They just ASSUMED that when they got older, they too would disappear. They didn't know where they would go, they just knew they would go."
If you ASSUMED something, as in the paragraph above, you would probably
a. think it was true.
b. think it was wrong.
c. get old.
d. disappear
What is a. think it was true.
I had some money in my wallet. I used $250 to buy a ring and had $25 left. How much money did I have at the beginning?
What is $275?