Science
How many planets are in the solar system?
8 planets
What do we call numbers that are being added together?
Addends
What is a digraph? Name 4 words that have a digraph.
A digraph is two letters that make one sound. Possible answers: Whale, Shake, Fish, Tack, Chomp
Read the sentence: The black cat jumped when she saw the huge spider! Name the nouns, adjectives and verb.
Nouns - spider, cat. Verbs - jumped, Adjectives - black, huge
What is a dictionary?
A tool that gives you the definition of words
What do all living things need? (HINT: 4 things)
Air, water, food, shelter
What is the number you get when you are subtracting two or more numbers?
Difference
What is a blend? Give 3 examples.
A blend is two or more consonants that blend together. The letters keep their own sound. Possible Examples: Slick, Street, Plan, Mask, lamp
In the fragment: The girl. What is missing the predicate or the subject? Finish the sentence!
The predicate is missing. Possible sentence: The girl played at the park today.
Name three text and graphic features.
Pictures, photographs, heading, table of contents, glossary, captions, diagrams, maps, bold words, etc.
What is the defense mechanism called where an animal blends in with their environment?
Camouflage
What are three steps to understanding word problems? (HINT: you have been doing them all week in math!)
Underline the question, circle the numbers, box important words
What is a contraction? Name 3 contractions and the words they are made up of.
A contraction is when you combine or shorten two words into one using an apostrophe to replace one or more letters. Examples are I’m (I am), He’s (He is) They’re (they are)
What is an adjective? Give 4 examples.
An adjective describes a noun. Examples are little, funny, blue, amazing, fluffy
Define characters and setting.
Characters are who/what the story is about. Setting is when and where the story takes place.
Show on a piece of paper how you would solve 23 + 9 using the chip model.
Which word is NOT a contraction and why? Isn’t, I’ve, She’s, He’s, Dog’s, Can’t
Dog’s is not a contraction because it is not two words combined
Find the mistake: The puppy play with the toy.
The mistake is that play should be plays - add s to verbs when the subject names one!
What is fiction? What is nonfiction?
Fiction is a story that is not real. Nonfiction is a true story or factual information.
How do we measure rain?
Rain gauge
True or false: true equations have different numbers on both sides of the “=“
False
When should you use the letter K at the beginning of a word? Give an example.
When it is followed by e or i like in Ken, Kit, Kelp, Kid, Kind
What is the subject and predicate of this sentence: The cow jumped over the moon.
Subject: The cow; Predicate: Jumped over the moon
What is plot?
The characters, setting, and events of a story