Word Meaning
Read this sentence from Movers and Shapers.
When muscles contract, or get shorter, they pull on the bones.
What does the word contract mean in this sentence?
1) Grow
2) Ache
3) Lengthened
4) Tightened
What is tightened.
Define main idea.
What is "the main idea is what the text is about".
Which key detail supports the main idea of the text?
1) The magnet is very strong.
2) An ultrasound looks into the body using sound waves.
3) By taking a look inside the body, doctors can identify injuries and illnesses.
4) A PET scan takes images of body parts and can show what is happening in places such as the bloodstream.
What is "By taking a look inside the body, doctors can identify injuries and illnesses".
Which word is the opposite of internal?
disjoined
shield
external
turn
container
What is external.
What is the structure of this text?
1) cause and effect
2) chronological order
3) problem and solution
4) compare and contrast
What is compare and contrast.
When muscles contract, or get shorter, they pull on the bones.
Which word in the sentence above is a clue to the meaning of contract?
What is shorter.
What is the main idea of this text?
1) X-rays show broken bones.
2) X-rays have a lot of energy.
3) Some x-rays use different kinds of energy than others.
4) X-rays and similar exams allow doctors to look inside the body.
What is "X-rays and similar exams allow doctors to look inside the body".
Why does a doctor sometimes use an MRI instead of a regular x-ray?
1) MRIs use energy waves and a magnet.
2) MRIs show doctors more information.
3) MRIs are the best way to look at bones.
4) MRIs are a newer way to look at bones.
What is "MRIs show doctors more information".
If you are someone who adapts, what suffix would you add to adapt?
-ive
-ist
-ness
What is adaptive.
Text Structure: explain what happened in time order.
What is sequence/chronological order.
Although bones are hard and rigid, they can grow and change their shape.
What does the word rigid mean in this sentence?
1) big
2) firm
3) loose
4) flexible
What is firm.
What clues can you use to find the main idea in an informational text?
What is text features.
(also acceptable if they list: title, headings, pictures, and captions)
What is a sonographer?
1) a person who takes an MRI picture
2) a person who takes an x-ray picture
3) a person who takes a PET scan picture
4) a person who takes an ultrasound picture
What is "a person who takes an ultrasound picture".
If someone studies biology,what suffix would you add to biology?
-ive
-ist
-ness
What is biologist.
Text Structure: What happened and why it happened.
What is cause and effect.
Although bones are hard and rigid, they can grow and change their shape.
Which word in the sentence above is a clue to the meaning of rigid?
What is hard.
What is the main idea of Skeletons: Inside and Out?
What is "the skeleton is an important part of the human body and most animals' bodies".
**Flexible answer**
What are radiotracers?
1) magnets
2) radio waves
3) sound waves
4) radioactive material
What is radioactive material.
-ive
-ist
-ness
What is happiness.
Ms. H lost her favorite pen and was very sad. Ms. Urmi and Mrs. Andrade helped her look for it after school. When they couldn't find it Mrs. Andrade and Ms. Urmi gave her an awesome new pen.
What is the structure of the text?
What is problem and solution.
What is a synonym for the word support?
What is help or assist.
What is the main idea of Movers and Shapers?
What is "our skeleton and muscles work together to help us move".
**Flexible answer**
How is an ultrasound different from the other types of exams?
1) It uses magnets.
2) It uses radio waves.
3) It uses radiotracers.
4) It uses sound waves.
What is it uses sound waves.
True or false, cellphones are ancient technology?
What is false.
Cats make the best pets. Their fur is extremely soft and fluffy like a blanket. They even have adorable paws with little "toe beans". The best thing about a cat is that when you get home they snuggle up with you.
What is the structure of the text?
What is description.