Reading
What is the Author's Purpose?
Florida is a state in the southern United States. The capital is Tallahassee and the state bird is the mockingbird. There are many beaches in Florida.
Inform the reader.
What Virginia region is often called, "Land at The Foot of The Mountains"?
The Piedmont region
Put this number in expanded form? 47, 038
40,000 + 7,000 + 0 + 30 + 8
Things in an experiment that changes.
Variables
Do this the night before testing.
Get a good night's sleep.
Which two words are synonyms? A) Amazed, B) Together, C) Impressed, D) Almost, E) Progress
A) Amazed and C) Impressed
What language did the Powhatan speak?
Algonquian
Which geometric shape has 5 faces 8 edges and 5 vertices?
Rectangular or Square Pyramid
A person is standing at the start line ready to begin a race has what type of energy?
Potential energy
Breakfast.
Hurricanes are storms with winds of at least 74 miles per hour. They begin over water and rotate around an 'eye.' Hurricanes can cause a great deal of damage. Trees can be uprooted and buildings destroyed. People have been killed in the worst hurricanes. Millions of dollars' worth of property can get damaged.
What is the main idea?
a. Hurricanes have strong winds.
b. Hurricanes can be extremely damaging.
b. Hurricanes can be extremely damaging.
What river was Jamestown built along?
James River
Johnny has 28 boxes of of pencils. Each box contains 4 pencils. How many pencils does he have in all?
112
The green material a plant must have to make food through photosynthesis
Chlorophyll
You read a question that asks: "Which words do NOT belong in this list?" What key word should you highlight to remind yourself as you are looking for the answer?
NOT
A book of maps
atlas
"The students asked the teacher to reconsider extending the project deadline." Which word does "re-" mean the same as it does in "reconsider?" A) Rest B) Restaurant C) Review D) Region
C) Review
3,493 + 367 =
3,860
Feather, fins, and sharp claws are all examples of
A question has multiple answers, two of which you know are immediately wrong. What is one strategy you can use to approach this problem? A) Eliminating wrong answers B) Taking notes C) Reread the passage D) Take a break
A) Eliminating wrong answers
Read this question: "Attending soccer practice and doing homework are my typical Thursday evening activities."
Which word is a synonym of "typical"? A) usual, B) pleasant, C) sunny, D) awful Name a strategy you could use to complete this answer.
Substitution of words, highlight "synonym," take notes on what "typical" means, OR eliminate obvious wrong answers
Name the three main clothing materials of colonial Virginia.
Cotton, wool, leather
13,354.686 to the nearest hundredth
13,354.69
Data is collected in chart form to help scientists recognize ____________ within the results of their experiments.
What is the best test-taking strategy to use for a question that asks you to alphabetize something or find the right guide words on a dictionary page for a word?
Take notes in the margin or on paper.