Language
What punctuation is used when listing 3 or more things?
Commas
What soil is most often used for growing plants?
Loamy soil
What type of community is Whitby?
Suburban
What is a fraction?
A fraction is a part or many parts of a whole
What is a prose poem?
Your typical poem with rhyming words and no limits.
What is the meaning of personification?
Giving human characteristics to something that is not human
What is organic matter?
Materials that have been composted including dead animals and plants.
What is a rural community?
Farm lands / land that does not have many buildings and houses
one over four
Name 2 ways you can show a fraction?
Pie chart, Bar chart, Equations, Words
What is a hyperbole?
An exaggeration of something
What are the four types of soil?
Loamy, Sand, Clay and Silt
What is an urban community?
A major city, with many buildings and not much space between them or not much land
When a question asks which fraction is greater, which way should the symbol face?
The open side faces the larger number
what are the meanings of form and function?
Form - The shape of the structure
Function - The purpose of the structure
What is an onomatopoeia?
Spelling out the sound something makes
What is erosion?
Natural forces causing rocks / the land to move
Name two jobs you could have in a suburban community.
Answers will vary.
When adding or subtracting like fractions, what number stays the same?
Bottom number / Denominator
What is a Haiku?
A Haiku is a poem that has 3 lines the first have 5 syllables, second seven syllables, and third 5.
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
A simile using "like" or "as" and a metaphor uses "is" or "was"
What is weathering?
The process of natural forces breaking or chipping away at the rock
Name one of the five jobs we learned about this week?
Geologist, Paramedic, Veterinarian, Astronaut, and Construction Worker
How do you find an equivalent fraction?
Identify how many times the denominator goes into the other, then multiply the top number by the same amount.
What is a limerick?
5-line poem where lines 1,2 &5 rhyme and are long, and 3&4 rhyme and are short