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Which resource would you use to find the pronunciation and origin of a word?

A dictionary or digital dictionary.

100

What is an inference?

A conclusion you make using clues from the text and what you already know.

100

HOW BEES HELP OUR WORLD

Bees play an important role in our environment. As bees move from flower to flower, they carry pollen. This process helps many plants produce fruits and seeds.

SIDEBAR: Did You Know?
A single bee may visit hundreds of flowers during one trip.

Timeline

  • Morning: Bees leave the hive.
  • Afternoon: Bees collect nectar and pollen.
  • Evening: Bees return to the hive.


What is the central idea?

Bees are important because they help plants reproduce.

100

What is a sidebar?

A section of additional information placed beside the main text.

100

Which sentence is correct?

A. The students reads quietly.
B. The students read quietly.
C. The students reading quietly.

B. The students read quietly.

200

What does the word reluctant mean in this sentence?

"Marcus was reluctant to speak in front of the class because he was nervous."

Unwilling or hesitant.

200

Read this:


"Jamal grabbed his umbrella before leaving the house. Dark clouds covered the sky, and thunder could be heard in the distance."
What can you infer?

It is probably going to rain.

200

HOW BEES HELP OUR WORLD

Bees play an important role in our environment. As bees move from flower to flower, they carry pollen. This process helps many plants produce fruits and seeds.

SIDEBAR: Did You Know?
A single bee may visit hundreds of flowers during one trip.

Timeline

  • Morning: Bees leave the hive.
  • Afternoon: Bees collect nectar and pollen.
  • Evening: Bees return to the hive.

What is the purpose of the sidebar?

To provide additional information about bees.

200

What is the purpose of a timeline?

To show events in chronological order.

200

What is a complex sentence?

Two or more simple sentences joined by a comma and FANBOYS

300

Which part of a dictionary entry can help you determine how a word is pronounced?

The pronunciation guide or pronunciation symbols.

300

What should you use to support an inference?

Evidence from the text.

300

HOW BEES HELP OUR WORLD

Bees play an important role in our environment. As bees move from flower to flower, they carry pollen. This process helps many plants produce fruits and seeds.

SIDEBAR: Did You Know?
A single bee may visit hundreds of flowers during one trip.

Timeline

  • Morning: Bees leave the hive.
  • Afternoon: Bees collect nectar and pollen.
  • Evening: Bees return to the hive.

What does the timeline help the reader understand?

The order of activities during a bee's day.

300

What is a simile?

A comparison between two things using like or as.

300

Choose the correct past-tense verb:
"Yesterday, Maria ___ to the library."
A. goed
B. goes
C. went
D. going

C. went.

400

What does bright mean in this sentence?

"The bright student quickly solved the difficult problem."

Intelligent or clever.

400

A character walks into the classroom with a huge smile, holding a trophy. What can you infer? Give one piece of evidence.

The character is probably proud or excited because they are smiling and holding a trophy

400

HOW BEES HELP OUR WORLD

Bees play an important role in our environment. As bees move from flower to flower, they carry pollen. This process helps many plants produce fruits and seeds.

SIDEBAR: Did You Know?
A single bee may visit hundreds of flowers during one trip.

Timeline

  • Morning: Bees leave the hive.
  • Afternoon: Bees collect nectar and pollen.
  • Evening: Bees return to the hive.

What text structure is used in the main paragraph?

Cause and effect.

400

"The classroom was a zoo after the teacher left."
What figurative language is used?

Metaphor

400

Identify the prepositional phrase:
"The books on the shelf belong to Mrs. Henderson."

on the shelf.

500

The word transport comes from Latin roots meaning "carry across." What resource could you use to determine this word's origin?

A dictionary or digital word resource.

500

Why is it important to include text evidence in your written response?

It supports your answer and shows how the text proves your thinking.

500

HOW BEES HELP OUR WORLD

Bees play an important role in our environment. As bees move from flower to flower, they carry pollen. This process helps many plants produce fruits and seeds.

SIDEBAR: Did You Know?
A single bee may visit hundreds of flowers during one trip.

Timeline

  • Morning: Bees leave the hive.
  • Afternoon: Bees collect nectar and pollen.
  • Evening: Bees return to the hive.

How does the author use the sidebar and timeline to help the reader?

They provide additional information and organize information in an easy-to-understand way.

500

If a poem says, "The wind whispered through the trees," what literary device is being used?

Personification.

500

What punctuation is needed?

"My teacher said Please turn in your papers."

Quotation marks:
"My teacher said, 'Please turn in your papers.'"