Review 1
Kayla was riding her bike home when it started to rain. "Oh great, my bike will start to rush now" she thought to herself. All a sudden Kayla's bike got a flat tire. "This is really rubbing salt into the wound" she said to herself. What does RUBBING SALT INTO THE WOUND really mean?
Make a bad situation even worse.
When Zoey started at Lincoln Elementary school, she did not know where anything was, what to do, or how to do things as it was all new to her. She was very bamboozled.
What does BAMBOOZLED mean in this paragraph?
Confused
Two friends named Bentley and Rene met after a really long time. “I have a huge house with a pool,” Bentley boasted while drinking his tea. “I have 30 cars and a garden in front of my house,” Rene said.
Soon they started fighting over who was richer and who was less. Suddenly, the ground started shaking and they realized it was an earthquake. Rene quickly hid under the table and pulled Bentley down with him.
Bentley took his handkerchief and wrapped Rene's bleeding hand that he hurt while pulling Bentley. The bamboos and bricks the hotel was made of started falling down. But Bentley and Rene were safe.
They realized none of their wealth helped them, friendship and kindness did.
What is the moral of this story?
True richness has nothing to do with money.
True richness is about friendships.
This is Black Chestnut Drive
And this is Joshua, the schoolboy who leads an exciting double life!
For when Joshua eats a banana an amazing transformation occurs
Joshua is Bananaman, always alert for the call to action!
What causes Joshua to become Bananaman?
He has to eat a banana.
Jayceon loved drawing. He often drew when he was at home, during his free time, on the bus ride to and from school, and even during class! He drew all sorts of imaginative creatures that will become cartoons on TV.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
Jayceon loved to draw.
Coach said that Brelyn was as fast as a cheetah during the running race. What did Coach really mean when he said this?
That Brelyn was very fast at running.
It was Thursday, and Enya's school project was due this Friday and she had only just started it. She asked her mom and dad to help her, but they were too busy, she asked her grandma to help, but she was napping! She finally thought she should ask her younger brother who was able to help her complete the project and help her get an excellent grade!
What was the problem AND solution in this paragraph?
Problem: Enya's project was due and she had not completed it.
Solution: She asked her younger brother to help her and he help her finish it and get a good grade.
The design of the ship the Titanic made it the safest ship ever built! The Titanic was thought to be unsinkable.
What does the prefix -un mean?
not
During some of her classes, Betsua found it difficult to understand, it was not because she was not listening but because English was not her first language.
What caused Betsua to find it difficult to sometimes follow directions?
English was not her first language.
Mr G would say that Nate is a bookworm. He is always reading and talking about books.
What does being a BOOKWORM mean?
That you really enjoy reading books.
Matt's mom has said that he is very responsible. He often completes his chores without being asked, he always does his homework, and when he sees that his brother needs help with something he helps him.
What is one piece of evidence that supports that Matt is responsible?
1. completes his chores without being asked
2. he always does his homework
3. helps his brother
The wreckage of the Titanic was discovered in 1895. The Titanic set sail on April 10th, 1912. The ship hit an iceberg on April 14th, 1912.
What event happened first, in time order?
The Titanic set sail on April 10th, 1912.
Jaleah was a hard worker. She listened hard in class and always studied her Letterland words. Every Friday, she would always get 100% on her spelling tests.
What was the effect of Jaleah studying her Letterland words?
She got 100% on her tests.
Iker found a baby kitten on his way home from school one day. He picked the baby kitten up and wrapped it in his jacket and placed it carefully in his book bag. When he got home he poured a bowlful of milk for the kitten and made sure it had something to eat.
Which set of traits best describes Iker?
a) Mean and nasty
b) Caring and confused
c) Kind and thoughtful
c) Kind and thoughtful
José siempre está contando chistes y haciendo reír a la gente. ¿Qué palabra describe mejor a José?
divertido
Ms Barrett was getting tired and fed up of people building random block towers on Dojo Island. She asked everyone to stop doing it but her instructions went in one ear and out the other of her students. Since nobody was listening she decided to erase everything from the island and have them start over.
What caused Ms Barrett to restart her Dojo Island?
Everyone building block towers and nobody listening to her.
First Annabelle woke up and got dressed. Then she ate cereal for breakfast. After that she brushed her teeth and then headed out to the bus stop to wait for the bus. Once the bus picked her up she arrived at school. Her first lesson was Math, then Reading, then specials, and finally Science.
What did Annabelle do AFTER she brushed her teeth?
She headed out to the bus stop.
Leanna was learning how to draw Pikachu from a video on Youtube. Every time she tried her drawing looked like Pikachu had been in an accident, she just couldn't get it right. Instead of giving up, she found a different video to watch and she kept on practicing.
Which detail from the passage proves that Leanna is determined?
She found another video to watch OR she kept on practicing.
After spending the week with him, Hunter told his mother, it was true―Uncle Frank was definitely eccentric. He let his German Shepherd sit at the table at dinner time; he refused to eat anything that was yellow; and he called his refrigerator Betsy.
What does eccentric mean as it is used in this sentence?
Crazy, strange, weird
Mr G used to have hair on his head, but over the years he has become more and more stressed because some of his students do not listen to him and follow directions.
What was the effect of the students no listening to Mr G?
Mr G became stressed and lost his hair!