Math Skills Check
Writing Skills
Main Idea
Summary Skills
Surprise, Surprise
100

What is 345 + 45

390

100

What punctuation do you use to pause a sentence?

A comma

100

There are many different kinds of bears in the world. Black bears live in North America. Grizzly bears also live in North America. They are very dangerous. The white Polar bear lives in the Arctic. The biggest bear is the Kodiak bear that is found in Alaska. What is the main idea of this text passage? A. Bears live in North America. B. Bears are dangerous. C. There are many kinds of bears.

What is "There are many kinds of bears."

100

I ate breakfast. I woke up. I rode the bus home. I went to my classroom. Summarize these events in order using transition words.

What is "First, I woke up. Next, I ate breakfast. Then, I went to my classroom. Finally, I rode the bus home."?

100

If I have this problem: 

  457

X  23

_____

Will I need to regroup my answer? YES or NO

Yes

200

What is 92 x 7

644

200

When writing how do you start a sentence?

With a capital letter/Upper Case letter.

200

Many types of bacteria are helpful. For example, some are able to take nitrogen from the air. They then put it into the soil. This makes the soil better for growing plants. Some bacteria are helpful in making cheese. Other bacteria are helpful in making vinegar. What is the main idea of this text passage? A. Bacteria puts nitrogen from the air into the soil. B. Bacteria helps make food. C. Some types of bacteria helps humans.

What is "Some types of bacteria helps humans."

200

When nobody answered the door, Goldilocks went inside the house. Goldilocks fell asleep in Baby Bear's bed. Goldilocks ate Baby Bear's porridge. Goldilocks was playing in the woods when she saw a cute little house. Summarize these events in order using transition words.

What is First, Goldilocks was playing in the woods when she saw a cute little house. Next, when nobody answered the door, Goldilocks went inside the house. Then, Goldilocks ate Baby Bear's porridge. Finally, Goldilocks fell asleep in Baby Bear's bed.

200

Watch the video? What is the meaning of this word?

The plant seed was thirsty so I gave it lopapolop.
Using context clues, what do you think the nonsense word "lopapolop" means in this sentence?

 A. lemonade

B. food

C. water

D. a toy

What is C. water


300

What is 12 X 9

108

300

When writing a paragraph you start a with an conclusion? True or False

False

300

Honeybees form large hives. There are thousands of bees in a hive. One bee is the queen. She lays the eggs. Some bees gather nectar and pollen from flowers to make honey. Other bees protect the hive. Some bees keep the hive clean. Still other bees help the queen. Each bee has a special job to do in the bee hive. What is the main idea of this text passage? A. Bees work together to make honey. B. Each bee has a job to do in a beehive. C. The queen is the most important bee.

What is "Each bee has a job to do in a beehive."

300

When writing a summary of a book, what should you include? 

A. All of the characters listed from the beginning to the end

B. Some of your own opinions

C. Only the most important details from the story

D. As many details from the story as possible

What is C. Only the most important details from the story

300

The next sequence of events will give us an idea of what to expect tomorrow.

Define sequence.

A. order

B. time

C. beneath

D. full of meaning

What is A. order

400

If I draw a box, divide it in half and place two digits at the top and one on the side what type of math method is it?

Lattice Method 2 digit by 1 digit.

400

A paragraph has to have three sentences... True or False?

False

400

Bats are fascinating animals. They are not birds, they are flying mammals. Some bats eat fruit, others eat insects. Bats are experts at flying. They use a system called echolocation to fly quickly in the dark. Which is the main idea of this text passage? A. Bats are flying mammals. B. Bats are fascinating animals. C. Some bats eat fruit.

What is "Bats are fascinating animals."

400

 What are the six things a summary must include?

A. Who, what, when, where, why, and how

B. Author, illustrator, copyright, publication date, publisher, number of pages

C. The titles of the first six chapters

D. Author, author bio, illustrator, illustrator's bio, copyright, number of pages

 

What is A. Who, what, when, where, why, and how.

400

Choose the word with the same meaning as the capitalized word. Use context clues to help you.


Whenever my brother loses his toys, he becomes FRETFUL. He thinks he will never be able to find them.

A. cheerful

B. patient

C. tired

D. worried

What is D. worried

500

What are the Math Operations?

Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division

500

How many sentences are needed to be a good paragraph?

What is 5 to 6?

500

Our solar system is very large. It includes the eight planets that turn around the sun. These planets include Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. There are also hundreds of thousands of smaller planets in this system. They are called asteroids. Each asteroid is much smaller than any of the eight large planets. What is the main idea of this text passage? A. Our solar system is made up of the Sun, the nine large planets and many asteroids. B. Pluto used to be a planet but now is a dwarf planet. C. There are eight large planets in our solar system.

What is "Our solar system is made up of the Sun, the nine large planets and many asteroids."

500

What is a summary?

A.  A longer retelling of a book based on personal opinions.

B. A person who writes and illustrates a book 

C. A chart that list the key facts of a story 

D. A short retelling of a book or story.

What is D. A short retelling of a book or story.