Math
Reading Techniques
100
Frank worked 8 hours on the first four days of the week. How many hours did he work in these four days?
8 x 4 = 32 hours
100
What two things do you combine to make an inference?
Text + background knowledge = inference
200
Jane buys an apple for $0.75 and pays with a $5.00 bill. How much change will she get?
$4.25
200
Name at least two types of connections that you can make to a text or a character.
Some possibilities: feelings, mental images, emotions, past experiences
300
You are reading a book with 120 pages. If you want to read the same number of pages each night, how many would you have to read each night to finish in 10 days?
120 divided by 10 =12 You need to read 12 pages each night to finish in 10 days.
300
What is a motivation? How would that relate to a character?
A motivation is your reason for doing something. That relates to a character because we need to understand characters' reasons for doing something to fully understand their actions.
400
38 x 45 =?
1710
400
What are possible PURPOSES an author can have for writing a story? Name at least 2.
Inform, persuade, entertain, describe