Reading 1
In a book where do I find a table of contents?
Beginning
What are these: " "
Quotation marks
Anya and Lee both love outdoor sports and are in 5th grade. Since Anya lives in California, she swims a lot. She is thinking about joining a swim team. Lee lives in Vermont and is the best skier in class.
What is one difference between Anya and Lee?
Anya swims and Lee skis
Anya lives in California, Lee lives in Vermont
Horses will _________ on this green grass all day if you let them.
Graze, faint, ache, or break.
Horses will graze on this green grass all day if you let them.
What state is Boston in?
Massachusetts
In reading what is it called when you use what you already know and evidence from the text to make a conclusion?
Inferencing
Is "I think green beans taste like peas." an example of a fact or an opinion?
Opinion
Sarah reread the papers she wrote to make sure there were not any errors in her writing.
What does reread mean in the sentence above? What prefix let you know?
read again (re-)
If you are cat without a home you are a....
major, stray, break, cane
Stray
How many kids does Mrs.Boos have?
3
Honey bees communicate with each other. They can tell other bees where to find food. Honey bees return to the hive and do a dance that lets the other bees know where the food is located.
What is the main idea?
Honey Bees can communicate with each other.
What is it called when you reword something spoken and written by someone else?
Paraphrase
On Christmas Eve each year, the Secret Santa passed out one hundred dollar bills to anyone who looked like they could use some extra help. Everyone talked about the generosity of this man.
What does generosity mean?
Willingness to give or support, a giving attitude
If you are breathing roughly that means you are...
Wheezing, scheming, squeaky, or weary
wheezing
What state is New Orleans in?
Louisiana
I am round
I am made by the government
I am made of copper
A president’s face is on me
Penny
What is a verb?
Action word
Sarah was cautious and took a long time deciding on her new car. She had a mechanic check out the engine and she checked online for its ratings.
What does cautious mean?
Careful
If I'm forcing something open am I...
Slicing, minding, prying, frightened
Prying
What animal has blue blood and 9 brains?
octopus
I can be dangerous
I might blow my top
I am part of the Earth
Mount Fuji is one of me
I can be explosive
Volcano
What are 2 words that mean the same thing called?
Synonym
My grandpa loves to play tennis. Even though he is ninety years old he is full of vigor.
What does vigor mean?
enthusiasm, mental or physical energy
The small boy could reach the shelf because it was ________.
stone, roasting, goal, lower, shadow.
Lower
When is your spelling test?
Friday March 8
What is an inference?
An educated guess using evidence
Which word makes the sentence correct?
The boys put on (their/there) coats and ran outside.
their
Great Danes are the best dogs in the world. Even though they're very large, they make good pets for people living in apartments because they don't move around much. You should get one!
What is the author's purpose?
A. To persuade the reader to get a Great Dane
B. To share information about big dogs
C. To entertain with a dog story
D. To share information about apartment living
A. To persuade
There was ______ on the bathroom ceiling from all the humid air.
Goal, mold, shadow, stone, stove.
mold
Are potatoes a fruit or vegetable?
vegetable
Every living thing needs food. Plants make their own food. Some animals eat plants and some eat other animals. Human beings eat both plants and animals.
What is the main idea?
All living things need some kind of food.
Beth was repainting her room. The walls were almost done. She decided just one more coat of paint and she'd be finished!
What is the meaning of coat in this text?
Layer
It was very quiet in the classroom when the fire alarm rang. The students lined up quickly at the door. They walked outside calmly and lined up in a field.
What happened because the fire alarm rang?
The students lined up and went outside.
We watched the cat _________ lazily in the sun.
Sprout, sprang, shrink, sprawl, shred.
sprawl
What is the capital of Maine?
Augusta