Reading: Context & Clues
If you don't know a word, you look at the words around it. What are these called?
Context Clues
The wind whispered through the trees." Is this Personification or a Simile?
Personification
Solve for x: x + 5 = 20.
15
What is the area of a 5x10 rectangle?
50
Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
Mars
Which part of a book tells you the definitions of difficult words?
Glossary
If a sentence compares two things using the words "like" or "as," is it a Simile or a Metaphor?
Simile
What is the "Mean" of 5, 10, and 15?
10
What do you call an angle that is exactly 90 degrees?
Right Angle
Who was the first U.S. President?
George Washington
What is the "Main Idea" of a paragraph?
What it is mostly about
The toasted bread popped out of the toaster." Is the word "Popped" an Onomatopoeia (sound word) or a Simile?
Onomatopoeia
Write 0.75 as a fraction.
3/4
How many centimeters are in a meter?
100
What is the largest ocean on Earth?
Pacific
What does "Chronological Order" mean?
In time order/ First to last
She has a heart of gold." Does this mean her heart is made of metal, or that she is a very kind person?
Idiom, She is a very kind person
What is 2 to the power of 3? 23
8
What is the "Radius" of a circle?
Distance from the center to the edge
How many states are in the USA?
50
f a book is written about a real person's life by someone else, what is it?
A biography
I am so hungry I could eat a giant mountain of pizza!" Is this a Hyperbole (big exaggeration) or a Setting?
Hyperbole
What is the value of (Pi) to two decimal places?
3.14
How many sides does a "Decagon" have?
10
What gas do humans need to breathe to live?
Oxygen