Writing
What is the main purpose of an informative essay?
What is to inform or explain
In Esperanza Rising, what kind of character was Esperanza?
What is the main character/ protagonist.
3/8 + 1/4 =
What is 5/8
Name one stage of the water cycle.
What is:
Evaporation
condensation
precipitation
collection
What is the opposite of hot?
What is cold?
Name two features of an opinion essay.
What is claim/opinion + evidence + conclusion
Define setting in a story.
What is time and place of a story.
0.6 × 5 =
What is 3
What causes day and night on Earth?
What is Earth’s rotation on its axis?
If you have a jar with 12 red marbles and 8 blue marbles, what is the ratio of red to blue marbles?
What is 12:8, or 3:2?
Give an example of evidence you could use in an opinion essay.
What is facts, statistics, examples, quotes
What is a theme in a story?
What is the central message or lesson of the story
A rectangle is 7 m long and 4 m wide. What is the area?
What is 28 m²
Give an example of a physical or chemical change.
What is Physical = melting ice, tearing paper; Chemical = burning wood, rusting iron?
Solve the riddle: I’m full of keys but can’t open doors. What am I?
What is a keyboard?
How is a conclusion different in an informative vs opinion essay?
What is opinion essay restates opinion; informative restates main points/ importance.
Identify the conflict: “Sara wants to join soccer but has a broken leg.”
What is Sara’s conflict = wants to play soccer but can’t due to injury
A cube has sides of length 6 cm. What is its surface area?
What is 216 cm²
Explain how energy flows in a food web.
What is energy flows from producers → consumers
Which is heavier: 1 kg of feathers or 1 kg of rocks?
What is they are the same weight; 1 kg = 1 kg?
Explain how you would organize a report about a historical figure.
What is introduction → main ideas → supporting details → conclusion
What does it mean to compare and contrast two characters’ actions in a story.
What is compare = similarities; contrast = differences in actions/choices
5 + (12 ÷ 3) × 2 – 4 =
What is 9?
Explain why the Moon appears to change shape over the month.
What is the Moon appears to change shape because of its phases, which are caused by the positions of the Moon, Earth, and Sun.
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. What am I?
What is an Echo?