Author's Purpose
A speech in which a student promises daily pizza rations if he is elected class president.
What is the author's purpose?
What is persuade?
In most ways, your fingers are pretty much like everybody else's. But in one very important way, they're not. People's fingerprints are completely unique , unlike anybody else's in the whole world. Even identical twins have different fingerprints! There are some common fingerprints patterns. Some people have loops, some have arches, and some have whorls, or circles. But the exact pattern is different for every single person, as unique as a face.
What is the main idea?
Everyone's fingerprints are unique.
You may want to call me when your house has a leaky pipe. My services come in handy when your house is having problems with the kitchen sink, faucet, or bathtub.
What is my occupation? How do you know?
What is a plumber?
I fix pipes and solves plumbing problems.
There were ______ colonies in America.
What is 13?
An area that shares similar physical or human characteristics is called a _________?
What is a region?
A small book about a boy who loses his mom's cell phone and learns that telling the truth is the most important thing.
What is the author's purpose?
What is entertain?
The reason the Sun appears so large is that it is closer to the Earth than the billions of other stars The Sun is about 93 million miles away, which make it the Earth's close neighbor in the incredible vastness of space. Like other stars, the Sun is very hot - way hotter than an oven. But it takes about 8 minutes for the Sun's light to travel to Earth. By that time, the Sun's light has cooled down.
What is the main idea?
The Sun is a star.
Brittany walks inside wearing her sun hat and a pair of old shoes. "Those vegetables are growing!" she exclaims as she takes off a dirty glove.
Where was Brittany? How do you know?
What is a garden?
She was wearing gloves, a sun hat, and old shoes. She talked about vegetables.
This historical document outlines how the U.S. government should function and details a system of checks and balances as well as the separation of powers.
What is the United States Constitution?
This particular kind of map would show the physical characteristics of a place.
What is a physical map?
A timeline showing important events from the American Civil War.
What's the author's purpose?
What is inform?
There have been many fads, such as yo-yos and the Minecraft video game. But the hula hoop is one of the biggest ever. In 1958, this simple plastic ring went on sale in stores. It was based on hoops used by kids long ago in places like Egypt and Greece. It became a huge hit! 100 million hula hoop spinning around their hips. Then, as quickly as it became a hit, the hula hoop faded away to make room for a brand-new fad.
The hula hoop is one of the biggest fads ever.
Alexander arrived at his grandmother's house at ten o'clock at night. He saw her car in the driveway and the front door was unlocked. The window was lit with a blue-flickering light.
Alexander can infer that...
What is grandmother watching TV?
This document was a letter to King George outlining the grievances that the colonists had against Great Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This geographic tool helps readers interpret symbols on a map.
What is a legend?
A one page printout showing how to put together a coffee table that came in a box.
What's the author's purpose?
What is explain?
The life of a 17-year cicada is an amazing journey. When an adult female is ready, she lays hundreds of eggs in a branch of a tree. About eight weeks later, the eggs hatch. The newly hatched nymphs fall to the ground. Then they burrow about a foot underground. That spot is where they stay for the next 17 years, feeding on the sap of the tree's roots. When 17 years earlier, they shed their outer skins. Then they're ready to begin the cycle over again.
The main idea is the life cycle of a cicada.
Corey's mother carried a cake decorated to look like a soccer field into the dining room. There were eleven candles in one corner of the cake. She set the cake on the table amid the pile of presents and balloons.
What special event is happening at Corey's house? How do you know?
What is a birthday party?
There is a cake with candles and a pile of presents.
The people who fought in the Revolutionary War.
Who are Great Britain and the Colonial Army?
The five themes of Geography include, Location, Place Movement, Regions, and ___________ ___________ ____________.
What is Human Environment Interaction?
A poem about a very comfortable chair in which the speaker could rest for eternity.
What is the author's purpose?
What is describe?
Chameleons are lizards, closely related to other reptiles, such as alligators, snakes, and turtles. Three cool things about chameleons are their eyes, tongues, and skin. A chameleon can rotate each of its eyes separately. That means it can look around in two different directions at the same time. When it spots an insect, a chameleon shoots out its long tongue. Zap - lunchtime! Its tongue is twice as long as its body, with a tip that sticks to prey. Best of all: Chameleons can change their skin color. Some can turn yellow, orange, blue, or eve purple. Wow! Now you know why chameleons are so amazing.
Chameleons are one of the most interesting creatures in the world.
Jeff tried to look brave and fearless on the outside, but his stomach was doing backflips on the inside. He put his hands in his pockets so his buddies wouldn't see them shaking.
"Do you thing this one will be as scary as the one we went to last Halloween when the people tried to reach out and grab out legs?" asked Alex.
What are Jeff and his friends about to do? How do you know?
What is a haunted house?
It is Halloween and they are talking about how scary it is.
This city is a famous act of defiance involving a group called The Sons of Liberty and the event of tax on a popular drink at the time.
What is the Boston? What is the Boston Tea Party?
These imaginary lines run north, south, east, and west. They help determine exact locations on the globe.
What are lines of latitude and longitude?