Word Problems
When using the CUBES strategy what does the C stand for?
What is: Circle the important numbers
When using SWBST to complete a summary, what do the letters stand for?
What is: Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then
What is the first thing you should do before answering a question
What is: Read the passage
Before you read a text, what can do you to see what the main idea might be.
Read the title or the Table of Contents
What is 8000 + 700 + 50 +6?
What is: 8,756
When using the CUBES strategy what does the U stand for?
What is: Underline the question
True or False: A summary is a good place for your opinions.
What is: False, you should only include details the author wrote, not your opinion.
What is one tool you can use to help you mark where you found your answer?
What is: A highlighter
What types of words help you know what the main idea of the text is?
Repeated words
3x5=
What is: 15
When using the CUBES strategy, what does the S stand for?
What is: Solve and Check
True or False: You summarize a story to better understand the story and to be able to share the story.
What is: True
True or False: When answering questions about a passage, we should go back into the text and reread for the answer.
What is:True
These support the main idea
Details
Eight divided by two equals
What is: 4
The 3rd grade teachers want to have a picnic. Ms. Kendrick brings 5 cookies. Mrs. Smith brings 6 apples, Ms. Wise brings 8 sandwiches. Mrs. Williams brings 10 bags of chips. How much food do they have in all.
What operation do you need to use to solve this problem?
What is: Addition
You should use EVERY detail from the story as you create your summary.
What is: No, you should only use the important details or events
Where would you go to find this answer?
What is: Paragraph 3
The most important point of a story
Main idea
True or False: 25/5=3
What is: False, 5
Mrs. Williams is making cookies to sell. She is going to sell the bracelets for $5.00 each. If she makes 25 cookies how much money will she make?
What operation would you use to solve this equation?
What is: Multiplication
It is okay to use every word the author uses when writing a summary
What is: No, you should write a summary using some of the authors words and yours.
If given a question that says, where did the class go to for their 3rd grade field trip? What words would you circle to help you skim to find the answer?
What is: where and field trip
Birds are interesting animals. They can fly high in the sky. Birds are able to eat using their beaks. They also learn how to migrate south when the weather gets cold.
What is the main idea of this passage?
Birds are interesting animals.
If your store has 376 boxes of candy on Monday and 52 on Friday, how many were sold?
What is: 324