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Reading Practice 2
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Math Problems 2
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Name two strategies for finding the meaning of an unknown word?
Reread the paragraph where the word is found. Replace the unknown word with other words or answer choices.
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What does Main Idea mean?
What the story is mostly about.
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Write the fact family for each equation. 1. 4x3=12 2. 8x9=72 3. 12÷6=2
1. 3x4=12; 12÷4=3; 12÷3=4 2. 9x8=72; 72÷9=8; 72÷8=9 3. 12÷2=6; 2x6=12; 6x2=12
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A rectangle has a length of 3 units and a width of 1 unit. Find the perimeter of the rectangle.
Perimeter: 3+1+3+1=8 units
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What is a strategy for writing the summary of a story?
Write the beginning, middle, end, problem, and solution.
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Read the following sentences and decide what problem Mara has: Mara was late getting up and eating her breakfast. She even played with her doll for a while. After she put on her coat, she walked outside. She saw the school bus, but it was driving away with out her. She didn't know what to do, so her mother drove her to school.
Her problem is that she missed her school bus.
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Read the following sentences and identify the main idea: Jake has two dogs. He has a tank full of goldfish and a bird named Sam. He has a lizard named Lazy and a cat named Tigger.
This story is about Jake and his pets.
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Find the next number in each pattern: 1. 2,4,6,8... 2. 5, 10, 15, 20... 3. 60, 50, 40, 30...
1. 10 2. 25 3. 20
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Mason needs 72 chocolate candies to give to 12 friends. The candies come in bags of 10. Determine how many bags of candy Mason needs to order.
70 candies÷10 candies per bag=7 bags. We still need two more candies, so we need to buy one more bag. 7 bags+1 bag=8 bags.
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How many times should you read the selection, or story?
At least twice.
300
Decide whether the following sentence is a fact or an opinion and explain your reasoning: School will begin at 9 a.m. and end at 3 p.m. Monday through Friday except for holidays.
The sentence can be proved, so it is a fact.
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Identify the setting of the following sentences: There was only a little light coming through the small window. Rick could see trees moving back and forth through it. The rain had stopped, and Rick was thinking of taking a short hike before dinner.
The sentences say there is light coming through the window, so the reader can figure out that it is daytime. The window suggests that Rick is in a building.Rick sees trees moving outside, so the reader can figure out that the action takes place where trees grow. The author says Rick is thinking of taking a hike, so the setting is a place where taking a hike is possible. Also, the sentences say that he might take the hike before dinner, so it is probably around 5 or 6.
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A store sells printer paper in packages of 100 sheets. Mrs. Fay is printing a test for her students. She needs 540 pieces of paper. Determine how many packages of paper she should buy.
Mrs. Fay needs to order 6 packages of paper.
300
Drew has two $20 bills, one $5 bill, three nickels, and seven pennies. Determine the total amount of money Drew has.
20+20+5+0.05+0.05+0.05+.07=$45.22
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What do you do after reading a question?
Go back to the story to look for evidence, or proof. Underline the proof and write the paragraph number beside the question. Eliminate any answer choices that are not true.
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Read the following sentences and explain the cause-and-effect relationship: Billie was skating on a hockey rink. The laces on one of his skates became loose. He couldn't control his skating. He ran into another skater, and they both fell down.
The cause is that his laces became loose on one of his skates. The effect is that he lost control, ran into another skater, and fell down.
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Read the following sentences and describe the relationship Jill and Anna have: Jill came over to Anna and asked if she wanted an apple. "Sure, I'd love one. Thanks", Anna answered. Anna took a bite of the apple and started to chew it. Her chewing was so loud that they both started to laugh.
The author doesn't tell you their relationship, so the reader must figure it out from their actions. They seem to like each other. Jill seems generous to Anna because she gives Anna an apple. They laugh together, like friends do. It seems as thought Jill and Anna are friends.
400
Draw a model to find the area of a square with side lengths of 7 units.
Draw a 7x7 array. The area is 49 units.
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Write the list of numbers from least to greatest, and write each number in words. 4,002 280 108,511 9
9: nine; 280: two hundred eighty; 4,002: four thousand two; 108,511: one hundred eight thousand five hundred eleven
500
What does the reader need to do when they preread?
Read the title, bold and underlined words, captions, pictures, diagrams, and the questions. Then read the story twice.
500
Read the following sentences and determine the meaning of the word reluctant based on context clues: Sam was reluctant to be in the play, so he told the director that he was too busy to rehearse and didn't go to tryouts. He felt too shy to get up on a stage.
In the first example sentence, the words "too busy" show that Sam made an excuse about why he couldn't be in the school play. The sentence also says that he "didn't go to tryouts". The second example sentence says "He felt too shy to get up on stage". Reluctant means "not willing".
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Determine if there is a synonym and antonym for the word "silly" in the following sentence: Danny was so silly that his teacher had to keep reminding him to be serious and stop fooling around.
Danny's teacher reminds him to "stop fooling around". The sentence also says that Danny "was so silly". The reader can tell from context clues that a synonym of silly is fooling around. The teacher also tells Danny "to be serious". The reader can figure out that serious means the opposite of silly. So "serious" is an antonym of "silly".
500
Ms. Webber collects pictures from her students to create a yearbook. The yearbook is 15 pages long, and there are 4 pictures on each page. Find the total number of pictures in the yearbook.
15 pages x 4 pictures=60 total pictures
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T-shirts are sold in packages of four. One package is sold for $8.00. Find the price of a single t-shirt.
$8÷4 shirts=$2 The price per shirt is $2.00.