Context Clues
"The ground squirrel hibernates, sleeping for months in the winter."
What does _hybernates_ mean?
Sleeps for a long time through the winter.
Follow the *useful* safety tips.
Having a use, full of uses.
This strategy is when you get rid of the imposters or wrong answers.
Process of elimination
What is a heading in a text?
The big letters, sometimes different colors, above a paragraph or section.
True or false?: Dogs dream.
What is true?
"The fur on the polar bear helps them to repel, or keep away water."
What does _repel_ mean?
To push something away
Don't be *careless* when you carry something hot.
Without care. Not caring.
True or False?: When you are reading the answer choices and you get to the right one, don't keep reading the other choices.
False. Read every answer!
What does point of view mean?
How someone feels, thinks, or the actions they use about something.
Dogs have ______ eyelids on each eye. (Fill in the blank with a number)
What is 3? (an upper, a lower, and a third that helps keep the eye moist and protected)
"The polar bear's furry ears help it to survive, or stay alive, in the cold Arctic."
What does _survive_ mean?
To stay alive
Let adults *preview* movies you want to see.
See before
True or False?: On the FSA you can not look back in the text to find the answer.
False. Always look back in the text to find the evidence!
Give an example of figurative language, like similes or metaphors?
Lots of possible answers.
True or false?: Dogs sweat through the pads on their paws.
What is true?
"The Arctic bee has to shiver to keep itself warm."
What does _shiver_ mean?
To shake
Never *unbuckle* your seatbelt while in a moving car.
Not buckle, undo the buckle.
True or False?: Make sure you do not cross out the imposters or wrong answers.
False. Use the process of elimination!
These are marks that we make around words or sentences when someone is speaking.
quotation marks
The ____________ is the most popular breed in the US.
What is Labrador?
"Living in a frigid place with extreme cold can be difficult."
What does _frigid_ mean?
Very cold
You will find these safety tips are easily *doable.*
Able to be done.
What two types of FSA tests will you take this year?
Writing and Reading
What day does the Reading test begin?
TOMORROW!!
These are considered to be the smartest breeds: Border Collies, Poodles, German Shepherds, and _____________.
What are Golden Retrievers?