Central Idea
What is the Central Idea of the paragraph below?
"You began as a single cell formed by the joining of two cells. Those two cells became one joint cell. Then, that one cell divided into two cells that divided into two more. The cells divided again and again until pretty soon there were billions, then trillions of cells. Your whole body is made up of these tiny building blocks."
Cell division/ Cells spliting
The author wrote the book "No, David!" to inform, entertain, or persuade?
To entertain
What is the meaning of the word functions in the sentence below?
"Cells are the body's building blocks, the smallest units of life that can carry out the functions of a living thing."
Jobs
According to the sentence below, what is the function of the liver?
"Together with two other organs, the liver produces digestive juices to help break down your food."
To help break down our food
(1)What do a goofy dog, a mouse, and a tiger have in common? (2)All three are in books by Kate DiCamillo. (3)She liked to read when she was young, but she did’nt like animal stories. (4)“When I was a kid, I wouldn’t read any book with an animal on the cover!”
What change needs to be made in sentence 3?
-read to reading
-did’nt to didn’t
-stories to storyies
did’nt to didn’t
What is the Central Idea of the paragraph below?
" The small intestine, with it's millions of villi, or finger-like threads, is where some of the most important work of the digestive system takes place. The villi absorb, or soak up, usable nutrients and water, passing them through the bloodstream into all the cells of your body."
The villi function
The author wrote the book "Penguins!" to inform, entertain, or persuade?
To inform
What is the meaning of the word collapse in the sentence below?
"If someone's lungs collapse, there is not enough oxygen to fee their cells."
According to the sentence below, why is it called the large intestine?
"Even though the large intestine is much, much, shorter than the small intestine, it is called the large intestine because it is much wider."
Because it's much wider
9)The book was made into a movie.(10)The mouse is in The Tale of Despereaux. (11)That book won an important prize called the newbery medal.
What change needs to be made in sentence 11?
-book to books
-won to one
-newbery medal to Newbery Medal
newbery medal to Newbery Medal
What is the Central Idea of the paragraph below?
" Did you know that many food contain lots of water, too? Grapefruit, watermelon, tomatoes, cucumber, and lettuce are all good choices."
Foods that have water
The author wrote the book "A Butterflies Life" to inform, persuade, and entertain?
To inform
What is the meaning of the word transplant in the sentence below?
"Doctors today can take a kidney from one person's body and transplant it into another person's body."
to move from one place to another
According to the sentence below, what happens if you don't have enough water in your body?
"If there is too little water in the body, you may become dehydrated, or dried out."
You become dehydrated
(15)DiCamillo says she writes two pages a day, five days a week. (16)As she writes, she doe’snot even think about the age of her readers. (17)Her books are for everyone.
What change needs to be made in sentence 16?
-writes to rights
-doe’snot to doesn’t
-think to thinks
doe’snot to doesn’t
What is the Central Idea of the paragraph below?
"Grains also contain small amounts of proteins and fats, but carbohydrates make up the largest amount of nutrients in grains. There is a lot of variety when it comes to choosing a grain for dinner. Grains include rice, pasta, bread, and cereal."
Foods with carbohydrates
The author wrote the book "Pete the Cat" to inform, persuade, or entertain?
To entertain
What is the meaning of the word filtering in the sentence below?
"Its function is to clean the blood, filtering any leftover waste."
removing unwanted material
According to the sentence below, what is an example of a food that gives us protein?
"Good sources of protein include meat, milk, beans, etc."
Meat, milk, beans
(13)She floated up from her seat, amazed by what she saw. (14)Seeing her so happy made Pete smile.(15)Maybe taking kids into space was’nt such a bad idea after all.
What change needs to be made in sentence 15?
-Maybe to maybe
-was’nt to wasn’t
-. to ?
was’nt to wasn’t
What is the Central Idea of the paragraph below?
"Your esophagus is your food tube. There is another tube right in front of your esophagus called your windpipe. The windpipe leads to your lungs. Air travels down your windpipe from your nose or mouth."
Your windpipe
The author wrote the book "The Day the Crayons Quit" to inform, entertain, or persuade?
What is the meaning of the word regulate in the sentence below?
"Your kidneys also regulate the amount of salt and nutrients in the blood?"
to control
According to the sentences below, what is fiber?
"Fiber, a very important carbohydrate, is one kind of waste. Fiber is the part of a plant food that your body can't digest."
The part of a plant food that your body can't digest
11)The sky turned dark and filled with bright stars and faraway galaxies. (12)jodi looked out the window and her eyes were wide with surprise. (13)She floated up from her seat, amazed by what she saw.
What change needs to be made in sentence 12?
-jodi to Jodi
-looked to loked
-eyes to eye
jodi to Jodi