What do the letters P.I.E mean when referring to author's purpose?
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
What is 1,622 rounded to the nearest ten?
There are _______officially recognized planets in our solar system
eight officially recognized planets in our solar system. According to NASA and the International Astronomical Union (IAU), these are, in order from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006
Name the 7 continents
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia
Answer: Q
Author's purpose example:
An article arguing, "Students should have 15 minutes of extra recess,"
Is this P, I or E?
Sarah has 7 bags with 6 apples in each. How many apples does she have total?
What do you call an animal that eats only plants?
Herbivore
Name the four US states that start with the letter "A":
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and Arkansas
Seven (same as a human)
What is the prefix in disassociate?
A baker makes 24 cupcakes and puts them into 4 boxes equally. How many cupcakes are in each box?
What process do plants use to convert sunlight into energy?
Photosynthesis
What is the imaginary line that divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
What is the most common eye color in humans?
brown
Fill in the blank: "Will the dog find _____ way home?"
A pizza is divided into 8 slices. If John eats 2 slices, what fraction of the pizza did he eat?
2/8 or 1/4 of the pizza
What are the three main types of rocks?
Sedimentary, Metamorphic, and Igneous
Which ocean is located on the East Coast of the United States?
Answer: The Atlantic Ocean
Answer: Waterspout
Question: Why did Britton feel happy about finding the sand dollar?
A rectangle has a length of 8 cm and a width of 4 cm. What is its area?
Answer: 32 square cm
True or False: A day on Venus is longer than a year there.
True
What are the three branches of government?
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
What is a group of pandas called?
A group of pandas is commonly referred to as an embarrassment. This whimsical term is said to arise from their sometimes clumsy, awkward, or bashful behavior.