Math
Seven Hundred Fifty Six - How do we write this number in standard form?
756
What does the word "nonsense" mean?
Words or actions that are silly and make no sense
How did Tina feel about trying out for the Comets?
Tina felt nervous.
This student has chickens in her backyard.
Talia
Write the number 342 in expanded form.
300 + 40 + 2
What does the word "definition" mean?
What does the word "vocabulary" mean?
meaning
words
This word means "where and when the story took place." Spell it!
setting
In the story "Tina's Tryout Day," Tina tries out for the Comets. What are the Comets?
her school's softball team
Yakov works best in a classroom that is _______.
peaceful and quiet
Write the number 310 in expanded form, standard form and the number name.
310:
Expanded form: 300 + 10
Standard form: 310
Number name: three hundred and ten
Give me two definitions of the word "nervous."
Acceptable answers: uneasy, jittery, anxious
Not acceptable: jitters, anxiety
This word describes the beginning, middle and end of a story. Spell it!
plot
Name three characters in "Tina's Try Out Day."
Tina, Tina's mom, the girls at tryouts, the coach
This student is really good at gymnastics.
gymnastics
Mia uses 3 different base ten blocks to model a 3-digit number. What is the number?
Extra 50 points for explanation.
111
Base-ten blocks come in three kinds — a hundreds flat, a tens rod, and a ones cube.
If Mia uses one of each (three different blocks), that’s:
1 hundreds flat = 100
1 tens rod = 10
1 ones cube = 1
Add them: 100 + 10 + 1 = 111.
What does the word "fumbled" mean?
handled in a clumsy way
This word means "to pay attention." Spell it!
focus
Use "fumbled" in a sentence.
Example: I fumbled around in the dark for my glasses.
Six 3-digit numbers contain 7, 5, and 3. What are they?
753, 735, 537, 573, 375, 357
What does the word "chuckled" mean?
laughed in a quiet way
This word means "people in the story." Spell it!
Character
"Her mom gave her a hug. "That's nonsense," she said. "Get out there and do your best. You will be great!"
What adjective would you use to describe Tina's mom?
Possible answers: supportive, encouraging, Tina's cheerleader
Unacceptable answers: nice, kind, good
Ava said, "There are only three hundred 3-digit numbers." Is her statement true or false? Explain.
Ava is wrong. There aren’t 300 three-digit numbers. There are 900!
Here's why:
The smallest 3-digit number is 100.
The biggest is 999.
If you count from 100 to 199, that’s 100 numbers.
From 200 to 299, that’s another 100.
Each “hundreds” group has 100 numbers. There are 9 groups (100s, 200s, 300s, all the way to 900s).
9 × 100 = 900.
What does the word "trudged" mean?
walked slowly and with effort
How did Tina feel in the beginning of the story?
How did she feel in the middle?
How did she feel at the end?
Explain using details from the text.
For full credit, use at least three adjectives to describe how Tina felt throughout the story.
Tina felt nervous in the beginning, because she was worried she wouldn't make her school's softball team. She was unhappy when she saw all the girls that she had to compete with for a spot on the team. After tryouts, she was really tired and trudged off the field. When she found out she made the team, she was so excited.