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Homophones I
Homophones and Prime Numbers
Recall Information
Recall Events
Misc.
100
do, due, and dew are homophones. Identify the meaning of "dew."
What is moisture that comes from the area and covers the ground.
100
Is the number 2 a prime number?
What is .. yes (1, 2)
100
A number that goes into one or itself (example 3, 5, 7)
What is a prime number.
100
Where did Rose's dad find Rain?
What is behind The Luck of the Irish.
100
Words that sound the same, but are spelled differently and have different meanings.
What is a homophone.
200
patience and patients are homophones. Identify the meaning of the word "patients."
What is ... a person who visits a doctor. A doctor's patients.
200
Grown and groan are homophones. What does the word "groan" mean?
What is to complain by making a sounds (ugh, grrr, etc.)
200
Explain Uncle Weldon and Rose's relationship.
What is.. Rose feels comfortable with her uncle. He drives her to school and picks her up everyday. She can talk to her uncle about homonyms, unlike her father. Her uncle sometimes takes her on the weekend to do fun things.
200
What is a "Chickapoo?"
What is a chicken and a poodle. They clark (chirp and bark).
200
Reading a text and identifying what the text is mostly about.
What is the central idea/main idea.
300
days and daze are homophones. Identify the meaning of "daze."
What is to be confused, to be out of it, day dreaming, etc.
300
Is 54 a prime number? Explain what numbers go into 54 to support your answer.
What is yes, 54 is a prime number.
300
Identify where Wesley Howard, Rose's father works and where he goes after work on most days.
What is J & R Garage and The Luck of the Irish.
300
Identify how Rain got to Rose's school.
What is Uncle Weldon drove Rose to school and was taking Rain with him for the day. When Rose went into the building, Rain jumped out of the truck and used his nose to find her.
300
Words that have the same spelling and same pronunciation, but have different meanings (ex: bear, bear).
What is a homonym.
400
knew, new and gnu are homophones. Identify the meaning of "gnu."
What is an ox-like antelope.
400
Add up the numbers in the word "SCHOOL". What is the total? Is "SCHOOL" a prime number name?
What is 72, yes, it is a prime number name (1, 72, 2, 4, 6, 8).
400
What is a "prime number name?"
What is... you assign each letter in a name a number based on what number it is in the alphabet (ex: A=1). You then add all of the numbers up and determine if it is a prime number.
400
Identify why Rose is not allowed to ride the school bus anymore.
What is .. Rose questions the bus driver as she drives, asks questions, is a distraction to the bus driver because she gets upset when drivers aren't following the rules.
400
What pieces of information do you need in order to make an inference?
What is background knowledge (schema) and textual evidence.
500
you, ewe and yew are homophones. Identify what a "yew" is.
What is a poisonous tree with fruit on it.
500
What is a palindrome? List 3 of them.
What is a word, or sentence, that reads the same backwards as it does forwards (mom, dad, racecar, eye, etc.)
500
Identify Rose's diagnosis.
What is Aspergers, or high-functioning autism.
500
Identify three of the items that are in Rose's mother's box of things.
What is.. a bird nest necklace, a seashell, a black cat named midnight, two pins (R and a hat pin with a clock on it), nickel, wedding announcement, Rose's hospital bracelet from when she was born, scarves and roses.
500
Identify the difference between a prefix and a suffix.
What is prefixes are found at the beginning of a word, suffixes are found at the end of the word. They both change the meaning of a word (un+happy= unhappy).