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What is the meaning "foe" She turned he biggest foe into her best friend.
What is enemy
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Dolphins are mammals that live in the ocean. Mammals are different than fi sh, reptiles or birds. As a mammal, dolphins breathe oxygen, even though they live in water. Because they are mammals, a dolphin mother gives birth to a live baby, unlike reptiles and birds who lay eggs. A dolphin mother also feeds her baby milk like other mammals
What is a dolphin is a mammal.
100
Why is it important to assess yourself as a learner?
What is It is important to understand your strengths and weaknesses in order to improve as a learner. You must be an active participant in the learning process and have responsibility for you own learning.
100
What are the 3 ways to recall after reading
What are: think about it, talk about it, write about it
100
Main Idea
What is the central thought of a passage
200
What is the meaning of the word "strategy" Our class has a strategy for raising money for our class party.
What is plan
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As important as water conservation is, it is also very easy. A few simple habits can signifi cantly reduce the water consumption of a household. One way to save water is to turn off the faucet when reduce the water consumption of a household. One way to save water is to turn off the faucet when brushing your teeth. Also, don’t allow faucets to drip; one drip can waste a large amount of water over a short period of time. Baths require less water than showers, so by taking a bath instead of a shower, you can reduce the amount of water your home uses. In the kitchen, running a dishwasher when it is completely full, rather than half full, can save up to 20 gallons a day. These simple changes will save water and save money
What is A few simple changes can save water in the home.
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give an example of when you have used metacognition
What is ...must include how you learned.
200
How are context clues helpful?
What is the are useful for determining the meaning of the words and helping understand the text.
200
supporting details
What are ideas that directly support the main idea
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What is the meaning of the word "resembles" My sister’s eyes resemble our mother’s eyes.
What is look like
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One the most popular musical instruments is the piano. In the traditional musical instrument classifi cation system of string, woodwind, percussion and brass, the piano falls into two categories. It is considered a string instrument because the sound comes from the strings inside the piano. It is also considered a percussion instrument, since the player strikes the keyboard, which signals an internal hammer to strike the strings
What is The piano is both a string and percussion instrument.
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What is a summary?
What is a short description of what you read, written in your own words.
300
What are the stages of reading?
What are: Preview, Integrate knowledge, recall
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metacognition
What is awareness and understanding of your own thought processes. How you learn best.
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What is the meaning of "obsolete"? Typewriters became obsolete with the development of personal computers.
What is out dated, unnecessary
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Irish immigration to the U.S. began during the early development of the American colonies. It is estimated that 200,000 Irish came to the U.S. in the 17th and 18th centuries. The numbers swelled from 1820 to 1850 to almost 2 million Irish immigrants. Most of these were fl eeing the potato fam-ine from 1845 until 1852. Steady numbers continued to arrive during the late 19th and 20th centu-ries. Today, over 36 million Americans claim some level of Irish ancestry
What is The Irish came in large numbers to the U.S.
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James and his sister, Anna, went to the carnival on Saturday. They rode the merry-go-round, the roller coaster and the Ferris wheel. James ate popcorn and a hot dog. Anna drank lemonade and ate an apple. They saw many exciting shows. They were tired when they went home. What is the Main idea?
What is James and Anna did many things at the carnival
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Give an example of when you have used schema?
What is .....answer must include prior knowledge
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schema
What is your prior knowledge of a subject
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What is the meaning of "palatial"? The movie star’s large and beautiful home was palatial.
What is large/beautiful...like a palace
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The Mississippi River is part of the largest river system in North America. The Mississippi River begins in northern Minnesota and runs over 2,500 miles to eventually empty into the Gulf of Mexico. It passes through or borders ten states on its path to the Mississippi Delta of Louisiana.
What is The Mississippi Rive is part of the largest river system in North America
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what are the 6 strategies of effective readers?
What are: predict, picture, relate, monitor, correct, annotate
500
what are 4 strategies that are effective text book learning skils?
What are: annotating, summarizing, outlining, mapping, or Cornell notes
500
context clues
What is words in a sentence or passage that help you determine the meaning of unfamiliar words