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Fact/Opinion
Drawing Conclusions
Cause & Effect
Main Idea
Prefixes & Suffixes
100
The James Hennigan is the best school in Boston.
What is an opinion?
100
Pete called Ted Tuesday afternoon and invited him to come to his house after dinner to watch a movie. It had been a long, boring day, and Ted was excited to have something to do. After dinner, he hopped on his bike and pedaled over to Pete's house. The house was dark, and when he rang the bell, there was no answer. Ted turned around, hopped back on his bike, and rode home. Draw a conclusion about why Ted rode home.
What is "Nobody was home"?
100
The lunch room was too loud and noisy, so Mr. Holly blew the whistle to get the students quiet. What caused Mr. Holly to blow his whistle?
Cause: Lunch room was noisy
100
There are many different kinds of bears in the world. Black bears live in North America. Grizzly bears also live in North America. They are very dangerous. The white Polar bear lives in the Arctic. The biggest bear is the Kodiak bear that is found in Alaska. What is the main idea of this text passage?
What is "There are many kinds of bears."
100
The students were unhurt by the falling stones. What is the meaning of unhurt?
What is "not hurt"?
200
Joseph W. Grier has 607 students in Pre-kindergarten through 5th grade.
What is a fact?
200
Sara walked into the large room. The woman behind the desk smiled at her. Sara looked around. There were hundreds of magazines in the room. There were thousands of books! Other children were in the room, sitting and reading books. Sara walked up to the woman. "Can you help me find a book?" she asked. What conclusion can you draw about where Sara is?
What is "Sara is in the library."
200
Tammy was in her backyard climbing a tree. She climbed to the middle part of the tree. Before she knew what had happened, bees were swarming all around and over her. Tammy let out a blood curdling yell. What do you think was the effect of Tammy hitting the nest?
What is "getting stung by bees"?
200
Bats are fascinating animals. They are not birds, they are flying mammals. Some bats eat fruit, others eat insects. Bats are experts at flying. They use a system called echolocation to fly quickly in the dark. Which is the main idea of this text passage?
What is "Bats are fascinating animals."
200
The prefix 're' used in the words, 'reopen' and 'reapply' means:
What is "again"?
300
Learning how to ride a bike can be dangerous and fun at the same time.
What is an opinion?
300
Nina held the glass jar very carefully. The teacher told the students to be careful because the experiment could explode. Slowly, Nina poured the green liquid into a glass jar. She wiped the edge of the jar and set it on the table. Next, she picked up the tube of red liquid. She measured one drop of it. Nina then carefully added the red drop to the green liquid. Draw a conclusion about the class Nina is in.
What is "Nina is in science class"?
300
Frank Jones is a man who loves to go fishing. One Saturday afternoon Frank went fishing and caught a humongous fish. However, it got away because he didn't tie the string tight enough and it broke.What was the cause of the fish getting away?
What is "The string wasn't tight enough and it broke"?
300
Many types of bacteria are helpful. For example, some are able to take nitrogen from the air. They then put it into the soil. This makes the soil better for growing plants. Some bacteria are helpful in making cheese. Other bacteria are helpful in making vinegar. What is the main idea of this text passage?
What is "Some types of bacteria helps humans."
300
Some people are unavailable to help build the playground. Unavailable means —
What is "not able to help"?
400
If food is not kept cold in the refridgerator, it can spoil and make you sick.
What is a fact?
400
There are many different ways of going to school. Some children go to school by radio. The teacher talks to the children over the radio. The children can talk back to the teacher. In some desert countries, children go to school in tents. They people move across the desert, carrying the tent school with them. In some hot countries, children go to school outside all year long. They do not sit in buildings. The sit on the grass. Based on the information in the text, draw a conclusion about why children in hot countries go to school outside all year long.
What is "It would be too hot to have school inside a building so they sit on the cool grass"?
400
Steven Brown is in the 6th grade at Taylor County Middle School. He is an intelligent student, but one night Steven stayed up too late and he knew he had a test the next day. When he took his test at school he failed it. What was the cause of Steven failing his test?
What is "He stayed up too late."
400
Our solar system is very large. It includes the eight planets that turn around the sun. These planets include Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. There are also hundreds of thousands of smaller planets in this system. They are called asteroids. Each asteroid is much smaller than any of the eight large planets. What is the main idea of this text passage?
What is "Our solar system is made up of the Sun, the nine large planets and many asteroids."
400
An artist makes a poster for the new playground. In which word does ist mean the same as in artist?
What is "tourist"?
500
It is 32 degrees outside and very cold.
What is a opinion?
500
Sparta and Athens were Greek cities. Long ago, the people of both cities sent their children to school. The children learned different things there. In Sparta, the children went to school outdoors. They learned how to jump and run. They learned how to dance. They learned how to play many different games. In Athens, only boys went to school. They learned how to read, write, and speak correctly. They learned how to count and use numbers. Draw a conclusion about schooling for girls in Sparta and Athens.
What is "Girls went to school in Sparta but not in Athens"?
500
This is a two-part question: Henry James is a basketball player for the Orlando TwirlyBirds. Henry is a great player. He got sick one morning, so he missed his game. Orlando lost because they didn't have their key player who was Henry. What was the cause of Orlando losing the game?
What is "They didn't have their key player"?
500
Honeybees form large hives. There are thousands of bees in a hive. One bee is the queen. She lays the eggs. Some bees gather nectar and pollen from flowers to make honey. Other bees protect the hive. Some bees keep the hive clean. Still other bees help the queen. Each bee has a special job to do in the bee hive. What is the main idea of this text passage?
What is "Each bee has a job to do in a beehive."
500
This question has 3 parts. National Blueberry Month is celebrated in July. What is the base word of national? What is the meaning of the full word?
What is nation? What is "al"? What is of the nation?