Vocabulary
This word means “not real, but made to look real.
What is fake?
We __________ go to the beach every summer.
What is would or used to?
A paragraph explains how bees collect nectar from flowers, bring it to the hive, and make honey.
What is the main idea?
What is How bees make honey?
A text says whales are the largest animals on Earth and can weigh over 100 tons.
What detail supports this?
What is Whales can weigh over 100 tons?
DAILY DOUBLE
What word shows hedging in this sentence: “This medicine might help reduce your symptoms”?
What is might?
This word means “easy to break or damage.”
What is fragile?
She __________ believe everything she read online.
What is used to?
Q: A paragraph describes a boy who trained hard, faced many challenges, and finally won a city-wide chess tournament.
What is the main idea?
What is Hard work and perseverance can lead to success?
A passage explains that Mount Everest is located in Nepal and is over 29,000 feet tall.
What is one detail from the passage?
What is Mount Everest is over 29,000 feet tall?
Why do writers use words like may or possibly in their claims?
What is to show uncertainty or avoid making strong claims/to soften their claims?
This word means “to keep something from spoiling or being lost.”
What is preserve?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!
In the past I _____________ dislike running but now I love it.
What is used to?
A paragraph compares the climates, food, and cultures of Japan and Brazil.
What is the main idea?
What is Japan and Brazil have different environments and cultures?
A paragraph says that Thomas Edison invented the phonograph, improved the lightbulb, and had over 1,000 patents.
What is one important detail about Edison?
What is He had over 1,000 patents?
Rewrite this to show uncertainty: “Chocolate causes headaches.”
What is Chocolate might cause headaches?
This word means “to change or become something very different.” This word means “to change or become something very different.”
What is preserve?
He _______________ think going to the zoo was fun and now he loves to take own his kids.
What is used to?
A paragraph explains how plastic pollution harms sea animals, damages coral reefs, and affects the food chain.
What is the main idea?
What is Plastic pollution has many harmful effects on the ocean ecosystem?
A passage explains that polar bears hunt seals on the ice, and that climate change is melting that ice.
What is a detail that supports how climate change affects polar bears?
What is The melting ice makes it harder for polar bears to hunt?
Which sentence is hedged?
A) Dinosaurs were warm-blooded.
B) Dinosaurs may have been warm-blooded.
What is B?
This word means “a disadvantage or negative part of something.”
What is drawback?
Rewrite this with would/used to: “He liked history when he was young.”
What is "He used to like history"?
A paragraph discusses how online learning has changed education by offering flexibility, reducing costs, and giving students access to more resources.
What is the main idea?
What is Online learning has transformed the way education works?
A passage describes how the Amazon rainforest provides oxygen, supports biodiversity, and controls the water cycle.
Which detail supports the rainforest’s environmental importance?
What is The Amazon rainforest helps produce oxygen and supports biodiversity?
: A scientist says: “Our data suggest that climate change could be affecting bird migration patterns.”
Which two words hedge the claim?
What are suggest and could?