Addition & Subtraction
Samantha has 485 marbles. Her friend gives her 276 more. How many marbles does Samantha have now?
761 marbles
There are 36 students, and each student has 4 pencils.
How many pencils are there in all?
144 pencils
72 candies are divided equally among 8 friends.
How many candies does each friend get?
9 candies
What are the three states of matter?
Solid, liquid, and gas
What do we call the main idea or message of a story — the lesson the author wants you to learn?
The theme
A library has 2,475 books. They buy 1,268 new books and remove 389 old ones. How many books are there now?
3,354 books
A bakery sells 24 cupcakes every day.
How many cupcakes does it sell in 8 days?
192 cupcakes
A farmer has 252 apples and packs them into boxes with 12 apples each.
21 boxes
What force pulls objects toward the center of the Earth?
Gravity
In a story, who or what is the person, animal, or thing that the story is about?
The main character (or protagonist)
During a school fundraiser, Monday’s sales were $1,432, Tuesday’s were $2,318, and Wednesday’s were $2,195. If $1,275 was spent on supplies, how much profit was made?
$4,670 profit
A farmer plants 28 rows of trees, with 15 trees in each row.
How many trees does he plant in total?
420 trees
A school has 1,176 pencils to give to 28 classrooms.
If each classroom gets the same amount, how many pencils does each class receive?
42 pencils per class
Plants make their own food using sunlight. What is this process called?
Photosynthesis
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
A simile compares two things using “like” or “as,”
A metaphor compares two things without using “like” or “as.”
The city library recorded 5,823 visitors in January and 6,457 in February. In March, the number of visitors dropped by 2,139. How many total visitors did they have over the three months?
10,141 visitors
A store orders 125 boxes of granola bars. Each box has 48 bars.
How many granola bars are there in total?
6,000 bars
A bus company has 4,536 passengers to seat equally among 12 buses.
How many passengers will be on each bus?
378 passengers per bus
The Earth’s rotation causes day and night. About how long does one full rotation take?
Hint: How many hours are in a day?
24 hours
What’s the difference between first-person and third-person point of view?
First-person uses words like “I” or “we” (the narrator is part of the story.)
Third-person uses words like “he,” “she,” or “they” (the narrator tells about others.)
A store had 12,560 items in stock. They sold 4,238 items in April and 3,897 in May. Then they received a new shipment of 2,675 items. How many items are in stock now?
7,100 items
A stadium has 245 rows with 128 seats in each row.
How many seats are there in the stadium?
31,360 seats
A factory produced 18,432 bottles. Each crate holds 48 bottles.
How many crates did the factory fill?
384 crates
Water can change from a liquid to a gas when it’s heated. What is this process called, and what is the opposite process called when gas turns back into liquid?
Evaporation (liquid → gas) and Condensation (gas → liquid)
n a mystery story, the author gives small hints about what might happen later.
What is this storytelling technique called?
Foreshadowing