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100

How are an airplane and bird the same?

What is?? They both fly and have wings

100

How are a bike and car different?

What is?? A bike has two wheels, a car has four, a car needs gas

100

The girls ____ running

What is?? Are
100

Louis and His Allowance

What is?

Louis had to make his bed each day.

Louis had to empty the trash.

100

What was Louis saving up to buy?

What was Louis going to make his robot do? 

What is? A game

His chores

200

How are a pencil and pen the same?

What is?? They both write


200

How are the sun and moon different? 

What is?? The sun comes up in the day time, the moon is in the sky at night

200

Marcus _____ playing a game.

What is? Is

200

Mr. Guppy

What is?

Mr. Guppy is a pet fish.

It was show and tell at school.

200

What did Jeff use to carry Mr. Guppy around?

What made Jeff sound funny when he walked?

What is? 

A plastic baggy

He was carrying the fish in his backpack


300

How are the sun and moon the same?

What is?? They are both in the sky

300

How are a ring and bracelet different?

What is? You wear a ring on your finger, you wear a bracelet on your wrist

300

Keyla _____ watching Lilo and Stitch.

What is? Is

300

An Underwater Adventure

What is?

Anna and her family went to the aquarium 

Anna liked watching the whales blow bubbles

300

What did Anna want to see at the aquarium?

What are beluga whales also called?

What is?

Beluga whales

White whales

400

How are a bag and a box the same?

What is?? They can both hold things

400

How are milk and orange juice different?

What is? Milk comes from cows, orange juice is made from oranges

400

The three boys ____ going on a trip.

What is? Are

400

Lon's Tent

What is?

The tent slept four people

Lon needed to save 100 dollars

400

What did Lon do to earn money?

What did Lon do after getting the tent?

What is?

He raked leaves, recycled cans

He went camping


500

How are a turtle and snail the same?

What are?? They both have a shell and are slow

500

How are a clock and a watch different?

What is? You wear a watch on your wrist and a clock goes on the wall

500

All of my friends _____ coming to my party.

What is? Are

500
Game Night

What is?

Sometimes they invite their friends

They have to wear pajamas

500

What does the Polk family order for dinner on game night?

What board games do they play?

What is? 

Pizza, sundaes

Guess Who, Monopoly