Is this a main idea or narrow idea?
Many different theories have been proposed to explain the strange statues and other findings on Easter Island.
What is the main idea.
100
Flight 19 was
a. A scheduled commercial flight
b. A routine army training mission
c. Canceled because of poor weather
What is B. A routine army training mission.
100
True or False: The smell that Mrs. Carpenter detected at 5 a.m. was probably not from the water pump, but from Mrs. Reeser.
What is True.
100
For clothing he wore only the tattered remnants of a shirt and his whole body was covered with scars. What is the opposite meaning of tattered.
a. checkered
b. ragged
c. well-kept
What is well-kept.
100
Which of the following statements from the article best describes the islanders who greeted Jacob Roggeveen?
a. “They all featured a giant head with long ears, empty eyes, and a sharp nose”
b. “The islanders knew how to build sturdy boats”
c. “They had no knowledge of anything beyond their island.”
What is C.“They had no knowledge of anything beyond their island.”
200
Is this a main idea, broad idea or narrow idea?
Both Flight 19 and Martin Mariner flying boat were lost while flying over the Bermuda Triangle
What is a narrow idea.
200
Under the instruction of Itard, Victor learned to
a. Perform simple tasks such as setting the table.
b. Eat meat.
c. Say a few words.
What is A. Perform simple tasks such as setting the table.
200
True or false and explain.
Rongorongo is spoken on Easter Island today.
What is false. Rongorongo language is lost.
200
What is the correct and opposite term for ghastly.
Inside that area were the ghastly remains of a human body
a. Attractive
b. Scarce
c. Horrible
What is horrible (correct) and attractive (opposite).
200
In this article the statement that “the combined forces of nature and the unpredictability of mankind outdo the most farfetched science fiction many times each year” means
a. Reality is stronger than anything anyone could write
b. Much of science fiction is based on what happens in real life
c. Both people and nature are unpredictable
What is C. Both people and nature are unpredictable
** farfetched means improbable, and beyond reason.
300
Fill in the blanks of this narrow idea:
Before the Wild Boy of Aveyron was captured, he had been living in the woods in ________ France for at least ____years.
What is southern and 3.
300
The temperature needed to reduce bones to ashes is
a. 400 degrees Fahrenheit
b. 3000 degrees Fahrenheit
c. 2000 degrees Fahrenheit
d. 1000 degrees Fahrenheit
What is B. 3000 degrees Fahrenheit.
300
True or False. And fill in the blanks. The U.S. Army was never uncertain about that had happened Flight 19 and the Martin ______.
What is false and Mariner.
300
What is the correct and opposite term for the word skeptics?
But skeptics point out that the popular storey concerning their disappearance is wrong in almost every way
a. Believers
b. Doubters
c. Scientists
What is B for correct and A for opposite.
300
From the statement “the answers, on the other hand, all fell short”, you can conclude that the author wants the reader to think that no one can do what....
What is can satisfactorily explain why fire consumed Mary Reeser.
400
Describe the main idea of the wild boy of Aveyron. And describe the term that describes children who live in the wild: ________ children.
What is: some children such as the Wild Boy of Aveyron, have been found living in the wild, and no one knows how they came to be living in the woods or how they manage to survive. These children are called feral children.
400
The flying boat was known for being....
What is a flying gas tank.
400
Describe what is an inference?
What is a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.
400
Describe two examples of a synonym and an antonym for the word "massive".
What is big, gigantic for synonym and small, tiny for antonym.
400
The author uses the first sentences of the articles to do what? Describe an example of what authors' have done from any of the articles we studied to support your answer.
What is to entertain the reader and describe the main idea of every story. For example in the introduction the author would raise up questions, or describe interesting facts and theories to catch the reader's attention.
500
What is the three critical thinking steps to help readers find the main ideas and important details in a story?
hint* P______, T_______, S_______.
And what are some strategies a reading can use to help find important details when reading a story? Name two.
What is problem, thinking, solution.
Asking questions while we read and using a highlighter.
500
The temperature needed to reduce bones to ashes is...
What is 3000 degrees in Fahrenheit.
500
From our research: name 5 theories for the Bermuda triangle.
What is ALIENS!, hurricanes, Atlantis, gulf streams, sea monsters, black whirlpools, strong magnetic forces etc.
500
Describe 2 synonyms and 2 antynoyms for the word "prospered"
What is flourished, enriched and poor and diminished etc.
500
Describe the title of the 5 mysteries we have studied together.
What is Wild Boy of Aveyron, Triangle of Fear, Moonlight Madness, Mysteries of Easter Island, Spontaneous Human Combustion and Black Holes.