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100
Name something that is manufactured. 

Anything that is made in a factory in large quantities. 

100

Finish the sentence...

Although it was hot

Answers will vary

100

Give 2 examples of compound words.

northwest

windshield

seaweed

seashell

eyelid

100

Name factors that determine how much a product costs.

Factors: supply and demand, quality, name brand, taxes, labor, materials, etc

100

What is a main idea?

What the text is mostly about...

200
Name a type of documentation to identify who you are.

Driver's license, passport, birth certificate, school ID, social security card.

200

What is the difference between Affect and Effect?

What is the acronym we use to help remember it?

Remember, affect verb effect noun!
200

What does the letter "r" do when added next to a vowel?

It changes the sound that the vowel makes. Example: Spot and Sport.
200

What are the three facts that you learned about Mount Vesuvius?

It is located in Italy.

It ruined Pompeii and Herculaneum.

It was formed inside of a much larger volcano, Mount Somma.

200

Why did the author write "Journey into the Deep?"

Expository text: explains something

300

Name five types of dog species.

Catahoula Leopard Dog, English Setter, Lab, Golden Retriever, Pug, Bulldog, etc.

300

What is author's purpose? What are Mrs. Leonard's 3 favorite letters?

Why the author writes something...

P.I.E. 

Persuade, Inform, Entertain


300
Create a sentence for each of the following words:


Their

There

They're

Their: shows possession

There: shows location

They're: contraction for "they are"

300

Name three adaptations that organisms have in the deep ocean for survival.

Tough skin

Bioluminescence 

Chemosynthesis 

300

What is the main idea of the passage from "Journey into the Deep..."

"How did Census scientists explore something as immense as the ocean? They worked in teams. Different teams studied different parts of the ocean environment. Some teams focused on life in the shallow regions. Many others headed into deeper water" (Pg 53).

How scientists split up the workload while exploring the ocean.

400

Name something related to Halloween that is spindly.

Skeletons, broomsticks, cats

400

Name the subjects and predicates in the example below...

Antsy tourists are boarding the boat.


Complete subjects: Antsy tourists

Complete predicate: are boarding the boat

400

What is the difference between a short vowel and a long vowel? Give an example of each. 

Short vowel: does not say its name

Long vowel: says its name

Slope (Long)

Slip (Short)

400

In "Drumbeat to Freedom," how do Sarah and John create an alliance with the soldier, Charles Kent? 

Joined the war, fed him food and provided shelter, etc.

400

What are your three reasons for your side of the argument essay we did last week?

The answers will vary.

500
Give an example of a heinous act.

Food fight, tripping a friend on purpose, robbing a store. 

500
List the four types of sentences. Describe what each of them are. 

Interrogative: asking a question.

Imperative: a command.

Exclamatory: shows excitement.

Declarative: a regular sentence.

500

Name 5 words that have a short vowel sound in them.

Spot

Shot

Lot

Pot

Got

500

Give an example of how Gen's perspective changed from the beginning of the story to the end of the story?

Expectations vs reality...

Farm life

Friends

Responsibilities


500

What is realistic fiction?

Why is "Little Blog on the Prairie" considered realistic fiction? Give 2 examples from the story.

Realistic fiction:it could happen but it didn't.