Vocab
_____ are groups of people chosen to do certain work.
What is are committees?
____ means "to argue or discuss."
What is debate?
"One day, the class hamster, Squeaky, went missing from his cage!"
Does this sentence introduce a problem or solution?
What is a problem?
A ____ noun names any person, place, thing, or event.
What is a common noun?
A _____ noun names one person, place, or thing.
What is a singular noun?
A ____ is a plan or suggestion.
What is a proposal?
______ are people chosen to speak or act for others.
What are representatives?
"The classroom plant looked sad and its leaves were droopy. It hadn't been getting enough sunlight to grow strong. We need to figure out why it's sad and how to help it."
Does this paragraph introduce a problem or a solution?
What is a problem?
A ____ noun names a specific person, place, or thing and begins with a capital letter.
What is a proper noun?
A ____ noun names more than one person, place, or thing.
What is a plural noun?
A _____ is a formal meeting for a special purpose.
What is a convention?
A _____ is a condition or the state of affairs.
What is a situation?
The car wouldn't start, so I called a mechanic.
What is the solution in this sentence?
What is calling a mechanic?
"The dog barked loudly."
Is 'dog' a proper or common noun?
What is a common noun?
Most ____ nouns are formed by adding -s or -es.
What are plural nouns?
A ____ is formed by joining two or more together.
What is a union?
To _____ something is to settle, explain, or solve it.
What is resolve?
"(1)You are so sad that your favorite toy car is broken, but you can fix it. (2)We will use special glue to put the tiny wheel back on so it can race again. (3)This will make your toy car as good as new and ready for lots more fun."
Which sentence states the solution to the problem?
What is the second sentence?
"Sarah called the restaurant."
Identify the proper noun in the sentence.
Who is Sarah?
This is how colonists reacted when King George raised taxes.
What is staging protests?
Finish this sentence using one of the vocabulary words this week: The United States is a _____ of 50 states that joined together.
What is union?
Finish this sentence using one of the vocabulary words: The mayor shared a ____, or plan, to build a new community center.
What is a proposal?
"(1)When the classroom gets too messy, it can be hard to find your favorite book or crayons. (2)A good solution is to work together and organize our toys and books into their special labeled bins. (3)That way, everyone can easily find what they need and our classroom will stay neat and tidy."
What is the problem in this paragraph?
What is a messy classroom?
"The doctor worked long hours at Memorial Hospital to help contain the spread of the common cold."
Identify the proper noun in this sentence.
What is Memorial Hospital?
This particular event was a protest staged by the colonists, in which they dumped recently imported tea into the Boston Harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?