Tuesday, 12/6/11
Warm Up 12/6/11. Copy * = spelling word from List
#10.
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(2) food : *____ :: stars :* ____
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classes : schedule :: cities : *____
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(2) fair: *____ :: permanent : *___
(antonyms)
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lawnmower : machinery :: *_____ : genre
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(2) *_____ ---> primary --> *_____ ---> secondary
Spelling Pretest #10. Write the correct
spelling for each word in your notebook.
Check/Correct IRW p350-351. (6p)
Open Book Quiz.
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In the example paragraph about Columbus, what is the main
idea? a) Columbus made a lot of mistakes, but was successful anyway.
b) Columbus was a very persuasive guy. c) Columbus was a good
sailor. d) All of the above. e) None of the above
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In the example paragraph about Columbus, how many supporting
details do they give for the main idea? a) 1 b) 2
c) 3 d) 4 e) 5
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What is the main idea of the next paragraph? a) Doctors
in that time often made people's illnesses worse. b) Columbus's doctor
told him to smell a goat. c) Doctor's in Columbus's time were dumb.
d) Doctors in that time didn't have the knowledge to cure diseases.
e) All of the above
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How many supporting details are there for that main idea?
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 e) 5
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According to "After-School Blues," what is the root
problem (the problem that causes the others)? a) Kids are littering.
b) Restaurants are too expensive. c) Kids are "horsing around in
people's front yards." d) Kids from the middle school are loitering
in the neighborhood after school. e) It's a bad neighborhood.
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This brief excerpt has most of the pieces required for a
problem/solution essay. What is it missing? a) Details that support
the solution. b) An opposing argument. c) Examples that illustrate
the problem. d) A proposed solution. e) A statement of the
problem.