ICS 6th Grade ELA Chapter 7
Why are the pictures of the knots on the gate to MathZone so important to understanding the first "Try It"?
The instructions refer to the pictures
Which of these sentences has a transitive verb? -The tourists stopped to eat and rest. -The morning sun warmed the air in the mountains.
The morning sun warmed the air in the mountains.
legislature is to law as: -teacher is to student -carpenter is to cabinet - loaf of bread is to baker - astronomer is to outer space
carpenter is to cabinet
What doe the word RAUCOUS mean? The raucous crowd knocked over signs and yelled at the police.
disorderly
The paragraphs under the "What to Do" heading are numbered so that the reader will
follow the steps in order
Find the indirect object in the sentence: The beautiful young princess gave the slimy frog a kiss so that he could become a prince
frog
rhyme is to poem as: -shoe is to heel -ociean is to wave -house is to bedroom -classroom is to school
house is to bedroom
In the second paragraph of the article, the author describes BELLS DINGING and MOTORS WHIRRING. The author uses onomatopoeia here in order to help readers.....
hear the noises of the amusement park
What does the word CORRESPOND mean?
COMMUNICATE
What does the idiom HOLD YOUR HORSES from the article mean?
Don't be in such a hurry to get in
What does the word gigantic mean?
HUGE
Which of these sentences has a compound direct object: -Jimmy walked slowly along the path by the river -He picked up a shiny rock and a pine cone along the way.
He picked up a shiny rock and a pine cone along the way.
What does the word intriguing mean?
INTERESTING
Why did the author most likely include diagrams with the article?
It is easier to SHOW the knows than to describe them
Which of these sentences has an intransitive verb? -She likes the music and parades. -Kelly practices for many hours every week.
Kelly practices for many hours every week.
Find the indirect object in the sentence below: Mom gave Lucy her old computer
Lucy
Which of these sentences has an intransitive verb? -Mari ran fast, with her kite behind her. -The wind blew the kites higher and higher.
Mari ran fast, with her kite behind her.
The two articles differ primarily because
ONE teaches how to do a magic trick and the OTHER explains how knots work
Which sentence has a transitive verb? -The canoes streaked through the water. -The competitors' friends gave them encouragement all the way.
The competitors' friends gave them encouragement all the way.
Why is the topic of this article important?
Studying knots has led to useful scientific advances
What does the word distinguish mean?
TELL APART
The structure of "The Knot That is Not" is similar to the sturucture of the "Try It" sections of "Do Knot Enter" because they both explain
THE STEPS IN A PROCESS
germ is to disease as: - book is to library -arrow is to target -sunshine is to sunburn -conductor is to orchestra
book is to library
Which graphic feature tells where the article was first published
byline
What are the action verb and direct object in this sentence: At game time, Judy hit the ball.
action verb - hit direct object - ball
What are the action verb and indirect object in this sentence: Mara read her younger brother a story
action verb - read indirect object - younger brother
Addition is to mathematics as: -toe is to foot -mouse is to cat -game is to work -street is to house
mouse is to cat
fiction is to novel as: - food is to spaghetti - running is to sneakers - truck is to motor vehicle -movie is to entertainment
movie is to enterainment
The author most likely included subheadings in the "Try It" sections in order to
organize the information for the reader
Find the direct object in this sentence: Although Julie was in school today, she missed the presentation
presentation