Prepared By: Veronica Seville M. Agnes Jones M. Agnes Jones’s GCRCT Online Resource...

Prepared By: Veronica Seville M. Agnes Jones

M. Agnes Jones’sM. Agnes Jones’sGCRCT Online ResourceGCRCT Online Resource

Reading/Language Reading/Language Arts/MathArts/Math

M. Agnes Jones’sM. Agnes Jones’sGCRCT Online ResourceGCRCT Online Resource

Reading/Language Reading/Language Arts/MathArts/Math

M. Agnes JonesM. Agnes Jones

55thth Grade Grade


The purpose of this power point is to prepare you for the up coming GCRCT standardized test. You will be provided with online resources for language arts, reading comprehension, and math .


Do You Know Your Reading Strategies?

Main Idea

Inference

Fact & Opinion

Cause & Effect

Author’s Purpose

Sequence

Character Trait

Compare & Contrast

Summarizing

Problem & Solution Drawing ConclusionTest Taking Skills


Main Idea• The main idea is the most

important idea about a topic.• Details are used to support the

main idea.• To find the main idea, list

supporting details about how they are related.

• If there is no sentence that states the main idea, make up one using the supporting details


Making Inferences• As you read, you can use story clues, along

with what you already know, to help you figure out what the author doesn’t tell you.

• As you read, ask yourself, “What is the author leaving out that is important to understanding the character or event?”

• Ask yourself, “What do I already know about something like this?”

• Use story clues and your own experience to figure out what the author means or does not tell you.


Fact & OpinionWhen reading a story or an article, it’s helpful to evaluate

whether what you are reading is a fact or an opinion.

• As you read ask yourself “Can this statement be proven?” and “Is this what someone believes or feels?”

• A statement based on evidence that can be checked or proven true is a fact.

• A statement of what someone believes or feels is an opinion.

• Words such as think, believe, probably, beautiful, and good are clues that a statement expresses an opinion


Cause and EffectWhen reading a story or an article,

it’s helpful to think about events and what caused them.

• As you read, ask yourself “What happened?” and “Why?”

• To answer “What happened?” tells you the effect.

• The answer to “Why?” tells you the cause.


Author’s PurposeKnowing the author’s purpose for writing a story or an

article helps you know what to pay attention to as you read.

• As you read, ask yourself “Did the author want me to have information, have a certain opinion, or enjoy the selection?”

• If the answer is “have information,” the author’s purpose is to inform.

• If the answer is “have a certain opinion,” the author’s purpose is to persuade.

• If the answer is “enjoy the selection,” the author’s purpose is to entertain.

• An author may have more than one purpose for writing a selection.


SequenceWhen reading a story or an article, it’s helpful to

think about the order of events.

• As you read, ask yourself “What happened first? What happened after that?”

• Look for dates or signal words such as first, then, next, and finally.

• If there are no signal words, look for story and picture clues.


Problem & Solution

• When you read a story, it’s helpful to think about what the problem is, what steps could be taken to solve the problem, and how the problem is resolved.

• As you read, ask yourself “What is the problem in the story?”

• Then ask “When did things change? What happened to make the solution clear?”

• Finally, ask “How was the problem solved?”


Test Taking StrategiesYou’ll do your best on a test if you follow some general

test-taking rules!

• Read the directions carefully.• Read each question carefully. Then read all the

answers before choosing one.• Mark only one answer for each question.• Be sure to fill in each bubble correctly. Check to see

that the question number matches your choice on the answer sheet.

• Budget your time-don’t spend too much time on a difficult question. Do your best to answer it, and then move on.


Compare & ContrastWhen reading a story or an article, it’s helpful to

think about how things are similar and how they are different.

• As your read, ask yourself “What is similar about these things?” and “How are they different?”

• When you think about how things are similar, you compare them.

• When you think about how things are different, you contrast them.


SummarizingWhen you read, ask yourself “What is the

selection about?”• The answer tells you the topic. This can be a

word, a phase, or a sentence.

• Ask yourself “What are the most important points?” Restate these in your own words.

• Keep the summary short. Include only the important points.


Draw ConclusionWhen an author does not spell out everything you want to

know about a character or an event, you can combine story clues with what you already know to draw a conclusion that makes sense.

• As you read, look for clues that can help you form an idea about what the author does not tell you.

• Ask yourself “What do I already know about something like this?”

• Use the story clues to draw a conclusion


Character TraitThe more you know about a character in a story, the

better you will understand and enjoy the story.

• Figure out a character’s trait by looking for special qualities that the character shows again and again.

• As you read, look for words the author uses to describe the character.

• Pay attention to what the character thinks, says, and does.

• Be aware of what other character say about the character.

• Think about what you already know about people.


Reading Comprehension Activities

Cause & Effect

Author’s Purpose

Inferences

Author’s Purpose

Inferences

Author’s Purpose

Author’s Purpose

Author’s Purpose

InferencesFact & Opinion

Cause & Effect

Sequencing

Fact & Opinion

Fact & Opinion

Sequencing

Sequencing

Drawing Conclusion

Drawing Conclusion

Cause & Effect

Cause & Effect

Main Idea

Main Idea

Drawing Conclusion

Main Idea


Fish Tank

Jeopardy

Prefix Mix

Prefix Words

Prefix Say Plenty

Putting Down Roots

Putting Down Roots 2

Root Action

Root Action 2

Checklist

Rooting Out Words

Space Station

Suffixes

Suffixes

Suffix-ly

Suffixes

Roots

Roots

Adjectives/Verbs

Antonyms

Homophones

Homophones

Multiple Meaning

Synonyms

Reading/Oral Language Skills Activities


Math Resources

Numbers and Operations

Algebra

Geometry

Measurement

Data Analysis and Probability


Recognize Number

Multiplication Mystery

Fact FamiliesCount Decimals

Thousands

Spy Guy

Draggable Decimals

Decimal

Place Value (2)

Place Value (1)

Egyptian Fractions

Visual Fractions (2) Math Magician

X’s Table Tester

Standard/WrittenForm

Really Big Number

Visual Fractions

Ice Cream Shop

Number and Operations


Brenda’s BedroomBorder

Spy KidsLesson 11

Problem Solving

Is that a Fact

Is that a Fact

Spy Guys

Spooky Sequence (4)

Spooky Sequence (3)

Sum SenseSubtraction

Sum SenseMultiplication

Function Machine (2)

Patterns

Spooky Sequence (1)

Spooky Sequence (2)

Function Machine (1)Sum Sense

Division

Sum SenseAddition

Million Dollar Mission

Algebra


Rotating Houses

Plot Plans Silhouettes

Guess the View

3D Object Viewer

Quad Squad

Cube

Geometric Shapes

Lines Of Symmetry

Patterns for Solid Figures

Triangle Explorer

Wrapping Paper Patterns

Graphing Skills

Reading Grids

Angles

Types Of Angles

Angles

Ask Hannah

Banana Hunt

Geometry


Measurement

Area

Measuring Tools

Cave Data

Spy Guys Perimeter and Area (13)

Area & Perimeter

Metric Unit

Weight & Capacity

Teaching Measures

Perimeter Explorer

Measuring Angels

Hot Stuff

Estimation of Length Measure It

Area Explorer

Thermometer

Are We There Yet?

How Many Pearls

Be a Scientist


Data Analysis and Probability

Gere’s Bike Shop

The Hot Tub Pie Chart

Play Ball

Overview of LineGraph

Overview of BarGraph

Interpreting ColumnGraphs

How it All Stacks Up

Mean Green Machine

All That Data

Create A Graph

All That Data (2)

Spy KidsLesson 10

Reading A Column Graph

Data Picking

Circle Graph

Bar Graph

All Parts


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