4.8 - Grammar: “Jazz: The Journey,” Pages 142-145 (Blue)

What is the purpose of the fluency procedure described in the document?

• To improve handwriting skills

• To mark errors in the reader's book

• To practice silent reading

• To memorize vocabulary words

What should recorders do when the minute ends during the fluency procedure?

• Close the book

• Place a star to the right of the last word read

• Start reading from the beginning

• Write a summary of the text

What is a 'culture' as defined in the document?

• A type of music

• A set of ideas or a way of life for a specific group of people

• A language spoken by people

• A type of food

What is the objective of the vocabulary section in the document?

• To memorize historical dates

• To make semantic connections among words

• To practice mathematical equations

• To learn scientific formulas

What are predicate painters used to answer in a sentence?

• Who, what, and why

• Where, when, and how

• Why, how, and who

• What, where, and who

What can predicate painters be in a sentence?

• Nouns and verbs

• Adjectives and adverbs

• Adverbs and prepositional phrases

• Conjunctions and interjections

What is a simple strategy to improve the flow of your writing?

• Using more adjectives

• Changing the way your sentences start

• Adding more conjunctions

• Writing longer sentences

What should students be reminded to include in their sentences?

• Capitals, punctuation, and commas

• Drawings and illustrations

• Mathematical equations

• Historical dates

What does adding an -s to a noun typically indicate?

• It makes the noun plural.

• It shows possession.

• It makes the noun singular.

• It changes the tense.

What is the purpose of adding an apostrophe -s to a noun?

• To make it plural.

• To show possession.

• To change its tense.

• To make it singular.