PAT Tips: Day 7

Language Arts:

Adjectives are descriptive words. Two types of adjectives are comparative and superlative.

Comparative adjectives - compare two people or things (words like taller, faster, older, bigger, and so on)

Superlative adjectives - compare on person or thing to everyone else in the that group (words like tallest, fastest, oldest, biggest, and so on)

Try this: www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=6009

Math:

When reading a word problem in math, you have to figure out what the question is asking before you can solve it. There are certain key words that will help you understand which operation to use. Here are some words that are used for multiplying and dividing:

Multiplication

times, multiplied by, product of, increased/decreased by a factor of

Division

per, out of, ratio of, quotient of, percent (divide by 100)

Examples:

• What is the product of 3 and 5? (multiplying question with an answer of 15)
• What is the quotient of 42 and 7? (division question with an answer of 6)

Science:

Common decomposers include:

• Fungus- they lack roots, stems and leaves and cannot photosynthesis. Some examples are rusts, mildews, mushrooms, conks, yeasts, molds
• Conks- are a special type of fungus attached to tree trunks. They are very hard and look like steps on the trunk of a tree
• Lichens- are made up of two plants- a fungus and an algae. The fungus absorbs water and the algae produce food because it can photosynthesize.

Social:

Local government laws are called bylaws. They ensure things run smoothly and safely for the people that live there. You may have to pay a fine if you do not follow bylaws. There are bylaws related to animal control, smoking, loud noises, and so on.

A councillor will present a motion at a council meeting to try to get a bylaw passed. People (regular citizens) may be present. It gets discussed three times before vote. If the majority vote in favour, it will be passed. Council meetings are held at City Hall or the offices of the local government.