PAT Tips: Day 1

Language Arts:

A simile compares two things using "like" or "as".
Example: The thin man was as light as a feather.

A metaphor compares two things but does not use "like" or "as".
Example: The thin man was a feather blowing in the wind.

Try these: http://www.pbvusd.k12.ca.us/schools/actis/files/cls_assignment_1681.pdf

Math:

BEDMAS is a memory tool to help you keep track of the order of operations (you may also hear the term PEMDAS which is the same thing). This means the correct order you use when a math problem includes different operations together like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Brackets then Exponents then Division or Multiplication (whichever comes first as these two are equal) then Addition or Subtraction  (whichever comes first as these two are equal).

Example:
4 + 3 x 6   In this example, you would multiply 3 x 6 first and then add 4 to equal 22. You would not add 4 + 3 and then multiply 6 to equal 42. The order is not correct.

Practice Sheets: http://math.about.com/od/algebraworksheets/ss/orderofop.htm

Science:

Coniferous trees are cone bearing trees with needles for leaves and are often called evergreens or softwoods. Examples are pine, fir, and spruce.

Deciduous trees are leafy trees and are often called hardwoods. Examples are maple, oak, birch, and poplar.

Are there any trees that do not fit into one of these categories?

Social:

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms includes many rights that all Canadians are entitled to. Two of the rights are Legal which relates to the courts and to the justice system (when arrested, when on trial and when in prison) and Mobility which relates to being able to move about the country and to enter and leave the country.

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