Generalizations

What is the clue word in the following generalization?
Most government buildings are closed on holidays.

• Most
• Are
• Closed
• Government

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

What is the clue word in the following generalization?
Few kids prefer vegetables to fruits.

• Prefer
• To
• Few
• Kids

What is the clue word in the following generalization? Teachers typically grade papers over the weekend.

• Over
• Typically
• Grade
• Weekend

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

What is the clue word in the following generalization? The students in our school are often polite and respectful to substitute teachers.

• In
• Students
• Are
• Often

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

What is the clue word in the following generalization? The work of an artist is rarely appreciated during their lifetime.

• Work
• During
• Rarely
• Appreciated

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

In the U.S., your chances of getting killed by lightning are 30 times greater than dying of a shark attack. Drowning, heart attacks, beach accidents resulting in spinal injury, sunburn, cuts from stepping on sea shells, dehydration, jellyfish stings, and traffic accidents going to or from the beach are all far more common than shark attacks. What generalization can be made from this information?

• Dehydration occurs most often near salt water.
• Your chances of getting killed by lightning are 30 times greater than dying of a shark attack.
• The beach is a dangerous place to vacation.
• Sharks rarely pose a danger to humans.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.W.5.9A

In 1905 an eleven-year-old Frank Epperson was mixing powdered soda and water to make soda pop. Frank accidentally left the mixing bucket outside. During the night the mixture froze solid, with the wooden stirring stick standing straight up. But the frozen pop tasted great!
What generalization can be made from this information?

• Some of our favorite foods were discovered by accident.
• The popsicle was invented in 1905.
• Frank Epperson was the most famous inventor of the 1900s.
• All popsicles are made in mixing buckets.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

1824: The first public high school for girls opens in Massachusetts.
1837: A college in Ohio becomes the first to admit female students.
1849: The first female doctor graduates from university.
1869: Wyoming becomes the first state to grant women the right to vote.
What generalization can be made from this information?

• Wyoming and Ohio respect women's rights.
• Women should have been able to vote much earlier.
• Many milestones in women rights occurred in the 1800s.
• Massachusetts paved the way for women's education.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.W.5.9A

Viruses, like the West Nile Virus, can be transmitted by invasive species. Invasive species can decrease property values. Invasive species take over the natural habitats of certain animals, destroying their homes. What generalization can be made from this information?

• Few invasive plants are beneficial to the environment.
• The West Nile Virus was caused by plants.
• All extinct animals were affected by invasive plants.
• Invasive plants are currently the worst problem facing our environment.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

A blue whale can reach lengths of 100 feet. That is almost as long as 3 school buses in a line. Blue whales are thought to be one of the biggest animals that ever lived on Earth. What generalization can be made from this information?

• Blue Whales are the kings of the ocean.
• The size of the Blue Whale is very impressive!
• No animal is larger than the blue whale.
• Blue Whales typically grow to be very large.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.2