Week 10: Daily 5 - Monday

Math (Place Value of Decimals): What is the value of the digit 7 in the number 12.347?

• 7 hundredths

• 7 thousandths

• 7 tenths

• 7 ones

Answer explanation

In the number 12.347, the digit 7 is in the thousandths place, which represents 7/1000 or 7 thousandths. Therefore, the correct answer is 7 thousandths.

Grammar (Adjectives): Which sentence uses two adjectives to describe corn?

• The corn grows in Iowa.

• The golden, plump corn thrives in fields.

• The farmer plants corn yearly.

• Corn is used for ethanol.

Answer explanation

The correct choice, 'The golden, plump corn thrives in fields,' uses two adjectives, 'golden' and 'plump,' to describe corn, while the other sentences do not include any adjectives.

Science (Water Cycle): In the water cycle, what process occurs when water vapor cools and forms clouds?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Runoff

Answer explanation

In the water cycle, when water vapor cools, it undergoes condensation, forming clouds. This process is essential for cloud formation, distinguishing it from evaporation, precipitation, and runoff.

Social Studies (Native American Tribes): Which Native American tribe, known for their agricultural practices and Three Sisters farming (corn, beans, squash), lived in the Northeast?

• Navajo

• Cherokee

• Iroquois

• Sioux

Answer explanation

The Iroquois tribe, located in the Northeast, is well-known for their agricultural practices, particularly the Three Sisters farming method, which involves growing corn, beans, and squash together.

Someday we will all have robots that will be our personal servants. They will look and behave much like real humans. We will be able to talk to these mechanical helpers and they will be able to respond in kind! Amazingly, the robots of the future will be able to learn from experience. They will be smart, strong, and untiring workers whose only goal will be to make our lives easier.
What is this selection mainly about?

• Someday we will have robots that will be our personal servants.
• We will be able to talk to robots and they will be able to respond.
• You should give up if you are the Robots will look and behave much like real humans.
• Amazingly, the robots of the future will be able to learn from experience.