Reading · 5th grade · Blueprint Bay
Signal words
Practise signal words in TernQuest →What is “Signal words”?
Signal words is a 5th grade reading skill in the Blueprint Bay region of the TernQuest map — cause, effect, compare, contrast. It is aligned to California Common Core standard RI.5.5. Children work through 24 grade-tagged questions at the recall level (quick recall), and Pip the tern offers a hint — never the answer — when they get stuck.
How does it unlock?
Skills on the map unlock in order: finishing the skill before this one with a mastery score of 60 or more opens signal words. A grown-up can also assign it directly from the dashboard, and teachers can assign it to a whole class with a join code.