Nouns and Verbs
What is a noun
What is a person, place, or thing
What letter should be capitalized?
Mr. toad's Wild Ride
What is T
Spell:
plank
One big theme of the book is that Marty has to choose between telling the truth and doing this
What is protecting someone he loves (Shiloh)
A describing word is called an
What is an adjective
Pick the verb.
What is swim
What punctuation could you use?
"I'm going to Disneyland"
What is exclamation point or period
I'm going to Disneyland!
I'm going to Disneyland.
Which word is spelled correctly?
cleen
flush
shuut
thinek
What is flush
Marty learns that lying to protect Shiloh causes him to feel this way.
What is guilty / troubled
Animals that only eat plants are called
What is herbivore
What is the verb in the sentence?
It was a rainy day, Jonas watched the storm out the window.
What is watched
Is this correctly capitalized?
The adventures of Miss Chavarria and the third Graders
What is no
The Adventures of Miss Chavarria and the Third Graders
Spell:
character
The author shows that Judd was treated badly as a child to help the reader understand this about him
What is why he is cruel / to show his background
What country is directly North of the United States of America
What is Canada
In the sentence below, is the underlined word a noun or a verb?
She will paint a picture for the art show
What is a verb
What two words would you put a comma between?
Instead of going to the zoo let's go to the beach.
What is zoo and let's
Instead of going to the zoo, let's go to the beach.
Which is the correct spelling
compleate or complete
What is complete
By the end of the book, Marty's feelings toward Judd change from fear and anger to beginning to feel this
What is understanding / sympathy
"This classroom is a zoo" is an example of this type of figurative language
What is a metaphor
In the sentence below, is the italic word a noun or a verb?
They watch the game on their new watch.
What is first watch is a verb, the second watch is a noun
How many commas should be used in the following sentence:
When we go camping we need a tent a sleeping bag a pillow water and food.
What is 5
When we go camping, we need a tent, a sleeping bag, a pillow, water, and food.
Spell:
exploration
Marty breaks a promise, tells lies, and keeps secrets — yet the author still presents him as a good person. What does this tell us about the theme of the book?
What is that doing the right thing is not always black and white — a person can have good character even when they make dishonest choices if their intentions come from love and compassion
Clues in the text that help the reader understand unknown words are called this
What are context clues