Vocabulary
What is the root of this word?
"Hopelessness"
Hope
Which sentence is using the adjectives in the correct order?
a) The sky was filled with fluffy, white clouds.
b) The sky was filled with white, fluffy clouds.
b) The sky was filled with white, fluffy clouds.
What does the Greek root aqua mean as in the word aquarium?
a. water
b. air
a. water
Which sentence is correct?
a) When I got a good grade Mom was really happy with me.
b) When I got a good grade my Mom was really happy with me.
a) When I got a good grade Mom was really happy with me.
Fact or opinion: "I think green beans taste gross."
Opinion
What is the meaning of the word react?
act again
What or who is the subject of this sentence?
"Sam and his brother were being extremely loud."
Sam and his brother
The text structure what put events in order is know as ___________.
a. compare and contrast
b. sequence or chronological
c. problem and solution
b. sequence or chronological
An exclamatory sentence ends with a/an....
Exclamation point
What are the first and last paragraphs of an essay called?
Introduction and conclusion
What does the prefix "pre" mean as in the word preheat?
before
What is an example of a verb?
run, skip, walk, jump, etc
What does the simile " her heart was a big as gold" mean?
She was really nice.
Identify the errors in this sentence:
does joey prefer to swim ride bikes and read books
The sentence should be:
Does Joey prefer to swim, ride bikes, or read books?
Main Idea tells where the story takes place.
True or False
False: Main Idea is what the story is mostly about.
Bonus: What story element DOES tell where the story takes place?
The prefix tri- in tricycle means that a tricycle has ___ wheels.
three or 3
What word is the verb in the following sentence?
Tony went quietly down the hallway.
went
What is it called when we put together what we already know about something together with what we read?
a) an inference
b) an analogy
c) a metaphor
a) an inference
What are these: " "
Quotation marks
Sentences or ideas that help support a main idea are called____.
Supporting details
Emily assumed her mom washed her shirt because it was missing.
What does the word assumed mean?
suspected or guessed
What word is the adverb in the following sentence?
Tony went quietly down the hallway.
quietly
I was bending over backwards to please my new teacher. What does the idiom "bending of backwards" mean?
Really trying hard to please.
Correctly spell "drop" with the suffix "ing".
Dropping
What is the theme of this paragraph?
Sadie was kicking a soccer ball in the house and broke her mom's expensive vase. The vase was shattered into a million pieces. She went to her mom and told her what she had done even though she knew she'd be punished.
The theme is honesty.
Some of you are a decade old.
How long is a decade?
10 years
What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?
Hint: it describes the time, place, or direction.
"Cheryl celebrated her birthday on Sunday."
"on Sunday"
My mom terminated my phone contract because I was not responsible.
What is a synonym for terminated?
a. paid b. stopped c. grew
b. stopped
WHICH IS CORRECT?
A) They're going to do great.
B) Their going to do great.
C) There going to do great.
"They're" because it is a contraction for:
"They are"
Which point of view is used when a story is told by someone who is not part of the story?
a) 1st person point of view
b) 2nd person point of view
b) 3rd person point of view
b) 3rd person point of view