Sentences
Vocabulary
Reading Skills
Context Clues
Synonyms
100
A group of words that does not express a complete thought.
What is a sentence fragment.
100
This is what a home of an animal is called.
What is a habitat.
100
This tells what a story, passage etc. is mostly about.
What is the gist?
100
We had to *vacate* the building when the tornado siren sounded because no one could be left in side.
What is leave empty?
100
Happy
What is excited, joyous, glad?
200
A sentence that tells.
What is a declarative sentence.
200
Children of animals are called this.
What is offspring?
200
This tells what the story, passage etc. is mostly about. You need details to support this statement.
What is the main idea?
200
My body was still *quivering* after my brother jumped out from behind the bush to scare me.
What is shaking?
200
Bad
What is terrible, awful, horrible, etc?
300
A sentence that asks a question.
What is an interrogative sentence.
300
To cause someone to become incapable of movement.
What is paralyze.
300
This a logical guess a reader makes based on details in a text.
What is an inference.
300
The giant ice cream sundae was so *scrumptious* that I ate the entire thing.
What is delicious?
300
Thick
What is fat, broad, wide, etc....?
400
A sentence that gives a command.
What is an imperative sentence.
400
A quality or characteristic.
What is a trait?
400
What is the cause of this sentence and what is the effect of this sentence? Pesticides can be bad for the environment, so Kate wanted to find a natural solution.
What is: Cause-Pesticides can be bad for the environment. Effect- Kate wanted to find a natural solution.
400
The student tried to *assimilate* the information so that he could understand how satellites orbit in space.
What is learn?
400
Anger
What is rage, mad, upset, etc....?
500
A sentence that expresses two complete thoughts.
What is a compound sentence.
500
Chemicals produced by an animal that affect the behavior of other animals.
What are pheromones?
500
What is the main idea of this passage? Consider how many activities you do outside of school. Remember that school needs to be a priority. It's great to do extra things--as long as they don't rob you of needed energy for learning. If you feel like you are too busy, ask your parents if you can cut down to one or two favorite things. You may try one activity one semester (i.e. being in a play) and something different the next (playing a sport). We often feel we have to do everything at once at once, and that can wear us out!
What is "school should be a priority"?
500
Where we live in Northern Maine, the winters are quite harsh. Each year we fly to a warm climate for a break from the cold weather. It feels like *utopia* every time we step off the plane at our destination.
What is dreamland?
500
Attack
What is ambush, assault, ambush, rage, etc....?
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