Vocabulary
What is the vocabulary word that means "the ability to come up with new ideas"?
A. Resilience
B. Thoughtfulness
C. Creativity
D. Failure
C. Creativity
What is a "person, place, or thing" called?
A. Noun
B. Verb
A. Noun
What is an incomplete sentence called?
A. a run-on
B. a fragment
C. an interrogative
D. a declarative
B. a fragment
What belongs in the first sentence of a summary?
A. Title
B. Details
C. Main Idea
D. Conclusion
C. Main Idea
What does the T in TREE stand for?
Topic sentence
What is the vocabulary word that means "able to keep trying"?
A. Resilience
B. Thoughtfulness
C. Creativity
D. Failure
A. Resilience
Which of the following is not an example of a verb?
A. run
B. think
C. make
D. invention
D. invention
What does every sentence need?
A subject and verb
Which supports the idea that inventors are creative?
A. Edison tried 6,000 times before he created a good bulb.
B. Kwolek kept making solutions.
C. Edison's bulb was unique because it stayed lit longer than previous bulbs.
D. Penicillan saved lives.
C. Edison's bulb was unique because it stayed lit longer than previous bulbs.
What does the R in TREE stand for?
Reasons
Which word is an antonym of connect?
A. join
B. connection
C. develop
D. disconnect
D. disconnect
What do you call a specific person, place, or thing?
A. a common noun
B. a proper noun
C. a past tense verb
D. a future tense verb
Which of the following sentences is written correctly?
A. Edison invented it.
B. Latimer invented a light bulb it was better than Edison's.
C. Eventually invented a better light bulb than Edison's.
D. Edison, the inventor that created the light bulb.
A. Edison invented it.
Which of the following supports the idea that inventors are resilient?
A. Latimer changed the wire inside the bulb.
B. Fleming discovered mold that had killed bacteria.
C. Richard Turere's village was in danger.
D. Edison tried over 6,000 times before he created a bulb that worked.
D. Edison tried over 6,000 times before he created a bulb that worked.
What is a claim (or opinion)?
A. A fact
B. The main idea
C. What you think or feel about a topic
D. A conclusion
C. What you think or feel about a topic
Which word is a synonym for eventually?
A. Now
B. Always
C. Later
D. Never
C. Later
Write an example of a common noun.
any general person, place, or thing
Which of the following is a fragment?
A. He made it.
B. He made it it was a new light bulb.
C. Edison, the inventor that created the light bulb.
D. It stayed lit longer.
C. Edison, the inventor that created the light bulb.
What is the main idea of Accidental Inventions?
A. Penicillan saves lives.
B. Kevlar is fire-proof.
C. Many useful inventions like Kevlar and Penicillan were invented by accident.
D. Kevlar is more useful than Penicillan.
C. Many useful inventions like Kevlar and Penicillan were invented by accident.
What do you put in the ending of your opinion piece?
A. Your supporting details
B. A summary
C. Restate the claim
D. The reason
C. Restate the claim
Which vocabulary word means "a thickness or coating"?
Layer
Write a future tense verb?
"will ___" or "going to ____"
Which of the following is a run-on?
A. Edison, the inventor of the light bulb.
B. Richard Turere used LED lights he used them to scare off lions.
C. Penicillin and Kevlar were invented by Fleming and Kwolek.
D. Prosthetic hands can be made by 3-D printers such as the one that Sierra used.
B. Richard Turere used LED lights he used them to scare off lions.
Which of the following does not support the idea that inventors are resilient?
A. Edison tried over 6,000 times before he created a bulb that worked.
B. Kwolek kept making solutions.
C. Latimer changed the wire inside the bulb.
D. Richard Turere tried many things before he came up with idea to use LED lights.
C. Latimer changed the wire inside the bulb.
Which is true about evidence?
A. They are opinions
B. They are reasons
C. They are facts that support your claim
D. They are explanations
C. They are facts that support your claim