Vocabulary
Element of Literature
Grammar
Reading strategies
Writing
100
This is a book where you can look up synonyms and antonyms.
What is a Thesaurus
100
This Latin root means "life."
What is "bio."
100
This kind of verb is used to explain an action.
What is a two-word verb.
100
The most important information in a paragragh is called the _____________.
What is the main idea.
100
This type of noun always starts with a capital letter.
What is a proper noun.
200
A word that has the same ot similar meaning.
What is a synomym.
200
"Graph" is a Latin root that means __________.
What is writing.
200
This 2-word verb is used to describe going to bed at night.
What is "turn in."
200
Main ideas are usually, but not always found at the ___________________________ or _______ of the paragraph.
What is the begining or end.
200
This kind of word or phrase connects sentences together.
What is a transition or transitional phrase.
300
A word that has an opposite meaning.
What is an antonym.
300
This genre of literature tells the true story about someone's life.
What is biography.
300
If you need to "catch up" on your homework, this means _____________________.
What is pour ketchup on your homework! (Just kidding!) What is to finish the assignments that are due.
300
The __________________ ___________________ give additional information about the main idea.
What are the supporting details.
300
Instead of using the tranisition "next," I could use __________
What is then, after, after that, seconly, etc.
400
A synonym for expedition.
What is journey, voyage, trip, etc.
400
____________ is the sequence of order of events in a biography.
What is chronology.
400
This is a 2-word verb that means to make a room bright with a light switch.
What is "turn on."
400
This is a way to test for which sentence is the main idea.
What is take a sentence out of the paragraph and see if it makes no sense without it.
400
Tranisitons such as first, second, then, next and last are very ___________
What is boring!
500
A vocabulary word that is the antonym for easy.
What is harsh.
500
Why can't realistic fiction ever be a biography?
What is because "fiction" means NOT true. Biographies are always true stories.
500
Matthew Henson _________ on an expedition to the North Pole.
What is "set out."
500
I made a pizza last night. It didn't taste right. I went over all the steps for making pizza and discovered that I had used a wrong ingredient. I put sugar instead of salt in t pizza sauce! It was nasty! The main idea in this paragraph is _____________
What is I used the wrong ingredient.
500
Which words require capitalization in the following sentence? last tuesday, april 25th,the ghost of abraham lincoln visited me at john glenn middle school on 1560 county road b.
What is: Last, Tuesday, April, Abraham, Lincoln, John, Glenn, Middle, School, County, Road, B.
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