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General Knowledge of Language Arts
Vocabulary
Grammar
Spelling
100

True or False - Tom is consistently a leader

What is True? - Tom likes to take leadership roles no matter who he is with. 

100

What is theme? 

What is the lesson learned by the story?

100

What is a synonym?

What is a word that means the same. 

100

Where should there be a comma? 

At the end of the day we should have just went home. 

After the word:

end

day

have

At

What is day?

100

What is a word with the same vowel sound as pour? Example: "Look at those dark clouds, I think it might pour rain". 

Answers will vary. 

200

What is a big difference between Tom and Huck? 

What is their trouble-making habits, their education, or their home life situation?

200

What is the purpose of chronological order?

What is putting things in order of time. 

200

What does the prefix un- mean in the word unusual?

What is "not". Like this is not usual or not normal. 

200

Identify the verb in this sentence: “The students eagerly explored the museum.”

What is explored?

200

The first syllable of pasted is pronounced with the same vowel sound as the first syllable of—

Pastel

Wasted

Masking

Flattened

What is wasted?

300

True or False? Becky tends to be a troublemaker. 

What is false? 

300

What is the difference between an author's purpose and an author's point of view?

Authors purpose is why they wrote it, to persuade, entertain, inform, etc. 

Point of View is how it is told, first or third person. 

300

If someone is reluctant to participate, how do they feel?

What is hesitant, uneasy or cautious. 
300

Correct this sentence: “we visited san diego california on monday”

We visited San Diego, California on Monday”

300

Which word is spelled correctly: beleive, believe, or beleve?

What is believe

400

What character trait does Tom have? 

Possible answers: bold, adventurous, a leader, bossy, or persuasive. 

400

What is dialect? 

What is a particular variety of a language spoken in a specific region or by a specific social group, distinguished by differences in vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation

400

Use context clues to explain what persevered means: “Although the experiment failed twice, Maya persevered until she found a solution.”

What is she kept going/working. 

400

Combine these sentences into one compound sentence: “The rain stopped. We went outside.”

The rain stopped, so we went outside. 

400

True or False: this is how you spell this word- necessary. 

What is true. 

500

What is the name of the Excerpts where the boys are looking for the treasure? 

What is Tom's Secret?

500

What can you infer when a character keeps practicing even after making several mistakes?

The Character has grit, perseverance or good work ethic. Or that they really enjoy it. 

500

What does the word accomplices mean? 

longtime friends 

unwilling helpers 

cautious protectors  

partners in crime


What is partners in crime.

500

What is an article? 

What is a word that introduces a noun. 

500

How do you spell the word that means “to achieve a goal”?

What is accomplish? 

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