ELA Terms
Random
New York New York
Strategy
Talk About It
100
What is the "Theme" of a story or text ?
The message, moral, or lesson
100
What is the capital of The United States of America?
Washington D.C.
100
How many boroughs are in New York?
Name them
5
Brooklyn, Manhattan, The Bronx, Queens Staten Island
100
When writing a piece of argumentative and informational writing what do we use to support our information?
Evidence
100
How many Presidents has the United States had, including our current President?
Name the 44th and 45th
45
Barack Obama and Donald Trump
200
What type of evidence is the following:
In the United States today, there are nearly 13.6 million single parents raising over 21 million children. Single fathers are far less common than single mothers, constituting 16% of single-parent families.
Statistics
200
If I am in New York and want to travel to Florida which direction do I need to travel?
South
200
What is the capital of New York State?
Albany
200
If I have a multiple choice question that I need to answer what is a strategy I can use?
The process of elimination
200
If you are afraid of heights what are you afraid of?
A. Arachnophobia C. Claustrophobia
B. Acrophobia D. Aviophobia
B. Acrophobia
300
6th and 7th
What two things does a text need in order to support a claim?
8th
True or False
Wikipedia is a reliable/credible source for researching a topic
6th and 7th
Evidence and Reasoning
8th
False
300
How many continents are there?
Name them
7
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, Antarctica, Europe,
300
Which New York borough was known as the borough of Richmond until 1975? 
a.Manhattan
b.Brooklyn
c.Queens
d.Staten Island
D. Staten Island
300
In order to figure out the theme of a story what can I use to help me?
Read between the lines, dialogue, characterization, PLOT, words that are repeated
300
President Barak Obama spent _______________ years in office and was the first African American President of the United States of America.
How long is a Presidential Term in the United States of America?
Bonus ***How many consecutive, (in a row), terms can a president serve?
8 years
4 years each
2 terms
400
6th/7th
In argumentative writing there are two sides to a claim. What are they called?
8th
Who is usually affected in a negative way when gentrification occurs?
Pros and Cons
The original residents or people who live in a neighborhood
400
What type of plant is a favorite of the Panda?
Bamboo
400
New York is the most populous city of the USA.
True or False?
True
400
In a story, if you come across a word that you do not know, what can you do to help you understand the meaning of the word ? (not using a dictionary)
A. Flocabulary C. Context Clues
B. The Sentence D. Synonyms
C. Context Clues
400
The largest island in the world is:
a.Australia
b. NYC
C.Russia
A. Australia
500
6th - In the beginning of the year you wrote stories about yourselves what type of writing was this?
7th - In a nonfiction descriptive text the small sections that a text is broken down into are called ___________________
8th - We wrote stories about at time in our classmates life that they experienced changed. What type of writing was this called
6th - personal narrative
7th - subtitles
8th - Biography of Change
500
What is the colored part of the human eye called?
The iris
500
Besides New York; what are the other states in the Tri-State area?
New Jersey
Connecticut
500
After writing an essay, what should you do ?
Proofread, have it peer reviewed, and edit for grammar corrections.
500
Where do the Mets play their professional baseball games in New York?
a.Shea Stadium, Bronx
b. Citifield, Queens
c.Yankee Stadium, Bronx
d.Shea Stadium, Queens
B.