Synonyms and Antonyms
What is a synonym for carefree?
A. easygoing
B. worried
C. anxious
D. cautious
A. easygoing
What is theme?
Theme is the message, moral, or lesson of the story. It's what the characters learn.
Look at the cause below and come up with an effect that might follow after.
Suzy fell down the stairs at her house.
She got hurt.
She broke her arm.
"chronological"- arranged in the order of time
"chronic"- lasting a long time or again and again
Both have the root word chron, what does this word mean?
A. meat
B. skin
C. life
D. time
D. time
Give three examples of 1st person pronouns.
When the character is telling the story from their perspective.
I, me, my, us, we, our, myself.
What is an antonym for last?
A. early
B. closing
C. ending
D. primary
A. early
The theme is NOT directly written in the story.
Look at the cause below and come up with an effect that might follow after.
We boarded an airplane.
We safely landed at our new destination.
We safely landed back home in Las Vegas.
"construct"- the building of something
instruct- information telling how to build or operate something
destruction- the act of destroying something that had been built
All have the root word struct, what does this word mean?
A. see
B. write
C. build
D. carry
C. build
Give three examples of 3rd person pronouns.
When the narrator is not a character in the story.
She, her, him, his, they, them, its.
Cursed is the most opposite to...
A. swore
B. poison
C. unfortunate
D. lucky
D. lucky
How do you determine the theme?
Look at the struggles the character faces. Look at the problem and how they solve it, then what they learn from that.
What would be the effect for this cause?
Cause: My baby sister began to cry.
A. We couldn't get into the car.
B. We pulled out an umbrella.
C. My mom gave her a bottle.
C. My mom gave her a bottle.
The Greek root mem- like in "memory" means...
A. to know
B. to reuse
C. to recall
D. to tell
C. to recall
Correct the following sentence.
My brother fell off his bicycle and hurt him.
My brother fell off his bicycle and hurt himself.
Beneficial most nearly means...
A. help
B. advantage
C. charity
D. wise
B. advantage
Sarah didn't play with Laila, the new girl in her class, at recess. No one did. Laila had come to their school after winter break. She wore strange clothes and she spoke with an accent. Then one day, the teacher put Sarah and Laila together as partners on a class project. At first Sarah was nervous about working with someone so different, but then they began to talk. She found out that Laila had a little brother just like she did. Not only that, they both loved to draw and they both collected sea shells. Sarah invited Laila over after school to work on the project and see her shell collection and they became best friends after that.
It doesn't matter what you look like, you can become friends with anyone.
Don't judge people before you get to know them.
Look at the effect below and select the cause that happened first.
Effect: I tied my own shoe!
A. I was riding my bike.
B. My mom spent 2 weeks teaching me how to tie my shoe.
C. I looked down and saw my shoe was untied.
B. My mom spent 2 weeks teaching me how to tie my shoe.
Which part of the following word is the Greek/Latin root and what does it mean?
Telephone
Greek/Latin root = phon
Meaning: sound
Correct the following sentence.
Babies can't feed yourselves, there too young.
Babies can't feed themselves, they're too young.
What is a synonym for fraud.
Imposter, clown, argument.
Read the passage and determine the theme.
Cassie was having a wonderful time at summer camp. Her counselor was really nice and she made friends with all the girls in her cabin. One day, a package arrived for Cassie. All the girls in her cabin watched as she opened it. It was a box of homemade chocolate chip cookies. Cassie's mother made the best chocolate chip cookies in the world! Cassie took one out of the box and was just about to take a bite when one of the other girls asked if she could have a cookie. Then all the girls were asking. Cassie counted the cookies in the box. There were exactly twelve of them. There were ten girls in the cabin. If she gave every girl a cookie, then she would have two left for herself. Cassie knew that if she shared with one girl, she would have to share with everyone, so she decided not to share at all. Cassie got to eat all the cookie herself, but from then on the other girls hardly talked to her at all and no one wanted to be her friend anymore.
Being greedy is not a good quality.
It is always nice to share with your friends.
Look at the effect below and select the cause that happened first.
Effect: He got a belly ache.
A. Robert ate too many jellybeans.
B. It is a windy day.
C. Mom locked the car door.
A. Robert ate too many jellybeans.
Which part of the following word is the Greek/Latin root and what does it mean?
Centimeter
Greek/Latin root = meter
Meaning: measure
Correct the following sentence.
I arm is broken, so it's not easy for me to dress me.
My arm is broken, so it's not easy for me to dress myself.