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Transitional Words
Contractions
Apostrophes,
do I need one?
I should know
100
Which resource would be MOST useful for finding the northernmost point in Africa? A. atlas B. thesaurus c. dictionary D. almanac
What is an Atlas?
100
Read the list on the board and identify which step is missing. A. Take shoe off B. Tighten laces C. Put sock on D. Stand on shoe
What is tighten laces?
100
I couldn't put the book down until I finished it. What is the correct form of the contraction could not? A. coul'dnt B.counldnt' c. could'nt D. correct as is
What is correct as is?
100
My ____belong in my room. A. toy's B. toys C. toyes D. toys'
What is toys?
100
If something is implied I know I have to A. Read between the lines B. Guess C. Ask my neighbor D. Do nothing
What is Read between the lines?
200
Which resource would be the Best to use to identify the lifespan of an oak tree? A. atlas B. thesaurus C. dictionary D. encyclopedia
What is an encyclopedia?
200
Read the paragraph on the board. Which transtional word or phrase should be added to the beginning of Sentence 3 to unify ideas in the paragraph.
What is after a while?
200
How would you write the contraction she is? A. sheh's B. shs C. shes's D. she's
What is she's?
200
Please set all the ____ lunches in the cooler. A. childrens B. child's C. childrenes D. children's
What is children's?
200
Down on leaves it splashes down wooden trunks it pours downto the earth it dashes calling me outdoos. A. simile B. alliteration C. hyperbole D. repetition
What is repetition?
300
Which resource would be the Best for finding information about an United States president? A. atlas B. thesaurus C. dictionary D. encyclopedia
What is an encyclopedia?
300
Jessica enjoys playing computer games in the evenings; ______________, she completes her homework assignments soon after returning from school. A. nevertheless B. similary c. therefore D. moreover
What is therefore?
300
How would you write the contraction for did not? A. di'not B. didnt' C. din't D. didn't
What is didn't?
300
______ astronauts put their helmets on before boarding the space shuttle. A. NASA B. NASA's C. NASAes D. NASAs
What is Nasa's?
300
Which line lets readers know that this poem is written in first person? F. Let the blue give way to gray C. It sounds just like a tune to me H. It always is good company J. On wooden roofs it drums
What is "It sounds just like a tune to me"?
400
Which reference material would be the Best to use to determine the country with the largest amount of rainfall? A. atlas B. dictionary C. almanac D. thesaurus
What is an almanac?
400
Our class voted to go to the zoo; ____, it was up to our parents to make the final decision. A. nevertheless B. also C. furthermore D. similarly
What is nevertheless?
400
Kendall does not want to go to Cranberry's for lunch. The correct form of does not in a contraction is... A. does'not B. dosen't c. dusn't D. doesn't
What is doesn't?
400
The _______ feather made a lovely pen. A. goose B. geese' C. gooses D. geese's
What is goose?
400
Complete the analogy Assist is to help as latch is to _______. A. release B. fasten C. sheild D. guard
What is fasten?
500
Which resource would be the Best to use to find information about the history of automobiles? A. a television commercial for a car manufactor B. a Web site advertsing sports cars C. an articale examining the gas mileage of vehicles D. a book about early transportation
What is a book about early transportation?
500
I know that many scientists gathered together and agreed to change Plouto's status. ____, I don't think it was a fair vote. A. However B. Therefore C. Hopefully D. Otherwise
What is However?
500
The contraction for would have is... A. would'uve B. Wouldh've C. would've D. wou'ldve
What is would've?
500
All the ____ shoes are in the entrance hall, also known as a fourier. A. babyes B. babie's C. babies' D. babies
What is babies'?
500
What is the correct order of the sentence? #66 p. 43 A. 1,2,3,4, B. 1,2,4,3 H. 1,4,3,2 D. Correct as is
What is 1,2,4,3
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