2nd Grade ELA
Some kinds of bats eat many insects. Some bats can eat up to 600 mosquitos in one hour. Bats are helpful to the environment. They help us by eating insects. Without bats, we would have too many insects.
What is the main idea?
a. bats are mammals
b. bats eat 600 mosquitos in an hour
c. bats eat many insects
c. bats eat many insects
What is a "biography?"
a book about someone's life
Give an example of an adjective
An adjective is a describing word. Examples: big, short, funny, happy, beautiful
What is the adjective in this sentence:
The movie was extra scary!
scary
Riddle: I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
A candle
What is main idea?
what the story is mostly about
What does it mean to make a prediction?
to guess what'll happen next
What is a noun?
person, place, thing
How many syllables does this word have: humongous
3 syllables!
Riddle: There’s a one-story house in which everything is yellow. Yellow walls, yellow doors, yellow furniture. What color are the stairs?
There aren’t any—it’s a one-story house.
What do you call the place that a story takes place?
setting
What kind of book tells you factual real information?
Non-fiction
What is an adverb?
a word that describes a verb
What part of speech is the italics word?
My father worked on the blue car for long time
noun
Riddle: A man who was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat didn’t get a single hair on his head wet. Why?
He was bald.
What do you call people in a story?
characters
What kind of story is fake or made up?
Fiction
What are "synonyms?"
words that mean the same (small & tiny)
What part of speech is the italics word?
My angry father started to yell.
adjective
Riddle: What can’t talk but will reply when spoken to?
An echo
My name is Rosa. I am a third grade student in Texas. It is very hot here, so I like to play in the sprinkler with my friends.
Who is the narrator of the story?
Rosa
What is realistic fiction?
a fake story with real things in it
What is a verb?
an action word in the sentence
What does "apple of my eye" mean?
someone you love
Riddle: Where does today come before yesterday?
The dictionary