Reading
Theme
What is the name for this part of the letter: "Dear Sally,"
Greeting
What was the last book we read for ELA?
Milk with Tea
What punctuation goes at the end of a sentence that is a question?
Question Mark
How many syllables are in the word APPLE?
2
When reading, the thing the author wants us to know about a certain topic is called what?
Main Idea
When typing a new paragraph, which button should I press to indent my work?
Tab
Which character traveled across America from Uncle Ray to Tamika?
Complete the analogy: adverbs is to verbs as adjectives is to _________
Nouns
What do you call two words mashed together in a single word with an apostrophe?
Contraction
What kind of story usually has a moral and features characters such as talking animals?
A Fable
When writing a paragraph, I need to make sure I have one of these sentences so that my idea is clear.
Topic Sentence
Which teacher helped Patricia Polacco lean how to read?
Mr. Faulker
What is missing from the sentence: My favorite people are my parents Lady Gaga and Michel Foucault.
Commas
What do you call two words that sound the same but are spelled differently?
Homophones
What do all of these books have in common: Shark Attack!, One Giant Leap, Moonshot, Ocean Sunlight
Nonfiction Books
When writing, what is the word for the group of people I am writing for?
Audience
Zathura
Which part of a sentence contains the noun the sentence is about?
Subject
What do you call two words that are spelled the same but sound differently?
Homographs
What genre are these stories: "Callisto and Her Son", "Two Bear Cubs", "Pegasus and Perseus", "Pegasus and Bellerophon"
Myths
I have written one big, long run-on sentence. How can I fix it?
Break it apart into smaller sentences.
What book is this line from: "One night, in a phosphorescent sea, he marveled at the sight of some whales spouting luminous water..."
Amos and Boris
Which part of a sentence contains the part of what the noun in the sentence is doing?
Predicate
How many syllables are in SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS?
14