Language
Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Frend
B. Freind
C. Friend
D. Freindd
C. Friend
What is the purpose of a heading?
A. To decorate the page
B. To help find important information
C. To confuse the reader
D. To tell jokes
B. To help find important information
Who is the person telling the story?
A. Author
B. Narrator
C. Character
D. Illustrator
B. Narrator
What kind of text tells steps in order?
A. Problem and solution
B. Sequence
C. Compare and contrast
D. Description
B. Sequence
What does the phrase “as busy as a bee” mean?
A. Someone likes bees
B. Someone is very busy
C. Someone is sleeping
D. Someone is flying
Someone is very busy
Which word means the same as happy?
A. Angry
B. Sad
C. Joyful
D. Tired
Joyful
What does a diagram help the reader do?
A. Learn how characters feel
B. Understand facts better
C. Imagine a story
D. Pick a favorite part
B. Understand facts better
What is the setting of a story?
A. The people in the story
B. The place and time of the story
C. The lesson of the story
D. The events that happen
B. The place and time of the story
What kind of text shows how things are alike and different?
A. Sequence
B. Cause and effect
C. Compare and contrast
D. Description
C. Compare and contrast
Which of these is an example of a simile?
A. The clouds danced across the sky.
B. He was a lion in the fight.
C. She ran like the wind.
D. The clock told me it was time.
C. She ran like the wind.
Use the word "quickly" in a complete sentence.
Mrs. Oseguera will review your sentence
Read this short paragraph. What is one fact you learned?
Bees are very important insects. They help plants grow by moving pollen from one flower to another. This is called pollination. Without bees, many fruits and vegetables would not grow. Bees also make honey, which people use for food.
One fact I learned is that bees help plants grow by moving pollen from one flower to another.
Bees are important insects.
Pollination is when bees move pollen from one flower to another.
Bees make honey.
Without bees, many fruits and vegetables would not grow.
Name one character from a story you read and describe them with one trait.
It must be a character from a story we read in class this year.
(Answer must include a trait and some support.)
Write two sentences comparing a cat and a dog.
(Must use comparison words like both, but, unlike, etc.)
Read this sentence: “The leaves whispered in the wind.”
What type of figurative language is this, and what does it mean?
It's personification. It means the leaves made soft sounds as the wind blew through them.
What does the suffix -ful mean in the word hopeful?
A. Full of
B. Less than
C. Without
D. Kind of
A. Full of
What is the main idea of an informational text?
A. A small detail
B. The author’s opinion
C. What the text is mostly about
D. The title of the book
C. What the text is mostly about
What is a theme in a story?
A. Where the story takes place
B. The main idea or lesson
C. The title
D. The order of events
B. The main idea or lesson
What is the text structure of this passage?
“Because it rained, the game was canceled.”
A. Sequence
B. Cause and effect
C. Problem and solution
D. Compare and contrast
B. Cause and effect
What does the idiom “spill the beans” mean?
A. Drop something
B. Cook dinner
C. Tell a secret
D. Eat too much
C. Tell a secret
What part of speech is the word "under" in this sentence: “The cat slept under the table”?
A. Verb
B. Noun
C. Preposition
D. Adjective
C. Preposition
Which sentence shows the author’s opinion?
A. Whales live in the ocean.
B. Whales are huge animals.
C. Whales are the best animals in the sea.
D. Whales eat small fish.
Whales are the best animals in the sea.
What does the word dialogue mean?
A. What the author thinks
B. A list of events
C. Words spoken by characters
D. The place the story happens
C. Words spoken by characters
What text structure does this describe: “The author gives a problem and then tells how it was solved.”
A. Sequence
B. Description
C. Cause and effect
D. Problem and solution
D. Problem and solution
Which sentence uses a metaphor?
A. Her smile was as bright as the sun.
B. He was a tornado of energy.
C. The thunder growled in the sky.
D. He looked like a statue.
B. He was a tornado of energy.