Fundations
Vocabulary
Skills Learned
Text Features
Mystery
100

What is a digraph? (With an example)

Two letters that make one sound (ch, sh, ph, etc.)
100

What is a synonym for the word "fast"?

quick, speedy
100

What is main idea?

what the text is mostly about
100

What is an example of a text feauture?

an illustration/picture, a caption, graphs, headings/subheadings, bolded words, etc.

100

Name 2 titles of stories that we have read this year?

Joody Moody Mood Martian, Stink and the Freaky Frog Freakout, Scaredy Squirrel, Dear Primo, The Upside Down Boy, Dear Dragon, The US Constitution, The Flag Maker, The Saga of Pecos Bill, Soccer Shootout, Running Rivals, Brothers at Bat, This is Your Life Cycle, The Nose Awards, TJ The Siberian Cub, Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table, One Plastic Bag, Timeless Thomas: How Thomas Eddison Changed Our Lives, Edison's Best Invention

200

What is the base word in replaying. 

play
200

What word are the following words antonyms for: 

mean, rude, cruel

nice or kind

200

What are the 3 purposes behind an author's writing?

Hint: Think PIE

to persuade, to inform, or to entertain the reader

200

Name a text feature that helps you locate information in a nonfiction text?

headings, subheadings, bolded/underlined words

200

What was the overall theme of One Plastic Bag?

perseverance, and taking action to protect the environment

300
How would you make the work 'hope' past tense?

hoped (add a suffix)

300

What is the meaning of the underlined word? 

Scarlett went for a brisk walk around the playground during recess. 

cool or quick

300

What are key details?

important information that supports the main idea

300

What’s the difference between a photograph and an illustration?

a photograph is real, an illustration is drawn

300

What does it mean when events are listed in timeline order? They are also listed in ___________ order. 

chronological 

400

Spell a word with a closed syllable that means you are in the middle of a jump. 

jumping

400

What is the difference between a prefix and a suffix? 

a prefix comes before the base word, and a suffix comes after
400

What is the theme?

the central message, lesson, or moral meant for the reader to learn from a text

400

What is a caption?

words under a picture that explains what it does

400

What is the difference between a fact and an opinion?

a fact is something that can be proven true; an opinion is what someone thinks or feels
500

What is the meaning of the homophones guessed and guest?

guessed means that you took a guess on something; guest is someone that is invited to something

500
Use the word generous in a sentence.

My grandma is generous, always giving me cookies and gifts when I see her.

500

What are the different literary elements we focused on this year?

characters, setting, plot (problem and solution), and the events

500

What is a text feature that we have seen in almost all of our HMH readings?

a vocabulary definition box/glossary box/bolded word with definition

500

I am a male. 

I recently found a new passion for agriculture. 

I never gave up when people thought my idea was too hard or messy. 

I turned something old into something new, and helped to save my community. 

Who am I?

Farmer Will Allen
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