Parts of Words
Use the Clues!
Words to Know
Grab Bag
Test Day Tips!
100
The base (root) word for preschoolers is...
What is school?
100
Read these sentences. The snake is in my sneaker, snoozing by the snail. What does the word snoozing mean as used in the sentence above? A)playing B)waiting C)moving D)napping
What is D; napping?
100
When you are looking for Author's Purpose it is good to remember PIE. PIE stands for...
What is Persude, Inform, Entertain?
100
Are the following words synonyms or antonyms? Tired/Sleepy
Synonyms
100
TRUE or False: It is good to have a candy bar, chips, and soda for breakfast on test days.
What is FALSE? It is important to eat a healthy and well balanced breakfast before a test so your are wide awake and feeling good.
200
Which word has the same base (root) word as disappeared? A) appreciate B) disable C) reappearing D) dislocate
What is C; reappearing?
200
Read the lines from the poem. Now I really need your help-- I'm puzzled as can be. Ralph the Mouse has disappeared Can you PLEASE help me! What does the word puzzled mean as used in the lines above? A) angry B) broken C) confused D) lost
What is C; confused?
200
When looking for how two or more things are ALIKE or DIFFERENT, you are looking for this.
What is Compare and Contrast?
200
Add a prefix to the word "cook to make it mean " cooked before."
Precooked
200
TRUE or FALSE: I should get a good night sleep and get to school on time for test days.
What is TRUE?
300
Give the prefix and suffix for the word replayed.
What is prefix- re and suffix -ed?
300
Read this sentence. Stories like Hansel and Gretel inspired people to build model houses with gingerbread. A model is one that... A) is sculpted from clay. B) looks like the real house. C) shows off several new things. D) has many odd shaped windows.
What is B; looks like the real house?
300
This is a synonym for the word "passage."
What is story or selection?
300
This is what the story is MOSTLY about.
What is Main Idea?
300
TRUE or FALSE: My test will be invalidated and not scored if I share answers during the test and/or look at someone else's test.
What is TRUE?
400
Spell the base (root) word for misbehavior.
What is behave?
400
Read this sentence. We couldn't buy routine things like peanut butter and jelly or Pop Tarts, and blueberry muffins were almost impossible to find, so we started eating what we could-- Japanese food. Based on this information, routine things were LIKELY foods the narrator... A) was used to eating. B) could carry with her. C) did not have to cook. D) could easily find in Japan.
What is A; was used to eating?
400
The overall lesson or message about life from the story is...
What is Theme or Moral?
400
Is this a primary or secondary source: Newspaper article
Secondary source
400
TRUE or FALSE: I don't have to worry about the time, even if I leave the last 20 answers blank it won't hurt my score.
What is FALSE? It is important to answer every question. Any question not answered is marked as wrong. Listen to the 10 minute warning and make sure to answer all questions.
500
What does the word uncovered mean? (Make sure to focus on the meaning of the prefix and suffix)
What is to already have taken off the cover (or to already have not covered something, done the opposite of cover it in the past).
500
Read the sentence below. Even though he wasn't a soldier, we were transferred all over the world, just like people in the Army or Navy. In this sentence, transferred means the family... A) switched jobs often. B) crossed the ocean many times. C) moved to many different places. D) came acrossed military people often.
What is C; moved to many different places?
500
These vocabulary words are "why" something happened and "what" happened.
What is Cause and Effect?
500
Is this a primary or secondary source: Diary
Primary source
500
TRUE or FALSE: My attitude doesn't matter, even if I am grumpy and think I'll get a Zero on the PARCC it won't change anything.
What is FALSE? Have a positive attitude and know you will DO YOUR BEST!
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