ELA 1
What is a synonym for fast?
Quick, speedy, etc.
What are these: " "
Quotation marks
Name the spelling error.
Mrs. Rathert teachs at my school.
Teaches.
How many days are in a week?
7
What is the day and month of Christmas?
25th of December
What is an antonym for cold?
Hot, warm, etc.
Fact or opinion: "I think green beans taste like grass."
Opinion
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Similes compare using "like" or "as"
Metaphor figure of speech that compares two unrelated things.
What is the meaning of the word evolve?
It means to change over time.
Spell the word: a mountain with hot lava inside
volcano
What two words make the contraction "hasn't"?
Has + not
What is an example of a verb?
run, skip, walk, jump, etc
Simile or metaphor?
I am as hungry as a horse.
Simile
How long is a decade?
10 years
What are these called?: ( )
Parentheses
Which verb tense is correct?
There ______ 16 cows in the barn.
(Is / Are)
Are
What word is a verb in the following sentence?
Tony slithered quietly down the hallway.
slithered
Simile or metaphor?
The sky is an ocean.
Metaphor
What is the meaning of the word thorax?
The center part of an insect that is not the head or abdomen.
Spell the word: What has the dates, months, and days of the week on it?
Calendar
What is the meaning of the word procession?
Moving together in an orderly manner, like in a parade.
Emily assumed her mom washed her shirt because it was missing.
What does the word assumed mean?
suspected or guessed
Simile or metaphor?
When I heard about the party being cancelled, I felt as deflated as an old balloon.
Simile
What does the prefix "centi" mean?
one hundred
100
Spell the last month of the year.
December
What is a word that describes a verb?
Adverb
What is it called when we put together what we already know about something together with what we read? It helps us make an educated guess.
An inference
My mom's spaghetti is very filling. The school's spaghetti leaves me with an empty feeling.
The underlined words in the sentence above are examples of which of the following? (Synonyms, Antonyms, Homonyms)
Antonyms
How many reindeer does Santa have?
Eight
Spell the word for a shape with four equal sides.
Words or phrases that help make connections between phrases, sentences, or paragraphs
(example: First, Next, Then, Last)
Transition words
My new pants were on (sale/sail) at the store.
My soccer team (beet/beat) our rivals.
Sale / beat
Unscramble the letters to discover a word that means "a series of actions that are meant to have a certain result." We read about this word in the Let's Move article about Michelle Obama.
m c a n a g i p
campaign
What is the abbreviation for the state where we live?
KS
Spell the word for a shape with three equal sides
Triangle