He was the first black President of the United States of America.
Who is Barack Obama?
100
John wanted to go to the party, but his mother couldn't take him.
What is an example of a compound sentence?
100
It names a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
200
He was the 16th President of the United States. He issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
200
He was inaugurated on January 20, 2017, as the 45th President of the United States of America.
Who is Donald J. Trump?
200
He had been running for forty hours now.
What is an example of a simple sentence?
200
He is the main character in Woods Runner.
Who is Samuel?
200
It is a word that names action or links the subject to the rest of the sentence.
What is a verb?
300
These two Presidents signed the Declaration of Independence.
Who are John Adams and Thomas Jefferson?
300
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James Monroe
Who are the first five Presidents of the United States of America?
300
Hunger took him like a wolf, and he grabbed a half-dozen ears (of corn), jamming them into his clothing.
What is an example of a compound sentence?
300
It is the year in which the story takes place.
What is 1776?
300
It is a word that takes the place of a noun. Examples are he, she, it, they, we, him, her, them, us, our, my, I, their, hers, and his.
What is a pronoun?
400
He was the first President to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
400
He is the only President who was elected to office four times.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
400
The hunger was so intense that eating the corn made his jaws ache.
What is an example of a complex sentence?
400
She is the little girl whose parents were killed. Samuel goes back to get her and take her with him.
Who is Annie?
400
It is a word that joins parts of a sentence together. It is used in a compound sentence along with a comma to join two independent clauses together. Examples are for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so. (FANBOYS)
What is a coordinating conjunction?
500
Abraham Lincoln
John F. Kennedy
James Garfield
William McKenley
Which Presidents of the United States were assassinated while in office? (killed by someone else)
500
He was the governor of Arkansas before becoming the President of the United States of America.
Who is Bill Clinton?
500
When he came to a small creek, he stopped to drink.
What is an example of a complex sentence?
500
He is the man who saved Samuel's life when he (Samuel) got hit in the head by a tomahawk.
Who is John Cooper (Coop)?
500
It is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. It answers the questions when, where, how, in what manner, or to what extent. Examples are quickly, today, outside, brilliantly, and very.