Nouns & Verbs
Find a Noun & Verb: The cat drank all of his milk.
Noun: Cat, milk
Verb: Drank
Find a synonym for assemble: We assembled the new furniture in the living room.
Build, constructed, put together
Find an antonym for awful: I did awful on my test and had to retake it.
Awesome, amazing, great
Find the effect: I ate a bunch of junk food, so now I feel sick.
Cause: I ate junk food. Effect: ????
I feel sick
Find the theme: The African elephant has a long truck, large floppy ears, and an ivory tusk. They like to live with other elephants and can communicate in different ways.
African Elephants
Find a Noun & Verb: The boy and the girl were walking down the street when they heard a load noise.
Noun: Boy, girl, street, noise
Verb: walking, heard
Find a synonym for dim: The lighting in the room was very dim, so we had to turn on more lights.
dark, shadowy, unlit
Find an antonym for miniature: I asked for a miniature dog so it would fit in my apartment.
Large, enormous, gigantic
Find the effect: My ice cream melted because it was hot outside.
Cause: It was hot outside. Effect: ???
My ice cream melted.
Main Idea: Zebras communicate in different ways.
Find a Noun & Verb: Mom said, "Please ride you bikes home straight after school today."
Noun: Mom, bikes, home, school
Verb: said, ride
Find a synonym for hilarious: My teacher told a hilarious joke the other day.
Find an antonym for fatigued: I was so fatigued today, so I took a nap after school.
invigorated, energetic, excited
Find the cause: She didn't show up for work on time, so she was fired.
Cause: ???? Effect: She was fired.
She didn't show up to work on time.
Find the main idea: Sam's awful school day started in the morning. She missed her bus after forgetting to start her alarm clock. Then she went to school with her shirt inside out.
Main Idea: Sam had an awful school day.
Find a Noun & Verb: While the students were taking a test, a ball hit their classroom window and made a loud noise.
Noun: students, test, classroom window, noise
Verb: taking, hit, made
Find a synonym for significant: State testing is very significant, so we have to make sure we get good sleep the night before.
Important, monumental
Find an antonym for frigid: The weather was frigid outside and we couldn't go to school due to the snow.
Warm, hot, scorching
Find the Cause: Due to bad weather, the soccer game had to be cancelled.
Cause: ???? Effect: The game was cancelled.
Find the main idea & theme: Some people say that music helps them relax and focus when they are studying. I like to listen to classical music to help me study for a big test.
Theme: Music
Main Idea: Music can help people study.
Find a Noun and Verb: The hurricane hit the small town at 12 p.m. before moving upwards on the coast towards Charleston.
Verb: hit, moving
Find a synonym for scorching: The weather outside was scorching, even in a tank top and shorts I was still very hot.
Hot
Find an antonym for elated: I was so elated I was going to middle school next year that I had already bought new notebooks in May.
Sad, nervous
Find the CAUSE & EFFECT: She was sick and missed a week of school.
Cause: ???? Effect:????
Cause: She was sick.
Effect: She missed a week of school.
Find the main idea & theme: Firefighters have to work together to put out a fire in a home. Usually one firefighter is in charge of pumping water, while other firefighters might enter the building to help people exit safely.
Theme: Firefighters
Main Idea: Firefighters have to work together during a fire.