Reading
Reading 2
Reading 3
Word Meaning
RANDOM
100
The overall message of a story is called the ______.
Theme
100
What are these: " "
Quotation marks
100
Jay was unhappy when his best friend moved away.
Which word uses the prefix -un as it is used in the word unhappy?
United, Uniform, Unlucky, Under
unlucky
100
Horses will _________ on this green grass all day if you let them.
Graze, faint, ache, or break.
Horses will graze on this green grass all day if you let them.
100
Where is the Golden Gate Bridge?
San Fransisco, California
200
Identify the adjective in this sentence:
The happy dog ran across the yard.
happy
200
Is "Green beans are disgusting" an example of a fact or an opinion?
Opinion
200
Sarah reread the papers she wrote to make sure there were not any errors in her writing.
What does reread mean in the sentence above? What prefix let you know?
read again (re-)
200
What does the word “enormous” mean in this sentence: “The elephant was enormous compared to the dog.”
Very large
200
How many colors are in the rainbow?
7
300
What is the main idea of a story about a girl who practices every day and finally learns how to ride a bike?
The girl learns that practicing helps her succeed.
300
What are some of the challenges that the Baudelaire children face since living with their new guardian? (List at least 3)
Ex: Being forced to do chores, dealing with Count Olaf’s mean and cruel behavior, figuring out that Olaf wants to steal their family fortune, feeling scared and unsafe, having to share a bed, etc.
300
On Christmas Eve each year, Mr. Johnson passed out one hundred dollar bills to anyone who looked like they could use some extra help. Everyone talked about the generosity of this man.
What does generosity mean?
The willingness to give
300
What does the word “predict” mean in this sentence: “Before the movie ended, Sam could predict what would happen next.”
to guess what will happen next
300
What is the capital of the Unites States?
Washington, D.C.
400
How many syllables are in this word:
Introduction
4
400
What is an example of a verb?
run, skip, hop, jump, etc.
400
Identify the figurative language in this sentence:
The classroom was a zoo.
Metaphor
400
If I'm forcing something open am I...
Slicing, minding, prying, frightened
Prying
400
What is the biggest planet?
Jupiter
(It’s so massive that all the other planets could fit inside it and still have room left over!)
500
Identify if this is literal language or figurative language:
Thinking about summer makes me feel like a ray of sunshine.
Figurative
500
What should always go at the end of a sentence?
Punctuation (.!?)
500
What point of view is this, and what did they think about the internet?
First person, A
500
The small boy could reach the shelf because it was ________.
stone, roasting, goal, lower, shadow.
Lower
500
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington
600
How many syllables are in this word:
Unbelievable
6
600
Which word makes the sentence correct?
The boys put on (their/there) coats and ran outside.
their
600
What are the names of the 3 siblings in A Series of Unfortunate Events? What are each of their special skills?
Violet, Klaus, and Sunny.
Violet likes to invent things. Klaus is smart and likes to read. Sunny has strong teeth and likes to bite.
600
There was ______ on the bathroom ceiling from all the humid air.
Goal, mold, shadow, stone, stove.
mold
600
Are tomatoes fruits or vegetables?
Fruits
700
What is a noun? Give an example
A person, place, or thing.
700
Which word makes the sentence correct?
I need to (accept/except) this gift because it is from my best friend.
Accept
700
What is the definition of this word:
Predicament
a tricky or hard situation that can be difficult to get out of
700
We watched the cat _________ lazily in the sun.
Sprout, sprang, shrink, sprawl, shred.
sprawl
700
What is the largest animal in the world?
Blue whale