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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
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.
What tattoo is on Ms. Watson's right leg?
Who is Winnie the Pooh/Pooh Bear
How many types of text structures are there?
5
Problem and Solution, Chronological (Sequence), Cause and Effect, Compare and Contrast, Descriptive
Is "Green beans are disgusting" an example of a fact or an opinion?
Opinion
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-)
If you are without a home you are a....
major, stray, break, cane
Stray
The last day of school
What is May 24th?
Identify the figurative language
His smile was a mile wide!
Hyperbole
What is a context clue?
Hints or clues found within a passage that can help the reader to understand the meaning(s) of new words.
On Christmas Eve each year, the Secret Santa passed out one hundred dollar bills to anyone who looked like they could use some extra help. Everyone talked the generosity of this man.
What does generosity mean?
Giving attitude
If you are breathing roughly that means you are...
Wheezing, scheming, squeaky, or weary
wheezing
What two colors make blue.
Green and yellow
Name one type of text feature.
headings/title/subtitles/pictures/graphs/sidebars/captions
What is an example of a verb?
run, skip, hop, jump, etc.
Identify the figurative language.
The classroom was a zoo.
Metaphor
If I'm forcing something open am I...
Slicing, minding, prying, frightened
Prying
What is white and black and read all over?
newspaper
Identify if this is literal language or figurative language:
Thinking about summer makes me feel like a ray of sunshine.
Figurative
What should always go at the end of a sentence?
Punctuation. (.!?)
What point of view is this, and what did they think about the internet?
First person, A
The small boy could reach the shelf because it was ________.
stone, roasting, goal, lower, shadow.
Lower
How do snakes smell?
With their tongue
What is an inference?
An educated guess using evidence
Which word makes the sentence correct?
The boys put on (their/there) coats and ran outside.
their
What type of figurative language is the following sentence?
She tried to collect her notes; the papers were always running away from her in the wind.
Personification (paper cant run!)
There was ______ on the bathroom ceiling from all the humid air.
Goal, mold, shadow, stone, stove.
mold
Are tomatoes fruits or vegetables?
Fruits
Identify the figurative language:
My brothers are as loud as cymbals clanging together.
Simile
What is a suffix?
A suffix is a word part that's added to the end of a root word.
Identify the type of figurative language used.
She is an early bird.
Metaphor
We watched the cat _________ lazily in the sun.
Sprout, sprang, shrink, sprawl, shred.
sprawl
How many colors are there in a rainbow?
7