When a character changes from the start of a story to the end, or has learned a lesson, we call this what?
Theme
What are these: " "
Quotation marks
Anya and Lee both love outdoor sports. Since Anya lives in California, she swims a lot. She is thinking about joining a swim team. Lee lives in Vermont and is the best skier in class.
What is one difference between Anya and Lee?
Anya swims and Lee skis
Anya lives in California, Lee lives in Vermont
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.
Where is the Golden Gate Bridge?
San Fransisco, California
How many types of text structures are there?
For double points - name all of them
5
Problem and Solution, Chronological (Sequence), Cause and Effect, Compare and Contrast, Descriptive
Is "I think green beans taste like boogers" 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
Rewrite the following:
Honey bees communicate with each other. They can tell other bees where to find food. Honey bees return to the hive and do a dance that lets the other bees know where the food is located.
What is the main idea?
Honey Bees dance to communicate
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?
Having a giving attitude
If you are breathing roughly that means you are...
Wheezing, scheming, squeaky, or weary
wheezing
What is the missing number?
10
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.
Sarah took a long time deciding on her new car. She had a mechanic check out the engine. She checked online for its ratings. She didn't like to rush into anything.
How was Sarah behaving?
A. Generously
B. Happy
C. Cautiously
D. Foolishly
C. Cautiously
If I'm forcing something open, I am...
Slicing, minding, prying, frightened
Prying
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Margie looked in her cart. She had milk, eggs, bread and cereal. She headed to the frozen vegetable section. Finally she decided to buy some apples and bananas in the fruit section.
Where is Margie?
The grocery store
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
stone, roasting, goal, lower, shadow.
Lower
When is my last day of school?
June 7th
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
Great Danes are the best dogs in the world. Even though they're very large, they make good pets for people living in apartments because they don't move around much. You should get one!
What is the author's purpose?
A. To persuade the reader to get a Great Dane
B. To share information about big dogs
C. To entertain with a dog story
D. To share information about apartment living
A. To persuade
There was ______ on the bathroom ceiling from all the humid air.
Goal, mold, shadow, stone, stove.
mold
Are tomatoes fruits or vegetables?
Fruits
Every living thing needs food. Plants make their own food. Some animals eat plants and some eat other animals. Human beings eat both plants and animals.
What is the main idea?
All living things need some kind of food.
Beth was repainting her room. The walls were almost done. She decided just one more coat of paint and she'd be finished!
What is the meaning of coat in this text?
A. Outer garment worn to keep warm
B. Layer
C. The fur of an animal
D. A winter jacket
B. Layer
It was very quiet in the classroom when the fire alarm rang. The students lined up quickly at the door. They walked outside calmly and lined up in a field.
What happened because the fire alarm rang?
The students lined up and went outside.
We watched the cat _________ lazily in the sun.
Sprout, sprang, shrink, sprawl, shred.
sprawl
What is the capital of Illinois?