ELA 1
What is a synonym for fast?
Quick, speedy, etc.
What are these: " "
Quotation marks
Mrs. Crow teachs math at my school.
Teaches.
How many days are in a week?
7
Spell the word that completes this sentence: Spring Ridge Roos are always Ready, Respectful, Responsible, and _________?
Resilient
What is an antonym for cold?
Hot, warm, etc.
Fact or opinion: "I think green beans taste like boogers."
Opinion
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Similes compare using "like" or "as"
How many cats does Ms. Egebrecht have?
Extra chance if you know their names
2
Smudge and Uno
Spell the word: a mountain with hot lava inside
volcano
What two words make the contraction "hasn't"?
Has + not
What is an example of a verb?
run, skip, walk, jump, etc
Simile or metaphor?
I am as hungry as a horse.
Simile
How long is a decade?
10 years
Jack found putting the dishes away every night to be a tedious job. He was getting so bored of it.
What does the word "tedious" mean?
Boring, uninteresting, unexciting.
Which verb tense is correct?
There ______ 16 cows in the barn.
(Is / Are)
Are
What word is a verb in the following sentence?
Tony slithered quietly down the hallway.
slithered
Simile or metaphor?
The sky is an ocean.
Metaphor
How many weeks are in a year?
52
Spell the word: What has the dates, months, and days of the week on it?
Calendar
What is the theme of this paragraph?
Sadie was kicking a soccer ball in the house and broke her mom's expensive vase. The vase was shattered into a million pieces. She went to her mom and told her what she had done even though she knew she'd be punished.
The theme is honesty
Emily assumed her mom washed her shirt because it was missing.
What does the word assumed mean?
suspected or guessed
Simile or metaphor?
When I heard about the party being cancelled, I felt as deflated as an old balloon.
Simile
What does the prefix "centi" mean?
one hundred
100
Spell the first month of the year.
January
A writer would most likely write an article about how steam engine trains were invented and designed in order to:
a. inform readers about the history of the steam engine.
b. inform readers about how many steam engines are still in use.
a. inform readers about the history of the steam engine.
What is it called when we put together what we already know about something together with what we read?
An inference
My mom's spaghetti is very filling. The school's spaghetti leaves me with an empty feeling.
The underlined words in the sentence above are examples of which of the following? (Synonyms, Antonyms, Homonyms)
Antonyms
How long has Ms. Egebrecht worked at Spring Ridge Elementary?
Spell the name of our principal
Mr. Bowser
Words or phrases that help make connections between phrases, sentences, or paragraphs
(example: First, Next, Then, Last)
Transition words
My new pants were on (sale/sail) at the store.
My soccer team (beet/beat) our rivals.
Sale / beat
Natural materials that can be used up.
Nonrenewable resources
What sport did Ms. Egebrecht do growing up?
Martial Arts
Spell your teacher's name
Egebrecht