ELA
What is a synonym for fast?
Quick, speedy, etc.
What are these: " "
Quotation marks
What is a setting?
Where and when a story takes place
What is the name of the book we are reading in class?
Healer of the Water Monster
Spell the word that completes this sentence: It's almost time for summer _________
vacation
What is an antonym for cold?
Hot, warm, etc.
Which of these words should be capitalized
january, ms. carrillo, math, tesla, takis, homework
January, Ms. Carrillo, Tesla, Takis
When writing a personal narrative, what word should always be in the story?
I or ME
What do we do after we write the rough draft of a paper?
Edit and revise
Spell the word: a mountain with hot lava inside
volcano
What two words make the contraction "hasn't"?
Has + not
What part of speech are these words:
run, skip, walk, jump
verbs
True or False
A realistic fiction story can be a made up story.
True
What part of speech is "we" in the following sentence?
It was raining so we went inside.
pronoun
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
True or False
It is ok to use your opinion in informational writing?
False
What are two fractions that look different but mean the same amount. e.g. 1/2 = 2/4
equivalent fractions
Spell the word: What has the dates, months, and days of the week on it?
Calendar
Find the adjectives in this sentence.
He hid five eggs in the bushes for the little kids.
five little
What is wrong with this sentence?
Me and my sister were jumping on the bed, and she hit her head on the ceiling.
My sister and I were jumping on the bed, and she hit her head on the ceiling.
What does OREO stand for in opinion writing
Opinion, reasons, examples, opinion
What does the Latin root "trans" mean?
across
Spell the last month of the year.
December
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 a plural noun?
A noun that means more than one
e.g. dogs
Give an example of an opinion stem
I believe, I think, In my opinion, I feel that
How many kids does Ms. Natalie have?
2
What is an open syllable?
a syllable that ends in a vowel and has a long vowel sound
Words or phrases that help make connections between phrases, sentences, or paragraphs (example: First, Next, Then, Last)
Transition words
What is the subject in this sentence?
Have you ever been to the zoo?
you
What is one thing that should always be in your thesis statment
Opinion or the reasons
"The whales were swimming under the boat."
What type of verb is the word "were"
helping verb
Spell the word that we have been talking about that means easily broken.
Brittle