ELA
What is the central idea of a text?
What the text is mostly about
Underline the PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE in the sentence.
Label it with P and OP.
Jacob got a gift from his aunt.
from his aunt
preposition from
object of preposition aunt
What does the Greek root aqua mean?
a. water b. air
A. water
How many paragraphs should you have in your opinion essay?
4 - OREREO
Paragraph 1 - Opinion
Paragraph 2 - Reason 1
Paragraph 3 - Reason 2
Paragraph 4 - Opinion - restate opinion in ending paragraph
What color is Mrs. S' phone case?
pink
-uses the words "he", "she", or "they" to tell a story.
- is told by someone who is not part of the story1st or 3rd person point of view
Third-person point of view
1. Underline the speech tag.
2. Correct the dialogue.
what time asked jason does the movie start tonight
"What time," asked Jason, "does the movie start tonight?"
The prefix bi- in bicycle means that a bicycle has ___ wheels.
Two or 2
What is the verb tense in the following sentence?
She is driving too fast.
1. present
2. present progressive
3. past
4. past progressive
4. past progressive
How many children does Mrs. S have?
2
What is wrong with this sentence?
the boy ran toward the building when he heard the noise.
the 't' in the needs to be capitalized
What word is a verb in the following sentence?
Tony slithered quietly down the hallway.
slithered
What does the prefix 'un' mean?
not
Which relative adverb best completes the sentence?
where, when, why
This is the reason _______ I try not to lend out my pencils.
why
What is Mrs. Sheets's twin sister's name?
Brenda
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 is selective about what she eats. What does selective mean?
choosy; picky
The text structure that put events in order is know as ___________.
a. compare and contrast
b. sequence or chronological
c. problem and solution
b. sequence or chronological
What does the word " gingerly" mean?
cautiously; timidly
What is Mrs. Sheets's favorite food?
Watermelon
Which relative pronoun best completes the sentence?
who, whose, whom, which, that
Mrs. York, ______ has a dog named Gordy, went to Egypt.
who
1. What is the independent clause?
2. Where do I add a comma?
3. What is the conjunction?
Emma and Grace are trying to do well in school so they study every night.
Independent clause - Emma and Grace are trying to do well in school
The comma goes between school and so
Conjunction - so
The test was a piece of cake. What does the idiom "piece of cake " mean?
It was easy.
What does the simile " She's an angel" mean?
She was really nice; sweet; kind or well behaved
What is the name of Mrs. Sheets's husband?
Greg