Text Evidence
What does the root word graph mean?
a. something spoken
b. something written or drawn
c. something eaten
d. something that repeat
B
Which punctuation is missing below?
Interrogative: Who wrote Romeo and Juliet
?
True or False?
A sentence needs a subject and a predicate to be complete.
True
True or False?
A noun is a person, place, or thing. An adjective describes a noun.
True
What does the word matriarch mean?
a. the male leader of a church
b. the female leader of a church
c. the male leader of a family
d. the female leader of a family
D
What are two punctuation marks you could use for the sentence below?
Imperative: Pass the carrots
Period or Exclamation Point
What is the sentence below missing?
enjoyed their time in the desert.
A subject!
What is a verb? What is an adverb?
A verb is an action word and an adverb describes a verb.
Water and food are both (essential or nonessential) for life.
Essential
Which type of sentence is below?
Text me as soon as you get home.
a. declarative
b. interrogative
c. imperative
d. exclamatory
C
What is the sentence below missing? Make it a complete sentence.
eggs and peanut butter
It's missing a subject.
Example: The cookies are made with eggs and peanut butter.
King Richard _____________ (adverb) grabbed his ___________________ (adjective) sword when he heard that the Muslims were attacking.
Examples answers:
Adverb- quickly
Adjective- Long
Which of the words in the sentence below provides the best clue as to the meaning of the word shrine?
“The Kaaba (the “cube”) was a famous shrine in Mecca that Muhammad’s tribe, the Quraysh, looked after and where its members worshipped their gods.”
a. Muhammad’s tribe, the Quraysh
b. the “cube”
c. looked after
d. its members worshipped their god
D
Write sentences for both ensure and unpleasant.
Answers will vary.
Write an exclamatory sentence.
Answers will vary. Must have an exclamation mark.
Correct the run-on sentences by turning them into two complete sentences.
The first eight years of Muhammad’s life were filled with tragedy he nevertheless grew up to become a great leader
The first eight years of Muhammad’s life were filled with tragedy. He nevertheless grew up to become a great leader.
Fill in the blanks:
Kasim ________________ led his camel to the ____________ watering hole for a drink.
Answers will vary. The first blank should be an adverb and the second blank should be an adjective.
The Reader states that “Muhammad was born at a time of enormous change.”
Which of the following quotes supports this statement?
a. “The Roman Empire became too big to govern, splitting into two."
b. “The Roman Empire had dominated for centuries.”
c. “Arabia benefited from Byzantine trade."
d. “For many centuries, the West had traded with the East."
a. “The Roman Empire became too big to govern, splitting into two."
What is a synonym? What is an antonym? Give examples of each.
Synonyms are words with similar meanings.
Kind and nice are synonyms.
Antonyms are words with opposite meanings.
Warm and cold are synonyms.
Write an example sentence for each of the following:
a. declarative
b. interrogative
c. imperative
d. exclamatory
Answers will vary.
There are four run-on sentences in the paragraph below. Underline them, and then rewrite one run-on as two complete sentences.
Umar was a political genius he established one of the greatest empires in history. Umar won battles and expanded the empire at an even faster rate than Muhammad and Abu Bakr had. He also put structures in place to keep the empire strong he appointed regional governors to the places he conquered and required them to live in a humble way. Umar also created a taxation system for the new Islamic empire all Muslims had to pay a tax of two percent of their earnings to help the poor and needy. Umar was also a military genius. In his ten years as caliph, he won many battles by the time Umar died he had conquered huge portions of Byzantine and Persian territory.
Umar was a political genius. He established one of the greatest empires in history. Umar won battles and expanded the empire at an even faster rate than Muhammad and Abu Bakr had. He also put structures in place to keep the empire strong. He appointed regional governors to the places he conquered and required them to live in a humble way. Umar also created a taxation system for the new Islamic empire. All Muslims had to pay a tax of two percent of their earnings to help the poor and needy. Umar was also a military genius. In his ten years as caliph, he won many battles. By the time Umar died he had conquered huge portions of Byzantine and Persian territory.
Write “n.” above the nouns in the sentence and “adj.” above the adjectives in the sentence. Then draw an arrow from each adjective to the noun it describes.
The Qur'an is the holy book of Islam.
Nouns: Qur'an, book, Islam
Adjectives: Holy