Sentence Structure
Writing
Grammar
Test Strategies
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100

Every sentence begins with this.

What is a capital letter?

100

A sentence is a complete ____________.

What is thought?

100
A person, place or thing.

What is a noun?

100

Carefully ___________ each question.

What is "read"?

100

Get a good night's _________________ and limit screens an hour before bedtime.

What is "sleep"?

200
Used at the ending of every sentence.

What is punctuation?

200

The least number of sentences a paragraph has to have.

What is three?

200

An action word like "run" or "jump."

What is a verb?

200

If you get stuck on a question, _______________ it and come back to it later.

What is bookmark?

200

Eat a good _______________.

What is "breakfast"?

300

A sentence must have these two things to be a complete sentence.

What is a noun and a verb.

300

A multi-paragraph writing that contains introduction, body, and conclusion paragraphs.

What is an essay?

300

"Next," "Last," "Then" are all examples of this.

What is a transition word?

300

Pace yourself and watch your ________________.  Be sure to save about 45 minutes for your written responses.

What is time?

300

Get to school on __________ (or better yet, early!).

What is "time"?

400

Examples are "Jane," "Broomfield," and "Harry Potter" (and all are capitalized).

What is a proper noun?

400

In opinion writing, it is the "R" in the "OREO" format.

What is reason?

400

Adds descriptive details to a noun.

What is an adjective?

400

Read the question and go back to the text to find text _____________ to support your answer.

What is evidence?

400

If you start to feel stressed or overwhelmed, take deep ______________ and circle your ankles/wrists to promote movement.

What are "breaths"?

500

"Cute little kittens." is an example of this.

What is an incomplete sentence?

500

When responding to a question, it is the "E" in the "RACE" format.

What is explain (or explain your thinking)?

500

A group of words that tells where, what, which or how something was done.

What is prepositional phrase?

500

If you finish early, _____________________.

What is "go back and check your answers"?

500

Do your best!  Have positive ______________.  You've got this!

What is "thoughts"?

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