Synonyms & Antonyms
Which word is a synonym for MAGNIFICENT?
TERRIBLE
OUTSTANDING
COLD
OUTSTANDING
What is the plural form of the word woman?
women
To SHEILD something means to
a. harm it
b. uncover it
c. protect it
c. protect it
True or False?
A Myth is a story that explains something about nature.
True
Which type of text listed below is NOT informational text?
a. biography
b. legend
c. autobiography
b. legend
Name a synonym for FAST
QUICK
RAPID
SWIFT
BRISK
Which of these is a COMMAND?
a. Gardeners pick vegetables when they are ripe.
b. Wash and cook the vegetables.
c. Did the deer run into the forest?
b. Wash and cook the vegetables.
Name one example of a PREDATOR (animal)
wolf, lion, tiger, polar bear, Orca, etc
Which type of traditional tale is a story that teaches a lesson?
a. Fable
b. Folktale
c. Legend
a. Fable
Name three things in nature that have symmetry or are symmetrical.
butterflies, snowflakes, leaves, cats, fish, starfish, etc
What are SYNONYMS?
Synonyms are words with the same or similar meanings.
Name three VERBS.
emerge, eliminate, reintroduce, solve, protect, repeat, feed, select, purchase, eat, run, kick, buy, chew, dance, read, write, speak, listen, think, etc
What is a DISCOVERY?
A DISCOVERY is something found for the first time.
What is DIALOGUE in narrative text?
DIALOGUE is the conversation between people. The words characters speak.
What does it mean to COMPARE and CONTRAST?
Describe how things are alike and describe the differences between two or more things.
Name 2 antonyms for the word HUGE.
TINY, MINIATURE, TEENY, DWARFED,
What are the singular forms of the following verbs?
computers, glasses, mice, inches
computer, glass, mouse, inch
If an animal is FIERCE, then it is
a. Dangerous
b. Tame
c. Friendly
a. Dangerous
As a writer, what is the NARRATOR'S job?
The NARRATOR's job is to tell about an event with his/her actions, words, thoughts, and feelings.
REALISTIC FICTION is...
a. a story about magical creatures.
b. a story about imaginary people and events that could be real and could really happen.
c. a traditional story that comes from a particular country or culture.
b. a story about imaginary people and events that could be real and could really happen
Which word is an antonym for SOLITARY?
SINGLE, ALONE, TOGETHER, SEPARATE
TOGETHER
Name two common nouns and two proper nouns.
Common: month, doctor, country, holiday
Proper: December, Dr. Webber, Italy, Hannukah
Define INTERDEPENDENCE
500 BONUS points if your team can give an example of INTERDEPENDENCE in nature (not with humans).
INTERDEPENDENCE
When things depend on or rely on one another
Traditional tales have the following literary elements:
setting, ___________, a conflict, and a plot.
characters
Which of these is a type of PERSUASIVE TEXT?
a. Myth
b. Folktale
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