Context Clues
Vocabulary
Grammar Slammer
Text Structure
Homophones
100
As the summer sun sent scattered rays through the maple and oak leaves overhead, the young deer stood frozen, making it almost impossible for the hikers to see her. In the above passage, the word “frozen” means _______. a. very cold b. visible c. not moving d. not melted
What is C! Not Moving!
100
theme
What is the message. What the author wants you to learn from the text.
100
There is no such thing as (to/too/two) much intelligence.
What is too.
100
When an author provides information on a topic. a) description b) cause and effect c)problem and solution d) chronological e) compare and contrast
What is A. Description
100
Have you been to (there/their/they're) game?
What is their?
200
The news story was based on a letter that was a fabrication. Now the reporter who wrote the story is in big trouble. Will anyone believe him again? A fabrication is __________. a. made of cloth b. full of long words c. funny d. fake
What is D! Fake!
200
narrative
What is a story.
200
Fix the double negative. I don't know where nobody lives.
What is I don't know where anybody lives?
200
When an author presents an issue and then provides a answer. a) description b) cause and effect c)problem and solution d) chronological e) compare and contrast
What is C. Problem and Solution.
200
I think I had (too/to/two) to eat at dinner.
What is too.
300
We walked slowly down the trail with great trepidation. No one who had gone this way had ever been heard from again. Had they simply found a better place to settle on this dark planet? We doubted that. Which word is a synonym of “trepidation”? a. movement b. worry c. enjoyment d. laughter
What is B! Worry.
300
protagonist
What is main character.
300
Fix my quote. In paragraph three the author states "the Saints have more heart than any other football team".
What is In paragraph three the author states, "the Saints have more heart than any other football team."
300
When an author presents the similarities and differences of two or more topics.
What is compare and contrast.
300
I am going over (there/their/they're)
What is there?
400
This is a clandestine operation. It is extremely important that no one discovers what you’re doing! A clandestine operation is supposed to be __________. a. dangerous b. harmful c. exciting d. secret
What is d. Secret.
400
propel
What is move forward?
400
Add the appropriate comma. I don't like comedies but I love romance movies.
What is I don't like comedies but I love romance movies.
400
When an author presents information in the order that the events happened.
What is chronological
400
I have (to/too/two) puppies (to/too/two).
What is two; too.
500
No matter where you go, the Internet is following you. Almost every portable device is being made with an Internet connection. Most new TVs and many other appliances come with Internet connections as well. The Internet is truly ubiquitous. If something is ubiquitous, __________. a. it is fuzzy and will bite you b. it is everywhere c. it costs too much money d. it causes rashes
What is B. It is everywhere.
500
the way words are arranged in a sentence
What is syntax
500
Name the FANBOYS.
What is For; And; Nor; But; Or; Yet; So.
500
Name 4 of the 5 text structures.
What is a) description b) cause and effect c)problem and solution d) chronological e) compare and contrast
500
Fix all the errors. Wear did you go with you're books? Over their two see if I could get too books. Next time follow the librarian's library codes too make they're job easier.
What is Wear did you go with your books? Over there to see if I could get two books. Next time follow the librarian's library codes to make their job easier.
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