Sentences
Point of View
Summary
Story Elements
Mystery
100
Every sentence must start with one of these.
What is a period
100
The characters use I, me, myself, we to talk about themselves
What is first person?
100
A short retelling of the story is called a _________.
What is a summary?
100
The people, animals, or things that the story is about.
What are the characters?
100
An author writes to persuade, entertain, or inform.
What is the author's purpose?
200
A sentence must make a ___________________
What is a complete thought?
200
Third person point of view uses these pronouns to talk about the characters: he, she, ________
What is they?
200
True or False
When writing a summary you should include all the details of the story.
False.
In a summary you only include the main points.
200
The setting tells us what about the story?
Where the story takes place?
200
Read and determine the author's purpose:
- "Nick's cat, Puff, wanted to play. Nick wanted to rest and play with his toy airplane. 'Go away, Puff!' Nick said. Nick had an idea. He found a toy mouse in his toy box. Nick turned the mouse on. He put it on the floor. The mouse zoomed off. Puff zoomed after it. Puff was happy. So was Nick."
What is to entertain?
300
What is the correct punctuation for this sentence:
Do you like chocolate milk _
What is a question mark?
300
Joendry is writing about what he ate for dinner last night. What pronoun should he use to talk about himself?
What is I?
300
Complete the following:
When summarizing a story, good includes the beginning, middle, and end and can use-
Somebody, ___________, But, So, Then
What is Wanted?
300
Read the following to determine the setting:
Jack, a small dog white terrier, and his owner went for a walk in the park. Jack was calm until he saw a squirrel. He pulled so hard at the leash that the man could no longer hold on. Jack ran after the squirrel barking loudly. When the man caught up he thought he would find Jack at the bottom of a tree still barking at the squirrel. However, he found something else entirely. He found Jack had made it up the tree and was now barking for help! The fire department was called and the fireman climbed a ladder and helped get Jack down.
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What is the park?
300
Read and determine the author's purpose:
- "Don't litter! Throwing trash on the ground makes our parks look yucky and can even make people sick. Let's keep our Earth clean and healthy!".
What is to persuade?
400
I am used to show excitement
What is an exclamation point?
400
What point of view is the following text:
"I liked this new secret sister very much, and even more later on, when I listened to Mother and Star Boy talking in front of the house."
What is 1st person?
400
Which of the following is a good summary?
a. "I woke up at 7:00 AM, put on my blue shirt, and waited five minutes for my friend to pick me up. At 8:15 AM, I walked into Math and sat in the third row. During lunch, I ate a ham sandwich and talked to Sarah about our weekend plans. Then, at 1:55 PM, I went to ELA class. After ELA class, I realized I forgot my lunch box on the playground and had to get Ms. Christine to take me back outside. Social Studies was cool. We made our own board game about the native people in the Americas. At 2:30 pm, I got on my bus and went home. It was a good day."
b. "Today was a typical school day starting at 8:00 AM. It consisted of seven hours of lessons, including Math and History, with scheduled breaks for lunch and socialization, ending when the final bell rang in the afternoon".
What is B?
400
Read the following to determine the problem:
Jack, a small dog white terrier, and his owner went for a walk in the park. Jack was calm until he saw a squirrel. He pulled so hard at the leash that the man could no longer hold on. Jack ran after the squirrel barking loudly. When the man caught up he thought he would find Jack at the bottom of a tree still barking at the squirrel. However, he found something else entirely. He found Jack had made it up the tree and was now barking for help! The fire department was called and the fireman climbed a ladder and helped get Jack down.
The problem is that Jack wants the squirrel so badly he gets stuck in a tree.
400
Read and determine the author's purpose:
"Some balloons are all red. Some balloons are all colors of the rainbow. There are many shapes like T-Rex, a stork, and a shoe. The Dollar Tree sells balloons for $1.25."
What is to inform?
500
Copy and correct this sentence:
ms. beck-king's Blues all are Math Masters
Ms. Beck-King's Blues are Math Masters!
500
What point of view is the following text:
"Echo was a forest nymph, beautiful and kind. Artemis, goddess of the moon, loved her dearly. When Artemis came to the forest to hunt, she called to echo to join her."
What is 3rd person?
500
Summarize your day at school.
Points for including the beginning, middle, and end.
500
Read the following to determine the resolution (how the problem is solved):
Jack, a small dog white terrier, and his owner went for a walk in the park. Jack was calm until he saw a squirrel. He pulled so hard at the leash that the man could no longer hold on. Jack ran after the squirrel barking loudly. When the man caught up he thought he would find Jack at the bottom of a tree still barking at the squirrel. However, he found something else entirely. He found Jack had made it up the tree and was now barking for help! The fire department was called and the fireman climbed a ladder and helped get Jack down.
What is Jack is rescued by the fireman from the tree?
500
Read this passage to determine the meaning of sampan.
"We hired a sampan for the afternoon to take us through the floating markets. The small wooden boat, propelled by an old man with a single oar, was the perfect size for navigating the narrow waterways between the vendors selling fruit from their own vessels."
What is a small boat?