Mystery
What is ACE?
Answer
Cite
Explain
What is wrong with the sentence below?
I ate a sandwich
I ate a sandwich.
Provide a synonym and antonym for happy.
Teacher's Judgement
Examples: joyful, sad
Identify the sentence type:
1. The dog barked.
2. We finished our homework.
2. Simple
1. Provide a theme statement that is present in The Giver. Give paraphrased evidence that supports your theme statement.
2. Explain the difference between a theme statement and a theme topic.
1. Teacher's Judgement
2. Topic = akin to a main idea
Statement = universal message
What is wrong with the sentence below?
I ate broccoli and I drank water
I ate broccoli, and I drank water.
Provide a synonym and antonym for silent.
Provide a synonym and antonym for big.
Teacher's Judgement
Examples: Quiet, Loud
Examples: Giant, Small
Identify the sentence type:
1. I was tired, but I stayed awake.
2. I enjoy music.
1. Compound
2. Simple
Which sentence best identifies the setting of the passage? Your team only gets one chance!
A. It explains the main problem and conflict in the story.
B. It describes the time, place, and environment in which the story happens.
C. It tells how the characters feel and explains how the story reveals aspects of their character.
D. It reveals the theme of the story.
B
What is wrong with the sentences below?
1. I fell asleep during class.
2. The text states, "Jonas was so scared." (47)
1. It's correct!
2. The text states, "Jonas was so scared" (47).
Identify whether it's a phrase or a clause:
1. in the garden
Phrase!
Identify the sentence type:
1. Because it was raining, we stayed inside.
2. I will call you when I arrive.
1. Complex
2. Complex
Context Clues:
The weather in the mountains was notoriously capricious, warming suddenly in the morning only to turn cold and stormy by afternoon, catching unprepared hikers off guard.
Capricious means changing suddenly and unpredictably, often without a clear reason.
What is wrong with the sentences below?
1. The text states, "Jonas had to go to sleep" (78)
2. The text states, "Jonas saw the colors! (89).
3. The text states, "Why did you do that?" (23).
1. The text states, "Jonas had to go to sleep" (78).
2. The text states, "Jonas saw the colors!" (89).
3. It's correct!
Identify whether it's a phrase or a clause:
1. under the old bridge
2. she smiled
3. although she was tired
1. Phrase
2. Clause
3. Clause
Identify the sentence type:
1. We can leave now, or we can wait.
2. She smiled when she saw her friend.
3. She ran and jumped.
1. Compound
2. Complex
3. Simple
Provide an example of each conflict:
1. Person vs. supernatural
2. Person vs. self
3. Person vs. nature
4. Person vs. society
Teacher's Judgement
Quick examples:
1. Ghosts haunt humans in a house.
2. A woman struggles with mental illness.
3. A man tries to survive a tornado.
4. A boy tries to escape his dystopian community.
Are the sentences below grammatically correct? If not, correctly explain why.
1. I had breakfast while she played football
2. My sister is late; She just got off the plane.
3. I tossed the ball, and he caught it.
1. I had breakfast while she played football.
2. My sister is late; she just got off the plane.
3. It's correct!
Part A: Explain what an independent and dependent clause are.
Part B: Identify whether it's a phrase or a clause:
1. a basket of apples
2. that he forgot the keys
3. they are waiting
Independent: A complete thought that can stand on its own.
Dependent: An incomplete thought that cannot stand on its own.
1. Phrase
2. Clause
3. Clause
Identify the sentence type:
1. We canceled the trip since the storm worsened.
2. While they were eating, the phone rang.
3. He missed the bus because he woke up late.
1. Complex
2. Complex
3. Complex