Writing
Grammar
Vocabulary
Figurative Language
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100

What kind of writing prompt is this?

"Is it important for kids to learn about current events?"

Opinion Writing

100

Identify where the comma should be placed in the sentence.

When I got home I took a shower.

When I got home, I took a shower.

100

Which of the following is a synonym for courage?

Fear

Faint

Grit

Timid

Grit

100

What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

The stars were sparkling and winking in the night sky.

Personification

100

Explain why these words don't form a sentence.

"ran to catch the bus."

There is no subject (I, he, she, they)

200

What kind of writing prompt is this?

"What is something your family likes to do in the fall (spring, summer, winter)?"

Narrative Writing

200

Identify the preposition in the sentence.

We went shopping.

Went

200

Which of the following is an antonym for believe?

Accept

Deny

Think

Regard

Deny

200

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence?

I have a million things to do!

Hyperbole

200

Take one letter away from the noun feast to form its opposite.

Fast

300

Use the RACE writing method to construct a sentence starter.

Why is Earth considered to be a giant magnet?

Earth is considered to be a giant magnet because...

300

What is the adjective in this sentence?

The old shoe was full of mud.

Old

300

Use context clues to define the term.

Margaret had ambivalent feelings about attending the concert. She knew she'd enjoy the music, but didn't really want to go out in the rain.

Having or showing simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings toward something.

300

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence?

My mother is as busy as a bee.

Simile

300

Which word keeps the letter "y" in its plural form: bay or baby?

bay (bays)

400

What phrase could you use to refer to a quote from an article?

According to...

As stated in...

_____ says, "..."

The quote by ____ explains, "..."

400

Identify TWO prepositions in this sentence.

In the next aisle beside the grapes, we found the blueberries.

In, beside, next

400

Use context clues to define the underlined word.

Regina remembered when she had just two pairs of shoes. Now, her closet holds a plethora of shoes in almost every color and every style.

Great quantity

400

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence below?

Owls screech through the night and keep us awake when we are camping.

Onomatopoeia

400

What kind of sentence states the main idea of a paragraph?

A topic sentence
500

What does each letter in R.A.C.E. stand for?

Bonus points if you can name what the extra letter "S" stands for.

R - Restate the question

A - Answer the question

C - Cite evidence

E - Explain

S - Sum it up

500

If you would be so _____, could you get me another ____ of juice?

If you would be so kind, could you get me another kind of juice?

500

Use context clues to define the underlined word.

Many people say I am very different from my twin sister. She is reticent, while I am very friendly and outgoing.

Shy

500

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence?

You must play your cards right to win at the game of life.

Idiom

500

Name the state whose capital is Albany.

New York

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