Vocabulary
What is a synonym?
What is a word that means the same as another word?
Which of the following is a noun?
A) Run
B) Happy
C) Dog
D) Quickly
What is C- Dog?
Choose the correct sentence:
A) He don't like to play soccer.
B) He doesn't like to play soccer.
C) He don't likes to play soccer.
What is "B":
He doesn't like to play soccer.
In the sentence, "The stars twinkled like diamonds," what is being compared to diamonds?
The stars are being compared to diamonds using "like" (this is a simile).
What is the difference between fiction and nonfiction?
Fiction is made-up stories, while nonfiction is based on real facts and events.
What does the word "predict" mean?
What is to guess what will happen next?
Identify the verb in this sentence:
"The children played outside until it got dark."
What is played?
Choose the correct form of the adjective:
"This book is (more interesting/more interested) than the other one."
What is "more interesting"?
What is personification?
A) Giving human qualities to non-human things.
B) A comparison using "like" or "as."
C) A direct comparison between two things.
What is "A"- Giving human qualities to non-human things.
What genre involves stories with real people, places, and events, but the characters or events are made up?
What is Historical fiction?
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What part of speech is the word "house" in this sentence:
"They live in a large house."
What is a noun?
Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:
A) I visited the zoo, and saw many animals.
B) I visited the zoo and saw, many animals.
C) I visited the zoo and saw many animals.
What is "C"- I visited the zoo and saw many animals?
What is an idiom?
A) A comparison using "like" or "as."
B) A word that sounds like its meaning.
C) A phrase with a different meaning than the words suggest.
What is "C"- A phrase with a different meaning than the words suggest.
What genre includes stories with magic, wizards, and creatures like dragons?
What is Fantasy?
What are context clues?
What are the words or sentences around an unfamiliar word that help you figure out its meaning?
Identify the adjective in the sentence:
"The blue butterfly flew past me."
What is blue?
Choose the correct form of the verb in this sentence:
"They (was/were) very excited about the trip."
What is "were"?
What is onomatopoeia?
A) Giving human qualities to non-human things.
B) A comparison using "like" or "as."
C) A word that imitates the sound it represents.
What is "C"- A word that imitates the sound it represents.
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What is the antonym of the word "brave"?
What is "cowardly"?
What part of speech is the word "celebrate" in this sentence:
"We will celebrate her birthday with a big party."
What is a verb?
Choose the correct sentence:
A) Their going to the concert tonight.
B) I put the keys over there on the table.
C) They're house is on the next street.
What is "B"- I put the keys over there on the table?
What is alliteration?
A) The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words.
B) The use of exaggeration.
C) A comparison between two unlike things.
What is "A"- The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words.
What genre tells a true story about a real person or event?
What is Biography or Autobiography?