Vocabulary Vault
What is a synonym for the word 'quick'?
Fast, speedy, etcetera
Identify the adjective in the sentence: “The small dog barked loudly.”
What is small?
“Bright balloons of yellow, orange, and purple rose into the sky. Each one gleamed in the sunlight, and a gentle breeze made them dance like colorful dancers.”
What is description?
In “The pirate’s ship sailed into the stormy night,” what literary element is being introduced?
What is setting?
Which candy features colorful shells and has an “M” printed on each piece?
What is M&M?
What is an antonym for the word “ancient”?
Modern, new
Choose the correct past tense of “run”: run, ran, or runned?
Ran
“First, Liam gathered all his art supplies. Next, he sketched a rough outline. Then, he painted the background. Finally, he added the finishing details and signed his name.” (Which text structure?)
What is sequence (chronological order)?
What is the moral of Aesop’s fable “The Tortoise and the Hare”?
What is slow and steady wins the race?
Which is the largest planet in our solar system?
What is Jupiter?
In “The water was murky after the storm,” what does murky mean?
What is cloudy or unclear?
Which pronoun correctly completes the sentence: “___ went to the store,” she or her?
She
“Because the sprinkler system broke overnight, the soccer field was flooded the next morning. As a result, practice was canceled, and the team held their drills indoors.” (Which text structure?)
What is cause and effect?
Identify the onomatopoeia in “The clock ticked loudly in the silent room.”
Ticked
Which U.S. state is known as the “Golden State” and is home to Hollywood?
What is California?
What does the prefix pre- mean in preview?
What is before?
Rewrite this sentence with correct grammar and capitalization: me and John went to the park.
John and I went to the park.
“Although Jenna’s puppy loved to splash in puddles, Max preferred a dry path. Jenna’s pup barked excitedly at every drop, while Max trotted calmly alongside. Both dogs enjoyed the walk, but in very different ways.” (Which text structure?)
What is compare and contrast?
What point of view uses the pronouns “I,” “me,” and “we”?
What is first person point-of-view?
Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
What is Mars?
What does the suffix -tion mean in celebration?
What is the act or process of?
In “Although it was raining, we played outside,” identify the dependent clause.
Although it was raining...
“When the town library’s roof leaked, books began to warp and mold. To fix this, volunteers patched the roof, installed dehumidifiers, and moved the most damaged volumes to a dry, climate-controlled room.” (Which text structure?)
What is problem and solution?
Peter Parker, Bruce Banner, Bucky Barnes, Stephen Strange--they're all examples of this literary device, a type of figurative language.
What is alliteration?
Which two planets in our solar system have rings?
What are Saturn and Jupiter?