If you honor your word and trust others, you can overcome challenges and find happiness.
100
Why were there graphs in "The Future of Transportation"?
The graphs helped to support the arguments about which transportation method was better. They gave additional information in a visual and easy to understand manner.
100
Are "Second Day, First Impressions" and "The Boy Who Invented TV" the same text structure? Which are they?
No. "Second Day, First Impressions" is problem/solution. "The Boy Who Invented TV" is chronological order.
100
What is a synonym for "pretty"?
Answers will vary. May include: beautiful, gorgeous, attractive, etc.
100
Put these 2 sentences together using a conjunction: The boy played baseball. His family cheered for him in the stands.
The boy played baseball, and his family cheered for him in the stands.
200
"Toby is as smelly as my brother's socks after running 2 miles." What kind of figurative language is this?
Simile
200
Explain how Rosa saying "no" influenced the civil rights movement.
When Rosa said "no", other people heard about it and made posters relating to it. Then, people began to boycott the buses. Rosa stood up for something she believed in.
200
List 3 events from "Whitewater Adventures".
Answers will vary. Might include: They assembled the equipment, they boarded the raft, a bear came out of the trees, the raft got stuck, they all sat on the stern (rear) of the boat, they swayed from side to side, they lifted the side of the raft, they got unstuck, it started raining so they hurried indoors.
200
What is an antonym for "loud"?
Answer may vary. Might include: quiet, silent, etc
200
Complete the analogy: Swim : lake :: Climb : ___________
Mountain
300
"The angry clouds marched across the sky, ready to drop their watery luggage." What kind of figurative language is this?
Personification
300
What kind of text was "The Story of Snow"?
Informational Text. Chronological Order.
300
What are the 2 main reasons the author of "The Future of Transportation" uses in order to defend their opinion that public transportation is the better option?
1. Uses less oil.
2. Creates less pollution.
300
What MUST be in an introduction paragraph?
A hook, a thesis statement, and an idea about what you will be writing about.
300
"As the dogs ran through the park, I graded papers." Which phrase is the prepositional phrases?
through the park
400
Make an inference about what kind of person Wangari is.
Answers may vary, but need to defend with reason(s).
400
Compare and Contrast the main character in "One Hen" with the main character in "Planting the Trees of Kenya".
Kojo and Wangari both influenced their communities in a positive way. Kojo did this by creating an empire and financially helping people by giving them jobs. Wangari did this by helping the environment through planting trees.
400
What Greek/Latin words are in "automobile" and what do they mean?
"Auto" which means self, and "mobile" which means capable of moving.
Jake, my new neighbor, was playing loud music all night. Where is the appositive?
my new neighbor
500
Compare and contrast Kenya when Wangari was in college and Kenya today.
Both of the settings include Kenya, which is a country in Africa. However, when Wangari was in college Kenya became dry and barren. Today, Wangari has made Kenya thrive with trees.
500
What are 1st person point of view, 2nd person point of view, and 3rd person point of view?
1st person: I, me, my, our, we.
2nd person: you, your
3rd person: names, he, she, they
500
The prairie dog burrowed into the soil to escape the coyote. What does "burrowed" mean?
To dig into.
500
Name 5 different transition words.
Answers will vary. There are over 20 options on the transition worksheet.
500
Fix the sentence: lucy runned threw the woods and past by trees animals a pond
Lucy ran through the woods and passed by trees, animals, and a pond.