Grammar Conventions
My family is from the ______ part of _____. In the ____, we take the boat out in the _____ and go fishing. Afterwards, we return home and enjoy a large family feast. My _____ cooks corn on the cob and makes gourmet crab cakes. It's definitely the most delicious meal anyone could ask for -- even better than apple pie on the _________. (Atlantic Ocean, Maryland, Fourth of July, Southern, summer, mom)
My family is from the southern part of Maryland. In the summer, we take the boat out in the Atlantic Ocean and go fishing. Afterwards, we return home and enjoy a large family feast. My mom cooks corn on the cob and makes gourmet crab cakes. It's definitely the most delicious meal anyone could ask for -- even better than apple pie on the Fourth of July.
Make the sentence stronger:The finished painting looked gorgeous!
a. pretty b. good c. beautiful d. stunning
James is writing a research report about Abraham Lincoln. He has made a list of topics for paragraphs he wants to include in the report. Which topic should he remove from his list, because it is too specific?
a. Lincoln's favorite food b. Lincoln's childhood
c. Lincoln in Civil War d. Lincoln's years as president
b. Lincoln's favorite food
What are TWO ways that Harriet Tubman helped others find freedom?
a. She was a nurse b. She was born a slave
c. Underground Railroad d. Traveled to Pennsylvania
e. She made 13 trips back to the south to help others escape slavery
c. Underground Railroad
e. She made 13 trips back to the south to help others escape slavery
You are writing a persuasive essay on the benefits of a school garden and you plan to use information from interviews to make your essay stronger. Which source would be the most credible for your topic?
a. a professor of agriculture b. a custodian
c. an honor student d. a parent
a. a professor of agriculture
What should be capitalized in the following sentence:
the people on topper street will have a neighborhood yard sale this saturday and Sunday.
The, Topper Street, Saturday, Sunday
Brooks is so thoughtful that he brought me _____ roses for Valentine's Day!
a. a few b. a dozen c. a bunch d. too many
b. a dozen
You are researching the moon. Pick something very specific about the moon that you would like to investigate and create a research question.
What are 3 sources you could use to thoroughly answer your research question.
Possible Responses: How did the moon form; distance from earth; who has landed on the moon; how old is the moon; what is the moon mad of?
Sources: NASA; Interviewing astronauts or specialists in the field; Space Station; Encylopedias
The old desk and brown chair began to dance around.
This is an example of _______
personification
Which worl below could replace the word explore?
a. search b. swim c. flow d. falla. search
Which question would lead to the best topic for a paper about the book Charlotte's Web?
a. Who wrote the book?
b. What happens in the book?
c. When was the book written?
d. Where was the book printed?
b. What happens int he book?
Why was the term "rubber" coined for the pencil eraser?
a. it rubbed out pencil marks b. it worked well
c. made of vegetable gum d. it was popular
a. it rubbed out pencil marks
What reliable source would be used to find more facts about landforms?
a. a classmate's drawing of mountains
b. a cartoon c. online encyclopedia
d. a poem about mountains
c. online encylopedia
How are weathering and erosion different?
a. they are the same
b. weathering changes the Earth, and erosion does not
c. weathering breaks down; erosion moves pieces
c. weathering breaks down; erosion moves pieces
You are writing a research paper on the planet Venus. Which source would be the most credible for your topic?
a. mythology book b. biology textbook
c. NASA's website c. friend who loves the Solar Sys
c. NASA's website
What is personification?
When we give nonhuman things human characteristics