Nouns and Verbs
Main Idea
Vocabulary
Terms
Bonus
100
How many nouns? Samuel ate, swam, and played baseball today!
There are 5 nouns total.
100
Tell me the main idea: James was stung by a bee while planting daisies. He knows now to wear white while in the garden.
The main idea is James was stung by a bee.
100
Define the word: Squint
To squeeze you eyes closely together if you are far away from the object.
100
Define the term: Main Idea
Main idea is what the readings about.
100
Define the word: Farfeched
Farfeched means unlikely, or unconvincing.
200
What is a verb?
Something that describes doing something. (eating, swimming, running, skipping, jump roping, etc).
200
What is the definition of main idea?
Main idea what happens in the reading (usually occurs in the first couple of sentences).
200
What does strain mean?
The definition of strain is to release. For example: To strain water from noodles. (releasing)
200
Define the term noun:
The term noun means a person, place, thing, animal, or idea.
200
Define the word: Jargon
Jargon is usual day-to-day business words. (talk, speech of the business-to-costumer, day-to-day, the usual).
300
What is a noun?
A noun is a person, place, thing, animal, or idea.
300
State the main idea of the following: Clarkus was grounded for making bad grades on his weekly report. He now has to go to summer school and make up his class because he failed.
The main idea is Clarkus made bad grades on his report card, and he faced punishment.
300
Define the word prism:
A prism is a 3D shape. Example: rectangular prism, triangular prism, octagonal prism, etc.
300
Define the term: Verb
The definition of verb is describing it in movement. (running, jogging, skipping, jump roping, shoveling, plowing, etc).
300
Define the word: tricky.
Tricky means the problem or situation is difficult, or very farfetched.
400
How many verbs are in the sentence? Henry is bored. He decides to go for a run, then head to the pool to swim after.
The are 4 verbs in the sentence.
400
State the main idea: Jenny rides her motorcycle without a helmet. She has been pulled over already for not wearing it. Next time she is caught without a helmet she will face a misdemeanor.
The main idea is that Jenny was pulled over for not wearing a helmet while driving a motorcycle.
400
What does the word force mean?
To apply (squeeze, hit, feel) To add or take away from an object. (to stop, or add) (speed)
400
Define the term: Limerick
A limerick is a funny, humorous piece of poetry.
400
Define the word: Uvula
The word uvula means a dangling piece of the mouth located in the roof of the oral, behind the tongue, above the tonsils.
500
Tell me a sentence with 3 nouns, and 2 verbs!
Example: Jenny is going to Walmart, and Kohl's. She ran to Kroger to pick up some groceries for her household, and skipped to iHop to get some bacon for brunch.
500
What is the main idea of the book Diary of a Wimpy Kid?
He faces, and overcomes challenges that brings him out of the wimp stage, and soon turns into a popular boy.
500
Define the word lag:
The definition of the word lag is the mess up. Freeze, or pause, or delay in certain spots.
500
Define the term: Comma
A comma is used to make pauses in sentence structures, and to make the sentences sound more clear, and vulnerable.
500
What breed of dog is abbreviated as: Westie
The answer is West Highland Terrier.
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