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Guide Words
Social Studies
100
This names a person, place, or thing.
What is a noun.
100
This type of noun gives a special name and begins with a capital letter.
What is a proper noun.
100
The large cat drank milk. What is the complete subject of this sentence?
What is "The large cat".
100
The word is insecticide. Between which set of guide words can this word be found? inhabit - insist, insolence - intercept, individual - ingredient
What are inhabit - insist?
100
This person worked hard to create jobs for people during the Great Depression.
Who is Franklin Roosevelt?
200
This describes a noun.
What is an adjective.
200
This type of noun is just a plain noun (like cup, marker, store).
What is a common noun.
200
The large cat drank milk. What is the complete predicate of this sentence?
What is "drank milk".
200
Principal fits between which set of guide words? prison - project, premonition - prism, pour - premium
What is premonition - prism?
200
This person joined the Navy, but found that people still treated him unfairly.
Who is Cesar Chavez?
300
This shows action. You can do it.
What is a verb.
300
This word tells a position or place or time (like up, in, during, under, over, across).
What is a preposition.
300
The family drove to Florida during July. This sentence contains how many prepositional phrases?
What is 2 ("to Florida" and "during July").
300
Stamina fits between which set of guide words? stampede - steward, stewardess - stray, sprain - stamp
What is sprain - stamp?
300
The architecture of many of our government buildings come from the architecture of the ancient buildings of this country.
What is Greece?
400
This describes a verb.
What is an adverb.
400
There are only three of these (a, an, the).
What are article adjectives.
400
The fat frog hopped quickly away. What part of speech are "quickly" and "away"?
What are adverbs.
400
Topaz fits between which set of guide words? toast - tournament, throttle - toad, tow - translucent
What is toast - tournament?
400
This branch of government includes the President of the United States.
What is the Executive Branch?
500
This word takes the place of a noun (he, we, they).
What is a pronoun.
500
This word follows a preposition. It tells where or when.
What is an object of preposition.
500
Several math books fell yesterday. How many adjectives are in this sentence?
What is 2 ("several" and "math").
500
Colonist fits between which set of guide words? commercial - component, comport - conductor, coin - commerce
What is coin - commerce?
500
This branch of government creates laws and includes the Senate and House of Representatives.
What is the Legislative Branch?
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