Grammar
Reading Skills
Reading Comprehension
Mixed Skills
Mystery Question
100

Choose the correct verb to fill in the blank.

Mom _______________ the potatoes for dinner.

  1. mash
  2. mashes
  3. mashing

mashes

100

Which sentence is an opinion? 

A. "Chimpanzees groom each other to show affection." 

B. "Dogs also bark, whine, growl, and howl to communicate." 

C. "For example, when male white-tailed deer rub their antlers against trees, glands on their heads leave a scent behind." 

D. "In these kinds of animal conversations, half the fun is in trying to figure out what the animals are saying to each other!"

d

100

What is the Author's Purpose to this book title:

You Should Eat More Chocolate!

1. persuade

2. inform

3. inform

1. persuade

100

fictional story including scientific parts of the story, like electrical monsters or talking spaceships

science fiction

100

True or False? It is safe to stare at the sun during a solar eclipse because the sun won’t emit ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION during this time.

  • True
  • False

false

200

Choose the sentence that uses a comma correctly.

  1. When I get older, I will be able to drive.
  2. When I get older I will be able to drive.
  3. When, I get older, I will be able to drive.
  4. When I get older I will be, able to drive.

1

200

Which sentence shows an example of exaggeration? 

A. "The young Wolfgang heard the music of many famous composers while he was on this trip." 

B. "These were successful years for Wolfgang, so he didn't have much reason to leave home." 

C. "Then, in 1790, he took another trip, this time to Frankfurt, Germany." 

D. "But in the 1900s, Mozart again was known as the greatest composer of all time."

d

200

What is the Author's Purpose to this book title:

How Peanuts are Made

1. persuade

2. inform

3. inform

2. inform

200

story that is too big and crazy to be true

tall tale

200

True or False? During a total solar eclipse, the entire Earth goes completely dark because the PATH OF TOTALITY covers the entire planet.

  • True
  • False

False

300

The suffix in the word comfortable is:

  1. for
  2. table
  3. ible
  4. able

4. able

300

The author's purpose of an advertisement about the best features of an iPad that includes words like "you should" and "best."

persuade


300

What is the Author's Purpose to this book title:

You Should Buy These Shoes!

1. persuade

2. inform

3. inform

1. persuade

300

A story based on the traditions of a people or region, told by parents to children and then by the children to their children.

folk tales

300

What do you call the minuscule pollutants that are being found across all the bodies of water on Earth?

1. nanobeads

2. solastalgia

3. microplastics

3. 

400

Which of these prefixes means "bad" or "wrong"?

  1. pre-
  2. non-
  3. bi-
  4. mis-

4. mis

400

The author's purpose for writing fiction.

entertain

400

Why did the author most likely write the story of the 3 Little Pigs? 

A. to tell a story 

B. to inform about pigs 

C. to persuade readers to build brick houses 

D. to warn readers about wolves

a.

400

A group of lines in poetry, similar to a paragraph.

stanza

400

The point of view told by someone in the story.

1st person

500

Which two words are plural nouns?

  1. town
  2. children
  3. glass
  4. inches

2, 4

500

This is the author's purpose of a newspaper article about the dangers of playing video games all day is _______________.

inform

500

"Get up on stage and shine like a star!" 

This contains an example of 

A. simile 

B. metaphor 

C. personification 

D. alliteration

a. simile

500

Authors sometimes includes this hidden message or lesson in their stories.

theme

500

The point of view when he, she, it, or they is primarily used?

3rd person

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