Greek Roots/Grammar
My favorite part of history is reading different people's autobiographies.
What does the Greek Root auto mean?
Auto means self.
Please do the class the courtesy of not talking during the quiz so that everyone can focus.
Courtesy means...
Kindness
Central idea means...
What the text is mostly about
The story is told by one of the characters and uses I, me, and we.
First person
Fix the following words below:
signe
defin
oder
sign
define
odor
My favorite part of history is reading different people's autobiographies.
What does the Greek Root auto mean?
auto means sound
Teleport means...
moving from one place to another
Author's Purpose means...
It is important because...
The authors purpose is his or her reason for writing a text.
Knowing the purpose helps you recognize the author's message.
The story is told by a narrator and uses he, she, they.
Third person.
Fix the following words below:
awike
disese
hym
awake
disease
hymn
What Greek Root is in the word: Telepath
Tele
being very happy
What is the author's purpose of the following passage given the title and quick information about it.
"Harriet Tubman Replaces Andrew Jackson on $20 Bill: Learn how Harriet Tubman replaced President Andrew Jackson on the $20 Bill."
Inform--to share information about a topic.
What is the purpose of cause and effect?
Spell the following word correctly
ashamed
Birthday party at 3am.
Rewrite this sentence to make a complete sentence.
The birthday part will be at the community center at 3pm.
Objective means...
A goal
The rain forest is home to many animals. Monkeys, toucans and tree frogs live in the rain forest. Rainforests are very rich in animal life. Almost half of the world's animal species live in rain forests. Parrots, jaguars and anteaters also live in the rain forest. Insects can be found almost anywhere in the rain forest.
The rain forest is home to many animals.
What is the effect of this cause:
There is a drought. No rain falls.
The crops do not grow and the family is not able to have a lot of food and will eventually starve.
Spell the following word correctly:
beneath
Although I was standing on the board, I felt like an airborne fish—a wild creature totally connected to a natural force. I remember the magnificent speed and the strong wind blowing in my face. I felt completely free!
What does the word, MAGNIFICENT mean?
amazing, grand, cool, etc.
Compose means...
making something
What is the central idea for the passage below:
Dolphins are mammals that live in the ocean. Mammals are different than fish, reptiles, or bids. As a mamma, dolphins breathe oxygen, even though they live in water. Because they are mammals, a dolphin mother also feeds her baby milk like other mammals.
Dolphins are mammals and mammals are different than other animals for many different reasons.
What is the cause to this effect:
William's education will end at eighth grade.
William will need to work on his families farm in order to help out his family and he will not be able to go to school.
Spell the following word correctly:
stationary