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100

How many legs do scorpions have?

Eight

100

List all four dress ups we have learned.


Ly adverb, who/which clause, strong verb, because clause.

100

What is the trick to remembering how to spell DESERT vs. DESSERT?

You want to get through the desert fast, so it has one S.  You want dessert to last as long as possible, so it has two S
100

What did the dog drop into the stream in The Dog and the Shadow?

A bone

100

What is wrong with this sentence?

The man go to work everyday at 7:00 in the morning.


The man goes to work everyday at 7:00 in the morning.

goes

200

Where desert does the Wild Bactrian camel live?

The Gobi Desert

200

Use the dress-up because clause to combine two sentences into one sentence.

The entrances to pyramids where hidden.  The builders wanted to keep others out.

The entrances to pyramids were hidden because the builders wanted to keep others out.

200

How do you indicate a dress-up in your sentence?

Underline

200

Who wrote The Bald Man and the Fly?

Aesop

200

What is wrong with this sentence?

my brother likes to play with his toy trains.

My brother likes to play with his toy trains

Capitalize the first word, My.

300

How tall can a Saguaro cactus grow?

Over 60 ft tall.

300

What are 4 strong verbs for went quickly


zipped, sprinted, rushed, dashed, sped, zoomed, raced

300

What does IEW stand for?

Institute for Excellence in Writing

300

What food did the fox serve the stork?

Soup

300

What is wrong with this sentence?

Clouds rain when they get too heavy from collecting moisture

Clouds rain when they get too heavy from collecting moisture. (or !)

Put a period or exclamation mark at the end of the sentence.

400

What are the sand seas in the Sahara Desert called?

Ergs

400

What are 4 strong verbs for say/said?

shrieked, chattered, sighed, screamed, groaned



400
When writing a key word outline, how many facts do we need for each paragraph?

5-7

400

What color was Opossum's tail before the fire incident?

White
400

What is wrong with this sentence? ( There are 2 things wrong.)

the dog walk for hours before she laid down to rest.

The dog walked for hours before laying down to rest.

Capitalize the 

walked

500

Which desert reptile bears live young?

The Sahara Sand Viper

500

Combine these two sentences using a who/which clause.

Antarctica is a cold desert. It is covered with ice year round.

Antarctica, which is a cold desert, is covered with ice year round. 

Antarctica, which is covered with ice year round, is a cold desert.

500

State the topic/clincher rule.

The clincher needs to repeat or reflect 2-3 words from the topic sentence.

500

What was the name of the river that Kind Midas washed his hand in to remove the golden touch?

River Pactolus

500

What is wrong with this sentence? (There are 3 things wrong.)

When the boys saw their friend henry, they was so excited they screamed, "Hi Henry!

When the boys saw their friend Henry, they were so excited they screamed, "Hi Henry!"

Capitalize Henry

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