ELA Review
What is a synonym for the word happy?
glad, joyful, content
What two words does the contraction we'll make up?
We will
What type of Point of View is used when the narrator is part of the story?
First Person
What type of text involves a character, setting, and a problem?
A Fiction text
What is the most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of text?
Main Idea
What kind of punctuation do you use when you are saying something exciting?
Exclamation point
What are Quotation Marks used to show?
Dialogue
To show the exact words someone has spoken or written
A direct quote
What is an antonym for the word old?
What are the coordinating conjunctions? (Hint: There are 7)
For, An, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
What is a noun?
Each team member must give an example
A noun is a person, place, or thing.
What is a verb?
Each team member must give an example
A verb is an action.
What do you use apostrophes for? (Select all that apply)
a) To show when someone is speaking
b) In contractions
c) To show possession
In contractions or to show possession
can't
don't
Sofia's desk
Owen's pencil
When you want to add "ing" to a word that ends with a vowel then a consonant, what do you have to do before you add "ing"?
Double the last consonant. For example...
flip becomes flipping
scrub becomes scrubbing
win becomes winning
Give three examples of a proper noun.
Answers will vary (McDonalds, Mr. Devore, Mrs. McCree, Chick Fil A, New York, Kansas City, Baton Rouge, etc.)
What is Theme?
Overall message
The moral of a story
A life lesson
Correct the sentence:
mrs. bohannon is hapy that its almost summer
Mrs. Bohannon is happy that it's almost summer.
Give three examples of adverbs
Answers will vary (Quickly, happily, hungrily, yesterday, etc.)
What text structure tells us why things happen?
Cause and Effect
What is an adjective?
Each team member must give an example
A word used to describe an action, state, or an occurrence.
What type of figurative language is used in the sentence below:
Personification