Holidays
Past Tense Verbs
Which Doesn't Belong
Categories
Synonyms and Antonyms
100
Name at least 2 ways that Santa and the Easter Bunny are similar and at least 2 ways that they are different.
(examples of correct answers)


Santa and the Easter Bunny are alike because they both represent holidays and bring things (like presents or candy) to children. They are different because Santa visits at Christmas and the Easter Bunny visits at Easter and because Santa is human the Easter Bunny is a bunny.

100
Clues: Past tense means something already happened in the past. A verb is an action word. 


Which word in the following sentence is a past tense action word? Yesterday we ate pizza.

ate
100
Which of these doesn't belong: 2, 4, 1, 6
1 doesn't belong because it is the only odd number
100
Name the category: elephants, lions, giraffes, antelopes
Animals OR


Animals that live in Africa OR 


Animals you can see at the zoo

100
Name one synonym and one antonym for this word: furious


Ex. My mom was furious when I set the bed on fire.

Synonym - Angry or mad

Antonym - Happy

200
What holiday has leprechauns, four-leaf clovers, pots of gold, rainbows and green?
St. Patrick's Day
200

Clues: Past tense means something already happened in the past. A verb is an action word.

Which word in the following sentence is a past tense action word? Yesterday I bought new shoes.

bought
200
Which of these doesn't belong: S, T, R, E
E doesn't belong because it is the only vowel
200
Name the category: Medford, Eugene, Grants Pass, Rogue River
Places in Oregon
200

Name one synonym and one antonym for this word: lovely


Ex. The painting was amazing and very lovely.

Synonym - Beautiful or pretty

Antonym - Ugly

300
Which holiday has reindeer, presents, trees, and stockings?
Christmas
300

Clues: Past tense means something already happened in the past. A verb is an action word.

Which word in the following sentence is a past tense action word? Yesterday I caught a frog that was hopping through the grass.

caught
300
Which of these doesn't belong: bananas, minions, Gru, Mario
Mario doesn't belong because the other words are about Minions - they like bananas and Gru is the minion leader.
300
Name the category: butterfly, bird, dragonfly, bee
Creatures that fly
300

Name one synonym and one antonym for this word: mend


Ex. I helped him mend the broken fence.

Synonym - Fix

Antonym- Break

400
Which holiday has red, white and blue or fireworks?
The 4th of July
400

Clues: Past tense means something already happened in the past. A verb is an action word.

Which word in the following sentence is a past tense action word? You have already met my best friend.

met
400
Which doesn't belong: aliens, zombies, cats, werewolves
Cats don't belong because they are just regular pets
400
Name the category: spaghetti, pizza, lasagna, garlic bread
Food OR 

Italian food

400

Name one synonym and one antonym for this word: locate


Ex. I can't locate my house on the map.

Synonym - Find

Antonym - Lose or lost or missing

500
How is Halloween different from Easter?
Halloween is different from Easter because Halloween is in October (fall) and Easter is in March or April (spring). Kids dress up for Halloween and not for Easter. For Easter, kids get candy or toys in a basket and for Halloween, kids have to go trick-or-treating to get candy.
500

Clues: Past tense means something already happened in the past. A verb is an action word.

Which word in the following sentence is a past tense action word? He slept over at my house.

slept
500
Which doesn't belong: flowers, butterflies, tigers, Easter
Tigers don't belong because they don't have anything to do with the spring
500
Name the category: McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, In-and-Out, Pizza Hut
Fast food restaurants
500

Name one synonym and one antonym for this word: costly


Ex. The new bike was very costly so I had to save up for a long time to be able to afford it. 

Synonym - Expensive

Antonym - Cheap

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