Dragonwings
What genre is Dragonwings?
a play
What genre is Da Vinci's Dreams?
magazine article
It was sunny yesterday, but it will be sunny again today.
Fix the grammar mistake.
"but" should be replaced with "and"
When you compare two things, you find how they are __________.
When you contrast two things, you find how they are __________.
similar; different
What are some characteristics of a play?
a. setting, title, place
b. dialogue, cast of characters, stage directions
c. scene, cast of characters, setting
b. dialogue, cast of characters, stage directions
What do you call the words that describe pictures in movies or magazines?
captions
I ate milk and cookies. I loved them, and I did not want any more.
Find and fix the grammar error.
I loved them, BUT I did not want any more.
Contrast apples and oranges: Tell me three ways in which they are different
(Decided by teacher.)
different color
spelling
taste
etc.
Who comes to help Windrider fly his contraption? (You can name one of two characters.)
Uncle Bright Star
Leonardo filled notebooks with _____________ of drawings for his inventions.
Pick the most accurate number:
a. tens
b. hundreds
c. thousands
c. thousands
Fill in each blank with the best conjunction: Clouds can be big ________ small. Sometimes, it is cloudy _______ sunny at the same time. I like the cloudy weather, _____ I dislike rainy weather, even though there are clouds.
or
and
but
What theme do Dragonwings and Da Vinci's Dreams share?
dreams and determination
What American city and state does Moonshadow live in?
San Francisco, California
Today, Leonardo da Vinci is recognized as one of the first _________________.
a. Renaissance artists
b. airplane pilots
c. modern engineers
c. modern engineers
I like cake and enjoy eating it with milk.
This conjunction connects two:
a. words
b. phrases
c. independent clauses
b. phrases
Use the conjunction "and" in 3 ways: to connect words, phrases, and sentences.
(Determined by teacher)
What language does Uncle Bright Star imitate when trying to pull the airplane? Be specific
Cantonese (a dialect of Chinese)
Name 4 things that Leonardo da Vinci invented OR developed
bike chains
bike gears
diving snorkel
monkey wrench
modern parachute
contact lens
air conditioning
Name 3 conjunctions that are not "and" or "but"
or
yet
so
for
nor
because
What is the difference in inferences and predictions?
a. Inferences are about things in the present
b. We need facts to make predictions but not inferences
c. Inferences are like guesses while predictions are like statements
c.