Variety
Drama Detectives (ELA.2.R.1.1)
Poetry & Purpose
(ELA.K12.EE.3.1 & ELA.2.R.2.3)
Vocabulary Builders (ELA.2.V.1.2 & ELA.2.V.1.3)
Grammar Gurus
(ELA.2.C.3.1)
100

The chocolate cake was rich and sweet.
What kind of descriptive language is used?
A. How things taste
B. How things feel
C. How things look
D. How things sound

A. How things taste

100

What is the setting of this scene? 

(A boy sits in a treehouse reading a comic book while his sister climbs up.)

 B. The treehouse — based on the scene described

100

What kind of descriptive language is used in this line? The silver moon glows over quiet hills.

A. Words that describe how things look (e.g., silver moon, quiet hills)

100

What does the -est in fastest mean in this sentence: He is the fastest runner in the class.

Most

It is the most fast of all — -est shows the superlative

-est most of all

100

Which word is a plural noun?
A. dog
B. dogs
C. dog’s
D. dogz

B. dogs

A plural noun means more than one person, place, or thing. It can end with -s, -es, etc. 

200

What does the -s in runs tell you in the sentence: 

She runs to the door.

A. She runs in again.

B. She runs in slowly.

C. She runs in at that time. 

D. She runs in with someone else. 

C. She runs in at that time.

She runs to the door. It's happening now — the -s shows present tense.

200

Which lines show dialogue?

A. The sun was shining brightly.
B. MOM: Please clean your room.
C. The dog barked at the mail carrier.
D. DAD: Let’s go for a walk.

B. MOM: Please clean your room. and 

D. DAD: Let’s go for a walk.

200

What kind of descriptive language is used in this line? 

The sky turned orange and pink as the sun set.

A: Words that describe how things look

-They used colors in the sentence.

200

Which word in the sentence names a place? 

We walked through the forest at sunset.

forest — this is the place named in the sentence

200

Which word is a common noun?
A. Tuesday
B. teacher
C. Mr. Lee
D. Florida

B. teacher

A common noun names a generic person, place, thing, or idea rather than a specific one. For example, "dog" is a common noun because it refers to any dog, while a dog named "Fido" would be a proper noun.

300

What does the -s in jumps tell you in the sentence: 

He jumps over the puddle.

A: It shows the action is happening now.

300

Which line shows dialogue? 

A. She looked out the window. 

B. LISA: I love rainy days! 

C. The clouds were gray. 

D. (She smiled.)

B. LISA: I love rainy days! (This is a line of dialogue)

300

Which line from a poem shows how something feels? A. The wind howled.

B. The leaves were red.

C. The ground was soft and cool.

D. The sun was bright.

C. The ground was soft and cool. (This describes how something feels)

300

Which word means the same as angry?

 A. mad 

B. happy 

C. tired 

D. excited

A. mad — synonym for angry

300

What change should be made in this sentence? The childs played in the park.
A. Change childs to children
B. Change childs to child
C. Change childs to childz
D. No change needed

A. Change childs to children

This is an irregular noun. 

400

The icy water made my fingers tingle.
What kind of descriptive language is used?
A. How things taste
B. How things feel
C. How things smell
D. How things look

B. How things feel

400

What is the setting of this scene? 

A girl sits on a couch with a book while her dog sleeps beside her.

The living room 

-couches are usually placed in living rooms

400

What kind of descriptive language is used in this line? 

The cold wind tickled my nose.

A. How things taste
B. How things feel
C. How things smell
D. How things look

B. How things feel

400

Which word in the sentence names a place? 

We had lunch at the park.

A: park

400

What does the -est in strongest mean?

A: The most strong of all

500

The soft grass tickled my toes.
What kind of descriptive language is used?
A. How things feel
B. How things taste
C. How things look
D. How things smell

A. How things feel

500

Which lines show dialogue?

A. LISA: I’m ready to go!

B. (She opened the door slowly.)

C. The wind blew through the trees.

D. JONAS: This is my favorite book.

A & D

500

What is the author’s purpose in a nonfiction article about bees?

A: To inform

500

What word means the same as small?

A: tiny

500

How do you make fox plural? 

foxes

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